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I thought it was less the apparent readiness of BM and more that it would appear most players don't care to play MMs. At least that's my experience with MMs. They seem to be one of the less played ATs, not because of weaknesses, but due to play style.

Havign Psi Resist, why would ELA do well against the PSI famage?

Not everyone uses the ATOs and IOs.

So the idea that you can do that, is player choice, as they have to go out and obtain the Hide Proc.

Without the Hide proc in the build, they cant do what is suggested AS into hidden status and release big attack for crit!

All sets got an ATO set. Stalkers allowed them to rehide. I'm not sure I'd count the ATO as a buff to the ATO and rather more of just being an awesome set for Stalkers.

I don't think anyone is against AS being normalized. Inf act, the devs have said that's going to happen. All AS animations are going to be 1 second. So the basic difference between them whenthey get normalized will be the damage types they do.

As for StJ needing scaled back. No. To put it flatly, you're wrong.

StJ doesn't outperform every other Stalker set to the point of needing any changes. It's a top set, no worries there, why, because one of the sets has to be at the top when you put them in a list.

This doesn't mean some sets don't need looked at. Claws for instance. Id put the cone back into Eviserate myself. The problem with Claws is the same problem it's always had...the set itself is built around a +DMG attack, that got removed for Build Up.

Stalkers get Build Up in the place of another ability in the set. That's Stalker playstyle. This will likely hurt some sets in some way.

But for a set it hurts, a set like Staff Fighting comes along and it makes it work! It gets stuck with one stance, but gets the added +DMG of build up, which is likely to make it stronger on Stalkers in terms of damage from just the primary than either Brutes/Scrappers.

But what you seem to be forgetting is it's not just sets like Shield and Fire Armor that help bridge the gaps towards Stalkers now for Brutes/Scrappers. It's any set with a Damage Aura period.

Damage Aura will add to your DPS (roughly about 15-20 if memory serves, but it could be more).

Personally tho, I am hoping that when Stalkers get Fire Armor, they get a Damage Aura that suppresses when hidden and access to Fiery Embrace. They can lose Consume

No nerfs need to happen to any set, other than (and I don't care to call it a nerf myself, since they said from the start they plan to put them all at the same cast time) putting AS animations under one second at 1 second.

But then, that's a buff to those stuck at the 1.67 second time.

Zwill said it wasnt Staff Fighting, then said quoted a movie with "favorite thing ever" which when people saw it was vanity pets, then went WTF.

Like Lothic said, the quote just went over bad.

Yeah. That's what suprises me too.

oh snap!

More options for staves? Sure!

Sale on Martial Art pack, Imperial Dynasty bundle, and all that other stuff mentioned? No...not really.

I hope not all new defense sets are some gimmicky set. There's still some simple straight forward, universal concept sets that can be made! Even if they're created with a concept in mind (like Time Manip which can fit so many other concepts)

Well to be fair, we have no idea if the sounds are done or not. That sounds more like a "I dont like the sounds of the set" Than is it really done.

I am not upset by Staff Fighting not being here yet, just disappointed, myself. As for their being a recent new powerset, that is correct, sadly was it not only for an AT I find the most boring to play, it's of a concept I never really cared for.

Roll ELM or StJ and you'll have sets that have the same AOE as the Scrapper/Brute/Tanker version of the set.

Roll ELM and you'll have better ST than the other melee ATs with the powerset

I think what we're missing is the build as a whole to make some real advice. The OP may need more S/L defense to even hit the softcap.

But as a general thought when it comes to DB/WP, Id agree on using a combo of Eradication and Crushing Blow's for higher E/N Defense.

I had thought about it, but in the end, I went with the idea that Stalkers are the squishier melee AT as part of their high DPS/Burst Damage.

Solo wise, I find this less of a problem, as outside of a few elemental resists (in matching defense sets) and tier 9 use for some of the sets, reaching the 75% resist cap is already difficult if not impossible.

Also I figured it fit along the line of Higher Resist Cap and More HP to make the melee AT sturdier.

That thread is closed.

So is the MVAS pet

It doesn't putter that far behind!

It may seem it with 2 long animating attacks, but it's DPS potetial is up at the top.