2012-08-14, 06:01 AM
I'd argue that if you were going to get Ice Walls that high, you might as well max it. I'm not sure about the cast speed capping out as I haven't tested personally, but the higher max HP and duration are invaluable in parties for blocking projectiles/shockwaves/hitstun from those, particularly in outer world/ otherverse/ outerverse etc.
Edit: level 11 Ice Walls is not fast enough aaaaaaa
Both pluto and florae benefit from c2 sets, but florae even more so: a combination of Earth's Wrath and Force of Nature increases the amount of florae balls by one and negates the higher cooldown on one of those sets, leading to overall more florae damage. Pluto is a bit more friendly in parties, due to its range (as party members redirect aggression from monsters, so they can't just run into them that easily).
There are also the c3 sets to consider:
Bright Ice Crystal boosts Light + Water
One of the sets boosts Fire + Dark
The last set boosts all four elements
Buster's a great skill for quick damage (charge and let go at desired target), even if LS outdamages it. With the EX, it has pretty nice damage, and it launches everything just a tiny bit, giving you some time to charge up your next spell.
Arctic's gotten quite a bit better with the introduction of freeze levels, and is more of a room-clearer/large mob damager than a 1v1 skill (even though it performs quite admirably at it!). If you were just going with primal powerful c2, I'd recommend Fierce BH/ Force Buster/Force LS/ Force Arctic/Fierce Arctic, or utilize some of the sets such as 3/3 FoN and EW for maximum 1v1 DPS.
Some observations I had not noticed were that my first build was more party friendly/AoE oriented, while my second build was 1v1 oriented. I've found that it's true, but have been able to utilize both builds in the Tower of Despair due to my 3 piece Infinite Warden + Force Arctic and my 3 pieces of Force LS or so. Of course, on average the second build is easier to use, but my first build has the advantage of ranged x axis attacks (for those APCs that don't require melee range)
To add onto what Chris said~
Edit: level 11 Ice Walls is not fast enough aaaaaaa
Both pluto and florae benefit from c2 sets, but florae even more so: a combination of Earth's Wrath and Force of Nature increases the amount of florae balls by one and negates the higher cooldown on one of those sets, leading to overall more florae damage. Pluto is a bit more friendly in parties, due to its range (as party members redirect aggression from monsters, so they can't just run into them that easily).
There are also the c3 sets to consider:
Bright Ice Crystal boosts Light + Water
One of the sets boosts Fire + Dark
The last set boosts all four elements
Buster's a great skill for quick damage (charge and let go at desired target), even if LS outdamages it. With the EX, it has pretty nice damage, and it launches everything just a tiny bit, giving you some time to charge up your next spell.
Arctic's gotten quite a bit better with the introduction of freeze levels, and is more of a room-clearer/large mob damager than a 1v1 skill (even though it performs quite admirably at it!). If you were just going with primal powerful c2, I'd recommend Fierce BH/ Force Buster/Force LS/ Force Arctic/Fierce Arctic, or utilize some of the sets such as 3/3 FoN and EW for maximum 1v1 DPS.
Some observations I had not noticed were that my first build was more party friendly/AoE oriented, while my second build was 1v1 oriented. I've found that it's true, but have been able to utilize both builds in the Tower of Despair due to my 3 piece Infinite Warden + Force Arctic and my 3 pieces of Force LS or so. Of course, on average the second build is easier to use, but my first build has the advantage of ranged x axis attacks (for those APCs that don't require melee range)
To add onto what Chris said~