Ariana Kishi - PvP Video - The One Woman Army

Asgari · December 2014

Juraigr wrote: »

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

JackDaniell wrote: »

I think everyone on this forum has atleast tried an aoe batswarm build, and if you have you know that it is one of the most effective builds for PvP. Regarding DK its simply the best build they can run, batswarm alone is what I call a sustain ult, you either get power healed by it or you get invis, both are fantastic for sustain. Now mix battle roar into it and you have a DK build that can, with a bit of luck, theoretically never die in zerg combat as long as the user never misses a skill cast.

The best playing I have ever seen with this build was Sieg Blackheart (no longer plays) but you did a great job as well! And props to your survival, especially when those few recources you had really mattered.

As a critique (instead of just flaming people) I noticed you missed quite a few animation cancells when you could have used them to your advantage. You would have to drop block to do this, but sometimes you don't need block up 100%, also bash cancells can add that little extera DPS when you really need it . And have you tried running invigorating drain? It's possibly the best synergistic skill for you build, and suprisingly east to pull off in large scale combat (scales up and in an ash cloud), I think it would give you that little bit of extera juice when you really need it to .

I record myself on a daily basis in huge fights and watch them with my morning coffee to see recaps of things i could have done differently in each fight that would have helped me out better (timing pot cooldowns with ulti use, flapping too much, and other random things).

I recently changed from the life tapping whip to the added flame damage one for more DPS from talons and cinder storm. The goal of the build is have the enemies use all their ulties and resources fast to blow me up and when they don't i strike. The same goes for me when running with my guild and seeing a large group that is set up for an ulti aoe bomb.

Sanct16 wrote: »

Nice video. And I liked the music a lot tbh

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

woodsro wrote: »

I just want to toss a few things out there:

1. Turn Undead morph of Circle of Protection will fear any vamp in its radius, pop this for some great lulz. Nothing funnier then a vamp piping bat swarrm then running away lol. Try it, too funny.

I'm surprised more people don't use evil hunter in pvp, if i notice I'm fighting lots of vamps, it goes on my bar. Any tick of a DOT, weapon skills, or weapon attack can proc it and it does a lot of damage and restores stamina.

I wont be one to say I can do what is shown in asgari video, my build is not designed for that, and its not my playstyle.

Ripping the OP for their class, etc is just not my cup of tea, but each to their own.

I see evil hunter/camp hunter on my kill log maybe once a day. I think the issue is most only use it with bow. They are too scared to use the stam with other options not realizing each hit would return stamina back.

My play style works because only %1 of the player base uses skills that would counter it. People just honestly don't understand all the tools they can use. This is why the subject of nerf this and that comes up on a daily basis.

Sadly people on EU learned how to counter this type of build. I have 10 dark flares on me instantly + eclipse + fear.

Are all those clips made on PvE campaigns/Buff servers? Might be why the enemies are this bad, don't want to blame it just on EU players > NA players.

The purge video and emperor who gets knocked back in the dragon leap are from Haderus NA an AD buff server. All other clips in this video and my previous ones are all from Thornblade NA which is not a buff server.

With my gear i can virtually break free from eclipse and fear for free. Its only when im rooted and feared at the same time its an issue to get out of before i blow up. Dark flares never hit me because i have a bad habit of keeping reflect up permanently and over casting sometimes.

Molten whip is broken I posted on how, but I will say again anyhow only adds 11 dmg not spell power just actual 11 damage

I just morphed to it that day i posted the video to check out molten whip. The chances were pretty low for me to get the life tap on the other one so im sticking with molten because it sounds better to me haha

Rylana · December 2014

Looks like a typical day for me, minus the vampire part. Dragon leap ftw.

That being said, Asgari, youre making a hell of a good case as to why I personally am against removing the AOE caps and have been for some time.

People with builds like you, or I, are going to become insanely more powerful if they ever give us more targets to hit with a single button press.

Frankly, the cap is the only thing preventing solid AOE build from godmode status in zergdiving as it is.

The current annoyance are templars stacking heal debuffs (bug), but beyond that, or a well timed bag of meaty goodness, an AOE spec on any class only stands to become more hilarious if they ever remove cap.

#leaveaoecapsalone

AltusVenifus · December 2014

Block casting, bat swarming, unstable elements, battle roar abusing... I love DK's, but this playstyle is tired and ZOS needs to fix ASAP. Not bashing you, I use broken mechs also, only way to survive in PVP right now.

Nice video though.

Sanct16 · December 2014

AltusVenifus wrote: »

Block casting, bat swarming, unstable elements, battle roar abusing... I love DK's, but this playstyle is tired and ZOS needs to fix ASAP. Not bashing you, I use broken mechs also, only way to survive in PVP right now.

Nice video though.

And what should be FIXED? There is nothing broken here except the purge bug.

Panda244 · December 2014

Tis a good zerg buster, but I can't see it peforming very well in 1v1 1v3 etc. And if anyone in that zerg has half a brain they cast Harness or Dampen Magicka and cloudy *** doesn't even drop the dmg shield

frozywozy · December 2014

Great video. Especially the last part when you kill lot of members of EP Hit Squad, people I play with on a regular basic

For all the music haters, just mute the damn sound and grow up. This isn't a video about musical tastes, but about 1vX Dk.

Asgari · December 2014

frozywozy wrote: »

Great video. Especially the last part when you kill lot of members of EP Hit Squad, people I play with on a regular basic

For all the music haters, just mute the damn sound and grow up. This isn't a video about musical tastes, but about 1vX Dk.

Yeah, I usually don't log on that early so I got to have some smaller fights with them. Was a good time, I only wish some of the others and you were there. Then it would have been a party

Dreyloch · December 2014

loki547 wrote: »

Meh this video is pretty boring. A Vamp DK using sword + shield and Destro lol. You're using a build that 99.9% of all other DK's run. You can basically mash your keyboard and stay alive. So really at this point in the game, the only DK vid that would impress me would be a build that no one runs, something new. Show me a vid of a dual wield Werewolf DK in Heavy Armor kicking ass and I'll bow down

I would totally rock that DK DW in Heavy armor if ZoS didnt make heavy so horribly bad in PvP. That's what I wanted my DK to be from day one. Sadly, I'm still waiting for it to be viable =(

Asgari · December 2014

Dreyloch wrote: »

loki547 wrote: »

Meh this video is pretty boring. A Vamp DK using sword + shield and Destro lol. You're using a build that 99.9% of all other DK's run. You can basically mash your keyboard and stay alive. So really at this point in the game, the only DK vid that would impress me would be a build that no one runs, something new. Show me a vid of a dual wield Werewolf DK in Heavy Armor kicking ass and I'll bow down

I would totally rock that DK DW in Heavy armor if ZoS didnt make heavy so horribly bad in PvP. That's what I wanted my DK to be from day one. Sadly, I'm still waiting for it to be viable =(

Stam builds are here with crazy DPS .. its just single target bow usage.. Guys running stam builds in DSA/SA are pulling 1.6k dps. Granted there is a million of execute HP they aren't gimping the team so the DPS is there.

frozywozy · December 2014

Dreyloch wrote: »

loki547 wrote: »

Meh this video is pretty boring. A Vamp DK using sword + shield and Destro lol. You're using a build that 99.9% of all other DK's run. You can basically mash your keyboard and stay alive. So really at this point in the game, the only DK vid that would impress me would be a build that no one runs, something new. Show me a vid of a dual wield Werewolf DK in Heavy Armor kicking ass and I'll bow down

I would totally rock that DK DW in Heavy armor if ZoS didnt make heavy so horribly bad in PvP. That's what I wanted my DK to be from day one. Sadly, I'm still waiting for it to be viable =(

A sorc destro + 2hand hybrid rekt any DK LA magicka build.

You don't believe me? Fight Skaffa on his AD sorc.

Ghostbane · December 2014

Asgari, list your gear as well so I can copy that too pls.

DK Sheep ftw.

Subtomik · December 2014

frozywozy wrote: »

Dreyloch wrote: »

A sorc destro + 2hand hybrid rekt any DK LA magicka build.

You don't believe me? Fight Skaffa on his AD sorc

Everytime me and Skaffa see each other we just wave and move on. No need to fight a 20 minute draw lol.

Asgari, thanks for the short little cameo, I was so happy to fire clench him like that lol.

Hughezy · December 2014

frozywozy wrote: »

Dreyloch wrote: »

loki547 wrote: »

Meh this video is pretty boring. A Vamp DK using sword + shield and Destro lol. You're using a build that 99.9% of all other DK's run. You can basically mash your keyboard and stay alive. So really at this point in the game, the only DK vid that would impress me would be a build that no one runs, something new. Show me a vid of a dual wield Werewolf DK in Heavy Armor kicking ass and I'll bow down

I would totally rock that DK DW in Heavy armor if ZoS didnt make heavy so horribly bad in PvP. That's what I wanted my DK to be from day one. Sadly, I'm still waiting for it to be viable =(

A sorc destro + 2hand hybrid rekt any DK LA magicka build.

You don't believe me? Fight Skaffa on his AD sorc.

Challenge Accepted!

Xsorus · December 2014

Why do I constantly see people whining about dk videos and it being magicka based. I assure you as probably the only stamina dk who makes videos the gameplay doesn't change much between stamina and magicka.

Rylana · December 2014

xsorusb14_ESO wrote: »

Why do I constantly see people whining about dk videos and it being magicka based. I assure you as probably the only stamina dk who makes videos the gameplay doesn't change much between stamina and magicka.

About the only differences..

1. Magicka DKs will be able to do more burst damage, more quickly
2. Stamina DKs will be a lot tougher to kill

Lava_Croft · December 2014

Didn't see video, just listened to the music.

Die Antwoord. Would listen again. 9/10

Asgari · December 2014

Rylana wrote: »

xsorusb14_ESO wrote: »

Why do I constantly see people whining about dk videos and it being magicka based. I assure you as probably the only stamina dk who makes videos the gameplay doesn't change much between stamina and magicka.

About the only differences..

1. Magicka DKs will be able to do more burst damage, more quickly
2. Stamina DKs will be a lot tougher to kill

I don't have much burst damage. I never hit for higher than 500 haha .. I think the 2h and DW DK have the upper hand in this case. A lot of times it takes me longer to kill people than it should because I'm missing an execute.

Rylana · December 2014

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

Rylana wrote: »

xsorusb14_ESO wrote: »

Why do I constantly see people whining about dk videos and it being magicka based. I assure you as probably the only stamina dk who makes videos the gameplay doesn't change much between stamina and magicka.

About the only differences..

1. Magicka DKs will be able to do more burst damage, more quickly
2. Stamina DKs will be a lot tougher to kill

I don't have much burst damage. I never hit for higher than 500 haha .. I think the 2h and DW DK have the upper hand in this case. A lot of times it takes me longer to kill people than it should because I'm missing an execute.

dat whip doe

Asgari · December 2014

Rylana wrote: »

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

Rylana wrote: »

xsorusb14_ESO wrote: »

Why do I constantly see people whining about dk videos and it being magicka based. I assure you as probably the only stamina dk who makes videos the gameplay doesn't change much between stamina and magicka.

About the only differences..

1. Magicka DKs will be able to do more burst damage, more quickly
2. Stamina DKs will be a lot tougher to kill

I don't have much burst damage. I never hit for higher than 500 haha .. I think the 2h and DW DK have the upper hand in this case. A lot of times it takes me longer to kill people than it should because I'm missing an execute.

dat whip doe

Well I recently changed a few stats and lost roughly 150 stamina and 50ish magicka. This made my lava whip hit for a lot less. I was drifting with it for pretty damn high and the life taps where great. But then randomly one day I stopped getting the life taps. It happened maybe once every 20 or hits; I'd go through 1-3 1v1s and it would never life tap. So I decided to give the other morph a shot and I like how it sounds and haven't switched back haha

Jitterbug · December 2014

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

To those who say it's a build that 99% of DKs run I offer the challenge of you doing what I do on a daily basis repeatedly.

Then when you fail and blow up instantly in those large groups feel free to ask for my build and how I maintain resources through out the fights.

Yes many DKs just mash keyboards and win, I on the other hand am constantly moving and placing myself where others aren't expecting. It's all about situational awareness and resource control.

I don't think anyone will (or at least honestly can) question your skills. You obviously know what you are doing. It's just like seeing a Ferrari beat out a moped in a drag race by now. YouTube is saturated with these videos and that is no fault of yours. It's a good video (sans the music).

Asgari · December 2014

Jitterbug wrote: »

Princess_Asgari wrote: »

To those who say it's a build that 99% of DKs run I offer the challenge of you doing what I do on a daily basis repeatedly.

Then when you fail and blow up instantly in those large groups feel free to ask for my build and how I maintain resources through out the fights.

Yes many DKs just mash keyboards and win, I on the other hand am constantly moving and placing myself where others aren't expecting. It's all about situational awareness and resource control.

I don't think anyone will (or at least honestly can) question your skills. You obviously know what you are doing. It's just like seeing a Ferrari beat out a moped in a drag race by now. YouTube is saturated with these videos and that is no fault of yours. It's a good video (sans the music).

Appreciate it! There are a lot of videos out there with various builds or sharing different techniques. Many people take those builds and tweak them to their liking and make it work. People just don't also realize that it takes more than just a good build to be consistently good.

Had good clean fun with a few guys tonight using this build and then taking off the ulti set as well to show it works in 1v1 and 1vX. Granted there are people like Araxleon or high damage stamina Templars who would beat me fairly quick, but over all the build holds up fairly well and i know where and when to place it.