Question About Conditions and Hexes

Sir Tidus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

In the Prohpecies Campaign, do monsters generally inflict more hexes or conditions? And around how many times more? Thanks in advance.

mistokibbles

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2008

N/A

If you're trying to go through a specific area or mission, you might want to read the wiki page on it.
www.gw.gamewikis.org and www.wiki.guildwars.com

Sir Tidus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Nah, I'm not talking about specific areas, just the whole campaign in general. Does anyone know?

arsie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

N/

To answer your question directly: You will probably suffer more conditions than you would hexes. Not just in Prophesy but in the game in general.

A caveat to the answer: The hexes you will encounter will tend to have a more debilitating effect on your party than conditions. But that is highly arguable. I don't remember being overly concerned with hexes in Prophesies.

To answer what you are not asking: I think your team build should have several condition removal, but you can afford 1 hex removal most of the time. Change the proportion of that to suit individual zones.

Icy The Mage

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by mistokibbles
If you're trying to go through a specific area or mission, you might want to read the wiki page on it.
www.gw.gamewikis.org and www.wiki.guildwars.com
Actually, that first link isn't technically correct anymore
It should be: http://guildwars.wikia.com/

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

well 9 out of 10 classes can inflict conditions (monk cant)
and only 6 of 10 classes can inflict hexes

but is there a real point to y ur aksin this question?

r u wonderin if ur monkies should bring more condition removal or more hex removal?

The Red Messenger

The Red Messenger

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

America

In prophecies, i would definately say hexes are prevalent.

most of them arent too bad...the ones i remember being most annoying were deep freeze, spirit shackles, and feinthartedness.

Axel Zinfandel

Axel Zinfandel

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

Northeastern Ohio

LaZy

P/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Red Messenger
In prophecies, i would definately say hexes are prevalent.

most of them arent too bad...the ones i remember being most annoying were deep freeze, spirit shackles, and feinthartedness.
QFT

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Marty Silverblade

Marty Silverblade

Administrator

Join Date: Jun 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by snaek
well 9 out of 10 classes can inflict conditions (monk cant)
Wrong, Monks have [[Ray of Judgment].

Anyway in regards to the OP, it's probably about the same, but it's hard to tell because I find that it's easier to remove conditions than hexes. [[Extinguish] and [[Pure Was Li Ming] are both party-wide condition removals, with Li Ming basically removing every condition on your party, but afaik there aren't any useful party-wide hex removals.

EDIT: Forgot [[Hexbreaker Aria], which owns on a DSlasher, of course providing your non-spellcasting team members have a spell, but if not it'll give your Monks something to do.

Bront

Bront

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2008

Honored Order of Light

W/Me

It's about the same, some areas are more condition heavy, and others are more hex heavy.

As for removal, condition removal is usually a little easier, but conditions tend to be a bit more problematic in general (there are many fairly ignorable hexes, but not as many conditions.

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

Number doesn't matter. You can cripple, bleed, poison and blind the caster, and they'll be happily nuking away. But daze them, and they're done. You can also put spirit shackles on them, empathy, spirit of failure, .... and they won't care. But single unremoved Backfire will kill them if not careful.

Same goes for melee. Condition and hex them all you want, and they might not care. But put a SS on a Frenzy warrior, and they can wipe your party.

It's not quantity, it's quality that matters.

In Jungle, there's plenty of hexes, as well as poison. Undead spam blind and weakness. In Shiverpeaks, there's plenty of everything, including Spiteful Spirit bosses. Desert has trappers and Virulence (I think), as well as Plague Tough on giants, so conditions galore.

But apart from a few zones, anti-melee conditions and degen are predominant in Prophecies. As far as casters go, Ring of Fire has some annoying hexes, and sometimes there's Backfire.

HawkofStorms

HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

In American collegiate football, do teams run the ball more often or pass?
The correct answer can never be given, as it vastly depends on the teams playing.

Your question is way to broad to have any sort of useful "correct" answer.

snaek

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade
Wrong, Monks have [[Ray of Judgment].
unless u have some kind of hack to play as a minion...
i really dun think that counts

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by HawkofStorms
In American collegiate football, do teams run the ball more often or pass?
The correct answer can never be given, as it vastly depends on the teams playing.

Your question is way to broad to have any sort of useful "correct" answer.
QFT

If you are looking for a build to use on hero Monks for the whole game, forget it. Some areas need no condition removal at all - NONE. Some need TONS of condition removal. You must adapt as you move. Be prepared for both, unless you know the area you will be working doesn't need it.

If you want to know something specific, then refine your question. This question has no answer.

Sir Tidus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by arsie
To answer what you are not asking: I think your team build should have several condition removal, but you can afford 1 hex removal most of the time. Change the proportion of that to suit individual zones.
My monk hero has mend ailment and cure hex. On my mesmer hero, I can either bring a smite condition or smite hex, which should I bring? And please don't attack me for using smiting prayers on a mesmer (I don't have a lot of skills unlocked yet so I have to use what I have). Thanks.

Sir Tidus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Antheus
Undead spam blind and weakness.
Where? Which ones? I used wiki and couldn't find any undead that can inflict blind or weakness.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Tidus
Where? Which ones? I used wiki and couldn't find any undead that can inflict blind or weakness.
http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Skeleton_Sorcerer

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Smoke_Phantom

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Carven_Effigy

last one is from NF

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

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Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sir Tidus
My monk hero has mend ailment and cure hex. On my mesmer hero, I can either bring a smite condition or smite hex, which should I bring? And please don't attack me for using smiting prayers on a mesmer (I don't have a lot of skills unlocked yet so I have to use what I have). Thanks.
If you use the Mesmer for support, I'd suggest hex removal. Lots and lots of options, and surely you have at least 1 of them unlocked, or can unlock it easily.

[Shatter Hex][Inspired Hex] all from Prophecies, which is all you have except GW:EN iirc.

[Revealed Hex][Expel Hexes][Hex Eater Signet] from Factions.

[Hex Eater Vortex] from Nightfall.

miskav

miskav

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

None

Mo/

Hex Eater Vortex = Fun :P