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Windf0rce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

07 Dec 2009 at 11:58 - 1

Hi everyone.

Yesterday I was duo farming the UW with a friend (she's a Ritualist primary, I'm Monk primary). She went as spirit spammer and I was support with additional damage/utility/heals, it was pretty amazingly fun and we cleared nearly the entire thing.

Of course I was pretty amazed at her Rit and started thinking of making one, for farming purposes (I have been using Mo/Rt spirit spam but it is obviously just a gimmick for easier areas, Nicholas item farms, etc, for UW I'd need an actual Rit).

With the upcoming skill update, do you think I should create a new Rt or wait to see if the spirit spam build will be nerfed? If I'm not wrong the skill update should be this thursday, no?

Opinions welcome, thanks in advance.

KoKoS

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

aBove Empress Amarox xP

KDT

Mo/E

07 Dec 2009 at 12:03 - 2

you can always wait until thursday, it's not THAT far away xD

(also, if u can farm with your monk, why make a rit? xP)
but if spirit spam is nerfed, u can always make him EoE and do FoWsc, so do it ;p

Windf0rce

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2007

07 Dec 2009 at 12:46 - 3

I think the Monk's spirits would be too squishy for UW solo, so Rt would be optimal for UW, that's why I'm wanting one. I can't think of a stronger class for solo UW (not duo, not perma).

Now being optimistic, I don't see how they can nerf spirit spam unless they revert the casting time of every spirit to what it was before they buffed them. Even if SoS is nerfed, the build would still be effective I believe.

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

07 Dec 2009 at 13:24 - 4

Quote:

Originally Posted by KoKoS

you can always wait until thursday, it's not THAT far away xD

Wouldn't count on it. There have been plenty of times in the past where updates failed to arrive on predicted dates due to one thing or another.

@Wind: Go ahead and make a Rit. Regardless of whether they are or will be good for farming, they're a fun enough class to play, and powerful enough in a team setting. Besides, if you can't do spirit spamming after the update, you can still try out one of the VwK-style builds.

vamp08

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

PA, USA

[COPY]

D/

07 Dec 2009 at 13:32 - 5

I dont think you have anything to worry about. Anet's goal for this update isnt about Rits, moreover than it is about farming areas and SF.

Spirit Spam isnt necissarily godmode, one good nuke can wipe out 6 spirits (even with armor of unfeeling, this has happend to me many times) and the Rit her/him self isnt Indestructable either, we are still squishy.

So basically, you shouldnt have anything to worry about; Rits got their true purpose in GW with the spirit buff, it wont go the opposite way.

Tom Swift

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2007

07 Dec 2009 at 14:10 - 6

I really doubt we will see skill updates this week.

They just got the test crew involved a week or less ago - I would seriously doubt they will have time to get full feedback and tweak things by this thursday.

I also think the additions of skeletons to UW for halloween was an indication they were just taking care of uw speed runs for the moment and probably would not do much with the skills themselves until after wintersday.

So I would very much doubt we see any real skill changes till at least January.

Unknown Duli

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

Missouri

Reign Of Judgement

Rt/

07 Dec 2009 at 14:19 - 7

make a rit for farming/fun... nobody really knows what nerfs are coming.

There are so many fun builds to run for farms (VwK, SoS, WL, RL) that even if one or 2 get hit the rest still work.

ashes

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Beertown ;P

RoP

E/Mo

07 Dec 2009 at 14:41 - 8

http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:Any/Rt_Spirit_Farmer

Xenex Xclame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

DPX

R/

07 Dec 2009 at 14:56 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by ashes

http://pvx.wikia.com/wiki/Build:Any/Rt_Spirit_Farmer

WTF was the point of your post?

If Anet nerfs Spirit Spammers so soon their very lame and even if we did get a nerf, i highly doubt it would be anything big.Go ahead make a rit,you will probably make up the money you put in here in your first solo run in there,here's a tip you can kill the smites just spread your spirits and dont hex them,first time I got to them they wiped my spirits and I thought holy $#!7 I cant kill those.

wotah

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

R/

07 Dec 2009 at 15:52 - 10

You can farm Uw with spirits as Monk.
Ive done it almost soloed evry part of it as Mo/RT

Captain Bulldozer

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2008

Servants of the Dragon Flames [SODF]

07 Dec 2009 at 15:55 - 11

Rits using spirit spam/channeling were good before the buff to Spirits and SoS. Even if all those buffs were reverted (which I really doubt will happen) its still worth having a rit. They are a versatile class, with quite a few options for farming, as well as general destruction.

Verene

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2009

[SOTA]

D/

07 Dec 2009 at 16:20 - 12

Considering the fact that Rits were just buffed only a few months ago, I doubt they're going to be nerfed. Spirits are powerful to farm with (and for going through PvE in general), but even with Armor of Unfeeling they're very fragile and AoE can easily destroy them. And a bar dedicated to spirit spam isn't going to have any self-heals on it, more likely than not, which means you're doomed pretty fast if your spirits go down and aren't yet recharged, or if enemies ignore them and go for you (which does happen).

Rits are just awesome in every way, though. So I'd say go for it and make one.

ChaosWarrior

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2009

Chaos Wastes

W/

07 Dec 2009 at 16:56 - 13

how would people farm if Sf get's nerfed then? warrior isn't used anymore (or not much)
monks probably and maybe 55 (altough i don't see alot of people doing it anymore)
is farming becoming dead when SF will meet his end. Or is this just a tought?

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

07 Dec 2009 at 17:02 - 14

An alternative to a rit for spirit spamming is a ranger. Expertise gives you the necessary boost.

Benderama

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2008

UK

[Rage]

Rt/

07 Dec 2009 at 19:01 - 15

make a rit, best class i've played in guild wars. if SoS gets nerfed (probably unlikely since there are plenty of other farming builds such as obsidian tanks and it can't really solo effectively) you can always just make some sort of channelnig ritualist, used the less effective spirits or heal as a resto rit.

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

07 Dec 2009 at 19:15 - 16

Pretty much what Benderama said. Spirits might get a hit in the upcoming skill update since they are pretty OP'd atm. Make a rit if you want and have fun with it.