I dont know if this idea has been posted or not but I still would like to hear what players think of it.
In pvp/pve I think the casting time/animation for OFFENSE is too slow and long for squishies. First, what I call a Squishy is a toon with low hit points and low damage output. That being said, I'm mainly talking about doms, controllers, defenders. The problem is that when you execute a power in most cases your opponent has time to run up on you a do serious damage. I've played lots games and one of the balancing factors is speed. Usually the little guy that does very little damage and low health can move just a bit more faster for survival purpose only. Now I'm not saying nerf the heavy hitters speed. I am saying make the squishy animation faster so the toon wont be a sitting duck.
Has anyone ever tried pvping with a squishy and find it difficult to fight back simply because some brute/tank and other heavy hitters nail you every time you execute a power and that pause before your travel power kick in leaves you sitting there to long and you end up dead! Lol..sure you have. So you just learn not to fight back and just run. I guess you can call this strategy, but you sure cant call it fun..especially when its about 80 percent of the time. And heavy hitters know it. Thats why they boldly chase squishies. They know that if you execute anything, you are dinner for them due to animation and travlel power downtime.
My suggestion is that(for squishies) the animation be faster and that super jump/super speed and fly can kick in faster to escape at least some of the knockout blows/stuns/and criticals. I think we all can agree that it only take a few hits to kill the little guys. Two sets I know for sure that needs faster times are Gravity and Trick Arrow, you are a dead duck using those in pvp unless you are being baby sitted by a buffer, which sucks cause you are totally dependent on them. And I've heard the saying "This is a team based game" but I dont think being baby sitted is the correct way to depend on your teamates.
Ok..let me put on my bullet proof jacket..for feedback
