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Raemyi
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In Topic: [Build] Bionic Boom - Non-Healing Shout Greatsword
26 February 2013 - 08:45 AM
Out of curiosity, since this is a tweak on an existing build, would you mind breaking down where the 40% extra damage is coming from? Sorry if it's an overly obvious question.
In Topic: Warrior Builds: Success and Failure
20 February 2013 - 09:02 AM
Lucav, on 20 February 2013 - 05:05 AM, said:
No, people passing off defensive builds as "invincible" and having "great damage" are ludicrous, and calling them out is definitely not.
To be fair, I think there's just that *one* that's blatantly calling itself "invincible". And, well, "great" isn't exactly a high-end term of endearment.
In Topic: [Build] Sonic Boon - Shout Greatsword
19 February 2013 - 09:27 PM
Brand, on 19 February 2013 - 04:28 PM, said:
Keep in mind that you also were only Autoattacking, so you would lose less stacks and gain more if you were using your other skills, namely 100B. The food doesn't make this build, it just helps. Many people use this build and probably don't play it exactly right haha. Also, it's pretty much an immutable fact that when you are attacking, you will have 25 stacks of might. The only time you don't is at the very start of a fight when you are getting your FGJ stacks. AS for your ability to play this build and be successful? That's on you, you should do what you like doing and are comfy with!
Duly noted, though for the record I *was* using 100b.
In Topic: [Build] Sonic Boon - Shout Greatsword
18 February 2013 - 07:52 PM
Brand, on 18 February 2013 - 10:27 AM, said:
You're fine haha, easy mistakes to make. But just for your sake, I'mma ask you to do something. Go to the PvP Weapon vendor in the mists, and on the THIRD tab there are STEADY weapons. They are purple quality and do awful damage. These are what people use to test so they can kill a Golem slower. Pick on of those up, fit it with the sigil and go try again. I guarantee you'll see improvement ^^
Experiment I will get back to you later if that's alright. I've still yet to sleep haha. Also, the food we use is in the spreadsheet, just not mentioned in the build ^^
Experiment I will get back to you later if that's alright. I've still yet to sleep haha. Also, the food we use is in the spreadsheet, just not mentioned in the build ^^
Good suggestion, I tried it out. I ended up hovering around 23 stacks most of the time, and I suppose the extra 10% boon duration would cover the rest. It still felt difficult - one wrong move, and I would drop back down to <20, but at least it's possible. I do start to wonder whether this build is really for me, though, since I always find myself falling back on my rifle, and since I tend to be too cheap to buy food.
Silly excuses, I know, but I'm curious just how viable you would count this build as being if it's not played exactly right. If I can't keep the 25 stacks up all the time, then am I better off with a different build? Obviously the best thing would just be to get better at my profession, but this is a theoretical question.
In Topic: Warrior Builds: Success and Failure
18 February 2013 - 09:58 AM
Nikephoros, on 18 February 2013 - 03:50 AM, said:
That is what I'm saying. Sounds like you need to join a good guild, so you don't have to run with suboptimal team compositions and bad players. You're free to base your build decisions about what works better with scrub pugs, but that's as irrelevant as debating about what is better for open world pve. I'll base my decision about things happening at the top of the food chain, not what bottom feeders are doing.
It's probably naive of me to think that chiming in on a heated debate is ever a good idea, but whatever, this seemed like a good opportunity.
It looks like, on this point at least, you two aren't really in disagreement. The more specialized DPS builds will excel in organized and professionally managed groups, while builds like Sonic Boon do bring advantages to the table for more casual or simply unorganized play, where not all of the variables are under strict regulation. The crux of the debate, at least as far as I've been able to tell (and feel free to correct me), seems to have arisen from a different set of assumptions. You assume the most optimal situation (organized guild, specialized roles, practiced veteran players), whereas Brand assumes the most *common* situation demographically speaking (PUG, unpredictable builds, unpredictable team skill or synergy). You call builds like Sonic Boon pretty much useless, but you're assuming a certain context, and then people like Brand defend said builds, assuming a *different* context.
Does that sound about right? Honestly, I don't see the big deal, here. No one ever claimed that shout-healing builds were a good idea for speed clears or perfectly optimized play. That would be silly! Of course, maybe you're just arguing that any sane player *should* play in organized settings, aiming for optimization, and that things like PUGs are a bane on society. But, if so, shouldn't that be its *own* debate? Such a philosophy certainly seems contested enough to warrant one, from the way this thread's been going. Can't exactly take that as a matter of common sense, especially when elitist (not in the derogatory sense) philosophies are, by definition, the very opposite of common sense.
Please note that not a single word of this post was sarcastic. Just to avoid any misunderstandings. Looking back on it, quite a bit of it could be read that way.
