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Originally Posted by Phallax
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Posted this in an EC post as well.
Generally a soloing shaman thats taking on high risk mobs are slow+torpor tanking and dont cani AS MUCH as normal so this is what makes the JBB such a valued item. Its by no means a "must have to kill high risk" but it certainly makes things a lot easier.
Its by no means meant for grouping, altho Im not saying it should never be used in a group. Buts its mainly for the reason I posted that makes it a high valued item.
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Exactly.
JBB pretty much comes down to playstyle. On live I had a JBB from 45 right through to 65 and I pretty much used it to solo all the time.
For the most part I prefered to spend as little mana as possible when soloing (ie. Slow + Torpor + Epic and Poxx if needed) and just use JBB for my DPS. This meant that I could continuously pull with no waiting, and no delay between kills. I kept enough mana at all times so that if I got in trouble (ie. adds/repops) I would have the mana to deal with the situation.
If you put yourself in a situation where you are stacking disease and poison based DoTs as your DPS you will find yourself in trouble if you get adds because your mana is typically low when you are soloing that way.
Does using a JBB result in slower kills? Most definitely. Using your DoTs will result in quicker kills but at a huge mana cost. I personally feel that JBB puts in enough to DPS to warrant its price and demand; due to the way that I play. Does that mean everyone is going to want it? Not really.
As stated previously in this thread, JBB is NOT a grouping item. You can use it for soloing and/or duoing, but other than that it is not really a spectacular item. Your time would be better served recouping your mana for slows.