I love him and I think he adds a lot of different utility, not necessarily OP. You lose your crits (can probably be avoided with offense mods...) but definitely adds same survivability. Too bad no F2P is going to see him. 35/50 shards are you for real.
35/50 shards for a "marquee" event is laughable. Like, why?
I love him and I think he adds a lot of different utility, not necessarily OP. You lose your crits (can probably be avoided with offense mods...) but definitely adds same survivability. Too bad no F2P is going to see him. 35/50 shards are you for real.
There will be another event to get nihilius shards in 2 days.
I love him and I think he adds a lot of different utility, not necessarily OP. You lose your crits (can probably be avoided with offense mods...) but definitely adds same survivability. Too bad no F2P is going to see him. 35/50 shards are you for real.
35/50 shards for a "marquee" event is laughable. Like, why?
You do realize that there is another event in 2 days that will give you more of his shards?
I dunno, but I do feel he is OP. The only limitation on his uber-kill ability is the cooldown, but he has a built in ability to reduce it quickly in his Force Drain ability. The only downside to him I saw in all four levels was that he's slow. But guarenteed, unavoidable insta-kill? With no resurrection? Yeah; that's not OP or anything...
Definitely the best, and with the best designed team (Sith). Sith are built all around debuffs; they all apply them by the bucket-full. And hey, DN has a 100% chance to increase your cooldowns AND decrease his insta-kill ability cooldown if you have them and he uses force drain! Yeah, THAT's fair and balanced. By the end of the first round he can reduce that cooldown from 8 to 2. Boom. If you don't kill him in two rounds, he's killing any character you have, no matter how strong. Welcome to the new meta.
I assume that EA have tested Nihilus well, what do you think?
Yes, ofc.
Its the same guy that tested the aat normal, the release version.
Also, the same people that QA'd mods....right before the two day Nerf hammer.
I'm not saying he'll be overpowered or anything...but if he was crazy OP, they left him that way for a few weeks, whales and dolphins cracked open their piggy banks, then EA "fixed" him a couple weeks later...let's just say I wouldn't be shocked.
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I dunno, but I do feel he is OP. The only limitation on his uber-kill ability is the cooldown, but he has a built in ability to reduce it quickly in his Force Drain ability. The only downside to him I saw in all four levels was that he's slow. But guarenteed, unavoidable insta-kill? With no resurrection? Yeah; that's not OP or anything...
Wiggs start insta-kill with no CD. I find cool that a toon starts an OP ability on CD like the ships. I think it'll come more often now. Moreover, he'll use his insta-kill maybe once a battle, not worth than Culling blade or Execute that are also kind of insta-kill. CD is reduce by 100% only if enemies are debuffed, so 5 turns less max. After the first Annihilate, this amount is reduced and so on.
So, he's not OP but he's clearly in tunes with the times.
i'm personally NOT impressed. his insta kill is decent but otherwise he hits like a wet noodle and he doesnt suck all that much from is AOE.
The insta kill is miles above "decent". He can kill any target, and he can't miss. Said target can't be revived. And that AOE you're disparaging is the key to the character. It isn't about the damage he does, it's about reducing the cooldowns on his insta-kill. Unless you're a total **** or the unluckiest SOB on the planet, you will NEVER wait 8 turns on that. Ever. Sith characters are all about debuffs, and when he uses his AOE, any debuffed character will reduce the insta-kill by one. I never waited more than three turns the first time I used it. Even at the end, when I killed everyone but Krennick, I still only waited 5 turns for it.
His powers are shocking at first here...but idk exactly what the unique is supposed to do...add that annihilated toons max hp to his total hp? Or just heal for the max hp of the annihilated toon.
The later seems more likey as his other abilities are just OP...i was under impression from the wording of his unique that he gained max hp = to max hp of the annihilated toon...i dont think thats the case...if anyone has more feedback on this please enlighten us.
Definitely the best, and with the best designed team (Sith). Sith are built all around debuffs; they all apply them by the bucket-full. And hey, DN has a 100% chance to increase your cooldowns AND decrease his insta-kill ability cooldown if you have them and he uses force drain! Yeah, THAT's fair and balanced. By the end of the first round he can reduce that cooldown from 8 to 2. Boom. If you don't kill him in two rounds, he's killing any character you have, no matter how strong. Welcome to the new meta.
Well. Stun biggs, increses his cooldown then oneshot this nasty rebel.. Seems fair to me
Definitely the best, and with the best designed team (Sith). Sith are built all around debuffs; they all apply them by the bucket-full. And hey, DN has a 100% chance to increase your cooldowns AND decrease his insta-kill ability cooldown if you have them and he uses force drain! Yeah, THAT's fair and balanced. By the end of the first round he can reduce that cooldown from 8 to 2. Boom. If you don't kill him in two rounds, he's killing any character you have, no matter how strong. Welcome to the new meta.
Assuming all hits from Force Drain actually land and nobody resists. Get high evasion or tenacity and you have some solid 5 rounds to mock him for a useless skill. Yoda could pretty much counter him, as he provides both. Of course, Yoda has the disadvantage of being a Jedi, against other Sith.
The unique is whats puzzling me...is it supposed to add the annihilated toons max hp to nihlus's max hp? Or simply heal nihlus by the annihilated toons max hp?
The wording on it confused me and i cant see it again atm.
Anyway..i think using jyn with nihlus will address his speed problem, and also allow you to better manipulate his aoe cooldown INCREASE for enemies making him a real PITA.
As far as crits went..i did use a vader lead in conjunction with nihlus for that sweet sweet 90% Offense boost...my vader did a non crit basic for 18k and healed over 20k from it. So yeah i can see just 60% being on par if not slightly better than normal simply by raising tbe minimum dmg output.
I love him and I think he adds a lot of different utility, not necessarily OP. You lose your crits (can probably be avoided with offense mods...) but definitely adds same survivability. Too bad no F2P is going to see him. 35/50 shards are you for real.
35/50 shards for a "marquee" event is laughable. Like, why?
You do realize that there is another event in 2 days that will give you more of his shards?
I love him and I think he adds a lot of different utility, not necessarily OP. You lose your crits (can probably be avoided with offense mods...) but definitely adds same survivability. Too bad no F2P is going to see him. 35/50 shards are you for real.
There will be another event to get nihilius shards in 2 days.
His "Drain Force" is a perfect counter to the over saturation of rebel teams in pvp. Biggs' opening assist is an instakill, and has a cooldown of 1. Wedge has an opening instakill. So Darth Nihilus can at least buy you some time against these teams. That's of course if survives their opening attacks. His basic attack can remove buffs. This also plays great against rebel teams that uses tanks who start with a taunt (Baze, General Kenobi, etc.) even against the shore trooper. He is a great add and has very cool visuals. I mean, that drain force looks cool! We still need a Sith that can dispell all negative status effects from all allies. Otherwise diddo!
People keep assuming that the AoE reduces the cooldown by 1 for every debuffed character, but forget two things: The attacks have to actually land and the reduction probably depends on potency/tenacity. Yoda and ZQGJ can take care of that, just off the top of my head. But it's true that they are at a disadvantage against other Sith.
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Looking forward to see him in action.
Don' t get cold feet
35/50 shards for a "marquee" event is laughable. Like, why?
Their shard.
Watch your table manners.
/jk
I wonder how quickly I can take out a second mortgage.
There will be another event to get nihilius shards in 2 days.
You do realize that there is another event in 2 days that will give you more of his shards?
Most people say they are buffed and don't feel they perform up to snuff later.
So you can not predict anything in real life.
So clear how skill work is enough to judge.
Xio
Also, the same people that QA'd mods....right before the two day Nerf hammer.
I'm not saying he'll be overpowered or anything...but if he was crazy OP, they left him that way for a few weeks, whales and dolphins cracked open their piggy banks, then EA "fixed" him a couple weeks later...let's just say I wouldn't be shocked.
In game guild: TNR Uprising
I beat the REAL T7 Yoda (not the nerfed one) and did so before mods were there to help
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Then Boba or tie pilot instead!
Wiggs start insta-kill with no CD. I find cool that a toon starts an OP ability on CD like the ships. I think it'll come more often now. Moreover, he'll use his insta-kill maybe once a battle, not worth than Culling blade or Execute that are also kind of insta-kill. CD is reduce by 100% only if enemies are debuffed, so 5 turns less max. After the first Annihilate, this amount is reduced and so on.
So, he's not OP but he's clearly in tunes with the times.
The insta kill is miles above "decent". He can kill any target, and he can't miss. Said target can't be revived. And that AOE you're disparaging is the key to the character. It isn't about the damage he does, it's about reducing the cooldowns on his insta-kill. Unless you're a total **** or the unluckiest SOB on the planet, you will NEVER wait 8 turns on that. Ever. Sith characters are all about debuffs, and when he uses his AOE, any debuffed character will reduce the insta-kill by one. I never waited more than three turns the first time I used it. Even at the end, when I killed everyone but Krennick, I still only waited 5 turns for it.
Anything is decent at rank 200/300 arena.
The later seems more likey as his other abilities are just OP...i was under impression from the wording of his unique that he gained max hp = to max hp of the annihilated toon...i dont think thats the case...if anyone has more feedback on this please enlighten us.
Well. Stun biggs, increses his cooldown then oneshot this nasty rebel.. Seems fair to me
Sounds like it will come down to who has the best speed mods. That will be a nice change
Assuming all hits from Force Drain actually land and nobody resists. Get high evasion or tenacity and you have some solid 5 rounds to mock him for a useless skill. Yoda could pretty much counter him, as he provides both. Of course, Yoda has the disadvantage of being a Jedi, against other Sith.
It means taking a risk and letting rng take it's way.
It also gives better strategy to favorise killing a certain hero before anihilation pops up.
The wording on it confused me and i cant see it again atm.
Anyway..i think using jyn with nihlus will address his speed problem, and also allow you to better manipulate his aoe cooldown INCREASE for enemies making him a real PITA.
As far as crits went..i did use a vader lead in conjunction with nihlus for that sweet sweet 90% Offense boost...my vader did a non crit basic for 18k and healed over 20k from it. So yeah i can see just 60% being on par if not slightly better than normal simply by raising tbe minimum dmg output.
@Xioborg I was specifically looking for this and did not notice any crits.
However, using a zVader lead (30% offense) with Nihilus ally (70% offense), those basics were hitting pret-tay, pret-tay hard.
Ah you're both right. My bad