Build of the Week 14 and a portion of the 0.9.13 Patch Notes

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ptt_frmr wrote:

I was very disappointed with the build of the week. In my opinion, showing characters with such ridiculously good equipment provides a skewed impression of how useful the builds actually are. For example, I have tried this particular build in a previous patch and it is quite ineffective with mediocre equipment.

I hope that in the future, the build of the week will feature builds with more down-to-earth equipment. That will appeal to a much broader range of viewers and not just people who have 6-linked armors with 1k ES.

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Invalesco wrote:

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ptt_frmr wrote:

I was very disappointed with the build of the week. In my opinion, showing characters with such ridiculously good equipment provides a skewed impression of how useful the builds actually are. For example, I have tried this particular build in a previous patch and it is quite ineffective with mediocre equipment.

I hope that in the future, the build of the week will feature builds with more down-to-earth equipment. That will appeal to a much broader range of viewers and not just people who have 6-linked armors with 1k ES.

Sorry to disappoint all of you folks who have an allergy towards godly gear :(

But do let me try and change your minds regarding this build :)

This very same build with these semi-decent gear with nothing >4L managed to reach level 77 within 80 hours of gameplay:

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The above equipment were mostly attained at the 40 hour mark at around level 54 with the exception of the chestpiece and boots which were at around 60.

This very same build, character and gear doing a level 64 Map in HC.

Level 64 Coves Map Run

As you can see ptt_frmr, I did this exact same build in hardcore and had no problems whatsoever. It was in a HC race, so I had to start out with nothing in my stash. I'm sorry that you had problems with this build and that you found it ineffective. Could it perhaps be that you just did not utilize it's strengths and protected it's weaknesses accordingly?

I understand it's a difficult build to master and achieve and it's not totally your fault. Hence I did include some tips in my guide, you might find it useful :)

It's not Chris' fault he chose my better-geared up character. He gave me a choice to submit either Invalesco or Keiianved. It was just my own vanity at preferring to have my better-geared up character being submitted instead. After all, I did spend more time building different characters in default and accumulating enough wealth to purchase equipment I felt was appropriate for my main... hence I did not submit my HC shadow instead.

In hindsight I probably should have realised that people tend to not like to see godly gear on characters that aren't theirs... :(


Edit: I do believe that this build is incredibly hard to achieve in Hardcore. Since 1 and a half months ago, I am still the all-time 2nd highest Shadow in Hardcore and the highest CI Melee character in Hardcore. I might have been the only CI Melee in HC during my time as well. There are more CI melee chars trying to do HC now but they might in part be due to my promoting of this build. I would love to see more melee CI shadow characters in HC.

Trust me when I say that this build is very tough to build in HC. No average joe can achieve it. Do try it for yourself if you don't believe! :p

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Udja wrote:

Mmmm... making a post patting yourself on the back doesn't really help the situation... just sayin...

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1. In my opinion, showing characters with such ridiculously good equipment provides a skewed impression of how useful the builds actually are. For example, I have tried this particular build in a previous patch and it is quite ineffective with mediocre equipment.

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2. I hope that in the future, the build of the week will feature builds with more down-to-earth equipment. That will appeal to a much broader range of viewers and not just people who have 6-linked armors with 1k ES.

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"Crossflip wrote:

3. builds that succeed in doing something that would be hard for everyone or for that particular character

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Invalesco wrote:

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Progammer wrote:

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Invalesco wrote:

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I wouldn't say that's semi decent gear, that's very decent gear. It's just not top of the line yet, but better than most can hope to achieve in like, since the wipe.