Quote:
Got an Axe/SR brute, and I skipped Gash on my build. In the early to mid levels I tried it out and try to make some chain out of it, and it never really fit in IMO. |
Originally Posted by Lazarillo
I'm getting close to the end of the road on a Fire/Earth Dominator and one of the things I've fallen in love with on said character is all the delicious knockdown that /Earth Assault provides. It's quite an addicting feeling, and I'm looking to create a new alt that can quench my thirst for enemies on their backsides. Battle Axe seems like it could do the job nicely, but I do have a concern I want to run by those more experienced with the set:
Style is important to me. It's very important, in fact, but I also like to be effective at what I do. To this end, the reason I've never bothered with Axe or Mace is that I find it disheartening that two of the attacks have almost the same animation. So all this rambling leads to: is it possible to skip either Gash or Swoop without cutting horribly into said effectiveness? Most of my Brute experience has involved a fast-attacking playstyle and I am aware that Axe is sort of a slow and heavy set, so I'm not sure if it becomes important to really have all the set's attacks at my disposal or I can get by skipping one. For what it's worth, I am currently planning to pair it with Electric Armor and will at least be getting some increased speed via Lightning Reflexes. Hopefully that wasn't too drawn out of a question. Any opinions? |
Swoop on the other hand I would not give up. It is a great power, does good dmg and is pretty much a guarantee KU. That is my opinion on this of course YMMV.
Quote:
My brain might be reading wrong, but essentially, you're saying "Skipping Gash is okay, you can still chain attacks fairly well without it", right? That's super-duper.
|
Originally Posted by Mylia
Got an Axe/SR brute, and I skipped Gash on my build. In the early to mid levels I tried it out and try to make some chain out of it, and it never really fit in IMO.
Swoop on the other hand I would not give up. It is a great power, does good dmg and is pretty much a guarantee KU. That is my opinion on this of course YMMV. |
Yup sorry if that came out harshly, I was rushing though that.
But yes, I found with Gash I was having more issues with my chain. With Quickness and 20% Global Rech. I can usually pull a half decent four attack chain.
I'm getting close to the end of the road on a Fire/Earth Dominator and one of the things I've fallen in love with on said character is all the delicious knockdown that /Earth Assault provides. It's quite an addicting feeling, and I'm looking to create a new alt that can quench my thirst for enemies on their backsides. Battle Axe seems like it could do the job nicely, but I do have a concern I want to run by those more experienced with the set:
Style is important to me. It's very important, in fact, but I also like to be effective at what I do. To this end, the reason I've never bothered with Axe or Mace is that I find it disheartening that two of the attacks have almost the same animation. So all this rambling leads to: is it possible to skip either Gash or Swoop without cutting horribly into said effectiveness? Most of my Brute experience has involved a fast-attacking playstyle and I am aware that Axe is sort of a slow and heavy set, so I'm not sure if it becomes important to really have all the set's attacks at my disposal or I can get by skipping one. For what it's worth, I am currently planning to pair it with Electric Armor and will at least be getting some increased speed via Lightning Reflexes.
Hopefully that wasn't too drawn out of a question. Any opinions?