Someone posted a video of a new staff combo, and it got me to thinking. if they are changing weapon controls, have they done anything with rifle? I like the idea of rifle, but trying to do some of the combos is really, really annoying. Suposedly hold range and forward or backward are certain attacks depending on range. However, it is really hold and match or oppose direction. Let me try and clarify that for those not familliar with this... You are facing the mob and going Hold Range and press back. You flip back and do a shot. Now, this continues until you get to mortar range and it suddenly changes to mortar. OK, it worked as advertized. But sometimes it decides you are actually intending to move back, turns you arround, and then you flip towards the mob! The issue is caused because you are moving backward and facing backward so the backward direction ois forward movement as far as the combo is concerned. Well, HR-Forward is flip burst forward, which it then does in place of a mortar. If your goal is to get out of an AE range and be supporting fire, this is a problem. You just went back into the AE. And it is not the only time it gets confused. If your view is from the side a bit, it tends to mess up the rifle combos. Also, I have rarely gotten any mastry shots with a rifle because of this issue. Now, Mastery is changing, OK, fine. Just thought I would point out another problem... But since they a changing some weapon combos on test, I was hoping this was in the mix. Link it to the key not the motion. Perhaps even make it so HR-Left and HR-Right do the mortar and FF, where HR-Forward and HR-Back do the flip burst, and have them unlinked from range. Then, like the mobs, you can do a mortar up close... and if you are too far your FF won't do anything... oh well, too bad. You picked it at the wrong moment.
I would also like to see 1h get a 2 tap, hold range combo called "Sword Throw", that uses MA's "Shuriken Storm" animation. DW receive a 2 tap hold combo named "Impale"(or something), that uses Bow's "Arrow Fling" animation. Good clippable ranged combos for these melee weapons would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks! Tag-DW naming: "Impale" "Sword Fling" "Precision Throw"
