Attacker needed some buffs, but did they overreach this one?
I feel like they did overreach, and I believe it was an oversight. Major change that favored attack is the fact that BK/NECRO can no longer invulnerable through the idols. Even though invulnerability benefits both attacker and defender in the past, it heavily benefitted defenders the most. But now those things are gone, and in combination with the direct attacker buffs on top of that, I won’t be surprised to see if attacker now has the upperhand in the win-ratio of both.
I just tried another build, differing from the Pilar build most necros used, by using the regular one.
The regular one:
- BLOCKS attack from the other side (pretty much any attack that ‘come from’ the opponents, things like both necros primaries, DH’s, one of Wizards’ and BK (the one that turns ranged when targets are far), some habilites.
- BLOCKS opponent from passing thru it, and prevents some ‘dash/charge’ abilites that come on the ground (Crusader’s Shield charge, Monks’ 2 dash skills), the like, but things like BK’s modified skill where he jumps up and lands on target area, maybe DH’s Daring Swing (both into danger? ha).
The pilar’s ‘only use’ is the knock up when summoned, not even the slow area, at least in BGs, helps much, because it won’t prevent some damage stuff from coming from other side, even if you perfectly put it between you and the opponent.
What I do with the regular wall build, specially on Defense side, is to go up to the Idol I wan’t to defend, to prevent it from taking ANY steps, to one of the side walls, and put 1-2 walls from it, in a ‘V’ way that I get protected by most stuff the opponents try to throw at me, and deal with melees and other that try to get on ‘my side’.
And invisible and/or similar effects that make you ‘untargetable’ works not only for necro/bk, but mage’s invisibility, monks’ invisibility. THAT, is a welcome change, at least for necro, there are other tools for use, get your mind off that closed shell and think out of the box, maybe even bring double or triple fear, with the Bone Spirits along with the Wraith.