nasti
12-06-2004, 02:40 PM
I have read a lot of the complaints regarding this issue and I'm not the expert as my 2nd char is only lvl 20 berserker, but this is how i see it.Berserker = Guardian with the difference that Berserker gets offensive skills post 20 and Guardian defensive. Not much difference between Necromancer/Conjurer, Templar/Inquisitor or any of the others either. There should not be a huge difference. The problem seems to be holding aggro post level 24 when Berserkers get blood lust, IF there is a berserker and guardian in the same group. And if this is the case I do agree that blood lust should be modified to generate less hate.Now, if a group has one tank fighting tougher or named mobs the tank will have a shield. Why choose a berserker for this job? He does not have the special defensive capabilities to further protect the group. He does have his offensive capabilities, which are inefficient as the berserker in this scenario would be wearing a shield. If he wouldn't he would take alot more damage. I'm not saying the berserker can't do the job, but if you make the choice between two, wouldn't the Guardian be the safer bet? Yet I don't see such a difference in Guardian damage compared to Berserker if the Guardian uses all offensive skills with a 2h or dual wield. It would be interesting to see some parser logs. The skills post level 20 seems quite similar too. It would be nice to get some feedback from 30+ berserkers/guardians in this respect. If the Guardians have issues with their defensive post level 20 line of skills, it's not a matter of Berserkers at all.