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The problem base warrior is going to have in HoT is that Smokescales and Mordrem Snipers are going to annihilate them if they don't get reasonable nerfs. Endure Pain is going to have to be used, and Healing Signet is going to be worthless. Defiant Stance will be much more useful with how much damage these enemies put out, you could probably pull off 100% heals every time. You can't face tank anything, they all have knockbacks, gap closers, and/or high DPS. Smokescales can evade all of your attacks while downing you in seconds simultaneously. (They really have to nerf these damn things ). There are also enemies that are invulnerable to frontal attacks and can only be attacked from behind. Thankfully Berserker offers some decent mid range attacks... Shattering Blow will be a vital reflect. If it all stays the same, Phalanx Strength won't be a viable build... you could die before your banners ever hit the ground upon summoning them. This is why I'm pumped about Reaper... with RS2 fixed and a 30% increase in GS DPS, I'm so anxious to get out there and try it again. Outside of Chronomancer, my broken Reaper had the highest survivability... it pushed me to my limits as an Engi or Ele would... but thankfully only F1 is required instead of 4 buttons. The improvements could tone down the stress level some. Being able to RS4 and follow up with RS2 for a guaranteed devastating mutli-hit is going to really crank up the DPS in ways regular shroud could only dream of. Constantly rotating between RS/Heal/Generate LF/RS is going to be a thing along with chill uptime. You'll be able to lulz your way through the old content with it, but in the new content its going to be a bit more complex to play... in a fun way that doesn't require you to get carpal tunnel. I remember how upset I got when I first tried reaper and I kept getting rag dolled around and insta killed. It was even more discouraging when I experienced how amazing Chronomancer was, almost mockingly by using my favorite part of Necromancer... Wells. But I didn't want to give up on the elite spec I was most excited for, and I played it more than all the others until I found a build that worked. The potential is there, and the developer feedback is the best it has ever been for the Necro community. It feels like we are getting the treatment Ele's always got for our class for once. I just tried to find a video of Smokescales on youtube, and the only ones I could find were from the first beta that only lasted a few hours.... damn those things got ultra buffed for BWE1. X_x;;;;