A simple question about Banes

[Randolk]

Is bane spider substantially a stalker with loads of -res stuff, a higher res hardcap, and without AS and DDR?

 

[SeraphimKensai]

Kind of, it can crit from it's hide a bit but no where near stalker levels, and also it's claim to fame is running double leadership toggles.

[Sancerre]

damage is substantially lower but it is very good for teamplay (double leadership) and is reasonably durable.

 

bane has a lot more AoE available than most stalker sets though.

[KaizenSoze]

2 hours ago, Sancerre said:

damage is substantially lower but it is very good for teamplay (double leadership) and is reasonably durable.

 

bane has a lot more AoE available than most stalker sets though.

Alas, most of the AOE garbage. Still more options stalker though. The ranged mace attacks are low damage and have other issues like knock back.

 

VEATs crits are 2/3 crits with a 10 second re-hide, not 100% crits that stalkers and scrappers get. Stalker re-hide is 8 seconds and the awesome re-hide ATOs. Bane melee attacks will do as much damage as the scrapper mace attacks if you factor in the full dots that Bane mace attack do. Of course, scrappers pull way ahead because of the constant crit chance.

 

IMO Banes at the point are great team play chars, but are much weaker than Widows or Fortuantas. Still decent soloers, as are all VEATs. They hit like trucks which is fun.