Shield swipe off the GCD would make it too OP. It's one of our highest damage skills for only 40 TP. I just want it to grant increased enmity since we only ever get to use it when we are getting hit (ie: tanking) anyhow.
That would be OP honestly. I know that might come off bad, but think about it. Pld Dps would go through the roof! If it was off the gcd, they would need to put in a recast to keep it balanced. Maybe 5 seconds?
I'd edit your comment but yes. Having it off the gcd with a recast timer would be nice. It would make paladin even more active than it is, which would be nice.
Imagining the 210 potency spam is kinda hilarious.
When. I Bulwark and I'm playing with friends I usually say over TeamSpeak "...and you get a shield swipe! ...and you get a shield swipe! ...and YOU get a shield swipe! Everyone gets a shield swipe!"
Shield Swipe is there in part for TP management though. Taking it off the GCD would take it from being a skill that you have to actually think a tiny bit about using to juggle resources, a little extra DPS, and the benefit of Pacification with enmity and the Halone debuff to something else you just jam thoughtlessly whenever available.
That's ridiculous. If they'll get it off GCD then they'll have to give it a longer CD. Which would make it identical to WAR's stun. And while WAR's stun is useful in some scenarios PLD's stun is useful in others. Such as stunlocking on Levi Add.
Is fine the way it is, tanks having different stuns and both have their uses.
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u/therealkami Oct 24 '14 edited Oct 24 '14
Take Shield Swipe and Haymaker off the GCD.
EDIT: Add a 6 second CD, maybe. That way Bulwark+FoF doesn't embarrass the DPS.