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Old Apr 05, 2011, 01:19 PM // 13:19   #1
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Question Dervish - AoG still worth it in RA?

Is AoG (Avatar of Grenth) still worth it to use in RA? or not anymore because of the recent dervish update?
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Old Apr 05, 2011, 01:26 PM // 13:26   #2
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Yes, it is still one of the best options.

If you go Derv, either go AoG or AoB.
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Old Apr 05, 2011, 02:19 PM // 14:19   #3
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Yes, even after the nerf.

Being able to hit through empathy or insidious is reason enough alone, let alone the cripple spam, condtion transfer, blocking........

list is too long.

Just, yes.
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Old Apr 05, 2011, 02:31 PM // 14:31   #4
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Can't you just look at the skill and determine whether it's useful or not? The 'nerf' to it was completely useless.
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Old Apr 05, 2011, 03:01 PM // 15:01   #5
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Thanks for the help! Altough I got some other questions:

1) When someone else gains an unique kill, do you get 40 faction too then?

2) GWwiki says to unlock koss and some other hero's are free to buy from a priest of balthazar after completing the training grounds mission. I was able to buy them without doing that mission, can someone explain this
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Old Apr 06, 2011, 01:23 AM // 01:23   #6
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By "buying" them with Balthazar Factions, you simply unlock them in PvP. As of now, no PvP format supports heroes so you just wasted your faction . The mission allows you access to the heroes for PvE.
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Old Apr 06, 2011, 03:50 AM // 03:50   #7
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The faction gain goes to everyone in your party, regardless of who got the kill or even whether you are within party range.
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Old Apr 16, 2011, 07:55 PM // 19:55   #8
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Either is a good choice ATM considering all the scrubs that play blindbot and anti melée hex spam are playing dervs right now, but I would say AoB for the extra armor and plus the burning is more dmg than the life stealing
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Old Apr 17, 2011, 01:40 AM // 01:40   #9
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Either is a good choice ATM considering all the scrubs that play blindbot and anti melée hex spam are playing dervs right now, but I would say AoB for the extra armor and plus the burning is more dmg than the life stealing
The armor isn't useful 99% of the time. Barely anyone uses physical damage anymore.
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Old Apr 17, 2011, 08:06 AM // 08:06   #10
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Either is a good choice ATM considering all the scrubs that play blindbot and anti melée hex spam are playing dervs right now, but I would say AoB for the extra armor and plus the burning is more dmg than the life stealing
More for being able to spam with impunity.
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Old Apr 17, 2011, 01:35 PM // 13:35   #11
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The armor isn't useful 99% of the time. Barely anyone uses physical damage anymore.
Simply put, armour is always useful. Let's not forget Disciple runes on monks, shield sets and Sentinels for warriors. Armour will always mitigate damage even if it's not physical.

AoG has better survivability, but people will call you a 2011 123-player.
All you need is to use Lyssa's correctly and tear down like a boss

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Old Apr 17, 2011, 02:00 PM // 14:00   #12
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Simply put, armour is always useful. Let's not forget Disciple runes on monks, shield sets and Sentinels for warriors. Armour will always mitigate damage even if it's not physical.
I was referring to the +armor vs physical from Avatar of Balthazar. Obviously +armor is always useful, +armor vs physical only however is pretty much useless in PvP at this point in time.
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Old Apr 17, 2011, 05:17 PM // 17:17   #13
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lordpit, but ye, aog works too in there
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