Ways to Charge up Ultimates?

Caroloces · July 2014

I'm taking it for granted that the use of abilities in a specific skill line is the primary factor in charging up the ultimate for that skill line. Are there other ways to charge up ultimates? For example, does simply slotting abilities in the bar contribute? What if you have an ultimate set up on a bar and yet have abilities from other skill lines in that bar?

SirAndy · July 2014

Killing stuff is enough to charge your ultimate, even if you hit them without any skills and just use good old metal.

Some skill lines have additional passives that boost the ult charging in one way or the other.

Also important to note, your ultimate only charges if the mobs you're fighting are no more than 5 levels below you.
Fighting any mob lower than that and your ultimate won't charge at all.
;-)

Skafsgaard · July 2014

Equip resto staff. Spam healing springs (first weapon spell) CRIT and see your ulti charge up fast! Keeping the HoT from rapid regen up will speed the charging up too.

OT: In a game mechanic-perspective I think it's lame that only the resto staff give the ability to pre-charge ultis (this is more a PvP thing though.)
Edit: Now it's worth having resto staff (even if u dont heal) so that you can charge that ulti up PRE battle.

Caroloces · July 2014

Keeping the HoT from rapid regen up will speed the charging up too.

Sorry, I'm kind of a noob on terminology. Not quite understanding this point - Keeping Heal over time (which is healing springs) from (rapid regen up ??? this is the part I don't understand

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Cinna · July 2014

Caroloces wrote: »

Keeping the HoT from rapid regen up will speed the charging up too.

Sorry, I'm kind of a noob on terminology. Not quite understanding this point - Keeping Heal over time (which is healing springs) from (rapid regen up ??? this is the part I don't understand )

Both Healing springs and Rapid regen are Hots i.e. healing over time effects. All Hots charge ulti, but springs does potentially affect more targets so it does it faster, together the two spells even more so.

Caroloces · July 2014

Thanks!

Vuron · July 2014

Below is a link that should give you a very clear picture on the mechanics of Ult generation.

http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/ultimate-gain-from-damage-demystified/