Should I get Stormrage Eagleon?

don't bother getting that skill. wait until you have all your other skills, except the DoT ones maxed, then you may consider getting that skill to lvl 1.

this is arguably the worst archer skill as 2 sparks for a skill is bad enough. then to top it, it is DoT skill, which is completely against the soul purpose of an archer: kill stuff asap before your foes tear you apart.

it is absolutely useless in pvp, as your target can easily get rid of the DoT by using apo pots. well in pve, you are much better off saving the chi and use other more useful skills, as for normal mobs, they are dead before the DoT time wears out; for bosses, it'll be much better and easier to just auto attack.

the only reasons you would get that skill are:
1)it looks good
2)for completion's sake

That skill is as useful as a magic sword to an archer. Its damage is **** at best. And the cost (2 sparks) make the skill SO not worth it. I got my to level one just for the sake of having it... and because I have so much spirit that they started to decay.

its a horrible horrible skill.

the only use i can think of is in pvp to make others lose concentration when they laugh at you.

So... uh... hmm... how do I phrase this tactfully...

Is Demon version of Stormrage Eaglon more blinding than the normal one?

Hmmm.... I'm not 99 yet but I doubt it. I'll probably put one of the books in the AH for 1 coin and see what happens.

why is it called eagleon anyways? do they just troll us all with random typos at ability names? "lets just add 'on' behind it so that archers may also sound stupid when they talk about it"

Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

If you use it on a boss it creates a huge lightning animation that blinds everyone else. That's the best use for it really. When I want to distract people I go into a long full metal combo.

thunder shock -> lightning strike -> thunderous blast -> thunder shock -> lightning strike -> stormrage eagleon -> thunder shock -> lightning strike -> thunderous blast -> thunder shock -> lightning strike

It is very flashy and is especially bad for tanks whose entire screen is filled with lightning effects.

i lol'ed .. especially the part with the tank ~

i gotta try this :P

thanks

I use it now and then at level 1 on bosses, to slow me down when I'm aggro stealing (or rather, trying not to aggro steal) from near-my-level tanks.

The fact it's not that much damage up front is actually a bonus and the DOT lets me feel like I'm actually still being vaguely useful and not just standing around being enormously cute. Not like I get to let lose with spark eruptions under those conditions anyway unless I want to get squished real fast, so blowing 2 sparks on it is not really a problem.

And darn it, but it does look cool. And flashy and blinding for everyone else (*furiously copying down the big flash combo for trying out*)

d0pey wrote: »

Wow so it seems to me that the damage is actually crappy despite its description saying 6k++ at Level 1...b:sad Um, pardon me for asking again but well since Eagleon is not exactly that useful, what about ThunderBlast? Should it be maxed? Thanks peepssb:chuckle

Eventually yes. Thunderous Blast is your single most damaging metal skill and is one of your AOEs. Important for TW, PVP, and AOE grinding.

DarKye - Sanctuary wrote: »

I find this skill VERY useful to solo certain bosses, which I do a lot helping people in my faction. The DoT is quite nice, but the main reason for me to use it is the 30% slow that lasts those 30 seconds. Mix it with Frost Arrow's 50% and melee bosses are pretty much stuck running in place.

lolol, USEFUL>? You know what you can use that 2 sparks on instead of a pointless skill? A freaking advanced spark eruption...

Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

No reason to waste 2 sparks trying to slow a mob/player when you can use 1 spark to completely stop them for 8 seconds with aim low.

+1 million 452 thousand 1 hundred and 1.

i say use those 2 sparks on eruption and other metal spells...you'll definitely deal more damage in those 30s

the plus side of using other metal attacks is that they can crit, while eagleon's ticks do not

in a tw there are way better classes at slowing someone anyways...

Fleuri - Sanctuary wrote: »

Try this on barbarian catapult pullers...

(Stormrage will slow them down for 30 seconds, and istormrage's slow stacks with frost arrow, and you can not necessarily kill a barb in 8 seconds and aim low does not always stop them.)

In a TW, a single archer does not bring down an enemy catapault puller. Your job is to tooth the barb, throw a metal debuff on him, and stop him long enough for your robes to finish him off as you go kill his clerics.

I use aim low on catapault pullers all the time... works well. Slowing them down 30% over 30s is equivalent to just 10s of effective stopping. Over 30 seconds you could have cast aim low twice and stop them for 16s. Chain it with a stun and you get 19s.

Better yet there is actually a genie skill "Stunning Blast" which can stop for 6 seconds (it doesnt stun btw). Image 8 seconds of stop followed by 3 seconds of stun followed by 6 seconds of stop followed by 8 seconds of stop and another 3 second stun. You just single-handedly locked that cat down for 30 seconds.