Fear in PvP


DarkMaster

 

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Quick question about Fear powers in PvP now...are they subject to the same limitations as holds and other mezzes? For example, if a Stalker or Scrapper were to use Touch of Fear fully slotted for fear duration against someone who didn't have any mez protection, how long would that individual be feared?

I know mezzes of all varieties aren't what they used to be, just wondering if there is still any use at all for fear powers.


 

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About 4 seconds. Fear's basically lol now.


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and against a Tank or Brute that would be roughly 2 seconds, correct?


 

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ToF has a hefty -tohit, that is what the power should be slotted for. You can stack it on someone too although it would seem like more of a melee Fiteclub used power

Fearsome Stare from Dark Miasma is nice because you can use it from range to debuff since any mez will drop toggle debuffs like Darkest Night


 

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ToF has a hefty -tohit, that is what the power should be slotted for. You can stack it on someone too although it would seem like more of a melee Fiteclub used power


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ToF is pretty nice as a pure tohit debuff power, and not only for fight clubs, it's actually pretty easy to keep at least 1-2 on someone, and even 3 if they're stubborn enough to stick around and not kite much.


However, I've only found it useful on builds that already have pretty high defenses to stack alongside the tohit debuffs (like SR). The double stacked tohit-debuffs + Solid Defenses actually work pretty well together, and if you're a Brute, you can stack Darkest Night on top of all that to make it even that much better.


However, note that stacking ToF also means you aren't "attacking" anymore, so it will cut into your damage some, and could be the difference between a melee (especially a Dark Melee) geting a "kill" or their target escaping/recovring.