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scs100303
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| Best for pvp Fire/ or Eng/ or Ice/??? |
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Hi guys, im new to Gameamp! I am trying to make a new toon for PvP, he's going to be a blapper. I know what secondary I want, b/c of the strong melee attacks, that would be energy manp. But I am unsure of what would be the best primary for PvP, energy, fire, or ice? I know everyone has their own favorites, but I'd still like to get some options of what you guys think is the most powerful (no AoE, just focusing on single target). THANKS!
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| 01/28/08 16:37 |
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DocterPink
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| RE: Best for pvp Fire/ or Eng/ or Ice/??? |
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I've actually wondered this for a while myself. Here's what I've heard/learned about this whole PvP blaster thing:
Fire: The most common one I see. I personally don't understand why you'd pick Fire to use for single target use only, but whatever. With 3 single target blasts, Fireball, a sniper, the Nova, and maybe Flame Breath you can do pretty decent damage to a single target quickly.
Energy: Power Bolt, Power Blast, Power Burst, and Sniper are all of your single target attacks. This set has as many single target blasts as Fire Blast with the exception of Power Push. I suppose the knockback could be annoying in PvP and the majority of people outside Tankers, Scrappers and Brutes aren't very high in Energy resistance. It could work
Ice: I personally believe this is the best of the 3. All of its moves come with slow and it has 2 holds. It also has Superior Ice Blast which is the strongest single target blast out of all these 3 sets. Mix the holds and slows with Power Boost and you can control pretty well while doing great damage.
My vote: Ice Blast
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| 01/28/08 17:07 |
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Solarix
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based on the post above, my vote is for ice, if you want to use your great melee moves you'll want them to stick around long enough for you to get the chance.
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| 01/28/08 17:16 |
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Warron Peace
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| RE: Best for pvp Fire/ or Eng/ or Ice/??? |
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Plain and simple, Fire does more damage per attack. Its secondary effect is DoT, which can add up. It's gotten even better since the change to Flares, as Flares is now worth taking and can help stack up Defiance damage buffs. With Flares, Fireblast, and Fireball (yes, its an AoE, but its a fast AoE with good single target damage, too), not to mention Blaze, you have a solid set of attacks that with proper IO setup can leave you with very little downtime in attack chains, especially when you add in Bonesmasher and Total Focus from Energy Manip.
Ice is nice, however, as it's slows are pretty rarely resisted, and there is less Cold resistance around than there is Fire resistance. I wouldn't advise you take the Holds, as they don't do very much damage and Bitter Freeze Ray's animation is *way* too long for PvP. With Ice, you want Ice Bolt, Ice Blast, and Bitter Ice Blast. Add to that Aim and possibly Blizzard (it can be devastating in team pvp scenarios to use it against a huddled opposing team). It's a pretty good set, not as damaging but the slows can get annoying, especially when stacked up. It won't build Defiance buffs as fast as Fire Blast will, but it'll work pretty well anyways.
As far as Energy Blast goes, skip it. About 40% of its damage is smashing, which will be highly resisted, especially in later levels where *everyone* has an S/L shield of some sort. It's animations are also way too long to be any good, as you'll spend alot of time rooted in one place. Also, any serious PvP build will either have KB protection built in or will be running Acrobatics, completely nullifying Energy's secondary effects. Just avoid it, and you'll be much happier. =D
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| 01/28/08 19:42 |
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scs100303
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Thanks again WP for your input.
Alright so judgin from what you guys have said thus far...
1. Fire
2. Ice
3. Energy (no one like energy)
I have spent hours pouring over different forums and guides and it has become so hard for me to decide b/c a lot of the things people say conflict with one another. One person says Ice does by far the most dmg, the other says fire, the other says energy. Basically what i've gathered is that energy is amazing for taking out single targets, and fire is amazing for takin out mobs and especially good in pve, and ice is great for its slows and has great power. Now what you guys have said is that energy is basically junk (i could careless for kb too) and that fire does do amazing single target dmg (since the newest issue?) and ice is up in the air?
So if anyone wants to clarify exactly what makes Fire more powerful compared to the alternatives please do.
THanks everyone!
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| 01/28/08 20:48 |
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DocterPink
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Warron makes a good point. Fire does have pretty quick animations which will add to Defiance which in turn will give you more damage. It's DoT can also stack up and constantly drain at your opponent's HP. And with Flares, Fire Blast, Fireball, and Blaze it technically has more single target attacks than Ice...
I dunno, I still kinda like Ice but I never really thought about any of that
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| 01/29/08 05:41 |
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