I actually have bigger problems with the Power Towers then the rooks hammer/boulder, have no problem with that really since its so slow to hit with so the target really has to be stunned for you to hit.

yah I was about to put something in another post about this but you beat me to it, Wagnard!   Oh well, I'll just add to what you said a bit -

After testing last night I, too, found the best way to evade hammerslam is to run "through" the Rook slamming.  If you get behind him you will not be hit with any damage at all and it's very easy to do with the long hammer channel.  This works regardless of the size of your DG silhouette, so if you are in a Rook Duel it will work too. 

Imagine Rook's hammer is throwing down a picnic blanket of destruction - you won't get out from under the blanket by running away from the Rook because it will still fall on you.  Run through FTW. 

Boulder at range has a stun only long enough to get the Rook into position for the slam.  If you sit out the stun and immediately move through the slam you will take little to no damage. 

Of course this doesn't work if you are bouldered from a close distance.  Try to avoid this.  Don't stand still while capping a flag, because rooks are made for port+boulder+slam.  Don't melee the Rook for longer than 5 seconds before getting enough distance to avoid the boulder or sit out the stun.

And thanks for the post, Wagnard. 

Thanks Ke5strel Glad to see there is intelligent people around !! I tought there were only whining people.

We just need some items to counter it better I think it is fine just make other player buy an item to counter

Thats what I think but someone named UltimeH told me he doesnt want to buy an item to counter another demigod if the other demigod did not needed an item to counter him. Personally this Is stupid imo. But he said Im a noob and have experience in rpg... what a retarded teen lol(hes my brother btw).

My problem is not so much the amount of damage the rook can do, but how invunerable he can be with a few hp and armor items.  When played by a competent person he is near impossible to take out and with any speed upgrades, it just feels annoying.  Maybe increasing armor should decrease speed?

Imo only problem is 2.1k damage + damage from boulder stun can be a BIT too much at time...but then again if you keep moving its hard to get hit by boulder. Also late game when his HP reaches 6.1K and more...its too much

I have been aware of running between the Rook's legs ever since the Nightmares did it to me a while ago.  In both the Boulder Roll and the Hammer Slam, technically the best place to be is right on top of the Rook as both attacks are directional.  However, the problem with this is that the Rook generally wins a slap fight.  If he had lower base attack, then running around his legs would be a viable option.  Unfortunately, you're bound to lose a fight at point blank range simply because he hits harder and has more health.  Plus, he's probably going to hit more frequently if you are focusing on trying to run aorund.  (Don't get me wrong.  He's a giant walking castle.  He's supposed to win slap fights.)

How exactly would I "manage the character's movement correctly"?  It would make sense if he was slower, but currently the Rook is just as fast as any other Demigod.  Managing my character correctly would make sense if there was some way to keep my distance from you.  Unfortunately, you can run just as fast as I can.  Most Rooks that I've played put money into speed items so they run faster (or force you to buy speed items).  It is fairly hard to keep your distance from something just as fast if not faster than you are.  And what exactly are you supposed to do if you are a melee Demigod?  You have to approach the Rook.  How do you not end up dead?  Maybe if you could effectively run away it wouldn't be such an issue, but the Rook is good at chasing people in this beta.

I don't think the Hammer is OP thanks to the slow start up time (minus the Radius Bug, which really screws with a guy).  Heck, even I can dodge a Hammer (now that I've discovered to not run directly away).  However, he can charge up to you and slap fight.  Even without the Hammer, he wins.

Just because it is "possible" to dodge the Boulder doesn't mean that it is balanced.  I mean, you could infinately stall a Mavor in Vanilla SupCom by manually switching shields on and off to absorb the hits, but that didn't make it worthless as a game ender.  The Boulder would be perfectly fine if it didn't stun you for long enough to be Hammered.  However, between the Boulder damage and the Hammer damage, you start getting close to 3000 hp being taken away by a long range projectile with a fairly high movement speed and minimal start up time that can be spammed every 10 seconds.  Sure, its possible to dodge, but like the Mavor in Vanilla SupCom, that doesn't make it any less deadly.  The only difference is that the Mavor was a rare game ender, the Boulder is a way of life.

You say the Boulder Slam it isn't a combo, but I can't think of a faster way to dodge something than by activating the Oak's Shield.  I recently played a match as Oak vs. Rook where I was the Oak.  I occasionally managed to Shield at the absolute last second out of low level Boulder Rolls before he brought down the hammer.  Without the Shield, even at moderate range there is no forseeable way you could dodge the second half of the Boulder Slam.  Once the Rook Roll is at max level, then the stun is plenty long enough to hit from max range, stroll in, and slam.  Again, maybe if the Rook was slower then it wouldn't be so much of an issue.  Nothing is preventing you from Wand of Speeding in after Bouldering, which may have been what this guy was doing to me.

I hope you don't take this as a whining post, as I did not intend it to be that way.  I would appreciate it if you came in and addressed the points I have brought up.  I don't play Rook as he is definately OP, although the degree to which he is may be somewhat debatable.  I would like to hear what a Rook player, heck, the best Rook player has to say about them.  I think, at the bare minimum, his speed should be reduced and the cooldown for the Boulder should be increased to 15-20 seconds.  If the speed is reduced enough, then the stun on the Boulder would be OK as he would mostly be closing the distance.

EDIT:  Oh, and the Hammer Radius Bug could definately use fixing.

Its a lot harder to do that to moving player trust me. Im always like argg!! he moves....

An random_guy you do have some interesting point here. Thanks for sharing.

Then use Mark of the Betrayer.

yep. to win against rook it require a lot of player movemement control/use skill at the right time.

But dont worry Im sure rook will doo less damage and maybe have a little less HP (it HP is a bit high at higher lvls) in beta 3 but it will still be as dangerous than before in team thats for sure.

I dont know if it is a bug but it is been on other beta too. Whenever I use the hammer on a tower, it alway hit near it, never on it.

Well now that I know more about Rook build, I defy the ppl who say the Rook is not OP to vs me with another dg and win.