Curse

Lishy · Mar 03, 2008, 09:13 PM // 21:13

I like avatar of Balthazar because of the speed boost,+40 armor, and holy damage.
But that is just me, and people shouldn't put something on their bar unless it relates to their build...In this case I am a high-moving tank with constant +9 hp regen and high armor :P
I find it to be a rather useful elite if you don't have anything else to put on your bar..But it probably shouldn't be used for high-end play.

Arkantos · Mar 03, 2008, 10:54 PM // 22:54

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Originally Posted by Kain Fz

I like avatar of Balthazar because of the speed boost,+40 armor, and holy damage.
But that is just me, and people shouldn't put something on their bar unless it relates to their build...In this case I am a high-moving tank with constant +9 hp regen and high armor :P
I find it to be a rather useful elite if you don't have anything else to put on your bar..But it probably shouldn't be used for high-end play.

Balthazar dervishes are quite scary in high-end play, since pious assault got buffed.

Sirius-NZ · Mar 04, 2008, 05:02 AM // 05:02

I have a hard time believing that Lyssa spikers wouldn't be scarier, though... while they have less armour (can be fixed but you need another skill to do it), their damage output can be extremely high.

blurmedia · Mar 04, 2008, 08:10 AM // 08:10

You're gonna have a hard time hitting for the bonus damage in GvG because people tend to not be dumb.

Keekles · Mar 04, 2008, 08:19 AM // 08:19

Lyssa is easier to kite (assuming you aren't shadowstepping). A lot of times, you won't get bonus damage with lyssa in GvG (you still can, and it HURTS), while balth's holy damage will increase your damage vs warriors. You're a lot easier to spike (compared to balth or melandru).

Sirius-NZ · Mar 04, 2008, 11:31 AM // 11:31

If you're not hitting for the bonus damage, I suspect it either means the target is not using skills (no biggie!) or is using skills with extremely short activation times that fit between swings, or something. As far as I know a warrior using a skill that has to wait for the next swing to work *does* count as an activation.

LightningHell · Mar 04, 2008, 12:12 PM // 12:12

Chances, are, if you're hitting something, they're kiting and not casting anything.

Hence why Lyssa is kinda bad in PvP.

Dodo The Extinct · Mar 04, 2008, 12:21 PM // 12:21

AoB is the type of skill that people bring because there was nothing else that fit. Not because it was very appropriate, but because it was the best choice.

The real problem lies in Pious Assault and Grenth's Aura.

isamu kurosawa · Mar 04, 2008, 01:03 PM // 13:03

The pious buff however doesn't mean balth is any better in PvE yet its still as popular. Lyssa is still the most useful in PvE because of the ease of triggering the bonus damage.

Dwayna can be very useful if your running Rts in place of monks too.

blurmedia · Mar 04, 2008, 02:08 PM // 14:08

And why would you want to run rits instead of monks...?
If izzy would just remove the activation time on assault the spike would be dead :\

Sir Pandra Pierva · Mar 04, 2008, 10:07 PM // 22:07

anti hexing. thats why monks are still popular for anti conditions rits tend to do a little better but not as well as [skill]Restore Condtion[/skill]

isamu kurosawa · Mar 04, 2008, 10:36 PM // 22:36

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Originally Posted by blurmedia

And why would you want to run rits instead of monks...?
If izzy would just remove the activation time on assault the spike would be dead :\

Well if your In DoA and want some form of prot against the big angry monkey taking a Rt would be more useful.

Coloneh · Mar 04, 2008, 11:56 PM // 23:56

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Originally Posted by blurmedia

And why would you want to run rits instead of monks...?

rits hold a team up better than monks if you dont have to worry about hex removal.

moriz · Mar 05, 2008, 07:16 PM // 19:16

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Originally Posted by Coloneh

rits hold a team up better than monks if you dont have to worry about hex removal.

yeah
right
ok...

now, back to the dervish:

dervishes play pretty different compared to a warrior. while kiting works very well against warriors, it is actually sometimes more dangerous to kite a dervish than to stand there and take it. if you are kiting, the dervish is autocritting... and i don't need to remind you guys just how big dervish crits are.

this where AoB shines. it's perma-speed boost means that it can catch up to any kiting target, allowing them to deliver the big crits repeatedly. if not for avatar of melandru's immunity to conditions, AoB would be the form of choice in high level gvg a long time ago.

Div · Mar 05, 2008, 07:18 PM // 19:18

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Originally Posted by Coloneh

rits hold a team up better than monks if you dont have to worry about hex removal.

Good joke. So we should run rits instead of monks in GvG when we're not facing hexes? Awesome!

~ Dan ~ · Mar 05, 2008, 07:37 PM // 19:37

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Originally Posted by moriz

this where AoB shines. it's perma-speed boost means that it can catch up to any kiting target, allowing them to deliver the big crits repeatedly.

[skill]Rush[/skill] or [skill]Crippling Sweep[/skill]

AoB "buffs" have been discussed to death already, and people deciding to use it in GvG doesn't make them any better. If it weren't for pious assault, this skill would still never see light.

Sir Pandra Pierva · Mar 05, 2008, 07:40 PM // 19:40

and it is still outshined by a lyssa running that spike

llsektorll · Mar 05, 2008, 07:42 PM // 19:42

avatar of balth fails.... milandru is ftw

Sir Pandra Pierva · Mar 05, 2008, 07:48 PM // 19:48

its funny but the tree is still godmode compared to the other avatars

has anyone tried the spke with Dwayna?

llsektorll · Mar 05, 2008, 07:50 PM // 19:50

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Originally Posted by Sir Pandra Pierva

its funny but the tree is still godmode compared to the other avatars

has anyone tried the spke with Dwayna?

which is why sylvari will be the best race.... anet=treehuggers?.... did you see the pics of their office... they are in the middle of a forest..