Learning to play Shadowblade

[old.Belorfyn]

Today was my first day in RvR since I got to level 50. Was on keep take thingy in Hibieland yesterday after I got level but still

Thanks to all people who I fought with, didn't get many fights even though I was going around for few hours but they were even better for that

Started nicely when I ported to Hadrian's and found a scout near our BK. You can blame Bubble the sorcerer because I had ran visible past you but then I saw Bubble going MPK behind me and ran back stealthed, didn't find Bubble but found scout and got him
He was my first solo victory at level 50, too bad he wasn't 50 though.

Was having some fun with Nikolas the Ranger playing hide and seek in Odin's, too bad I didn't find you again until someone got you. Next time

Afterwards I almost got:
Coglen - Nice fight, I'm gonna get you yet and yeah, I'm gonna do some training on that PA
Urughai - Nice fight also, never fought Warden before with my Shadowblade and I /released being much wiser
Jamiesmallicus - Well, wasn't really even close, but I had to try
Unknown Armsman - Crafting inside Beno just before logging, I just had to try someone so Highlander Guardian looked promising. Got nice crit hit too but didn't work


See you (don't see me)

Edit: hehe got bit carried away with smileys over there but they're as good punctuation as any

 

[Gamah]

I remember my days as a shadowblade..Great fun made some very stupid blunders in RvR that made me laugh when I became more experianced..like trying to bash to death a paladin with no opening style was a big mistake best avoided.

SB been gimped now..but the good SB's still present a more than a challenge to most classes..hope you have fun and see you on the battlefield!

 

[salamurhaaja]

I'm glad to read these kinda threads.
Most enjoyable moments playing assassin are:

rr-rr2. The first fights and exciting new world that opens beneath you.
rr5-rr7. rr5 gets you to lvl51 and unlocks 16.5dps weapons and you have solid Ra's.

 

[lakih]

Please have a fight with me before you get rr12

Was ages ago i had a "fair" fight against a SB.
(fair as in solo and not rr12+)

Smilies as punctation... well, sure

 

[old.Belorfyn]

rr12, eh ? Might take while to get there

I've been hunting in Hadrian's and Odin's for now, you can try looking for me there.
Remember to come without buffies if you want fair fight

First when I got to 48 and started to RvR, I was dreaming about getting maybe even rr5 before I go get 50. I've spent quite some time in RvR already at 48 and especially 49, but I couldn't solo very well before 50 so I went and got it. In the end, I was rr3l8 when I got to 50 so I already had few RA's to start my real career with

I think that I'm gonna go few weeks mostly solo to get better at it, besides from keep takes and other stuff like that, and perhaps sometimes duo with Mortymer. After all, I made this so we could have guild stealther team finally

 

[Cush]

nurf rr12 sb's

 

[Ardrias_Mid]

I think he means grouping SB's Cush

 

[Cush]

dont understand how rr12 can mean grouping sb's.. maybe its some foregine language or something ?

 

[thorondorito]

Originally posted by salamurhaaja
I'm glad to read these kinda threads.
Most enjoyable moments playing assassin are:

rr-rr2. The first fights and exciting new world that opens beneath you.
rr5-rr7. rr5 gets you to lvl51 and unlocks 16.5dps weapons and you have solid Ra's.

Totally agree on first part. Need to level my RR b4 saying something about second part

 

[old.windforce]

nice to see a post loaded with

makes me happy

 

[cogs]

I totally thought you'd got me after you evaded my first 3 attacks, luckily my own evades kicked in after that

Good fight though matey

 

[old.Belorfyn]

Originally posted by cogs
I totally thought you'd got me after you evaded my first 3 attacks, luckily my own evades kicked in after that

Good fight though matey

Yeah, I was already metaphorically fetching champagne over there.. Think you switched to two weapons after I evaded those three first ? That probably got me.. along with unlucky evades from you.
I think if I had had poison instead of snare on my weapon, that might had been enough to do the job too

Been running into you alot, in unexpected places (remember the time I was teasing you hibies at Surs? ).

I'll get you yet

 

[Balthy]

wannul fight me?

 

[chxz]

Bah not another stealther i have to dodge in HW
Look forward to bumping into you in HW , just dont PA me my Cloth tears easy hehe

 

[Lubricador]

shall i start the flame ? gamah smells

 

[inqy]

it's really challenging and fun playing a sb (and probably ns low rr). Have fun m8

 

[Lubricador]

inqy wanna group [ your enchanter 27 and my bard 27] on hib/exc xD ¿

 

[Cyradix]

DF is great for low RR SB's. But if you see DF go to Alb try to get to alb side really fast or wait half an hour cause the 30 infs logging in are hard to get passed

 

[inqy]

hehe maybe. if we are both on one time and bored

 

[Lubricador]

im bored , btw didnt you have alb chars on exc ?

 

[inqy]

Originally posted by Cyradix
DF is great for low RR SB's. But if you see DF go to Alb try to get to alb side really fast or wait half an hour cause the 30 infs logging in are hard to get passed

aye and a good tip for lower level/rr sbs that have trouble, catch a ride across df with a group. You don't need to be grouped with them, just keep up with them. Maybe ask them if they mind first too

 

[cogs]

I didnt switch out weapons, but once I got db-hammy-hammy off I was on track, your 2hander gave me enough time to get reactionaries off with GR....

And yes I do remember you at surs, alemain had just been saying that rock was a popular spot for volleyers so I wandered down, had pretty much given up all hope of findin you by then

 

[case-rigantis]

sorry Belorfyr i felt bad after me and melf ganked you earlier especially since you have the courage to run unbuffed

next time lets have a 1 on 1

 

[old.Belorfyn]

Originally posted by cogs
I didnt switch out weapons, but once I got db-hammy-hammy off I was on track, your 2hander gave me enough time to get reactionaries off with GR....

And yes I do remember you at surs, alemain had just been saying that rock was a popular spot for volleyers so I wandered down, had pretty much given up all hope of findin you by then

Hehe yeah Alemain is the other hibby stealther I keep running into for some reason, also with my other characters

Haven't seen him for while now though

 

[lakih]

rr12 = very high rr opponent.

Feels like everyone got /level 20 and /realmrank 4 theese days
Hardly ever see anyone < rr4 anymore, but then again, i dont rvr very much.

[Edit] BTW, Belorfyn, the only buffs i got is selfbuff and a weaponproc (+75 dex/qui) [/Edit]

 

[old.Belorfyn]

Originally posted by case-rigantis
sorry Belorfyr i felt bad after me and melf ganked you earlier especially since you have the courage to run unbuffed

next time lets have a 1 on 1

Well, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Or based on my recent experiences "sometimes you lose and sometimes you manage to get away" might be more truthful

Tried to look for the Scout after some other middies got you but couldn't find him, looked long. Then I went to Beno to see if there was any evil buffbots parked there but got uncovered by lord

 

[old.Hellskor]

a tip for fighting wardens : fast weapons with DoTs

 

[old.Belorfyn]

Originally posted by Balthy
wannul fight me?

Well, now that I've seen you, I can answer your question also. As with all buffed opponents, I don't want to fight you. I will fight you of course if I meet you somewhere but I hope we won't meet often and you'll stay in Emain or such, buffing your way to next realm rank.

Can't complain about our 2nd fight today though. We were two and if that was your bot with you, kinda 2v2 in that case.

 

[inqy]

Originally posted by Lubricador
im bored , btw didnt you have alb chars on exc ?

Very briefly. Had a mighty level 6 paladin I think

Then found out everyone I knew from mid-prydwen was on hib-excal. Hib was kind of a side project for me, maybe when I'm really bored of mid I'll go there more.

 

[Dorin]

not a whining shadowblade, didnt meet you so far m8, but respec already pm me and lets arrange a duel (buffed or unbuffed, dunno if you are buffboted yet or not