how effective are touch spells for an ele?

terminus123

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/Me

yea, basicley how safe, and is it worth for it to get in touch range of foes to use a spell?

p.s. I'm thinking about trying Star Burst

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

[HOTR]

Not really. Monsters will eat you if you play around in melee range too much. The damage also isn't really much (if at all) better than a normal ele casting at range.

There's something to be said for wonky spike builds in low-level PvP, but not that much. They can score fast kills, but they tend to have massive survival and energy problems.

Coloneh

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

melee ranged skills on an ele tend to be crap. reserv them for farming or PvP gimick builds (i.e. starburst)

Omniclasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

Guild Hall

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Stormlord Alex

Stormlord Alex

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Join Date: Dec 2005

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W/E

Touch range and point-blanks are baed, srssly.

None of them are quite as powerful as Rodgort's, they've got terrible ranges, crap damage, that nasty double aftercast, and they just plain suck.

The only one you're allowed to use is Flame Djinn's Haste, because the speed boost is pretty good for kiting stuff.

terminus123

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/Me

......hmm... well then it's settled all Factions and Prophicies fire elite spells suck, even the better ones can't compare to the NF elite skills. lol the turd picture

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

Quote:
Originally Posted by terminus123
......hmm... well then it's settled all Factions and Prophicies fire elite spells suck, even the better ones can't compare to the NF elite skills. Pretty much, yeah. There's no such thing as 'better' Factions/Prophecies Fire elites though... they all suck hard.

terminus123

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/Me

hmmm... if we can all agree that Prophicies and Factions elite fire spells suck then I'm going to Sardelic Sanitarium to post one of those update petitions to make them alittile more useful (like what they did for Mesmer skills and elites in the Oct. 12 update)

Tarzanboy

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mo/

Mind Burn might be useable if it did not cause exhaustion. Other than that, it's just another cap for a title.

Cheers,
TB

Dr Strangelove

Dr Strangelove

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Dec 2005

Wasting away again in Margaritaville

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Quote:
Originally Posted by terminus123
......hmm... well then it's settled all Factions and Prophicies fire elite spells suck, even the better ones can't compare to the NF elite skills. lol the turd picture [skill]Elemental attunement[/skill] is the best prophecies/factions fire elite.

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr Strangelove
[skill]Elemental attunement[/skill] is the best prophecies/factions fire elite. agreed.

also the touch ele skills aren't worth doing cept when farming or pvp. Gimmicky builds like starburst is fun.