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Potential Silly Question about Elemental/Crushing Weapon.

LukosCreyden
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So, this skill empowers your light attack, but I never hear about people using this WITH a spammable e.g:

Elemental > LA > Spammable

This seems like it could line up a good bit of burst in PVP, so, why does it never see this kind of use? Too cost intensive?
Not burst-y enough?
Edited by LukosCreyden on October 23, 2019 3:18PM
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  • kalunte
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    Not enough skills per bar first.

    La aren't reliable enough to consider using this skill second.

    Last but not least you can use a CC or an ult after the la for a better combo without wasting a skill slot for a second spammable.
  • wild_kmacdb16_ESO
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    Imbue weapon in PVP is incredibly frustrating in my experience. It’s manageable with ranged weapons but too clunky in melee combat.

    Secondly due to the way GCD works, activating a spammable after the LA would cause a more lengthy delay to your next Imbue weapon action. If you time your LA and IW actions precisely, adding an additional spammable doesn’t bring anything more to the table.
    Edited by wild_kmacdb16_ESO on October 23, 2019 4:18PM
  • kylewwefan
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    Elemental weapon is your spammable. You wouldn’t use another one with it.
  • Lokey0024
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    I'm going to try Crushing>LA>Stonefist>Bash SnB build. Going to need lots of sustain, and it works real well on test dummies but in lag I've noticed alot of misfires. Duration change might make it good but catching a 1 second lag burst nulls it's viability imo.
  • Grianasteri
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    So, this skill empowers your light attack, but I never hear about people using this WITH a spammable e.g:

    Elemental > LA > Spammable

    This seems like it could line up a good bit of burst in PVP, so, why does it never see this kind of use? Too cost intensive?
    Not burst-y enough?

    Elemental IS the spammable. Which is why most rotations will involve a section of Elemental > LA. The goal often being (besides meting out good damage in and of itself) to proc your Psijic balls, then rotate through your dots, aoe, buffs etc, repeat. The Elemental/LA focus often also procs or benefits sets that are worn.

    I guess if you wish a 2nd spammable could be worked in as you suggest, but I am unsure what the impact on the parse would be in general.
  • Rianai
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    It is indeed possible to create burst by combining ele/crushing weapon with another spammable and there are a few (gank) builds that utilize something like this. But you can create even more burst by combining it with skills that hit harder than a spammable, eg ults and actual "burst" skills, so you don't really want to replace those with a second spam skill. And since bar space is very limited most builds simply can't afford to slot 2 skills that basically do the same in addition to all the other mandatory stuff.
    Edited by Rianai on October 24, 2019 11:39AM
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