cdr wrote on Sep 5^th, 2013 at 11:15am:

When the shit hits the fan, I'd rather stop spamming procs and start tossing raises/heals than watch the raid wiping.

Essentially, these monk feats are 60 extra HP, aren't they?

cdr wrote on Sep 5^th, 2013 at 12:23pm:


OK. Please, explain to me like I'm five what the benefits of 2 Monk over 2 Rogue are. I seem to miss something.

Interesting, and compelling points.

For the stance/centered-related bonuses, one has to bear in mind that this limits your weapon choice to Qstaffs and Kamas.

Currently, the most interesting weapons I have for my caster are +10 Resonance of Sonic Lore and +8 Impulse of Kinetic Lore. One of these has a red slot so I can get a proper element (glaciation in my case). The spell power and the crit chance are higher than you would get from Twilight. But these weapons wouldn't allow me use Stance as they are not Kamas.

Sergod wrote on Sep 6^th, 2013 at 9:45am:

As long as Thaumaturgy's specific Lores are as low as 6%, you might as well just stick to Twilight anyway if you're using a blue scale. Oh, and don't forget the EE Ingots, which are quite nice before getting Twilight. Maybe a Thaumaturgy Stick with Efficient Maximize II is something to have a look out for.

Having the choice between a bit more oomph (with random generated non-Kama weapons) and the additional defense pack by being centered with Twilight et. al. is something which allows some easy switching options for EH vs. EE.

cdr wrote on Sep 6^th, 2013 at 10:51am:

I didn't know that it's just a display bug. Thanks for educating me.

Astraghal wrote on Sep 14^th, 2013 at 10:18am:


Use your heart already? Even if you did, a splash is a +5 heart away, unless you really want 14/4/2.

Pures have been anti-"uber" since U14 and will never be uber again with the new enh system. Time to embrace the new world order.

AtomicMew wrote on Aug 25^th, 2013 at 7:27pm:

Which splash are you playing, and why did you choose that version?

I'm leaning towards FvS, but I'm apprehensive about the lack of defense: Only 24 PRR (14% damage reduction) once Displacement, 11% Dodge and Ghostly are bypassed.  If I went Monk, I'd have 24% Dodge total.

Ok. So, I've been working on my shiradi guy.

I have messed up TWO lrs so far.. So, atm I am 15/3/2 wiz/fvs/mnk. I don't know whether to add or subtract a fvs lvl.. But it's fine as is.

I'm rocking 25% dodge; 65-68 reflex (will be past 70 when I get all my int items/tomes).

It's pretty nice. I need to get more PRR.

I have about 800 HP atm. But that will go up. I have some better gear I can get for sure. Plus, that's minus a t3 shroud HP item. I actually have one. but it's not cleansed.


I use Sage cuffs for kinetic lore and I grabbed a lvl 28 Thaum staff with impulse. I think it's 144. So, I don't really see a reason to even get a twilight atm unless I'm missing something. I got bluescale on too.


Here's something I'm thinking about though: I DO miss/like the idea of elec sorc's no knockdown and the wings ability. It would help. Also, lower sorc cooldown is nice in theory.

But, I haven't been able to figure out a good way to get the same defenses AND keep the fvs mana proc thing. That thing is REALLY handy.

I have been able to solo some EE. Last night I did EE break in the ice. The end fight takes a while.. But it's pretty doable.


EDIT: Btw, I'd be curious at the kind of damage you guys have seen. So far, like 6.3k is the highest i've noticed. Usually I don't see huge numbers. There's just a lot of numbers. FYI, I've only been playign this guy as a shiradi for a couple of weeks. (aka maybe 15 hours of game time or less. So, I still have things to learn.)

Meat-Head wrote on Sep 16^th, 2013 at 2:07pm:


go 14/4/2 and dont look back

Does anyone ever use Stay Frosty over Double Rainbow?

Astraghal wrote on Sep 20^th, 2013 at 4:01am:



Lol you're terrible.

Packfan wrote on Sep 20^th, 2013 at 12:30pm:


So you are fresh off the boat.  Congrats?