Support unusual builds!

[NeoKnuckles]

A freeze / shock zealot IS possible, why suggest dumping freeze altogether and use HF merc instead? Look through the last couple of pages and you'll find many more examples.

As someone that made the freeze/shock zealot topic recently, I must chime in with my thoughts.

I of course see a lot of what you're talking about (not so much in my thread, but in some other ones). The "oh, so-and-so is better, this build would be better if you replaced so-and-so with that." And they'll explain their reasoning.

I don't see this as discouraging at all. I see it as very helpful. You're having experienced players outline EXACTLY why your build is unpopular in favour of the more cookie cutter builds. I think in order to make your build better, you need to see why exactly it sucks.

Anyway, more specific to the shock/freeze thread, I found all the comments in there very helpful. I'm not a regular here, I lurk here and there, but I've yet to see anything bad happen at these boards. It's been all positive, and all of the feedback has been very constructive and informative. I think the SPF is already doing what you're requesting: Taking absolute crap and trying to turn it into something

And this isn't even the first time I've asked for help about non cookie cutter builds. I've asked several times before, and every time there's been good suggestions

 

[Butzull]

I'm all for supporting unusual builds, but the person who posts the thread can contribute by saying something like:

tell me how I can improve this, period.
tell me how I can improve this while still using (skill/item/theme)
etc.

All it takes is a bit of clarity, and if people start replying different to what you are after, a simple polite follow-up explanation post should help!

Butz. :dunce:

 

[Heskla]

I'm all for supporting unusual builds, but the person who posts the thread can contribute by saying something like:

tell me how I can improve this, period.
tell me how I can improve this while still using (skill/item/theme)
etc.

All it takes is a bit of clarity, and if people start replying different to what you are after, a simple polite follow-up explanation post should help!
Butz. :dunce:

I agree with that.