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Urzza · Jun 18, 2005, 06:47 AM // 06:47

If I wanted to make a character who looked at one target and said. "I WILL kill you. I don't care about anyone else; YOU are going to be feeling the pain." What would be the best way to go about this?

Genos · Jun 18, 2005, 07:23 AM // 07:23

praobly an all out Earth Ele Point blank nuker...

dansamy · Jun 18, 2005, 07:53 AM // 07:53

Sounds like someone has a grudge.

Gear853 · Jun 18, 2005, 08:03 AM // 08:03

a warrior monk. i swear most of them think they are uber. Most of them i group with rush in to everything.

βlitzkrieg · Jun 18, 2005, 08:06 AM // 08:06

Air elementalist I'd say.

Genos · Jun 18, 2005, 09:18 AM // 09:18

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Originally Posted by Genos

praobly an all out Earth Ele Point blank nuker...

i have a grudge against Air eles who havent seen the power of earth yet! *evil grin*

Eho · Jun 18, 2005, 10:57 AM // 10:57

A mesmer, obviously.

They specialize in 'point and die' or at least 'point and make helpless while killing slowly'. But they're extremely susceptible to anything they aren't specialized for.

timmo567 · Jun 18, 2005, 01:21 PM // 13:21

Thats what makes this game great.

So many classes have been suggested here, shows how balanced the game really is. Mabye even a smiting monk?

btw, Air > Earth

NoKey · Jun 19, 2005, 05:24 AM // 05:24

A Smiting/Earth Ele/Mo would work too!
Use earth as your defence and Smite away!

Smiting/Earth > Air

Zonzai · Jun 19, 2005, 05:39 AM // 05:39

Go with an air ele for that. Earth is a good line, but air is really better for single target destruction.

For those of you who hate wa/mo's try a water trident/echo build. Hard for a warrior to hurt you when he can't get to you. But that only works in the "ideal" situation.

For an ele, go with a fast-casting domination mesmer.

If you don't care about taking the risk of a dispel, try an IW build too.

Really though, It's all reletaive to your target and his team. There isn't really one build that kills everyone every time.

x4alc · Jun 19, 2005, 06:15 AM // 06:15

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Originally Posted by Zonzai

There isn't really one build that kills everyone every time.

That's absolutely correct because if it wasn't then everyone would be that one build, and if someone comes up with a way to break a combo then the streaming technology can be used to get rid of it. So if you really do have a grudge against some one then come back and say what that character is so we can tell you its weakness.

Tuna · Jun 19, 2005, 07:00 AM // 07:00

No one build can easily take out an enemy character. For example, an air ele, will cast 3 or 4 spells and total about 300 damage or so. Unfortunately, a typical toon has roughly 500 life and the air ele has no easy way to follow up the last 200 damage. Warriors and rangers have potential to solo a enemy due to their sustained dps, but a few choice spells will render them useless. In short, there's a reason why PvP forces you to be on a team.

theclam · Jun 19, 2005, 07:08 AM // 07:08

Wouldn't an Aeromancer E/Me be the most effective build against a single target? You have great single target damage from the Elementalist, along with great debuffs from the Mesmer.

Canadian · Jun 19, 2005, 09:58 AM // 09:58

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Originally Posted by timmo567

Thats what makes this game great.

So many classes have been suggested here, shows how balanced the game really is. Mabye even a smiting monk?

btw, Air > Earth

Game isn't exactly balanced. Although, close to it.

Neo-LD · Jun 19, 2005, 03:33 PM // 15:33

his question is not, "what is the best damaging build?" as many people have interpreted. He wants to do damage to one target (probably a monk) so forget about AoE, DoT, and anything else which doesnt really accomplish that goal.

Air eles are proven to be able to kill just about anything in 5 seconds without monk intervention. Again assuming no monk intervention, a w/mo, w/n, or w/e could put serious pain into one target in a hurry, using a sword or axe.

Monks mesmers and necros probably cant, and maybe a ranger can, but not as good as a wa or ele.

1/2_Extreme · Jun 19, 2005, 04:29 PM // 16:29

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Originally Posted by Urzza

If I wanted to make a character who looked at one target and said. "I WILL kill you. I don't care about anyone else; YOU are going to be feeling the pain." What would be the best way to go about this?

wow...

maybe a ele / mesmer fire nuker>?

Jade · Jun 19, 2005, 06:54 PM // 18:54

Personally, when just fighting 1 on 1, I can kill just about anything. So long as it can't inturupt any of my spells. First cast aura of restoration. Then hit it with meteor shower from a distance. Then run in and cast, inferno, lava font, and phoenix (not necessarily in that order). If it still manages to be standing, cast armor of earth and keep hitting it with phoenix and inferno.

Jczech · Jun 19, 2005, 07:23 PM // 19:23

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Originally Posted by Urzza

If I wanted to make a character who looked at one target and said. "I WILL kill you. I don't care about anyone else; YOU are going to be feeling the pain." What would be the best way to go about this?

I'd suggest an Elementalist / Mesmer using earth magic. Using Obsidian Flame, Echo, and Arcane Echo. Maxed out earth magic with some runes will cause it to deal over 100 damage, everytime. With two echo'ed copies of it, you can hit someone with it every two seconds, so they're going to go down in a hurry. The downside is that you're going to be effectively done after taking down one or two targets (it causes exhaustion) unless you have 100 or so energy, then possibly three. Probably doesn't work against smart monks who know what they're doing, but it sure works well in the random arenas until people target you, though with all that earth magic you can afford to take some great defence spells so you can take down that warrior before he/she takes down you. Mesmers will still be problematic if they're after you, though.

The Red Knight · Jun 20, 2005, 03:42 AM // 03:42

or war/ele with hammer and aftershock

Tony Blair · Jun 20, 2005, 03:49 AM // 03:49

Aeromancer E/Me ftw.