Curse

Riotgear · Sep 11, 2008, 06:43 AM // 06:43

You do know Shroud of Silence got nerfed to 1..3 seconds, right?

Akaraxle · Sep 11, 2008, 10:02 AM // 10:02

It sucks.

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shoogi · Sep 11, 2008, 10:56 AM // 10:56

Well it has a nice synergy with the mesmer insignia that gives +armor for recharging skills (prodigy insignia i think), so you aren't totally squishy when inside enemy backline. Deserves a shot.

Byron · Sep 15, 2008, 05:44 PM // 17:44

If only there were some kind of weapon slot that could give you more armor when you swapped to it...

Reverend Dr · Sep 15, 2008, 07:48 PM // 19:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoogi

Deserves a shot.

No it doesn't. Blackout is a great (well was a great) window skill that gave the rest of your team a window to do something big, but basing a build entirely around it is terrible. Completely shutting down a monk sounds good on paper, but if that is all you can do, then you aren't bringing anything worthwild to your team. This is inspite of the fact that this build cannot keep a monk shut down all the time, is incredibly vulnerable to disruption itself, and is vulnerable to monks simply kiting. Current dom mesmer bars already provide a ton of pressure to the monks, with extra disruption that can be placed where needbe, and large spike assists. Giving up great versitility for something that only keeps monks locked down a little better and in actual play work worse, is just unacceptible.

JR · Sep 15, 2008, 10:27 PM // 22:27

Two of those mesmers means you have three other characters to play with in your build. Those three have to provide utility, defense and enough damage to spike down a monk. Not going to happen.

Age · Sep 16, 2008, 12:09 AM // 00:09

You would only get one chance before they catch on to you and start targeting you atleast I would as War. or Ranger.

newbie_of_doom · Sep 22, 2008, 08:06 AM // 08:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burton2000

6 seconds of blackout on each monk isnt gonna get you a kill unless the team is about to wipe in which case your just better off taking other skills like shame or power block.

exaaaaaaaaactly

-Pluto- · Sep 23, 2008, 02:46 PM // 14:46

What JR said. What's the point of taking out two of their characters if you have to take out two of yours? With your mesmers spending most of their time being blacked out too, I imagine their midline + rit can keep up with what's left of your offense, and if not, they probably won't need to anyway because you can't keep up with theirs (or they're just horrendously bad, and you'd have won regardless of build).