Best, Favorite, Underrated: Temp Powers

Hey all. Your neighborhood unique snowflake reinventor of the wheelie crazy guy Dahjee here to promote the use of Temp powers in PvP. I know arena has 7 or so to choose from, but I wanted to focus on the many temps available for use in zone PvP. I love the fact that IO bonuses still affect powers that we can't slot, like temp powers. Range and Rechage bonuses come to mind. I also like that you can carry multiples of the same temp power depending on where you got them from.

Ok so the obvious comes to mind first with mobilty temps like jetpack, and temp web grenade is likely a must for many... some temps are easy to get, some are harder while some are a complete grind. But what to you all is worth the effort to keep or save or grind for often so that it's with you in the zone? What are some of your favorite temps? What would you all consider the best? Which temps do you all consider quite underrated for PvP? I'm talking anything from powers you can craft to those made in base to those randomly picked up, to temp pets like shivans and heavies, to those you can Ouros back to get over and over.

I'd say my favorite is smoke bomb. Most of my PvP toons focus on mitigation or disruption, and stacking -percerption debuffs and lowering someone below the perception cap can go along way in a zone.

The best IMO has got to be the Chemical Nuke from Warburg. A five minute super debuff! Timed right and used against as many peeps as possible.

Lastly, I'd vote for redside's Force of the Earth Temp as most underrated. An AoE ranged confuse. It's pretty amusing when my brute runs into a group with this ready to spam once or twice. It's saved my butt on a lot of toons in the past but I rarely take the time to go back and get a fresh set.

Anyone else care to share?

Please waste to the time to get nukes for zone pvp.


The only two answers to this question that make sense are the fly pack and temp phase. Anything else is more of a gimmick than useful.

the force of the earth power ONLY works on devouring earth, it doesnt work like nectar from the spring fling/valentines event

I'll second what conflict said....but also throw in an honorable mention for the "pimp stick".(nem staff)

Rollback on barrier nerf plz

I was here before you Dahjee, I will be here when you are gone. I have come across several really bad pvpers who liked to speak their mind and thought they were the messiah the free thinking movement required. When you get a chance hit up sentry4 and zen shadow and ask them how they fared against me.


And for the record, yes you are bad, your advice is worse. Please go set some traps and afk kill something and then forget where the forums are. Thanks.

My comments were on topic.

You can't make statements like this...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dahjee I'm starting to think I13 dumbed down PvP'ers moreso than PvP. The excuses used to justify what some consider ineffective or lol "bad" is getting very sad to read. I've been around long enough to know that what's being considered this way is being done so without actually trying...

When you are an extremely subpar pvper that gives poor advice.


Grasping at straws to recover won't save you. Keep it up though, it's very amusing.

There's that temp power which is a 100% end drain and 100% chance to drop all toggles, that's kinda lolzy.

A few things:

1. This was not a Advice thread. It's an OP that poses three basic questions. None of which have really been answered by anyone but me. Simple questions, simple thread, yet the same tired egos showing up to find a way to disagree with a topic even though there's nothing to disagree with....

2. I'm not a subpar player. Anyone who actually knows me know this. Weird PvP toons perhaps, but not a subpar player by far. Those who think this of me are disregarded due to ignorance in my book. Sorry. My rep here (on deh forums) is bad not because I'm bad (to all those who don't actually know) My rep here is bad because I don't do Damage... not yet anyway. I'm saving that for last. I do everything having to do with PvP besides damage. It is my main focus when building and participating in PvP. To make a Stalker/Blaster now would probably bore me right out of the game. I get kills, have fun, stay rich from drops, have fun, find counters for FoTMs, get kills, I die trying a lot, I never rage or disrespect, and I do not require a system to change to enjoy PvP.

3. If those here who have been deemed worthy to post opinions know the most... and have labeled zone PvP as supbar due to the rules and the system and/or the people that PvP in it. How can one turn to the same peeps in terms of guidance here on the boards in terms of what works and what is viable? Hell, Conflict only uses 2 temp powers outta of how many avalable to use in the game while PvPing in a zone???

4. Temp powers used at the right time for the right purpose in a zone are awesome. We all use them when we got them so theres really nothing to disagree about. What it takes to get them and whether it is worth it is different for everyone... the point of the OP was to discuss different temps and their effect in PvP if one so chooses to fetch it or have it drop.

Leave the hate at home people. This thread does not require it.

Back to OP...

Temp Phase and the chemical nuke you mentioned can work wonders if used right. All temp powers are situational though, and those two are the easiest to use with the biggest effects, despite the time it takes to get chemical nuke, a slight boost is better than none :P

Fire Extinguisher is the best. /thread

Nullifier Gun Mk 1 was what you were looking for mac.

As for useful temp powers, I like to kite people with the Lost Curing Wand.

PVP with Dahjee

Back before you kids had these fancy abilities to respec out of patrons and AS actually could actually one shot/almost one shot squishies I used to keep crafting the temp revolver to try and finish off people

I'd have to say the Void Hunter Rifle.
I found myself up against a Warshade one time in Siren's Call.

It was mildly entertaining.

Wait, is this thread for our best AND favourite AND underrated temp power? Or the temp power we consider our favourite, regardless of whether it is underrated or the 'best'.