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Fril Estelin · Mar 21, 2008, 03:51 PM // 15:51

And the credits of this build go, I believe, to Sab who is on GWG:
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/member.php?u=45564

Chthon · Mar 21, 2008, 04:13 PM // 16:13

Sabway is a hero-team build for 4-man areas that compresses a team's vital functions into just 3 hero builds. A Minion Bomber plus two other necromancers are used to take advantage of soul reaping to power skills that would otherwise be too expensive. The player is not vital to the build, so they are free to suck without causing too much of a negative impact.

It works very well in 4-man areas. It works alright in 6-man areas. It's not so hot in 8-man areas, but many people still use it anyway. You would be (much) better off "unpacking" the vital functions onto more specialized builds, since you have the space to do so in 8-man areas (even if that means building around the 4 least-sucky henchmen).

One other thing of note: the AI, particularly on the resto necro, has some serious skill usage problems, which can be somewhat overcome by microing.

Sabway is named for Sab, who first popularized the build.

Nightmares Hammer · Mar 21, 2008, 04:14 PM // 16:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkNecrid

It works.

Chances are, it works better than whatever you made "originally" (hint: with a small number of skills in this game, someones probably already made the exact same bar as you).

QFT

OP: Yeah, just click on one of the many links...

+1

isamu kurosawa · Mar 21, 2008, 04:21 PM // 16:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05

"ursan is like sabway" ... let me rephrase. i meant it as in "it's an overused build that people resort to when they can't use their own skills (assuming they have any to begin with...)"

need anymore clarification?

What apout those of us who used a simmilar setup before it became "overused"? does that mean we automatically suck ?

I have used a simmilar setup on all my martial classes except my para (who has access to a whole different level of power) when playing with h/h.

Earth · Mar 21, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27

Isn't it funny how almost every single thread gets turned into a rant thread these days?

Mar 21, 2008, 03:51 PM // 15:51	#21
Fril Estelin So Serious... Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Guild: Nerfs Are [WHAK] Profession: E/	And the credits of this build go, I believe, to Sab who is on GWG: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/member.php?u=45564

Mar 21, 2008, 04:13 PM // 16:13	#22
Chthon Grotto Attendant Join Date: Apr 2007	Sabway is a hero-team build for 4-man areas that compresses a team's vital functions into just 3 hero builds. A Minion Bomber plus two other necromancers are used to take advantage of soul reaping to power skills that would otherwise be too expensive. The player is not vital to the build, so they are free to suck without causing too much of a negative impact. It works very well in 4-man areas. It works alright in 6-man areas. It's not so hot in 8-man areas, but many people still use it anyway. You would be (much) better off "unpacking" the vital functions onto more specialized builds, since you have the space to do so in 8-man areas (even if that means building around the 4 least-sucky henchmen). One other thing of note: the AI, particularly on the resto necro, has some serious skill usage problems, which can be somewhat overcome by microing. Sabway is named for Sab, who first popularized the build.

Mar 21, 2008, 04:27 PM // 16:27	#25
Earth Always Outnumbered Join Date: Jul 2006	Isn't it funny how almost every single thread gets turned into a rant thread these days?