What is IWAY?

TopGun

TopGun

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

I keep hearing this term... what sort of build *is* this? Did a search, came up with pretty much squat. =/

Algren Cole

Algren Cole

Banned

Join Date: Jun 2005

IWAY = I Will Avenge You

it's a W/R Flavor of the Month build.

it only requires IWAY, Rez Sig, Charm animal. then whatever else you want to do dmg.

When your pets go down slap up IWAY and you get increased attack speed and health regen(3-6). It lasts 10 seconds for each dead ally.

Nyax Soulreaper

Nyax Soulreaper

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

X Death Dragons X

N/E

I Will Avenge You skill with W/R and pets. they gain that skill when their allies or pets die and rapidly increases speed of attacks and health regen

TopGun

TopGun

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

While that is neither skillful nor clever... I suppose it could work, but not as a build on its own, maybe with some additional facets... O.o Whatever... damn these trendy builds... Mesmers will rip you all apart...

aB-

aB-

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2005

Actually mesmers are pretty useless against this as warriors don't often use skills.

It's 33% IAS I believe, and with a high health regeneration it becomes incredibly effective. Now factor in roughly 8 dead pets and you have a pretty strong build. However, it is in no way unbeatable, just relatively powerful.

glockjs

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Aegis...dont leave home without it.

IWAY has a 45 second cool down btw

Rahl

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

But its "in radar range" since the skills update make it slightly annoying now, IMO at least.

berko

berko

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2005

Canada

N/Me

Actually I think All you would need is Signet of Midnight and Plague Sending if you're a Me/N and all those warriors would be useless in a manner of seconds.

One and Two

One and Two

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2005

You did a search? BS!

There have been like 324564364 threads on IWAY...

Or ask in game at Tombs and get flamed.

BTW some people prefer R/W and shooting the crap out of their opponents before they can reach them.

Santanus_Perro

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Scott Township, PA

Iron Rangers

W/Mo

You know, I did a search, and most posts simply say IWAY, they don't say what it stands for. If you are newer to the game, it would be difficult to find out what IWAY stands for.

Try being a little more tolerant and less cynical.

VGJustice

VGJustice

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

Tyria, cappin' ur bosses

Boston Guild [BG]

R/W

ya know, I tried this a long time ago with my R/W, and I hated it. I had to wait for my pet to die, then I'd have to wait for the skill re-set to finish doing it's thing, then I'd get like 10-20 seconds of a small regen and increased attack speed, then it was all over. Big flippin deal, in my mind. I dumped it not too long after that.

Zenny

Zenny

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Moa Birds [MB]

Mo/N

Quote:
Originally Posted by VGJustice
ya know, I tried this a long time ago with my R/W, and I hated it. I had to wait for my pet to die, then I'd have to wait for the skill re-set to finish doing it's thing, then I'd get like 10-20 seconds of a small regen and increased attack speed, then it was all over. Big flippin deal, in my mind. I dumped it not too long after that.
VG, in Tombs, you're not doing IWAY alone, the typical build is 7 W/R with pets doing this. This way when a majority of pets and sometimes players die, you get a rather lengthy IWAY on you.

It's nothing impressive, but it did a good job of catching people off guard by having a Warrior team... omg winning!

Elena

Elena

Desert Nomad

Join Date: May 2005

Belgium

8 pets death = 80 seconds of IWAY this negates the cooldown and you can keep it up constant

Beqxter

Beqxter

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Berkeley, CA

Can't you just...not kill their pets? It's not like they can hide that they're running this build. Presumably if they WANT their pets to die, they're bringing lvl 5's they just charmed, and then those pets aren't doing YOU any damage, so you can just focus on the warriors (though don't they usually bring a necro along for putrid explosion? I'd kill that dude first).

Trinity

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2005

Saw IWAY build get ripped apart by 8 necro/mesmers & 2 monks.

Venus

Venus

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Boston, MA

Me/Mo

Search?

Asrial

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Centurion Guard

Mo/E

Post count increase?

Beqxter

Beqxter

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2005

Berkeley, CA

Quote:
Originally Posted by Trinity
Saw IWAY build get ripped apart by 8 necro/mesmers & 2 monks.
I should think any build would get ripped apart by a team clever enough to figure out how to get 10 people into Tombs.

illst-azn

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2005

guildless

W/Mo

The effectiveness of IWAY is that most of them also carry tigers fury with 12 beast mastery. Now think, 8 tanks, with 8 pets at lvl20 with beast mastery 12. Iways usually attak you with bows first, to send in their pets then come mauling in with tigers fury. and i will avenge you if people die. its quite affective actually. Also... some iway builds include 2 necros, one necro for wells/putrid explosion, and another for order of vamp. Iways also carry spirits such as pred season, EoE, Frozen Soil, winnowing, etc.

This build is very dmging

A NERD1989

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Elite Black Ops

W/Mo

i we vers a IWAY group they was all w/r and with pets it was ouch

Asrial

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2005

Centurion Guard

Mo/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by deolmstead

I should think any build would get ripped apart by a team clever enough to figure out how to get 10 people into Tombs.
I lol'ed

A NERD1989

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Elite Black Ops

W/Mo

lol i tried to IWAY but im not very good what other spells should i use with it coz i just had genral sword ones

Alcaza Bedabra

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Jaine's Outpost

Mo/E

What I wonder is this;

Had IWAY beaten the Korean 4 Monk 4 Warrior team?

I will make an IWAY warrior IF and only if IWAY accomplishes that.

Artemis Bladewing

Artemis Bladewing

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2005

Usually Lions Arch 2

Clan Brotherhood

Mo/Me

IWAY is such a weird build everybody plays it and everyone using IWAY looses. (atleast I have never lost to an IWAY team in almost 20 fights)

Bongstone

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2005

Act of Vengeance

Mo/W

while IWAY does have some obvious holes, I will say this tho, 1 weekend of playing with this build gathered me about 100 fame and huge amounts of faction. Went to Hall with this 4 times, never won tho because you cant heal your hero to cap the altar. its fun, doesnt need ts/vent, easy to find a group to party with. it does have its benefits.

Yichi

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

While you can have sucess with IWAY, many ppl will discourage you against running it seeing as if you are in tombs, you have no way to heal the hero and thus your team will get defeated unless running a monk or 2 in the build

Dandelo

Dandelo

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Sep 2005

Textual Harassment [kTHX]

R/

Can anyone give some examples to common IWAY skill sets... i've played monk for a long long time, and never any type of physical damager, but this seems like an interesting build, so i'd like to pursue it if i can get a little insight on common skills used and the reason they are so effective in HoH.

thanx