mags1587 wrote: Having played with both a 5/5/3 Storm and a 5/3/5 Storm, I have to say I personally prefer the 5/3/5 version. Practically speaking, when I'm playing I don't really use her red power more often at 5ap than I do at 7ap. Partially because I do wait a bit for the environmental tiles to build up on the board, but really, with her green, I'm never really lacking for ap, so I've never been 1 or 2 ap short of firing off her red power when I want to. Having 32 tiles at black level 5 vs 20 tiles at black level 3, though? I like having those extra 12 tiles. Every little bit helps and it takes that much longer to clear all of the tiles off the board.
Kelbris wrote: This is horrible debate etiquette. Stop that. If you're set on trying to convince people you're right, instead of actually discussing builds to try and make a consensus about which builds help you win matches faster and easier, you should rethink why you're on this board. If you know better than everyone, what's the point of discussing your amazing opinions with us? Are you being charitable?
Kelbris wrote: Who the hell uses a term like "playing the game wrong?" There's no right way to play a game like this.
ihearthawthats wrote: I prefer 5/5/3 because 2-stars have beter dps options.
mags1587 wrote: Heh. You're the exact opposite of me. I had a Storm built 5/5/3 and rebuilt her 5/3/5 after the 1* tournament during which her black power kicked my **** more often than not. I was jealous of the extra attack tiles other teams were able to place, and plus, I never really use her red more than once or twice. After the first time, the environment tiles just don't refresh quickly enough for me to use red again effectively. Even when combined with her green. I'm not regretting going 5 in black; pair it with any strike tile and the damage will add up quickly, especially since I can usually get it off twice in a battle which effectively fills the screen. And once it's on the board it takes forever to clear all of the tiles off. I am half-wondering if I should have gone 5/4/4, though. Because that one extra match to fire off her red is really starting to bug me. Not enough to actually rebuild her for a third time, though. (Not yet, anyway.)
mags1587 wrote: You do make a really good argument for a 5/5/3 build. Just to be clear, I don't think 5/5/3 is a bad build at all, I think it comes down to personal preference and play-style. Sounds like you will definitely appreciate a 5/5/3 build. For me, with a 5/3/5 build, I can still fire off red a couple times in a battle at 7ap, plus I get the extra incremental damage. And maybe it was just my luck with board refreshes, but even after using her green, often there would only be 4 or 5 environmental tiles; not enough to make firing off red worth it. So even with red at 5 ap I was only firing it off two or at max, three times a battle. So red at 5ap vs red at 7ap isn't making much of a difference for me, personally. (Except for having to wait that one extra match before I can fire off red initially.)
mags1587 wrote: I'm not regretting going 5 in black; pair it with any strike tile and the damage will add up quickly, especially since I can usually get it off twice in a battle which effectively fills the screen. And once it's on the board it takes forever to clear all of the tiles off.