Curse

MalVeauX · Jul 28, 2006, 04:12 PM // 16:12

Heya gents,

Goofing around with the premade R/P (pack hunter), toying with skills, ditching the pet, etc. The arenas are clogged with condictions and hexes, so I went ahead and took a highly defensive ranger build, added offense, and used paragon for the new attacks (which do ace damage by the way, loving spears).

Anyone else think the premade is a little too good for what it does so far?

Anyhow, my alteration of the R/P:

Didn't get the 20... due to fighting the silly premade with a n/mo.

Cheers!

TopGun · Jul 29, 2006, 03:58 AM // 03:58

Not 100% (I don't have the stupid pictures memorized) but it doesn't look like you have Tiger's Fury on there... which is pretty much the centre of the R/P build... that +33% attack speed lets you put slam on the pressure like an anvil on a smiley face.

-Old 3FL- · Jul 29, 2006, 04:01 AM // 04:01

^so does lightning reflexes +33% and 75% to evade
but it has 45sec recharge
so not as spammable

MalVeauX · Jul 29, 2006, 04:04 AM // 04:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by TopGun

Not 100% (I don't have the stupid pictures memorized) but it doesn't look like you have Tiger's Fury on there... which is pretty much the centre of the R/P build... that +33% attack speed lets you put slam on the pressure like an anvil on a smiley face.

You're right. I sacrificed a bit of the punch in order to gain: the ability to have spiteful spirit, parasite cover, etc, and end up with 6+ energy rengen and massive health regen. I have two big heals going on while I fight, not just standing, and one is a stance that works of my opponent's pressure.

The 33% loss from tigers is only while I'm attacking. I took lighting reflexes instead, as I get 33% attack speed from that instead without pushing points into beast mastery when I already have expertise. I trade off that and also gain a valuable "take it easy" time for 75% of the things after me don't happen, allowing my MR to keep my bulbs full. The loss is that I can only use it now and then, and not just "all the time" like with TF.

Since my posting of this, I subed out for barbed spear. Combined with my poison, I bag monks and casters pretty quickly with just three throws. Lighting, Vicous, Normal, Barbed. They also enjoy a nice -7 degen to their health while I hit them. And with their armor levels, I see lots of 30's and 40's over their heads per throw when using a skill. I maul their health below half in one little go and my energy doesn't even budge, allowing it all free for my defense and heal should someone call me out due to the little spats I start.

Pressure wise, It's hilarious watching a monk attempt to mend himself after every hit I make, let alone my spear and on top of that my damage. They just end up running and I just throw my bleed elseware since the duration is long and turn back on the monk as he reapproaches.

But I do understand what you're saying

Cheers!

Commie · Jul 29, 2006, 06:11 AM // 06:11

I made almost the exact same build on a whim as soon as I saw Barbed Spear. Only without the Melandru elite (Factions only at the time), I kept the Fury and ran Escape (which I love, with such high Expertise it's only 12 seconds or so after it ends before it's recharged again.)

I made it to 13 wins before a team mate went afk.

TheProject · Jul 29, 2006, 08:41 AM // 08:41

Hmm........i gotta try this out, thanks mate.

Also, ive been toying with this class a bit, and im impressed ppl are occupied with the dervish so much.

Hmm.......Random Arenas must have a huge load, im still at 669 files and ive donwloaded 3 megs......

fallot · Jul 29, 2006, 08:54 AM // 08:54

The rest of your team must have been very reasonable. That skillbar is many times worse than the actual R/P premade. You lose a hell of a lot of pressure without the pet and tiger's fury and you've replaced it with a sub-par elite and lightning reflexes ?

You took a perfectly good build and crapped all over it.

TheProject · Jul 29, 2006, 09:12 AM // 09:12

Melandrus Resiliance is too.............situational for my liking...

2e pips (hex and coverup hex) = .66e a second, thats not much difference. If you really want energy, just use ferocious strike, its way better, and gets you adrenaline

Omnidragon42 · Jul 29, 2006, 09:39 AM // 09:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallot

The rest of your team must have been very reasonable. That skillbar is many times worse than the actual R/P premade. You lose a hell of a lot of pressure without the pet and tiger's fury and you've replaced it with a sub-par elite and lightning reflexes ?

You took a perfectly good build and crapped all over it.

Have you seen all the conditions and hexes in RA today? Resiliance is one of the best elites around for this weekend IMO. The RA enviroment on a preview weekend is entirely different from normal.