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Avoiding Overload Crash

Nihilii

By Nihilii,
Posted on: 2012-08-08 06:18 in Brutes

 

Posted

Hi all! I have been searching and frustratingly, can't seem to find my answer! :/ I keep seeing how awesome Overload is, and I REALLY love it on my SS/EA Brute. I'm wondering if avoiding the toggle crash is possible, though? I've read to time Energy Drain right, but I can't seem to do that. I also read to pop Ageless when it's crashing?! I'm just curious if someone can PLEASE help me! Thank you so much!!
P.S. This is Energy Aura, not Electric Armor. Just making that clear because I don't know if there's a difference in the T9! <3

Mama Stefie, Candie Kisses, Starrmie, Starrie, StarrShyne, Starrlah, Kyandie
@Kiri-chan is my hubby!

 

Posted

Do you have icons set to blink when the power is about to expire? If you do, you can see when Overload is about to drop, and right at the last second the icon freezes - this is the exact point at which you want to trigger Energy Drain (or Ageless I guess, but frankly, Ageless on an Overload-using EA? Rebirth's huge regen is sooo tasty with 3000hp I find it too hard to pass up ) to avoid a toggle drop.

The timing is certainly tricky to manage. Personally, in the heat of the fight I can't do it reliably. Some people claim they can.

 

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Wow...the famous Nihilii replied....I feel speshul. (I fell in love with your videos of your DB/Invuln scrapper solo'ing AVs!) Anyway...TY!!!! I'm sure if I get used to it, I could do that....I'll have to try though. :P My icons do blink, but I wasn't sure when to use ED. TY so much!!!!

Mama Stefie, Candie Kisses, Starrmie, Starrie, StarrShyne, Starrlah, Kyandie
@Kiri-chan is my hubby!

 

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Also, I have decided to try Fire/EnA now. :P Something about Rage crash bothers me...I just know how epic Rage + Fury + Foot Stomp is! There is just something about Fire Melee that I love farming everything! I don't know why!! Wish me luck!!! =]
BTW I thought Ageless poppy at the crash because of the +Recovery! :P Silly Nihilii, BUT I def get what you are saying about the HP!...Switched to Rebirth in my build!

Mama Stefie, Candie Kisses, Starrmie, Starrie, StarrShyne, Starrlah, Kyandie
@Kiri-chan is my hubby!