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sonofthort · Feb 17, 2011, 03:18 AM // 03:18

Also, you might want to consider the hex "Spiteful Spirit". It is an elite which can do a tremendous amount of damage over time, which means you can cast it and dedicate your time to a different role while it eats away at them. Seems to fit your original description.

*Darcy* · Feb 17, 2011, 03:20 AM // 03:20

The place to read about the different professions is our Campfire section. It has a subforum for each profession with a stickied basics thread that goes over the plus/minus and better secondaries. Many of them also go over the better builds and explain why they are better.

Chthon · Feb 17, 2011, 03:52 AM // 03:52

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Originally Posted by Rites

what determines a bad build?

Inability to complete the game's more difficult content with a level of speed, smoothness, and efficiency that is at least in the same ballpark as the speed, smoothness, and efficiency of a good build.

Rites · Feb 17, 2011, 06:24 AM // 06:24

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Originally Posted by Chthon

Inability to complete the game's more difficult content with a level of speed, smoothness, and efficiency that is at least in the same ballpark as the speed, smoothness, and efficiency of a good build.

depending on who's views? yours or the person playing?

i'm not saying that meta builds haven't been good, hell i even tried most meta builds just to see what was so good about them. but i am into actual gameplay, thus using sabway/discordway/whatever other metas are out there are quite dull and boring to me cuz all i have to do is basically c-space my heroes do the rest.

but seriously is this what GW has been thinned out to be? use X build to beat game, rinse, repeat..... new meta, use this build, rinse, repeat

what happened to people actually having fun? one of the things i love about playing this game is the various builds that can be made because of the many classes and skills within each class. apparently that has been dumbed down to what 8-15 skills per class as usable? only to people that have no imagination. the game should never have been about speed, its about gameplay and having fun, and apparently you elitists have lost touch with that

gremlin · Feb 17, 2011, 08:28 AM // 08:28

Most threads tend to show off the two schools of thought when it comes to game play.

1 this looks like fun I will try it out

2 This is the most efficient way to kill anything in the game.

I use both 1 is for general play 2 is for when I want to achieve something quickly.

Iuris · Feb 17, 2011, 10:52 AM // 10:52

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Originally Posted by Rites

depending on who's views? yours or the person playing?

i'm not saying that meta builds haven't been good, hell i even tried most meta builds just to see what was so good about them. but i am into actual gameplay, thus using sabway/discordway/whatever other metas are out there are quite dull and boring to me cuz all i have to do is basically c-space my heroes do the rest.

but seriously is this what GW has been thinned out to be? use X build to beat game, rinse, repeat..... new meta, use this build, rinse, repeat

what happened to people actually having fun? one of the things i love about playing this game is the various builds that can be made because of the many classes and skills within each class. apparently that has been dumbed down to what 8-15 skills per class as usable? only to people that have no imagination. the game should never have been about speed, its about gameplay and having fun, and apparently you elitists have lost touch with that

I have no problem with people using any build they want when they don't play with me. But if they want to play together, I would generally kinda appreciate it if they actually pulled some weight.

I often help a friend, I get along her very well, but DAMN it took a long time to get her to stop lugging Defy pain around in a non-tank+spike setting...

Skyy High · Feb 17, 2011, 03:42 PM // 15:42

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Originally Posted by syronj

Among my characters are a female Nightfall N/W and a male Canthan W/N. I like the characters too much to delete them, but if I had to do it over again, I would have created them differently. The male doesn't have enough energy for much spellcasting, and the female can't last in melee the way a true warrior could. Both are axe-users, though sometimes I've had the Canthan wield a hammer or sword. But the advice in the posts above is good and very detailed.

You know you can change your secondary and skills completely, right? You're not stuck being a N/W who dies in melee or a W/N constantly hitting 0 energy.

Arduin · Feb 17, 2011, 03:48 PM // 15:48

If you want to bash someone's face in physically, and add some spell damage to it, you are better of making a Dervish in Nightfall.

syronj · Feb 17, 2011, 05:13 PM // 17:13

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Originally Posted by Skyy High

You know you can change your secondary and skills completely, right? You're not stuck being a N/W who dies in melee or a W/N constantly hitting 0 energy.

That's true. I didn't think about paying to change my profession. I guess I'm set in my ways, but I'll keep it in mind for the future if need be.

Feb 17, 2011, 03:18 AM // 03:18	#21
sonofthort Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: The Legends Of Melee [SSBM] Profession: Mo/	Also, you might want to consider the hex "Spiteful Spirit". It is an elite which can do a tremendous amount of damage over time, which means you can cast it and dedicate your time to a different role while it eats away at them. Seems to fit your original description.

Feb 17, 2011, 03:20 AM // 03:20	#22
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	The place to read about the different professions is our Campfire section. It has a subforum for each profession with a stickied basics thread that goes over the plus/minus and better secondaries. Many of them also go over the better builds and explain why they are better.

Feb 17, 2011, 08:28 AM // 08:28	#25
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	Most threads tend to show off the two schools of thought when it comes to game play. 1 this looks like fun I will try it out 2 This is the most efficient way to kill anything in the game. I use both 1 is for general play 2 is for when I want to achieve something quickly.

Feb 17, 2011, 03:48 PM // 15:48	#28
Arduin Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: Limburgse Jagers [LJ] Profession: R/	If you want to bash someone's face in physically, and add some spell damage to it, you are better of making a Dervish in Nightfall.