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Unfortunately if we buff splashy it'll be too OP. Thems the breaks.
TERRAN PULVERISE (17 strength, maximum shaping) is ~16.5% vs. the same mob.
edit: Gut drains 40 endurance, though, compared to Pulverise at just 20. That doesn't even include the endurance/willpower upkeep of DragonArmour! Right now, I think of EL as DragonLite
The fact that Asahana was pissed at everybody, including Mhaldorians, probably didn't help either.
I think a lot of it is just that no city really "aligned" with Water during the event. A disproportionate number of Targossians are going Earth, Ashtani going Air, and Hashani going Fire, giving each of those a solid base. So maybe some of the former two points you mentioned, but I don't think it has much to do with the combat style. From what I've observed at least, the majority of the people for Earth, Air, and Fire are there for RP reasons.
Who wants to be a peasant?
And you won't understand the cause of your grief...
...But you'll always follow the voices beneath.
Earth was the biggest faction pretty much immediately though, before people even took the time to read ABs and things, so I really don't think most of it could be said to be based on that. I'm sure there are some late-joiners who chose based on skills, but I think a lot of people picked it because Targossian/dwarf/etc, just like I'm sure a lot of people picked Air because Ashtan/Vastar.
Beyond that, Water doesn't offer anything to a non-combatant. Scepter of Aqueous Mastery on steroids is amazing for combatants but kind of just there for non-combatants. Water gets self-healing and affliction curing. Woo?
Fire gets immunity to ablaze, reduced clotting, and three fast travel points.
Earth gets crazy bashing tankiness, vitality, a talisman shovel, and reduced mineral usage.
You can't compare Water's utility to the others because Water's utility is miniscule compared to the others for someone not interested in combat.
Back to topic though, I think water being slightly unappealing comes from all three of the things mentioned. Compared to Air/Fire, Earth/Water really are lacking in the utility they bring out of combat, with water looking particularly sparse. It is hard to compete with healing from fire, triple raido, crucible hearth, lightning travel, stratosphere, and balance/eq reduction in the skies, because that is some pretty solid stuff. It is also hard to support a faction that (after the corrupted amphora) pretty much screams that they don't want you or your help. So it's a lot easier to say, "Bye Felicia, enjoy a weak showing in the elemental war." Not saying her reaction is unwarranted, mind you.
EL doesn’t feel as tanky as Dragon, to me. Fighting things as EL were hurting, but they didn’t in Dragon. I would really prefer EL to be considered a higher form than Dragon, and be a tick better at tanking/attacking. Feels like such a cop out to have to dform out of EL.
Penwize has cowardly forfeited the challenge to mortal combat issued by Atalkez.
I chose air because it’s offense is unique (pipe based) and water is just another aff class in my eyes. I’ve done focuslocks for years so another class to do that with didn’t appeal to me.
People are harping on the free wings thing but are missing stuff like silence (telepathy isolate minus the mind lock), wayyy better version of track, scrying bowl style locate (room and area), stormfront (no earrings or magic travel into room for one minute), time limited black wind, and fly sprinting. Skyhammer is pretty awesome too (huge damage to all flying in addition to grounding them).
Tldr I’m more than a pretty set of wings.
The other stuff air gets though? Yeah, definitely top-tier, like Dunn said. Curious how the other elements wind up comparing there.
Fire has it's multiple hermit, remixed deliverance, and single target damage. Which is all cool, but doesn't really feel that comparable.
For all anyone knows, Cohesion is secretly a free SoA, Blade is secretly equivalent to a level 3 bastardsword with battlefury speed in terms of DPS, and Lifestream is secretly a targeted kai heal.
Flying.
That's right.
Long live Air!