I'm still a big fan of EM/ and Spines/... so I'll just not start it =/ since I'm really biased xP
but go with /WP, if you're trying to decided which secondary to go among the three of what you've mentioned.
Any reasons for your bias on EM/ and Spines/ ? Btw I am a big fan of Spines as well. I am currently leveling Spines/Nin, L41 atm. It was a toon that had been parked forever, and just recently started to play again. For the new stalker that I plan to roll, I am definitely leaning towards /WP, but wasn't sure which route I should go on primary.
OT, playing around mids with EM/WP, I noticed that I can get close to soft capping ranged defense, but there was no way I can get even close to soft capping melee defense (@24.6%), except for using Shadow Meld. Is that how most ppl build it?
Well in PVP your defense is gonna get nerfed by DR anyways....
Elec is the current FOTM because Thunderstrike, although it has only a 50% chance to crit from hide, it crits for double damage unlike total focus (and ET which doesn't crit for damage at all)
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Well in PVP your defense is gonna get nerfed by DR anyways....
Elec is the current FOTM because Thunderstrike, although it has only a 50% chance to crit from hide, it crits for double damage unlike total focus (and ET which doesn't crit for damage at all)
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It has a 100% crit and an additional 50% crit; the 100% crit pushes it past the damage of a Total Focus crit (290.22 base damage vs 253.61 for Total Focus), the 50% on top makes it really close to Assassin's Strike (389.28 for AS, 386.96 for TS).
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Oh you're right according to CoD:
* 96.74 Smashing damage If target is a player
* 96.74 Energy damage If target is a player
* 96.74 Smashing damage PvP only, If Hidden
* 96.74 Energy damage (50% chance) PvP only, If Hidden
Now I wish I didn't delete my Elec Stalker right before T-Strike...
I don't PvP with my ElM/Nin (build's focused more on AoE damage for PvE), but I'd imagine that having an uninterruptible Assassin's Strike (that also throws in -endurance, a chance for stun, chance for -recovery, and chance for knockdown) is kindof nice.
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Thanks for the inputs, ElecM/WP is looking good. I might need to look into it in mids.
For Elec/WP pvp build, what are the must powers to take?
Looking at my current build in Mids, I have the following:
Elec: Havoc Punch, AS, BU, Placate, Thunder Strike
WP: Hide, HPT, Reconstruction, Mind Over Body, IW, Heightened Senses
Pool: Fitness (Hurdle, Health, Stamina), Speed (Hasten, SS), Concealment (Stealth, Inv, Phase), Leaping (CJ, SJ)
Epic: Soul Mastery (Dark Blast, Shadow Meld)
I am not sure if I should take Lightning Rod (since I will be using it for pve as well). I would like to take Fast Healing and Strength of Will, but not sure if they are worth it over the other powers.
Is there some power that I missed that should have been taken? Although it can be built without Fitness as I have seen others do, but I prefer to have Stamina on this build.
Keeping in mind I'm far from an expert, I'd drop HPT for SoW and make up the hp difference in set bonuses and accolades. It's very easy for a Stalker with accolades to cap hit points, my DM/Nin did it purely unintentionally.
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Any reasons for your bias on EM/ and Spines/ ?
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B/c those two were great when I played CoX actively(in PvP). Plus, the current PvP just didn't influence me much to get rid of that bias =/
That's all.
What would be the best PvP primary: EM or ElecM or Spines
...mated to /WP for Arena and /Regen or /Nin for Zone
for Arena?
for SC Zone?
for RV Zone?