Random question of the day - What's your most/least liked damage type?

[ya1]

I’m not sure what chaos builds you’ve been playing.

Just about all of the main archetypes.

I can confidently say Darkblaze Pyro has one of the strongest single target DPS in the game.

I don’t wanna make it sound personal but that Darkblaze pyro is low dmg even for a Darkblaze pyro. Take Abomination. Maybe get some Sanctified Bones.

Massive flat damage from 4 different skills (BoD, Witchfire, Possession and Flametouched) all fully converted to chaos. In fact, the weapon damage is so big

20k on DG, 17k off… nothing to write home about, especially for chaos. Anyway, chaos wpn dmg is a noob trap. Rah’Zin has like 35k - best on dw - and is still mid-tiery at best. Rah’binger has over 50k and can’t hold a candle to Valdun or Desolator.

(BTW has anyone tested Jaxxons on Darkblaze?)

Not that these are bad builds. Just comparatively kinda on the weaker side of things. Can’t wait for FoI buffs for the Voidsoul though.

[Rhylthar]

That’s a “problem” for sure. But another set won’t solve it because Bloodrager already supports the “best” masteries for Bleeding.

There have to be changes to masteries like Necromancer, etc. imho so a set could support them.

[Plasmodermic]

The reason I don’t like bleeding is there’s no conversion available to it. Conversion is one of my favourite parts of building in this game, and bleeding can’t do it at all.

[el_critico]

Clearly Crate has biasses with damage types, I mean screw power levels, its the visuals that needs overhauls… bleeding and pierce for instance could use MOAR “wow factor” like more blood and gore when slashing enemies, this is not a kiddy game after all but it feels like that sometimes when u play mediocre and dev abandoned damaage types

[sir_spanksalot]

I don’t know what it is about chaos that makes people like it. Do they feel more badass for choosing a slightly retarded dmg type? Trying to compete with Lightning or Aether, chaos is like binging a knife to a gun fight. A plastic knife. The kind little girls play house with, cutting imaginary little cakes for their little dolls. And it doesn’t even have 100% uptime.

I’m not sure what chaos builds you’ve been playing. But I can confidently say Darkblaze Pyro has one of the strongest single target DPS in the game. Yes even stronger than a lot of melee builds.

Massive flat damage from 4 different skills (BoD, Witchfire, Possession and Flametouched) all fully converted to chaos. In fact, the weapon damage is so big that explosive strike with its measly 30% weapon damage is good enough to clear crowds. If you want even more crowd clearing, that build I posted has 2 Incinerators on swap for more pass-through WPS.

Disagree. I’ve polished the shit out of DB pyro. And I can tell you that it’s single target DPS isn’t the best in the game. I think PB might be it.

It is also immensely squishy

@ya1: I like chaos damage because of the crafting challenge it poses, not because it’s a good damage type

[ya1]

I like chaos damage because of the crafting challenge it poses, not because it’s a good damage type

I get it. Just trolling.

In fact chaos used to be de facto the strongest dmg type for very long. No builds could match Witching Hour conjurers and cabalists. Good times.

[sir_spanksalot]

TBH, I view pet damage, and retal damage as totally separate damage types

[ya1]

BTW where is @Maya? I wonder what’s her fave on pets. Mine is still chaos. Then lightning/elemental.

[MatMB]

Judging by her builds it could be elemental or bleeding. The latter is better with pets than its regular state imo (sorry @Rhylthar )

[Rhylthar]

Pets > All, so no problem.

[Nery]

Pets > All, so no problem.

Meh, some builds eat pets for breakfast!

[Rhylthar]

Yeah, show me the builds that can do…

• Superbosses
• safely Crucible
• deep SR
• Crate

…while playing half asleep in the typical Maya-Style.

[Nery]

Yeah, show me the builds that can do…

• Superbosses
• safely Crucible
• deep SR
• Crate

…while playing half asleep in the typical Maya-Style.

Some vitality casters for example do that. Also retaliation builds. Especially physical ones. But my builds don’t do super bosses or Crate in asleep mode because I haven’t try them…

But if you like bleeding, then why not play these bloody pets?

[Rhylthar]

I play Maya’s Bleeding Conjurer.

But I don’t really like playing with pets. Didn’t like it in other games, either.

[Rhylthar]

@Nery:
Told you!

[Maya]

BTW where is @Maya? I wonder what’s her fave on pets. Mine is still chaos. Then lightning/elemental.

Maya was on a vacation

To answer the question, Dis:

Judging by her builds it could be elemental or bleeding.

[Nery]

BTW where is @Maya? I wonder what’s her fave on pets. Mine is still chaos. Then lightning/elemental.

Maya was on a vacation

To answer the question, Dis:

Judging by her builds it could be elemental or bleeding.

Should be lightning(elemental) since it’s the major damage.

[Maya]

Should be lightning(elemental) since it’s the major damage.

We need Bleed conversion for pets :3

[Rhylthar]

You can wait. First I get my conversion to Bleeding.

[Nery]

You can wait. First I get my conversion to Bleeding.

Yeah, dreams are free