[1.0.6] CI Crit Dagger Shadow (30k DPS Flicker Ninja) [OB video up!]

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Caimath wrote:

Have you ever tried using Dual Wielding with this build?

I've been doing a lot of skill tree building / researching lately, as a preparation for the open beta, as I am still undecided on my character / build post wipe.

This build has so far been the main focus of my skill building as I really love the concept. Unfortunately I don't really enjoy running around with a shield, unless I play a full tank character. Because of this, I've been trying to 'adapt' the build so to speak, to make it work with dual wielding.

Basically it's just removing the shield talents and replacing them with the Blinding Speed node, as well as a few more points in the Nullification circle to compensate a little with the survivability loss. I'm thinking the implicit attack speed boost from dual wielding as well as the blinding speed boost would up the damage enough to make it at least viable.

A counterpoint to the attack speed boosts would of course be the mana cost, that'd probably be the hardest challenge to overcome. Not quite sure how to counter this yet.

Keep in mind, I play in a group of 3 and in softcore 90% of the time, so I don't necessarily need massive survivability as damage is split.

Obviously I plan on keeping a backup shield in my stash to use whenever I want to play solo.

Thoughts?

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Kianto wrote:

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Caimath wrote:

Have you ever tried using Dual Wielding with this build?

I've been doing a lot of skill tree building / researching lately, as a preparation for the open beta, as I am still undecided on my character / build post wipe.

This build has so far been the main focus of my skill building as I really love the concept. Unfortunately I don't really enjoy running around with a shield, unless I play a full tank character. Because of this, I've been trying to 'adapt' the build so to speak, to make it work with dual wielding.

Basically it's just removing the shield talents and replacing them with the Blinding Speed node, as well as a few more points in the Nullification circle to compensate a little with the survivability loss. I'm thinking the implicit attack speed boost from dual wielding as well as the blinding speed boost would up the damage enough to make it at least viable.

A counterpoint to the attack speed boosts would of course be the mana cost, that'd probably be the hardest challenge to overcome. Not quite sure how to counter this yet.

Keep in mind, I play in a group of 3 and in softcore 90% of the time, so I don't necessarily need massive survivability as damage is split.

Obviously I plan on keeping a backup shield in my stash to use whenever I want to play solo.

Thoughts?

I used to be in your camp, disdaining shields on non-tank characters. However, I tried out tempest shield on a whim and now I don't know if I will ever level a melee character that doesn't have tempest shield. It is, by far, my favorite skill in the game. Tempest Shield + Elemental Proliferation with a decent block chance is just all kinds of awesome. Plus it looks badass and has the coolest lightsaber sound effects ever. Ev-er.

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Caimath wrote:

Oh I can certainly understand where you are coming from, and I have been running with a shield so far. I was just wondering if any of you had ever tried it.

It's looking more and more likely that this'll be my build of choice. High mobility, good damage and ranged capabilities as well as decent survivability. What more can you ask for? It's just too much fun to pass up. :P

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Ezciel wrote:

I love the build Invalesco but i'm in ruthless and struggling hard with rare Necros especially in a room with up to at least 20 skeletons.

Even without necros i still lack survivability as a whole. I am not wearing a shield atm because i was planning on going dual wield but i get the feeling i might really need the shield.

I'm at lvl 46 with around 1.1k dps but when i shift+attack i often find my projectile not reaching or hitting my targets. I know i've been having a lot of desync lately but even with an 88% hit rate i seem to miss a lot. Have you experienced anything like this before? It seems i've lost an entire level in xp lolz.

Edit 1: I have 466 hp and 772 es (running discipline). It might be a bit on the low side but i don't really know for sure.

Edit 2: Sometimes in big crowds i try to whirling blades back and forth but most times i find it does not connect at all or has some delayed on-hit detection.