RDPS FTW
Posted by: Anromir
On: May 11, 2009 at 02:38pm
A couple weeks ago I created my first RDPS character, a Sorceress. There have been some trials I've dealt with playing her, but this weekend, I learned what the real draw of RDPS is. Playing RDPS is a lot of fun. Fun, as in killing a whole lot of bozos, fun.
I have never experienced so much killing. Damaz Kron was going wild on me. When I started out the night, I was at an over all score of -4. I'll have to get a screenshot of it to put in later, but afterward, my overall score was close to +30. After only a couple hours of scens and oRvR in Chaos T1. I also managed to get a Decimator chest piece for her off the champion when taking the Harvest Shrine.
Most of my kills I can attribute to Chillwind. I would try to keep that up on any target I had picked, and then work on them, often getting help from the others in my party or scen. But usually, it was just one little tic that would push the target over the edge and give me a kill. After playing healers, tanks, and even MDPS, I racked up the most kills per scenario that I've ever gotten. Even after a couple of wipes in oRvR at the Lost Lagoon and Festenplatz, I still managed to rack up many more kills than deaths.
Remember that my Sorc is only R11 right now, but this is what has been working on for me so far. (Consider this a starters' kit for those just picking up a Sorc.) Once I pick a target I'll start with Word of Pain, then Chillwind. The idea here is to get the DoTs down and use Chillwind as a cover hex for Word (not something I have heard of at all in Warhammer, but a staple in Guild Wars). Word goes back on at recharge. Gloomburst is next, followed by Doombolt. Depending on where they are, I may throw a Shattered Shadows in there to hit some others. And now that I have it, I may hit a tank or MDPS with Arctic Blast just for the snare to keep them off me. And when my immediate area is crawling with Order, I'll spam Surging Pain. At lower ranks I've gotten a good number of kills with that.
In all, it's the first four that really see heavy use and do a lot of work for me. I've put one point in Calamity so far, but I'm sure that by the time I hit the middle of T3, I'll respec destruction. I'd be silly not to.
So, my Sorc is my most fun character right now. Though I'm guessing that will change once I've gotten to T2 and I'm at the bottom of the totem pole again.
I have never experienced so much killing. Damaz Kron was going wild on me. When I started out the night, I was at an over all score of -4. I'll have to get a screenshot of it to put in later, but afterward, my overall score was close to +30. After only a couple hours of scens and oRvR in Chaos T1. I also managed to get a Decimator chest piece for her off the champion when taking the Harvest Shrine.
Most of my kills I can attribute to Chillwind. I would try to keep that up on any target I had picked, and then work on them, often getting help from the others in my party or scen. But usually, it was just one little tic that would push the target over the edge and give me a kill. After playing healers, tanks, and even MDPS, I racked up the most kills per scenario that I've ever gotten. Even after a couple of wipes in oRvR at the Lost Lagoon and Festenplatz, I still managed to rack up many more kills than deaths.
Remember that my Sorc is only R11 right now, but this is what has been working on for me so far. (Consider this a starters' kit for those just picking up a Sorc.) Once I pick a target I'll start with Word of Pain, then Chillwind. The idea here is to get the DoTs down and use Chillwind as a cover hex for Word (not something I have heard of at all in Warhammer, but a staple in Guild Wars). Word goes back on at recharge. Gloomburst is next, followed by Doombolt. Depending on where they are, I may throw a Shattered Shadows in there to hit some others. And now that I have it, I may hit a tank or MDPS with Arctic Blast just for the snare to keep them off me. And when my immediate area is crawling with Order, I'll spam Surging Pain. At lower ranks I've gotten a good number of kills with that.
In all, it's the first four that really see heavy use and do a lot of work for me. I've put one point in Calamity so far, but I'm sure that by the time I hit the middle of T3, I'll respec destruction. I'd be silly not to.
So, my Sorc is my most fun character right now. Though I'm guessing that will change once I've gotten to T2 and I'm at the bottom of the totem pole again.
I see quite a few run around solo or in pairs and do well, or if you like to zerg pit of shades is always fun; options are always nice =)