Stormbringers, why you no kite

Molniya - Dreamweaver

Remember guys, the Stormbringers can MOVE and cast at the same time. Don't just sit there and attack, you will get all the killed. Kite those bosses around and you can kill 'em all easy.

Also remember that that second water move you can learn STUNS. It's handy to get away from stuff


Pardon the slightly...sarcastic? Post. It's just amusing to see people treat them as DDs and get killed because they're still mages, and thus still squishy.

Reliea - Sanctuary

Can't really blame people playing Stormbringers for not moving, it's not like PWI is famous for casting while moving >.> it'll take a while for people to get used to the idea that it's even possible XD

Have to say though, it's really really fun XD

The shocking thing to me is there's hardly anyone out there questing! I spent the whole day questing on my tester Stormbringer and having a blast.
Just cuz FCC is broken again, don't just hide yourself in there letting your main do all the work, get out and get active Or you will be standing there pretending you can't move forever <.<

Molniya - Dreamweaver

Might've been your server XD There was people EVERYWHERE doing the quests on Dreamweaver, and the amount of junk lying around was ridiculous. I was getting annoyed because there was so many good items just lying around. I have so much crafting stuff now XD And a tooooon of cash.

Definitely enjoying the new class though c: I'm almost tempted to not main Cleric anymore! Almost. I like healing too much XD

raevvenn

Reliea - Sanctuary wrote: »

Can't really blame people playing Stormbringers for not moving, it's not like PWI is famous for casting while moving >.> it'll take a while for people to get used to the idea that it's even possible XD

Have to say though, it's really really fun XD

The shocking thing to me is there's hardly anyone out there questing! I spent the whole day questing on my tester Stormbringer and having a blast.
Just cuz FCC is broken again, don't just hide yourself in there letting your main do all the work, get out and get active Or you will be standing there pretending you can't move forever <.<

We cannot get access.....that may be why it is so quiet. Enjoy the game...those of you that can actually play it.

Blood_Junky - Harshlands

raevvenn wrote: »

We cannot get access.....that may be why it is so quiet. Enjoy the game...those of you that can actually play it.

Guess my Internets to OP

lanebre

I love it. I LOVE IT..
As lvl 20 SB i managed to solo Krixx boss (boss lvl 41 or 42). My SB was hitting it low but little by little boss died eventually and didnt even hit me once. I was circling around him, stunning when he was charging attack.. Since i started on another server recently (last week) i made farmer bm and 1 main which i thought would be mystic but now im kinda 99% sure it will be SB. Waiting on sage/demon skills to appear ingame so i can defo decide.
Also managed to solo all mobs in Delirium and got company for bosses.
Did i said I LOVE SB

raevvenn

Blood_Junky - Harshlands wrote: »

Guess my Internets to OP

There are too many people having issues with it for it to be their internet.

opkossy

raevvenn wrote: »

There are too many people having issues with it for it to be their internet.

There's also a huge group of people who had no issue at all. Plenty of factors combined can be the reason, really.

bloodedone87

Reliea - Sanctuary wrote: »

Can't really blame people playing Stormbringers for not moving, it's not like PWI is famous for casting while moving >.> it'll take a while for people to get used to the idea that it's even possible XD

Have to say though, it's really really fun XD

The shocking thing to me is there's hardly anyone out there questing! I spent the whole day questing on my tester Stormbringer and having a blast.
Just cuz FCC is broken again, don't just hide yourself in there letting your main do all the work, get out and get active Or you will be standing there pretending you can't move forever <.<

I was casting skill while moving since the first skill. Is actualy easy to do it. Click the mob or the boss, click the skill and move around him keeping a distance. The skill will hit even if you have your back turn on him.And that knock back AOE learned at lvl 22 already looks OP.b:victory

gamer4jesus

OPKossy wrote: »

There's also a huge group of people who had no issue at all. Plenty of factors combined can be the reason, really.

They prob did an IP-ban of americans, like they did in Egypt. b:victory

Colum - Raging Tide

I can't wait to go and kite the **** out of everything!

Ridelia - Morai

I don't use mount because of the cast when moving. I prefer run or eventually fly.
When moving between npcs I move like this: See mob near my way, click, attack, kill, click next mob, attack, kill... all while running to my designation point. Free exp. And it looks cool. b:chuckle

DionDagger - Dreamweaver

Me? Always.

I constantly kite on all my toons, even on my sin im constantly re-positioning myself in fights, and glitching ranges on skills to get distance from melee classes.

DarkSkiesx - Dreamweaver

DionDagger - Dreamweaver wrote: »

Me? Always.

I constantly kite on all my toons, even on my sin im constantly re-positioning myself in fights, and glitching ranges on skills to get distance from melee classes.

From the thread title it's pretty clear the post was aimed specifically at new Stormbringers.

Also the specific type of 'kiting' in this case is completely different from all other classes 'kiting' due to the channel whilst moving, hence the post. I have to agree I haven't seen many channelling whilst moving whilst I was on briefly yesterday, it's pretty fun.

But good to know you kite too.

TieIer - Dreamweaver

some people probably arent used to it or have never played any other mmo give them time

Takeva - Heavens Tear

I will say that I am guilty when it comes to not moving on my stormbringer. I'm just not use to it yet. I will try to kite more.b:surrender

SerenityCNB - Dreamweaver

I love it so far. I'll explode it more later on. I've played another MMO (During one of the times I ragequit PWI) where I can use some moves and kite, so it's not completely foreign to me. If I had not come so far on my cleric, the stormbringer would definitely be one of my mains. It's probably a good thing that the 95 pill doesn't work for the new classes. Instead of my veno getting to 95, it would easily be the SB. I wonder if they can cast any AOE's while moving. It'll be pretty easy for them in WS, phoenix valley, etc.

I'm curious to see the HA stormbringers that will eventually surface too. I may even make a HA one myself...

Sylvae - Sanctuary

Ridelia - Morai wrote: »

I don't use mount because of the cast when moving. I prefer run or eventually fly.
When moving between npcs I move like this: See mob near my way, click, attack, kill, click next mob, attack, kill... all while running to my designation point. Free exp. And it looks cool. b:chuckle

Yep, same here. Made plenty of xp in the starter area doing that, which worked out because it looked like there might have been a xp gap in quests otherwise at around 29.

For the OP, it's most likely people playing alts who say they learned their class at 100, but never actually learned anything. There were tons of new stormbringers, and all the ones I saw stayed stationary while attacking. None, except my character, were killing while autopathing; during X2 xp no less!

And during the FB19, everyone was still staying still instead of kiting like a mad man to take no damage. The boss was an easy tank just from running around while casting, didn't lose agro once. Did get fussed at by the new sword class because they couldn't figure out to cut the circular path and get ahead of the boss before attacking instead of trailing after and doing nothing.

This is going to be a class where the difference between skilled and not will be noticeable, the fact people are clueless about the very basic mechanic doesn't bode well for the amount of players that won't be gear reliant.

SeaCups - Dreamweaver

I'm having a blast on my Stormbringer....I was running and attacking everything even when I didnt need to. It's so badazz....reminds me of the matrixb:chuckle Why people don't do it ? I don't know , but I surely use it! Me and hubby duo the FB19 cave last night while most were waiting for a high level to do it (how boring)
The boss was very easy and it was fun b:victory

bloodedone87

I did the fb19 yesterday with other stormbringers and I was the only one that was moving while casting.
Plus I tanked the boss and pull it through cave when someone died and needed to came back.
Ranged mobs they can attack but I can deal with that. But melee mobs got no chance to get a single hit on me.
I put a macro with all the skills that can be cast while moving.
I click the melee mob. I click the macro and then i just run in circles around him.Plus at lvl 33 learned a skill that can be cast while moving and hits the target 2 or 3 times.
And the knockback aoe is WOWb:victory

Bearleeable - Lost City

DarkSkiesx - Dreamweaver wrote: »

From the thread title it's pretty clear the post was aimed specifically at new Stormbringers.

Also the specific type of 'kiting' in this case is completely different from all other classes 'kiting' due to the channel whilst moving, hence the post. I have to agree I haven't seen many channelling whilst moving whilst I was on briefly yesterday, it's pretty fun.

But good to know you kite too.

I kinda have to disagree a little bit. As a baby archer years ago I was taught how to kite. I can remember MANY MANY times in 29 having to use my DOT skills to kill the boss/mobs... shoot, run, heal as running, stop shoot 1 or 2 dots, run, heal repeat till boss/mob is dead. Had to let the DOT do the damage not me.
albeit 99% of the server was not taught how to fight gorilla warfare. The stormbringer brings this to a de facto way of fighting and I must say I love it. Was kinda funny yesterday to go into the fb19 and hear everyone complaining / needing squads, and me'n a lady friend ( sb also ) go in and take the place down with just beginning gear and lvl 19 both of us. First few mobs pawned me till i realized.. KITE YOU BIG DUMMY!!!! After that was a piece of cake! Used very few pots after that. that flip in logic really brought the class to life.
For me its alot like playing my psy i love so much only with almost constant kiting. In a small dungeon or with fast boss's I can easiliy see SB being so much bug splat.

Poopinpanto - Heavens Tear

Yeah the move and fire is kinda op mainly because 1.You can move and fire and 2.All skills lock on target in this game and no dodge..kinda lame.I think if you can run and shoot then there should be miss chances ith even mag.These are true kite toons because the regular toons have to stop shoot..dude a kite don't stop.

DionDagger - Dreamweaver

Ridelia - Morai wrote: »

I don't use mount because of the cast when moving. I prefer run or eventually fly.
When moving between npcs I move like this: See mob near my way, click, attack, kill, click next mob, attack, kill... all while running to my designation point. Free exp. And it looks cool. b:chuckle

Poopinpanto - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Yeah the move and fire is kinda op mainly because 1.You can move and fire and 2.All skills lock on target in this game and no dodge..kinda lame.I think if you can run and shoot then there should be miss chances ith even mag.These are true kite toons because the regular toons have to stop shoot..dude a kite don't stop.

#MasterKite
#Kites4Jeebus
#CantTouchThis

Sylvae - Sanctuary

A good amount of their power skills require them to stand still, it remains to be seen how balanced over-all the mix of weak spell spam while running will be with so much defense stacked against them.

Best one I'm thinking is funny, is the skill Electrostatic Discharge. Works great on all flag carriers, but will be oh so satisfying to toss on a demon fox form spamming veno. Hey you left me in the dust, I'll just calmly walk over to your corpse and mock you when I catch up.