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Old 11th October 2008, 12:21 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Blade Sweep balanced? (Level 3 Enc)

Does anyone think that the Barbarian Level 3 Encounter Power "Blade Sweep" is unbalanced, specifically when you have Rageblood Vigor? I think that the power seems balanced except in the Rageblood Vigor case. Seems like a minion sweeper with only one attack roll, since you'd be doing CON MOD dmg to all adjacent foes.

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Not that much worse than Great Cleave, a 1st level power which lets you do 1[W] damage to every adjacent enemy, with an added kicker to damage for each bad guy you're taking a whack at. Less damage seems a fair trade-off for not having to make an attack roll, with Blade Sweep being an "all or nothing" effect, where with Great Cleave you at least have a chance to hurt at least one target.
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