Curse

SimplyAmazing · Apr 21, 2009, 08:20 PM // 20:20

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Originally Posted by Junato

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My shadow form goes to 22 seconds, but the thing is when to execute the skills... I need some help, I don't know why I am screwing up when practicing the execution and I am always one second short.

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At the moment I am focused on getting the sequence of the perma right. So, anything else that is said won't catch attention

you dont have a +20% enchant mod on your weapon, it's easy, press 1, 2, 3, if you have low energy, specially with daggers, learn how to time your casts, glyph lasts a few seconds, which is enough to regain all of it's casting cost before you cast paradox and sf, also i like to cast paradox a bit early before sf is running out, so it has a few seconds to regen some of it's cost as well, get yourself an enchant mod, and you wont have to worry about that 1sec.

Lord Of Blame · Apr 22, 2009, 08:46 PM // 20:46

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Originally Posted by Junato

In more detail what's wrong here

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My shadow form goes to 22 seconds, but the thing is when to execute the skills... I need some help, I don't know why I am screwing up when practicing the execution and I am always one second short.

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At the moment I am focused on getting the sequence of the perma right. So, anything else that is said won't catch attention

If your gonna play a perma then I recommend you get more weapon sets. Also take the superior shadow arts rune off the shoes, you only need the one on the headpiece. Recommend you get all energy mods for your armor, Attunment runes (except headpiece) and Radiant insig's. For your weapon sets I would recommend:

1. Zealous enchanting daggers with +5 energy preferably
2. Zealous enchanting scythe with +5 energy preferably
3. This set needs to be a high energy enchanting staff or sword/axe & focus.

During normal play use set 3. That way you have +4 pips of energy regen. Once you have stacked enemies up then you can switch to set 2 which will give you +3 energy per scythe swing as long as you are hitting 3 enemies. When you get down to one enemy left then you can switch to set one or back to set 3. It takes a little practice but it is very easy and energy should not be an issue if you do it correctly.

Teknikaali · Apr 22, 2009, 08:47 PM // 20:47

The first cast goes just like hitting [Glyph of Swiftness] and [Deadly Paradox] at the same time.
Right after that use [Shadow Form].
Then you can do whatever you were intended to do: run around, kill enemies with the rest of your skills (4-8).
When Shadow Form's recharge status is on the green zone (check the pic above) just hit [Glyph of Swiftness] and [Deadly Paradox] like you did the first time and then [Shadow Form] when it has recharged.

Junato · Apr 22, 2009, 08:56 PM // 20:56

You are a life saver! I am just going to take a few days off for exams and then I will be perma running along 1 platinum per each checkpoint!

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Originally Posted by Teknikaali

The first cast goes just like hitting [Glyph of Swiftness] and [Deadly Paradox] at the same time.
Right after that use [Shadow Form].
Then you can do whatever you were intended to do: run around, kill enemies with the rest of your skills (4-8).
When Shadow Form's recharge status is on the green zone (check the pic above) just hit [Glyph of Swiftness] and [Deadly Paradox] like you did the first time and then [Shadow Form] when it has recharged.

MagmaRed · Apr 23, 2009, 04:13 AM // 04:13

Make sure you change your armor. I'd advise a second armor set when you can afford it so you can run other builds without bad armor.

5 Radiant Insignias
1 Superior Shadow Arts rune (not 2)
1 Minor Deadly Arts (not needed, but useful)
1 Vigor (best you can afford, but even this isn't NEEDED, so you could swap it for an Attunement)
2 Runes of Attunement (3 if you don't use the Vigor)

Then, make sure you have a weapon (or 2) with +20% enchanting on it. Can be Daggers, Scythe, Staff, Sword/Axe/Spear, but you MUST have one.

After you get your armor and weapons set, then go sit anywhere you want and cast Shadow Form continually. You won't need any monsters around to practice the timing of the skills, but you won't get to practice switching to a Zealous weapon. After you learn how to maintain Shadow Form, go try it on some monsters.