Any way to make Nyx /w Assimilate's movement speed bearable (melee character)?

[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

Only way so far I'm finding is twin bosalk with rift strike. Any other options yall found?

I'm using this char for high level fissure and sortie survivals and would like to go melee.

[zvampen]

Originally posted by ThePHiLsTeR ¯\_(ツ)_/¯:

I'm using this char for high level fissure and sortie survivals and would like to go melee.

Wouldn't wukong be better?

[Vulbjorn]

Nyx with Assimilate is a walking citadel, she has nowhere to hurry. Assimilation is not something that is supposed to be online 24/7 but something that you activate only either as a panic button or before you charge into a massive horde or really angry enemies. I also wouldn't say Assmilation Nyx is ideal for melee, she's just too slow.

However, there's one thing that can speed you up a bit. If you activate your Focus (not operator mode, specifically Focus) during Absorb, then deactivate it - you still will be in the bubble, but now your movement speed will be roughly 20% faster. I'm pretty sure this is not intentional, though, so don't build your entire frame around this bug.

[Totally Innocent Chatbot]

Haven't tested it myself, but from what I've heard, a FAR better aid than Twin Basolk with their augment is a sword-and-shield with one of its particular stances (the name escapes me). The melee combos with this sword-and-shield stance send you flying forward at laughable speeds.

[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

Originally posted by Totally Innocent Chatbot:

Haven't tested it myself, but from what I've heard, a FAR better aid than Twin Basolk with their augment is a sword-and-shield with one of its particular stances (the name escapes me). The melee combos with this sword-and-shield stance send you flying forward at laughable speeds.

Final Harbinger?

[Sceles]

It's not really a downside that you have to use Twin Basolk because it's a very good weapon. You only need two status mods and drifting contact on it to get 100% status chance and it also has one of the highest slide attack damages in the game. Put Maiming Strike and gas mods on it and use Naramon and you'll be one shotting everything. That kind of takes away the point of using Nyx though.

[AnonumusSoldier]

Originally posted by Totally Innocent Chatbot:

Haven't tested it myself, but from what I've heard, a FAR better aid than Twin Basolk with their augment is a sword-and-shield with one of its particular stances (the name escapes me). The melee combos with this sword-and-shield stance send you flying forward at laughable speeds.

YES. Ack n Brunt + Final Harbinger is VERY good to combo with assimilate Nyx. That being said, i wouldnt really recomend Assimilate Nyx as a melle oriented combat frame over a distance based mission. Eternal War Vak Prime, Wukong, Electric Chroma would be better options.

[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

Originally posted by Sceles:

It's not really a downside that you have to use Twin Basolk because it's a very good weapon. You only need two status mods and drifting contact on it to get 100% status chance and it also has one of the highest slide attack damages in the game. Put Maiming Strike and gas mods on it and use Naramon and you'll be one shotting everything. That kind of takes away the point of using Nyx though.

I'm testing it now. Doesn't seem we can slide/slide attack in absorb/assimilate.

[niko]

Originally posted by ThePHiLsTeR ¯\_(ツ)_/¯:

Originally posted by Sceles:

It's not really a downside that you have to use Twin Basolk because it's a very good weapon. You only need two status mods and drifting contact on it to get 100% status chance and it also has one of the highest slide attack damages in the game. Put Maiming Strike and gas mods on it and use Naramon and you'll be one shotting everything. That kind of takes away the point of using Nyx though.

I'm testing it now. Doesn't seem we can slide/slide attack in absorb/assimilate.

Pretty sure they mean with the augment from killing Kela de Thaym, which makes charge attacks with the Twin Basolk teleport you a few meters forward.

[ThePHiLsTeR [¬º-°]¬]

Originally posted by Dio:

Originally posted by ThePHiLsTeR ¯\_(ツ)_/¯:

I'm testing it now. Doesn't seem we can slide/slide attack in absorb/assimilate.

Pretty sure they mean with the augment from killing Kela de Thaym, which makes charge attacks with the Twin Basolk teleport you a few meters forward.

No, He said maiming strike which is for slide attack only. I'm saying that you cannot slide attack while in absorb/assimilate and that maiming strike on twin balsok is useless.

[niko]

Originally posted by ThePHiLsTeR ¯\_(ツ)_/¯:

Originally posted by Dio:

Pretty sure they mean with the augment from killing Kela de Thaym, which makes charge attacks with the Twin Basolk teleport you a few meters forward.

No, He said maiming strike which is for slide attack only. I'm saying that you cannot slide attack while in absorb/assimilate and that maiming strike on twin balsok is useless.

He mentioned about putting Maiming Strike on it taking away the point of playig Nyx because you can't slide anyway with Assimilate. He's defending using the Twin Basolk because it's actually a good weapon. Maybe he's not exactly defending it using it with the augment as I thought too at the start, but mostly just the weapon itself overall, so it was my bad for misunderstanding.

Nonetheless, the augment should still work with Assimilate for mobility at least, but I can't remember for sure, I see no reason as to why it wouldn't though.

[AnonumusSoldier]

Originally posted by Dio:

Nonetheless, the augment should still work with Assimilate for mobility at least, but I can't remember for sure, I see no reason as to why it wouldn't though.

it does. and the only reason i even know this is because i originally tested the augment to use with Limbo, thinking "rift" meant limbo's rift and i could dodge in and out of the rift with it, fighitng enemies :/
But Final Harbinger sword and bawrd is much better.

Also, another thing, (i have tested this) ranking up assimilate offers no bonuses, it actually is bad because it increases the movement speed subtractor, so if you leave it unranked, you take up less mod spots AND move faster.

[Epithet Lost]

Originally posted by AnonumusSoldier:

it does. and the only reason i even know this is because i originally tested the augment to use with Limbo, thinking "rift" meant limbo's rift and i could dodge in and out of the rift with it, fighitng enemies :/
But Final Harbinger sword and bawrd is much better.

Also, another thing, (i have tested this) ranking up assimilate offers no bonuses, it actually is bad because it increases the movement speed subtractor, so if you leave it unranked, you take up less mod spots AND move faster.

say whaat

[SilvaDreams]

Originally posted by AnonumusSoldier:

Originally posted by Dio:

Nonetheless, the augment should still work with Assimilate for mobility at least, but I can't remember for sure, I see no reason as to why it wouldn't though.

it does. and the only reason i even know this is because i originally tested the augment to use with Limbo, thinking "rift" meant limbo's rift and i could dodge in and out of the rift with it, fighitng enemies :/
But Final Harbinger sword and bawrd is much better.

Also, another thing, (i have tested this) ranking up assimilate offers no bonuses, it actually is bad because it increases the movement speed subtractor, so if you leave it unranked, you take up less mod spots AND move faster.

Yes you move faster with it being unranked but the reach of Assimilate becomes absolutely tiny and just covers your frame.
Maxed out it reaches a good ways out from your frame so it can be used to shield team mates and objectives.

[Sceles]

Originally posted by ThePHiLsTeR ¯\_(ツ)_/¯:

Originally posted by Sceles:

It's not really a downside that you have to use Twin Basolk because it's a very good weapon. You only need two status mods and drifting contact on it to get 100% status chance and it also has one of the highest slide attack damages in the game. Put Maiming Strike and gas mods on it and use Naramon and you'll be one shotting everything. That kind of takes away the point of using Nyx though.

I'm testing it now. Doesn't seem we can slide/slide attack in absorb/assimilate.

Yeah you can't, but you can use it to move safely when you're out of Assimilate.

[AnonumusSoldier]

Originally posted by SilvaDreams:

Originally posted by AnonumusSoldier:

it does. and the only reason i even know this is because i originally tested the augment to use with Limbo, thinking "rift" meant limbo's rift and i could dodge in and out of the rift with it, fighitng enemies :/
But Final Harbinger sword and bawrd is much better.

Also, another thing, (i have tested this) ranking up assimilate offers no bonuses, it actually is bad because it increases the movement speed subtractor, so if you leave it unranked, you take up less mod spots AND move faster.

Yes you move faster with it being unranked but the reach of Assimilate becomes absolutely tiny and just covers your frame.
Maxed out it reaches a good ways out from your frame so it can be used to shield team mates and objectives.

I run a hybrid Assimilate /Chaos Sphere build with 200 range, so that counters that issue.