08-04-2005, 10:35 PM
Quark,Aug 4 2005, 09:59 PM Wrote:My Lifeforce Dirk gave me more damage with Ambush than Garrote - and that's a reward from Zul'Ferrak. Why go with a DoT that might not get to it's listed damage and takes up a debuff slot? If you're worried about Ambush aggro, wait an extra second or two.
I'm telling you, I seriously can't think of a single endgame example where Garrote beats Ambush. Especially if you have even a half-decent dagger. The only use I can imagine for it is giving another player a DoT in PvP to prevent stealth ...
Yes, there are theoretical situations where Garrote can surpass Ambush damage. But this isn't mathcraft, and I haven't seen one of those situations yet.
Edit: okay, I thought of two cases where Garrote beats Ambush. One - PvP versus Warriors. They can have so much armor and +def that my Ambush won't crit and will do middling damage. But, frankly, I'd rather stun Warriors. Two - if you're somehow in stealth and disarmed - Garrote doesn't take a Melee Weapon.
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The warrior PvP thing is only one I could think of. I've never played a rogue (past level 13), but one of my friends has had a 60 rogue on a PvP server for a good long while, and I've heard him comment that Garrote is useful and in some way or another fairly powerful against warriors and paladins. I'm not entirely sure how he accomplished it, however (garrote/crippling poison for a DoT kite? Garrote, and then going straight into kidney shot/blind powder/whatever? I dunno), but I'll probably ask him sometime.