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It might be more agreeable to ask for Shield Bash to simply have a higher threat modifier instead of more damage; perhaps that would preserve the distinction between it and Aggravating Strike? Of course, if each ability had similar threat, the damage of both abilities is so minimal I'm not sure it would ever be worth using…
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@manipulos Assassin's Covenant allows dps classes to eke out an offensive stat increase (Power) from defensive enchant slots. So it's redistributing some defensive stats to offensive stats, which could not be accomplished otherwise, since you can't stack power in defensive slots.
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Yeah, I suppose this ended up being more of a /rant post than anything else. Thinking on it overnight, I'll probably run 65% RI at base - 5% wasted ArPen stats on older content shouldn't make much difference - then swap in an extra ArPen artifact (Thayan? Lantern?) for the 75% content, and either swap in another ArPen…
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Well I hate to poke the GF police, but I had a few questions about DPS load outs: -What powers do you use for Hati? Does KC mess up where he points his AoE? -Do you worry about recovery? I am trying to keep some when I am the only GF so I can keep ITF up, but I am also struggling to get my Crit up where it should be. -Will…
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@santralafax I think you can be a great tank with those numbers. My main is a GF hybrid Conqueror with 15 in Tactician. I can tank anything, and my dps falls right between decent dps toons and decent support toons. I run just under 9000 recovery with Fight On fully feated. That's my comfort zone for keeping buffs up enough…
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@rjc9000: I’ve been running a “hybrid” tank/dps build since your advice to me in this thread, and it has been amazing. Really it’s a conqueror build with 15 into tactician, but my gear is my old tactician setup with less recovery: Valhalla Set, max DR, 196k HP, 25% lifesteal, ~9000 recovery. (48% Everfrost Resist before…
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I understand your point; I just feel that defense stats are quite fluid. Having defense from my companion lets me use more offensive gear and enchants elsewhere, like a Greater Hellig ring and some offensive Armor Kits and Mount insignias, and lets me stack crit where I can, rather than just power. In summary, I feel like…
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Using con artist, you and your party are losing out on a 10% defense debuff - 20% from the shield vs. 10% for con artist/sellsword/rebel merc. One advantage we have as tanks is that we can summon the best uncapped companion debuff in the game precisely because we can make use of the defensive bondings slots. I am on PS4 so…
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Welp. looks like the Yeti is getting a fix when 11b drops on consoles. Also Iron Guard! I had a link on my phone; trying to find it on the pc now. The quote from a Redditor is as follows:Classes and Balance Guardian Fighter: Iron Guard: This feat's effects now properly provide 5% reduced damage per stack, rather than 5%…
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This discussion is amazing and I am very grateful for all of the testing you guys have done. I know we don't understand the exact effect of the Armor Spec feat, but in the meantime from a practical standpoint do we think it is giving us at least 15% extra damage reduction? Can we sit at 80% DR on the character sheet and…
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I believe Yeti is broken. You will have fun being really BIG but he does not increase your damage at all.
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I haven't looked at his link, but @dupeks is on the mark. I run with some high dps and my focus in the fight is to grab aggro before they do, because we get into a slam cycle if the dps pulls aggro. As far as a rotation, I try this whenever the turtle beaches himself on our island: At first he is un-targetable and I don't…
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KV would explain it - I do not run that in MSVA. Fray, ET for phase 1, and Commanders Strike is my usual encounter loadout in there. I run with 55% Everfrost resist which factors in.
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@rjc9000 @jaime4312 Yeah, just yesterday I solo tanked 5 MSVA runs with a 3 DC pug group. (I am in a different time zone than the majority of my guildies so I miss most of the guild MSVA runs.) I find that the GF Sigil - which otherwise collects dust due to the Deflect and AoE Resist stats – is incredibly useful in MSVA…
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I've seen countless gimp GWF Destroyers in pugs with crappy gear, green quality enchants and no bondings. It has no effect on the legitimacy of the build.
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@rjc9000 exactly what I was referring to, thanks so much.
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Along these lines, what is the effect of the Dancing Shield's debuff? I am assuming that 20% defense debuff does not equate to 20% more damage. Am I wrong? Does it blow away the 5% increased damage taken debuff of the Rust Monster's corrosive attack, or are they close?
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Edit for the above post: I didn't forsake *all* of my lifesteal; it just went down from ~26% to ~11%. I needed to slot some more health and defense to make up for some of what I lost in boons.
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@rjc9000, @kemi1984, @boromir, thanks for the input. OK it took me too long to realize what you were telling me ... conqueror spec is a spectrum that can go from very tanky to pure dps. My main role is tanking. So, I went Conq SM (with staggering challenge) with 15 in Tact (Fight On, Crushing Pin, Daunting). I took most of…
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Well, I want to remain a dedicated tank for my guild and my friends. My goal, I supposed, is to get beyond the plateau that you speak of for tactician tanks. I want to make up for the loss of tactician buffs with my own dps, hold aggro, and not have awful solo times. If the chip damage outweighs what I could have brought…
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This is gonna cost me some $zen, isn't it . . . Edit: so where to start- skGuardian? Any suggestions for how much HP to keep? Do y'all run Valhalla or Orcus set for fbi/msva?
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I don't think Tactician is irrelevant, but I am sure I will have a Conq spec eventually. My tact gear is 3700, but I just don't have the artifacts and companions to go whole-hog Conq yet. I am looking forward to load outs so I can continue to build a dps set and practice using it in lower tiered content. I have the Orcus…
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OK, then, let’s dive in! Yes, I am full tactician. I love the feel of it. I’ve followed rjc9000’s amazing guide, and as my gear levels have increased I’ve made a few changes to suit my playstyle and preferences. I had stacked recovery up to around 15,000, and I found it excessive. If I were to write my own guide, it would…
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I was under the impression that Trample, unlike Crushing Pin, requires the debuff to be active on the mob to function? Does knee breaker work on bosses? I may have just assumed that they were immune, so Trample would not work.
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Wow, tried to edit and lost the whole post. =/ Edit: Derp. 3500 item level!
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TL;DR: If I have available offense enchant slots on my tact tank, and don't need/want more ArPen or Recovery, should I slot Crit or Power if I am looking to max threat/damage/lifesteal potential? Hey folks - I’ve been following the guide with great results (one or two tweaks of course). I think very highly of the build and…
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Hey folks, Mitty here, thank you all for the discussion and thanks rjc9000 for the guide. I have relatively dim question: Is this true on all platforms, or is it PC-specific? I play on PS4, if it matters. Thanks, Mitty