hehe... Para frontliners in GvG

Bobby2

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2007

Delayed in order to meet ANet's high standards

[MaSS]

W/E

25 Jun 2008 at 10:38 - 1

Saw while obs'ing it made me lol. Seemed quite effective, yet I've never seen it done before.

Attr's... at least what I think they are:
P/W
Leadership 10+1+1
Command 8+1
Sword 12
[skill]lead the way[/skill][skill]soldier's fury[/skill][skill]spear swipe[/skill][skill]barbarous slice[/skill][skill]gash[/skill][skill]sun and moon slash[/skill][skill]go for the eyes[/skill][skill]resurrection signet[/skill]
Silencing spear for full 12 seconds of Daze, usual sword sets.

With a primary that's actually useful, basically full-time unremovable +33%IAS and +25%IMS without downsides, I have no real trouble envisioning Para's as occasional Warrior replacements (though they're obviously worthless in splits).

But it's nice to see something different.

The Arma Dega

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

My Swivel Chair Goes Up And [Down]

Mo/Me

25 Jun 2008 at 12:54 - 2

Some things should be kept a secret...

Gift3d

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Las Vegas

Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR]

W/E

25 Jun 2008 at 12:57 - 3

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Arma Dega

Some things should be kept a secret... two words, observer mode.

actually that doesn't look too bad. i'm not sure how exactly it'd outclass a warrior, but doesn't look bad anywho.

Bobby2

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2007

Delayed in order to meet ANet's high standards

[MaSS]

W/E

25 Jun 2008 at 21:49 - 4

These Para's have the +33%IAS and +25%IMS active at the same time - no GvG War I've seen can do that. Combined with Daze, they managed to put significant pressure on opposing casters, even without KDs. Without stances Barbarous suddenly becomes pretty secksy.

Ehhh lemme see if I can remember the team build, to provide a lil' context

- P/W sword guy x2
- P/Me cry stunning spear (aoweariness)
- P/W moti cruel spear (aoflame)
- Mo/W prot shield bash
- Rt/A flag runner
- Mo/A ZB return
- R/Mo cripshot

..or something (I'm not far off).

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

25 Jun 2008 at 22:11 - 5

Looks like fun.

Although, I want my Bull's Strike...

Tearz1993

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2007

Relentless Aggressors [rA]

R/Mo

25 Jun 2008 at 22:14 - 6

They were running 2 P/W, P/N, P/Me, Rt/N, 2 monks, Rt/A afaik...

Baby ran this as a joke I think... was pretty funny seeing them win in 6 mins on frozen isle rofl.

Bobby2

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2007

Delayed in order to meet ANet's high standards

[MaSS]

W/E

25 Jun 2008 at 22:42 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tearz1993

They were running 2 P/W, P/N, P/Me, Rt/N, 2 monks, Rt/A afaik...

They must be still experimenting...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tearz1993

Baby ran this as a joke I think... was pretty funny seeing them win in 6 mins on frozen isle rofl. ...because they absolutely raepd on Corrupted Isle as well

deluxe

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Monkeyball Z

S.K.A.T. [Ban]

Mo/

28 Jun 2008 at 06:08 - 8

I'd say this would split terrible though, but thing with para"way" is that it wins a lordrace or whatever you want to call it.

kiu00001

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

05 Jul 2008 at 22:05 - 9

A backliner of soldiers' fury with ToF can be maintained easily since the buff of the speed is not essential for them. Throw in FGJ with blazing spears, then firing can be maintained as well as the IAS. How's this idea =]

chad the deadly

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2008

The Lost Knights of Cruxis

P/W

15 Jul 2008 at 17:23 - 10

Spear Swipe is a spear attack...so did they just switch to a spear for daze, then switch back to sword?

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

15 Jul 2008 at 17:25 - 11

Obviously.

Tried this in AB a while back, and it was quite fun.

Dairith

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

Our Titles are [SiCK]

15 Jul 2008 at 19:40 - 12

Went and RA'd with this build, fun stuff

distilledwill

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2006

Blighty

The Legion of the Blue Blade

R/Mo

16 Jul 2008 at 08:21 - 13

Wasn't that [Baby]? I seem to remember them getting stomped

Nonetheless, it does look fun. Might give it a go at some point!

edit: just realised that [Baby] had already been mentioned, I only saw the one where StS stomped them