Nerf the Gunner, Buff the GDB

[drspendlove]

Gunner

Rank: 11 Close-In Defenses 9 weeks Cooldown

Debuffs launched enemy Craft with -10 Boarding, -30% Hit Chance, -10% Craft Evasion for next 3 Turns

Compare with

Gundeck Boss


Rank 1 Point Defense 3 weeks Cooldown

Debuffs launched enemy Craft with -10 Boarding, -20% Hit Chance, -25% Dmg for next 4 Turns



These talents are as similar as I can find between the jobs. But for most purposes, Close-in Defenses is just plain stronger than Point Defense or any other GDB talent for hard-countering small craft. I realize the cooldowns are different, and reducing damage is nice if they DO hit but... it still seems like the Gundeck Boss should be who you go to for your hard counters to small craft, and that Gunners only get you part-way there. I propose:

Close-In Defenses:
-10 Boarding, -20% Hit Chance, -15% Craft Evasion for next 3 turns

Point Defense:
-10 Boarding, -30% Hit Chance, -15% Dmg for next 4 turns

What say you to this nerf/buff combo?

[Cory Trese]

I like the buff, not sure poor ole Gunner needs nerf bat

[fallen]

Thanks, took this one to the bank. In the end, we ended up with --

Close-In Defenses:
-10 Boarding, -20% Hit Chance, -15% Craft Evasion for next 3 turns

Point Defense:
-10 Boarding, -30% Hit Chance, -25% Dmg for next 4 turns