Old Players with New Characters (strategy thread)

[fiernaq]

fiernaq,

Isn't this your first character build, not a subsequent build?

Technically, no. I may not have a lvl 100 main char but this is my second char

[Pyrizzle]

fiernaq,

Isn't this your first character build, not a subsequent build?

Technically, no. I may not have a lvl 100 main char but this is my second char

Your opinion is always welcome here, weither your first build was to 100 or even 1,000,000,000,000 a second try always gives the player a chance to fix the little mistakes he/she made along the way, or even take advantage of new abilities (skills) that have become available.

I can't wait to hear what everyone is doing differently on their second (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, ect) time around

[Spawn]

Current build is my third or fourth, now I probably won't start new game again long time.

Level 30
Combat stats (base)
AP: 2/12
HP: 71 (60)
AC: 134% (105%)
AD: 11-17 (11)
BC: 120% (30%)

Skills
Combat speed: 2
Increased fortitude: 2

Future skills choices I aren't sure, I do some testing with evasion, cleave and corpse eater.
EDIT: I took corpse eater (level 2)

Equipment
Crude iron helmet
Champion's chain mail
Jewel of Fallheaven
Strong wooden tower shield
Ring of the protector*2
Troublemaker's gloves
Defender's boots

[nyktos]

i've started a new build to test the new critical skills...
(and the upcoming defensive skills)

so far... Lv. 32

2 Inc. Fort.
2 Com. Spd.
2 M. Criticals
2 B. Criticals

after equipment...

HP~65
AP~3/12

AC~220%
AD~23-24
BC~35%

CHS~57 (critical hit skill)
CM~4.5 (critical multiplier)
ECC~28% (effective critical chance)

(yes, first looks at the new critical system & skills!)

i'm going for the first critical effect skill, which hampers the enemies attacks
the second critical effect skill hampers the enemies defenses

[the prerequisites are multiple ranks in More & Better Criticals]

when you have both skills, one critical hit could induce both conditions! - if you're lucky!
when you land a critical hit - the skill has a 50% chance to take affect on the enemy

[Mino]

After taking a pretty long break - a few weeks is a lifetime to an ATA member; I got back and grinded my way to level 32 on my new game so I could get Combat Speed level 2. My next level ups will go to Evasion but I'll wait for the update for that, since I don't want to level up this one too much. So here's what I have so far.

Level 32
Base stats:Max HP: 62, Max AP: 10, Attack cost: 3, AC: 105%, AD 21
Equipped/skilled: Max AP: 12, HP: 76, Attack cost: 3, AC: 202%, AD: 31-41, BC: 45%

Equipment:
Leather cap (BC: 6%)
Champion's chain mail (AC: -9%, BC: 24%, +2 to max HP)
Jewel of Fallhaven (Attack cost -1)
Balanced steel sword (AP cost: 4, AC: 32%, AD: 3-7)
Superior wooden shield (AC: -4%, BC: 9%)
Villain's ring x2 (AC: 25%, AD 3-6, +4 to max HP)
Leather gloves of attack (AC: 13%, BC: -2%, +3 to max HP)
Woodcutter's boots (AC: 3%, BC: 8%, +1 to max HP)

Skills: Increased Fortitude (1), Regeneration (1), Corpse Eater (1) Weapon Accuracy (1), Hard Hit (1), Cleave (1), Combat Speed (2)
(listed in order they were picked, from what I can remember)

[fiernaq]

*sigh*

I must not be a member of the ATA group yet because in comparison to you I level up like a snail. I do finally have combat speed 2 however. Next up will be corpse eater 2 and then evasion is on the list somewhere too. Took a break from grinding for the RoLs to go finish the Prim/BW area quests (helps that I get better XP there too). I even took a go at the Iquan caves and after 1 full clear I got bored and went back to BW mountain

[Pyrizzle]

After taking a pretty long break - a few weeks is a lifetime to an ATA member; I got back and grinded my way to level 32 on my new game so I could get Combat Speed level 2. My next level ups will go to Evasion but I'll wait for the update for that, since I don't want to level up this one too much. So here's what I have so far.

Level 32
Base stats:Max HP: 62, Max AP: 10, Attack cost: 3, AC: 105%, AD 21
Equipped/skilled: Max AP: 12, HP: 76, Attack cost: 3, AC: 202%, AD: 31-41, BC: 45%

Equipment:
Leather cap (BC: 6%)
Champion's chain mail (AC: -9%, BC: 24%, +2 to max HP)
Jewel of Fallhaven (Attack cost -1)
Balanced steel sword (AP cost: 4, AC: 32%, AD: 3-7)
Superior wooden shield (AC: -4%, BC: 9%)
Villain's ring x2 (AC: 25%, AD 3-6, +4 to max HP)
Leather gloves of attack (AC: 13%, BC: -2%, +3 to max HP)
Woodcutter's boots (AC: 3%, BC: 8%, +1 to max HP)

Skills: Increased Fortitude (1), Regeneration (1), Corpse Eater (1) Weapon Accuracy (1), Hard Hit (1), Cleave (1), Combat Speed (2)
(listed in order they were picked, from what I can remember)

Strong Build! I see you decided to go for learning Cleave, I choose against it on my new build.

So i gotta ask everyone here:

Cleave: Useful or too many SPs down the drain to be useful?

I think i could get more use out of using 3 SPs in another Skill(s) than have to get the Weapon Accuracy, Hard Hit, and then get cleave. I could get a better build out of using those skills on others like Regeneration, Bark Skin, Corpse Eater, Increased Fortitude, or Combat Speed.

I would take:
Regeneration, Bark Skin, and Corspe Eater (or any combination of most of the other skills)
over
Weapon Accuracy, Hard Hit, and Cleave

ANY DAY, ALL DAY, EVERY DAY. Opinions? (old players?)

[Antison]

It amazes me how some of you people have finally come around to my way of thinking.

[Pyrizzle]

It amazes me how some of you people have finally come around to my way of thinking.

I have always thought this, i just hadn't voiced an opinion until now.

I turned the last comment into a poll here:
http://andorstrail.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1547

[fiernaq]

If I started again this is the path I would choose:

Increased Fortitude at lvl 5, Regeneration at 8, Bark Skin at 12, Corpse Eater at 16, Evasion at 20, Combat Speed at 24, Combat Speed 2 at 30.

I would also like to get Evasion up to 4 fairly quickly after that but not certain about the order I'd do it in.