Curse

pegasux · Oct 10, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11

Not sure if I'm just out of the loop but I ran into 3 Starburst teams with 4 ViM trappers this weekend. The teams were made up of 2 Starburst and 4 ViM Trappers. I was in 2 balanced and 1 VimWay team at the time and found it exremely difficult to stop them. I'm not very experienced in HA with only R2 but have never had such a hard time stopping a build till I ran into them. Any ideas?

Nurse With Wound · Oct 10, 2006, 02:19 PM // 14:19

The same as usual. Dont ball up and kite. Wand the trappers, and focus on killing the eles who will try to overexted to hit you with starburst. IMO the build you've described is even worse than the usual vimway...

audioaxes · Oct 10, 2006, 02:33 PM // 14:33

that sounds incredibly easy to beat
i must admit one thing that even though i was and still am opposed to the 6v6 idea it sure did clean out alot of noobs who could play only iway and bloodspike

pegasux · Oct 10, 2006, 04:02 PM // 16:02

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Originally Posted by Nurse With Wound

The same as usual. Dont ball up and kite. Wand the trappers, and focus on killing the eles who will try to overexted to hit you with starburst. IMO the build you've described is even worse than the usual vimway...

thx Nurse...we didn't ball up and tried to wait them out but somebody from our team would get impatient and rush =(. tough to get a good team when your only r2 =(.

ZenRgy · Oct 10, 2006, 05:31 PM // 17:31

My friend ran an E/W starburster with ViM when HA was still 8v8 - worked suprisingly well.

But starbursters are just way too easy to kill nowadays.

Skuld · Oct 10, 2006, 05:43 PM // 17:43

^ 2 elites ftw

Bugeater · Oct 10, 2006, 08:33 PM // 20:33

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Originally Posted by ZenRgy

My friend ran an E/W starburster with ViM when HA was still 8v8 - worked suprisingly well.

I knew a friend of a friend who did that, but added Cripshot and Poison Arrow to fuel his ViM. That with Sig of Midnight and Plague Signet he was nigh unstoppable. On altar maps he would just Charge! the ghostly to cap first and SB him as soon as he got there. I think he solo held for like 4 hours during one of the beta weekends.

He also had a Glyph of Renewal/Oathshot build that totally owned.

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Originally Posted by Skuld

^ 2 elites ftw

Keeping my window open over lunch and not refreshing before posting so I look like a damn Johnny-come-lately ftl. Sorry to beat the horse you already shot.

Skuld · Oct 10, 2006, 09:29 PM // 21:29

Sorry? :s he edited it? I don't remember tbh

Phrozen_ · Oct 11, 2006, 02:17 AM // 02:17

haha... they should get even more creative and use starburst warriors instead

Morgoth the dark · Oct 11, 2006, 04:55 AM // 04:55

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Originally Posted by ZenRgy

My friend ran an E/W starburster with ViM when HA was still 8v8 - worked suprisingly well.

But starbursters are just way too easy to kill nowadays.

and he was using eviscerate and glyph of energy too?

u cant play Vim with Starburst....

Julen · Oct 11, 2006, 06:58 AM // 06:58

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Originally Posted by Morgoth the dark

u cant play Vim with Starburst....

You sure?

Skuld · Oct 11, 2006, 07:30 AM // 07:30

Read Morgath's post.

Julen · Oct 11, 2006, 10:19 AM // 10:19

i merely posted that to point out that when 3 people in a row make the same err... joke, it kinda loses its funny nature

Tijger · Oct 11, 2006, 10:42 AM // 10:42

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Originally Posted by Morgoth the dark

and he was using eviscerate and glyph of energy too?

u cant play Vim with Starburst....

He didnt say the Starbursters were using ViM, he said they had 4 ViM trappers and 2 Starbursters.

ZenRgy · Oct 11, 2006, 11:23 AM // 11:23

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Originally Posted by Skuld

^ 2 elites ftw

As in, it was a Starburster but without starburst, so just a close combat fire-ele I suppose you would call it, and with ViM on his bar which is great energy management.

-Loki- · Oct 11, 2006, 11:30 AM // 11:30

If it doesn't have starburst, it ceases to be a starburster. IT's like calling a ranger without traps a trapper.

Morgoth the dark · Oct 11, 2006, 04:35 PM // 16:35

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Originally Posted by Julen

You sure?

yep pretty shure :P
and fire ele without starburst isnt starburster, it just nuker

ZenRgy · Oct 11, 2006, 05:07 PM // 17:07

*sigh*

And now we're just being smart-arses.

Sol Is Pyrrhus · Oct 11, 2006, 05:18 PM // 17:18

I had the greatest idea last night when it comes to avoiding starburst. I call it "moving".

Teh Mighty Warrior · Oct 12, 2006, 01:03 AM // 01:03

I heard that if you ball up, you become invincable to fire damage.

I also heard that vim starbursts are becoming the meta