It spreads out the build options while creating some potential conflict between protection reduction and % pen. To get the same penetration effect as before when just going Exe and maybe one flat pen item, you'll need to itemize differently and likely build inefficiency in w/ Exe + % pen, or skip Exe and go with flat and % pen items only.
A bit later today, I'll theorize with build combinations to build in decent pen.
I mean most people were building exe and titans together anyways so actually doesn't the nerf to exe make the %pen from items not as inefficient? Since its takes less protections from exe and gaining that by the %pen?
I don't think most were building Exe and Titan's together at this point. That's a popular combo for a Qin's build (late Titan's), but less so for a crit build.
But yes, a lower Exe % means less inefficiency for % pen items.
I don't think most were building Exe and Titan's together at this point. That's a popular combo for a Qin's build (late Titan's), but less so for a crit build.
But yes, a lower Exe % means less inefficiency for % pen items.
So, basically, even with the attack speed from The Executioner, when looking for what exe provides do you feel like Stone Cutting Sword is going to pick up a lot more usage? Exe is still going to have the attack speed as well....with the protections + the pen SCS still does have +7 movement speed, it seems like to me that will be the case. Maybe a case of overwhelmingly more pen plus the extra popularity is going to shunt exe to the side specifically for SCS? Until Serrated Edge gets price nerfed(which just looking at it, i don't know how it won't) Initially i am thinking that it plus SCS would be a pretty good pairing. At the point the patch goes live, which item do you think qin's will get the most benefit out of now?
I don't think most were building Exe and Titan's together at this point. That's a popular combo for a Qin's build (late Titan's), but less so for a crit build.
I mean, literally almost everyone at high level ranked and pro play was going a cookie cutter crit build that had both, especially because tanks were running spectral so the pen was even more necessary. Devos Ninja Exe Rage (previous 2 in either order) Wind Demon Poisoned Star Titans Bane.
So, basically, even with the attack speed from The Executioner, when looking for what exe provides do you feel like Stone Cutting Sword is going to pick up a lot more usage? Exe is still going to have the attack speed as well....with the protections + the pen SCS still does have +7 movement speed, it seems like to me that will be the case. Maybe a case of overwhelmingly more pen plus the extra popularity is going to shunt exe to the side specifically for SCS? Until Serrated Edge gets price nerfed(which just looking at it, i don't know how it won't) Initially i am thinking that it plus SCS would be a pretty good pairing. At the point the patch goes live, which item do you think qin's will get the most benefit out of now?
Stone Cutting is a melee only item, not really part of the question if we're considering hunter builds.
I mean, literally almost everyone at high level ranked and pro play was going a cookie cutter crit build that had both, especially because tanks were running spectral so the pen was even more necessary. Devos Ninja Exe Rage (previous 2 in either order) Wind Demon Poisoned Star Titans Bane.
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