Assassin Insignias

cr00mz

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

How good are they? am i better of going for radiant or survivor instead?

Coloneh

Coloneh

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/W

go for survivor

cr00mz

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

survivor it is, thanks for quick reply

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

Assassin insignia aren't too good, I concur with Survivor.
Radiant is also a possibility, only if you've got a very energy-intensive combo with no Attacker's Insight/or +5e daggers won't do the trick.

RavagerOfDreams

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

gogogogogogo survivor

Bowstring Badass

Bowstring Badass

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Character selection screen figuring what I want to play...

Purple Lingerie - :D

Quote:
Originally Posted by Stormlord Alex
Assassin insignia aren't too good, I concur with Survivor.
Radiant is also a possibility, only if you've got a very energy-intensive combo with no Attacker's Insight/or +5e daggers won't do the trick. Heh.. I run radiant on my chest and pants and survivor on the rest because I run 30+ energy combos. Also carry +5e daggers incase of dp (yeah I know15^50 doesn't do much).

Jaigoda

Jaigoda

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

IGN Eat Scythes

In PvE, Nightstalker insignia can be worth it, IMO, as there's not as much armor-ignoring damage and almost zero spikes, which are the main reasons for HP over AL. PvP, however, helth too teh maex!

Bobby2

Bobby2

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2007

Delayed in order to meet ANet's high standards

[MaSS]

W/E

I mainly run Survivor/Radiant depending on build... though I'll always have a soft spot for Nightstalker's. They'll be sure to feature on my dedicated Brawling armour set

MasterSasori

MasterSasori

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA

[Thay]

R/Mo

Survivor. The stereotype of the paper sin in PvE doesn't need to be reinforced.

dicecube

dicecube

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

N/

sorry for necro'ing this thread, (better using the search function rather than creating a new thread). My question is whether I should keep my nightstalker insignias or switch them for survivors? pros and cons if possible, TIA.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jaigoda
In PvE, Nightstalker insignia can be worth it, IMO, as there's not as much armor-ignoring damage and almost zero spikes, which are the main reasons for HP over AL. PvP, however, helth too teh maex!

RavagerOfDreams

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

it really is all preference

in pvp though you should definatley run survivor

i perfer survivor even in pve but its really up to you

Nittle Grasper

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

E/

the thing about y nightstalker isn't so good is because you can't attack eveything when other go pew pew (in other words go Duke Nuke'm) + you can't always guarentee that monsters will attack you when your attacking them. Their only good when your under heavy magic attack/melee kicking your ass. And that's not mentioning Mesmers with their uber empathy and iept and some other nasty stuff which is armor ignoring. With +40hp monks can cast prot spirit and save your ass. That extra 40hp gives them 1 extra second to save u. Critical Agility also makes up for sins being so bad in the armor compartment so you don't rly need that +15AR. Remember every 40 armor deduces dmg by 50% so if you have max SS title you can use +5 AR Dagger tangs and have the same AR as a war, but slightly better because you have 40vs ele dmg which tanks don't have (w/o insignias). Does this make the decision easier for you?