Any reason to use Electric Shot?

ravenlock99

Split shot is far superior for damage. I am just trying to think of a good reason to use it as an archer, but can't really find one. Only thing I can think of is sometimes Split Shot has to much range and hit monsters that you don't want to take on just yet.

dheffernan

I wanted to like it. I tried to like it. I even slotted it and pretended to like it.

I don't like it.

There's just no reason for this power to exist.

ravenlock99

Same with me, I really like the idea of shooting electrified arrows, and gave it a good try, but the damage is incredibly weak. Perhaps buff it to having a very low minimum damage but very high maximum. Something like it can hit from 1 - 3000 points of damage. Maybe some type of snare effect would be nice too. Like the lightning causes crippling spasms to the muscles.

obsidiancran3

Archery/Nature do not use Electric Shot. Its just bad in ranged mode where these builds tend to spend most of their time.

Combat spec use Electric Shot because in melee mode it is a great power, far superior to rapid shot and not that far behind it in ranged either.

bendalek

obsidiancran3 wrote: »

Archery/Nature do not use Electric Shot. Its just bad in ranged mode where these builds tend to spend most of their time.

Combat spec use Electric Shot because in melee mode it is a great power, far superior to rapid shot and not that far behind it in ranged either.

+1 The Archery power is, as mentioned, pretty much hopeless, it looks cool, and at first it seems cool, but you quickly realise it's ... not ... Unless they tweak it so that it has a wider AoE so it's an alternative to Split Shot or it increases in damage the more enemies it hits like a chain reaction, or ... something.

The Melee Alt though is quite good ... It's a pity we can't mix and match the various Ranged/Melee At-Wills to suit our own play style ... Wishful thinking

thralgaf

ravenlock99 wrote: »

Split shot is far superior for damage. I am just trying to think of a good reason to use it as an archer, but can't really find one. Only thing I can think of is sometimes Split Shot has to much range and hit monsters that you don't want to take on just yet.

Yes, if you are a melee spec HR. There is a melee spec for the HR. You should check out Voltemoy's guide on this page.

masterjewstar

I feel like ES is too slow for me to use with my play style if i shift while or slightly after firing ES it sometimes doesn't even hit, I don't have this problem with rapid shot or split shot.

voltomey

clear the ground is beast in a melee combat build and will proc MoC like no other for loads of armor ignoring dmg

artanisen

yea electric shot is just to slow and to weak to do anything
even if your an intel ranger while using twin blade storm
and still to weak and to slow.

artanisen

i was ignorant now i can see, i was using it for a short bit
again just for the hell of it, and after realizing the one benefit
from electro shot is the critical hits, when electro shot aoe hits
other targets chance of it hitting a critical and if you invested into the feat
that reduces cooldown when you critical hit.

just to put that out there.

knightfalz

I am nature, and I use it for a quick, precise ranged AoE attacks. A quick shot of Split Shot can cause me to hit too many enemies, gathering more attention then I may want. Also, when things do get close, which is often when I solo, it gives me access to Clear the Ground for melee. For my main ranged attack I use Split Shot. This pair of At Wills serves me well.