Narvuntien wrote: »

Okay there is a lot to explain... basically I'd have to explain how to play the game (because no one has thought to make a useful tutorial for this game)

This looks kind of like a PVP build but you seem to be talking about using it in PVE.

Playing as a hybrid doesn't do a lot of damage because everything scales off your max resources so typically hybrids are only played as tanks or in PVP. 2h weapons also have less weapon damage than dual wield and provide less crit then dual wield set ups and so dual wield is better than 2h in PVE but in PVP 2her is better due to crit being less important in PVP (and 2h can stun). Tanks use 1 hand and shield or ice staff and are not good with other things.

Having said that there are some things you can do to make hybrid kind of work, its clear to make a build like this to work you need a lot of magicka to fuel the clanefear but you aren't using magicka skills for damage so you can mostly be stamina based.

Twice born star comes to mind as a hybrid set. Shacklebreaker is similar, just lots of both resources..... perhaps play around with mechanical acuity, when it triggers you start doing 100% crits. So I think Twice born star with Lover and Shadow mundus stones and Mechanical Acuity. Then you have to keep dealing direct damage with your wrecking blow to trigger it and then bang! you start critting (and healing from crit surge).

Crit surge and Rally give the same buff, probably better to use vigor for a self heal (or the clannefear)... or use a bow on your back bar because the bow skill Endless Hail does more damage than any skill in the game, which is why everyone uses a bow on their back bar.

Okay rotations,they don't have to be complicated, basically you have your spamables on one bar and your damage over time on your back bar and you switch to your back bar whenever they run out (typically every 15 seconds when hurricane runs out). between each and every skill your use hit the target with your swords light attack. ability light attack ability light attack ability light attack, that is where a huge amount of your damage will come from (and its important to light attack to trigger mechanical acuity. Once you have a pattern going you settle into a rhythm. Its a good idea to practice on a target dummy.

Once you get up to 25K dps on the dummy you'll be able to do some of the games harder content.

Next up enchantments! you need to have all clothing enchanted with your prefered resources in this case it is probably stamina (but it is possible to use the extremely expensive tri stat enchantments). You jewellery needs to be enchanted with weapon damage enchantments (not stamina regen), your jewellery could have either stamina (robust) or tri stat or Infused (to boost weapon damage). Your weapons should be infused weapon damage and if you are going to use a bow back bar you want an infused poison damage enchantment.

There is so much more to explain and this post is already long ... you can head to some useful websites like www.alcasthq.com or you can check out some of gilliamtherouges youtube videos (he was hired by the game creators so wont be updating but whats there is useful)

GreenHere wrote: »

Itacira wrote: »

@GimpyPorcupine

Overload : Yeah, that's why I'm slotting Rapid Manoeuvre on this bar. I could slot Crit Surge there too, but with Rally on front bar, hurricane on backbar, and Crit Surge on Overload bar, well, it quickly becomes a mess, trying to find where is what (which is why I keep a dark deal on back bar so I don't die trying to find my own healing skill)

Suppresion Field : I'm stamina based though. Won't I miss on damage ? Doesn't Sup Field scale off mana ?

Since you're on PC you have the option to give an addon like Assist Rapid Riding or Fast Ride a try instead of mucking about with an Overload bar. I found the whole 3-bar trick with Overload gimmicky, personally, so I learned to live without it. These addons help. I use ARR. ::EDIT