Your Sabway/Discordway variations...

Big_Daddy

Big_Daddy

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2006

The Big Daddy Experience [BigD]

N/Mo

Excuse me, but how can I play with 6 heroes?

byteme!

byteme!

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

On Earth

W/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Big_Daddy View Post
Excuse me, but how can I play with 6 heroes? You need multiple accounts.

Haxor

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2008

Legion of the Feng Huang [ASH]

My basic setup nowadays:

[build prof=w/d strength=14 scythe=12 PvE][Power Attack][Protector's Strike][Eremite's Attack][Flail]["Save Yourselves!"][Aura of Holy Might][Warrior's Endurance]["I Am The Strongest!"][/build]
(Despite some peoples claim that protector's strike is bad on a warrior in PvE, I find it immensely useful in HM for those kiting monks.)
[build prof=n/mo prot=8 death=14 soul=11 PvE][Foul Feast][Animate Bone Minions][Death Nova][Jagged Bones][Remove Hex][Convert Hexes][Protective Spirit][Infuse Condition][/build]
[build prof=n/rt resto=2 chan=8 death=14 soul=11 PvE][Animate Bone Minions][Death Nova][Jagged Bones][Rip Enchantment][Signet of Lost Souls][Splinter Weapon][Ancestor's Rage][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=n/any curse=14 soul=13 PvE][Spiteful Spirit][Reckless Haste][Defile Defenses][Mark of Pain][Weaken Armor][Enfeebling Blood][Rend Enchantments][Signet of Lost Souls][/build]


If playing with a second person:

(Generic other person here)

[build prof=mo/me smite=14 divine=11 inspi=8 PvE][Ray of Judgment][Reversal of Damage][Smite Condition][Smite Hex][Smiter's boon][Castigation Signet][Leech Signet][Power Drain][/build]
[build prof=mo/me prot=14 divine=11 inspi=8 PvE][Reversal of Fortune][Optional][Shield of Absorption][Protective Spirit][Spirit Bond][Aegis][Leech Signet][Power Drain][/build] (Elite based on preference, usually [Zealous
[email protected]], [Restore [email protected]] or [Divert [email protected]])
[build prof=mo/me heal=14 divine=8 prot=8 inspi=8 PvE][Word of Healing][Dwayna's Kiss][Dismiss Condition][Cure Hex][Protective Spirit][Dwayna's Sorrow][Leech Signet][Power Drain][/build]


If playing with herohench: two monks, one interrupt, one frontline.

Super Igor

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2008

why should you kno? Oo

A/W

Why do you have two death novas, jagged bones,prot spirits? o_O Redundant skill choice is redundant.

CE Devilman

CE Devilman

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

hell

Do U Trust Anet

N/Mo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=263ewgBd2dg&fmt=22
(HD Video)

1 acc necros (sabway)
[build prof=N/Rt blo=3 sou=12 cur=12][Spiteful Spirit][Mark of Pain][Reckless Haste][Barbs][Enfeebling Blood][Rip Enchantment][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Mo death=12 sou=8 cur=2 hea=1 pro=10][Jagged Bones][Animate Bone Minions][Reverse Hex][Blood of the Master][Death Nova][Protective Spirit][Aegis][Signet of Lost Souls][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt sou=3 cur=12 cha=12][Xinrae's Weapon][Vengeful Weapon][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Splinter Weapon][Signet of Lost Souls][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

2 acc necro (Discordway)
[build prof=N/Rt death=10 sou=8 res=12 cha=2][Discord][Deathly Swarm][Animate Bone Horror][Signet of Lost Souls][Protective Was Kaolai][Vengeful Weapon][Recuperation][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt death=11 sou=6 res=12][Discord][Deathly Swarm][Animate Bone Horror][Pure Was Li Ming][Vengeful Weapon][Wielder's Boon][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt blo=2 death=10 sou=8 cha=12][Toxic Chill][Splinter Weapon][Deathly Swarm][Agony][Withering Aura][Signet of Lost Souls][Spirit Burn][Death Pact Signet][/build]

in pve HM its great healing and dmg
(and U can add a M8)

HM missions/WQ spots (FoW)

200+ dmg/sec...stuff just dies in 2-3 sec
and U got a great army to bodyblock.
(spear on heros+Mark of Pain)

Xhizors

Xhizors

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2009

Europe

Glob of Ectospasm [GoE]

Quote:
Originally Posted by CE Devilman View Post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=263ewgBd2dg&fmt=22
(HD Video)

1 acc necros (sabway)
[build prof=N/Rt blo=3 sou=12 cur=12][Spiteful Spirit][Mark of Pain][Reckless Haste][Barbs][Enfeebling Blood][Rip Enchantment][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Mo death=12 sou=8 cur=2 hea=1 pro=10][Jagged Bones][Animate Bone Minions][Reverse Hex][Blood of the Master][Death Nova][Protective Spirit][Aegis][Signet of Lost Souls][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt sou=3 cur=12 cha=12][Xinrae's Weapon][Vengeful Weapon][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Splinter Weapon][Signet of Lost Souls][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

2 acc necro (Discordway)
[build prof=N/Rt death=10 sou=8 res=12 cha=2][Discord][Deathly Swarm][Animate Bone Horror][Signet of Lost Souls][Protective Was Kaolai][Vengeful Weapon][Recuperation][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt death=11 sou=6 res=12][Discord][Deathly Swarm][Animate Bone Horror][Pure Was Li Ming][Vengeful Weapon][Wielder's Boon][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt blo=2 death=10 sou=8 cha=12][Toxic Chill][Splinter Weapon][Deathly Swarm][Agony][Withering Aura][Signet of Lost Souls][Spirit Burn][Death Pact Signet][/build]

in pve HM its great healing and dmg
(and U can add a M8)

HM missions/WQ spots (FoW)

200+ dmg/sec...stuff just dies in 2-3 sec
and U got a great army to bodyblock.
(spear on heros+Mark of Pain) Nice build but if u play discord ss is useless.

Super Igor

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2008

why should you kno? Oo

A/W

Quote:
Originally Posted by CE Devilman View Post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=263ewgBd2dg&fmt=22
(HD Video)

1 acc necros (sabway)
[build prof=N/Rt blo=3 sou=12 cur=12][Spiteful Spirit][Mark of Pain][Reckless Haste][Barbs][Enfeebling Blood][Rip Enchantment][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Mo death=12 sou=8 cur=2 hea=1 pro=10][Jagged Bones][Animate Bone Minions][Reverse Hex][Blood of the Master][Death Nova][Protective Spirit][Aegis][Signet of Lost Souls][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt sou=3 cur=12 cha=12][Xinrae's Weapon][Vengeful Weapon][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Splinter Weapon][Signet of Lost Souls][Flesh of My Flesh][/build]

2 acc necro (Discordway)
[build prof=N/Rt death=10 sou=8 res=12 cha=2][Discord][Deathly Swarm][Animate Bone Horror][Signet of Lost Souls][Protective Was Kaolai][Vengeful Weapon][Recuperation][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt death=11 sou=6 res=12][Discord][Deathly Swarm][Animate Bone Horror][Pure Was Li Ming][Vengeful Weapon][Wielder's Boon][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt blo=2 death=10 sou=8 cha=12][Toxic Chill][Splinter Weapon][Deathly Swarm][Agony][Withering Aura][Signet of Lost Souls][Spirit Burn][Death Pact Signet][/build]

in pve HM its great healing and dmg
(and U can add a M8)

HM missions/WQ spots (FoW)

200+ dmg/sec...stuff just dies in 2-3 sec
and U got a great army to bodyblock.
(spear on heros+Mark of Pain) terrible build, terrible skill choice, if you want to go Discord go proper Discord.

BrettM

BrettM

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2008

Fuzzy Physics Institute

E/

This raises an interesting question. What variation do you use if one player is running a Discord team and the other is running Sabway? I've been running Igor's discord setup lately for H&H play, but yesterday I partnered with someone running Sabway for a couple of vanquishes. We did okay, but I suspect it could have been better. Way too many necros trying to raise minions, for one thing. (Thank goodness I thought to tell her to take BotM off her MM before we went out!)

Xenomortis

Xenomortis

Tea Powered

Join Date: May 2008

UK

N/

Why has that discordway setup got somebody with Toxic Chill? That's pathetic next to Discord. Get rid of Deathly Swarm too. Cold damage is crap, especially in HM.

You could replace the SS with anything and not suffer much, but SS is as good as choice as any for a Curses elite. You definitly want stuff like Mark of Pain and Barbs flying around though.

Osi Ri S

Osi Ri S

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

Trinity of the Ascended [ToA]

N/

Actually Brakner i experience quite the opposite. I find myself having to click discord for my heros maually in order for them to spike down a target. I also never experience instances where they wont heal me because they are too busy using discord.

Super Igor

Banned

Join Date: Mar 2008

why should you kno? Oo

A/W

Oh I hate those Charr in Charr homelands...infact I am sure everyone does...at least everyone who plays melee as their main. :P

AtomicMew

AtomicMew

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2005

N/A

Here is my dungeon HM setup:

[build prof=N/Rt][Discord][Animate Bone Minions][Recovery][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=N/Rt][Discord][Life][Mend Body and Soul][Spirit Light][Protective Was Kaolai][Weapon Of Shadow][Signet of Lost Souls][Death Pact Signet][/build]
[build prof=Me/Mo][Tease][Cry of Frustration][Power Drain][Power Spike][Empathy][Protective Spirit][Remove Hex][Optional][/build]

With me either as SS or AP caller. I place less importance on minions because they are just not as good in dungeons for a variety of reasons. I've done a few VQs, and almost all dungeons with this setup, including vloxen.

marmar256

marmar256

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2008

Australia

W/

Char are easy for melee if you are decent at using walls to body block and making yourself hold agro. I have done 2/3 of the char areas so far with the N/RT healer from sab, an MM and an RoJ monk which helps heal.

Saraneth

Saraneth

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2008

Me/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Haxor
[W/D;OQoiExpMJUYU0cxXFDKDaXMTC]
Needs more [[Asuran Scan] and less [[I Am The Strongest].

Quote: Originally Posted by brakner View Post
if you give them a 2s recharge highly spamable elite that’s what they will do exclusively in combat. What do you think they will do when you load on a 5sec recharge animate spell like [animate bone horror]. They're gonna spend most of their time making minions instead of using discord/supporting the party. [[Animate Bone Minions] is even worse.

Quote: Originally Posted by brakner I actually watched myself almost die over a 5 seconds period without a single defensive spell from any of them sounds like someone's bad :/


Quote:
Originally Posted by brakner
Basically all I am saying is if you give a full MM ( not the cut down discord one ) an Elite like Discord he wont spend any time summoning minions, casting nova, casting Bile or anything else during combat other than Discord. That's why you spread the minions over the discord heroes instead of allowing one to run the whole show, it can't do it.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Osi Ri S
I find myself having to click discord for my heros maually in order for them to spike down a target. Might be easier to bind their Discords to certain keys, so you can manually spike at a faster rate instead of having to click.


Quote: As I stated before the [Aura of the Lich][Animate Bone Horror] variant I use is for Sabway, I only suggested trying it for Discord.

Quote:
Originally Posted by brakner
I went [Animate Bone Horror] because they are faster and cheaper than Shamblings or Fiends and sturdier than Minions in HM. It also leaves my MM with more energy to bomb or to spam Prot secondaries. Remember that [[Animate Shambling Horror]'s effect allows for the production of two minions for the 15 nrg, which isn't a major problem because they won't be spamming it at a 25 sec recharge. Additional copies of [[Animate Shambling Horror] can be placed on other discord hero bars to create an army without over tasking one hero.

byteme!

byteme!

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

On Earth

W/P

Just a hunch but I'm guessing if he moved out of the way of Meteor Showers things should go pretty smoothly.

Just a guess.....

brakner

brakner

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

Vancouver, B.C.

Glade Runners [GR]

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Saraneth View Post
Remember that [[Animate Shambling Horror]'s effect allows for the production of two minions for the 15 nrg, which isn't a major problem because they won't be spamming it at a 25 sec recharge. Additional copies of [[Animate Shambling Horror] can be placed on other discord hero bars to create an army without over tasking one hero.
sounds like someone's bad :/ Just because my Heroes forgot to heal me once doesn’t make me a bad player, it makes me to trusting. This was a while ago when I assumed the Heroes would stick to a set scripting routine, I have found out many times since then they don’t. I now click on stuff I need immediately ( force cast ) or toggle stuff off I know they are focusing to much on.

brakner

brakner

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

Vancouver, B.C.

Glade Runners [GR]

R/P

Quote:
Originally Posted by Konker2020
View Post
I don't understand why you are wasting 2 skills slots for Bone Horrors, yes they have better armor levels than other minions, but they aren't that great, don't get me wrong Aura of the Lich is a great skill when used properly, but if u are using it, ur better off making a dedicated bomber out of him as using Aura with a full set of Death Nova'd minions is devastating. And if ur gonna follow that path, you might as well throw in [Animate Shambling Horror] for the 2 minions you get out it and the extra conditioning. Have you ever used minions in HM before? They get killed in 2 hits, way to fast for the hero MM to get [Death Nova] on them let alone [Jagged Bones]. I just switched from my usual setup to JB/Minions bomber and went out in Charr area in HM. I attacked some small groups to get the full set of 10 pre fight. The initial wave of minions waded in and blew up, did some nice damage then he started replacing his losses. The minions were killed just as fast as he could raise them, I even saw Olias stutter 3 or 4 times as he tried to cast JB and Nova on minions that he just raised and died immediately.

I then switched to [Aura of the Lich][Animate Bone horror] then attacked the exact same group after raising 5 Horrors, the wave went in and 2 blew up. After a few seconds of MoP,SS plus usuall AoE stuff I clicked [Aura of the Lich] and I was back to 7 Horrors, 2 more blew up and the whole Charr group was dead. I finished the fight with exactly what I started with , no deaths, an MM who had a full set of Prot spells cast multiple times in the fight and a very bored healer.

I don't see an issue with [Aura of the Lich][Animate Bone Horror] as a HM bomber replacement ( and I have tried all combinations ), I can have 6 Horrors up for each 1xShambling and 2 xFends and they blow up just as good as minions. The difference is they last long enough to get Nova on them or for him to use his other abilities to help the party. Its not what the individual summoning spells do in HM its what the whole MM build does to help the team.

P.S. Just finished Rragar's Menagerie HM with him, words cannot describe how much fun it is to [Aura of the lich] halfway through a huge Charr fight when you already have a full set of 10 Horrors and there is 15 corpses on the ground. Does small thermal nuclear explosion mean anything? ( Olias had Nova on most of them ) hehe

Daesu

Daesu

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2008

The problem with [[Aura of the Lich] is the heroes dont really use it right unless you disable and micro it.

Just before you start to attack your first mob they always cast it once to get 1 pathetic bone horror rather than wait for the first target to die. This means 45s into the battle Aotl is recharging even though corpses were being generated you are still left with that single bone horror it cast just when the battle started.

But after it recharges, provided you move close to an area with corpses, even outside of battle, it will use Aotl correctly to get multiple bone horrors at one cast. This means if you kill them all before 45s is up, you should stay awhile at the battle site before moving on.

Konker2020

Konker2020

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

Exiled Forcez [Ex]

FTR yes I have used minions in HM, I H/H-cleared Slaver's in HM with that as one of my heroes. The point of a bomber is for your minions to die fast, you want them to explode and when using [Aura of the Lich], that happens, which so long as things are dead you get a full set back anyway... It's not as simple as throwing together an MM and going, it obviously has to rely on the rest of your team as well...

And in reference to Daesu, yes it is better when micro'd, but it usually works decently alone... but of course the good player would pay attention to H/H and maybe set up some bind so you don't actually need to waste your time activating the skills u need individually when u can still activate yours and your heroes skills.

Just a side note, keypads work amazingly for binding key skills in your hero builds.

Konker2020

Konker2020

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2009

Exiled Forcez [Ex]

@Daesu, I know, that's why it was a variation in the build setup... Shambling Horrors are effective too because of the Jagged Horror variable, 2 minions for the price of one, which in a certain aspect you also get out of Bone Minions, there are both circumstantial...

Daesu

Daesu

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2008

Quote:
Originally Posted by Konker2020 View Post
@Daesu, I know, that's why it was a variation in the build setup... Shambling Horrors are effective too because of the Jagged Horror variable, 2 minions for the price of one, which in a certain aspect you also get out of Bone Minions, there are both circumstantial...
Shambling Horrors are usually secondary minions because of the high recharge of that skill. Most primary MMs do not have Shamblings as their only minions. If you bring Shamblings, you should also bring bone minions or bone horrors or bone fiends.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Super Igor
so I had to change my build around just for one area (zzzz) it's not annoying if you play a caster though, So you rather change your class than to change your build, right....

timely healing

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/Me

i don't know how to paste builds but i run a godmode warrior with either pain inverter or asuran scan. just started using 3 necros last night. they include a discord splinter bomber,orders with spirit bond, and a discord curses necro. usually run discord splinter bomber with hb and ua monk.

Raudic

Raudic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2008

W/

i currently only have 2 necro heroes on my main

what should i run on them and what should my 3rd hero run?

also is sabway or discord better?

DeVerseBakker

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2009

Valiant Knight Order

Mo/

Ok i have sabway / discord way variant which i call Mass Minion Way, i used it to vanquish Cantha 8 man areas + Elona 8 man areas, apart from the desolation. Also did most of the Tyria 8 man areas apart from Droks too Camp Rankor. The general build is:

Player 1:

[Mending] [Protective Spirit] [Healing Breeze] [Watchful Spirit] [Blood is Power] the rest is optional.

Maintain your enchantments on the 55hp so he doesn't die.

Protection Prayers 12
Healing Prayers 12


Player 2:

All optional slots. take nothing if you don't want too, or take [Blood Is Power] instead of player 1.

Hero 1:

[Masochism] [Healers Boon] [Dwayna's Sorrow] [Heal Party] [Dwayna's Kiss] [Heal Other] [Orison Of Healing] [Blood Of The Master]

Healing Prayers 12
9 + 1 + 3
Death Magic
9 + 3
Soul Reaping
3 + 3
Blood Magic
0 + 3

This hero should be 55hp because he is the only hero that has blood is power, this way he can keep up to 40 minions alive, 47 if you manually heal him after he uses [Blood Of The Master]

Template Code: OANVQmSayD0YCPIjwjYj4jwoJuaLE
Hero 2:

[Spiteful Spirit] [Reckless Haste] [Enfeebling Blood] [Barbs] [Mark Of Pain] [ Signet of Lost Souls] [Rend Enchantments] [Death Pact Signet]

Soul reaping 12+ 1 / +2 / +3
Curses 12+1+3
Restoration Magic 3

Template Code: OAhjYwHc4M5BhmdoM0IsEV1kL

Hero 3

[Jagged Bones] [Animate Bone Minions] [Death Nova] [Spotless Mind] [Remove Hex] [Cure Hex] [Signet of Lost Souls] [Ressurection Chant]

Death Magic 12+1+3
Soul Reaping 11+1
Healing Prayers 4

Template Code: OANTUYz2IapqKANACslY6rqCNC

Hero 4

[Jagged Bones] [Animate Bone Minions] [Death Nova] [Aegis] [Foul Feast] [Infuse Condition] [Signet of Lost Souls] [Ressurection Chant]

Death Magic 12+1+3
Soul Reaping 10+1
Protection Prayers 8

Drop [Foul Feast] for [Draw Conditions] if you feel more comfortable because of the recharge.

Template Code: OANTUYj+QapqKANIgIBcRoqCNC

Hero 5

[Jagged Bones] [Animate Bone Minions] [Protective Spirit] [Spirit Bond] [Shield of Absorption] [Guardian] [Signet of Lost Souls] [Ressurection Chant]

Death Magic 12+3+1
Soul Reaping 8+2
Protection Prayers 10

Hero 6.

This hero is optional, make it a healer prefferably to make very sure the heroes dont die.

Usage:

When you enter an Area, the person with [Blood Is Power] should sacrefice to death to get a nice minion army

Use your bow to pull heroes stand back and see the minions kill.