While there is no official classification, an observation of skills in DH5 is that they perform certain general behaviors which can be grouped together according to their effects, which are easier to sort than the categories of back, belt, bracer. Cooldown – how long/short does it take to cast again.Range – how far are its effects of casting.Strength – how effective it is in terms of offensive/defensive ability.As mentioned above, these are properties are: This would hopefully give a better sense to players as to how the skills perform in actual combat. Similar to what was done for the traits ranking list, a few aspects of the skills are weighed ( in the general sense) as a comparison amongst the different category of skills. This, of course, would take some time in order to use properly and eventually, skillfully. Thus, to master the use of a specific skill requires a good deal of combat experience using the skill itself in all scenarios to familiarize oneself with the skill effect, range of effect, and cooldown timings. Moreover, as all skills each have unique effects, this is in no way a ranking post.Īlthough the skills themselves are easy to cast, they require different play styles in order to use them effectively. These are often activated when contact with the hostile opponent is made via the skill itself, triggering effects such as fear, slow, damage over 3s (DOT) etc. Skills often come with an attached special ability ( not to be confused with its inherent traits in the item card), which unfortunately lack any official documentation. Fire Cone, Ray of darkness etc) and a unique one with different effects according to when you release the button ( eg. most AoE, shields, support buffs, projectiles etc.), while few are press and hold ( eg. To trigger these, most skills are single tap ( eg. back, bracer, belt) and this grants the ability for him/her to use all 3 skills during combat. Skills, like spells or abilities in other games, are seen as an essential and indispensable part of the DH5. A character can equip up to 3 different skills at once ( ie.

To follow up with the traits ranking post, let’s more on to one of the major aspects of this game – Skills. Before I start, Thank you for your support, especially those who are following this blog and my guild mates, in the past year of 2016! Hopefully 2017 would be great for DH5 with plenty of new additions and bug-free updates.

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