Can I make chronomancer but use sword and shield?

[Wabbajack]

I heard that this game is very flexible on builds. So is it possible and is it viable to make a chronomancer knight?

[Pipakrax]

Originally posted by Wabbajack:

I heard that this game is very flexible on builds. So is it possible and is it viable to make a chronomancer knight?

In short yes, in long : no.

Swords has not been implemented yet (its too complicated, don't ask and git gud).

But despite that, even if being implemented, the "flexibility" is a lie/ a mirage. In the current state, maybe it will change, there is no flexibility at all. If you don't play the class "AS INTENTED" you will really sucks and want to kill you**elf before finishing campaign.

[Nightskies]

Pip, that's not true.

If they just want to clear the regular campaign, there is a ton of viable freedom.

If they want top build speedrun champ lol easy mode 360 no scope auto attack only shenanigans, yeah, there's only one build.

I'm doing just fine not building meta and having more fun with that than the "intended" youtube copycat builds.

[Fluffy Bunny of Despair]

Originally posted by Pipakrax:

Originally posted by Wabbajack:

I heard that this game is very flexible on builds. So is it possible and is it viable to make a chronomancer knight?

In short yes, in long : no.

Swords has not been implemented yet (its too complicated, don't ask and git gud).

But despite that, even if being implemented, the "flexibility" is a lie/ a mirage. In the current state, maybe it will change, there is no flexibility at all. If you don't play the class "AS INTENTED" you will really sucks and want to kill you**elf before finishing campaign.

Talk about yourself mate. Maybe your builds ain't rocking it ^^
But my Minion Titan cleared all of endgame.

There are a lot of things you can do. If you build it well.

[Pipakrax]

Originally posted by Nightskies:

Pip, that's not true.

If they just want to clear the regular campaign, there is a ton of viable freedom.

If they want top build speedrun champ lol easy mode 360 no scope auto attack only shenanigans, yeah, there's only one build.

I'm doing just fine not building meta and having more fun with that than the "intended" youtube copycat builds.

Well I can add few drops of water to my wine, and yes technically you can still "play" with non optimal build, but as I said, it can be very painful depending the class or the WTF lvl of the ♥♥♥♥♥♥ build. So yes "technically" you can clear the campaign with a bad build, but it will take long time and lot of death for it.

[sELenEzI]

i had an idea for a chrono / hammer of gods aftershock edition ...
with some luck you might gete like 4-5 hammers in roll or more ?

[Wabbajack]

Originally posted by Nightskies:

Pip, that's not true.

If they just want to clear the regular campaign, there is a ton of viable freedom.

If they want top build speedrun champ lol easy mode 360 no scope auto attack only shenanigans, yeah, there's only one build.

I'm doing just fine not building meta and having more fun with that than the "intended" youtube copycat builds.

Is it possible to make that build not meta but not suck either? Because I am not aiming in "oneshot build" or anything similar, but at the same time I dont want a lackluster damage as well.

[Pipakrax]

Originally posted by Wabbajack:

Originally posted by Nightskies:

Pip, that's not true.

If they just want to clear the regular campaign, there is a ton of viable freedom.

If they want top build speedrun champ lol easy mode 360 no scope auto attack only shenanigans, yeah, there's only one build.

I'm doing just fine not building meta and having more fun with that than the "intended" youtube copycat builds.

Is it possible to make that build not meta but not suck either? Because I am not aiming in "oneshot build" or anything similar, but at the same time I dont want a lackluster damage as well.

You will have to do some trade-off in support gems and on gear to make a "lackluster fun build" into a "ok damage build". I think it's possible with some builds and some classes.

But forget the sword, they have not been implemented in the game yet (only maces, staves, bows, crossbows, quatterstaves, wands, scepters).

[Machin Shin]

t

Originally posted by Nightskies:

Pip, that's not true.

If they just want to clear the regular campaign, there is a ton of viable freedom.

If they want top build speedrun champ lol easy mode 360 no scope auto attack only shenanigans, yeah, there's only one build.

I'm doing just fine not building meta and having more fun with that than the "intended" youtube copycat builds.

there are way more options than one build and also way more fun that this streamer meta builds

[Fluffy Bunny of Despair]

Originally posted by Wabbajack:

Is it possible to make that build not meta but not suck either? Because I am not aiming in "oneshot build" or anything similar, but at the same time I dont want a lackluster damage as well.

I really don't understand that question.
So you want to make a build worse, for no reason?!

That seems so odd to me o.o

Originally posted by Nightskies:

Pip, that's not true.

If they just want to clear the regular campaign, there is a ton of viable freedom.


I'm doing just fine not building meta and having more fun with that than the "intended" youtube copycat builds.

What does that even mean? and how would you know who is having more fun?
I mean .. i guess?! more power to you for running bad builds?! xD not sure what the flex is here.

[RancidRon]

Originally posted by Fluffy Bunny of Despair:

What does that even mean? and how would you know who is having more fun?
I mean .. i guess?! more power to you for running bad builds?! xD not sure what the flex is here.

Reading comprehension. I'm.....having more fun.....than....(the poster) they would with copy cat builds. It's not a flex you're just reading it wrong.

[T0b1maru]

Originally posted by Pipakrax:

Originally posted by Wabbajack:

I heard that this game is very flexible on builds. So is it possible and is it viable to make a chronomancer knight?

In short yes, in long : no.

Swords has not been implemented yet (its too complicated, don't ask and git gud).

But despite that, even if being implemented, the "flexibility" is a lie/ a mirage. In the current state, maybe it will change, there is no flexibility at all. If you don't play the class "AS INTENTED" you will really sucks and want to kill you**elf before finishing campaign.

No you play however the ♥♥♥♥ you want. Chronomaner with monk staff works fine.
Monk's Chayula ascendancy works amazing with a crossbow and mace build.

Your only limit is your imagination. If you can't look past the basic skillset and recomendations then you shouldnt give people advice.

[Panthaz89]

Originally posted by Pipakrax:

Originally posted by Wabbajack:

I heard that this game is very flexible on builds. So is it possible and is it viable to make a chronomancer knight?

In short yes, in long : no.

Swords has not been implemented yet (its too complicated, don't ask and git gud).

But despite that, even if being implemented, the "flexibility" is a lie/ a mirage. In the current state, maybe it will change, there is no flexibility at all. If you don't play the class "AS INTENTED" you will really sucks and want to kill you**elf before finishing campaign.

what do you mean the flexibility is a mirage? People have already made it to end game with melee bloodmages lmao.

[wulfster42]

While you can't use a sword yet, you can use a 2 handed mace (or 1 handed for even more defense, or a 2 handed and a shield even). Chrono is actully almost best used with a mace build because mace skills are the only skills that have a long cooldown, which chrono is build around negating or resetting.

Hammer of the gods has a 25 second cooldown, large damage in a large AoE but normally you can't use it that often.

But chroni gives you a 33% chance to NOT start it's cooldown when you use it. 1 out of 3 times, you can use it twice back to back.

But you also get an ability that resets all your cooldowns. That can be used in combo, so hammer (if free hammer again, if not) reset.....hammer and you have another chance at a free one.

Meanwhile Chrono actually gets an ability to FULLY reset your hp/shield and mana to a previous point in time. With high max health and eshield (or high mana and mind over matter) this can actually make you quite tanky all on its own. Maces in general are the most close range weapons (quarterstaves have bell and ranged attacks....well more ranged attacks than maces).

That being said I highly recommend anyone using a mace build have a quartstaff on the alter weapon slot. You can set that one up for cold damage and faster attacks, and drop a bell with the q-staff (hitting the bell hits everything in an AoE and can be done from fairly far away, giving you a very high ranged dps for mace/qstaff attacks).

Anyway you can totally make it work and honestly it's one of the best uses for Chrono. Starting position isn't horrid, you can boost eshield to get out of the initial area (which is very useful even for a warrior) or just go up the left side and get stats to start and you quickly get into the other classes that have more melee centered nodes (while still giving eshield. You also can pass right by Mind over Magic if you want along the way and bundle that up with eshield nodes to be tanky that way.

So...yes......you can make such a character and make it quite strong:)