Forge Guard rework

[AbombDaChamp]

I just commented on the Eterra monthly on fixing FG and shield throw. so I’ll put that here.

@AbombDaChamp

Only 1% of players are Forge Guard and even they don’t use Shield throw. Keep in mind you need to use Manifest armor to use it which is part of the problem. Also just to get a fire shield throw build up and running you need 36 level shield throw and realistically 45.

We need to clean up this entire tree so it’s playable just like hammer throw from the early start. No minion needed to bounce shields off of. You don’t need insane plus skills to get extra ricochets just bake it into the actual skill.

Soon as you choose shield throw it bounces off of you, it has the +4 extra ricochets and no CD. Get rid of those nodes. Next reduce some of these 5/5 nodes down to 3/3 and increase their values.

I desperately want to play shield throw some day but it’s impossibly frustrating in it’s design.

Since no one uses it I hope it’s getting completely reworked soon. It should be an easy Sentinel favorite skill to use across all specs. Who doesn’t want a captain america build. Hopefully a massive rework is coming. Also one for FG too.

PS - FG is either a minion build or it isn’t. Just make Forged weapons permanent minions and as soon as you choose FG you get 6 manifest weapons to fight besides you at all times. Stop dancing around the idea and just give FG the proper love and fun it should have.

Please fix the FG mastery to something useful such as Armor increases damage for you and your minions. Strength also increases the damage for you and your minions.

FG should get Forged weapons and Manifest armor as their mastery. You pick FG you get 6 permanent Forged weapons to start and Manifest armor. Then obviously through talents and skills can increase forged weapons and their abilities. However they need to be permanent minions. I also would have them not be targetable either, just like Falcon. They really should fight by your side like immortal spirit weapons.

FG could be so cool if they just took some chances. At it’s core FG needs a lot of synergy and design changes. Being Armor capped should increase you and your minions damage they should be permanent and untargetable. FG needs the biggest reworks imaginable.

PS - stop adding in negative mods!!! FG gets to use a 2 hand and shield but then you have this terrible negative mod to overomce. How about NO! Just let FG use ANY 2 hand and shield without the negatives because guess what? They are a master of weapons.

Negative mods is like 1 step forward 2 steps back. Really hate modern gaming companies using this philosophy. Just let design be fun and engaging. So you actually want to play it otherwise it will never be played.