Curse

Arathorn5000 · Aug 28, 2005, 09:30 PM // 21:30

I was playing a R/W flag runner all day yesterday in GvG, and basically dominating the opposing runner with my insane speed buffs and whirling/troll unguent if they decide to try to take me out (almost all runners are wars or rangers). However, one guild's flag runner was a frag/virulence 'assassin' basically, and completely dominated me....I never saw it coming. Our guild hall is the frozen one, so the flag is out in the middle of nowhere. When it's just the two of us out there, and he slaps imagined burden on me and goes into his spike, I'm a goner.

Very cool idea, I almost want to try it out....it just seems that there are too many guild halls where both teams actually fight in full force at the flag stand, so speed is the key to having the edge as a runner. Nevertheless, watch out for flag runner assassins out there

Ender Ward · Aug 28, 2005, 09:38 PM // 21:38

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Originally Posted by arredondo

Shatter Enchantment + Shame > Shielding hands + Mend Ailment. If one side is coordinated on stopping damage, the other side has to come prepared to deal with breaking their defenses. The cycle doesn't stop with a Monk's intervention. Each side makes contingency plans or a coordinated team from either side will be wasting its time.

What kind of Monk doesn't use a 1/4 sec cover enchant inbetween Shielding Hands and Mend Ailment?

Oh, good luck getting Shame in there in time, even with 16 in Fast Cast (which you won't have on a Fragility/Virulence build).

Seriously, I've never been killed by these Virulence builds when a guildy Monk is around. Not even in team arena.

ElderAtronach · Aug 28, 2005, 09:52 PM // 21:52

When I run shielding hands in 4v4 (almost always), frag almost never kills anyone. When I'm not running it because I'm trying out some experimental build, frag can decimate me/teammates pretty quick unless I smite hex and it goes off right before the PP gets put on.

Bast · Aug 28, 2005, 10:40 PM // 22:40

Hex Breaker.

Being observant (see Fragilitiy, wait for Phantom Pain, wait a tick and then cast Mend Ailment. Often you'll catch the Deep Wound before Virulence lands, causing it to do nothing; if you don't, you get a pretty big heal out of Mend Ailment anyway thanks to the 3 or 4 conditions on you. Kthxbye.)

Fragility is one of those novelty builds like IW that owns noobs or overextended people (flag runners) but fails miserably against anyone that knows enough to see it coming (If you see Me/N, you should probably watch for it).

Vwoss · Aug 29, 2005, 12:29 AM // 00:29

I have found that it's quite good for sniping NPC defenses in GvG.

Bewb carcass · Aug 29, 2005, 05:57 AM // 05:57

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Originally Posted by Bast

Hex Breaker.

Being observant (see Fragilitiy, wait for Phantom Pain, wait a tick and then cast Mend Ailment. Often you'll catch the Deep Wound before Virulence lands, causing it to do nothing; if you don't, you get a pretty big heal out of Mend Ailment anyway thanks to the 3 or 4 conditions on you. Kthxbye.)

Fragility is one of those novelty builds like IW that owns noobs or overextended people (flag runners) but fails miserably against anyone that knows enough to see it coming (If you see Me/N, you should probably watch for it).

There are certain ways around hex breaker.

A smart frag mez knows to watch out for me/* or */me for the possibility of HB. If you want to frag another mez just bring a cheap hex to knock it down, and most likely you will have to twice if your prey is observant. However I never cast fragility first.

Aug 29, 2005, 06:42 AM // 06:42

Why are people so obsessed with Fragility builds?

Morganas · Aug 29, 2005, 06:45 AM // 06:45

Because they kill really really fast, and you get to inflict lots of "stuff" upon one target, giving you a misplaced sense of leetness when you do your little trick without anyone countering it.

Iraqalypse Now · Aug 29, 2005, 07:01 AM // 07:01

contemplation of purity may really, really, really suck most of the time, but with boon and channeling on contemplation of purity > someone fragging you. If you cast it right as the PP comes on, it eats the frag, pain, and i think deep wound also. If you cast it after the virulence, it eats 2 conditions, the frag, and heals you for a good amount too. 1/4 second cast too, and its a skill instead of a spell