Zone Attacks.. Should they go??? do we really need them?? | Forums

[Vordred]

so i see a lot of people complain about zone attacks, and i was wondering. do we really even need them??

they are actually really crap at hitting multiple people when surrounded. and well that was their original purpose they are almost never used for that (again cause they don't really work well for that) instead they are used quick kinda cheap attack in duels instead.

now i admit i play Lawbringer, Conq, Warden and Zerker. so only one of the characters i play has a good zone. but i would be happy to see them go. on warden i could live without it.

just wondering what people think. i wouldn't mind if they were removed.

[Alchemist-21-]

They really help with clearing out minions.

[Vordred]

true, but it's not a huge deal, on the lawbringer i use it for wave clear. but on the warden swinging two heavies is just as effective as the ZA. so again depends on the character. zerker ZA is terrible for wave clear. Kensei's is bad at it too.

so again it's something we could live without.

[Iskaroth]

Characters in this game have already incredibly limited movesets so removing anything is terrible idea imo. They should buff bad zones instead of nerfing/removig the few viable ones.

[PlagueGripes]

They probably should never be cancel-able. And also shouldn't come out faster than a light attack. Or, if they do, the first hit should deal basically no damage but only clear people back.

The main problem with them is people using them as a way to perform a light attack out of stance.

Of course, it's one of the few 'guarantee' options in the game right now, which is why people are using it in such a jank way.

[NeoLocutus]

They really help with clearing out minions.

Pretty much this.

Sometimes I use this attack with the Kensei when I'm surrounded by the puny soldiers, otherwise I simply rely on the heavy attack.

[Vordred]

They probably should never be cancel-able. And also shouldn't come out faster than a light attack. Or, if they do, the first hit should deal basically no damage but only clear people back.

The main problem with them is people using them as a way to perform a light attack out of stance.

Of course, it's one of the few 'guarantee' options in the game right now, which is why people are using it in such a jank way.

yeah thats kinda what i was getting at, they are not being used for what they are meant for, and more being abused because of the way they work. but since they aren't even that great at what they were intended for. i don't think they are needed. and i can't see ubi changing them to stop them being abused

[Spammer_Jammer]

they are retar ded and should be removed... they were not ment for this kind of abuse! remove them from 1v1 and 2v2 atleast...

[Gray360UK]

Yeah I have one Order to kill 400 minions and another to kill 300 today, one for PvP, one for AI. I do not want to kill 700 minions (at all) without a Zone Attack, thank you

[Simi_Xiamara_]

Zone attacks just need to be fixed... Warden and orochi both spin with their zone attack but I swear the warning indicator don't pop up as soon as they use zone attack.