Problm with ice is that the alpha dmg isn't that high. i tested several builds for S4 and energy made best in those tests. Ice is good thats no question. But imo in pvp is alpha more important. in a 5star match or any other fight where you assist each other, alpha is the key for fast killing
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Problm with ice is that the alpha dmg isn't that high. i tested several builds for S4 and energy made best in those tests. Ice is good thats no question. But imo in pvp is alpha more important. in a 5star match or any other fight where you assist each other, alpha is the key for fast killing
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Since you mentioned S4, I assume you're talking about the Blaster ice set? While I've never used that, I've been told the Corruptor set was changed fairly significantly from it - really slow recharge times, but high-damage attacks.
I could be wrong though, as I am just going on what I've been told.
Damage isnt that high for a corr of ice, however the secondary effects are really nice for pvp.
Well, most veteran pvp'lers would not recommend you energy, mainly for two things, the smashing damage and the animation time. Smashing damage will highly get resisted in pvp like most knockback effects. The animation time of energy spells are also fairly large, you have to raise your hands, aim and send your funny blue bolts out of them. I think its about 2-4 second cast, dunno you have to test it out. Ice however has the fastest cast animation of all tree. Ice blast, ice bolt and bitter ice blast all got a one second cast animation. Its by far superior, also slow effects are rarely resisted.