The "all skills should be roughly the same" is taken from people in this very forum and not something I just threw out. User CatR among others (i will not provide further quotes search the forum):
"Because when all abilities are roughly around the same power level every ability is satisfying, rather than just a handful abilities or tactics which are disproportionally powerful."
"roughly around the same power level" is not "the same". I also do not see the problem if in a game "every ability is satisfying". That's a good thing, in my opinion, a sign of good balance.
I don't know exactly what you are getting at with assassinate.. I am not updated on all patch notes.. I understand how balancing works. I assume assassinate has been tweaked? I'm sure the balancing was executed correctly but as I have been trying to state.
I do not believe that Assassinate has been tweaked to be better. I disagree with you that "balancing was executed correctly" for the Assassinate skill. That was what I was getting at. It costs too much AP for the effect. Assassinate is inferior in damage compared to using a normal attack twice. It is a very niche skill which is only useful as an opening move or by the cheesy "flee combat and return" playstyle.
Larian changing assassinate makes for another skill that is more tinted towards the normal strength level of the average skill. Which in extension will make all skills viable and if all skills are viable they are most likely similar, or in the least it won’t matter much which skills you use.
Please explain what benefit is there for anyone when a game has skills which are not viable? That idea is the cornerstone of your whole premise, and it makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER.
The game developers do not benefit because they spend time and resources developing a skill which players won't use. The players don't benefit because they don't use the skill which is bad.
Yes but the Issue is... that the sword is too balanced!
I disagree. It is not balanced because it is underpowered for the amount of time and effort it takes to acquire it.
