I havent really followed up on anything but i plan to play trade faction and softcore so whats a meta build for the next patch? i like playing op builds thats my way of fun
Impossible to say. If there are bugs, and there will be bugs. How they cause things to behave. Hopefully no server crashing ones this time
Forge Guard might be Meta
A lot depends on the Ward nerfs, new Uniques and what is actually needed to farm Pinnacle bosses/content now.
For myself being super Tanky/Immortal is fun and OP so I feel what you are saying. Which is why Iām leaning towards the reworks with Forge Guard and now being able to Dual wield Shields.
The Monument of Protection Unique Axe which is really a shield just will allow Forge Guard to do wonky things. Being that you can get 10k Block effectiveness and that scale damage while being Armor and Block capped. Should be wellā¦ OP.
The bug fix to Shield Bash and now that Block cap increases itās attack speed by 50% will allow you to be like a D2 Uber smiter build. You should be able to delete targets while perma stunning them. Might be a fantastic Pinnacle bosser and just overall char.
Shield Bash gets +2 flat damage per 40 Block eff so at 10k that is 500 flat damage with tons of multipliers. Soooo yea. It could be broken.
if i look at maxroll hardcore tier list it seems like glacier sorc will be very strong and tough.
im going one tier lower with the frostbite frostclaw build just do dodge arcane ascendance āstay stillā inconvenience.
I want to try spamming shield bash as well, although probably on paladin (again) instead of forge guard. Forge guard doesnāt convince me and in build planner it looks kind of equal if not better for paladin. But thatās just me.
Glacier sorcerer is fun again - sorcerer got some caster speed. I didnāt play it since runemaster release i think.
Another thing i want to try is spammable fire void cleave. Still just on the drawing board in build planner.
Iām level 67 Forge Guard now and was a blast to level. No problems (killed Lagon with Shield bash) and it really pulls ahead of Pally in many ways with more options.
You really do want the 10% flat mitigation and DoT mitigation from Forge Guard even with 100% block there are attacks you canāt block and DoTs/Aoe is a huge weakness of Block builds.
The scaling on Forge Guard doesnāt really show very well in the planner. The reworked Shield Crafter talent just gives you sooo sooo much Block Eff. (1,000s) Ring of Shields is just OP for the build with this combo. Which scales your flat damage for multiplicative increases. You will have up 14+ shields in heavy combat and each shield buffs you.
Then once you get Monument of Protection things get wonky. I was thinking that Iād have 10k Block eff but Iām already at 8k when everything is buffed. Iām thinking 20k might be possible now which is 1,000 Flat damage to Shield Bash as Forge Guard.
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apparently its a garbage build until you get mega good gear steelmage got to 92 with it and just quit
This is hilariously untrue. I donāt have mega good gear. Iām really happy this is my league starter. Itās a D2 Uber smiter. You can stun lock bosses preventing mechanics and even phases. Itās super fun build and play style so far with lots of scaling offensively/defensively.
You sure he quit? I did see a video last night of him switching to it and he had the wrong talents, I commented and hopefully he fixes it. He doesnāt understand the mechanics or buffs synergy completely with Ring of Shields.
With that said Iām level 92 now. The damage is well beyond what I imagined. I also am super suprised at itās Boss killing abilities. I have yet to see Orobyss do a mechanic as I stun lock him and nuke him every time. (with very lttle stun %)
Iāve also skipped phases on Heorot because of the damage/stun.
This is all with 18% crit by the way. I didnāt get the melee crit roll on Monument and have yet to retry. It actually doesnāt matter though. You definitely donāt need Mega gear for this build to shine because of how well it scales and itās mechanics.
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