Here is my prediction: They will rebalance the armor like this. We will play, factions will cry, scream and whine about that. They realise it doesnt work like that. They patch it back. xD
Looks pretty bad, but I'll wait and see how it plays out in larger matches. However, Eldar melee does seem fucked significantly. I'm also hoping they will give us different weapon mods, including ones that give damage. I'm fine with being a glass cannon, as long as I have an actual cannon. If Eldar now need to flank, then so be it. But if I do flank someone, that person should be dead, plain and simple.
Sure they will! 2 Patches from now, like it was with every single one of such "collateral" changes in the past. Nothing is ever adjusted simultaneously, its just how their pipeline works.
Don't worry BHVR will listen to the tears and give Eldar significant survivability buffs where they are almost as survivable as Space Marines again and still 30% faster. Eldar is in no real danger of having any of these changes go through.
From my impression most people are concerned (we have 20 pages here). Or are you only talking about yourself? They are Dark Reapers cut them some slack. Jeez, they suck. You cannot deny that a survivability nerf wont hurt them when none of their weapon are buffed. Now they are just squishy devastators who don't even move faster unless they pay for it. (INB4 L2Flank) [On a class slower than every other Eldar]
Most of the people I have talked to personally, including my guild, and of course myself (I talk to myself) either like or look forward to the patch. You said yourself that we need to wait and see, that means you aren't against the patch nor for it. Neutral is still relatively positive. Like I said before, Eldar is in no danger of these changes going live. They will receive huge health/armor buffs I'm almost sure of it. JPA's/Raptors will and should see a armor increase to maybe 50. The rest of the changes will probably stay. I don't see what Eldar players are afraid of, you still have Fire Dragons with double meltas that win you most of your defensive games.
Well, Orks with shirts that sustain more damage than a Marine (LSM and CSM alike) and a severe disadvantage for factions without GA-equivalents with capkey. Interesting...I'm VERY curious how this will work out.
I wasn't talking specifically about Reapers but the changes themselves. So I'll repeat myself so you can understand exactly what I'm saying this time. Dem changes, dey no gonna happen, becuz eldar tears. As for whether or not you should flank, well that is supposed to be your shtick, if you aren't going to do it then your speed needs to be cut down to ours. That's the only way Eldar will or should have good survivability. Until then, you are fast and squishy, and you should remain as such. All factions took a hit in survivability, so it's not like Eldar were the only ones.
