Huh. I'm not really sure if I'm a fan of the changes to the legionnaire.
I was playing for a bit today, and there were a few things I noticed.
One of the pros is that I now have pinpoint accuracy with my heavy pilums. However, a big downside, for me, is that I now feel like a ranged class, or some sort of variation of the halberdier, instead of what I had used to think of as being a flexible infantry hero.
That -2 ironflesh made a big difference, from what I can tell. It might be because I was focusing on my health and trying to notice a difference, but it seemed like I was losing health way faster than I used to; it was more noticeable than I was expecting. That's not a big deal for the people that want the legionnaire to be just another ranged class, but at least for me, what drew me to the legionnaire was the flexibility it had with different roles. I liked being able to rambo outside the barricades with my one-handed sword and my shield, defend the barricades, be a decent shielder, slash, or throw spears whenever there wasn't enough room for another infantry (ie. Archer runs or when there aren't enough spaces for slashers between the shielders). While I can still do that stuff, my abilities as an infantry class have been reduced.
It's more challenging to jump out of the barricades, slash some nords, and still stay alive.
I don't know; maybe this change will grow on me in the future.
I was playing for a bit today, and there were a few things I noticed.
One of the pros is that I now have pinpoint accuracy with my heavy pilums. However, a big downside, for me, is that I now feel like a ranged class, or some sort of variation of the halberdier, instead of what I had used to think of as being a flexible infantry hero.
That -2 ironflesh made a big difference, from what I can tell. It might be because I was focusing on my health and trying to notice a difference, but it seemed like I was losing health way faster than I used to; it was more noticeable than I was expecting. That's not a big deal for the people that want the legionnaire to be just another ranged class, but at least for me, what drew me to the legionnaire was the flexibility it had with different roles. I liked being able to rambo outside the barricades with my one-handed sword and my shield, defend the barricades, be a decent shielder, slash, or throw spears whenever there wasn't enough room for another infantry (ie. Archer runs or when there aren't enough spaces for slashers between the shielders). While I can still do that stuff, my abilities as an infantry class have been reduced.
It's more challenging to jump out of the barricades, slash some nords, and still stay alive.
I don't know; maybe this change will grow on me in the future.