Please remove the style chain from Annihilation

[WeaselSoup]

Hi everyone,

At this patch level the Hibernia 50 LW skill "Annihilation" was put into a style chain. The main reason is that Hib players wanted a LW skill that could backsnare, as the stun could cause problems in 8man fights. That's all well and good but I don't* think it means Annihilation needs to be added to a style chain as part of it, as was done at the time.

In other servers when Annihilation isn't part of a style chain most champions still go 42 shield for slam anyway, what I'm asking for a little bit of additional build diversity for the Champion class (very underplayed on Celestius relatively). It is obviously a buff to some extent to remove the style from a chain, but it allows for another viable way to spec and play the class. (50 LW/50 valor). Can we please remove the style chain requirement here? Set the growth rate back down to .88 if that is the main concern with the change. I just don't want to have to be forced to go slam if I want to play the class.

[Lindraskada]

so you want this patch, but special treatment for your class ?
thats cool.. can i have special stuff i want aswell ?

where does it end ?

its a slippery slope that has contributed to other servers dying, so i would hope not

[Popiute]

Agree with previous comment.
However if Animist class is removed I may not be so strict

[Alvis]

I would say that this post belongs under Suggestions...but I agree with both of the above that the road to hell is paved with class balance tweaks.

[Godfrey]

so you want this patch, but special treatment for your class ?
thats cool.. can i have special stuff i want aswell ?

where does it end ?

it's a slippery slope that has contributed to other servers dying, so i would hope not

I'm pretty sure Anni wasn't changed to "chain style" until Cata or something. There's also a reason (I believe) the chain was taken back off in live.

This kind of change isn't having a class be tailored to. It was in its original programming/design from the getgo. Now, If they were to add a new skill to create their own version then that would be a different story/argument.

I mean they did it for the Bard already. He is simply asking for it to be retroed back to when (what many like) to its original form/play style.