New Dirge alt... advice?

Xavion · 11-15-2007, 02:18 AM

Hello Dirges, I just made a Dirge sarnak alt yesterday. Pretty much, I'm never going to raid with him even if he gets high enough. I have an Assassin (32) alt that I never play anymore (just didn't like it), but Dirge is holding my attention so far, so I'm willing to stick with it. I have only briefly glanced at his AA trees. Any suggestions for a solo/small group setup?

Arzoth · 11-15-2007, 04:12 AM

I'd say that the poison ability, which is a proc in our agility line is pretty awesome.

However, the Don't Kill the Messenger down the Wisdom Tree is useful for groups and for solo with the critical hits. Fortissimo is also useful with double attack down the stamina line.

As far as the EoF tree goes... Luck of the Dirge for procs is by far the most useful in groups/raids/solo, in addition to the increased duration of Cacophony of Blades. Other than that... probably the healing abilities down the life and death AA tree or degredation (if you like to debuff)

Xavion · 11-15-2007, 04:50 AM

Thanks, I'll give them a look when I log-in.

Kungao · 11-15-2007, 06:23 AM

for aa specs i am specced
4-1 strength
4-4-4-3 agi
4-4-4-8 sta
4-4-6-8-2 wis
4-1 int atm

at your lvl int/strength aint that important yet so would prolly be good to put agi to 4-4-4-8 after ya finish the luck line

and yeah i know its an odd setup to say the least but it works for me :P

frodex · 11-15-2007, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Kungao

for aa specs i am specced
4-1 strength
4-4-4-3 agi
4-4-4-8 sta
4-4-6-8-2 wis
4-1 int atm

at your lvl int/strength aint that important yet so would prolly be good to put agi to 4-4-4-8 after ya finish the luck line

and yeah i know its an odd setup to say the least but it works for me :P

Do you need self avoid AOE that bad?

Kungao · 11-15-2007, 11:26 AM

nahh its just nice to have and the added dps from the end of the strength line just didnt make up for it for the 10sec ae avoid for me atleast

Dirge of Death · 11-15-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kungao

4-1 strength
4-4-4-3 agi
4-4-4-8 sta
4-4-6-8-2 wis
4-1 int atm

That set up butchers the Poisons, like you're putting 12 junk points in Agility to get poison then only using 3 in the skill after all the waste?

Atleast while leveling I'm set up...

Sta: 4-4-4-8
Wis: 4-4-6-8-2
Agi: 4-4-4-8
Int: 4-1

I will probably in all honesty move to going Strength or Intelligence along with Wis/Sta when we start raiding again. If I was hellbent on keeping Turnstrike and Rythm Blade I would skip poison's line do...

Sta: 4-4-4*-8
Wis: 4-4-6-8-2
Int: 4-4-4*-8
Str: 4-1

* w/ 2 extra points to either put in Personal Double Attack or Enhance Boon.

Xavion · 11-16-2007, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirge of Death

That set up butchers the Poisons, like you're putting 12 junk points in Agility to get poison then only using 3 in the skill after all the waste?

Atleast while leveling I'm set up...

Sta: 4-4-4-8
Wis: 4-4-6-8-2
Agi: 4-4-4-8
Int: 4-1

I will probably in all honesty move to going Strength or Intelligence along with Wis/Sta when we start raiding again. If I was hellbent on keeping Turnstrike and Rythm Blade I would skip poison's line do...

Sta: 4-4-4*-8
Wis: 4-4-6-8-2
Int: 4-4-4*-8
Str: 4-1

* w/ 2 extra points to either put in Personal Double Attack or Enhance Boon.

Good stuff, thanks. Just curious, what is your EoF setup like while leveling?

Lysara · 11-16-2007, 11:47 AM

Up to lvl 34 on my dirge alt, I dont know about lvling specs, I've been grouping whenever I can, but I went 4448 on the sta line first for double attack and working on wis now, Im going straight to the lvl 70 specs I guess.

I understand why I've seen us called buffbots now, the groups I've been in the last few nights, stuff dies too fast to bother debuffing and I only manage to use a few ca's/auto attacks before mobs die, the only people in groups I've been parsing above are healers, and most my job seems to be just keeping up with the group giving them my 9ish passive buffs I have at this lvl. I could accomplish my job auto followed on the tank and still I've heard stuff like 'omg your the best dirge ever!' a few times lol.

Dirge of Death · 11-16-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Xavion

Good stuff, thanks. Just curious, what is your EoF setup like while leveling?

I respeced to get my 100 points, and did 70 in the Bard lines posted above and with the remaining 30 I've done...

Luck: 5 Shroud, 5 Bria's, 5 Crypts, 5 Cacophony, 1 Luck

Degradations: 3 Garsin's, 3 Verlien's, 3 Clara's

I have something like 108-110 AA or something like that right now just working on filling out the Degradate line to get to Degradate.

I plan on getting most of the Degradations to 5 points and getting Degradate, then doing ..

Life and Death: 5 Wail of the Dead, 5 Elegy at Death's Door, 5 Elegy of Awakening, 5 Oration of Sacrifice, and 1 Confront Fear.