Don't write Dooku off yet!! *Information Inside*
I am constantly seeing people talk about replacing Dooku. He is hard to star up, he doesn't do as much damage as his peers and he is easy to kill. All true!! I won't deny that....
But......
Lets think outside the box for minute. I truly believe the meta will shift once the level cap is released. I think tanks will become viable, debuffers, cleansers, offensive buffers all will become more widely used. With that in mind lets look at Dooku's strongest skill that isn't ever discussed.
http://s22.postimg.org/z6o38qn8d/Screenshot_2016_01_05_12_10_43.jpg
The numbers we are looking at are his Potency. 140%. Crazy right? Now how this ties into actual gameplay is Dooku's speed allows him to be the first to attack most times. So from a offensive standpoint Dooku allows you the ability to pick whatever target you want and be it Poogle with his offensive buff..Poe with his taunt (checked in GW this morning against Poe even with 60% tenacity three times I was able to land it on Poe in three different fights still needs further testing) and have a xhance at stunning them effectively negating there whole purpose on the team.
It may not sound like a big deal at first because the era of buffed attacks hasn't reached the current meta on average. But it will. The right combination of character synergies with Poogle and your team could be crippled in just the first few attacks. With Poe his taunt can buy enough time for the low HP/High DPS opponents to complete there cycle unobstructed along with a possible 2k damage buff. Game changing.
And theres Dooku......started at 3*....abandoned at four star....called worthless...outdated....but that same character can completely change the landscape of a match with a simple unavoidable stun at the start of a match.
Dooku stuns Poogle. No offensive buff today insect. 4k lightning stun. Already silenced and crippled...easily picked off with the rest of your first turn attackers. Now it's a 4 vs 5.
Dooku stuns Poe. No taunt or expose today. 3k lightning..picked off by the rest of your first turn attackers.
Huge..huge advantage and a very overlooked one. So don't cast Dooku to the wayside. People claim it will take forever to star him up. That's a long time. But in reality it's easier than you think.
Farming hard missions lets say on average you get two shards a day. Add in a double recharge for 100 crystals and that number can climb to 3-4 a day. Lets just go with two shards a day.
2x30= 60. Sixty shards a month. So in reality in 3 months time you could have him at 7*. Doesn't sound like forever does it?
EDIT* Fellow players have said that 2 shards is not the average for most. I guess I am just extremely lucky.
The point of this post is I just want to remind people Dooku will have his place at 70 and he will be a very strong and very rare character as most have written him off. He is worth the investment in my humble opinion. Now go farm his shards and thank me at 70.
EDIT: Fellow players also mentioned his leadership skill may be extremely powerful at 70 and is good to use in the current meta.
Qeltar corrected me that Dooku has a 40% chance to stun against non jedi. Completely missed that as he seems to have a much higher rate of stunning but I will test it more tonight and update.
But......
Lets think outside the box for minute. I truly believe the meta will shift once the level cap is released. I think tanks will become viable, debuffers, cleansers, offensive buffers all will become more widely used. With that in mind lets look at Dooku's strongest skill that isn't ever discussed.
http://s22.postimg.org/z6o38qn8d/Screenshot_2016_01_05_12_10_43.jpg
The numbers we are looking at are his Potency. 140%. Crazy right? Now how this ties into actual gameplay is Dooku's speed allows him to be the first to attack most times. So from a offensive standpoint Dooku allows you the ability to pick whatever target you want and be it Poogle with his offensive buff..Poe with his taunt (checked in GW this morning against Poe even with 60% tenacity three times I was able to land it on Poe in three different fights still needs further testing) and have a xhance at stunning them effectively negating there whole purpose on the team.
It may not sound like a big deal at first because the era of buffed attacks hasn't reached the current meta on average. But it will. The right combination of character synergies with Poogle and your team could be crippled in just the first few attacks. With Poe his taunt can buy enough time for the low HP/High DPS opponents to complete there cycle unobstructed along with a possible 2k damage buff. Game changing.
And theres Dooku......started at 3*....abandoned at four star....called worthless...outdated....but that same character can completely change the landscape of a match with a simple unavoidable stun at the start of a match.
Dooku stuns Poogle. No offensive buff today insect. 4k lightning stun. Already silenced and crippled...easily picked off with the rest of your first turn attackers. Now it's a 4 vs 5.
Dooku stuns Poe. No taunt or expose today. 3k lightning..picked off by the rest of your first turn attackers.
Huge..huge advantage and a very overlooked one. So don't cast Dooku to the wayside. People claim it will take forever to star him up. That's a long time. But in reality it's easier than you think.
Farming hard missions lets say on average you get two shards a day. Add in a double recharge for 100 crystals and that number can climb to 3-4 a day. Lets just go with two shards a day.
2x30= 60. Sixty shards a month. So in reality in 3 months time you could have him at 7*. Doesn't sound like forever does it?
EDIT* Fellow players have said that 2 shards is not the average for most. I guess I am just extremely lucky.
The point of this post is I just want to remind people Dooku will have his place at 70 and he will be a very strong and very rare character as most have written him off. He is worth the investment in my humble opinion. Now go farm his shards and thank me at 70.
EDIT: Fellow players also mentioned his leadership skill may be extremely powerful at 70 and is good to use in the current meta.
Qeltar corrected me that Dooku has a 40% chance to stun against non jedi. Completely missed that as he seems to have a much higher rate of stunning but I will test it more tonight and update.
