Do you debuff before casting ND?

[BuzzKillD]

<DIV>Guess its kind of a dumb question, course you would WANT to debuff before casting Nil Distortion but my question is what debuffs do you use? Currently I always keep Steal Breath (adept I) on the mobs to get the most of ND.. But should i be using both Steal breath and Cures of Emptyness in order to get ND to land for its max? Should i think about upgrading steal breath to adept 3 or do we get another debuff? (im currently lvl 41)</DIV>

[Kven]

<DIV>I'm only 42 at the moment, but solo I pull w/ Curse of Emptiness, then root w/ FM, immediately follow that up with a Chaotic Maelstrom.  Then nuke away <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>When grouped, I use same debuffs along with some others.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The only exception is doing the groups of 3 lizard casters in Feerrott, I would just root one, kill one outright w/ ND, then start HO, BSS / NB combo the 2nd, wait for BSS / NB to come back up and repeat for 3rd.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sometimes they heal/ward though so be careful <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>To make a long story short, I debuff 99% of the time <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV>

[Kven]

<DIV>Wait for Chaotic Maelstrom.  You get it at 42 I believe.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have that and Grisly Contract now at AD3 and they own <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV>

[treasureshe]

I have ND Adept III, at lvl 49 my ND did 2106 (which is maximum damage) on giants in PF w/ debuffs.  I do chaotic Maelstrom (adept III), Curse of Emptiness (adept I) and FM (adept III). Chaotic Maelstrom is a very nice Debuff and DoT, it's worth getting the adept III version of it.  <span>:smileyhappy:</span> <div></div>

[Tanatus]

Normally ... in group/raid situation Nihilism on all melee, CM first then CoE.. Nihilism debuff mob best , CM second and CoE barely affect (1000, 900, 500) <DIV>Do NOT upgrade debuffs above Adept 1 - Adepts 3 practically no different ... CM Adept 1 debuff 969 and Adept 3 debuff 990 imo not worth trouble of wasting ruby</DIV>

[Max122]

<DIV>The only time I dont debuff is on solo mobs or groups where there is 3 or more mobs as they are like solo mobs just grouped together.  I debuff on any ^ or ^^ and ofcourse raid encounters.  With the stuns and roots we have debuffing wont hurt on solo mobs I just kill them before they break stun without debuffs.  My 2 cents though.</DIV>