Improvements to Commandos Overkill Shot.

Improvements to Commandos Overkill Shot.
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Proposal
Add a kill meter similar to NGEs version which is used for skills such as First Aid, Killing Spree, and Cluster Bomb. This counter increases from 0-50 based off of your damage done and your damage received. This can make Overkill show an Instant use ability instead of a 10 second channel making the ability more useful while currently in combat.

Set the minimum kill meter points to use Overkill Shot at 10/50 and each point past 10 is equal to 2% damage increased on that ability if used.

Example of how this can work.
10/50 = 20% of maximum damage of the total maximum the ability will do.
50/50 = 100% of damage or same as a full 10s channel.

The meter build up will decrease slowly overtime once you’re out of combat so you cannot save it indefinitely.

This will eliminate a 10 second charge time and make the ability more consistently useful in combat.
Justification
People who can attack at the GCD will easily out damage this ability within 2-3 attacks. In its current state a 10 second channel time makes this a PvE opener at best and even then by the time its finished you would have done more damage if you just opened with a regular attack.
Motivation
I'd like to see commando and all classes in a healthy state that is both rewarding and enjoyable while keeping damage, especially harder hitting abilities from being spammable or in this case not even useable outside an opener or maybe a finisher when you are standing in your short term, long cooldown defensive buff, Stand Fast.
Commando on the current live is very lackluster and leaves a lot to be desired but Commando on the TC is starting to look really good and from my short testing it was an enjoyable and rewarding few hours to play. I am very much looking forward to what they are changing and working on.

I believe a change similar to this can keep all commando abilities useful without overpowering them and creating a OP mess.
 
I like this, if overkill shot remains as it is on TC it will never be used. I suggested to make it a channeling ability instead so you would make a chunk of dmg per tic every few seconds, increasing the dmg done towards to the end of the channel, but this one would work too
 
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I like this, if overkill shot remains as it is on TC it will never be used. I suggested to make it a channeling ability instead so you would make a chunk of dmg per tic every few seconds, increasing the dmg done towards to the end of the channel, but this one would work too
A channel would work as well, but I personally am not a fan of channeled attacks because they make gameplay slower and less rewarding as a player, in my opinion.

I also think having that meter can easily open up growth or changes to the profession.
 
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