WS and pvp?

Ive been lvling up my WS he is only lvl 22, and i know I still have some lvling with him and what not but was kind wondering how they perform in pvp.

I don't mean to be rude or blunt, but Warshades are the absolute worst AT for PvP. Their powers completely rely on other targets being in melée range, and unless you're fiteklubbing a MM, you'll never be able to maximize (or even come close) their damage and survivability potential.

However, they are a total blast to play in PvE. (as I've learned recently, just got my own WS to 43 last night).

No I did not take any affence, thats why I come to the forums to ask my questions. I really like my WS and yea he is a blast in pve and so was just wondering about pvp. So thanks for responding

Nova form does really well in zone PvP. It's IMO the best and only option. That being said, Warshades don't really have much to enhance Nova form with.

The human Buff powers are only situational in the Zones - they need bodies to hit. You can basically only find big lower level spawns to Eclipse off of in Warburg, so you have to find players quickly. If you do while the buff is up - well let's say I don't think I've ever been killed with capped resistance while protecting myself with the dual cannons of Nova Bolt and Blast. Without it, you've got to be able to use the fast flight to your advantage. And even then, messing with actual pvp toons is not going to get you many kills at all.

Dwarf is okay, the slowness is debilitating, however. Attacks themselves aren't that bad.

(The above coming from a purpled shade's experience. PvPing was a LOT easier for him before the last change, where I could quickly Grav Em a MM's pets or throw out a quick animating hold that also does some nice damage. MM's have always been the easiest, thanks to the TP Foe power we get, plus Grav Em and buffs from enemies. Stalkers and Squishies in general were easier before, so long as you got the jump on the stalk.)

Now for a PB, who can actually enhance Nova with self +buff like Build Up and +HP powers, and with a self poppable tier nine, they do a lot better.

No.

Square_One brings up a good point; Peacebringers are actually a pretty good PvP AT. You can go all-human, and be a combination between a Rad Blaster and a Regen Scrapper, albeit less survivability than a Regen Scrapper and less damage than a Rad Blaster. Still, you'll be competitive.

Or you can go tri-form (which I suggest) and spend most of your time in Nova. You'll drop out of Nova and into human and Dwarf to use the heals, and then go back into Nova and have super range and very high damage. Procs are king in PvP, and since PB's attacks do -defense, you can slot a lot of procs in their attacks (Shield Breaker, Lady Grey, Achilles). Really, PB's are a pretty good PvP AT overall. A well built PB can be a lot better than any Regen Scrapper in PvP.

But you might only be interested in playing a Warshade.

No I do plan on lvling up a PB aswell but I want my WS to get to 50 first. Like I said I was just wondering

I know a WS that rocked several people at once in pvp

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Originally Posted by Nights_Dawn Hazy is right

I did retarded things in 8v8s against bad people with my Warshade pre-I13 (TP around in Dwarf randomly taunting Blasters; find someone without CM or mez protection and hit them with Gravitic Emanation; so on and so on), but that was then. Among the 14 ATs available, Warshades are hands down the worst for PvP.

I do PvP on occasion, mostly in the zones. Then again my main PvP characters are Madam Enigma (claw/sr scrapper) and the pre-reroll Poison Bloom (ninja/poison mastermind). What I don't do is mire myself in the pvp forum. When I took my warshade into sirens call though, I did all right. Those battles in there are perfect for a tri-form warshade.

Doms do well because they have 6 second mezzes, very high ranged damage, high PvP global resists, and PPP's that will grant either Hibernate or Personal Forcefield, both useful for PvP. Even before i15, they were competitive.

Warshades can do -okay- in lower zones like Bloody Bay or Siren's Call, but they still aren't very good. Nova form is always going to do good damage, so there's that.

I guess part of my view is... that I don't build for "I can win every fight" in pvp. Rather I build a char that's good for PvE, and then take it into PvP. If I can win about as often as I lose, I deem it good for pvp.

Now another thing that would make a keld better vs anyone with a hold... The fact you can use Dwarf form as a breakfree. Nice change from a PvE perspective. Stopped all those deaths from "Tp in dwarf>mire>human>held>dead". From a PvP perspective though, not as nice for those relying on holds.