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05-04-2007, 06:11 AM
I am creating this thread to hopefully clear up and educate people who either have chosen, or are debating on being, an Ironbreaker. All of the information in this thread could be changed at any time, and for all we know it may already have been. However, the information in this thread will give you a general idea on where the Ironbreaker class is heading so you will get a decently clear picture of what this class is capable of doing.
The primary special ability of the Ironbreaker is Grudge. Ironbreakers build up Grude against foes as the foes damage the allies of the Ironbreaker -- and the stronger the grudge, the more powerful the attacks of the Ironbreaker become.
As you read you will notice a layout for actions, it is as follows:
Action Name
Description
Action Point Cost (AP)
RangeNow, with that being said, you are probably wonder what these Action Points are. Action Points determine the rate at which characters can use actions - skills, spells, etc. Action points recharge gradually over time, with a higher rate of recharge when your character is not involved in combat.
Tactics are the next area, and they are basically special traits your character develops to specialize in specific areas... whether it be gun damage, gun critical, grenade damage, etc. You can gain tactics by spending points you earn when you level up. You may change them when you are not in combat.
Last, but not least, there will be Morale abilities. These abilities are gained as you are in combat. As you attack and kill opponents your morale meter will slowly rise from 0% to 100%. There are 5 levels of Morale abilities, each at 20% increments.
The Basics
Can only be Dwarfs
Melee
Skilled with agro-holding and damage mitigation
Clearly a tank class
Can take massive amounts of damage
Great survivability
Heavy Armor (Plate?)Alright, now that all of that is cleared up, let's continue on to their skills and abilities.
Actions - Tier 1
Grudging Blow
A basic melee attack.
90 AP
Melee
Taunt
A shout that taunts your target, making them hate you more and reducing the damage they deal to everything else by 30%? for 30? seconds.
30 AP
0-65 feet
Sprint
This basic ability increases your run speed by 30% but when in use your action points will be quickly drained.
Varied AP
Self
Guarded Attack
A melee attack that reduces the damage you take for 30 seconds. The effect increases with higher Grudge.
90 AP
Melee
Vengeful Strike
A melee attack that causes your target to bleed, dealing additional damage over 15 seconds. The bleeding will cause more damage when your Grudge increases. Only useable with at least 25 Grudge.
130 AP
Melee
Relentless Stride
Removes all movement impairing effects from you.
130 AP
Self
Shield of Reprisal
A shield slam that damages your target and increases your Grudge by 10. Only usable after you block an attack.
60 AP
Melee
Shield Sweep
A melee attack that hits all enemies in front of you. You gain additional Grudge for each enemy you hit.
140 AP
Melee
Harden Armor
Information Unknown
Shoulder Bash
Information Unknown
Over Here!
Information Unknown
In the Thick
Information Unknown
Intercept
Increases movement speed causing the target to hate you more and slowing their movement speed. Builds (10?) Grudge.
80 AP
0-15 feet
Guarded Attack
Information Unknown
Focused Defense
Decreases the damage the selected target deals to you.
80 AP
Self
Sharpen Blade
Information Unknown
Hamstring
Reduces the movement speed of the target by 40%.
80 AP
Melee
Forced Fumble
Knocks your target's weapon out of their hand for 5 seconds. Builds 15 Grudge.
120 AP
MeleeTactics - Tier 1
Hard Headed
Extra damage taken from an enemy getting a critical hit against you is significantly reduced.
Takes up 3 slots on the strategy bar.
Don't Let It Show
Every time you take damage the player dealing damage to you gets a brief debuff that slows down their rate of morale gain.
Takes up 1 slot on the strategy bar.
Thundering Block
Everytime you block an opponent, they receive a brief moderate debuff to their Weapon Skill and Strength.
Takes up 2 slots on the strategy bar.
Press The Attack
Any time you critically hit, you get a non-stacking buff that significantly increases your chance of critcally hitting.
Uses 2 slots on the strategy bar.
Seeing Red
Damage dealt is moderately increased, but damage taken is slightly increased as well.
Takes up 1 tactic slot on the strategy bar.
Death Wish
When you are below half health, you get a moderate increase to the chance of making a critical hit.
Uses 1 slot on the strategy bar.
Ancestral Hatred
A large increase in damage done against Greenskins.
Takes up 1 slot on the strategy bar.Morale - Tier 1
Retributive Strike
This ability can uses 20% of a characters Morale, and deals damage proportionate to the amount of hit points you are missing.
Catch 'Em By Suprise
This ability uses 20% of a characters Morale, and causes a melee range debuff that prevents the enemy from making any melee attacks for a brief period of time.
Uncanny Disruption
This ability uses 40% of a characters Morale, providing a self only buff that moderately reduces the amount of damage taken from magical attacks for a brief time.
Directed Attack
This ability uses 20% of a characters Morale, providing a group buff that increases the chance of scoring a critical hit for a short duration.
Ancestral Vengeance
This ability uses 40% of a characters Morale, and provides a group buff which increases the damage done against Greenskins.
Sudden Strike
This ability uses 20% of a characters Morale, dealing out a moderate to heavy damage melee attack.
Your Time Is Now
This ability uses 20% of a character's Morale. You hit your target with two melee attacks. If they are below 25% Hit Points, you will hit them a third time, dealing damage based on your Grudge.
Grudgeborn Fury
This ability uses 40% of a character's Morale. Your target is surrounded by barbs, damaging them each time they use a melee ability for the next 10 seconds. The damage is increased when your Grudge builds up.
Curse You All
60% - Instantly adds 40 Grudge.
80% - Instantly adds 60 Grudge.
Curse of Vengeance
This ability uses 80% of a character's Morale. Damages all enemies within 65 feet over several seconds. The effect will last longer and deal more damage when your Grudge builds up.Upgrades - Tier 1
Shyish Tolerance
+5 resistance to Shyish magic which uses the lore of death.
Improved Tactics
Adds a tactic slot to the strategy bar.
The primary special ability of the Ironbreaker is Grudge. Ironbreakers build up Grude against foes as the foes damage the allies of the Ironbreaker -- and the stronger the grudge, the more powerful the attacks of the Ironbreaker become.
As you read you will notice a layout for actions, it is as follows:
Action Name
Description
Action Point Cost (AP)
RangeNow, with that being said, you are probably wonder what these Action Points are. Action Points determine the rate at which characters can use actions - skills, spells, etc. Action points recharge gradually over time, with a higher rate of recharge when your character is not involved in combat.
Tactics are the next area, and they are basically special traits your character develops to specialize in specific areas... whether it be gun damage, gun critical, grenade damage, etc. You can gain tactics by spending points you earn when you level up. You may change them when you are not in combat.
Last, but not least, there will be Morale abilities. These abilities are gained as you are in combat. As you attack and kill opponents your morale meter will slowly rise from 0% to 100%. There are 5 levels of Morale abilities, each at 20% increments.
The Basics
Can only be Dwarfs
Melee
Skilled with agro-holding and damage mitigation
Clearly a tank class
Can take massive amounts of damage
Great survivability
Heavy Armor (Plate?)Alright, now that all of that is cleared up, let's continue on to their skills and abilities.
Actions - Tier 1
Grudging Blow
A basic melee attack.
90 AP
Melee
Taunt
A shout that taunts your target, making them hate you more and reducing the damage they deal to everything else by 30%? for 30? seconds.
30 AP
0-65 feet
Sprint
This basic ability increases your run speed by 30% but when in use your action points will be quickly drained.
Varied AP
Self
Guarded Attack
A melee attack that reduces the damage you take for 30 seconds. The effect increases with higher Grudge.
90 AP
Melee
Vengeful Strike
A melee attack that causes your target to bleed, dealing additional damage over 15 seconds. The bleeding will cause more damage when your Grudge increases. Only useable with at least 25 Grudge.
130 AP
Melee
Relentless Stride
Removes all movement impairing effects from you.
130 AP
Self
Shield of Reprisal
A shield slam that damages your target and increases your Grudge by 10. Only usable after you block an attack.
60 AP
Melee
Shield Sweep
A melee attack that hits all enemies in front of you. You gain additional Grudge for each enemy you hit.
140 AP
Melee
Harden Armor
Information Unknown
Shoulder Bash
Information Unknown
Over Here!
Information Unknown
In the Thick
Information Unknown
Intercept
Increases movement speed causing the target to hate you more and slowing their movement speed. Builds (10?) Grudge.
80 AP
0-15 feet
Guarded Attack
Information Unknown
Focused Defense
Decreases the damage the selected target deals to you.
80 AP
Self
Sharpen Blade
Information Unknown
Hamstring
Reduces the movement speed of the target by 40%.
80 AP
Melee
Forced Fumble
Knocks your target's weapon out of their hand for 5 seconds. Builds 15 Grudge.
120 AP
MeleeTactics - Tier 1
Hard Headed
Extra damage taken from an enemy getting a critical hit against you is significantly reduced.
Takes up 3 slots on the strategy bar.
Don't Let It Show
Every time you take damage the player dealing damage to you gets a brief debuff that slows down their rate of morale gain.
Takes up 1 slot on the strategy bar.
Thundering Block
Everytime you block an opponent, they receive a brief moderate debuff to their Weapon Skill and Strength.
Takes up 2 slots on the strategy bar.
Press The Attack
Any time you critically hit, you get a non-stacking buff that significantly increases your chance of critcally hitting.
Uses 2 slots on the strategy bar.
Seeing Red
Damage dealt is moderately increased, but damage taken is slightly increased as well.
Takes up 1 tactic slot on the strategy bar.
Death Wish
When you are below half health, you get a moderate increase to the chance of making a critical hit.
Uses 1 slot on the strategy bar.
Ancestral Hatred
A large increase in damage done against Greenskins.
Takes up 1 slot on the strategy bar.Morale - Tier 1
Retributive Strike
This ability can uses 20% of a characters Morale, and deals damage proportionate to the amount of hit points you are missing.
Catch 'Em By Suprise
This ability uses 20% of a characters Morale, and causes a melee range debuff that prevents the enemy from making any melee attacks for a brief period of time.
Uncanny Disruption
This ability uses 40% of a characters Morale, providing a self only buff that moderately reduces the amount of damage taken from magical attacks for a brief time.
Directed Attack
This ability uses 20% of a characters Morale, providing a group buff that increases the chance of scoring a critical hit for a short duration.
Ancestral Vengeance
This ability uses 40% of a characters Morale, and provides a group buff which increases the damage done against Greenskins.
Sudden Strike
This ability uses 20% of a characters Morale, dealing out a moderate to heavy damage melee attack.
Your Time Is Now
This ability uses 20% of a character's Morale. You hit your target with two melee attacks. If they are below 25% Hit Points, you will hit them a third time, dealing damage based on your Grudge.
Grudgeborn Fury
This ability uses 40% of a character's Morale. Your target is surrounded by barbs, damaging them each time they use a melee ability for the next 10 seconds. The damage is increased when your Grudge builds up.
Curse You All
60% - Instantly adds 40 Grudge.
80% - Instantly adds 60 Grudge.
Curse of Vengeance
This ability uses 80% of a character's Morale. Damages all enemies within 65 feet over several seconds. The effect will last longer and deal more damage when your Grudge builds up.Upgrades - Tier 1
Shyish Tolerance
+5 resistance to Shyish magic which uses the lore of death.
Improved Tactics
Adds a tactic slot to the strategy bar.