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Firespray_uk

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REspec Help Required

Alright guys n gals.

Longo time since Fire da staffer done a post on the dark side and it's on behalf of my good friend and SG team mate Hobsnob.

He's done a screenie of his character as is and wants to do a respec and is looking for advice.

Can you guys please take a look at it and offer him some good sound advice? Please? For me?

Excellent....

Hobs Respec - Please Help

If we can post the responses here it'll help him loads and I wont have to start getting mean... :o)

Thanks

Mark

03/30/06 12:09

Dasha

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RE: REspec Help Required

ok ok looks nice..

IMO - take the second slot away from Hasten and Health. put them in your def toggles. Mids well get that 1end redux in there.

at 25 put both into hasten

ouch no Build-Up and a new attack at 26 new secondary at 28..

lol I copied my reply to the pic and put it here for ya..

I strongly suggest Build Up.. I havnt played with claws but he may consider switchin out slash for it.. specially with him gettin ga new attack at 26 to make up for it..

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03/30/06 14:02

Firespray_uk

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RE: REspec Help Required

*shameless bump*

Hobs I'll look properly at it and post something saturday using the character builder.

C'mon folks people are usually good with these things from the ground up, help hobs respec!!

Or I make the site go PINK and sparkly!!!

LOL, please, if ur any good with the power sets or have advice for him please post it, I'll appreicate it and so will hobs.

Thanks for your time and apologies for a shameless bumping of the post.

03/30/06 16:54

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RE: REspec Help Required

nother bump,
seeing as i'm not that high yet, my experience lends little advice. But i love build up as a brute, godsendish

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03/30/06 20:56

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my 2 inf

Righto... here we go. So far his build looks pretty good. although for the sake of his Endurance i would drop one slot from his attacks and add it to his toggles, a stalker hits pretty hard as it is and not dying= no debt= faster lvling. i concentated on defense for my stalker and he can quite easily handle a +1 Alpha Strike in a team of 4/5 people. i'll post a screenie of my build if you think that would help. I know i'm SR and he's Nin but the basic principal is the same.

PS i take it this is for a mutual friend who happens to be in the same SG as you and me? :-)

03/31/06 09:26

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RE: REspec Help Required

Well, well, well...Do I have the guide for you. This is BishopDon's guide to Claws/Ninjitsu Stalker. I've had plenty of success with this build as well. It was very easy to level, die less and team well with this build. Of course you can change things to better suit your playstyle. Check it out, enjoy.

03/31/06 11:20

Hobsnob

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RE: REspec Help Required

I've read your guide Don, and it is good. My only worry about it is getting endurance so late. Would the suggestion of putting an end redux in the toggles sort out end troubles instead though? Other than that, the guide seems to fit with how I play Twilight Blade.

As far as defence is concerned DS, I already have 3 slots on each defence toggle, and plan to have several slots in the heal. Perhaps two rchg in the mez protection too. I'll never be able to stand up to SR defence-wise though.

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04/01/06 04:29

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RE: REspec Help Required

So I went ahead and did the respec. I won't post the entire thing, but list the changes.

Strike taken down to 3 slots.
Toggles have 4 slots, the extra for end redux.
Build up added, 3 slotted for recharge.

Thats all I can remember off the top of my head. I got Evicerate at lvl 26, smoke bomb will come at 28 and then stamina at 30.

Hobsnob

04/09/06 04:12

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RE: REspec Help Required

sounds good Hobs. End was not a big factor for my Stalker. Yes, I ran out quite a bit (depending on the mob size). However, I made sure to have some CaBs handy. However, you'll find (if not already) once you put the Stamina in, he'll just keep going and going and going.

The way I choose my pool powers is based on necessity. If it wasn't absolutely necessary earlier on, I held off until later to add and slot.

04/09/06 08:27

Hobsnob

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RE: REspec Help Required

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he'll just keep going and going and going.

Sorry to nit-pick, but its a she. You don't want to see Twilight Blade angry now, do you?

Ideally I would have got fitness in the traditional 16-20 slot. But with the Kuji-In powers (the heal and the mez protection) coming in there it just wasn't feasible. Also, with the 'main' claws power (evicerate) at 26, and Smoke Bomb at 28, it was worth delaying.

Without stamina I just have to pop into the SG base and buy CaBs once in a while. It isn't too bad.

Just one question though. I have a free space at 32. Focus or Caltrops?

Hobsnob

04/11/06 04:14

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RE: REspec Help Required

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he'll just keep going and going and going.

My apologies for the gender mishap :)

See, very end friendly without Stamina...even at level 30.

Caltrops. If you have not selected this power yet, then you really need to add it quickly! This was my saving grace. Drop Caltrops and watch them run away and leaving you to do damage. If you are attacked, it will be with a ranged attack and those deal less damage than the melee would (nice trade off). Focus is good for your ranged (blaster-esque) pulling, however, I would take Caltrops first (AVs, Heros, EBs, Bosses even run away, leaving you to scatter and heal when necessary).

04/11/06 06:32

Hobsnob

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RE: REspec Help Required

I've read your guide about caltrops, and I really do want it (them?). I guess I have a nice little combo going at the moment - AS, Placate, Slash (critical), Evicerate (hopefully critical), slash and strike to finish him/her/it off - and there wouldn't really be a place to fit focus in there. It would, however, be nice for runners and the knockdown could mean 2-3 free attacks.

Getting both will mean missing out on Blinding Powder or Kuji-In Retsu. Any words of wisdom as far as they are concerned?

Hobsnob

04/11/06 12:54

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RE: REspec Help Required

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Decisions, decisions...blinding powder actually has a confuse built in where as the target starts attacking other mob members. This can actually be funny. However, the main reason for BP is the fact that you are now hidden from several attackers instead of just one. Retsu, if memory serves, is the last Ninj power, and it's kind of like MOG but IMO a little better. If you have a combo that works, stick with it, but if you can include the caltrops, that's what I would recommend.

04/11/06 14:19

Hobsnob

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RE: REspec Help Required

Ok, I reckon I'll skip focus then. I don't really like the animation, or the concept for that matter. Sending "focussed power" through your claws? right... It wouldn't fit the char either.

Thanks for all the help guys, I think I've to it sort now.

Hobsnob

04/12/06 03:30

Dasha

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RE: REspec Help Required

If Focus is your ranged attack.. I would highly consider getting it..

It also has a knockback attached to it and decent damage.. great for a follow up to your AS when they run away..

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04/13/06 10:10

BishopDon

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RE: REspec Help Required

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If Focus is your ranged attack.. I would highly consider getting it..

It also has a knockback attached to it and decent damage.. great for a follow up to your AS when they run away..

This is true, however, if there is a choice between Focus and Caltrops...I'd have to take Caltrops. Claws have a very good recharge on their powers, so not a lot of downtime from attacking. However, when IT hits the fan, drop caltrops and you can literally walk away to heal up and continue the fight.

I guess this option depends on your play style (I selected both Caltrops and Focus, but didn't take Build Up).

04/13/06 11:06

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