Slash inf (briton) - Phoenix Freeshard

Thought about going high DW, comp 50 slash since it will likely have an evade chain stun in the line once unusable styles are worked out.

Since the poisons are being reworked into a WS/con debuff it would be beneficial not having to max DEX and go pure STR and run a blades setup I'm guessing.

At rr3 you could go 37stealth, 38 slash, 37 poisons, 44DW, 34CS. This would give you PA/CD still, and give you a 7s stun in the DW line. Also with 44DW you have a very high chance at offhand swings.

Any thoughts on this?

Sat 28 Jul 2018 5:19 PM by Joc

I guess the downside is there is no decent anytime for style backups.

Sun 29 Jul 2018 7:44 PM by nixxo87

might as well go 50 dw for the frontal.

Tue 31 Jul 2018 11:57 AM by klaggorn

How do you pass up on a 9 second off evade stun?

Tue 31 Jul 2018 3:44 PM by Magesty

The spec will be fine. I think Dragonfang is generally too strong to pass up on, but it’s not like your build won’t have plenty of killing power. I’m a fan of doing things differently if it’s viable and this is certainly viable.

Wed 1 Aug 2018 8:36 AM by Joc

1. Not having to kill a template over dex
2. It's different (sort of)
3. Better weapon choices in my opinion
4. Much higher offhand chance to swing
5. DF gets purged (at least on Uth it did) almost every time since there is a lot of time between fights for sneaks (even on 30min timer).
6. Slash over thrust (more personal pref)
7. Still decent PA/CD combo and dmg

Yes I realize a 9s stun is great, but if its purged what do you get? A lot wasted in your spec with much lower offhand swing chance. Remember the new poison is weaponskill based and slash wont suffer a much larger penalty (due to the old poison being str/con debuff) over thrust like it used to.

You will still get your stun off in fights (probably still puged) but your overall damage will be greater as slash over thrust. Let's face it too if you get a full duration 7s stun off you will likely win. Same goes with DF stun so you are gaining little in most cases.

Just my opinion I guess.

Thu 9 Aug 2018 2:59 PM by Joc

Once the i50 hits I'll be testing some of this now that the poisons have been changed. Interested in how it will work out.

Thu 9 Aug 2018 3:32 PM by heardstheword

Joc wrote: ↑
Thu 9 Aug 2018 2:59 PM
Once the i50 hits I'll be testing some of this now that the poisons have been changed. Interested in how it will work out.

I keep seeing people and admins talking about the i50 phase. Is that planned for beta, or is that a post-launch thing?

Thu 9 Aug 2018 3:40 PM by Ceen

nixxo87 wrote: ↑
Sun 29 Jul 2018 7:44 PM
might as well go 50 dw for the frontal.

Frontal styles are plain bad. One should always try to strafe into the back arc to circumvent all defense.

Thu 9 Aug 2018 5:23 PM by Joc

Well there is currently no penalty for strafing either, so it's to a greater benefit to be dancing for positionals if you can.

And yes its planned for the beta phase.

Fri 10 Aug 2018 5:32 PM by Cadebrennus

Joc wrote: ↑
Thu 9 Aug 2018 5:23 PM
Well there is currently no penalty for strafing either, so it's to a greater benefit to be dancing for positionals if you can.

And yes its planned for the beta phase.

So that's a feature as opposed to a bug?

Fri 10 Aug 2018 6:01 PM by Joc

I think it's a bug, and it's been reported, just no fix as of yet.

Thu 16 Aug 2018 10:29 PM by Cadebrennus

Joc wrote: ↑
Thu 9 Aug 2018 5:23 PM
Well there is currently no penalty for strafing either, so it's to a greater benefit to be dancing for positionals if you can.

And yes its planned for the beta phase.

I was definitely getting "missed due to strafing" messages while in Thid the other day. Maybe it's been fixed now?

And I loved my slash Brit Infil back on classic. The handaxe was teh sexy. Too bad it's not available as a 16.2 or 16.5 dps weapon.

Fri 17 Aug 2018 4:49 AM by Joc

Oh good, I'm glad they've addressed it. I logged in earlier and tested it on my friar and it seems they have added it. I don't know the %chance, but the eye test says it's about right now.

Fri 17 Aug 2018 5:01 AM by Cadebrennus

Joc wrote: ↑
Fri 17 Aug 2018 4:49 AM
Oh good, I'm glad they've addressed it. I logged in earlier and tested it on my friar and it seems they have added it. I don't know the %chance, but the eye test says it's about right now.

I've never heard of a % chance. From what I've seen if you're strafing you're missing, period. It seemed that way when I was in Thid so I confirmed it on some mobs.

Sun 19 Aug 2018 2:01 PM by Tristaluna

Joc wrote: ↑
Thu 9 Aug 2018 5:23 PM
Well there is currently no penalty for strafing either, so it's to a greater benefit to be dancing for positionals if you can.

And yes its planned for the beta phase.

Seriously?
U miss PA as well if u strafe, watch my posts on bug reporter

Tue 4 Sep 2018 4:23 PM by poisonclover

Joc wrote: ↑
Wed 1 Aug 2018 8:36 AM
1. Not having to kill a template over dex
2. It's different (sort of)
3. Better weapon choices in my opinion
4. Much higher offhand chance to swing
5. DF gets purged (at least on Uth it did) almost every time since there is a lot of time between fights for sneaks (even on 30min timer).
6. Slash over thrust (more personal pref)
7. Still decent PA/CD combo and dmg

Yes I realize a 9s stun is great, but if its purged what do you get? A lot wasted in your spec with much lower offhand swing chance. Remember the new poison is weaponskill based and slash wont suffer a much larger penalty (due to the old poison being str/con debuff) over thrust like it used to.

You will still get your stun off in fights (probably still puged) but your overall damage will be greater as slash over thrust. Let's face it too if you get a full duration 7s stun off you will likely win. Same goes with DF stun so you are gaining little in most cases.

Just my opinion I guess.

Not sure how you play an assassin but the psn changes don't really change much except that if I know your slash your getting diseased and Str debuffed ( assuming they aren't removing the STR penalty on those). over the years ive learned to deal with my enemy accordingly. I don't recommend going 50 dw for the frontal due to everything you fight strafing to side stun you, you will miss a few which is bs.

carry multiple weapons to drop envenom like a pro, and it will turn the tide of fights, regardless of thrust or slash, its going to come down to if purge is up, what Effects on your styles you get off, and if anyone got PA off or not. IMO a critblade with dodger will always beat a high melee specd assassin the evade chain just does insane dps. again just my many years of playing and reaching milestones on this class in all 3 realms. so its from my personal experience.