How is Staff?


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thinking of getting it...

what do you think?


is it aoe? pbaoe? pure melle? and ranged? def? -resist what is it like?


 

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Mine's straight and about six feet long.


 

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Mine's straight and about six feet long.
Sounds like you're trying to compensate for something.


 

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thinking of getting it...

what do you think?


is it aoe? pbaoe? pure melle? and ranged? def? -resist what is it like?
You mean that, for as long as it's been on beta (months!), you've never logged on there to check it out?

Maybe you missed this post that gives a complete run-down of every power and suggested strategy?


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Stafftastic


 

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Originally Posted by graystar_blaster View Post
thinking of getting it...

what do you think?


is it aoe? pbaoe? pure melle? and ranged? def? -resist what is it like?
Staff Fighting has three AoE attacks, all of which are fairly large. Though they won't make anyone's brain's explode, they are decent attacks that are easy to use, and appear early in the build.

Staff Fighting's single target attacks consist of the 2 basic starter attacks, a decent ranged attack, and a heavy hitter T9. These attacks are generally seen collectively mediocre, though not completely underpowered. Instead, the long animations on some of the powers simply serve to balance it around it's versatility and AoE. In many respects, it has trade-offs like old-school Katana or Electric Melee: A focus on aspects other than single target damage (Katana being a defensive specialist, EM being an AoE specialist) leads to a slight lessening in single target damage.

Staff Fighting has a couple of "tricks." First, non-Stalkers have 3 forms which give bonuses such as extra damage, endurance reduction, and recharge (Stalkers get the damage one). However, these stacks also make the main AoE and the heavy hitter more powerful, and those attacks consume the stacks for more damage and other benefits. In low levels, and on characters without IOs, Staff Fighting will prove to be a superb leveling set because of how end-efficient it is while using Form of Soul. This ease will probably off-set the semi-low damage for most.


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I'm a wizard, so mine has a knob on the end.


 

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I'm a wizard, so mine has a knob on the end.
I put on my robe and wizard hat.


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Heh, I had to edit my initial response out. Too cheesy, even for me.


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It "can range from mild and requiring no treatment to severe and potentially fatal." (According to MedicineNet.)

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thinking of getting it...

what do you think?
Start small, like with a cold or flu. Work your way up to this. I think the "potentailly fatal" part of this should speak volumns for your aspirations. Then again, I'm no doctor (but I play one in an MMO).

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is it aoe? pbaoe? pure melle? and ranged? def? -resist what is it like?
Appears to affect localised areas like the nose and throat. Ranged if you cough or spit.

Yeah, you might need a new hobby.


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It "can range from mild and requiring no treatment to severe and potentially fatal." (According to MedicineNet.)

Start small, like with a cold or flu. Work your way up to this. I think the "potentailly fatal" part of this should speak volumns for your aspirations.
Hey, that's good. Infectious Diseases could be the next Corruptor secondary.

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