DR doesn't wreck defense for melee ATs nearly as much as it does for squishies. My Elec/WP Stalker will be at almost 40% defense to everything when Shadow Meld is running, even after DR is factored in. Only problem with Shadow Meld is its 3-second activation time can get you killed if you're not careful.
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I had sharks on my regen and recently swaped it for soul, and I like soul a lot better. Meld recharges quick and I also have mog, so between the two it's very nice. Also sharks root a stalker pretty bad bc of the animation time, and I find myself getting other stalkers mostly bc they throw sharks and get rooted long enough me to get an as. Plus dark blast's recharge is very fast and the animation time is very fast and doesn't root you like sharks. It doesn't hit as hard as sharks though but it's still a nice ranged attack to crit with.
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Same goes for Kheldians. Too bad they don't have access to something with elusivity.
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Originally Posted by macskull
DR doesn't wreck defense for melee ATs nearly as much as it does for squishies.
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When I know there are hero Stalkers around I'll usually hang out around targets of opportunity waiting for them to come out of hide and into the shark animation, because it gives me almost 3 seconds to hit BU, run over, and start the AS. The problem with Soul is that Dark Blast is a really crappy attack when compared to sharks, but it's ok as a finisher (as a comparison, non-critting Spirit Shark does more damage than Dark Blast on a crit).
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Originally Posted by Deus
I had sharks on my regen and recently swaped it for soul, and I like soul a lot better. Meld recharges quick and I also have mog, so between the two it's very nice. Also sharks root a stalker pretty bad bc of the animation time, and I find myself getting other stalkers mostly bc they throw sharks and get rooted long enough me to get an as. Plus dark blast's recharge is very fast and the animation time is very fast and doesn't root you like sharks. It doesn't hit as hard as sharks though but it's still a nice ranged attack to crit with.
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"One day we all may see each other elsewhere. In Tyria, in Azeroth. We may pass each other and never know it. And that's sad. But if nothing else, we'll still have Rhode Island."
"One day we all may see each other elsewhere. In Tyria, in Azeroth. We may pass each other and never know it. And that's sad. But if nothing else, we'll still have Rhode Island."
Regarding shadow meld in pvp... I have a hard time believing it could make any difference for my regen scrapper. Wouldn't DR make it essentially useless?
I'd love to have a mini MoG every 30 seconds but I can't see 32% defense nerfed down to 16% or so helping me at all.
Throwing sharks is cool and all but an effective shadow meld plus a long range snipe to break stand-off huddles in zone sounds attractive.
What do, pvp - throw fish or get soul?