Questions about starting a casual warrior.

[Snaggles]

Gnome warrior is the most rational solo pick. Gnome wall vision to avoid bumbling into multiple spawns you can’t split and 40% haste arms. The boots and gloves are a nice dex and strength bump if you care to use them. Frankly…just being double shrunk innately is a big win. Makes for a crappy Tunare tank but better in almost every other fight. And you never need to buy a Cobalt bracer.

Capping Stamina casually isn’t too hard. Big downfall at 60 unless you have good gear will be limited in some of the other stats. Will maybe need Focus and Str to DPS; focus and STA for max HP’s.

I never have bought the FSI or regen for a warrior. Regen really only peaks near 60 and that is a TON of grinding with a 20% xp nerf to get a coupe/few extra hps a tick standing. If not gnome, halfling sneak or a race with hide would be my #2 and #3 pick. Main perk for a big warrior is the weighed axe but Bowquest is waiting for its nerf.

But really, roll what you like the look of.

[kjs86z2]

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Gnome war BiS - self haste buff, wall hacks, goggle helmets. Need I say more?

[Crede]

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

Gnome warrior is the most rational solo pick. Gnome wall vision to avoid bumbling into multiple spawns you can’t split and 40% haste arms. The boots and gloves are a nice dex and strength bump if you care to use them. Frankly…just being double shrunk innately is a big win. Makes for a crappy Tunare tank but better in almost every other fight. And you never need to buy a Cobalt bracer.

Capping Stamina casually isn’t too hard. Big downfall at 60 unless you have good gear will be limited in some of the other stats. Will maybe need Focus and Str to DPS; focus and STA for max HP’s.

I never have bought the FSI or regen for a warrior. Regen really only peaks near 60 and that is a TON of grinding with a 20% xp nerf to get a coupe/few extra hps a tick standing. If not gnome, halfling sneak or a race with hide would be my #2 and #3 pick. Main perk for a big warrior is the weighed axe but Bowquest is waiting for its nerf.

But really, roll what you like the look of.

How does bow dps with weighted axe compare to reaver?

[Snaggles]

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

How does bow dps with weighted axe compare to reaver?

I just meant for bowquesting using the 2h delay damage bonus for archery, which eventually is going to be changed anyways.

[Goregasmic]

Thanks all, I think I'll stick with the initial plan, go all out AC/HP/STA with a couple critical leveling items and adjust along the road. I got a bunch of decent weaps that should keep me going just fine until 50.

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You could get 6 DEX from https://wiki.project1999.com/Ayillish%27s_Talisman . Not buyable in EC directly, but easy enough to get in a guild, or paying for loot rights. A Torpor Shaman can solo Ayillish, and she spawns every 8 hours I think. I have sold loot rights on blue before.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Fancy_Velvet_Mantle is a good dex piece for melees with +9 DEX. You'd only lose 5 STR, 5 STA, and 3 AC when unequipping Barbed Dragonscale Pauldrons. Shoulder armor generally has lower stats anyway. I use this on my monk.

If you don't mind swapping gear in a fight, https://wiki.project1999.com/Overseer%60s_Signet put on 2x of these once you lose the 130 HP from your 6/65 rings for another 16 DEX. These rings have higher AC too at 8 AC each.

https://wiki.project1999.com/Twisted_Bone_Earring is also a decent earring since it has 5 DEX, 5 AC, and 20HP. Unless you buy loot rights for Hammered Golden Loops, you're probably using something like Orc Fang Earrings anyway.

So you could easily get another 30 to 36 DEX without any major sacrifices. And price-wise all of this is a lot cheaper than mithril gauntlets.

Never seen the +6 talismans LR for sale on green but that would be nice for literally all my toons haha. Yeah I have a whole bunch of signets, figured it might help a bit with venomous axe until level 20 or so where fungi basically makes you invulnerable. I'd most likely do the HGL camp with chanter for 2 of them or pair one with a pearly bauble. Wasn't too sure on shoulders, was torn between chokidai hide spauldors, barbed dragonscale or yeah, fancy velvet. I also have matchless mantle on my cleric I could swap over also but I feel it is kinda more valuable on cleric right now. Hardened bone spauldors is also an option.

And yeah, considered eyepatch of shadows but it is 4k for not much I find. I planned on using tribal war mask until I can sneak the warrior in seb with my chanter and get a gangrenous beetle mask like I did on my ranger.

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

Gnome warrior is the most rational solo pick. Gnome wall vision to avoid bumbling into multiple spawns you can’t split and 40% haste arms. The boots and gloves are a nice dex and strength bump if you care to use them. Frankly…just being double shrunk innately is a big win. Makes for a crappy Tunare tank but better in almost every other fight. And you never need to buy a Cobalt bracer.

Capping Stamina casually isn’t too hard. Big downfall at 60 unless you have good gear will be limited in some of the other stats. Will maybe need Focus and Str to DPS; focus and STA for max HP’s.

I never have bought the FSI or regen for a warrior. Regen really only peaks near 60 and that is a TON of grinding with a 20% xp nerf to get a coupe/few extra hps a tick standing. If not gnome, halfling sneak or a race with hide would be my #2 and #3 pick. Main perk for a big warrior is the weighed axe but Bowquest is waiting for its nerf.

But really, roll what you like the look of.

I don't want to just solo, I'd like to mostly group but not always possible so I'd still like to solo every now and then. I guess you can do this with whatever race. I've played gnome a lot the last 2 years so I just want something different. And yeah, I was thinking about troll and the 20% penalty and innate regen makes less and less sense. I guess it is cool if war is your first char or main but I have other toons who can solo much better so I don't really need that self reliance beyond leveling. Leaning toward ogre more and more.

[Jimjam]

I'm late to the party, but if you aren't loading up on tink bags, then I find strength to be super useful when levelling toons just to haul all that plat/gold and weighty fine steel, etc around.

[sammoHung]

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[Goregasmic]

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

I'm late to the party, but if you aren't loading up on tink bags, then I find strength to be super useful when levelling toons just to haul all that plat/gold and weighty fine steel, etc around.

Yeah going from a nearly permanently overburdened caster to a ranger with 180+str felt weird. Soiled bag, light burlap sack and sewn evil eye was more than enough unless you're moving anvils. I also like the forager bag for food/reagents. If you can handle the CS sirens wenglak's manly purse is great too. Monk is another story though, I feel you need at least 1 tinkbag for weaps/ot hammer.

Large race warriors start with 113str at the minimum and a lot of tanky gear has str slapped on it.

[Nickelback8469]

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

I don't want to just solo, I'd like to mostly group but not always possible so I'd still like to solo every now and then. I guess you can do this with whatever race. I've played gnome a lot the last 2 years so I just want something different. And yeah, I was thinking about troll and the 20% penalty and innate regen makes less and less sense. I guess it is cool if war is your first char or main but I have other toons who can solo much better so I don't really need that self reliance beyond leveling. Leaning toward ogre more and more.

With the warrior's XP bonus the racial penalties are nowhere near as painful!

[Crede]

Yea if anything it actually makes more sense to play a penalty race as war since it won’t feel as bad with the war xp bonus.

Although if you can stand to look at halflings with hide / sneak and the big xp bonus and the ability to wear that sweet dwarven armor hard to argue against that if you just want to cruise to 60 as fast as possible.