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Originally Posted by Sprite Fire
with softcapped (48 s/l, 45 fire/cold, 50 en/neg) defense i'll tell you what happens when you're 2 shotted... when it happens.
Because the next time it happens will be the first. |
Pardon for me saying this,but that is....what i could say? A lot of brag and boasting,if i wanted to be gentle.
I,like many other who read this forum,have a softcapped WP tanker,with more than 3200 hp,who regenetares like crazy,all the nice things you say. And it's a GREAT tanker,one of my main characters,can face incredibly tough situations and emerge with a full health bar thanks to regen. Yes,WP is that good.
But it's FAR from unkillable. Defense debuffs will lower your oh-so-great softcap.Regen debuffs will take away your source of healing. Resistance,without SoW,will be low. 3200 hp mean nothing when you take a fierce alpha,or are facing something like Bobcat in tin mage.
Sometimes,all those nasty things come together. Enemies with defense AND regen debuffs are not uncommon,and many more are surfacing with new factions and incarnate stuff popping all over. There are many situations where if you just plunge in the middle of a spawn thinking you can survive thanks to your high and mighty tanker toughness,you'll be dead and very sorry a few seconds later. And please don't insult us trying to make us believe that 2 attacks cannot get past softcapped defense. Maybe someone new to the game could fall for this,but certainly not someone who has played defense based characters extensively.
You say you've never been 2 shotted with WP? Well that means 2 things: either you've avoided the really dangerous enemies,or you've always had good support and help from your teammates.
There's no doubt WP is one of the toughest sets and one of the better choices for a new player.But it's NOT invincible. No set is. Yeah,not even stone.
Of course,if you factor in incarnate powers,that changes everything. You can cover your weaknesses and increase your damage,and it will only get better in the future. But if you consider only the powerset by itself and the best IO build there is,99% of the time you may feel like a god,but there will be those occasion where you WILL die without massive inspiration use.
Whoever said wp can be tougher with upgrades is living in la la land.
I have a wp that is amazing in terms of capped on all but psi def whic is around 40. They are great to play and one of my top toons, but the stone tank is a god.
Wp cannot get res capped in almost all areas. My stone is capped in everything but psi. He has def ranging from 59-69 in all but psi whic is still a decent 25.
He has 87 end resistance, lots of def resistance, accuracy res the works. He also runs at 30 mph in stone and never has end issues. His recharge is in the plus and he can stand with lord recluse and pick his nose without and worries.
Not to say wp are bad, I love my wp toon, but the stone owns in everyday when it comes to tanking....the only true weakness is offense and even that has gone with reactive, ion blast and pets.