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Old 11-06-2015, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Danth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
If the Paladin has a tougher time keeping up in the above group, at least he can; the Shadow Knight can't do much of anything at all to save an Enchanter who's at 20% life because the Cleric was tabbed out reading Reddit instead of actually healing.
Darkness and fear, and the enchanter won't have aggro anyway if you're shadow vortexing while that mob was mezzed.

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The Shadow Knight certainly can't provide any buffs when the group has to settle for a Druid healer instead of a Cleric, and has some difficulty with interrupting caster or healer opponents (it can, but snare/fear requires a lot of setup time and isn't always practical in some tight spaces).
SLN/Natureskin is no bad substitute, l2druid.

Take casters first unless the enchanter wants to ToT...if its that bad you just ask your monk/other melees to get on the same side. Casters have no HP, and as a rogue I've regularly pushed from the front and switched briefly to backstab when it pops.

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Nor can the SK help out all that well with crowd control in groups that lack a mezzer
Wave of Enfeeblement, shadow vortex as a follow up...if the group doesn't have someone willing to root then you're in a bad group anyway.

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or do much to reduce damage intake when the slower's too lazy to bother actually slowing anything and the healer's struggling for mana.
Chain lifetapping isn't a stun, but it can save a wipe.

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The Shadow Knight maintains marginally higher popularity simply because it solos better and has (arguably) a slightly better raid role.
Ask yourself why that is.



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