AOE or Single target damage?

JackDaniell · December 2014

What do you guys think works best for your style of PvP? As of late I have noticed allot of players running more single target specs. While I prefer single target skills myself, I find that I prefer my opponents to run AOEs.

I like to solo roam mostly, and even when outnumbered I like to run single target builds just because I can actually burst and kill something in a group with a healer in it. I have run AOE in the past, but because the general population of PvP is much better now I can't use AOE nearly as effectively. Also single target burst combos so stronk.

When fighting 2 opponents using AOE I think I have a great chance of survival simply because AOE can't hit nearly as hard, but if they use single target skills I find myself quickly in trouble...

Do you guys use AOE or single target? Or a mix of the two? And why do you like that style? Please share!

lostavalon · December 2014

for me it really depends on what i am doing,or if a situation arises, i maily run single target solo play and group, tho if a situation arises where we are heavily out number defending a keep i will throw on some aoe and more support skills to try and help the group out more,

Columba · December 2014

If you want to chimp it up, aoe all the way, baby! Lag for profit.

kijima · December 2014

I like both, but the problem is you can't do both well at the same time.

Your either one, or the other it seems.

Roechacca · December 2014

Single target of opportunity on my low level toons . I just heal on my Templar mostly .

Cinnamon_Spider · December 2014

For small groups, or running solo, I prefer my single target build. When I'm running with a larger group going up against other large groups, I'll switch out for a destro build with AOE.
Though, I do prefer my single target setup over the group build.

Teargrants · December 2014

I prefer to ball of lightning until my opponents die of boredom. Does that count as aoe or single target?

JackDaniell · December 2014

Teargrants wrote: »

I prefer to ball of lightning until my opponents die of boredom. Does that count as aoe or single target?

both

Morvul · December 2014

For solo, I go almost exclusively single target. For group fights, I have a singletarget and an AoE bar, and switch as appropriate - usually multiple times per fight

Soulac · December 2014

Impulse on every slot, even as ultimate.

Sanct16 · December 2014

Soulac wrote: »

Impulse on every slot, even as ultimate.

Did you reroll DC?

sKorcheD · December 2014

I love to solo roam. Single target skills because like you said, I love the burst. Only AoE skill I use is blazing shield.

JackDaniell · December 2014

sKorcheD wrote: »

I love to solo roam. Single target skills because like you said, I love the burst. Only AoE skill I use is blazing shield.

+100

Poxheart · December 2014

It's getting pretty hard to roam solo these days as single target DPS (at least during prime time PST). If I don't run into one stealthed 'gank' group I run into another.

Rylana · December 2014

Poxheart wrote: »

It's getting pretty hard to roam solo these days as single target DPS (at least during prime time PST). If I don't run into one stealthed 'gank' group I run into another.

I dunno, when i run on my single target NB setup (solo setup) I do alright, its about picking and choosing where and when you attack.

I try to stick off the side of a major battle and take down healers and other nightblades. Most of the time I am dropping people that never knew I was there, and getting away with it every time.

Once my ult is up, I might swap to my aoe bar and drop the bats+tornado, then mistform away to do it all over again.

Averaging 25-1 k/d lately, not as good as it used to be, but still really solid as far as I am concerned.