Post by Kallark & Stark Cold on May 4, 2011 10:10:46 GMT -5
for anyone who needs it
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Newbie FAQ !
By DCX
Edited by Insider
Original Article
How % Damage buffs work in DPS mode.
• Using a Skill in DPS Mode will give you a % damage buff to ANY damage you do.
• The buff will Always last at least 5 seconds, after 5 seconds it will fade once your current combo ends.
• The 5 second timer starts from the start of your next combo. It will not pause if you stop attacking.
• If the skill is a channeled you will not be able to gain a combo until it is completed or interrupted.
• Your damage buff will NOT fade if you do not preform a combo. You can also do a combo shorter than 5 seconds once without the buff fading.
• Your most recent % buff will always override other ones even if they are weaker. This means using a Strong % followed by a quick weak % skill is a very bad idea as the lower % will override.
• What is Dominance good for on Tanks?
As ice it will increase the duration the things you freeze are frozen for, as Fire it does almost nothing. However without having the min required amount of dominance some/all mobs will be immune to certain skills that are essentail for tanking. Example, without the required dominance the fire skill Back-draft will not work (won’t pull, won’t heal, won’t increase HP). Dominance Has no effect on agro generation, it was a myth that came to pass because a tanks ability to taunt was broken until very recently.
• How does Tank Taunting work?
You use a skill, you piss things off around you. The stronger the skill, the more you piss things off. Provided you are locked onto the thing you want to agro, you will always successfully taunt it unless interupted. This means for example as a fire tank you can taunt by refreshing Firey Weapon provided you are locked onto the target you want to taunt. If you want to agro multiple targets you must hit them with the skill you are using for it to count.
• I can’t hit players who are rolling!
Use a Lunge Attack
• I Can’t hit rolling players with a lunge attack!
Use your movement power to get ahead of them, then lunge at point blank.
• I Can’t stop fire players from healing themselves even though I am not on fire! Why!?
Fire has an ability called “Enflame” that on use knocks down everyone around them and for 12 seconds anything in melee range will be treated as on fire and take burning damage. Stay ranged and block any lunge attack they throw at you.
• Ice takes 0 damage when it turns into a Snowman, What do I do?
Run away until the status fades. Just block, dodge, knockdown to delay them. The only way to beat a snowman is with another snowman.
• I can never beat X role as Y Role even if they are 10 levels lower than me. How is this possible?
Certain roles have advantages against other roles in PvP. Tanks for example have a change to gain a +55% damage boost if they attack controllers and are immune to their debuffs. Every role has its PvP advantages and disadvantages vs other roles, one role will hard counter another for the most part. Or you are just horrid at this game, so horrid someone 10 levels lower beat you. Feel very ashemed of yourself.
• There is this 1 guy who is level 30 that keeps killing us over and over. What can we do about it?
Gang up and kill. Sure 1 on 1 you will most likely lose but in this game many lower players can easily overwhelm a higher leveled player. There is strengh in numbers, stop crying and defend yourselves!
• X is Overpowered! Listen to me Cry about why it should be nerfed because I am right!!
No, you are not. Silence now.
• How does power regeneration work?
The higher your combo “Rank” the more power you regeneration. The amount of hits needed to go up a rank varies on a weapon by weapon basis. There are 4 ranks, when you progress to the next rank the combo text in the bottom right will change in name and color.
• What is the best weapon?
The one you enjoy using. However it is advised to have a ranged weapon handy for groups if you are a healer / controller as you want to have a clear vision of everyone else in the group while staying out of harms way.
• Why are skill points important? I can Only use one weapon at a time!
It works like an RPG Skill tree. Lots of it is passive stat bonus that work no matter what weapon you are using, such as +HP, +crit, Etc. The more you get, the stronger your character becomes. It is the second layer to character customization after gear.
• How do I get more skill points?
Complete feats. Every 100 feat points is a new skill point. You should be able to get around 40 with ease at level 30 if you make a checklist of races/exploration/hideouts. Your goal should be to get at least 50 IMO but there is no reason to stop collecting.
• X Skill says it can be used while controlled to break control effects. It Does Nothing!! Why!?
I have no ****ing clue. It seems skills that grant immunity to control effects do not currently function correctly at present.
• Do I need to be in Healer/Tank/Controller role to use Healer/Tank/Controller gear?
No, you just need to have it as your alternate role. However you will not preform optimally if you are not wearing the correct gear, keep that in mind.
• Is there anyway to see what the little symbols under my Hp bar mean?
Kinda. You can press F3 to get a popup which will tell you what is currently effecting you and what it does, however it will do so in unexplainable jargon such as “500 mobility defense” for the most part. While it is not possible to find out what each symbol active is for what effect currently active on you, each symbol is responsible for a certain type of effect. The Star symbol on the far right is for +% damage boosts caused by skills in DPS mode, the Lighting strike symbol is for power restoration skills granted by controllers, etc.
• How do I get rep?
Complete challenge missions or collect bounty’s in game.
• What is rep for?
The only purpose of rep currently is to collect an exclusive set from that faction, and feat points for your trouble.
• Rep comes slow and the stats on the rep gear are low compared to what Duos and above give me. What is the point?
See above.
• I have feats for X place but I cannot get in!
You need to group with someone with the correct mentor (such as Joker if you want to go to the Regal Hotel) and have them go in first, then the door will open for you.
• Where is the Oblivion Bar? I want to go back but cannot find the entrance……
Currently if you have completed this quest as Circe you cannot go back there. Yes it sucks, wait for it to be fixed. However if you can find someone who has not yet completed the quest you can group with them while they do it (see above) to get in that way.
Source: dcuowatchtower.com/guides/newbie-faq
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Newbie FAQ !
By DCX
Edited by Insider
Original Article
How % Damage buffs work in DPS mode.
• Using a Skill in DPS Mode will give you a % damage buff to ANY damage you do.
• The buff will Always last at least 5 seconds, after 5 seconds it will fade once your current combo ends.
• The 5 second timer starts from the start of your next combo. It will not pause if you stop attacking.
• If the skill is a channeled you will not be able to gain a combo until it is completed or interrupted.
• Your damage buff will NOT fade if you do not preform a combo. You can also do a combo shorter than 5 seconds once without the buff fading.
• Your most recent % buff will always override other ones even if they are weaker. This means using a Strong % followed by a quick weak % skill is a very bad idea as the lower % will override.
• What is Dominance good for on Tanks?
As ice it will increase the duration the things you freeze are frozen for, as Fire it does almost nothing. However without having the min required amount of dominance some/all mobs will be immune to certain skills that are essentail for tanking. Example, without the required dominance the fire skill Back-draft will not work (won’t pull, won’t heal, won’t increase HP). Dominance Has no effect on agro generation, it was a myth that came to pass because a tanks ability to taunt was broken until very recently.
• How does Tank Taunting work?
You use a skill, you piss things off around you. The stronger the skill, the more you piss things off. Provided you are locked onto the thing you want to agro, you will always successfully taunt it unless interupted. This means for example as a fire tank you can taunt by refreshing Firey Weapon provided you are locked onto the target you want to taunt. If you want to agro multiple targets you must hit them with the skill you are using for it to count.
• I can’t hit players who are rolling!
Use a Lunge Attack
• I Can’t hit rolling players with a lunge attack!
Use your movement power to get ahead of them, then lunge at point blank.
• I Can’t stop fire players from healing themselves even though I am not on fire! Why!?
Fire has an ability called “Enflame” that on use knocks down everyone around them and for 12 seconds anything in melee range will be treated as on fire and take burning damage. Stay ranged and block any lunge attack they throw at you.
• Ice takes 0 damage when it turns into a Snowman, What do I do?
Run away until the status fades. Just block, dodge, knockdown to delay them. The only way to beat a snowman is with another snowman.
• I can never beat X role as Y Role even if they are 10 levels lower than me. How is this possible?
Certain roles have advantages against other roles in PvP. Tanks for example have a change to gain a +55% damage boost if they attack controllers and are immune to their debuffs. Every role has its PvP advantages and disadvantages vs other roles, one role will hard counter another for the most part. Or you are just horrid at this game, so horrid someone 10 levels lower beat you. Feel very ashemed of yourself.
• There is this 1 guy who is level 30 that keeps killing us over and over. What can we do about it?
Gang up and kill. Sure 1 on 1 you will most likely lose but in this game many lower players can easily overwhelm a higher leveled player. There is strengh in numbers, stop crying and defend yourselves!
• X is Overpowered! Listen to me Cry about why it should be nerfed because I am right!!
No, you are not. Silence now.
• How does power regeneration work?
The higher your combo “Rank” the more power you regeneration. The amount of hits needed to go up a rank varies on a weapon by weapon basis. There are 4 ranks, when you progress to the next rank the combo text in the bottom right will change in name and color.
• What is the best weapon?
The one you enjoy using. However it is advised to have a ranged weapon handy for groups if you are a healer / controller as you want to have a clear vision of everyone else in the group while staying out of harms way.
• Why are skill points important? I can Only use one weapon at a time!
It works like an RPG Skill tree. Lots of it is passive stat bonus that work no matter what weapon you are using, such as +HP, +crit, Etc. The more you get, the stronger your character becomes. It is the second layer to character customization after gear.
• How do I get more skill points?
Complete feats. Every 100 feat points is a new skill point. You should be able to get around 40 with ease at level 30 if you make a checklist of races/exploration/hideouts. Your goal should be to get at least 50 IMO but there is no reason to stop collecting.
• X Skill says it can be used while controlled to break control effects. It Does Nothing!! Why!?
I have no ****ing clue. It seems skills that grant immunity to control effects do not currently function correctly at present.
• Do I need to be in Healer/Tank/Controller role to use Healer/Tank/Controller gear?
No, you just need to have it as your alternate role. However you will not preform optimally if you are not wearing the correct gear, keep that in mind.
• Is there anyway to see what the little symbols under my Hp bar mean?
Kinda. You can press F3 to get a popup which will tell you what is currently effecting you and what it does, however it will do so in unexplainable jargon such as “500 mobility defense” for the most part. While it is not possible to find out what each symbol active is for what effect currently active on you, each symbol is responsible for a certain type of effect. The Star symbol on the far right is for +% damage boosts caused by skills in DPS mode, the Lighting strike symbol is for power restoration skills granted by controllers, etc.
• How do I get rep?
Complete challenge missions or collect bounty’s in game.
• What is rep for?
The only purpose of rep currently is to collect an exclusive set from that faction, and feat points for your trouble.
• Rep comes slow and the stats on the rep gear are low compared to what Duos and above give me. What is the point?
See above.
• I have feats for X place but I cannot get in!
You need to group with someone with the correct mentor (such as Joker if you want to go to the Regal Hotel) and have them go in first, then the door will open for you.
• Where is the Oblivion Bar? I want to go back but cannot find the entrance……
Currently if you have completed this quest as Circe you cannot go back there. Yes it sucks, wait for it to be fixed. However if you can find someone who has not yet completed the quest you can group with them while they do it (see above) to get in that way.
Source: dcuowatchtower.com/guides/newbie-faq