Don't slot Nova, but at least 3 slot Dwarf for Resists. Slot their powers, too. If you find you prefer being human, respec later.
The journey will be a lot less fun without the help from the forms. Not impossible, but the point is to have fun, right?
I guess I'm asking because the forms don't gain new powers. so it seems at me at a certain poimnt I'd'd basically be use human alot because they jsut get stronger with alot more skills.
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Well, the thing is, that's not really true. While Nova and Dwarf are complete "out of the box", so to speak, they have a pretty good balance of attacks. In fact, a lot of people swear by going through the 6-12 levels exclusively in Nova form, because with both your Cone and Targetted AoE attacks, you're more powerful than the other ATs that have to wait on those attacks. |
Originally Posted by Dz131
it seems at me at a certain poimnt I'd'd basically be use human alot because they jsut get stronger with alot more skills.
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More importantly, though, most of the human form powers carry over to the other forms. Basically, any click power, such as Essense Boost, Build Up, Mire, or Eclipse, will continue to run their full duration when you switch forms. You have to switch forms to activate them, but then you can switch back, which is the unique part of playing a Kheldian.
Since the Human form is between Nova and Dwarf in function anyway, you don't really gain anything by staying there. You'll do more damage if you shift to Nova, and be able to take damage and endure mezzes in Dwarf. So by adapting yourself to the best form for the situation, you can accomplish a lot more than sticking to one generic form and muddling through.
Of course, that takes practice, and you've somehow got to divide your slots between all three forms, so in practice usually a Kheldian player will choose to either go Human/Dwarf, Human/Nova, or concentrate on Nova/Dwarf and just have the human form be a collection of utility powers to fire off between forms. And pure Human form is an option as well, although it's a little tougher than going with one of the form builds. (I personally find it somewhat frustrating, particularly in the absense of good mez protection. However, my Human/Dwarf Warshade is currently a primarily Human form, the Dwarf is only there if I get mezzed)
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Read through "Raising a Peacebringer" - no longer "in progress," going to copy the final form of it to Player Guides this weekend.
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ok so your saying I should not take any attack abilties from human form and just use nova for attacks, then which to human when I need to buff or something right? |
Originally Posted by Jade_Dragon
Well, the thing is, that's not really true. While Nova and Dwarf are complete "out of the box", so to speak, they have a pretty good balance of attacks. In fact, a lot of people swear by going through the 6-12 levels exclusively in Nova form, because with both your Cone and Targetted AoE attacks, you're more powerful than the other ATs that have to wait on those attacks.
More importantly, though, most of the human form powers carry over to the other forms. Basically, any click power, such as Essense Boost, Build Up, Mire, or Eclipse, will continue to run their full duration when you switch forms. You have to switch forms to activate them, but then you can switch back, which is the unique part of playing a Kheldian. Since the Human form is between Nova and Dwarf in function anyway, you don't really gain anything by staying there. You'll do more damage if you shift to Nova, and be able to take damage and endure mezzes in Dwarf. So by adapting yourself to the best form for the situation, you can accomplish a lot more than sticking to one generic form and muddling through. Of course, that takes practice, and you've somehow got to divide your slots between all three forms, so in practice usually a Kheldian player will choose to either go Human/Dwarf, Human/Nova, or concentrate on Nova/Dwarf and just have the human form be a collection of utility powers to fire off between forms. And pure Human form is an option as well, although it's a little tougher than going with one of the form builds. (I personally find it somewhat frustrating, particularly in the absense of good mez protection. However, my Human/Dwarf Warshade is currently a primarily Human form, the Dwarf is only there if I get mezzed) |
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*points a bit farther down* Read through "Raising a Peacebringer" - no longer "in progress," going to copy the final form of it to Player Guides this weekend. |
My attitude is, if you plan on using the power, you might as well enhance it decently. My main Kheld plays tri-form, so I tried to slot up powers I liked from the forms when I had the slots.
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I'm wondering if the shapeshift forms and abilties are worth it. Im right now lv8 but If the human form get much better later that the other forms are not worth using, then I'm not going to slot them.