ComeAndSee Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) Anyone else loving the Shield Spec changes in the recent patch? Energy Blast off the GCD + free Riot Strikes has improved my ammo efficiency enough that I notice I have to auto attack much less. Other small changes such as the new Power Screen, fixed Mortar Volley, and Smoke Screen add a little icing to the cake as well. PvP wise I feel like Shield is much more fast paced, somewhat akin to the old Parakeet build with procs, especially when Energy Blast and Stock Strike are coming up and you're getting excited to burst somebody for 4k in a GCD. Edited April 13, 2012 by ComeAndSee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaigen Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm definitely enjoying having Energy Blast and Smoke Grenade off the GCD, along with free Riot Strikes. The loss of shield chance is more than made up for by the gain in absorb, considering absorb is so difficult to stack (at least prior to T2 gear). I just need to relearn my PvE ability priorities, because the easy EB combined with wanting to have 4 stacks of Power Screen up and maintained is causing me to push my ammo farther than I normally would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeAndSee Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 I'm definitely enjoying having Energy Blast and Smoke Grenade off the GCD, along with free Riot Strikes. The loss of shield chance is more than made up for by the gain in absorb, considering absorb is so difficult to stack (at least prior to T2 gear). I just need to relearn my PvE ability priorities, because the easy EB combined with wanting to have 4 stacks of Power Screen up and maintained is causing me to push my ammo farther than I normally would. Power Screen is pretty easy to keep up, even in PvP. The higher absorb helps make up for the loss of shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordel Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Even just things like Full Auto and Explosive Surge, not having any weird delays anymore, makes the combat feel so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorn_Starn Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Can some people suggest some sheild skill trees? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorn_Starn Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Can some people suggest some sheild skill trees? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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