Gearing for dex as a warrior

[Danth]

I take it you've never played a melee on P1999? Perhaps you don't watch your melee scroll by? Heck, given a 14 damage weapon my human characters see hits for in the low 30's by the upper teens. An Ogre would do it a bit sooner.

Danth

[LazyHydras]

Thanks for the help, guys. Looks like I can just pick up a cloak of the maelstrom and hope I get lucky with those boss drops in Sky for the ring and shoulders. My weapons aren't that bad, so there's not much I can reasonably do there (Infestation + Frostbringer for aggro).

[DMN]

I should have added " a higher level character buffing you and/or highly twinked out".

To hit for more than 28 at level 15, you'd need over 200 str to see an improved multiplier. I also meant 30 for non ogres, maybe 25ish for ogres.

[Danth]

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

I should have added " a higher level character buffing you and/or highly twinked out".

To hit for more than 28 at level 15, you'd need over 200 str to see an improved multiplier. I also meant 30 for non ogres, maybe 25ish for ogres.

Varies a bit, for sure, but most anyone should be seeing scaling by the late teens. I've heard of a sufficiently geared/buffed Ogre seeing 30+ damage hits by level 13, but have not witnessed it personally. On various character I've leveled I usually start seeing damage scaling past the base values around level 16-17.

As an aside, P99's melee scaling is not nor has ever been quite right. Historically my level 1-5 lowbie characters in the original game could hit for 13 with a 6 damage weapon. They only hit for 12 on P1999.

Danth

[DMN]

Ya, I certainly don't/wouldn't remember anything that specific. I only remember my friend's ogre i was leveling with as a troll and he got the multiplier about 5 levels before I did and my non ogres usually get the bonus around level 30. I wasn't a big fan of twinking back then beyond a set of bronze armor ana halfway decent weapon.

[Danth]

No worries. Sorry if I seemed a bit snappy, P99 melee is just a bit of a lingering sort spot for me since it's never been quite right.

Danth