My SG and the people I play with regularly will in fact tell you that Rise of the Phoenix is part of my attack chain, solo OR teamed.
There was one time in an ITF where I had a "FFFFFF-" moment due to a helpful defender TPing me out of a group to use their rez on me - perfectly valid under normal circumstances, but it caused me to misfire RotP and made me very sad about a failed kamikaze.
I have one friend who I swear has a bind or macro for targeting me and using Venge. (Said friend once got a venge off me in the 1.5s activation time between "Ali hit the floor" and "Ali exploded", WHILE he was actively fighting the same group that I pulled.)
I should get my build up here. I'm not kidding about three nukes. (Thunderous Blast, Ion Judgement, and Rise of the Phoenix.)
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Originally Posted by Aoleleb
YES! My personal version is "Death is part of my attack chain." but I love seeing someone else who has as little self-preservation instinct on a blaster as I do!
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*hi5!*It actually gets me in trouble on most of my alts who play NOTHING like my main. *sheepish*
More to the point, since RotP IS part of my attack chain and my strategy revolves around nukes, I prioritized damage over recharge (though plenty of recharge comes on its own - hasten is down for about 15s not counting Ageless and I can easily pile on 6-8 stacks of Defiance between Charged Bolts and Lightning Bolt) and deliberately avoided defense, resistance, health, and regen. I figure, if I'm a glass cannon, I'm a glass cannon all the way damnit.
It allows me to be bold and reckless, when I'm not being bold and reckless.