Build of the Week Season 3 Episode 8: Perma-freeze Ice Spear Witch

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sidtherat wrote:

any chance for a non-crit build?

RT melee variant maybe? yeah right..

if BoTW is to show new and interesting builds - we all already know that 'crit works', maybe something new next time?

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CanHasPants wrote:

Dear Chris Wilson,

Please encourage Gamespot to host these BOTW videos on Youtube. Their in-page player sucks; Youtube's does not.

Thank you for your time.

~Pants

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cronus wrote:

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k19 wrote:

A: Life-based requires so many more nodes - you won't be able to get as much EHP and will have less damage. Also if you have 10k+ hp, you can leech so much more per second that single reflect does nothing with 2% leech. life based with 4k hp + Mom, you will destroy your anus.

this guy is so right, except i have 3k life at level 84 with cloak of defiance which means i can do 73 maps then it gets uncomfortable for my freezing pulser/ prolif ice spear build. it's really easy to say "go es" but the playtime you have to invest for good es gear is substantial.

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Mef wrote:

Just some ridiculous decisions like no dream fragments/auxium and no cold pen gem in a 6l setup.

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sherkhan wrote:

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xenogfan43 wrote:

and this is just a crappier version of romira's perma cold snap, but i suppose builds don't have to be what an endgame player would consider 'good' to actually be a botw, just interesting or demonstrating an exploitable game mechanic.

Honestly, BOTW has lost it's direction. The recent botw's have been mediocre copies of existing mechanics. It's not that they are cheaper, or do something unusually fun - they're just mediocre in every way.

They should have a better mandate, something on the lines of:

Cutoff:

1. Must be L78 map solo viable (unless it's obviously a support build)
2. Gear cost should be under 10 ex (excluding any random 6Ls they happen to have)

BOTW types:

1. Uses a unique weapon in a previously unused way (e.g. piscator's for single target HoA)
2. Uses a skill in a previously unused way (Romira's Cold Snap, when it first came out)
3. Extremely noob friendly (i.e. basic setup that ANYONE can do, ele buzzsaw)
4. Fun (any of Ghudda or Peppr's builds)

Any of the types would also have to meet the minimum requirements. Otherwise, it's just a crap L30 setup.

Not comprehensive, of course, but it'd be nice to know there's some rhyme in there somewhere...

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icemltr wrote:

A few fails in this build, 6L and no cold pen except on swap... srsly?

Things I want perma frozen are not trash mobs with no curse immunity/cold resistance, they are devourers exiles and beyonders that pop out of nowhere and all too often hexproof.

Ele prolif and GMP is sorta redundant, and never liked prolif freeze anyway since shatter = unfreeze.

Guess I better upgrade my stuff before everyone starts jacking prices up.

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sherkhan wrote:

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xenogfan43 wrote:

and this is just a crappier version of romira's perma cold snap, but i suppose builds don't have to be what an endgame player would consider 'good' to actually be a botw, just interesting or demonstrating an exploitable game mechanic.

Honestly, BOTW has lost it's direction. The recent botw's have been mediocre copies of existing mechanics. It's not that they are cheaper, or do something unusually fun - they're just mediocre in every way.

They should have a better mandate, something on the lines of:

Cutoff:

1. Must be L78 map solo viable (unless it's obviously a support build)
2. Gear cost should be under 10 ex (excluding any random 6Ls they happen to have)

BOTW types:

1. Uses a unique weapon in a previously unused way (e.g. piscator's for single target HoA)
2. Uses a skill in a previously unused way (Romira's Cold Snap, when it first came out)
3. Extremely noob friendly (i.e. basic setup that ANYONE can do, ele buzzsaw)
4. Fun (any of Ghudda or Peppr's builds)

Any of the types would also have to meet the minimum requirements. Otherwise, it's just a crap L30 setup.

Not comprehensive, of course, but it'd be nice to know there's some rhyme in there somewhere...