Build to take advantage of +1 Strength Shield?

kagy600

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

[KOR] Kights of the Reich

Hey guys, I recently came across a rather odd Shadow Shield.

+1 Strength (19%)
-2 stance

And I was wondering it there is any decent builds out there that would take advantage of this mod(+1 strength)...

or do u think it is just a wasted space for +hp

I personally do alot of solo type PvE but if any build could benefit lmk
(bc if it has no use...merchant food)

thanks

SnoopJeDi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

Saved By My Pinchers of Peril

R/N

I would imagine ANY melee build to get along with +strength, since it increases the inherent damage. Can't think of anything explicit (running?)

Murder In China

Murder In China

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2005

/B/Chan

Looking for one

W/

None.

Haggard

Haggard

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Urmston, Manchester, UK

Greener Pastures [DVDF]

W/Rt

Quote:
Originally Posted by Murder In China
None.
Correct, you'd be much better off (while running as a previous poster said) with a shield with stance bonuses rather than giving endure pain like 11 extra hp (when you could have +45 in a stance).

I pwnd U

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

Not until factions will that help out too much. Once factions is out you can get the Sentinals armor and have 100 health if your Strength is at 13. But other then that there is none.

Helios

Helios

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by I pwnd U
Not until factions will that help out too much. Once factions is out you can get the Sentinals armor and have 100 health if your Strength is at 13. But other then that there is none.
+1 Attribute(%chance) bonuses don't count towards required attributes for items or bonuses.

kagy600

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2005

[KOR] Kights of the Reich

alright thanks for the posts... just what I thought

but had to ask

ophidian409

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/R

+1 strength is as worse as 10/10 AP, a little bit better

Sereng Amaranth

Sereng Amaranth

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2005

The Amazon Basin [AB]

lets run the numbers....

+1 strength at the max of a 20% chance equates to one percent more armor penetration 1/5th of the time, or 2/10ths for the purpose of this demonstration

10/10 equates to 10% more armor penetration 1/10th of the time

+1% AP @ 2/10ths
or +10% AP @ 1/10th

this mod is worse than a perfect sundering mod...and sundering flatly sux

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

That could be good for an ettin farming build (or any build that uses tactics/strength only and doesnt need the hp)

ophidian409

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/R

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sereng Amaranth
lets run the numbers....

+1 strength at the max of a 20% chance equates to one percent more armor penetration 1/5th of the time, or 2/10ths for the purpose of this demonstration

10/10 equates to 10% more armor penetration 1/10th of the time

+1% AP @ 2/10ths
or +10% AP @ 1/10th

this mod is worse than a perfect sundering mod...and sundering flatly sux
20% +1 is a little better since for every 10 hit, u may deal 6 more damage with strength related skill"S" but u only deal 3 or something more damage with 10/10 sundering. After all both of them SUCK