Tipptoe Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I do not know if this has been mentioned, but why is there no 8/31/2 PvE Shadow spec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediDante Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Alacrity Rating: A secondary stat which improves the speed of activation time for non-instant abilities. It does not affect the Global Cooldown for instant abilities. More rating is required to achieve the same percentage bonus at higher character levels. It may also increase the rate at which periodic abilities take effect. i have done extensive testing and this is simply not true, makes me sad but it isnt true.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDarkim Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Lots of help for a noob, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyWalker Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Thanks for a guide, good job really. And have a question - can anyone who tanked eternity vault say - can shadow with critical rating based gear normally tank there or it will be hard for healer and you by all means need a defence/absorption based gear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feshnak Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Infiltration build where elusiveness is taken might be worth mentioning. 7/31/3 The reduced cooldown on both resilience and force speed is quite useful with the general lack of mobility this spec has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Replicant_Lazer Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Great guide! Glad to have came across it at lvl 9. lol. Just one thing, the link to the pdf is unfortunately broken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCOLBYJACKx Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The fact that HK-51 is still on the companion list leads me to believe that this guide is somewhat outdated. HK-51 isn't available in the game, this has been proven by many data diggers. Anyway, it's still a great guide, and I've personally followed the infiltration part of it pretty closely all the way to 50 (which I just got today ), but a few updates are probably necessary by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casyo Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 The link to the pdf version is dead ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMasterRyanW Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 If one wanted to do the 3/7/31 build, is there any major reason to put the two points in Security Breach vs. Shadowy Veil? Would the extra survivability compensate for the slightly lower DPS I assume you would have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mausmoerder Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Just want to thank you for that Guide. I'm playing Kinetic Consular Standard Build since level 15 and it guided me well. Thank you again, nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brosephiine Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Oh thank God, I was looking for something about gear. I didn't actually expect to find much since this game is so new, it's good to see people are already on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeckll Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Is there any reason to go for kinetic ward in the kinetic/balance hybrid build (23/0/18) for PvP? There are several threads about how useless shields and defensive stats are in PvP due to the fact that only white damage is affected by them. So in my opinion, for the build Kinetic Ward is a wasted point am I right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxros Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Has anyone got any stories/info on the high regen backstab spec? Whilst I know its not as efficient, this sound more suited to my playstyle of in/out tactics. Id imagine the best way to use this tree is to not open with a backstab but rather with a stun, to then try to proc circling shadows. well im just after feedback before i hit 49 ( 47 ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delezar Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Is there any reason to go for kinetic ward in the kinetic/balance hybrid build (23/0/18) for PvP? There are several threads about how useless shields and defensive stats are in PvP due to the fact that only white damage is affected by them. So in my opinion, for the build Kinetic Ward is a wasted point am I right? In big fights I still use up my Kinetic Ward before the cooldown is finished, so it does have an impact. I have been looking but so far I haven't come up with a better distribution for that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINRAD Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I am tagging this for later, as my Shadow is currently 28 and slowly moving through content to get the story. The strangest thing I have noticed is that we should build for POWER not CRITICAL as the tank version. Looking at the descriptions of powers and skills I really thought CRIT was the right direction to go... I haven't seen anything that boosts SURGE rating, so I am thinking I must be young in my career. Thank you for the guide, it will be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFi Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Not sure if this was brought up in the previous 11 pages but I tried clicking on the link to your personal site so that I could print out the guide and it said that your site was suspended. Thought I would bring this to your attention as I am sure you already knew anyways. Thanks for the hard work on this very well laid out guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberley Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I sent Astral the updated PDF version a wee while ago. However, if anyone wants it, let me know somewhere to host it (either as the pdf or as rar file) and I shall upload it myself. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishopp Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Thanks for writing this. It's a good read! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OgKiller Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Awesome Guide!!! Insane amount of information!!! Thank you so much for putting this together!!! Question though, I saw you mentioned a PvP build called Earth Bender (22/12/17). I didn't see any other mention of it in your guide and was wondering what your thoughts were on this and what technique to use with it? If its not worth elaborating on it then no worries. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralFire Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Massive overhaul posted. More inc on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BboyFord Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I love the guide man, I've been following it and reading it back and forth. I hope you make more! -Bboy:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okema Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Nice guide! But I got one question: How is the PVP Balance Tank build affected by the 1.1.2 patch? Is there a better set up to roll after the patch goes life/in general? Does the gear I choose differ from the other balance builds or is it the same (or should I get the gear meant for a tank-build)? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMarcin Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) Yeah, I'm currently at lvl 38 going towards 23/0/18 and I'm very happy with my build. I wonder if 1.1.2 changes make this build worthless? Edited February 2, 2012 by DarthMarcin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralFire Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Pretty much. Once 1.1.2 hits, all builds that take fewer than 31 points will probably be removed from the guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXI-Edge Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Quick Question Astral: With the 31/0/10 build, would you recommend going all the way up or getting upheaval first for PvP?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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