Warden Feedback Thread

[Elwha]

• Increasing Warden DoTs by ~20%
Please stop using broad stroke DoT increases. This is a step in the wrong direction. If this goes live remember I wrote this because we'll be doing this balance act again one year from now. I disagree with this flat increase and believe it should be removed and distributed based on what's important for each trait-line.
Determination: Increases should apply to Shield Gambits, Fist Gambits, Light Damage & Light Bleeds.
Recklessness: Increases should apply to Spear Gambits & Spear Bleeds, Gambit Builders, Triumph Damage(which is garbage and should be replaced with a melee critical multiplier, at least give us a chance for more up front damage for the sake of PvE DPS), Melee Skill(critical strike)
Assailment: Increases should apply to Ranged Spear Gambits, Ranged Skills(wages of fear, ambush, marked target, javelin of deadly force)


• Determination Specialization Bonus Changes:
* Removed Spear Damage Bonus
* +20% Max Morale
* +5% Mitigation
This is probably a good change. With Recklessness already applying a large minus to outgoing healing, adding a morale boost to Determination seems appropriate.

• Impressive Flourish now grants +1% Physical Mitigation and +1% Tactical Mitigation
• Maddening Strike now grants +1% Physical Mitigation and +1% Tactical Mitigation
• Dance of War now grants +1% Physical Mitigation and
• Conviction now grants +1% Tactical Mitigation
I believe these are good changes but will it be enough to bridge the gap between tanks?

• Precise Blow damage-over-time now scales with weapon strength
• Piercing Strike damage-over-time now scales with weapon strength
• Spear of Virtue damage-over-time now scales with weapon strength
Appreciate this but it's not so much a balance pass as it is a bug fix.

• Warden Damage-over-time increased in strength
I wish a dev would come in here and explain why this is being applied. If this is being done for Determination why not just modify the passive threat gain it already applies and make that an over-time effect? Maybe it's time to rethink threat generation.