saekee
long live ROGUE
It is true that in assassin threads the OP is running with folks that are CC’ing everything, maybe a tank, and all they need is massive DPS to help out. In PUGs and solo you do not have that luxury. I have found myself tanking Doom Reapers in R10 on my assassin in PUGs, the whole time thinking, ‘WT*** I should be the one over there on the side.’
Kali do you have destiny suggestions? I find 7 DP in Sentinel is huge. Guard Up has been a massive lifesaver, from
boss fighting to dealing with DoTs to the raid party killing floaty skulls in Skeletons too fast. You get access to the Sentinel stance for swapping occasionally for broad absorptions, and renewal as an excellent heal that can tick for over 1K. For melees you get melee power etc unlike in cocoon tree.
As a solo assassin and Pugger I could never do anything without adrenaline + knockdown. That is ofc offensive but huge defensive benefits. Solo assassins can pull a carnage and then drop them easily out of site.
Another trick that others mentioned is using DDO’s wonky mechanics against it. Devs went all out to combat stealth in a sloppy way; I find that I can assassinate then zip away with From the Shadows; mobs go ‘ape’ as we said in the 80s hunting that terrible stealthy guy—lets the rest of the party pick them off or you can hit again after cooldown as they will be scattered.
Another massive life saver and game changer is Legendary Affirmation which IoD made easy to get.
Last suggestion is deep unconscious range. Lots of boosts for this including a sapphire. Mobs sometimes stop attacking you if you are unconscious and the Fury of the Wild tree has an enhancement to quickly buff you when below. This has saved me countless times.
Kali do you have destiny suggestions? I find 7 DP in Sentinel is huge. Guard Up has been a massive lifesaver, from
boss fighting to dealing with DoTs to the raid party killing floaty skulls in Skeletons too fast. You get access to the Sentinel stance for swapping occasionally for broad absorptions, and renewal as an excellent heal that can tick for over 1K. For melees you get melee power etc unlike in cocoon tree.
As a solo assassin and Pugger I could never do anything without adrenaline + knockdown. That is ofc offensive but huge defensive benefits. Solo assassins can pull a carnage and then drop them easily out of site.
Another trick that others mentioned is using DDO’s wonky mechanics against it. Devs went all out to combat stealth in a sloppy way; I find that I can assassinate then zip away with From the Shadows; mobs go ‘ape’ as we said in the 80s hunting that terrible stealthy guy—lets the rest of the party pick them off or you can hit again after cooldown as they will be scattered.
Another massive life saver and game changer is Legendary Affirmation which IoD made easy to get.
Last suggestion is deep unconscious range. Lots of boosts for this including a sapphire. Mobs sometimes stop attacking you if you are unconscious and the Fury of the Wild tree has an enhancement to quickly buff you when below. This has saved me countless times.