What's a sporker?

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Thorien_Kell wrote:

Although I (as loud majority here) dislike sporkers because they can encourage lazy/instawin playstyle I don't think "bitching" vs them or players using them would get me anywhere.

In short - each to his own. Live and let live. If some players found otherwise stressful and demanding gameplay of this title too harsh (I don't, mostly) - let them make sporkers. If some players like to farm and sell via painful sell system, why not, we need supply of good items cheaply.

It's not just spork tbh. And when it comes to being easy, how is playing a RoA/LA ranger or facebreaker or cleaver any more difficult? I'd say it's even easier to play the ones I mentioned compared to spork.
And when it comes to bitching - it seems to be a part of this game really. If you open up general chat / beta general chat, all you will find there is different people whining about either some "new" build being "op" or mf being "op" or them wanting a skill reset every small patch and what not. It's just disgusting to watch those losers thrash talk 24/7, come up with false facts and then use offensive language against you, when you prove them wrong.

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Kiluvaras wrote:

It's not just spork tbh. And when it comes to being easy, how is playing a RoA/LA ranger or facebreaker or cleaver any more difficult? I'd say it's even easier to play the ones I mentioned compared to spork.
And when it comes to bitching - it seems to be a part of this game really. If you open up general chat / beta general chat, all you will find there is different people whining about either some "new" build being "op" or mf being "op" or them wanting a skill reset every small patch and what not. It's just disgusting to watch those losers thrash talk 24/7, come up with false facts and then use offensive language against you, when you prove them wrong.

Finally. RoA/LA are the SAME as sporker. Can stack just as much MF as well. Reflect? Run Voltaxic Rift, still cheaper than a Shavs. On top of that, They have More survivability because they can leech. Just not as popular at the moment to hate on them, but it will come.

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dyl666 wrote:

Been away from this game for ages (many many months) and I now return to see this term being thrown about a LOT.

There's no easy inference for what it means and a forum search has too MANY results to clearly tell.

So - what's a sporker? It's obviously something derogatory but just wondering specifically what.

thanks

a porker is a fatty.

a sporker is a fatty who loves spam, hence sporker.

Whatever guys, I love playing spork. Not because it's easy (it's not that easy until you lvl your gems past 18) but because I enjoy the playstyle... sure the totems do most of the work, but I'm cursing, firing off frenzy and ice spear, bear trapping and running conduit for my bros.

You can get away with little to no gear, running 3-4k ES but it's pretty sketchy... IMO you still need a decent chest ~400+ ES, 300 ES shield and 250+ ES hat... then you can grab maligaros and rainbow strides, or craft some insane boots / gloves with like 250 ES each.... i dunno I just think people shit on spork a little too much. I don't see how holding down right click to cleave forever is any better.

CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT: SPORKING REQUIRES MORE SKILL AND MICRO MANAGEMENT THAN ALL MELEE BUILDS. YOU JUST ENDURING CRY AND THEN CLEAVE. HOW IS THAT BETTER?

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reboticon wrote:

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Kiluvaras wrote:

It's not just spork tbh. And when it comes to being easy, how is playing a RoA/LA ranger or facebreaker or cleaver any more difficult? I'd say it's even easier to play the ones I mentioned compared to spork.
And when it comes to bitching - it seems to be a part of this game really. If you open up general chat / beta general chat, all you will find there is different people whining about either some "new" build being "op" or mf being "op" or them wanting a skill reset every small patch and what not. It's just disgusting to watch those losers thrash talk 24/7, come up with false facts and then use offensive language against you, when you prove them wrong.

Finally. RoA/LA are the SAME as sporker. Can stack just as much MF as well. Reflect? Run Voltaxic Rift, still cheaper than a Shavs. On top of that, They have More survivability because they can leech. Just not as popular at the moment to hate on them, but it will come.

Not to mention they have faster clear speed.

i love my sporker guys. it really made the game more fun and helped my get better gear to try out different builds.

Isn't it a little silly to assume you need a 60 exalt item in order to make a mf sporker?

Best thing pre-maps. Maps are not viable low life without shavs. Soul mantle is super op really, 3 spork totems with 2k dps each? Talk about frying everything on the screen.



What curses?

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reboticon wrote:

Finally. RoA/LA are the SAME as sporker. Can stack just as much MF as well. Reflect? Run Voltaxic Rift, still cheaper than a Shavs. On top of that, They have More survivability because they can leech. Just not as popular at the moment to hate on them, but it will come.

I disagree, there are powerful builds indeed that can kill fast and efficient, but they also require maximum attention and engagement, if you slip you're dead. It's not similar to foolproof sporker playstyle, one of my friends describe it like this "Open door, throw totems in, wait, pickup up the loot, rinse and repeat"

So all you have to do with sporker is to use some bait, wait somewhere in quiet and collect loot, mostly. Other guys must go into fray directly. But as I was saying I don't condemn ppl who want to play like that. Each to his own.

Btw I have elemental SA/chain archer (very similar to LA archer really) and it has NO room for iir/q gear. All of his gear is dedicated to dps /survival because he needs it badly. But he's badass killer, I agree. Still does not dish out such crazy dps as good blender or some shadow builds. I have discharger too, same story, this build requires very specific gear, it's like suicide bomber (but sometimes fuse don't lit and you're in trouble :) but very little room for iir/q.

I cannot for the life me understand why people think dual totem spork is boring. Dual totem is pretty much the only alternative to any other build in which you simply curse and trap/spray. They simply have a dash more depth and interactivity. Your totem placement matters, for your totem's and your own safety. You keep your charges up, while ensuring shit dies, got 2 totems up at all times and that no one's on to you. If shit hits the fan, you start totemwalking. People like to give a hard time about the damage dual totem characters can achieve, but the totems are about as resilient as chicken eggs, and you need to kill before they are killed. You've got nothing to leech with and your damage = your safety.

As for sporker safety, I've got 1150dps without charges and it still isn't easymode unless you run nothing scary. The image of dual totem sporker being "easy mode" all the way is simply absurd, especially coming from a guy who plays the game since closed beta and only now learns that totems do not reflect damage on to the player. Like with any viable build, it handles most packs very well, but there are shit that it can't handle. For example, a champ LMP/GMP fire aclhemist pack renders your totems nearly useless. They die the very instant you raise them. Sporkers have their very distinctive strong points, like massive damage in narrow hallways, and very little trouble against ele reflect for the most part, but it is still very far from the invulnerable, boring build people like to call it. Both in terms of safety and especially in it's mechanics.

I am fairly certain that much of this is simply some ongoing bandwagoning stigma, and people refuse to/can't take things from face value simply because they either haven't played it, or do not want to be marked as "cookie cutters". Or genuinely find the build boring.

TL;DR: I think Dual totem sporking is fun.