Elec for stalkers is so good because thunder strike can double crit for insane amounts of damage. As far as I know it's broken and will probably be fixed sooner or later. But the way things are currently going, that wont be for a long long time.
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thats a great question,cuz i rolling an em/wp and cant figue out why ele is so popluar over em?|
Originally Posted by TitanMan
1) Why are Elec stalkers considered to be so good?
2) Especially in regards to Thunderstrike since it is an AOE? I know TS is a very small radius AOE, but I dont see it being as heavy a hitter as people say, especially after looking at Elec in mids. 3) I play an EM stalker, how does Elec match up to EM? Thanks all Titan |
my thinking is stalker are build for single target attacks to take out the most powerful foe,thurs making thing easy for team or solo play.
EM is not great.
1. you have no ranged attacks, so compared to spines, you're forced into melee a lot more, when you could be impaling from range in order to get a kill shot.
2. bone smasher is essentially the same as havoc punch from elec so you can't make an argument for bone smasher's animation being a good follow-up, since well, elec can do that too.
3. ET does not crit for damage.
4. TS crits for damage once or twice and is heavily proc-able.
5. TF does not crit for full damage and should be buffed.
there is no reason to roll an EM stalker when you can rely on the awesomeness that is double proc'd impale or the straight up amazingness that is thunder strike.
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Originally Posted by black_barrier
EM is not great.
1. you have no ranged attacks, so compared to spines, you're forced into melee a lot more, when you could be impaling from range in order to get a kill shot. 2. bone smasher is essentially the same as havoc punch from elec so you can't make an argument for bone smasher's animation being a good follow-up, since well, elec can do that too. 3. ET does not crit for damage. 4. TS crits for damage once or twice and is heavily proc-able. 5. TF does not crit for full damage and should be buffed. there is no reason to roll an EM stalker when you can rely on the awesomeness that is double proc'd impale or the straight up amazingness that is thunder strike. |
There really isnt a reason right now to roll EM. Its been so heavily nerfed that its just not in the same league as Spines (Impale) or Elec Melee (Thunder Strike).
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tkanks , for letting me know before i got to far in my build.time to reroll.
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Does this mean that your first attack against an opponent should not be AS, but instead TS? I'm asking because I just rolled an Elec/Regen stalker and have no experience with stalker PvP or PvP'ing in general.
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Originally Posted by SmegHead
Elec for stalkers is so good because thunder strike can double crit for insane amounts of damage.
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Your first attack should be AS, but 95% of stalkers don't even know how to AS anymore. TS does almost AS level damage and doesn't even take a shred of skill to use, so it's a very easy alternative. Both for bad players, and good players who are feeling lazy.
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actually, against something like a regen, f as, ts it.
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Originally Posted by supermax
your first attack should be as, but 95% of stalkers don't even know how to as anymore. Ts does almost as level damage and doesn't even take a shred of skill to use, so it's a very easy alternative. Both for bad players, and good players who are feeling lazy.
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I use TS against Regins that aren't in MoG (when they're in MoG the higher base acc and unresisted damage of AS helps get the finishing kill) simply because they have almost no resistance and it hits like a truck. I've hit TS for 1000 damage before procs, it's kind of sick. I'll use TS on other targets if they're low on HP and I don't have a chance to get an AS off, though.
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Originally Posted by Supermax
Your first attack should be AS, but 95% of stalkers don't even know how to AS anymore. TS does almost AS level damage and doesn't even take a shred of skill to use, so it's a very easy alternative. Both for bad players, and good players who are feeling lazy.
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1) Why are Elec stalkers considered to be so good?
2) Especially in regards to Thunderstrike since it is an AOE?
I know TS is a very small radius AOE, but I dont see it being as heavy a hitter as people say, especially after looking at Elec in mids.
3) I play an EM stalker, how does Elec match up to EM?
Thanks all
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