Can I bramble you?

morenawolf

Hello fellows Duskblades!

I still don't know this class, so I would like to know if I can use bramble guard with my veno on you. Some classes truly hates it because it goes on contrast with some skills, so I would like to know if dusks have this problem or not. I don't want to be kicked from squads just because I use my bramble on the wrong class. b:sad

opkossy

I don't mind, but then again I know exactly how bramble works and appreciate it regardless of what class I'm playing. Most people who dislike bramble do so because of lack of knowledge. b:chuckle

iperen

I hope people don't seriously kick you of squad for giving them bramble b:shocked

Imo, you should always ask besides the person that's going to pull/tank. Usually, it's the ones to squishy to take more hits that don't want bramble as it makes it harder to take the mobs of them. I would always take bramble on my duskblade as I'm not an aggro machine when I know it gets me killed.

On veno, I always just put bramble on barb/bm/seeker and then "tell me if you want bramble" in squad chat.

Fail_BM - Raging Tide

This reminds me to a **** cleric that started a drama in wc because a veno brambled her.

This is a melee class, I bramble whatever is melee or casters pulling.

CapnK - Sanctuary

I've found DB to be surprisingly tanky for a LA class and I've been able to pull with it and hold agro well. Don't see a problem with brambling it.

Xdresdenx - Dreamweaver

For me, I'd say bramble the tank, and any player who seems to pull aggro and survive just fine. My duskblade is kind of a beast, at slight loss of damage (vit build), so bramble for me is lovely to do a little extra damage. xD

Only classes I'd advise against brambling are psychic, stormbringer, and cleric/mystic if they're the main healer (if you have 2+ cleric/mystics in party).

Asterelle - Sanctuary

Players weak enough to worry about having agro are too weak to pull agro and too weak to hold agro. There is no reason not to bramble.

morenawolf

iperen wrote: »

I hope people don't seriously kick you of squad for giving them bramble b:shocked

Not yet, but I received some bad words in the past. b:surrender thank you for all your comments guys!

Colum - Raging Tide

Bramble meeeee. b:dirty

zuzanny

OPKossy wrote: »

I don't mind, but then again I know exactly how bramble works and appreciate it regardless of what class I'm playing. Most people who dislike bramble do so because of lack of knowledge. b:chuckle

That is a fallicy. I am a cleric and been here since cb. I appreciate and love that skill. It has saved my *** many times and has never agroed anything unless I made the mistake of healing before agro was taken.

dynged

Personally i love bramble...in tw and nw.

Outside of tw and nw, i don't want it. Its simple really, but it has everything to do with the mechanic of bramble itself.

Im a mystic, my lucky break skill triggers from bramble damage. Hypothetically im pulling a large group of mobs and i need them dead asap and i don't notice i've been brambled, Suddenly my 700-800k aoe spell gets turned into 350-400k and i have to contend with some of the mobs longer than i was planning. Is it life or death? rarely. Is it annoying as hell? omg YES.

and yes, im strong enough that i do tend to pull and hold aggro without even really trying, so bramble is always a no for me while im on my mystic, otherwise, bramble away!

Poopinpanto - Heavens Tear

I like bramble and im a psy.I like to have two types of reflects,sov and bramble is great!

Zoldi - Morai

Kick someone from squad for that reason sounds really harsh...

Anyway, the places where I'm not a huge fan of bramble are :
- PV (but not a big deal)
- That primal daily quest at mirrorflower (but well... it's not a one hour buff so I still can deal with it, just a little annoying)

Evryn - Morai

morenawolf wrote: »

Hello fellows Duskblades!

I still don't know this class, so I would like to know if I can use bramble guard with my veno on you. Some classes truly hates it because it goes on contrast with some skills, so I would like to know if dusks have this problem or not. I don't want to be kicked from squads just because I use my bramble on the wrong class. b:sad

In a nutshell: Classes that rely on mobility and/or classes that don't want to draw aggro should not be brambled. If in doubt: Bramble is for tanks. Duskblades are a highly mobile class and most likely would not want to be brambled in PVE/Pull scenarios.

Also, how bramble works (It's been hinted on earlier) is that it makes your character do a melee attack as a response to being hit. That is why you stop to move, and why on-hit specials will trigger (such as lucky break). Personally, on my BM, I don't like it since it tends to stop me from moving during pulls on occasion.