QUOTE(tallos @ Sep 11 2021, 22:05)
Level 333 FPUDOR DWD Estoc Shade, Imperil on SGs +infusion, 5400ABD.
IA3 is my only combat related Hath perk, but i do have OFC and FRD
most of my shade is just Mag and isnt Jug'd so i know im missing a good chunk of potential health
Is it just that i lack the ABD to do this in a reasonable time period, or is it the health forcing me to play more defensive thats slowing me down?
I usually open with rending->shatter strike on 1-2 SG groups that have at least 4 other mobs and then imperil spirit stance down the SGs, and spirit stance OFC on 3SG groups.
weapon:
Legendary Demonic Estoc of SlaughterFor speed everything helps to be fair: weapon, armor, defense, attacking patterns, perks, forging.
Your weapon is usable if enchanted with featherweights and has a nice element against the SGs but it lacks a very important thing, Overpower potency. That one is really vital to have since everything and their mothers will parry you and being parried with 2H means you deal 0 damage while being a squishy prey for all active monsters for that turn. Obviously ethereal gives you more evade but if money/availability is limited focus on your armor instead.
Moving to legendary shade does help quite a bit. I don't know what's your credit and soul fragment situation is right now but if at all possible try not to soulfuse any mag you come across right now and try to hunt for legs "of fleet" or "shadowdancer", at your level it's okay to use "negation" or "arcanists" as placeholders but they should be on their way out. Shadowdancer is ideal but fleet can carry you really far and might be the only thing you find for a while so those should suffice for now. Jug does help for defense, same with the Vigorous Vitality hath perk and as you would expect if you heal less you attack more which ends up being faster.
Spirit Stance + imperil without skills also helps with speed but if you're struggling that opening move should do for now, and having a health draught active 24/7 doesn't hurt either.
As for the OFC, try to poke the SGs with the estoc a bit, then imperil them, then after that you shoot the OFC for max damage. If you're slow enough that finishing off the SGs after the OFC is enough to get it off cooldown before the next round you might have some mild success using it in the rounds with only 2 SGs too. I know I was dissing Great Cleave in another thread but even as weak as it is, it has its use. When you have 2 SGs far apart from each other and out of Domino Strike range you might get some mileage out of SS + imp + GC as stragglers will slow you down quite a bit, however this might depend on your attack power and if even with crits it deals shit damage you better save your overcharge for SS or OFC.
Aside from VV, there's other stuff like IA5 and little perks like the Enigma and Regeneration one that give tiny buffs in speed but assuming it's hard to get hath you might as well start saving for DD1 which will give some nice gains in speed and turns.
IA5 I would recommend only if you're sick of casting Haste and Shadow Veil on top of casting Regen and Heartseeker, particulary since the former 2 seem to last so little.
And lastly forging does help. For attack the only thing that matters is your weapon as it's the one responsible for most of the ADB so going balls against the wall with it is desirable, armor... meh mostly for the defense, or rather, evade (everything is useful but credits aren't unlimited)
In the end the style lacks the precision tools against chunky monsters so even with all of the above you might end up slower compared to other styles unless you invest a bit so while I can't force you to keep using it or quash the temptation of moving other styles I hope this might help even if a little.
QUOTE(Greshnik @ Aug 30 2021, 19:19)
LoL...
Why is my result treated as cheat sheet... (IMG:[
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If you're fine with mine, go ahead...
I kinda cheated anyway with how my low t/s gives me better precision on executing stun VS combo like playing on slow motion...
Doubt I could replicate it if I have 2-3 t/s similar with majority of people here... (IMG:[
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Well your result seemed to indicate you're rather strong with decent equips and you even listed your consumable use so if I had to copy someone well... (IMG:[
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This post has been edited by Pretty anon: Sep 12 2021, 12:28
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