how useful is mind burn?

terminus123

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/Me

This is one of those spells that you really don't want to get hit by, along with Meteor Swarm, Rodgart's Invocation, etc. I've stopped using it since now every ele boss has it (it dosen't feel speacial having it anymore but now I'm coming back to it just to have some fun, do you think it works well even with the exhaustion limitation? any suggestions?

darn, wish it was only that titan boss that still had it, but now every boss has it ahhh!!!!

Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Dec 2005

Beyond the Forest of Doom, past the Cavern of Agony... on Kitten & Puppy Island

Soul of Melandru [sOm]

W/E

The Exhaustion kills Mind Burn bad.
It's barely better than Immolate or Rodgort's.

... oh, yeah... Mind Blast also kills Mind Burn. Untill Burn also lets me spam RI, Heal Party,Wards, Blinding Flash or whatever the hell else I want, Burn's trash.

Dodo The Extinct

Dodo The Extinct

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Me/Rt

Quote:
The Exhaustion kills Mind Burn bad.
It's barely better than Immolate or Rodgort's. Not completely true. Mind Burn is an awesome spell in places like RA, where there are not many characters with the defence to handle it. You can easily beat the exhaustion with Glowing Gaze and Attunement. What you get is an awesome spell that brings softies down to half in one cast.

PvE wise tho....it is easily beaten

Hyprodimus Prime

Hyprodimus Prime

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Vancouver BC

Sorrow Masters

E/

How does energy management beat exhaustion?

yum

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2007

W/E

Comparing to Mind Shock and Mind Freeze, it sucks balls.
Nothing more to say.

Coloneh

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hyprodimus Prime
How does energy management beat exhaustion? RA matches should last 3 minutes. its fine to run exhaustion skills in RA.

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

Echo nuking in ra with met shower<_<

It's so sad that it still works so well in low end pvp.

Div

Div

I like yumy food!

Join Date: Jan 2006

Where I can eat yumy food

Dead Alley [dR]

Mo/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Coloneh
RA matches should last 3 minutes. its fine to run exhaustion skills in RA. Unless you're epic bad and spam mind burn+gale on recharge. I've had an ele do that on me to the point his mind burn didn't trigger on my warrior anymore...

qazwersder

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

I'll be looking soon

E/

I would love for mind burn/shock/freeze to be viable elites. As well as some of the other prophecies elites.

Leonidas2

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

None

E/

[card]Chilling Winds[/card] plus [card]Mind Freeze[/card] equals 17 seconds of 90% slower with 10 air and 15 water...

The same with [card]Icy Shackles[/card] But that requires they be enchanted.

Darkpower Alchemist

Darkpower Alchemist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

NYC

The Circle Of Nine[NINE]

E/N

Mind blast really put the nail in burn's coffin.

rick1027

rick1027

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Coloneh
RA matches should last 3 minutes. its fine to run exhaustion skills in RA. sad fact who mentioned ra no one

iridescentfyre

iridescentfyre

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by rick1027
sad fact who mentioned ra no one
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodo The Extinct
Not completely true. Mind Burn is an awesome spell in places like RA... Hmmm.. read much?

Hyprodimus Prime

Hyprodimus Prime

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Vancouver BC

Sorrow Masters

E/

Exactly rick. It is fine to run exhaustion skills in RA, but that isnt what was said. Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodo the Extinct
You can easily beat the exhaustion with Glowing Gaze and Attunement Im wondering (rhetorically) how does energy management overcome exhaustion? Only Glyph of Energy can (kinda) do that. And GoE wasn't mentioned at all.

rick1027

rick1027

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/R

the thought is not taking an exhaustion skill stormlord was saying take blast instead. emanagement doesnt really help exhaustion only time does. emanagaement might keep you remaining energy up to the fullest but you still got to wait for the exhaustion effect to regen before you can return to your original energy level. does thats sound right to everyone