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Old Jul 05, 2006, 01:20 PM // 13:20   #1
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Default A few PvE truths

This is mainly meant as fun, so please don't take too much offense
I just get fed up with seeing people stating things as fact when in reality, things may be a little more fluid.

Certain things are solid gold truths in PvE:

Full Knight's armour is the best way of spotting a noob.

Rebirth is the best non-combat PvE res, a mesmer fast-casting Resurrection Chant is the best combat PvE res. Res sigs are third, and Rebirth should NEVER be used mid-combat.

If your secondary is not monk, you should still bring res sig if you are grouping with others.

Mending sucks just as much in group PvE as it does in PvP. Mobs just LOVE to strip it. If you're going to take mending, cast it on the monk, not yourself.

Chaos Storm is utterly useless since the AI update.

Mesmers don't have to follow calls. They're at their best when they're spreading the love.

2 monks are NOT a necessity.

If you're pursuing the Cartographer or Skill titles, you WILL spend most of your time with henchies.

Not ALL Wammos suck. Just the majority.

Anymore for anymore?

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Old Jul 05, 2006, 01:32 PM // 13:32   #2
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Anyone with FoW armor is rich.

Ritualists can heal too! Monks are NOT the only healers!

Elementalists aren't tanks.

Neither are mesmers.

....Or assasins.

Ok, basically just warriors are tanks.

IW sucks in PVE just as much as it does in PVP

People seem to only want nuking fire eles in their group.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 01:50 PM // 13:50   #3
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rangers are neglected by many PuGs.

pet/barragers ftw
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 03:08 PM // 15:08   #4
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E/Mo Healer LFG! This one makes me laugh on the PvE side.. don't get me wrong either prod HP E/Mo's in PvP can save your butt. I'm talking about the people starting E/Mo's thinking they are monks Experianced Urgoz Team Starting Self Invite! 2/8!. Everyone Ready? Followed by many 1's and a couple of ready's followed by WTF OMG Why did you Enter I was not Ready!. Male Warrior Monks Dancin Topless in Piken Square Confuses me to this very day...Group LF Exp Trapper Self Invite. Enter so Called Trapper. Youre a trapper right? Yes. Great Lets go. Enter Mish. So called Trapper appears to have a bow. you bring your fist to your eye's give a few rubs, look again and yup Trapper still has a bow. Slightly confused you watch to see what elite he/she has and wait yup it's Barrage. Hey I thought you said you were a Trapper... I am n00b. your using barrage. I know! n00b wait. Starts to spam I'm using Flame Trap! Segways into My Energy is 0 of 25. you ask how are your atts setup he/she Types OMG WTF Dude 16 Marks 5 Exp 9 WS The rest is in Healing N00b! and the list goes on
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 03:26 PM // 15:26   #5
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Just because you're rank 9 doesn't mean you're an uber PvE player AND on the flip side just cause you have FoW armor doesn't mean you're an uber PvP player
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 05:04 PM // 17:04   #6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nexus Icon
This is mainly meant as fun, so please don't take too much offense
I just get fed up with seeing people stating things as fact when in reality, things may be a little more fluid.

Certain things are solid gold truths in PvE:

Full Knight's armour is the best way of spotting a noob.

Rebirth is the best non-combat PvE res, a mesmer fast-casting Resurrection Chant is the best combat PvE res. Res sigs are third, and Rebirth should NEVER be used mid-combat.

If your secondary is not monk, you should still bring res sig if you are grouping with others.

Mending sucks just as much in group PvE as it does in PvP. Mobs just LOVE to strip it. If you're going to take mending, cast it on the monk, not yourself.

Chaos Storm is utterly useless since the AI update.

Mesmers don't have to follow calls. They're at their best when they're spreading the love.

2 monks are NOT a necessity.

If you're pursuing the Cartographer or Skill titles, you WILL spend most of your time with henchies.

Not ALL Wammos suck. Just the majority.

Anymore for anymore?
rebirth is fine in mid-battle. IF IF IF IF IF its used propperly (ie NOT by a non-monk main).
ideally the monk should not be ressing in mid-battle unless they are 100% sure they can still keep people up and running, but a monk whose experienced in using rebirth can get it off without a hitch. and if a monk is using it mid-battle, they MUST have a -5 energy weapon switch.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 05:32 PM // 17:32   #7
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It's easier to find 5 Warriors then 1 monk, and it's easier to find 3 monks than to find 1 water Ele.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 05:42 PM // 17:42   #8
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Originally Posted by Trojan Protector
Just because you're rank 9 doesn't mean you're an uber PvE player AND on the flip side just cause you have FoW armor doesn't mean you're an uber PvP player
Just because you're rank 9 doesn't mean you're an uber PvP player AND on the flip side just cause you have FoW armor doesn't mean you're an uber PvE player


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rebirth is fine in mid-battle. IF IF IF IF IF its used propperly (ie NOT by a non-monk main).
and if a monk...they MUST have a -5 energy weapon switch.
Still not a fan of it cause it brings up the player at 25% in the midst of battle, might as well burn a sig unless it is FoW or an elite mission.

-5 energy set in PvE ftw though...Rebirth is the age old use, but I am always in the pursuit of finding new ones. Countering the power leak of the new computer AI to save an overextended wammo in FoW/Fire Island works (they still haven't changed the AI to use esurge/eburn correctly yet). Also the negative energy set completely counters the edrain from seals in the Fire Islands. Still looking for more uses...

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Old Jul 05, 2006, 05:55 PM // 17:55   #9
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PvE Truth #743659: All truths are generalizations and a good player can expose situational flaws in many if not all of them.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03   #10
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Originally Posted by kryshnysh
PvE Truth #743659: All truths are generalizations and a good player can expose situational flaws in many if not all of them.
^^QFT

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Old Jul 05, 2006, 07:26 PM // 19:26   #11
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some people like the look of their armor rather then walking around looking like crap[aka, all glads other then boots]
monks don't like to waist energy on a friendly that's only missing a couple pixels of health
not every one needs to be in a guild to play
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 07:43 PM // 19:43   #12
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*swap to protection set*
I'm using Aegis!
*swap to -energy set*
I'm using Rebirth on xxx!
*swap to blood set*
I'm using Offering of Blood



Works quite nicely, but if you're the only monk I wouldn't risk it (unless you know the other party members know what they're doing). Also, only if you're ressing a warrior, no point in losing a lot of your energy to grab someone who needs to wait in order to do anything effectively.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 07:54 PM // 19:54   #13
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Some truths are not generalizations,

"This particular pixel on my monitor is red"

sorry I'm an idiot
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 08:01 PM // 20:01   #14
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Originally Posted by Winstar
Some truths are not generalizations,

"This particular pixel on my monitor is red"

sorry I'm an idiot
My eyes have a slight distortion in sensitivity near the red end of the spectrum, that pixel appears orange to me....

Nice one.

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Random PvE Truth #689321: Planning > Leeroy.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 09:00 PM // 21:00   #15
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Originally Posted by kryshnysh
Random PvE Truth #689321: Planning > Leeroy.
umm, a guildie and i tried planning for raisu palace, and we failed, i next day i took my wammo with henchies, leeroyed my way to victory.

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Full Knight's armour is the best way of spotting a noob.
with the new armor crafting style this is outdated
btw, my wammo used to use full knights, and did quite well
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 09:13 PM // 21:13   #16
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E/Mo Healer LFG! This one makes me laugh on the PvE side.. don't get me wrong either prod HP E/Mo's in PvP can save your butt. I'm talking about the people starting E/Mo's thinking they are monks Experianced Urgoz Team Starting Self Invite! 2/8!. Everyone Ready? Followed by many 1's and a couple of ready's followed by WTF OMG Why did you Enter I was not Ready!. Male Warrior Monks Dancin Topless in Piken Square Confuses me to this very day...Group LF Exp Trapper Self Invite. Enter so Called Trapper. Youre a trapper right? Yes. Great Lets go. Enter Mish. So called Trapper appears to have a bow. you bring your fist to your eye's give a few rubs, look again and yup Trapper still has a bow. Slightly confused you watch to see what elite he/she has and wait yup it's Barrage. Hey I thought you said you were a Trapper... I am n00b. your using barrage. I know! n00b wait. Starts to spam I'm using Flame Trap! Segways into My Energy is 0 of 25. you ask how are your atts setup he/she Types OMG WTF Dude 16 Marks 5 Exp 9 WS The rest is in Healing N00b! and the list goes on
Just thinking about reading this made my brain hurt...but I started anyway and dismissed it completely after the second line.

GG, leet-speaker.....gg.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 09:52 PM // 21:52   #17
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Just thinking about reading this made my brain hurt...but I started anyway and dismissed it completely after the second line.

GG, leet-speaker.....gg.

Well seeing as it was tough for you. I will let you in on a little secret. That was

me talking about other "people" in PvE, The type of language they use so... Beat

buddy if you want to talk of other people and quote them; at least have the

common courtesy to read what is typed, instead of two sentences champ.


GG Hooked on Phonics GG.....
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 10:21 PM // 22:21   #18
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Quote:
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umm, a guildie and i tried planning for raisu palace, and we failed, i next day i took my wammo with henchies, leeroyed my way to victory.
I love this new computergamese langue which we create on the fly where an imfamous yet obscure rpg character becomes a verb
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 10:35 PM // 22:35   #19
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Fast casting Vengeance is the most fun I've ever had in the game.
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Old Jul 05, 2006, 10:41 PM // 22:41   #20
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Truth: Anecdotes mean nothing.
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