05-26-2012, 11:25 AM
There are a few Skills I still cannot find the slightest value in. I was wondering if anyone else had any more success, perhaps under a different context (or higher-level Rune) than I have used.
Shadow Power: even with Blood Moon, I could not seem to generate a meaningful degree of Life Leach. Trouble is, at least as far as I have played, most battles are easy enough that I have no use for it; the rest are so hard that a little life leach is not going to help.
Evasive Fire: I still cannot understand this one either. It seems to combine an attack that is worse than any of the Primary Skills with a weak version of Vault. Is there any reason you would ever pick this? Tried to work it in a few times, but it always gets nudged out in favour of something actually useful.
Fan of Knives: I have found this largely useless, though I have to admit that Fan of Daggers sounds as though it could make a fantastic panic button. Has anyone had any success in using this?
Strafe: I really, really want to like this Skill, but I can never seem to justify it. It is cheap, but the damage is pretty pathetic. I could have produced better DPS for even less hatred using Chakram or Elemental Arrow, which is exactly what I usually end up doing.
Cluster Arrow: I have tried this out a few times, but I cannot justify it. Enormous cost for OK damage. Every time I have used it, the additional bombs failed to hit any targets, making it seem even less useful.
Hot Pursuit: if you have full Hatred, you are probably playing wrong
Seriously, though, a minor speed boost that only applies when you are not using your powerful attacks, which suggests it only really applies when you are not facing tough opponents. Seems kind of useless.
Shadow Power: even with Blood Moon, I could not seem to generate a meaningful degree of Life Leach. Trouble is, at least as far as I have played, most battles are easy enough that I have no use for it; the rest are so hard that a little life leach is not going to help.
Evasive Fire: I still cannot understand this one either. It seems to combine an attack that is worse than any of the Primary Skills with a weak version of Vault. Is there any reason you would ever pick this? Tried to work it in a few times, but it always gets nudged out in favour of something actually useful.
Fan of Knives: I have found this largely useless, though I have to admit that Fan of Daggers sounds as though it could make a fantastic panic button. Has anyone had any success in using this?
Strafe: I really, really want to like this Skill, but I can never seem to justify it. It is cheap, but the damage is pretty pathetic. I could have produced better DPS for even less hatred using Chakram or Elemental Arrow, which is exactly what I usually end up doing.
Cluster Arrow: I have tried this out a few times, but I cannot justify it. Enormous cost for OK damage. Every time I have used it, the additional bombs failed to hit any targets, making it seem even less useful.
Hot Pursuit: if you have full Hatred, you are probably playing wrong
Seriously, though, a minor speed boost that only applies when you are not using your powerful attacks, which suggests it only really applies when you are not facing tough opponents. Seems kind of useless.
May the wind pick up your heels and your sword strike true.