I don't really play stam dk myself because I never do pvp, and caltrops is required for all stam builds. that's why i only play magika ^_^ . Although, I've been with guild members and they've been playing as stam dk and it's awesome. here is a video showing how good dk dps is from a great player: I don't know though his exact build.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nFq9m5RNA4
Look at his bar and weapons - I can guarantee you he's using Maelstrom Daggers. That's the build I'm aiming for, but there's no way I can complete VMA on my Stam DK right now.. Your guildmate's build will not do that much DPS if he didn't have Maelstrom Daggers..
They need to be careful what they do with DKs. While magica may beef a buff, stam DKs are insanely strong as it is already.
Of course, my stam Dk wouldn't turn down a buff
If you're talking about PvP, Stam DKs are not strong - it's 2H (Crit Rush, WB) and Medium Armor Passive that are strong. Most Stam DKs only use Leap or CCs in PvP from their skill trees.
If you're talking about PvE, Stam DKs can barely compete in end-game stuff.
None of my other characters can drop a huge damage physical Ult to a group of people and CC them. That can almost wipe small groups alone.
My stam Dk out performs my stam Sorc even though they both use 2h as primary dps.
Yes, Stam DKs are one of the strongest Stam users in PvP - they mostly just lack mobility (lack of an escape skill). And you could argue they can't use any skills from their trees for high burst DPS (most use 2H skills or S&B)
But my problem is with end-game PvE
Lightninvash wrote: »phillyproduct wrote: »Well ...
http://imgur.com/bT4U3oh
This is over a month old at this point I believe. By now I can hit 32k+.
My build is different from the build Fear Turbo uses and does considerably more damage.
This can compete quite well with Magicka Sorcs / DKs
Yup, but the problem I'm running into is that I can't get the weapons I need to perfect that build.. There's no way I'll get VMA done on my Stam DK on console.. That's why I have to spam WB or Slashes with my DoTs right now, and that's not very effective :S
Heavy Weave Steel Tornado with Igneous Weapons up and heal yourself with vigor.
I clear vMA always without Maelstrom Weapons. They are not good for it.
No I didn't mean VMA is hard because I don't have the Daggers, I meant it's hard as a Stam DK in general. The DK leaderboards for VMA on PS4 are almost empty.. There's 10-12 players on it with scores of 219 or 200 or so.. I think most of these guys are Magicka DKs anyways.. I don't know how hard it is on PC - I've heard key binds make some stuff easier to pull of (like S&B bash cancel)..
This is a lie.
The number one dk. Aproblemor2 is the number one dk on the ps4 server he is in my guild and is a stam dk he has flawless conqueror and only plays stam dk.
He was beating it before the daggers and still uses 2h bow. A few of my guild mates have attempted it on stam dk it's hard but stam vma is hard period
Plz don't spread lies on the forums because you cant complete vma stam no one else can, that's not true
And FYI he was betting it under 300 cps have the screen shot to prove it
Either you don't know how to read, or maybe you're just slow. Please re-read my comment and try to understand it before calling me a liar..
Your guildmate completed VMA as a Stam DK? Great job. Now please point out where I said that Stam DKs cannot complete it at all? It's much easier for Magicka guys to get through, and apparently you think that's okay. Please tell me, is your main a Magicka Sorc?
Magicka builds get through it with relative ease. That is not what you call balance..
Here, let's go through my previous comment sentence by sentence so that it's easier for someone like you to understand:Please tell me how one guy getting through means filling a leaderboard? Or does your leaderboard only consist of one person?"No I didn't mean VMA is hard because I don't have the Daggers, I meant it's hard as a Stam DK in general. The DK leaderboards for VMA on PS4 are almost empty.. "Do you want me to put a screenshot of this? Are you telling me you don't see people with scores of 200 on the DK VMA leaderboard?"There's 10-12 players on it with scores of 219 or 200 or so.."Still holds true. Just because one guy, aka your friend, completed it as a Stam DK doesn't mean all others are Stam DKs too. Keywords in my sentence being "I think" and "most"."I think most of these guys are Magicka DKs anyways.. "
And again, please learn to read before calling someone a liar.
VMA was meant to be hard bud. Spamming wb will not help you through it as per your previous statement about using dots and Wb. gna need more than that to get through something like VMA. Just a suggestion not being snarky or anything
Yes, I understand it's meant to be hard. Please note that I am NOT asking for it to be nerfed in any way.
But my gripe is with two things:
1. Magicka builds get through VMA with relative ease, especially Sorcs, as compared to Stamina builds. All I'm asking for is balance.. And even as Magicka DKs, it's quite hard compared to other Magicka users (and this can be seen when someone looks at the leaderboards)
2. As a Stam DK, all I have for high DPS is WB, Rending Slashes, or Rapid Strikes (given that I use 2H, with DW or Bow). We have no class skills that can be called a high damage Stamina skill.. And yes, before someone points it out yet again, let me state that I use 4-5 DoTs in conjunction with these skills..
I don't spam WB on adds ofcourse - I know when I need to use what skill. Typically I use WB ONLY for single target boss fights, and Steel tornado for AoEs.. This is not only a VMA problem, it's an end-game PvE problem, including vICP or vWGT (as stated in my initial post). Without having very specific gear (Maelstrom Daggers), we cannot match the DPS of other classes, especially Magicka Sorcs..
However I do understand where you're coming from, but like I said, I'm not asking for VMA to be nerfed in any way, I'm just asking for a balance, and a major step towards it would be by buffing up some DK skills/passives (in addition with Stam sorcs, and templars in general). Otherwise, 90% of Tamriel will just reroll to a Magicka Sorc. I know I'm about to if they don't announce anything good in the upcoming patch notes..
Im to 99% sure its easier to complete vMSA with a Stam Dk than with a Magicka DK
Almost all of the VMA runs done by Youtubers have been on their Magicka DKs.. I've been trying to learn tactics to run it on my Stam guy, but have only found one run on a Stam DK up till now..
If Stam Dks get another buff I might cry. And as for no class abilities? Start using igneous weapons.
Wait what? One heavy attack (yes, I use molten armaments) and you think they're over powered? And that too when you're low on health. It's not that damaging if the other guy is not on low health already..
You're missing the real problem here - the fact that most of us are forced to use weapon skills (as proven by your screenshot) rather than class skills!
Also, my problem is PvE, not PvP..
Stamina DKs currently pull off the best DPS numbers of all stamina builds, and are the second most effective stamina build for clearing vMA (second to stamblades). They also currently hold the best 1v1 build and are really good at 1vX. The stamina DK in our guild is competing with magicka sorcs on the DPS meter in trials.
Stamina DKs currently pull off the best DPS numbers of all stamina builds, and are the second most effective stamina build for clearing vMA (second to stamblades). They also currently hold the best 1v1 build and are really good at 1vX. The stamina DK in our guild is competing with magicka sorcs on the DPS meter in trials.
excuse me, do you have a good DPS stam DK build for PvE please?
Stamina DKs currently pull off the best DPS numbers of all stamina builds, and are the second most effective stamina build for clearing vMA (second to stamblades). They also currently hold the best 1v1 build and are really good at 1vX. The stamina DK in our guild is competing with magicka sorcs on the DPS meter in trials.
excuse me, do you have a good DPS stam DK build for PvE please?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nFq9m5RNA4Stamina DKs currently pull off the best DPS numbers of all stamina builds, and are the second most effective stamina build for clearing vMA (second to stamblades). They also currently hold the best 1v1 build and are really good at 1vX. The stamina DK in our guild is competing with magicka sorcs on the DPS meter in trials.
excuse me, do you have a good DPS stam DK build for PvE please?
Look at Fear Turbo's build.. he pulls off ridiculous numbers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nFq9m5RNA4
http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/combustion-fear-turbo-eso-so-serpent-hm-stamina-dk-28-6k-mundus/
TotterTates wrote: »Im to 99% sure its easier to complete vMSA with a Stam Dk than with a Magicka DK
Haha, good one!
Almost all of the VMA runs done by Youtubers have been on their Magicka DKs.. I've been trying to learn tactics to run it on my Stam guy, but have only found one run on a Stam DK up till now..
My entire build, with stage-by-stage videos are on TF. I also stream quite a few runs every week.
Stamina DKs currently pull off the best DPS numbers of all stamina builds, and are the second most effective stamina build for clearing vMA (second to stamblades). They also currently hold the best 1v1 build and are really good at 1vX. The stamina DK in our guild is competing with magicka sorcs on the DPS meter in trials.
excuse me, do you have a good DPS stam DK build for PvE please?
Look at Fear Turbo's build.. he pulls off ridiculous numbers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nFq9m5RNA4
http://tamrielfoundry.com/topic/combustion-fear-turbo-eso-so-serpent-hm-stamina-dk-28-6k-mundus/
Yes, and I've mentioned tonnes of times on this thread that you need Maelstrom weapons to pull off those numbers.. Without em you'd be nowhere near that DPS.
TotterTates wrote: »Im to 99% sure its easier to complete vMSA with a Stam Dk than with a Magicka DK
Haha, good one!
Almost all of the VMA runs done by Youtubers have been on their Magicka DKs.. I've been trying to learn tactics to run it on my Stam guy, but have only found one run on a Stam DK up till now..
My entire build, with stage-by-stage videos are on TF. I also stream quite a few runs every week.
Almost every third post on here is saying how DKs can pull off 30k DPS.. Half of them don't realize that you need Maelstrom Dagger to increase the DPS of your DoTs.
Since you have those weapons and have the numbers, do you mind switching to a regular v16 Dagger and comparing some DPS numbers.. I'm interested in seeing what the drop in DPS would be if you use the exact same build/rotation, but without the Maelstrom weapons.. (I'm not talking about VMA, just in general on any dungeon boss)
TotterTates wrote: »Im to 99% sure its easier to complete vMSA with a Stam Dk than with a Magicka DK
Haha, good one!
Almost all of the VMA runs done by Youtubers have been on their Magicka DKs.. I've been trying to learn tactics to run it on my Stam guy, but have only found one run on a Stam DK up till now..
My entire build, with stage-by-stage videos are on TF. I also stream quite a few runs every week.
Almost every third post on here is saying how DKs can pull off 30k DPS.. Half of them don't realize that you need Maelstrom Dagger to increase the DPS of your DoTs.
Since you have those weapons and have the numbers, do you mind switching to a regular v16 Dagger and comparing some DPS numbers.. I'm interested in seeing what the drop in DPS would be if you use the exact same build/rotation, but without the Maelstrom weapons.. (I'm not talking about VMA, just in general on any dungeon boss)
Decayed_Inside wrote: »If they get any buffs they need to lose take flight and have the resource gain toned down from using an ultimate. They are already overpowered in pvp.
Decayed_Inside wrote: »If they get any buffs they need to lose take flight and have the resource gain toned down from using an ultimate. They are already overpowered in pvp.
Decayed_Inside wrote: »Flappy wings needs a nerf too. Needs to be two projectiles like the one handed shield skill. That or it needs the bolt escape treatment. Same with talons too OP for permanently pin someone to the ground needs a nerf or bolt escape treatment
Decayed_Inside wrote: »Flappy wings needs a nerf too. Needs to be two projectiles like the one handed shield skill. That or it needs the bolt escape treatment. Same with talons too OP for permanently pin someone to the ground needs a nerf or bolt escape treatment
Stamina DKs currently pull off the best DPS numbers of all stamina builds, and are the second most effective stamina build for clearing vMA (second to stamblades). They also currently hold the best 1v1 build and are really good at 1vX. The stamina DK in our guild is competing with magicka sorcs on the DPS meter in trials.
Decayed_Inside wrote: »I play all 4 classes. Stam Dk is the OP meta right now don't act like it isn't. Unfortunately they have to be bad in pve because of how broken they are in pvp. Deal with it. I play magika DK in PVE his dps beats my sorc flat out. Only thing sorc has is overload.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG8uAUG2Vu0 Hope ZOS at least watched it, almost perfect summary. Thats for sure what must be done regarding DK.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vG8uAUG2Vu0