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Legends · May 16, 2008, 07:25 PM // 19:25

I use it a lot, usually stealing ideas from other peoples builds.

I'm not a very bright person when It comes to creating builds, so PvX Wiki can substitute for me

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edit: king of page 17.

Rhaegor Stormborn · May 16, 2008, 07:30 PM // 19:30

I do, but I am new so I must rely on the experience of others for now and will determine my own builds later, but I am sure whatever I determine is the best will have already been done by someone who has played 3 years.

Savio · May 16, 2008, 07:38 PM // 19:38

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Originally Posted by Legends

I'm not a very bright person when It comes to creating builds, so PvX Wiki can substitute for me

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The PvXwiki people aren't very bright when it comes to creating builds either.

Aldric · May 16, 2008, 07:39 PM // 19:39

I use them for ideas mainly to get ideas for how i want to shape a build up, especially if its a class im not really up to scratch on (/eyeballs Monks and Ele's)

Even for classes I know reasonably well I will still open 15-20 build tabs and just read over them incase i see something ive missed . I'm not infallible and its turned up the odd lightbulb moment

Sir Owns Alot EP · May 16, 2008, 07:44 PM // 19:44

For someone like me who couldn't care less about pondering the tactical interrelationships between skills and the effectiveness of the combinations, PVX is a godsent. Most of my heroes use PVX builds, but my Paragon (they only character I play on) has my own build that would probably be flamed to death if I ever posted it.

Whatever works.

Dallcingi · May 16, 2008, 08:15 PM // 20:15

I probably use something similar to pvx wiki but i personally do not copy/paste template and start using them... i look on there for ideas and tweak to my liking.

Cathode_Reborn · May 16, 2008, 08:44 PM // 20:44

I don't really visit PvXwiki, but I do see it get brought up alot in Aspenwood/AB.....home of the creative snowflakes.

I have nothing against it, it's a fine starting place for some. People seem to whine the most when they keep getting killed by a good build that happens to be on wiki. I was running a standard Dev hammer bar in FA and some random guy decides that im an "uncreative wiki user". I asked him if he could kindly send me a non-wiki'd hammer build that doesn't suck. Of course he never did but we still had a little chat about wiki and builds in general - just about every good build out there that exists is gonna be on wiki. Even if it's not the exact thing, there's still gonna be some type of variant of it. After a while his tone changed to "you're good but uncreative".....and this was comin from someone using an SF build with some other random skills so it would look "creative" u_u

People that try too hard to be unique end up embarassing themselves. There's nothin wrong with wiki.

Abedeus · May 16, 2008, 08:50 PM // 20:50

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Originally Posted by Mr. Undisclosed

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.

Same. But farming section is better at guru...

Sir Pandra Pierva · May 16, 2008, 08:54 PM // 20:54

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Originally Posted by Abedeus

Same. But farming section is better at guru...

it can be hit or miss on guru some times.

Yoom Omer · May 16, 2008, 09:03 PM // 21:03

For my farming build, yes. not for the rest of the builds tho.

Lest121 · May 16, 2008, 09:32 PM // 21:32

I use it for Farming ONLY.

dunky_g · May 16, 2008, 10:13 PM // 22:13

No.

Because I'm not retarded at coming up with some ideas of my own.

And the most common farms are well known enough that you shouldnt need PVX to help, just ask a friend if your really stuck.

YillyBear · May 16, 2008, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Yup, I try them, if they don't work I don't use them if they do I do. I mainly use it because I don't have time (due to work schedule) to sit and think of new builds.
*shrug* Guess I'm one of the retards, kinda proud of that in a weird way

Lord Sojar · May 16, 2008, 10:23 PM // 22:23

I look at them, laugh, and move on. Fun for a few laughs every week or so. Most are idiotic, 80% are just plain stupid, 80% of the remaining 20% are mundane and have better variations, and the other 4% are.... well... ok I guess, but a veteran player can still make better builds. There are maybe, and I do mean MAYBE, 3-4 very good builds on PvX, and those are the builds that are the core of GW (Shock Axe, Dom mesmer, HA RC monk, etc) I would say 10-12 of the builds are CORE builds that are the best option to use except in niche situations, but I don't count those as PvX builds. Those are veteran builds that just happen to be posted. 99% of the builds people have come up with that are not core builds on PvX suck so hard, you would think they were Dysons....

The forth fly · May 16, 2008, 10:43 PM // 22:43

use it to get farming builds but thats it,just been playing AB looks like people use it alot.do all sins use the same build? seems that way

Monk In The Box · May 16, 2008, 10:45 PM // 22:45

I use it as a tool to get farming builds and vanquishing builds.

Monkey Slayer · May 16, 2008, 10:46 PM // 22:46

I use it. But only to get good builds for my heroes, and when I need to pick up an easy farm build that you could pretty much get anywhere. 90% of the time the builds are crap and are broken in one way or another.

EDIT: And also, I'm still pretty new to the game, and I'm not TOO sure of how skills work, and which skills synergize.

Turtle222 · May 16, 2008, 11:13 PM // 23:13

I do both. Usually the ones i create are similar to ones in pvx. I made a pve earthshaker warrior ages ago and used it a lot, and only after a few months a earthshaker build came out (i use belly smash though

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Esan · May 16, 2008, 11:15 PM // 23:15

PvXWiki is utter trash these days. At one point their build articles might have made some sense. Now it sees every build has bizarre skill selections and usage notes that have no bearing on the skill bars. And it is infested to the brim with the most puerile trolls.

Tyla · May 16, 2008, 11:34 PM // 23:34

I just lol at some of the things.

Radiant Insignias? Lolwut?
Some of the builds are extremely atrocious.

Apart from farming, which Guru is already good for, it sees no use other than the lolz from me.

Idiots are funny.