Shattered Kingdoms

There are two things I'd like to see removed from the bash and trip skills, one is as Cyra pointed the fact that you take increased damage. So we have a low level or even worse an innate skill that makes you take more damage, disables you from doing anything while being affected by it, I'd call that OVERPOWERED, it is too powerful for such a low skill.

My suggestions are as follows:
-Remove the increased damage
-Make the character affected by the bash/trip lag still be able to see group info, or his surroundings. It makes sense to me that even though you're on the ground, you're still able to see and look around, know what's going on, etc. It's not something that would make or break the skill, I'm not sure if it can even be coded, but it just makes sense to me.

Those are good ideas, but this thread is supposed to be about Blitzkrieg. Maybe someone can make a trip/bash thread.

Fine!

Change blitzkrieg's name to something else, like "vicious strike", "sweeping slice" or I dunno...someone think of a good name.

Give blitz to barbarians!

And counterstrike to mercenaries!

And barbs to gnomes!

Replace with "enhanced shield block" which is like riposte/eparry in that it has a chance to deal/reflect damage on a successful block and increases chance to block.

Alternately, add this and keep blitz, but change it to only work with 2-handers so mercs have an option of high level skills but can't use them both at once.

This is a good idea. It fits well with the concept, and it gives barbs another thing to play with aside from a hap-hazard headbutt and bash.

or just boost blitz;/

Give Blitz to Barbs and Give Merc's Shield Bash

Shield Bash = Damage + Daze effect / Spell Interruption

* Daze Effect = Decrease efficiently in all skills by 50% to affected player
* Spell Interruption = Stop player from casting with a 3 round silence affect

Would effectively make Merc's better tanks, though the Shield Bash would only reduce your chance to flee by 50% as it isn't a stun.