SO....playing assassins be litterally impossible?

Deathknightofhell

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

I like melee classes, i like being da big daddy boss man, assassins seem right up my ally, i was thinking though ASSASSINS will they be so overplayed that playing them wont be any fun?

Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Gaelic Storm

.. what a random thread.

You've obviously played a warrior. Everyone else plays warrior. I enjoy playing my warrior.

I don't see how assassin will be any different.

Deathknightofhell

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Yea thats just it though, every one WANTS monks, so im wondering will assassin/monk be any help in groups?

KvanCetre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Madison Scouts

E/Mo

No.

I plan on being something fun and random until a build that YOU HAVE TO HAVE OR ELSE YOU'RE USELESS comes out. Then I'll switch to that to get groups :-\

General Typhus

General Typhus

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

Behind the bush once again

Guillotine Tactics [GanK] ~ Leader

W/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Deathknightofhell
Yea thats just it though, every one WANTS monks, so im wondering will assassin/monk be any help in groups?
NO NO NO NO NO

Wammos all over again...oh god. Assassin won be that ridiculously popular. It's not liek every RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing person is going to play one. I for one hate the assassin class.

BigTru

BigTru

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Henchman > PvE

lg5000

lg5000

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2005

Australia

I'm gonna play one

Ruvaen

Ruvaen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

CA

W/

I can't wait 'til I can make a nice asian assassin. XD

KvanCetre

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

The Madison Scouts

E/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by General Typhus
NO NO NO NO NO

Wammos all over again...oh god. Assassin won be that ridiculously popular. It's not liek every RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing person is going to play one. I for one hate the assassin class.
Assassins do get that nice skill..
" Shadow Form {Elite} - Enchantment Spell
For 5...17 seconds, all hostile spells that target you fail and all attacks against you miss. When Shadow Form ends, lose all but 5...41 health." .

Add that with some healing for yourself.... short runs only though

Mavrik

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

I'm all about the ritualist... she summons spirits so sexy

Say that fast 5 times

Ruvaen

Ruvaen

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

CA

W/

Mavrik, you're such a dork hahahahahaha *guilty of doing it*

Grimm

Grimm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

N/

Do you know what the word "literally" means? Or the word "impossible", for that manner? Or in fact, how to use commas? I'm guessing no.

Assassins may be overplayed. Wow, what a newsflash. People have been saying this since they first were announced, and in more coherent ways at that.

Deathknightofhell

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Grimm
Do you know what the word "literally" means? Or the word "impossible", for that manner? Or in fact, how to use commas? I'm guessing no.

Assassins may be overplayed. Wow, what a newsflash. People have been saying this since they first were announced, and in more coherent ways at that.
I come on the forums to have a nice chat, not to be critisized by some hillbilly.

Mavrik

Mavrik

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Alaska

ignore those people... we're all on different levels but should never be talked down to.

zoozoc

zoozoc

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

Beaverton/OR

Disciples of Birkler [BIR]

assasins are not going to be like warriors, they will not really replace them. They do good dmg and short bursts of dmg, but they arnt good for self survivability or dps. They have low armor, but can warp up to opponants, beat the crap out of them, then warp back to safety.

ShadowMagus

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Assassins will not replace any character or be overplayed more than any character. They have a different play style from the rest that is good in some builds, bad in others. What they do best is EXACTLY as their name implies. Massive amount of spike damage. During the PvP weekend, I was able to, in a 10-second period, teleport to target, kill target, teleport away from enemy group, target being a warrior and the group having 2 monks. The key to this working was the supprize tactic, combined with a ias and string of 4 chain attacks. Worked quite well.

Prefectus

Prefectus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Jeresy

R/

ok dumb question im new to forums so wtf dose RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOi mean?

ShadowMagus

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Prefectus
ok dumb question im new to forums so wtf dose RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOi mean?
chat filter
only works on 2 or 3 words i think - cant remember for shure but i think F*** is one of them.

testing

RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO

ya, that is one

Karmaniac

Karmaniac

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oh yes the assassins will probably be overpresented in the first few weeks. And they will be played by the same people who play poor whammos now. And we'll be seeing alot names like "xXx Naruto xXx" not a great leap of logic from the current Aragron, Aracorn, Arakorn, Aregorn....ad nauseam type of setting.

I will- for one- just grit my teeth and do like I always do: not group with anybody with Naruto or LotR reference or the words noob, nub, naab, newb in their names (the latter often accompanied by words like killer, killah, slayer, pwner, pwnxor, ownzar or other such names implying "I take severe beating in pvp").

Thank you for listening.

Grimm

Grimm

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Deathknightofhell
I come on the forums to have a nice chat, not to be critisized by some hillbilly.
You don't know what "literally" means yet you call me a hillbilly? What basis do you have for calling me that?

Your two posts are about things that have been discussed to death and do not contribute anything to the forum.

LightningHell

LightningHell

(????????????)???

Join Date: Aug 2005

Hong Kong

Guildless

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by BigTru
Henchman > PvE
Quote:
Originally Posted by lg5000
I'm gonna play one
So...are you going to be a henchman, lg?

LeFishy

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2006

Ambassadors of Lovely

E/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by KvanCetre
No.

I plan on being something fun and random until a build that YOU HAVE TO HAVE OR ELSE YOU'RE USELESS comes out. Then I'll switch to that to get groups :-\
and in that we have my major niggle with this game. I got so annoyed to the point of actually stopping plsying for an hour or two last night!

Peewee

Peewee

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

London, England

I Uprising I [RAGE]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by KvanCetre
Assassins do get that nice skill..
" Shadow Form {Elite} - Enchantment Spell
For 5...17 seconds, all hostile spells that target you fail and all attacks against you miss. When Shadow Form ends, lose all but 5...41 health." .

Add that with some healing for yourself.... short runs only though
I think, just perhaps, that ur missing the point somewhat. The whole problem with Wammos is that they are doing the wrong thing. Assassins have the potential to be so much more deadly, so why waste an elite on trying to survive for 17 seconds, and a second proffesion on assuring that u dont die after 17 seconds.

If i start to see A/Mo i will start crying. Personally i will go ritualist/assassin, as i can mix offence and still support a team with spirits and use shadow step skills to make me that much better.

I see assassins as becoming the new Warrior, where 90% of the ppl playing them simply dont know how to use them. Only change is that instead of a 80 armour guy agrroing everying between here and Bagdhad we have a 70 armour guy doing it instead, not to mention the fact that they are that much more susceptiable to the same anti-warrior skills, ie SS. 'ninja cannot die!!' for those of u familiar with Healbot.