Why videos? The logic behind making gameplay videos

bois · 08-07-2011, 08:09 PM

I do not discount PvP skills. That is one type of skill.

RvR skill is different. I play mainly RvR in this game. Singular PvP does not appeal to me. As such I trained and skilled my Knight in the art of support build specifically for team play.
That alone is a skill by itself. Because of this I am constantly on the front lines of any RvR battle be it 4 v 4 or 100 v 100. I am not here to measure the strengths of any style. As a matter of fact each format is different.

When you are 1 v 1 you have one target , one focus. 2 v 1 is similar. You take out one and switch focus between targets.

RvR is different , the mind set is different the focus is different. Ask any support conjurer. A support conjurer's job is infinitely harder in RvR than PvP. Support knight is less taxing but still requires a specific skill set.

As support knight (as I play anyway), your job is not to kill but to setup the opponent, weaken and debilitate them. While you are doing this you have to keep looking at your allies to back up and support those that need help. In some cases you can deliver the final blow. This requires an overview of the entire battlefield and you have to see where everything is, your range, timings, offence ,self defence, ally offence and defence. Because you are melee you have to do this all while under constant attack form melee and ranged alike. You have to assess all dangers, remember multiple opponent buffs etc. In many cases you are required to harrass and take blows from all and sundry in order for your allies to have breathing room to operate.

In some cases you have to take one for the team. How will a PvP specialist even understand such a concept ?

Why go into all this? Not to flame, to inform. If you really like playing support and are good at it, you are hardly noticed but your team has a good chance of winning. The quality of support defines a war group. The opponent may be more but if their collaborative (not singular) skill is less, they are going to struggle.
I like looking at the PvP videos. But make no mistake, if you play RvR and specialise in support as I do , it needs just as much skill as any singular PvP battle. It needs more observation skills, quick decision making (no spell chains here, decisions on the fly.) and memory too.
The point of my previous post is that PvP specialists are no better than RvR specialists, just different.

For my kind of build, Back slam fits . I use it at level 1. It is not for everyone. The chance % is good enough odds for me to use it. Gives me options.

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08-07-2011, 08:09 PM	#25
bois Count Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Trinidad and Tobago Posts: 1,194	I do not discount PvP skills. That is one type of skill. RvR skill is different. I play mainly RvR in this game. Singular PvP does not appeal to me. As such I trained and skilled my Knight in the art of support build specifically for team play. That alone is a skill by itself. Because of this I am constantly on the front lines of any RvR battle be it 4 v 4 or 100 v 100. I am not here to measure the strengths of any style. As a matter of fact each format is different. When you are 1 v 1 you have one target , one focus. 2 v 1 is similar. You take out one and switch focus between targets. RvR is different , the mind set is different the focus is different. Ask any support conjurer. A support conjurer's job is infinitely harder in RvR than PvP. Support knight is less taxing but still requires a specific skill set. As support knight (as I play anyway), your job is not to kill but to setup the opponent, weaken and debilitate them. While you are doing this you have to keep looking at your allies to back up and support those that need help. In some cases you can deliver the final blow. This requires an overview of the entire battlefield and you have to see where everything is, your range, timings, offence ,self defence, ally offence and defence. Because you are melee you have to do this all while under constant attack form melee and ranged alike. You have to assess all dangers, remember multiple opponent buffs etc. In many cases you are required to harrass and take blows from all and sundry in order for your allies to have breathing room to operate. In some cases you have to take one for the team. How will a PvP specialist even understand such a concept ? Why go into all this? Not to flame, to inform. If you really like playing support and are good at it, you are hardly noticed but your team has a good chance of winning. The quality of support defines a war group. The opponent may be more but if their collaborative (not singular) skill is less, they are going to struggle. I like looking at the PvP videos. But make no mistake, if you play RvR and specialise in support as I do , it needs just as much skill as any singular PvP battle. It needs more observation skills, quick decision making (no spell chains here, decisions on the fly.) and memory too. The point of my previous post is that PvP specialists are no better than RvR specialists, just different. For my kind of build, Back slam fits . I use it at level 1. It is not for everyone. The chance % is good enough odds for me to use it. Gives me options.