Larian Studios Forums Divinity: Original Sin 2 Divinity - Original Sin 2 - Suggestions and Feedback Silence for spells, Cripple for skills - Redesign

Hmm. The first post is general idea of usage soft cc Mute/Cripple.
It use general terms, so no specific skill names.
Currently cant fix the first post due to forum rules.

These skills are SOFT CC.
Your question : Why would anyone use any other status effect?
Are you joking? Both effects combined at once are weaker than knockdown. Knockdown is hard cc who disable all interaction. Get noticed knockdown on Sucker punch ? That is insane.

Main reason is, replace hard cc by soft cc. And make it fun. Does it make a sense ?
For example:
Marksman's Arrow spray replace by Throat shot
- aim for an throat, makes 120% dmg and Silence for 1 round. Cooldown 4 rounds.
(I think the marksman is One target ranger specialist not AOE spamer.)
Marksman's Mark target - Arrow reduces target defenses as it is now, on top of it, it Cripples for 1 round.