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Post by obfuscation on May 30, 2011 14:36:26 GMT -5
IR generates energy on every tick from lightning arc.
ball lightning does not activate the negative ions to do anything, so i do not believe it will generate any additional energy, but i could be wrong on that.
i dont have any hard numbers on this. but the following attack rotation seems to draw the most agro, so im guessing that means it is doing more damage:
lightning arc to finish (with negative ions, you will be regenerating energy)
full charge gigabolt (consumes negative ions, gives a huge chunk of energy in return)
full charge thunderstrike (puts negative ions back on)
cast ball lightning
repeat
i generally stay out of melee to avoid AoE, otherwise you might be able to add sparkstorm to the mix
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Post by august on May 30, 2011 15:06:50 GMT -5
Alright self tested it myslf.
IR generates at every tick. Even the tick from Ball lightening.
On the good side Ball lightening apply neg ions. And also generates energy.
My build would most probably be
Level 1: Electric Bolt (Ionic Infusion)
Level 1: Lightning Arc (R2,R3)
Level 6: Teleport (R2, R3)
Level 6: Sparkstorm
Level 8: Electric Form (R2, R3)
Level 11: Thunderstrike(R2 , ionic compression)
Level 14: Electric Shield (R2, R3)
Level 17: Ball Lightning (Triplicity)
Level 22: Ionic Reverberation (N/A)
Level 27: Electric Sheath (R2, Matter – Energy Union)
Level 32: Lightning Storm (Stolen Thunder, Nailed to the Ground) or Invocation of Storm Calling (R2, R3)
Level 35: Travel power of my favour.(R2 , R3)
Level 40: Gigabolt (R2, R3)
Works well in PVP n PVE.
I find that Tempest doesnt need crip challenge since most ppl already have it. Might as well pump it to R3 and take them out faster.
Also Ball lightening doesnt really need to be R2. Could spent it at Shield to R3 it. depends on playstyle since Ball lightening doesnt really do good dmg. Its only another energy generating skill.
Sparkstorm doesnt really use it much other then for fun or KB when targets are really close. Then again KB appears to take longer to apply when you toggle it. ( not sure abt this )
Thunderstrike is a GOOD alpha attack. with ionic compression it roots running target. for 12 full sec. Making them a need to mash Z if they wanna run away. During that time you can Lightning Arc them to death. In PVE with R2 it one hit kills almst all Henchman.
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Post by obfuscation on May 31, 2011 4:40:36 GMT -5
with ionic compression it roots running target. for 12 full sec. Making them a need to mash Z if they wanna run away. During that time you can Lightning Arc them to death. In PVE with R2 it one hit kills almst all Henchman. unfortunately, each tick of damage the target receives reduces the duration of the hold. so between lightning arc and ball lightning, i find you are lucky if it holds up for 4s. |
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Post by august on May 31, 2011 12:27:41 GMT -5
hmm. not sure about shorter root or not.
But apparently im doing great in PVP.
Against those who dont have TP. I just Thunderstrike them. which deals around 1.2k. and Roots them. After that just lightening Arc. before they could move they were already dead.
Then if root isnt your type you could go R3. R2 thunderstrike dmg is already amazing. even when your target is a FF. I say with the 10sec CD. its totally worth it.
Edit :
adding on. with root. They have to mash Z. with in terms means they cnt block.
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Post by leandrods on Jul 2, 2011 14:08:45 GMT -5
What do you chose? arms or mysticism?
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Post by obfuscation on Jul 3, 2011 16:28:56 GMT -5
I went science, and it hasn't disappointed me yet. The thermonuclear reactor gives +77 recovery, so you don't need much after that to get up to the 200-220 threshold of diminishing returns.
Not saying it is the best for the tempest, but I havent regretted it.
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Post by gremory on Apr 13, 2012 21:14:34 GMT -5
Hm, I'm deeply sorry for ressing this topic but, I'm still completely confused when it comes to the new On Alert patch and its features :T
I'm just don't know what to do after the skill reset ... Should I keep building it as I did previously, based on this thread, or should I do something else?
Is the build system still the same? xD
Sorry for all these questions but, I'd really appreciate any kind of help :') urgh, completely lost ...
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Post by PoochieHellhound on Apr 14, 2012 4:44:55 GMT -5
Hm, I'm deeply sorry for ressing this topic but, I'm still completely confused when it comes to the new On Alert patch and its features :T I'm just don't know what to do after the skill reset ... Should I keep building it as I did previously, based on this thread, or should I do something else? Is the build system still the same? xD Sorry for all these questions but, I'd really appreciate any kind of help :') urgh, completely lost ... There will be a while before the guides get updated. Worse than that, I haven't heard from cradock for quite some time, so someone else would have to take up his huge list of guides to update them. |
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Post by championsolplayer on May 4, 2012 17:16:32 GMT -5
My poor Tempest... tried Whiteout - Normal and she was more glass than cannon...  |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2012 10:22:28 GMT -5
 (All stats are rank 5 mods) Note: The spread for this AT is very specific (including talents), to hit the sweet spot of equilibrium above 90% to alpha strike Gigabolt with 15% extra damage. Superstats:Primary: Endurance Secondary: Ego/Recovery Powers:Level 1: Electric Bolt Level 1: Lightning Arc (R3) Level 6: Flight (R3)/Dark Speed (R3) Level 6: Sparkstorm (R2, Electric Personality) Level 8: Electric Form (R3) Level 11: Thunderstrike Level 14: Concentration Level 17: Ball Lightning (R2, Triplicity) Level 21: Electric Shield (R2, Electric Vengeance) Level 25: Ionic Reverberation Level 30: Electric Sheath (R2, Matter – Energy Union) Level 35: Lightning Storm (R3) Level 35: Teleport (R2) Level 40: Gigabolt (R3, Accelerated Metabolism) Talents:+8 Recovery +5 Ego/Recovery +5 Recovery/Endurance +5 Ego/Constitution +5 Recovery/Constitution +5 Endurance/Constitution Specialisation:Endurance: Readiness (3/3) Endurance: Gear Utilization (2/3) Endurance: Outburst (3/3) Endurance: Hardened (2/2) Avenger: Ruthless (2/2) Avenger: Round 'em Up (3/3) Avenger: Relentless Assault (3/3) Avenger: Offensive Expertise (2/2) Guardian: Fortified Gear (3/3) Guardian: Ruthless (2/2) Guardian: Find the Mark (3/3) Guardian: The Best Defense (2/3) Mastery: Endurance Mastery (1/1) Gear: (Recommended rank 5 mods) Primary Offense: [Heroic Gloves of Precision] + Gambler's Lucky Gem + Ego x2 Primary Defense: [Heroic Breastplate of Defense] + Impact Prism + End x2 Primary Utility: [Heroic Helmet of Speed] + Impact Prism + Rec, Con Secondary Offense: [Transgression Belt] +20 Rec +47 Crit Strike Secondary Defense: [Garrison Bracers] +338 Max Health +37 Rec Secondary Utility: [Remission Eyepiece] +37 Rec +93 Cost Discount Notes: Very essential to have Dark Speed on top of Flight for soloing. Simply repeatedly launch Ball Lightning, tap Sparkstorm and hold Block and watch as you AOE everything to death while you run with Dark Speed. Also, Cooldown reduction is vital to the Tempest since it already has infinite energy. You can essentially cut your Active Offence and Ball Lightning cooldowns by half granting you a shield and increased DPS more often and enabling you to launch Ball Lightning (effectively overlaps) after every Lightning Arc maintain. |
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Post by championsolplayer on May 27, 2012 18:21:12 GMT -5
Tammy Waffles, *YOU* are MY Heroine!!!!
I really mean it!
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2012 3:07:01 GMT -5
Tammy Waffles, *YOU* are MY Heroine!!!! I really mean it! What did I do? Well your post made me come back to take a look and realise I missed out 1 advantage point which should be in Lightning Overload without any real place to put it into, or just rank a travel power.  |
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Post by higirls on May 28, 2012 5:42:36 GMT -5
Tammy Waffles, *YOU* are MY Heroine!!!! Oh, and mine too. Although I have nothing to do with this thread really... ;D |
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Post by gremory on Jun 2, 2012 8:20:54 GMT -5
Ohh, thanks a lot for the specialization tree!! Pretty solid ;D Didn't see it in time, so some small things are different  Hm, now I just came to wonder.. will that new form make any difference for tempest? I'm following this topic's build, so I'm afraid to retcon already without having any idea about what to do, heh. What skills to choose, ranks and so. Is this concentration any good? Temp was pretty much of a monster glass cannon before patch, don't know if this may change anyway  Thanks a lot! EDIT.: Well, I followed the same build, but now with rank 3 Concentration. The only downside is that both of my Travel powers are on rank 1, and so the shield (Tbh I hardly use it). Is it ok to roll the build like this or I should keep Conc. at rank 2 and get one of the TPs to rank 2 as well? TIA! EDIT 2.: I tought about not leveling Concentration at all and getting shield to rank 2. Then it will be possible to have a rank 3 TP. |
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Post by Zed Brightlander on Sept 24, 2012 17:23:32 GMT -5
I was shocked. Shocked, I tell you -  - just how much I love The Tempest. But seriously, I do love it as much as I love my Glacier hero(es). |
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- just how much I love The Tempest.