Wow!!

[christmascracker]

<DIV><FONT size=2>Jusr dinged lvl 50 and have Rampage at adept III - all I can say is Wow!!! what an awsome combat art :smileyhappy: :smileyhappy:</FONT></DIV><p>Message Edited by christmascracker on <span class=date_text>12-20-2005</span> <span class=time_text>12:30 AM</span>

[Drexler]

Lol, i had the same reaction recently when i hit 50.  Its one of the best so far.

[Doobur]

OH I cant wait. Lvl 23 and climbing here

[RufusDeMar]

<DIV>Ya know...I really should just sit down with my 46 berserker and hit 50...if not just to say that I hit 50 with a MMO character</DIV>

[Kaberu]

The best part is that by 58, Rampage will look like chump change. At 58 you get an ability called Open WOunds. Every melee hit you make has a 100% chance to proc across with full AOE damage (whether it's in the same encounter or not). This is a timed buff so there is no stopping after a certain amount of procs like Rampage. The best part is when you cast Rampage, followed by Open Wounds and then attack a group of mobs. You hit one mob, and Open Wounds proc, for every hit that Open Wounds adds, Rampage procs on each of them. Admittedly, Rampage gets consumed quickly, but those first three seconds is enough to put fear into even the fearless =) Stacking Rampage and Open Wounds, I was able to drop many classes in a duel within 5 seconds. A paladin just a couple levels lower than me (thinking their heals made them uber) dropped in 3 seconds flat... literally. <div></div>

[Colossaltitan]

<DIV>Yeah, the best way to make use of Open Wounds & Rampage is right before using them both equipping a weapon like Royal Great Flail (With a high proc % & extremely high auto attack damage).  Its pretty sick using the two together and you can wipe out tons of stuff really fast.</DIV>

[einar4]

<DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> christmascracker wrote:<BR> <DIV><FONT size=2>Jusr dinged lvl 50 and have Rampage at adept III - all I can say is Wow!!! what an awsome combat art :smileyhappy: :smileyhappy:</FONT></DIV> <P>Message Edited by christmascracker on <SPAN class=date_text>12-20-2005</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>12:30 AM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV> <DIV> *grins* Upgraded that one as soon as I got it. I'm so scared it will get nerfed.  Running into a group of mobs and watching them all suddenly drop to the ground after 15 seconds really makes my day. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Doobur]

<DIV>Ok now you are just making me drool. :smileyindifferent:</DIV>

[Miller]

<DIV>Also if you don't have open wounds yet try useing Rampage with Frenzied Blows line. if hits 3 times that 3 procs off right away. Destroyed a 59 monk when i was only 58 at the time in under 5 seconds. I tend use open wounds though about 90% of the time with it unless panning my battles. Useing rampage for one group then open wounds next group, helps move it faster if your in need of coins to switch factions.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Miller 60 Berserker of Najena (Siege)</DIV>

[Khal]

<DIV>" <DIV> *grins* Upgraded that one as soon as I got it. I'm so scared it will get nerfed.  Running into a group of mobs and watching them all suddenly drop to the ground after 15 seconds really makes my day. "</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It has been nerfed about 3 times already.  </DIV> <DIV>1. At first it had unlimited procs, but drew power, 3 min time.  It was also out of encounter.  It would destroy any encouinter in seconds.  People would use it on raids with alot of adds and it would get stuck in a proc loop and kill epics.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>2. The next version was the same as above, with a 1 hour timer.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>3. The next version was in the live update where they changed procs from extra attacks into DDs.  It was also made encounter based and limited procs.  The skill did not work period.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>4. A stealth fix weeks later made rampage work again.  SOE never said it was broken nor fixed.  1 hour timer still. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>5.  Combat changes on DOF beta  the abilitys timer was reduced from 1 hour to the original 3 minutes.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>6.  Do not remember if this was still on beta, or early live DOF but they added a small power cost to the procs.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think the skill is where they want it, many classes have abilities that will destroy certain types of encounters.  As you can see, its been through alot of changes already.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV>

[uux]

<div></div><span><blockquote><hr>Khalad wrote:<div> <div>6.  Do not remember if this was still on beta, or early live DOF but they added a small power cost to the procs.  </div> </div><hr></blockquote> If I'm not mistaken, that is also the patch that turned it into an encounter melee attack (rather than direct damage that hit with 100% accuracy) which a mob can then block, riposte, parry, or dodge.</span><div></div><p>Message Edited by uux on <span class=date_text>12-28-2005</span> <span class=time_text>05:57 AM</span>

[FlameingInfer]

<DIV>Quick question, I just got open wounds, havent used it yet. AD3,   Is it better to use a 2h or just keep my duel wields on?  I caught wind that it was better to use a 2h,</DIV>

[elrob]

<P>I completely agree its an awsome skill especially at Ad3 or higher. I truely enjoy using Rampage with Open Wounds (Ad3) like most listed but when I am grouped with my normal group, I am buffed with T6 version of Fire Seed and sometime I will add Cold Retribution (barbarian racial trait) while I am Duel Weilding and use it on many Mob heroic encouter. All I can say is all I see yellow damage numbers every where and everything is dead usually before anyone can get a spell off.</P> <P> </P> <P>And quick answer to the post above, from what I have noticed Open Wounds is more effective of either 1h or 2h since the effect is a 100% chance to hit with primary weapon and xx % of haste. </P> <DIV>Burlap</DIV> <DIV>LVL 60 Barbarian Berserker</DIV> <DIV>Permafrost Server</DIV>

[rob.nendel]

<P>HEHE - At level 60 Rampage is still my main "let's do some real damage" ability.  What's nice is it stacks with another new ability I aquired ( Lv58 - forget atm the spell name ) that gives a 50% speed increase and a 100% chance for single hit mele to become "frontal AE" hits for 30 seconds.  I have never seen mobs go down so fast.  All my previous dissapointments with zerker nerfs have faded to dim memory with my "post-50" damage capabilities.  Now I just have to remember the ability name that does up to 1500 damage <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  </P> <P>Gallant<BR>Server: Everfrost<BR>Guild: Defenders of the Flame</P>

[uux]

<span><blockquote><hr>rob.nendel wrote:<div></div> <p>HEHE - At level 60 Rampage is still my main "let's do some real damage" ability.  What's nice is it stacks with another new ability I aquired ( Lv58 - forget atm the spell name ) that gives a 50% speed increase and a 100% chance for single hit mele to become "frontal AE" hits for 30 seconds.  I have never seen mobs go down so fast.  All my previous dissapointments with zerker nerfs have faded to dim memory with my "post-50" damage capabilities.  Now I just have to remember the ability name that does up to 1500 damage <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  </p> <hr></blockquote> That level 58 spell you're referring to is Open Wounds, which has been previously mentioned.  It should be noted that it doesn't match the description exactly.  It is no longer frontal only, and has a limit of 5 mobs.  It's a true AoE where a proc from Rampage is limited to an encounter (even though you can trigger it across multiple encounters).</span><div></div>