Is condi ele a thing for pve?

Is condi ele a thing for pve?

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Posted by: Ryn.6459

Ryn.6459

I keep seeing claims of 33-34k full buffs. Wheras orhers say is not viable at all.
But i havent seen any vid. So idk.
Any light on this?

Learning English, any correction is very welcome.

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Posted by: Ulion.5476

Ulion.5476

Its not the best dps for eles. When Glyph of elemental power was bugged after the patch a group of eles could easily get +30 stacks of burns. Yes its only a pve build since condition eles lack sustain in pvp.

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Posted by: Yannir.4132

Yannir.4132

Yes its only a pve build since condition eles lack sustain in pvp.

Not entirely true. You just have to adapt to a more mobile playstyle. The traits are almost exactly that of the support playstyle. What’s different is the gear, mostly. Maybe I wouldn’t go ranked but atleast it’s fun in unranked.

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Posted by: Gorani.7205

Gorani.7205

The buffed skills on main hand dagger have made my celestial Fire/Air/Tempest PvE set-up stronger. I would not go full Condi in PvE even if it was better. You encounter way too many areas in general game play when hybrid or power set-ups will be a lot better. Just think about trying to deal damage to objects.

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Posted by: Pazu.8320

Pazu.8320

I’ve been testing different variations all morning. I’ve gotten close to 33k. Interestingly my most successful test included rotating between fire and earth. My armor is sinister, so I may have to bring over my necro’s viper gear to see if it’s better (I would just feel really sad having to overwrite the thorn runes :P —-- I hate farming VB). SEeing as necro condi is kinda dead now, it might not even be a big deal. I will likely test and stop rambling.

EDIT: Done testing for now.

Here’s what I’ve come up as best for fire/earth rotation:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJBIhdSfJU0AW2A43AQHBWEAshYwOoIEEAClHA3W7sN3C-TBSAQBRU9HA8AAupSQsp8Qg7PEQ9AB4EAESlYkCYRlVA-e

And for pure fire:
http://gw2skills.net/editor/?vFAQJBIhdSfJU0AW2A40AQHBWEAM3W7sN3GEAKAHgiNZT8TC-TRiAQBQ7EAEN9AwY/BAcABmwDA4aKfspSwqp+DIVCRKAYWWB-e

DPS isn’t much different, around 32-33k, but iirc the fire/earth rotation actually yielded consistently higher dps. This is all, of course, on a test golem so would only be great raid-wise on fights like Sab and Sloth. It’s honestly no different than staff in terms of mobile enemy issues. Bers d/w will still be much better for those types of encounters. I think it’s totally viable though, especially on Sab and even VG considering the necro nerf.

Edit 2: I recorded my tests on Twitch but realized my chat box cover… covers the chat box… It’s here though if you want to wade through it:
Pure Fire: https://www.twitch.tv/impazuble/v/96471250
Fire/Earth: https://www.twitch.tv/impazuble/v/96482938
Played it in a fractal 38 to see how it faired: https://www.twitch.tv/impazuble/v/96482938?t=01h22m05s

Either way, it’s not a bad way to change up playstyle if you’re bored of the other builds at any time.

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