LunarFog wrote:...What, am I trying to brainshwash a magician into being a different kind of magician? If I wanted to brainwash him I'd be converting him to being a pure melee user...
Yes. Conversion does not equal sabotage....beware, I see what she did there :suspect:
LunarFog wrote:...A vet won't backstab you if you don't suck...
Not true. Think about that bro, you have no pivot stabs....
LunarFog wrote:...WoG > Force. This issue isn't really that big a deal and you could use one or the other but you have to weigh the pros and cons of each.
WoG: Farther range, does moderate damage
Force: More castings.
Using them as a shield should probably be avoided though, especially Force. Since it has such short range, some people could probably hit you and not get hit even if you time it perfectly. And if you use Force and it ends with both of you hitting each other, then wouldn't you much rather do damage in that situation?.
Very logical standpoint...I can't quite see the deception....UNLESS SHE'S TRYING TO TALK YOU INTO WOG!
No seriously, she's right. The only time you would want to use those miracles as a shield is if you have no other option. However, the amount of difficulty stated I think is bit of an exaggeration. It just takes practice.
Also, Force is nice to have to combo in to.
LunarFog wrote:...It's entirely true. Stamina isn't that useful, definitely not as useful as all the other stats and creating space isn't the only option you have against bs fishers. Even with 10 endurance a mage has more than enough stamina to fight effectively. You'd be able to roll 3 or 4 times and if you just wait for half a second you'd have enough stamina again to roll 2 more times. All you use stamina for is rolling or blocking. If stamina regain was so terrible that pure-mages needed the max amount to ever fight anything, then how would melee-users who have to roll, defend, and attack even EXIST?...
I disagree with everything said here. Make your build, fight against "fight clubbers" and you will too.
LunarFog wrote:...Darkwood grain ring is pretty bad. It gives you more invincibility frames for rolls, but how many times have you thought "Damn. If I was just invincible during that roll for a little while longer I wouldn't have gotten hit"? Besides, enjoy trying to replace Havel's ring with Darkwood ring and not having to get rid of even more endurance or vit...
Pretty bad is an exaggeration. You will find yourself asking that question a lot. Again dude, you have no backstabs and counter backstabs. You might think now that you'll be okay, but once you start attunement cycling in the heat of battle against someone who realizes you have no backstabs.......
LunarFog wrote:...I would avoid switching crest shield to dark hand. It has less stability than the crest shield, melee attacks go through it like butter, and it has the same magic defense as the crest shield. You'd basically be trading functionality and usefulness for...nothing.
The low stability is actually the advantage of the Darkhand. The “knockback effect” is vital for someone not having 36 or 76 poise. Nothing goes through it like butter. The damage split is 80/80/80/80. If you want to stand there and tank hits….then you should probably make a different build anyway.
Also, SMS on a Darkhand = edge.
@Lunar
I'm jj about the sabotage stuff.
by Automancer Sat Feb 16, 2013 4:56 pm
