The woes of the laughable Gladiator class.

[Setharion]

Like the other day, had some people giving me some props for my gear in the group...just hey man awesome lookin gear, grats etc....and then the SM of the group i think was jealous in some way and out of no where i got a dual challenge. So stupidly i just took it, i thought well if i decline hes gonna go "whats wrong man, not up for a friendly dual?!"...and so i accept and just got embarressed by an SM 3 or 4 lvls below me...couldnt touch him once, couldnt reach him, ran snared looking like the biggest loser imaginable.

But the thing is, if a person can kill me in that time frame then so be it...but once or twice i got to him, and bahahha i get to him and oh whats that, a SHIELD i cant penetrate, Woooo! So my few swings were negated as well.

So basically, where is the weakness, i dont see one...it just goes right back into the wtf category.

[Atomisk]

Mainly because Gladiators are BUILT for groups in the ENDGAME. that's just how it is.

[Setharion]

Originally Posted by Atomisk

Mainly because Gladiators are BUILT for groups in the ENDGAME. that's just how it is.

I just wish NC woulda posted that memo somewhere is all, like a big huge "BTW, if you pick a gladiator prepare to not enjoy duals in this game, not even the occasional 1v1, you are worthless til you spend 2 months leveling on up to 50, good day to you all"...know what i mean?

[Pyrus]

roll with a group then, thats all i can tell ya. glads work well in groups, I dont got one personally so i cant really argue the subject but so much just from what i see and how my friend plays.

[Setharion]

Well i dont know then, either im the worst gladiator on the planet, or you guys roll with the A-Team of groups because i dont go out there solo...i go with groups and i just notice how nonstop im swinging my weapon so slow its just laughable and im rooted or snared...maybe i need pots, i guess...i just didnt think the game was gonna be so sad to where just clicking a potion nonstop is required.

Its a different game, but DAOC i rolled with groups and just tore it up...same with Asherons Call...those games did PVP/RVR right in my eyes.

[ASDivine]

Originally Posted by Setharion

Well i dont know then, either im the worst gladiator on the planet, or you guys roll with the A-Team of groups because i dont go out there solo...i go with groups and i just notice how nonstop im swinging my weapon so slow its just laughable and im rooted or snared...maybe i need pots, i guess...i just didnt think the game was gonna be so sad to where just clicking a potion nonstop is required.

Its a different game, but DAOC i rolled with groups and just tore it up...same with Asherons Call...those games did PVP/RVR right in my eyes.

if you're attacking slowly it could be a ping issue, where are you playing from?

[Daemian]

Good lord that's a lot of text. Anyone have the cliff notes?

[Setharion]

Originally Posted by ASDivine

if you're attacking slowly it could be a ping issue, where are you playing from?

Its the snare...not a ping issue at all. Playing from Pittsburgh PA on comcasts top tier line.

[ASDivine]

Originally Posted by Daemian

Good lord that's a lot of text. Anyone have the cliff notes?

tldr: gladiators are nyerking awful

[PooprScooper]

Originally Posted by Atomisk

in the abyss. I just taunt them with /shout and do the Aion boogie now.

Go back to wow plz.

And quit talking like a noob saying, "endgame". 50 is when the game starts.

[Rizl]

mkay, Im loving my glad? We are easy to get groups with since we can tank, we are loved in PVP just for that single snare (I payed 800k for it and its worth it so qq), We can outlast any class for over 30 seconds whilst they purely damage you (use your stigmas and skills, I know they got a fcked up cooldown, but ye, we can take near 12.000 damage before falling over if played right (lvl41)). Buy more potions as well, they are just to sweet to ignore.

Only class I ever have trouble with due to RNG is clerics. period. In a 1on1, with both classes having all cooldowns, I smack face.

[Hexendral]

Learn to play before whining, get to 50 before whining, learn about your class before whining, and don't make up random statements to support your whining.

*yawn*

[ASDivine]

the detractors are always so original!

[Cathius]

Originally Posted by PooprScooper

Go back to wow plz.

And quit talking like a noob saying, "endgame". 50 is when the game starts.

I absolutely LOATHE this response. I don't know about you but my game started at level 1, and I don't see any reason for my leveling process to be ignored.

Now that I got that out of the way, I'm very iffy about demanding a change to the gladiator class (especially a drastic change). I get rolled 1v1 by many classes (and no, I'm not that skilled) but NCsoft must have had something in mind when making the class, and I think maybe that something just isn't aligning with what most people thought a gladiator should be. So? maybe gladiator isn't for the massive amount of people who created one.

[Nothv14]

All of the people saying just group up and glads are meant to group seem to ignore this very valid post

Originally Posted by harkain

What suprices me of most responses here is following

"get someone else to dispel"
"get someone to heal"
"get someone..."

Incase you people have yet to realize this, adding another class to help you do your job only is a valid argument if it means your class is MUCH better at it than any other class, however this is not the case of the gladiator, we do not become awesome with heals, we do not scale better than the other classes due to it. Add a healer to any dps and the effect is the same.

So basicly, you are weaker solo and your the same in groups, this is the basic fact of gladiators and anyone stupid enough not to see that deserves being **** on.

Glads do not magically become more powerful than other classes when they get a group. That Sorc is still going to own your glad when they are in a group as well. Glad gets nothing from the group that other classes don't have solo. A group enhances other classes. A group is needed for a glad to be considered viable. That is a problem.