For those that are curious what a buffed 68 Soul Breaker stats looks like. I have -10 CON thats why I have such low HP. The buffs are from a 56 Prophet
how is playing with -9 CON ? in pve / pvp? your hp and cp are really low like that although your patack and your critical rate are nice but does it worth it?
Personally in my Arbalester i hesitate to play with -CON dyes cuz kamaels already have low hp/cp and worse they get only the half healing than other characters. I got healed from high lvl SE and it was only 500hp per heal (to other races that heal is 1k or so).
Well I do great PVE wise even with my Low HP. I can make short work of most mobs. I grind in both groups and solo. I do very well in both. As for pvp I surprisingly fare pretty well at it too. But I usually have to take the initiative and attack first. Survivability is kinda low but I can sure dish out damage. In group pvp don't stay out in the front nuke from the rear and pick targets of opportunity. And yes Arbalesters don't need any tats except maybe STR if you want to just pve. They hit pretty hard as it is. I wish I could do something with my INT and WIT but I cant really afford to sacrifice either or.
Like I said you must pick targets of opportunity. Kamaels are not made to WTFPWN every class in the game head on. Archers are tricky because they hit hard at a very long range so it is best to catch them off guard when they are least expecting it.
That's why on Kamael you do not go to PvP solo. Time to realise people, kamaels are very different from other classes. We can fight and we do a lot of damage, given some of our skills lands, but we exceed in group pvp where there is someone to cover us. Ofcourse, nobody can cover you from overbuffed archer critical. But while in group we can turn tide of the battle voicebinding main healers, nukers, binding charging daggers or berserkers, stealing UD/UE/Frenzy or other dangerous buffs from enemies key members and so on.
Soul Breaker isnt someone who goes in front to do direct damage. If you will try to play like this you will fail miserably, drop class and start laughing at the rest of kamaels how stupid they are to play such a gimped class.
I even doubt that in larger scale endgame fights I will use my rapier to fight enemy at all. More likely I will just stand still somewhere in the back, throwing some nukes and waiting for a right moment to debuff right person at the right time.
This is a group game, if your clan is unable play as a group to protect you and to use your abilities, then it's time to look for another I suppose. And if you are concidering yourself, as a Soul Breaker, a one-winged cool-looking badass DD, you might want to think about rerolling to some dagger user.
Yes, Soul Breaker can steal anything, that is not toggle, not debuff and does not require special conditions to be active (Angelic Icon? No idea on this one) as I can immagine.
This means all buffs, dances, pretty much all self buffs, prophecies, totems and so on. I am not yet sure about certain stolen buffs effects on SB himself though, since there are some requirements that SB does not meet. For example buffs, that require certain weapon to be equipped or certain HP level. Should cancel it on enemy anyway.
With UD no problem.
A SB really shine in little Gank or mass pvp grps where tehy can pick up targets...
But do anyone knows how strong Curse of Divinity ist and if theres really a 10% damage bonus per buff?
That would be mean that the max damage would be 240% and this + the normal damage from 100% if the target got no buffs...
The thing about curse of divinity is that your target HAS to be buffed for it to do damage. If your target is buffed you will do a lot of damage but if not it does almost nothing for a nuke. I can hit a lvl 76+ with curse of divinity 2 for 1400+ dmg if they are fully buffed. At the same time I can hit a same lvl char with no buffs for only 300 dmg. All this is with BSPS of course.
I made 72 before Servers went down for maintenance today and the only class that can actually one shot me are similar or higher level daggers with a critical back stab. I can take a surprising amount of punishment for so little hp. Also a lot of my skills, used right, help me last longer too. Anyway when i get to my desired pvp levels I will probably take off most of my -CON tattoos so that I can last longer in PVP and leveling will come 2nd.
I take it you havent been hit by a magic crit yet... Vortex or Crusher critting = BYE BYE BIRDIE. Heck, a normal nuke from someone with 150 elemental attribute critting is gonna oneshot you.
I didn't include magic crits on purpose because just about everyone gets one shot by those. As for titans only with frenzy on or some other crazy damage buff. But the only 100% sure thing ATM is a back stab but thats only because my -CON tattoos.
Backstab enhanced with Fire done with a 150 fire pattk AS will oneshot you too. Even with +CON. And thats pretty much always for the oneshot. Also, things that can oneshot you are Glad/Tyrant skill crits ^^ Maybe even CoD+10 Fire with 150 fire pattk HD.
That's why you learn to play your character and not do something its not meant to do. Charmille is just out to make Kamaels look worse than they really are :p
Like I said all she does is talk trash and troll forums. She has no idea what shes talking about when it comes to Kamael because she hasn't played one atleast not into the higher levels atleast.
Well Villetta some ppl are so closeminded that refuse to see anything else than the patack and the hp of one character... so just dont bother even to read his posts... i bet even the newest ppl here know what kind of trashtalker is so just nvm him/her ;)
Do what they're meant to do? Die? Yah, good at that I'll give you that one.
When a dagger decides to backstab someone, then that someone dies, let it be PR, any healer or nuker or whatever. So, I fail to see your point here. Many classes can't hold more than two daggers stabs (and at least male SB has sword shield, so he will most probably last longer than you expect).
SB's are not there to take damage. Just like healers or nukers. Let's see what will you say when your uberfrenzied destro will get shadowbinded for the joy of all archers and arbalesters out of your tiny bow range. Or just robbed of that leetness.
Soul Breakers are not to be underestimated. But if you wish - by all means! Makes life easier for us.
I love it when newbies think the skills are really that hot stuff. And wasting special skills on a melee toon when there's nukers and archers with elemental enchanted weapons around just shows how little you understand lol.
I can't immagine myself doing anything for fullbuffed archer (above from stealing CoV, dances and songs from him, thus making him weak and angry), so why should I even begin messing with him? Instead of that I might stop some crazy dagger or whatever who is closing in for my group nukers or healers.
And as for nukers, all his overenchanted elemental stuffed weapon won't help him against voicebind. I don't think that many of toons out there can boast that they can instantly silence any mage for 100%.
I am not saying that he or that melee toon are instantly dead. More probably SB will get oneshoted or stuned by some other guy before he can do anything at all.
Soul Breaker needs a good party to exceed. While he has many "iownyou" buttons, he also has "GIMP" written all over his HP and P.def., I can't argue about that. But that doesn't make him a nonfactor in battlefield.
Sorry guys to dissapoint you but the only place you will ever use voice bind and shadow bind is high lvl raid bosses.
Anything other than that is USELESS.
1 It has a obscene long casting time.
2 It has a short range ( can hold/ silence for up to 1000`ish range)
but in order to start casting you have to be within 600.
By the time you are done casting bind for example target is already either out of range and you lose spell either hiting you crazy.
3 the nice lazer like animation is like painting a humongous bullseye on your head for any hostile on battle field.
Steal divinity only usefull in small group / single pvp.
In sieges anything that crosses 1 metter the range line will get toasted.
For after ranged battle doesn`t make any diffrence , your side either lost or won, you wont turn the tides with one spell.
Yea the binds are pretty useless in most pvp situations because it has such a slow cast time but it has saved my life in some pvps. For the most part i just stand back and nuke with
Soul of pain or annihilation circle unless I'm in a dungeon and sometimes you have no choice but to close with the enemy. Soul breakers are pretty devastating against other light armor classes and mages becuase not a lot of people know what to expect from high level kamael yet.
that's pretty crazy when my arbelester is 46 and has similare patk as your 68.....
and i'm not using a xbow.. i'm using a repier.. (WAY faster and better then xbow for soloing)
Same tatoo setup mind you.. but i'm pushing 266+ crit rate with just normal buffs :)
Arbelesters are overpowered in thier running away abilities.... sustaining 250 speed nearly all the time is rediculious... and that's without SwS song of wind... hell, i hit the cap without even zerk on.
If i have Zerk 2, SwS song of wind, and don't use ultimate excape... i'm still @ 250...
One major advantage is the max ability, combined with my crit rate essentially makes it a "max ability all the time" buff. Start wacking a mob and it goes off sometimes 3 times within a 8 second kill.
A kamael with VR and high dex/str and no con.. is essentially imo, the best **** pve setup by far.
And does VERY well in pvp with that as well. Grab my xbox and i could potentially take down a tank solo.
that's pretty crazy when my arbelester is 46 and has similare patk as your 68.....
and i'm not using a xbow.. i'm using a repier.. (WAY faster and better then xbow for soloing)
Same tatoo setup mind you.. but i'm pushing 266+ crit rate with just normal buffs :)
Arbelesters are overpowered in thier running away abilities.... sustaining 250 speed nearly all the time is rediculious... and that's without SwS song of wind... hell, i hit the cap without even zerk on.
If i have Zerk 2, SwS song of wind, and don't use ultimate excape... i'm still @ 250...
One major advantage is the max ability, combined with my crit rate essentially makes it a "max ability all the time" buff. Start wacking a mob and it goes off sometimes 3 times within a 8 second kill.
A kamael with VR and high dex/str and no con.. is essentially imo, the best **** pve setup by far.
And does VERY well in pvp with that as well. Grab my xbox and i could potentially take down a tank solo.
I agree with all but "Grab my xbox and i could potentially take down a tank solo" Unless the Tank is naked this will not happen ;)
if it lands.. it essentially completely removes and even further decreases the self buff "deflect arrow"...
If they are unable to land root.... you can pretty much indenfinitly kite them. And with arbelesters high mdef.. specially wearing oed jewels.... it's a difficult mess..
but all it takes is another ranged member to walk it roll arbelesters....
if it lands.. it essentially completely removes and even further decreases the self buff "deflect arrow"...
If they are unable to land root.... you can pretty much indenfinitly kite them. And with arbelesters high mdef.. specially wearing oed jewels.... it's a difficult mess..
but all it takes is another ranged member to walk it roll arbelesters....
Or the tank whip out a Bow. I'm a dagger and I carry a bow and my Cousin a DA and Carries a bow (not the best bow but a bow) :p
They don't have the range that a kamael has with a xbow... or any other archer....
And no other player in game can run as fast and as quick as an arbelester...... the ultimate kiters ;)
Hell i can run as fast as raid boss..... proved that the other day with orfen....... course i screwed up and only managed to get 234speed....... would have ran as far as i needed to get away.
with just ww2 and hard march lvl 1... i have 199speed... that's without any +dex armor setup, Add zerk 2 brings it to 207, add SwS song of wind, and it bring it to 234 (last i checked)..
however if i only have ww2 and hard march, with ultimate excape.. i think i hit 24x?
I really gotta check out the differences all over again.. every time i look i swear the numbers look different.
the only case where i bugged over the 250 speed cap... was i think something to do with water. Managed over 300
with just ww2 and hard march lvl 1... i have 199speed... that's without any +dex armor setup, Add zerk 2 brings it to 207, add SwS song of wind, and it bring it to 234 (last i checked)..
however if i only have ww2 and hard march, with ultimate excape.. i think i hit 24x?
I really gotta check out the differences all over again.. every time i look i swear the numbers look different.
the only case where i bugged over the 250 speed cap... was i think something to do with water. Managed over 300
You never had a Wind Rider on your back I can hit 240+ with just my self buff and blinding strike ;)
so..... if a arbelester is aware of the buff.. and pays enough attention.. it could technically stay matched speed for speed to stay just far enough away....
ok now that i read that, i think im not going SB on my girl kamael, i will go arbalester. the p.atk and m.atk seems way too low to be a real worthy DD in pve and pvp.
Well she's a paper doll, but the only problem is trying to catch her.
Seeing as depending on how she's setup, she's either carrying around a +11 SLS focus kamael rapier (which is comparible to that of a +6ish Dama with focus) in Nightmare Light
OR
+3 Shyeed Bow (Screaming Vengence is the xbow name) with focus and Magestic Light
all topped off with +4str +5dex -9 con for an incredible fast/hard hitting brute.
I out dmg even a HE with stacked buffs and a drac bow lol.
can u post a pic of her fully buffed with bow ? i want to see the p.atk and other stats to compare with my 78 Ghost Sentinel.i am currently making an arbalest and would like to know.