Curse

snaek · Mar 27, 2009, 05:53 AM // 05:53

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Originally Posted by scythefromunder

Why hasn't anyone mention this yet?

maybe because people still run that crap

Gift3d · Mar 27, 2009, 06:33 AM // 06:33

[steelfang slash] really...

all the other skills i either forget, or have been replaced with better working bars...

mr monk rupsie · Mar 27, 2009, 07:53 AM // 07:53

How about [Discord] teams before it was nerfed or [Jagged Bones] with [Death Nova] and [Taste of Death]. And of course the soul reaping was first the best thing you had (especially with spirits).

urania · Mar 27, 2009, 08:40 AM // 08:40

ZB prot with 1 stance and purge sig..

IMMORTAlMITCH · Mar 27, 2009, 09:28 AM // 09:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by scythefromunder

[very old school;OQATExpW5pwMUajFlAg4bu0VA]
...............
Why hasn't anyone mention this yet?[ohai;OgQSQ4LP1QOhkA1IcSNaCBA]

None of those skills got nerfed.

And to the OP if Primal Rage and Turret rangers got so roflstomped, how come they still see play?

Cirian · Mar 27, 2009, 11:24 AM // 11:24

First time I saw a necro team using Feast of Corruption spike was pure giggles. Oh, the original SBRI spike was genious, watching the Divert Hexes monk blowing up on Scourge Healing in VoD was pure rib tickling hysteria! People (hi iQ) eventually tamed it with something 2 purge signets, Divert, probably an Expel in there somewhere too... nowadays you could probably just own it with uber-PnH, I mean wtf, talk about power creep.

Ohai Divert Hexes! PnH makes you utterly pointless. RIP. The poor skill was niche to begin with next to Blessed Light, but now... ugh. Smells pretty dead to me.

There was also the Jagged Bones season of infinite energy that was quite amusing and I do seem to remember some epic N/Mo abusing Healer's Boon and soul reaping too. Good times, good times. Necros used to be the most maligned class, raged at for being broken (which they were lol), but they were wicked fun

Modern Foul Feast/Lingering necros seem balanced by comparison.

In other news, Mind Blast has made a... comeback! I used to use a E/D with mind blast, flame djinn's, mystic, back when flame djinn's was perma 33% speed and mind blast returned an extra 2 energy. Now it's been revived by the Aura of Restoration buff! Too bad I'm addicted to Ether Prism now though.

Oh yeah, one last one... old Reclaim Essence was better.

Moloch Vein · Mar 27, 2009, 11:45 AM // 11:45

[Malaise] + [Wither]

Hello, once necromancers could cause e-denial, but then Arenanet decided they shouldn't, so they had us choose between [Panic] which affects an entire area and gives -2 degen, or [Wither] which only targets one person for -1 degen, casts twice as slow and ends if the opponent is smart enough to switch to his negative-energy set.

Nice moves.

icedwhitemocha · Mar 27, 2009, 01:37 PM // 13:37

The steelfang hammer swap build will always be my favorite build in GW; no exceptions.

makosi · Mar 27, 2009, 01:42 PM // 13:42

[edge of extinction] Bomb.

I still try to abuse EoE where possible.

DarkNecrid · Mar 27, 2009, 01:45 PM // 13:45

The boon prot, freaking loved that build.

Snow Bunny · Mar 27, 2009, 02:32 PM // 14:32

[shadow prison][burst of aggression]

[rampage as one][eremite's attack]

[incoming]["they're on fire!"][anthem of flame]

Aera · Mar 27, 2009, 02:43 PM // 14:43

any condition build

ohai [foul feast]

I D E L E T E D I · Mar 27, 2009, 03:34 PM // 15:34

[shield of deflection]

QQ

Vanquisher · Mar 27, 2009, 04:18 PM // 16:18

Boon Prots
FCAS
Dom Mesmers with Gale
E-Prod
AoE Smiters
Ether Renewal Smiters
IWAY
Nu's Smiter build
nO's Smiter build
VIKI Build
QQ Assassin Build
iQ Gale chain
AoD Assassin in general
SBRI
Life Bond chains in Tombs
EP Frag Ganker/Build
sB Frag Build

... more.

Worf · Mar 27, 2009, 06:20 PM // 18:20

Boon Prots and Gale Warriors. TBH the whole Propechies meta.

Neo-LD · Mar 27, 2009, 08:12 PM // 20:12

I guess I can understand that everyone has fond memories of the boon prot because it was so powerful. I myself was one of the first boon prots, as and was immensely successful with it. But it was way too good, and way too easy: virtually anyone could use one effectively. Key monk mechanics such as protting and especially removals were often discarded because no one could afford to spend 7e on 3pips just to remove a hex or a blind. It was a degenerate easy mode that made it hard to make mistakes, easy to recover from mistakes, and was immune to most forms of shutdown.

The nerf to boon prots was the best thing that ever happened to monking in this game.

Rhamia Darigaz · Mar 27, 2009, 08:39 PM // 20:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neo-LD

Key monk mechanics such as protting and especially were often discarded

and especially what????
I HAVE TO KNOW!

Neo-LD · Mar 27, 2009, 09:03 PM // 21:03

Oops, removals. Fixed.

Lord Natural · Mar 27, 2009, 09:13 PM // 21:13

[skill]Eviscerate[/skill][skill]Executioner's Strike[/skill][skill]Distracting Blow[/skill][skill]"I Will Avenge You!"[/skill][skill]Tiger's Fury[/skill][skill]Predatory Season[/skill][skill]Charm Animal[/skill][skill]Resurrection Signet[/skill]

Productivity · Mar 28, 2009, 12:56 AM // 00:56

[Reversal of Fortune][Guardian][Mend Ailment][Signet of Devotion][Offering of Blood][Holy Veil][Contemplation of Purity][Divine Boon]