User talk:Giangn626

Your New Idea
It is an interesting thought at the very least and one which I may pursue/post. I posted a thought on my user-page, but it is very preliminary.

My idea was this. If you bond the whole party, you are at a serious disadvantage since unlike Life Bond, Balthazar's Spirit doesn't help, and, you can't use Blessed Signet. However, this does have the advantage of almost total protection. My thought was that if used properly, you should be able to lose energy rapidly enough (due to the energy loss by Protective Bond) to make Ether Prodigy an interesting way to maintain energy. Stoneflesh Aura should be used mainly to protect yourself, since, unlike SoA, it can be maintained indefinitely. Since everyone is bonded, Dismiss Conditions is just a nice skill to have. The problem is that you really can't be spending much more energy than this or Protective Bonds will likely begin to fail. On the other hand, if you chose your targets more selectively than with a normal bonder, you could probably pull it off. So, right now, I have an interesting set of 4 skills + a Generic Ressurect that I think may have potential. However, as I say, this is just a theory, not really a build. Take a look at it and tell me what you think. Defiant Elements 00:19, 18 January 2007 (CST)

Hmmm... well, I like my idea. No reason for a Life Bond monk to go Elemenalist Primary since you lose Blessed Signet + Monk Runes. But, you did inspire me, albeit accidentally, so it's all good. Defiant Elements 00:29, 18 January 2007 (CST)

Your idea would be interesting except for two things. First, in my experience, the damage you receive from Life Bond is in general pretty minimal. Second, it isn't worth sacrificing Divine Favor and Monk Runes for one elementalist skill when you could just as easily use SoA. Defiant Elements 00:33, 18 January 2007 (CST)

It is true that the downtime can sometimes be annoying, but, if the only change you are proposing is to use an Mo/E with Stoneflesh Aura, you are going to end up with a build that is much to similar to existing ones. Well, I am gonna run with this E/Mo concept and see where it leads me. Defiant Elements 00:40, 18 January 2007 (CST)