Aug 28, 2008, 11:46 PM // 23:46
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#2
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Emo Goth Italics
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I'd go with Extend, because it's more on-demand than Fevered Dreams and is cheaper.
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Aug 28, 2008, 11:49 PM // 23:49
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#3
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jan 2007
Profession: R/
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There's no real reason for [Extend conditions]. With a silencing bowstring you already have a 28-30 second condition length, the only time it would give any use is vs bosses and even then you only save yourself from a half second window of the boss not being dazed.
On the other hand I don't really see the need for [Fevered Dreams] honestly. Enemy casters really are pretty wimpy, the main use for BHA is boss shutdown and you never run up against 2 caster bosses at the same time. It might let you dispatch an all caster mob marginally faster but thats it. Unless you have other humans playing physical characters you wouldn't be able to reliably interrupt multiple dazed targets anyway, since h/h will generally only attack your target. Now if you had some kind of blind on another hero that your mesmer could spread to pwn the physicals that would make a great combo.
EDIT: whoops, forgot extend conditions was changed. My point about the +duration being redundant still stands, though I would say the ability to cast on demand instead of needing the hex first tips the scale in its direction. And I still think you will be much better off spreading blind.
Last edited by The Meth; Aug 28, 2008 at 11:59 PM // 23:59..
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Aug 29, 2008, 01:42 AM // 01:42
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#4
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Oct 2007
Guild: Frontline Legion
Profession: Me/
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I agree with the above, and would like to add that if you don't get much benefit from the extension (since with silencing, the daze of BHA lasts it's recharge) then you may be better off just going with epidemic.
I often go R/me myself with BHA and epidemic so that I can spread the daze most effectively.
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Aug 29, 2008, 04:20 AM // 04:20
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#5
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Ascalonian Squire
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Meh my goal was, since casters usually cluster up together, I could BHA, then Extend Conditions to surrounding casters, then unload volley to completely disrupt all the casters, from elementalist nukers to healers. The edge that Extend Conditions has on Epidemic is the effect radius, "nearby foes" versus "adjacement foes", plus Extend Conditions extend conditions . I dont know, I guess if I bring my Searing Flames Vekk it would make more sense to have Extend Conditions.
So what do you guys think? Should I just go R/Me and BHA + Epidemic and use another possibily more effective hero (MM, SS, etc)? But still, Extend Conditions is just her ult, she can do other things such as remove enchantments, remove hexes, etc.
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Aug 29, 2008, 05:40 AM // 05:40
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#6
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Alcoholic From Yale
Join Date: Jul 2007
Guild: Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]
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[fevered dreams] for sure...
Extend is pretty bad....
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Aug 29, 2008, 05:59 AM // 05:59
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#7
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Ascalonian Squire
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Snow Bunny
[fevered dreams] for sure...
Extend is pretty bad....
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meh whats so bad about Extend versus Fevered Dreams? one u have a larger radius, but the other one you can cast faster, more often and not have to wait for the foe to be hexed before using a condition. With Extend Condition, you can spam conditions, then Extend after. Extend is 1.5 x melee range radius versus Fevered Dreams 2.0 x melee range.
Are u thinking about the old Extend or are you saying even the new extend is still pretty bad? Cause if you are talking about the old Extend, yes it would be pretty bad, but the new one... I definitely wouldnt call it bad?
Last edited by gamer502; Aug 29, 2008 at 06:02 AM // 06:02..
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Aug 29, 2008, 07:59 AM // 07:59
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#8
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Ashford Abbey
Guild: Hey Mallyx [icU]
Profession: Mo/Me
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I'd go with Epidemic and sacrifice range for an elite.
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Aug 29, 2008, 09:46 AM // 09:46
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#9
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Done.
Guild: [JUNK]
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cataphract
I'd go with Epidemic and sacrifice range for an elite.
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This.
With Epidemic on the ranger.
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Aug 29, 2008, 12:44 PM // 12:44
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#10
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Emo Goth Italics
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Put Epidemic on your Ranger.
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Aug 29, 2008, 03:37 PM // 15:37
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#11
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Jungle Guide
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If you just use epidemic on the ranger you can replace gwen with a better hero.
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Aug 29, 2008, 07:06 PM // 19:06
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#12
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Sep 2006
Guild: Lady Ainowa
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why not just give the ranger or the mesmer epidemic,problem with the ranger having epidemic is that he might get into energy problems,i usually use ranger henchman in eotn and give epidemic to one of mi heroes
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Aug 29, 2008, 10:51 PM // 22:51
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#13
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Desert Nomad
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If you're gonna use either one, put it on somethin that doesn't need it's elite, like an MM. And you'll get minions to help trigger the daze.
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Aug 30, 2008, 02:44 AM // 02:44
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: USA
Guild: ARMY
Profession: W/
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Neither. Hopefully you're not taking an illusion mesmer for degen or some other crap damage build.
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