Comments on: Aspect of the Viper and You

By: MrMe

MrMe — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:36:46 +0000

Meh used to be worth it, the damage nerf done to the talent along with the mana drain nerf all in order to make them easier to kill for paladins, Thanks Kalgan, … fucking thanks alot jackass.

By: Lonestryder

Lonestryder — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:49:04 +0000

Lonestryder quotes Pike “In Utgarde Keep when the final boss dies for the first time before whats-her-name comes down and pulls an arise-my-champion on him, yeah, use Viper.”

A little off topic, but a better tactic here is to just feign death and drink.

By: Pike

Pike — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:11:16 +0000

@ Ace – indeed, it’s another tool in the box to be aware of, that’s for certain. I suppose I tend to use Rapid Fire pretty early on in the fight before I come close to having to Viper so by the time I do have to viper, RF is still on cooldown. So… I don’t actually have any experience with using it in combination >.>

By: Ace

Ace — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:50:16 +0000

I’m not saying it’s something I would do alot, just something to keep in mind as it does come in handy on occasion. If I’m close to the end of a fight though and can mana pot and rapid fire instead of using Viper, that’s what I’m gonna do. As long as one gets in the habit of using Viper between pulls, during movement phases, etc. as suggested, you really shouldn’t have to use Viper while DPSing at all.

By: Pike

Pike — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:19:09 +0000

I got to agree with Euripides here, Rapid Fire is too much of a DPS boost for me to be in Viper for it. Though I would be curious to see some math or testing regarding whether or not it’s worth it in the long run (to Viper in Rapid Fire or not to)

By: Euripides

Euripides — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:45:32 +0000

@Ace The only reason to go into viper is to increase our final damage done (avoid going OOM and having to autoshoot). Rapid fire will do more for you in terms of final damage out of viper than in it. Also, in a raid environment, going OOM typically means you’ve just had an unlucky streak with replenishment… you just need to viper to like 10 or 15 percent mana and typically that will give you enough of a buffer for the mana regen of the raid to remember you.

By: Neelyung

Neelyung — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:22:34 +0000

While I’m grinding mobs in the real world, I wield two super fast daggers and just jump behind the mob that my pet is tanking and needle away. Surely I’m doing less damage, but the speed at which dual wielding fast daggers attacks, my mana bar flies back up. I’d rather be in Viper less time and take the dps decrease. My pet is still chomping away, full bore, the whole time.

By: Scattered Shots: ViperNotify and aspect swapping |

Scattered Shots: ViperNotify and aspect swapping | — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:55:31 +0000

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By: Pike

Pike — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:29:43 +0000

@ Kohaku – nah, the lady in UK just copies Whitemane. So I had to give credit where credit is due! =O

By: Kohaku

Kohaku — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:20:02 +0000

Kohaku quotes Pike “In Utgarde Keep when the final boss dies for the first time before whats-her-name comes down and pulls an arise-my-champion on him, yeah, use Viper.”

Kohaku have been to UK once, a long long time ago. But this situation described by Pike seems to me like Cathedral Wing of the Scarlet Monastary wings.. the one with High Inquisitor Whitemane rezzing the other dude… Kohaku thinks Pike did a mix-up. >_<