Hey guys,
its nice to come back, i was playing here in 2009 and couldn't resist the temptation to go back. Sadly I've lost my old toon, so it's a good opportunity to start from scratch.
I would like to ask you some advices to make a decent melee char. I played before with an archer, very fun but I would like to change the style now, and make it a bit more challenging. I would like to develop a toon that could be able to handle hard mobs by himself 1 vs 1.
I would like to hear your opinions about this, of course I am starting over so I am totally naked, but in time that will change, I just want to keep in mind what opportunities could I have as a meleer, and not getting frustrated in the attempt.
I have preferences on Axes, so I would like to point the direction there. What could you say about this? Any advices will be much appreciated!
And before I finish here, What are the top monsters that I could be able to solo? (of course with decent practice-skill-gear). I am a loner type of player, and I enjoy a lot killing a mob with my hands, no matter the time it could take. When I had the archer and the pack of mules I could kill balrons in seconds, but I remember seeing folks killing them just standing toe-to-toe with little difficulties, while I would get ganked in 2 hits if they reached me. And that's what I would like to do with my new toon now.
Hope you can enlight me with this, thanks in advance!
hcBuddy
Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Check the wiki for Devlin's How to be awesome guide. You'll find a LOT of great information there.
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Check the wiki for Devlin's How to be awesome guide. You'll find a LOT of great information there.
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Check the wiki for Devlin's How to be awesome guide. You'll find a LOT of great information there.
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Check the wiki for Devlin's How to be awesome guide. You'll find a LOT of great information there.
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
How that got there 4 times is unknown to me ...
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
lol the forum went crazy.
Yeah I went there and there is a lot of good info to make the char. What I would like to hear here is just user experiences about this type of toon.
Thanks!
Yeah I went there and there is a lot of good info to make the char. What I would like to hear here is just user experiences about this type of toon.
Thanks!
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
I melee about 95% of the time, rarely using pets. I do not use relayers and don't have an awesome 4x 48 wep or better. Well, sort of I do but it didn't start out that way. I can melee balrons, vampires, black liches, eidolon, titan's guardians and like last night, 5 fel Trinsic vendors with 2 lich lords joining in. To do this, you need the following:
1. Strategy based on experience - You can't always go toe to toe without incurring a lot of damage epsecially in the 5 vendor, 2 lich lord scenario.
2. 120 Discordance - without it, you realy limit what you can melee
3. 120 Provocation - it can help if you find yourself getting overwhelmed
4. As much mana regeneration as possible - GOC armor can really help there
5. A weapon that has crushing blow with at least 45% life leech and mana leech
6. Palladin spells of Consecrate Arms and Enemy of One
7. GM healing
8. Cleric healing
Plus -Momentum Strike from Bushido skill and if you want, Angelic Form for the added boost to your stats.
Also don't forget stealth in case you do die and it doesnt hurt to sacrifice fame to get the ability to self rez.
Just to give you another expample, once due to my stupidity, I found myself being pursued by a balron, a daemon, an elder gazer, a gazer , a blood elemental, and 2 hell hounds in Scorceror Dungeon. Just using my longsword and shield and a lot of ducking, dodging and weaving, I was eventually triumphant without dying (came close several times) or fleeing off the screen.
If you would like more information, contact me in game. Will be on around 8 pm central time.
1. Strategy based on experience - You can't always go toe to toe without incurring a lot of damage epsecially in the 5 vendor, 2 lich lord scenario.
2. 120 Discordance - without it, you realy limit what you can melee
3. 120 Provocation - it can help if you find yourself getting overwhelmed
4. As much mana regeneration as possible - GOC armor can really help there
5. A weapon that has crushing blow with at least 45% life leech and mana leech
6. Palladin spells of Consecrate Arms and Enemy of One
7. GM healing
8. Cleric healing
Plus -Momentum Strike from Bushido skill and if you want, Angelic Form for the added boost to your stats.
Also don't forget stealth in case you do die and it doesnt hurt to sacrifice fame to get the ability to self rez.
Just to give you another expample, once due to my stupidity, I found myself being pursued by a balron, a daemon, an elder gazer, a gazer , a blood elemental, and 2 hell hounds in Scorceror Dungeon. Just using my longsword and shield and a lot of ducking, dodging and weaving, I was eventually triumphant without dying (came close several times) or fleeing off the screen.
If you would like more information, contact me in game. Will be on around 8 pm central time.
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
ok i could name a few exploits but i won't.
first to have a melee character your have to have a lot of eds. so either you do it the quick way or get lots of gold. to make a good melee toon; one must get strg. **+50 max stat scroll**. <--sooner or later you know your going to want to get it but it is not necessary. *5 x +5 to individual stats;dex/intel/str your gonna need 500 eds to get both str and dex up to 150* also not necessary but you'll want to do it later.
at 150/150/50 (max base)
here are my stats
here is my list of adjustments.
*** anarchy2
Defense Chance Increase: 49%
Damage Increase: 35%
Swing Speed Increase: 25%
Hit Chance Increase: 48%
Hit Fire Area: 50%
Hit Energy Area: 50%
Hit Fireball: 50%
Hit Lightning: 50%
Hit Mana Leech: 25%
Hit Lower Attack: 1%
Mage Armor: 3
Lower Reagent Cost: 23%
Lower Mana Cost: 28%
Faster Cast Recovery: 5
Spell Damage Increase: 20%
Physical Resist: 83%
Fire Resist: 75%
Cold Resist: 88%
Poison Resist: 78%
Energy Resist: 89%
Dexterity Bonus: 32
Strength Bonus: 57
Intelligence Bonus: 13
Hit Point Regeneration: 4
Mana Regeneration: 2
Hit Point Increase: 42
Mana Increase: 13
Self Repair: 13
Enhance Potions: 25%
Insured: 2
Luck: 1658
Spell Channeling: 2
Reflect Physical Damage: 108%
wearing: spirit of the totem, bat wings, blaze of death, goc sheild, sash from the oldsomething, crimson cincture. the rest is gm'd.
see the reflect physical damage? you as a warrior needs to reflect some of that damage. also, you need to get your resist high if not maxed. you also need to get dex as high as 220 in angel and bless. yeah bites recasting spell i know but gives you room to expand.
will you get frustrated. proly... not an easy path my friend not an easy path. wouldn't you rather have a nice pack of imp? they don't cost as much and try making hot keys for each so you can move them around like puppets
first to have a melee character your have to have a lot of eds. so either you do it the quick way or get lots of gold. to make a good melee toon; one must get strg. **+50 max stat scroll**. <--sooner or later you know your going to want to get it but it is not necessary. *5 x +5 to individual stats;dex/intel/str your gonna need 500 eds to get both str and dex up to 150* also not necessary but you'll want to do it later.
at 150/150/50 (max base)
here are my stats
here is my list of adjustments.
*** anarchy2
Defense Chance Increase: 49%
Damage Increase: 35%
Swing Speed Increase: 25%
Hit Chance Increase: 48%
Hit Fire Area: 50%
Hit Energy Area: 50%
Hit Fireball: 50%
Hit Lightning: 50%
Hit Mana Leech: 25%
Hit Lower Attack: 1%
Mage Armor: 3
Lower Reagent Cost: 23%
Lower Mana Cost: 28%
Faster Cast Recovery: 5
Spell Damage Increase: 20%
Physical Resist: 83%
Fire Resist: 75%
Cold Resist: 88%
Poison Resist: 78%
Energy Resist: 89%
Dexterity Bonus: 32
Strength Bonus: 57
Intelligence Bonus: 13
Hit Point Regeneration: 4
Mana Regeneration: 2
Hit Point Increase: 42
Mana Increase: 13
Self Repair: 13
Enhance Potions: 25%
Insured: 2
Luck: 1658
Spell Channeling: 2
Reflect Physical Damage: 108%
wearing: spirit of the totem, bat wings, blaze of death, goc sheild, sash from the oldsomething, crimson cincture. the rest is gm'd.
see the reflect physical damage? you as a warrior needs to reflect some of that damage. also, you need to get your resist high if not maxed. you also need to get dex as high as 220 in angel and bless. yeah bites recasting spell i know but gives you room to expand.
will you get frustrated. proly... not an easy path my friend not an easy path. wouldn't you rather have a nice pack of imp? they don't cost as much and try making hot keys for each so you can move them around like puppets
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Thanks a lot guys for those very completed responses, lot of good info to have in mind.
Of course I would like to point my char to that stats and gear, but first things first, I need to develop it and start making money to aquire better stuff.
For the moment I would start with a pet or two to make some decent hunt, and in time I will start learning to use the meleer in the good ways. Without those uber stats, what are the mobs limitations that I should be aware of? what level of monsters can I hunt with a middle developed toon?
Any other experiences are very much appreciated!
Of course I would like to point my char to that stats and gear, but first things first, I need to develop it and start making money to aquire better stuff.
For the moment I would start with a pet or two to make some decent hunt, and in time I will start learning to use the meleer in the good ways. Without those uber stats, what are the mobs limitations that I should be aware of? what level of monsters can I hunt with a middle developed toon?
Any other experiences are very much appreciated!
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Hey guys new question!
While I traing my toon I would like to use a pet or two to gather money and infiltrate deep into dungeons, I am already GM tamer, what pets do you recommend to start with? what are those imps i read before in this thread?
Thanks in advance!
While I traing my toon I would like to use a pet or two to gather money and infiltrate deep into dungeons, I am already GM tamer, what pets do you recommend to start with? what are those imps i read before in this thread?
Thanks in advance!
Re: Started again here, need an advice with warrior template!
Imps are: Imprisoned dog, Albino squirrel, and albino/imprisoned ferret (i forget 
)
The imps do not lose stats on death, and have pack instinct. They also do 200% damage ... 100% physical, and 100% fire or poison, depending on the pet.
Most folks start out with either Mules ( Tamed from under the MoA Champion) maxed,
or Nobles maxed. A lot of people breed them, so they're fairly affordable.
Mules are pack animals that can carry a LOT more than the 1600 stones a pack animal can carry, and they're immune to poison, but no pack instinct.
Nobles are not pack animals, but follow a LOT faster, and have a pack instinct.
Hope that helps
)The imps do not lose stats on death, and have pack instinct. They also do 200% damage ... 100% physical, and 100% fire or poison, depending on the pet.
Most folks start out with either Mules ( Tamed from under the MoA Champion) maxed,
or Nobles maxed. A lot of people breed them, so they're fairly affordable.
Mules are pack animals that can carry a LOT more than the 1600 stones a pack animal can carry, and they're immune to poison, but no pack instinct.
Nobles are not pack animals, but follow a LOT faster, and have a pack instinct.
Hope that helps