Out of all the MA trees. Aikido GM is probably the one that see's the least use.
The Idea behind it was that it was a defensive style that utulized
moves that created special states rather than your powerless/stun/dps
of karate and kung mu
However there are several factors that turn this tree into a gimped tree.
Lack of stacking buffs- The Main two Aikido Master abilites serene calm
and iron body do not stack with the awakened abilities. both are
timed unlike only the +defense abilties. Its usually just better
save of memory if you do not load them because its not worth it due to
those other abilities being better/longer durations/
By letting these buffs stack you increase a aikido GM's survivabilitiy
Lack of Combo's-Both Speed Tactics and Power Tactics have combination
moves that basicly let you get off two high dps moves off of one state
((though not in same tree)) Grapple which is the main stance of aikido
does not have that though it does have some incredible moves (aerial
take down and tomo-nage). By letting you chain these to oh say
triple front kick a player would be more likely to try and combo
that. ((Tomo_Nage's ability is made up for the fact that it is
much lower dps.))
Inefficient Low Lvl Moves.
Most players stay with the classics. Sky High Sidekick and
Kung-fu's blinding strike both come to mind. Both create
effective states both are decent dps. Then you have
dim-mak,piston kicks, and ki charged punch and they both turn into main
stays even at higher lvls.
Compare this to Counter throw and Maki-Otoshi.
Counter Throw is a low dps state required move. Causes confusion((acts like powerlessness)) and 30 dps.
Maki-Otoshi is a decent is decent dps move that has a 30% of causing melee accuracy on your opponet to go down for a bit.
Maki-Otoshi needs to be able to affect both Balistic and Melee in order
to be effective at that purpose compared to moves like misdirect punch
and sky high sidekick. While Counterthrow needs a better affect
and a little higher dps to put it on par with moves like piston kicks
and dimak strike
And zen master of course...but thats a whole nother story.
The Idea behind it was that it was a defensive style that utulized
moves that created special states rather than your powerless/stun/dps
of karate and kung mu
However there are several factors that turn this tree into a gimped tree.
Lack of stacking buffs- The Main two Aikido Master abilites serene calm
and iron body do not stack with the awakened abilities. both are
timed unlike only the +defense abilties. Its usually just better
save of memory if you do not load them because its not worth it due to
those other abilities being better/longer durations/
By letting these buffs stack you increase a aikido GM's survivabilitiy
Lack of Combo's-Both Speed Tactics and Power Tactics have combination
moves that basicly let you get off two high dps moves off of one state
((though not in same tree)) Grapple which is the main stance of aikido
does not have that though it does have some incredible moves (aerial
take down and tomo-nage). By letting you chain these to oh say
triple front kick a player would be more likely to try and combo
that. ((Tomo_Nage's ability is made up for the fact that it is
much lower dps.))
Inefficient Low Lvl Moves.
Most players stay with the classics. Sky High Sidekick and
Kung-fu's blinding strike both come to mind. Both create
effective states both are decent dps. Then you have
dim-mak,piston kicks, and ki charged punch and they both turn into main
stays even at higher lvls.
Compare this to Counter throw and Maki-Otoshi.
Counter Throw is a low dps state required move. Causes confusion((acts like powerlessness)) and 30 dps.
Maki-Otoshi is a decent is decent dps move that has a 30% of causing melee accuracy on your opponet to go down for a bit.
Maki-Otoshi needs to be able to affect both Balistic and Melee in order
to be effective at that purpose compared to moves like misdirect punch
and sky high sidekick. While Counterthrow needs a better affect
and a little higher dps to put it on par with moves like piston kicks
and dimak strike
And zen master of course...but thats a whole nother story.