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Plissken · Mar 02, 2007, 09:41 AM // 09:41

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Originally Posted by Tan Blademaster

lol I just want to say - playing assassins in AB is possibly the funest thing to do in your spare time on GW.

whoever is stupid enough to challenge an assassin to a 1v1 in AB is a bit bumb.

I love the fact that I can make people chase after me for ages wghile I regen my health by using Shadow of Haste + Dash and Feigned Neutraility. And then while a whammo is chasing after me I just turn around - cast my Shadow Prison Combo and he dies lol. so fun:P

Even funnier is to run a build that is able to survive the cheap BoA build so many sins run nowadays,because they think they will wtfpwn everyone.Mostly they start cursing at you when they see that after the whole combo you're not even down to 50% health (And I play a MM

).

But the funniest thing it ever happened to me is the typical Ele/Dervish thinking he's immortal and bragging about it...until Rend Enchantments hits (yes,I run Rend Enchantments in my build

).You should see how fast they die after and usually go "Wtf you n00b running Rend Enchantments in AB". It happened to me quite a few times...believe me,it was hilarious

Irukandji · Mar 02, 2007, 02:34 PM // 14:34

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Originally Posted by Plissken

But the funniest thing it ever happened to me is the typical Ele/Dervish thinking he's immortal and bragging about it...until Rend Enchantments hits (yes,I run Rend Enchantments in my build

).You should see how fast they die after and usually go "Wtf you n00b running Rend Enchantments in AB". It happened to me quite a few times...believe me,it was hilarious

Tee hee hee, just when I read this part of your posting I knew it had to be by that MM I played with yesterday. 'Lo mate. It was really hilarious. xD

I don't actually get all those 1 vs. 1 challenges either, it's so pointless - but sometimes it's just funny as hell when another sin starts to turn the game into a personal competiton with me. *g* Though it's rather rare to run into people who do that just for the fun of it instead of trying to prove their uber-leetness.

criticalglitch · Mar 03, 2007, 05:53 PM // 17:53

I love it when solo Assassins or Warriors run up to my Necro thinking they have an easy kill. Faintheartedness/Enfeeble/Life transfer and they figure they can't do any more damage to me so they start running away, but they'll be dead within 10 seconds from the degen.

Undressed · Mar 05, 2007, 08:42 AM // 08:42

So is this thread here the culmination of leet players who enjoy bragging about killing retards, immatures and asshats? I find that pityful.

Perfected Shadow · Mar 05, 2007, 09:12 AM // 09:12

Not really, it's more the collective experiences of AB players which caused amusement, etc. I'm sure you've had some of those unless you don't play AB. You shouldn't pity people that enjoy those moments. It's better than blatantly referring to some players as 'retards, immatures and asshats'.

Undressed · Mar 05, 2007, 12:11 PM // 12:11

Unless you live in La-La-Land they exist.

Div · Mar 05, 2007, 12:21 PM // 12:21

There are all kinds of players in the game: from spoiled kids to grown adults with families, from the most unskilled player to the most efficient/creative farmer or strategic/swift pvper, from someone who has never played AB to professional AB'ers. No matter where you go, you're going to encounter people that don't know the point of the game, or at least the point of the part of the game they're playing (say AB). They are most likely starters who don't understand the main objective and only focus on the 1v1 killing, so I tend to ignore them and go on with my business. It's fairly common, as you'll see, to see people complaining about how they can win in a 1v1. No one likes to feel inferior, so they'll retaliate by saying that when you're outplaying him/his team.

Amadei · Mar 06, 2007, 06:42 AM // 06:42

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Originally Posted by Undressed

So is this thread here the culmination of leet players who enjoy bragging about killing retards, immatures and asshats? I find that pityful.

You should really tell the person forcing you to read this thread to knock it off

God Apprentice · Mar 06, 2007, 06:56 AM // 06:56

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Originally Posted by Jeff Highwind

I'll admit AB has provided one very entertaining format of PvP, I really enjoy the sheer pandemonium of 2 armies killing each other in cold blood. Since I use my Sin exclusively for AB, I especially enjoy slitting the throat of a lone Luxon running around or helping my healbots being threatened by a mob. One thing that tends to confuse me is a concept that apparently harbors honor and glory (imo, so don't flame me) amongst the Luxons:

The 1v1 Fight.

It never seems to fail, anytime I kill a warrior or most other non-caster classes out of nowhere I always hear at least one "wtf wuss! I would own j00 in 1v1" or the less used "Quit snaring you wussy sin and solo me!" alot when I am striding across the jade sea. My question is why is this idea so popular? Why would people want to 1v1 in a massive 12v12 + npc army fight when it's almost impossible to find a place to do said duel? And why do Wamos (sorry to stereotype) most of all feel the need to duel an Assassin?

Ah yes, the duel

I usually tell them to go play WoW if they want to duel. Assassins meant to warp in and spike some quick damage and then get out anyways

CassiusDrehyg · Mar 06, 2007, 09:49 AM // 09:49

AB players are scrubs and AI controlled robots that want to get their feet wet in PvP, but are failing miserably because of their inability to think outside of the box. AB players are under the impression that kiting is the worst sin imaginable.

When they suck, they cry "1v1 OMFG NOOB" as if 1v1 actually means anything, and then if you agree to duel them, they bring a BoA sin. I like to pile them with melee hate with a mesmer and watch them cry.

gg

Wild Karrde · Mar 06, 2007, 09:56 AM // 09:56

After reading all these posts I jsut got to laugh to myself cause its ALL true. AB has ceased to become what it was meant to be because of all these things. Its almost been turned into a TA that allows 3 teams to go in at once. I have not once entered an AB that I havnt seen a 1 vs 1 challenge or a "your such a n00b" type comment, which always ends up becoming a verbal argument between 2-4 players who eliminate themselves from the battle entirely cause they are too busy typing comebacks over All chat. What the heck are those things that light up blue and red for any way???? (yes that was a sarcastic remark) Calling people a noob in a serious way is like calling them a brat or a butthead or a dork. It makes the person saying it sound like a.... noob lol.

Yes it is stupid for most anyone to 1v1 a sin. And wammos need to just get out of everything but their limited use in PvE. They are ineffective at doing much in AB cause they are all about defense not about spikes or dmg. And Riposte tanks dont do much damage to anyone but meleers (sp?) They pretty much cant kill anyone cept by spamming those skills. And if your dumb enough to keep pounding at a Riposte Tank then you deserve that humiliating death at their hands which justs boosts their confidence that they are invincible. And Touchers Spamming those bites over and over I just roll on the floor watching male rangers Flail their arms all over spamming those attacks. Ive never seen anything more rediculous. At least the Females attempt to look somewhat sexy doing it. And the gloating cause they know how to hit a few buttons over and over when a machine run by a few rubberbands and no technical parts could do it is even funnier. Geomancer Eles that concentrate on NOT taking damage eliminate themselves from the battle as well cause they obviously arent about doing damage. And anyone who tries to kill them has eliminated themselves from the battle as well unless you strip enchants and spike reallly quick and most people dont do that.

Now to show you all how stupid I am. he he he. I run a Warrior in PvP well in ABs thats about the only pvp I do. Why? because its a blast. I know im subject to alot of things that will render me useless, Pindown blind weakness ect. The ONLY monk skill I will bring with me is Mending touch. Say a mesmer puts clumsiness, Empathy, and whatever other Hex he wants to use so he can laugh at me as I kill myself. Am I going to stop beating on him? NO because either way I'm DEAD, I turn and run the hexes will get me, I stay and fight the hexes will get me. So I just swing away hopin that maybe ill do SOME damage to him. Only time ill maybe step off for a second is if I have monk support that can heal me or take off the hexes so I can cave man club away again. Theres alot of melee hate goin around because of sins bein able to shadow step to a squishy kill it in seconds and disapear, and because you always see a few wammos in a AB and it just brings a smile to your face when you know they are going down. So it now comes to WHAT THE HELL AM I THERE FOR. Im there to take the hate. If im gettin the melee hate dumped on me that means the rest of my team is safe for a few seconds which maybe all they need. And if Im not being hit with alot of melee hate then what is the point of me bringing much if any defense skills at all. why not unload with attacks while you have time before the melee hate hits you. I dont care what Defensive build your runnin once that melee hate hits your gone. TANKS are USELESS in PvP cause they arent the PRIMARY target. So I refuse to call myself a tank. I a WARRIOR. Any healing being attempted during a battle by a warrior is stupid and jsut means youre not doing any damage. and it will gain you, what? a few more seconds of life wich are wasted anyway from you using the heals in the first place.

ABs are jsut used way to much for practicing for a GvG match were capping shrines doesnt matter or TA where you just have to focus on killing the other team. I find myself stupidly running around solo trying to cap shrines while the rest of my team is mobbing with the other sides mob, at which point I get pwnd by a sin whos sees a HuGE warrior trying to sneak around or I get pwnd by the NPCs at the shrines themselves. Sure I could be a wammo and solo the shrines but it would take SOOO long to kill the npcs at them cause im more worried about healing myself that 4 other enemies would be on me before the job was done. It would be great if AB went back to what it was supposed to be. A almost territorries like game where you get points for having more territorries NOT form holidng one territorry with a mob for the longest. AND YES BOTH SIDES MOB NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU SAY NO ONLY THIS SIDE DOES, WE JUST CAP.

And anyone could kill anyone if you could set rules for the person you are fighting so saying I could pwn you if yada yada yada. Is stupid. As stated 1v1 is obsolete, means nothing.
AB needs a thorough rinsing. but alas it will never happen. And Ill continue to play my warrior in AB no matter how ineffective or effective he is cause its JUST PLAIN FUN!

Now my favorite part... the comments lol (seriously though im not trying to sound superior or stuck up. I really do like seeing the comments, The good and the bad and the ugly cause I can read em and learn from em. Its the only way you can get better)

Patrick Smit · Mar 06, 2007, 10:15 AM // 10:15

Wild, one question, u use heal signet/lions comfort?

bungusmaximus · Mar 06, 2007, 01:14 PM // 13:14

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Originally Posted by Wild Karrde

And Ill continue to play my warrior in AB no matter how ineffective or effective he is cause its JUST PLAIN FUN!

Last time I layed warrior it was a hammer warrior with a good monk behind him. He had speed boosts and a damage/KD build. who needs BOA sins anyway

. Warriors aren't useless, theyre just dependent on someone keeping them clean.

Jeff Highwind · Mar 06, 2007, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Apparently being banned merits me a de-subscription from every thread I've ever posted in. -_-

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Originally Posted by CassiusDrehyg

AB players are scrubs and AI controlled robots that want to get their feet wet in PvP, but are failing miserably because of their inability to think outside of the box.

I hope you mean skill-wise because Heroe's Ascent is full of copy-pasta builds atm. Hearing "GLF SF" or "GLF Zergway" is getting rather tedious for a Choking Gas ranger.

And Wild Karrde, IMO that was the best post I've seen in ages but this line kinda filled me with skeptecism:

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ABs are jsut used way to much for practicing for a GvG match were capping shrines doesnt matter or TA where you just have to focus on killing the other team.

GvG =/= AB because not only are you just capping one point in GvG but the capping method is different

TA =/= AB either because despite TA being kill everything in sight the scale is much larger and TA doesn't demand some form of strategy. You can kill everything in AB but if you don't cap any points you can still get a heavy loss despite your kill count.

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Anyway since everyone's been passionately been talking about why they love AB I might as well join in. AB is quite entertaining not just because of the scale of things but because it merits on-the-fly planning and leadership and tactical observation. Despite never meeting a majority of your team you form a type of comradery as you relay info to each other in an attempt to either gain the upper hand or hold your advantage in areas where you stand no chance. Also it takes either a great leader and a cooperative squad in order for a faction to form a 4-4-4 or a mob when they have no clue who is orchestrating this process. AB may be for scrubs who can't handle HA or GvG but I'm glad it exists since it's so lax but also requires a fair amount of cooperation.

And as for recent 1v1 comedy, my alliance has had the fun idea to run Air Spike in AB and we met a Riposte war who yelled "Zomg Kurzick spiking noobs why not 1v1?" So I amused him. Running Dual-attuned spiker with Blind, Weakness and KD is so much fun against any arrogant martial class.

Wild Karrde · Mar 06, 2007, 10:05 PM // 22:05

Thanks for the replies guys.

Patrick:
Yeah ill bring along lions comfort or heal sig, but i rarely use either. Only time i do use them is after a fight while im standing on say the necro shrine waiting for the ever so annoying Faintheartedness to wear off, or in situations similar to that.

bungusmaximus
yeah with a good monk behind a warrior he can go for awhile, it makes it all that much more fun. Just gotta figure outa way to keep that monk form being noticed.....

Jeff Highwind
Yeah I Generalized too much on that comment >.<, I guess I was jsut trying to say that in alot of ABs the focus becomes killing the opposing team and capping just kinda happens as a side thought, Or it could be that "get the rez shrine at all costs" type thing that leads to pretty close to 12 on 12 fights surrounding it. Simply put youre right about that.

BiNumber3 · Mar 06, 2007, 10:29 PM // 22:29

I run my own earth nuke build since day 1 of ab till now, though now i use an e/d just for regen. I've seen so many earth ele's usin all the defensive builds though, they do no dmg and act all [email protected] because they take forever to kill. Though i'll admit, those guys are rather effective at drawing ev1's attention from capping and killing

As for 1v1, i love accepting challenges, sometimes i win sometimes i dont, but it's still fun
And i've run into very few sins that can kill me solo, i usually drop them to 1/3 of their hp or so, then they run.
Honestly tho, it's sad that ev1 used cookie cutter builds, though wat's more sad is when people who use cookie cutters act all [email protected] for usin a build they didnt come up with

Undressed · Mar 07, 2007, 11:47 AM // 11:47

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Originally Posted by Amadei

You should really tell the person forcing you to read this thread to knock it off

Getting autistic, eh?

bungusmaximus · Mar 07, 2007, 11:59 AM // 11:59

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Originally Posted by Wild Karrde

Thanks for the replies guys.
bungusmaximus
yeah with a good monk behind a warrior he can go for awhile, it makes it all that much more fun. Just gotta figure outa way to keep that monk form being noticed.....

When someone 'notices' our monk I hit him over the head with a hammer. Theres lots of people that take a monk along and refuse to defend him/her, but I am not one of those people.

Riotgear · Mar 07, 2007, 06:18 PM // 18:18

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Originally Posted by bungusmaximus

When someone 'notices' our monk I hit him over the head with a hammer. Theres lots of people that take a monk along and refuse to defend him/her, but I am not one of those people.

I take it one step further and thank my monks for "being bait." :P

Amadei · Mar 08, 2007, 05:48 AM // 05:48

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Originally Posted by Undressed

Getting autistic, eh?

Excuse me? You're the only railing at the people in the thread, calling them... what was it again? Ah, yes, "pityful". There's no one forcing you to read this, and I'm sorry my sarcasm was lost on you.