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Niche Skill -- 18:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC)

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== Niche Skill -- 18:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC) ==
[[ArenaNet talk:Skill feedback/Elementalist/Rust#|Discussion]]
; Issue
: Too much of a niche skill. It's last update partially adressed this, but a mediocre amount of damage isn't worth it to take a skill with an effect which isn't really needed.
; Suggestion
: Giving this an extra in-theme use would bolster its power and make it a better all-'round skill. I had this in mind:
:: 10 {{energy}} 1 {{activation}} 10 {{recharge}}.
:: [[Hex Spell]]. [[Target]] [[foe]] and all [[adjacent]] [[foe]]s take {{gr|10|55}} [[cold damage]] and for {{gr|7|15}} seconds, those foes take twice as long to activate [[signet]]s. When '''Rust''' ends on a foe, that foe suffers from [[Cracked Armor|Cracked Armour]] for {{gr|5|20}} seconds.
: The ability to apply AoE Cracked Armour would make this a much better pressure skill, especially when coupled with the unconditional damage (even though it is poor). It would also make a great cover hex since it has a negative end effect. Though this would arguably be one of the best ways of spreading Cracked Armour, it wouldn't overshadow other CA skills too much since, like [[Shrinking Armor|Shrinking Armour]], the delayed effect makes it harder to control. The double signet duration would no longer really be a primary use, but now more a tool for adding more pressure in terms of slowing res sigs and suchlike, and would be handy since signets are unaffected by other effects such as [[Daze]], [[Backfire]] or [[Shame]].
: However, this change would still encourage balanced play since in a pure hexway team it wouldn't be much good as the CA needs to be coupled with pure damage dealers to really shine. However, it might find a slot on a water ele runner or snarer.

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86.26.88.229: /* Niche Skill -- 18:00, 30 January 2009 (UTC) */