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Zonzai · Jan 31, 2008, 06:29 AM // 06:29

They have some decent hero builds and farming builds. And since I have a hard time coming up with either of those, I use it for that. Most of their builds are fairly inane though.

I Dont Do Coke · Jan 31, 2008, 07:11 AM // 07:11

A. All the time

I have next to no skills unlocked and I can't be bothered to waste my time looking at the hundreds or so skills here or at GuildWiki to make my own build. I'll eventually tweak the builds to my own liking with whatever the heck I decided to learn with a tome that I found during HM.

Uber Mass · Jan 31, 2008, 07:23 AM // 07:23

Sometimes i use them to come up with an idea for a build... So yeah i may have some modded pvx builds in my templates...

XiaoTheBlade · Jan 31, 2008, 07:48 AM // 07:48

Only ever look at wiki to see what the current meta is, and then I figure out how to counter it.

DarkGanni · Jan 31, 2008, 07:50 AM // 07:50

I only take certain ideas but I don't adopt the whole build.

- Ganni

Esan · Jan 31, 2008, 08:14 AM // 08:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by XiaoTheBlade

Only ever look at wiki to see what the current meta is, and then I figure out how to counter it.

The wiki is always way behind the meta. How many years did it take them to write up the legoway build again? (And it's still wrong.)

cataphract · Jan 31, 2008, 09:00 AM // 09:00

Never did and never will. Had way to much problems with mindless people that used the builds without understanding them. The risk of becoming a mindless Copypaste Drone is too great.

S_Serpent · Jan 31, 2008, 09:38 AM // 09:38

Mostly research, wouldn't like to see it dissappear.

Using them to reflect on builds, at time when I don't have access to gw, but do have internet access

so the official and pvx wiki's are my close friends

Vall Dan · Jan 31, 2008, 11:53 AM // 11:53

As has been said, great place to get some ideas and models for a build.

Would have liked to seen that site offer more discussion along with more "untested" builds. It seems too canned and limited at this point.

GrimEye · Jan 31, 2008, 11:58 AM // 11:58

It seems most people are not using PvXWiki. The irony of it is, if you go to a post or town to do missions and quests, people are using them. If fact, if you build outside the meta, you get kicked out of the party or be called a noob.

If we say interrupt ranger, we know basically what the skills are . Or shock warrior warrior, flag-runner, bonder, spirit spam, SS, obby tank, phoenix blossom, blind surge, so many other else you can see at actual play.

I have the feeling most of us use PvXWiki as "starting point" and then we change a skill or two or three as our experience dictate. If this is our desciption of "originality", I think everyone classify as original build user. Or we are just toying with words.

Do I use PvXWiki build? I do because when I join parties PUGS, guildies, friends, they insist I use PvXWiki build or a tweaked version of them.

Pivotal word here is "tweak".

My take.

Stolen Souls · Jan 31, 2008, 12:01 PM // 12:01

I use it for heros and farming builds. That's it.

doudou_steve · Jan 31, 2008, 01:14 PM // 13:14

I prefer to use a wiki build than to be with a bunch of suckie homemade build guys who says wiki sucks, seriously, its tested by the gw people and i think you can have still the fun to use one than to create a horrible one.

Numa Pompilius · Jan 31, 2008, 04:17 PM // 16:17

I have searing flames on my elementalist hero. I think I got the original from PvX, although I've replaced the rez with maelstrom (uber interrupt in PvE due to faulty mob AI).

Aba · May 16, 2008, 06:31 PM // 18:31

Quote:

I only take certain ideas but I don't adopt the whole build.

- Ganni

well put, for the most part i do the same

payne · May 16, 2008, 06:35 PM // 18:35

yup - mostly 'cause I've donated builds to PvX :P

so yer course I use builds from PvX they are mine ;P

Th Fooster · May 16, 2008, 06:39 PM // 18:39

i dont. i make my own bars from scratch and anything i find effective on wiki
i have already compiled myself something similar. LEARN SKILL SYNERGY FOR YOURSELF I say. by the time you get to the point where you can steal a cookie cutter, you will find you dont nee to as you already problably have
come up with them on your own.

D8tura · May 16, 2008, 06:42 PM // 18:42

i look at them sometime to see the mechanics of them and then i decide if i want to copy/modify the build

Sarevok Thordin · May 16, 2008, 06:43 PM // 18:43

Not me, although some builds I use end up being copied and placed there. Darn RAers >_>

Mr. Undisclosed · May 16, 2008, 06:59 PM // 18:59

I use it for farming builds mostly but when I see a concept for a good build I usually use it as a base and get rid of the skills I think are crap.

Also for heroes, I'd rather use something on them that someone else has already tested.

RiKio · May 16, 2008, 07:21 PM // 19:21

I use the wiki for checking stuff and for lawl-build talks.