Curse

Age · May 03, 2008, 12:33 AM // 00:33

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Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

I'm reading this as you want to use an elite tome as soon as you get out of pre so you can get an unfair bonus above everyone else in Ascalon Arena. In that case there probably wouldn't be too much use in taking [[Dragon Slash] because you won't have the attributes to have it return a good enough adr to justify the 10adr cost.

If you're talking about RA, TA, and stuff, just make a PvP char, saving yourself the trouble of running a subpar char. Besides, you have to get to lvl 20 anyway and at that point, you'll have most of the elites within your grasp anyway

They lock up elites now in Lower end arenas like Ascalon and Yaks and it is about time.I wished the same could be done for armour.The same applies to PvE skills in a PvP area they get locked up to.

For farming [triple chop] pvp [eviscerate]
farming [hundred blades] pvp [dragon slash] or [crippling slash]

I wouldn't use a hammer for farming.

Issac · May 03, 2008, 12:41 AM // 00:41

Personally I like quivering blade, it only reqs 4 adren and I barely ever get dazed from it.

Jam Jar · May 03, 2008, 05:06 AM // 05:06

[Dragon Slash] is hard to run when you just get out of Pre. However, if you get it later in the game, not only will it own general PvE, but you can rock PvP too.

But for now, it's a better idea to stick with some other elites like [Triple Chop].

MasterSasori · May 03, 2008, 05:30 PM // 17:30

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Originally Posted by Issac

Personally I like quivering blade, it only reqs 4 adren and I barely ever get dazed from it.

Yeah [quivering blade] is easy to get and its pretty good.

zling · May 03, 2008, 05:37 PM // 17:37

use tomes on elites that are hard to cap, Earthshaker is 1 of those elites...
the rest are just so easy to cap once at lvl 20 that it's wasting an elite tome... and Earthshaker is actually useful in both PvE and PvP so why not use it?

A Leprechaun · May 03, 2008, 06:27 PM // 18:27

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Originally Posted by zling

use tomes on elites that are hard to cap, Earthshaker is 1 of those elites...
the rest are just so easy to cap once at lvl 20 that it's wasting an elite tome... and Earthshaker is actually useful in both PvE and PvP so why not use it?

Yeah, if you wouldn't mind using a hammer (give it a try, its pretty fun) [Earth Shaker] would be a great choice. Its hard to cap and, other thanhe 4 hammer mastery to make it work, its effect doesn't scale (as in it starts crappy and only gets good when you're a high level) so its effective in low level areas.

For sword I think [quivering blade] is a good choice, even if it does get blocked, the daze shouldn't make much difference as you should be casting spells (with few exceptions). I wouldn't recommend [Dragon Slash] for the moment, it kinda pigeon-holes you into a certain build, other than that its not an amazing elite (10a original cost :/). I personally like [Hundred Blades], its simple and does good damage when mixed with a conjure as well as decent adrenaline gain.

For axe you have 3 options which I think are equally as good as each other in their own fields, [Cleave], [Eviscerate] and [Triple Chop]. Eviscerate is amazing, but does cost quite a bit of adrenaline, better in PvP or high-end PvE. Triple Chop is a staple skill, high damage and AoE very good. Cleave is sometimes underrated, its cheap and does high damage, very powerful combined with Dismember, good in all areas.

You could always get an elite that works with all weapons, but to be honest there are not many that will benefit you hugely.

~A Leprechaun~

Age · May 03, 2008, 07:58 PM // 19:58

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Originally Posted by zling

use tomes on elites that are hard to cap, Earthshaker is 1 of those elites...
the rest are just so easy to cap once at lvl 20 that it's wasting an elite tome... and Earthshaker is actually useful in both PvE and PvP so why not use it?

Earthshaker is easy to cap as compared to Devastating hammer or Backbreaker or Magehunters bash(sp).

Magikarp · May 03, 2008, 08:56 PM // 20:56

pvp: deva hammer, backbreaker, crippling slash, evis, magehunters smash

pve: dragon slash, triple chop, EARTHSHAKA!

its as simple as that. everything falls underneath of those skills for now.

i say to go with either crippling slash or devastating. both are pretty good in both pve and pvp imo.