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Keero89

Keero89

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Fairbanks, Alaska

Me/Mo

07 Nov 2007 at 01:47 - 1
Okay, so I'm running sword/shield [Mainly SwordM. > Tactics > leftover points into Str.] until I get a high enough level + gear for pure Hammer, but right now I want to know if there's any way that my build can be improved. I only died about 3 times so far in the game, and it seems like this is a decent PvE build to use, but it's starting to get stale. I'm still questing in the Old/Burnt Ascalon area, and would like to how I can make this build better. Thanks.

My skills so far are (with just the Prophecies chapter):

[skill]Sever Artery[/skill] (Not really cutting it when against level 8+ foes)
[skill]Gash[/skill]
[skill]Final Thrust[/skill] (Foes die before I can use this, really.)
[skill]"For Great Justice!"[/skill] (Barely use this.)
[skill]Frenzy[/skill]
[skill]Healing Signet[/skill]
[skill]"Watch Yourself!"[/skill] (I love this skill.)
[skill]Sprint[/skill] (or Res Sig when not in Hench team)

Suggestions?

blue.rellik

blue.rellik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2007

Melbourne, Australia

None

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07 Nov 2007 at 01:49 - 2
Sword in Prophecies is pretty sad to be honest, you only have [skill]Hundred Blades[/skill] which is subpar. Frenzy takes skill to use in PvE, use [skill]Flurry[/skill] with a zealous weapon. For Great Justice is best with a DSlasher or hammer build and sprint is pointless. Why are you running anyway?

Keero89

Keero89

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

Fairbanks, Alaska

Me/Mo

07 Nov 2007 at 02:10 - 3
I use Sprint to speed up going through the large maps of Missions and places like The Breach and Diessa Lowlands. I don't like moving slow.

iridescentfyre

iridescentfyre

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/

07 Nov 2007 at 02:37 - 4
Quote:
Originally Posted by Keero89
I use Sprint to speed up going through the large maps of Missions and places like The Breach and Diessa Lowlands. I don't like moving slow. Does that make it worth one of your precious skill slots? In my opinion, no. That's compounded by the fact that your team doesn't get the benefit of it too. Yeah, you get somewhere faster but that is nullified by the fact that once you get there, you have to wait for your team to catch up.

Given the skills you have access to right now, I'd say your current build is probably the best option for now. Frenzy is a pain in PvE since things actually attack you, I'd replace it with something... not sure what, though.

Sir Pandra Pierva

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

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07 Nov 2007 at 03:49 - 5
It all depends on who your working with. You could go warrior nec with Grenths balance?