EW main here since day one. While I do enjoy playing EW (most of the time), I can't help but feel its getting left in the dust, especially with newer class releases. The rework feels like a bandaid fix that mainly favoured pistoleer anyway; sure it's nice to have some non-positional skills, slightly shorter animations and a strong shotgun skill, but the fundamental problems of the class are still the same, ie close shot and long animations (especially after swapping over to spec/crit from spec/swift), bundled alongside being one of the squishiest classes in the game. I think the only reason EW parses well is due to Thaemine G3 basically being a trixion dummy, wheres as G1 and some of G2 feels abysmal to play. When the stars do align and you get everything off, sure the damage is quite nice, but its so dependant on what the boss decides to do, far more than any other entropy class. For example, at 1622 ilvl my shotgun rapid fire's 3 shots do roughly 60mil, 60 mil and then 70mil (give or take sup buffs), however this is a skill that pushes you backwards, so if the boss takes literally a step forwards, the shots can do less than half the damage. I honestly think EW is due another rework and no one really mentions it due to the low popularity (compared to all the noise from mage/GS reworks, etc). While the engraving is strong by getting 20% crit at level one, I'd really like to see some changes too it; perhaps making it more akin to GS's engraving where you gain different buffs depending what weapon stance you're in, could also make EW viable for a 9/7 as currently there is no reason to even try for one. Obviously I think that the close shot tripods should all be removed, as all it does is add an unneeded layer of difficulty to an already difficult class. Alternatively, i think there should be a complete overhaul on the animations for shotguns, either boost the attack speed of them so you can just dump them out in quick succession or change the animation so that all the damage is in one shot. All in all I'm looking forward to see how I parse on Echidna and Behemoth as these new rates are stated to basically be like trixion dummies as well and so hopefully a bit more favourable for EW. I'd recommend the EW for those looking for an entropy class with a challenge, however anything past that I'd say not to bother. TL;DR: Most of what was said in the video, EW is a fairly strong class but with a clunky playstyle that shines against trixion dummy bosses and could really use another rework, as the amount of effort vs reward is definitely not aligned.
I mained EW since launch and seitchrd to Breaker. I agree with you, his needs major QoL updates, long animations and close shots hinder his gameplay so much. I just wanted a shotgun skill with one single hit and big number.
Yeah, you REALLY need to run this a lot to get the most out of it. The class doesn't really shine until you get Brel gear and higher level gems. With that said, if I were to start over with the current state of the game on a Deadeye, I'd run Pistoleer until I got Brel gear, then transition to EW. Swapping is easier if you can program the two side buttons of your mouse to effect the swaps. I've noticed that sometimes I hit X or Y and it doesn't change weapons which is annoying when you're getting pounded by a boss. The side buttons work better than the keyboard keys lol. It's a fun class if you can dedicate a lot of time to it. And don't sell Pistoleer short, long time players and streamers have made some and it's a fun class.
Just to touch on popularity. While it is absolutely true a classes popularity positively effects to accessory (and perhaps skin) availability, I would say a popular class also inherently has more competition to get into groups. While most of the time not a big deal I feel like it might be worth mentioning.
Great summary video, glad you are bringing back this video series! Just a small suggestion, when I think of cost, 1 star means cheapest while 5 star tends to be most expensive which I know is reversed in your scale, just a thought to maybe flip it around!
sadly if i flip it, the scale doesn't work well when making the overall score. everything else is from bad to good, so if I flip it to good to bad for one category, the overall score calculation gets affected.
what if you changed it to cost efficiency? So a bit different thinking but the efficiency of gold invested into direct % damage for the class? For 7M classes, obviously upgrading one gem is a smaller increase in damage in comparison to classes that run 3-4 damage gems? That way you can have it from 1 is bad to 5 is good still!
Lacks destruction? I can see someone saying this for Paladin with its 1 level 2 destruction skill. Enhanced weapon has 7 skills it has acess to for destruction and 3 of them are always available.
This class has limited mobility choice because one movement skill has a kick move in the end, making this class far less agile than female counterpart. And u really need to chase boss rear. Unlike gunslinger, u can hit from any angle.
I'd say it's a solid no in today's day and age, mostly because it's old and when the damage is not the greatest but you are taking too much risk for too little return
I know some really good DE😊 players that straight up trash can the the class and picked up Arcana or something because fact is regardless of your skills unless that parties built around you giving you your front and back attack synergies from Death blade and gun Lancer it will never take top damage because of the fact you need that the synergies of death blade and gun Lancer but you also need to have hands
WTF !! How pistoleer has lowest popularity ?! Pistoleer is the most fun class in the game with very decent dps , simple play style plus good mobility and stager and cheap to build Literally it has it all !!
Pistoleer used to be a complete meme engraving and now has one of the lowest ceilings in the game. EW has numerous problems (as stated in the video), which make it undesirable to play. Hence the low popoularity in KR and the West.
i wish they make the spec swift variant the go to build because the QoL difference between spec crit and spec swift is just too huge. also i dont like how the spec swift build is locked behind a 9 7 rock with precise or circulation or having a 2nd crit syn in ur party
the issue is that a lot of your stagger skills are on your big damage skills and destruction skills are extremely back-loaded. so while on paper it does have good stagger and destruction, a lot of other classes beat it when it comes to how practical the usage of those skills are.
I said 62 class engravings... sorry I meant 52... me no good math.
EW main here since day one. While I do enjoy playing EW (most of the time), I can't help but feel its getting left in the dust, especially with newer class releases. The rework feels like a bandaid fix that mainly favoured pistoleer anyway; sure it's nice to have some non-positional skills, slightly shorter animations and a strong shotgun skill, but the fundamental problems of the class are still the same, ie close shot and long animations (especially after swapping over to spec/crit from spec/swift), bundled alongside being one of the squishiest classes in the game.
I think the only reason EW parses well is due to Thaemine G3 basically being a trixion dummy, wheres as G1 and some of G2 feels abysmal to play. When the stars do align and you get everything off, sure the damage is quite nice, but its so dependant on what the boss decides to do, far more than any other entropy class. For example, at 1622 ilvl my shotgun rapid fire's 3 shots do roughly 60mil, 60 mil and then 70mil (give or take sup buffs), however this is a skill that pushes you backwards, so if the boss takes literally a step forwards, the shots can do less than half the damage.
I honestly think EW is due another rework and no one really mentions it due to the low popularity (compared to all the noise from mage/GS reworks, etc). While the engraving is strong by getting 20% crit at level one, I'd really like to see some changes too it; perhaps making it more akin to GS's engraving where you gain different buffs depending what weapon stance you're in, could also make EW viable for a 9/7 as currently there is no reason to even try for one. Obviously I think that the close shot tripods should all be removed, as all it does is add an unneeded layer of difficulty to an already difficult class. Alternatively, i think there should be a complete overhaul on the animations for shotguns, either boost the attack speed of them so you can just dump them out in quick succession or change the animation so that all the damage is in one shot.
All in all I'm looking forward to see how I parse on Echidna and Behemoth as these new rates are stated to basically be like trixion dummies as well and so hopefully a bit more favourable for EW. I'd recommend the EW for those looking for an entropy class with a challenge, however anything past that I'd say not to bother.
TL;DR: Most of what was said in the video, EW is a fairly strong class but with a clunky playstyle that shines against trixion dummy bosses and could really use another rework, as the amount of effort vs reward is definitely not aligned.
I mained EW since launch and seitchrd to Breaker. I agree with you, his needs major QoL updates, long animations and close shots hinder his gameplay so much. I just wanted a shotgun skill with one single hit and big number.
I missed this series a lot! Thank you for your work!
As a 6x 1620+ Enhanced wep player, i agree. If you like to sweat to do just decent dmg, this is the class for you.
this is the perfect summary of EW. sweat your ass off = fighter
why only decent damage :c
Yeah, you REALLY need to run this a lot to get the most out of it. The class doesn't really shine until you get Brel gear and higher level gems. With that said, if I were to start over with the current state of the game on a Deadeye, I'd run Pistoleer until I got Brel gear, then transition to EW. Swapping is easier if you can program the two side buttons of your mouse to effect the swaps. I've noticed that sometimes I hit X or Y and it doesn't change weapons which is annoying when you're getting pounded by a boss. The side buttons work better than the keyboard keys lol. It's a fun class if you can dedicate a lot of time to it. And don't sell Pistoleer short, long time players and streamers have made some and it's a fun class.
Just to touch on popularity. While it is absolutely true a classes popularity positively effects to accessory (and perhaps skin) availability, I would say a popular class also inherently has more competition to get into groups. While most of the time not a big deal I feel like it might be worth mentioning.
Pumping on EW DE requires fight knowledge that's all ^_^
Great summary video, glad you are bringing back this video series! Just a small suggestion, when I think of cost, 1 star means cheapest while 5 star tends to be most expensive which I know is reversed in your scale, just a thought to maybe flip it around!
sadly if i flip it, the scale doesn't work well when making the overall score. everything else is from bad to good, so if I flip it to good to bad for one category, the overall score calculation gets affected.
what if you changed it to cost efficiency? So a bit different thinking but the efficiency of gold invested into direct % damage for the class? For 7M classes, obviously upgrading one gem is a smaller increase in damage in comparison to classes that run 3-4 damage gems? That way you can have it from 1 is bad to 5 is good still!
@@ForeverFireSNSD I still prefer it to be cost tbh. 😅 just sounds a bit cleaner imo
Lacks destruction? I can see someone saying this for Paladin with its 1 level 2 destruction skill. Enhanced weapon has 7 skills it has acess to for destruction and 3 of them are always available.
I have a Deadeye but thinking about to switch to a Gunslinger. Any experianced player here who can say its worth ?
This class has limited mobility choice because one movement skill has a kick move in the end, making this class far less agile than female counterpart.
And u really need to chase boss rear. Unlike gunslinger, u can hit from any angle.
Looking forward to Rage Hammer destroyer
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I'd say it's a solid no in today's day and age, mostly because it's old and when the damage is not the greatest but you are taking too much risk for too little return
I know some really good DE😊 players that straight up trash can the the class and picked up Arcana or something because fact is regardless of your skills unless that parties built around you giving you your front and back attack synergies from Death blade and gun Lancer it will never take top damage because of the fact you need that the synergies of death blade and gun Lancer but you also need to have hands
WTF !! How pistoleer has lowest popularity ?! Pistoleer is the most fun class in the game with very decent dps , simple play style plus good mobility and stager and cheap to build Literally it has it all !!
Pistoleer used to be a complete meme engraving and now has one of the lowest ceilings in the game. EW has numerous problems (as stated in the video), which make it undesirable to play. Hence the low popoularity in KR and the West.
i wish they make the spec swift variant the go to build because the QoL difference between spec crit and spec swift is just too huge.
also i dont like how the spec swift build is locked behind a 9 7 rock with precise or circulation or having a 2nd crit syn in ur party
I've been playing EW since day 1. don't tell me this class lacks stagger and detruction. lmfao
the issue is that a lot of your stagger skills are on your big damage skills and destruction skills are extremely back-loaded. so while on paper it does have good stagger and destruction, a lot of other classes beat it when it comes to how practical the usage of those skills are.
Next video striker pleass
Deathblow if possible
@@legendhd5940 he did one of these on deathblow already 3 months ago
@@legendhd5940 ruclips.net/video/z0_41-BflTU/видео.htmlsi=IRzzPA5decB3qQEF already have one!
no