Race Stat Help - Wood Elf Warrior

toffty · #1 10-22-2010, 02:07 PM

Been away form EQ for the last 9 years and I'd like some help choosing the right stats for my desired class/race combo: woof elf warrior. (This is the class/race combo i played at release and would like to do it again)

Yeah i'm crazy, what you gonna' do about it?

After doing some reading on the forum, people meantioned Dex being helpful with warrior aggro so I set my stats at 80/75/100/100 Str/Sta/Dex/Agi

I have a friend who helped get me started with armor (wearing half banded and half small bronze). The problem now is I'm always at ~86 weight easily going to 100 after an hour of killing.

So it basically comes down to this:
Is there anything I should aim to get for str? I'm thinking amber jewelry for a start. Or is it best if i re-start (only lvl 4) and redo my stats to 90/75/90/100 at least or even 95 in str and 85 in dex or no dex at all.

Thanks for the help!

skorge · #2 10-22-2010, 02:24 PM

Redo stats....put all in str and sta IMO. Sta = more hps for you...as a we your dex is naturally gunna be higher than most wars (im not for certain but it makes sense)...I would divide them between str and sta or put them all into STA personally

sgallaty · #3 10-22-2010, 02:32 PM

redo stats.

your main stat is sta, the rest in str.

you won't solo anyhow as a woof, and you're going to be a novelty character anyhow.

IMO there are only a few options for warriors, whose roles are very, very narrow. Ogres for frontal stun, iks for armor/regen, trolls for regen

barbs for being able to wear both large/med armor - very minor

halfers for their dump stat being cha, exp bonus.

if you want a real challenge - make an ogre, and get him good faction in kelethin. =)

That way you can be both effective and have the challenge you're looking for. Have him be an ogre baby raised by woofs.

If you're concerned about holding agro - that's not even a role you'll be playing until the late game and your stats will be based on gear choices.

toffty · #4 10-22-2010, 03:08 PM

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If you're concerned about holding agro - that's not even a role you'll be playing until the late game and your stats will be based on gear choices.

I do plan to group as much as I can specifically dung crawling. I expect, as a tank, that I will be MT in groups.

From the reading I've done, it seams like it's much harder to get Dex for a warrior than it is Str/Sta. Why I decided to dump so many points in. Is this incorrect?

Or do you mean there's an over abondance of tanks or that no one needs tanks until 40+?

toffty · #5 10-22-2010, 03:10 PM

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

Redo stats....put all in str and sta IMO. Sta = more hps for you...as a we your dex is naturally gunna be higher than most wars (im not for certain but it makes sense)...I would divide them between str and sta or put them all into STA personally

If i go all STA then I still have the over burdened issue. Also iirc HP from Sta is low and armor will put my STA at max anyway at end game

feste · #6 10-22-2010, 03:10 PM

Id do it all into stamina and buy +2 str rings and +3 str earings right away. wear banded instead of bronze in the beginning and get large sewing kits as your bags. then save all your pennies for a hero bracer.

Tokum-6n0m3 · #7 10-22-2010, 03:44 PM

Id just like to pt out that tho str and sta are great, so many people put so much value on str sta and ac.......

Remember agi actually raises your AC's hardcap.......not saying you should dump points into agi, just something to keep in mind....

edit: Also seeing on this server procs are the only true way to obtain agro.....Dex isnt horrible either

Combo · #8 10-22-2010, 03:47 PM

All into STA.

Every class.

No exceptions.*

Leftovers, if there are any, should be put in your primary stat -- STR for anything expecting to do melee damage, INT for INT casters, WIS for WIS casters.

You are going to be drowning in DEX from gear. It seems like everything has a sprinkle of DEX on it.

AGI is an awkward stat that, as best I can tell, everyone just ignores. You'll get a little collateral AGI from gear, but meh.

You have the deck stacked against you to some extent, mostly because of your class choice. Warriors are a joke without gear, simply bad with average gear, and only turn into something truly useful and impressive with insane gear and, perhaps most importantly, level 50. That's just Classic for you.

Your race choice: As a wood elf, you need to grab some STR gear to be able to carry the armor you should be wearing. Like feste said, get the cheapo STR jewelry (probably... what, 30-40 plat for two rings and two ears?), then get your armor (Small Bronze), then save for a "big" piece of STR gear that you'll use for... a long, long time (like Hero Bracers).

Oh. Everybody and their mother will laugh at you on the forums for not being an Ogre, and no one in-game will care.

*Only exception: Bringing AGI to 75 on a character that's going to be getting hit. Sub-75 AGI is an AC penalty.

ShivanAngel · #9 10-22-2010, 03:59 PM

TBB is also a good choice for a big piece of Str gear.

also true, everyone screams ogres will eb the only tanks end game guilds will choose but thats just not true.

Your TPS hardly suffers from being stunned, (at least once you get weapons that proc).

Randiesel · #10 10-22-2010, 04:01 PM

I fully Disagree with Combo.

If I were making a warrior today, it would probably be a WElf too. Maybe even HFL for the xp bonus, but more importantly the Agi and Dex. If you plan on playing for the long hall (as in getting to 50) all the trolls and ogres will be looking for agi gear, and you'll be 20 points ahead of them. You were right about Str and Sta, it will get maxed on its own, and the difference in HP at a low level is inconsequential.