Warriors

[Troop]

Hey guys,

Pretty simple question but seems to be confusing on this server. When starting a warr should I concentrate on STR first, STA or DEX? I've had different opinions from friends and guides, but it would seem like if on this server procs are more important for aggro so possibly DEX?

What is your opinion? I just want to know where to dump my stats first, rest is equip.

Thanks

[username17]

Dexterity.

Stamina will be capped with tank gear and buffs.
Strength increases damage, thus threat. But not as much as a proccing weapon with high dex does.
Agility doesn't give enough of a bonus to focus on.

[Slave]

2 for Dexterity. Warriors cannot easily get aggro without proc'ing weapons. Even then, it's pretty spotty due to random chance. The only truly reliable way to get aggro on P99 with a Warrior is through instant click effects.

[Swish]

Make sure you put 5 points into agility if you're making an ogre (AC penalty for under 75).

[Slave]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Make sure you put 5 points into agility if you're making an ogre (AC penalty for under 75).

Even worse is the fact that Fungi Tunic is another -10 so you might want to take that into consideration as well. Going 30 or 40 levels with -35 AC or so kind of sucks.

[Treats]

If you are in it for the long haul (and plan on playing late into Velious) all that can should go into stamina.

Str/Dex/Agi will likely be 255 or close with Avatar.

Stamina is more difficult to cap.

There is a good thread here somewhere by Hasbinbad with info about character creation/starting points.

[Scavrefamn]

Originally Posted by Slave [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Even worse is the fact that Fungi Tunic is another -10 so you might want to take that into consideration as well. Going 30 or 40 levels with -35 AC or so kind of sucks.

I don't think new players (especially warriors) will be getting hold of a Fungi Tunic anytime soon after starting.

[Slave]

Originally Posted by Scavrefamn [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I don't think new players (especially warriors) will be getting hold of a Fungi Tunic anytime soon after starting.

Who said anything about new players? His join date is 2010. And why would someone start a warrior if they're new? Don't do that. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Originally Posted by Deverell [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Dex helps your proc rate, but it's so little that you probably won't be able to tell the difference unless you parse hours upon hours of grinding and look at the data. It's an invisible difference. Several hundred hp is a very visible difference, and I'd consider it much more important than what will probably amount to 0.05% higher proc chance. Ever since the devs nerfed proc rates last year, it has been pretty insignificant.

I am 100% sure it's about 2000 times more improvement than this.

[Deverell]

Extra damage from strength does not generate extra threat. I would dump the points into stamina no matter what race, it takes quite a lot of gear to to get 255 unbuffed. We're talking full ToV geared or something. You will want 255 unbuffed, both for the times when you're not grouped with a shaman and the times where you might have to jump right into the fray shortly after getting rezzed and nobody has time to buff you mid-fight.

[gnomishfirework]

+dex your job is keeping aggro. it doesnt matter if you have a zillion hps if you aren't getting hit. dex isn't easiest stat to raise.

even with high dex races (halfling/dwarf/welf) id go full dex. its the single most important stat after AC once you have a proc'n weapon.