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Old Jul 31, 2005, 08:46 AM // 08:46   #41
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Ether Prodigy is no worse than any other enchantment in the game. +4 energy regen constantly for minimal exhaustion and a hit of damage every time you cast it that is based on your current mana (something you can control to some degree) are not detrimental factors. Think of how you could combine Ether Lord with this in emergencies to prevent the damage hit!

But like all enchantments, it is largely worthless thanks to the farming nerfs and Nature's Renewal.
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Old Aug 16, 2005, 06:51 AM // 06:51   #42
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ah, nature's renewal. the bane of (most) spellcaster's skills. let's not get into this argument here, please.

please?
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Old Sep 01, 2005, 07:38 PM // 19:38   #43
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try this, get a high vamp short bow and use this skill and get a necro to use order of the vampire and/or order of pain. in pvp this results in insane amonts of dmg and life stealing(especilly if u use tigers fury). the only bad thing is u run out of energy pretty fast.
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Old Sep 11, 2005, 09:04 PM // 21:04   #44
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This Skill is useful in a intrupt Build After u use Choking Gas U can use this skill with choking gas to make sure a skill is intrupted!

However I do know that there are a few BAD elites and Bad Skills. HOWEVER elites like that are found in the Crysstal desert or the Siver Peaks I ahve a feeling that any elites found in the ring of fire can be put to god use.

In addition the staff at Guild wars are always looking for insane conbos that are Way to Powerful or too weak. In the cause of too powerful they down power it or make it immpossible to do. I have a feeling that Quick shot was combined with another elite skill that resulted in a combo so very powerful and so they made this elite!
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Old Sep 14, 2005, 01:36 AM // 01:36   #45
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All elites are elites for a reson. All elites are good, for exsample hundred blades was not an elite, but now it is because the stack way!! to well with iw.
anyway quick shot works good with a ranger way better the poison arrow and barage. With expertise this costs like 3 mana plus mana regen and its about 1 and add a zeolous bow string no mana at all.

also how about a quick shot and insenderary arrows thers an other exsample about stacked elites
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Old Oct 21, 2005, 04:19 AM // 04:19   #46
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As for interuption.. this is not the skill... *points to incindeary arrows or Punishing shot*.... this skill... it has it uses.. but most of them are Unorthadox and not the common run of the mill. The Boss does spawn, but i think he is one of the rarer spawns.... and he Wanders around like a lost soul too!!! GOSH.. i've only killed him with once with my ranger and like a dozen times each with my other characters =(
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Old Oct 21, 2005, 10:44 PM // 22:44   #47
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Why does the skill description now say "Shoot an arrow that moves twice as fast" ? I tested it out, and it still works the same way, but it's pretty weird.

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Old Nov 13, 2005, 07:35 PM // 19:35   #48
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It was changed to elite after the drastic finding of Marksmans Wager... Put poison and -50 percent recast and Ranger became far too overpowered.
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Old Nov 14, 2005, 12:32 PM // 12:32   #49
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The guy that said its free meant under less skills effecting it.

If you JUST were factoring in Zealous and 14 expertise - most 5 energy skills are free.
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Old Nov 28, 2005, 06:12 AM // 06:12   #50
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So does this skill basicly act as a faster attack? Ie savage shot or distracting shot, where basicly as soon as you activate the skill an arrows on its way?
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Old Nov 30, 2005, 02:41 PM // 14:41   #51
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So does this skill basicly act as a faster attack? Ie savage shot or distracting shot, where basicly as soon as you activate the skill an arrows on its way?
Yea - Its basically distracting shot speed wise without the 1/2 second rest behind it (and without the interupting and such) and the fact that it is usable right as you recharge it.

That is - you are ready to attack again by the time it recharges.

As for the Boss to get it..Maxine Coldstone likes to move around...You usually first see him with little backup, but by the time you get in a good way to attack him, you somehow get swamped and he/she silently walks away.

I got it by simlpy waiting til he came around a path I had already cleared, and ganged him while he was by himself.
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Old Nov 30, 2005, 06:19 PM // 18:19   #52
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heh, Maxine is most definately a woman, Harn is her estranged husband (you never see them on the rock at the same time )
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Old Dec 03, 2005, 08:21 PM // 20:21   #53
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In that case is it safe to assume after that 1 second "Casting time" it pops off the shot? If thats the case, i can easily see why this skill is an elite. Imagine your favorite long bow or horn bow with an attack speed of only 1 second, opposed to 2.5-2.75 seconds.
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Old Dec 05, 2005, 02:36 PM // 14:36   #54
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heh, Maxine is most definately a woman, Harn is her estranged husband (you never see them on the rock at the same time )
A human marrying a Forgotten? How would that work..

Eitherway - This is nice to throw a Penetrating shot or something, then this go off right behind it.
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Old Dec 07, 2005, 12:55 AM // 00:55   #55
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Just got this, and its exactly what i was hoping it would be. Up until now my combos been Kindle arrows using dual shot followed right by savage shot. Since kindle just adds extra damage, it works a lot like an instant 6 hit combo, since i use a long bow for the range i use fav winds when possible for the added arrow speed, even aroudn sorrows this can add up to around 70-100 dmg easily enough. Problem is even with high expertise is still takes a lot of energy (both dual and savage use 10). Using Quick shot with it instead saves me a lot (Costs nothing) even if it isnt AS fast, and while dual si recharging i can continue to use quick shot.

It works a lot like having a really fast attack speed, i should combine this with tigers and see the effects- very easy to see why this is an elite with such speed, low cost, and low recharge.
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Old Dec 07, 2005, 03:30 AM // 03:30   #56
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Tiger's Fury doesn't affect the arrow-nock speed for Quick Shot... since Quick Shot has a defined attack speed (1 second), attack speed buffs like Tiger's Fury and the like do not affect it. Likewise, TF doesn't affect your interrupt arrows (Distracting Shot, Savage Shot, etc). It *does* affect your other attacks though, like Dual Shot, Penetrating Attack, etc. So if you're primarily using Quick Shot and interrupt arrows, TF won't help as much as you think.
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Old Feb 16, 2006, 06:32 AM // 06:32   #57
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Using this with frenzy, flatbow for range and speed, read the wind because it's a flatbow, and just easier than waiting on a spirit and using IA. This combo more or less doubles my attackspeed, as with both i'm getting about 2 shots every 2 secs. Dont spam it - use it after an ordinary shot. Went frenzy because after maxing marksman and making sure i had enough in expertise and wilderness, didn't have a whole lot left.

8 exp for a 5 mp skill to cost3
13 exp for a 5 mp skill to cost 2
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Old May 21, 2006, 01:15 AM // 01:15   #58
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Too bad you can't combine this with incendiary arrows since they're both elites. If you were only able to. LOL that'd be the best thing ever!!!

This works awesome. I use it in PvP with kindle arrows or choking gas and it's effective. I don't need to have lightning relfexes just to fire faster. This is my second favorite skill putting incendiary arrows on top.

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Old May 28, 2006, 08:42 PM // 20:42   #59
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YES! I LOVE THIS SKILL!
though it seems that you guys love railing on it, it fires faster than people using tiger's fury or lightning reflexes.
Combine this with chocking gas and you can really screw some magic-users over with interrupt every second.
Also, I found this very effective with kindle arrows.
Then another advantage is that people can't side-step it as easily.
I use this in PvP a lot and it does it's job very well.
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Old Aug 24, 2006, 09:20 PM // 21:20   #60
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Despite most of you disliking the skill I love it!!! Try it out on a build in AB or other stuff. I use it with kindle arrows, conjure flame and a vampiric bow (5-1). The amount of damage I can do to mesmers, monks and eles is very high and my guild has developed a gvg build which has won us a fair amount of battles.
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