Old Players with New Characters (strategy thread)

[Kruncha]

and 90 Blackwater brews.

Party at Mino's place

Seriously though, nice going, I haven't had a character near that level

PvP would be a nightmare...

K.

[Pyrizzle]

And during my L&E item hunt I also managed to get up to 125 speed potions, and 90 Blackwater brews.

... That sounds like a dangerous combo.

[Antison]

Which build do you prefer: 1, 2, or 3

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    Lvl AP   HP  AC%  AD    BC% DR CHS CM  ECC
2.   41 3/12 118 216  21-25 91  3  40  3.0 23%
3.   41 4/14 96  201  20-31 137 3  6   -   -
4.   41 3/12 115 254  26-37 76  2

I am really trying to not focus on BC with my #4 build, but it is so hard to not equip gear that helps more with BC than AC. But I just can't seem to shutoff the voices that say "what about the BC?".

I find it really interesting that my #4 build has a higher AC @ level 41 than build 1 does @ level 126.

[Pyrizzle]

Which build do you prefer: 1, 2, or 3

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    Lvl AP   HP  AC%  AD    BC% DR CHS CM  ECC
2.   41 3/12 118 216  21-25 91  3  40  3.0 23%
3.   41 4/14 96  201  20-31 137 3  6   -   -
4.   41 3/12 115 254  26-37 76  2

I am really trying to not focus on BC with my #4 build, but it is so hard to not equip gear that helps more with BC than AC. But I just can't seem to shutoff the voices that say "what about the BC?".

I find it really interesting that my #4 build has a higher AC @ level 41 than build 1 does @ level 126.

I do not see a build 1 listed here.

Build 3 would be my favorite (Closest to my playing style), even though my newest build is a high AD + AC player (i get that nagging voice in my head too).

[Pyrizzle]

Newest Build:

Name: Noob

Skills: (1 unused)
Combat Speed (1)
Increased Fortitude (2)
Regeneration (1)

Equipment:

Gear Set 1: (crit)

Ordinary leather cap (ac -2%, bc +7%)
Superior Chain Mail (ac -9%, bc +23%)
Jewel of Fallhaven (Ac -1)
Superior Wooden Shield (ac -4%, bc +9%)
Polished Ring of backstabbing (ac +21%, AD +4, CHS +7%)
Ring of Lesser Shadow (ac +25%, ad +4-7, chs +6, bc +5%, shadow regeneration)
Vacor's boots of Attack (ac +9%, bc +2%)
Troublemaker's Gloves (ac+7%, chs +4, bc +4%, raises max hp +1)
Flagstone's Pride (ap 4, ac +21%, ad +1-6, chs +10, cm 2.0)

Lvl: 22
XP: 184,684 (and rising)
HP: 48 (47 w/o equipment)
AP: 3 / 11
AC: 203% (135% w/o equipment)
AD: 15-23 (6 w/o equipment)
CHS: 27
CM: 2.0
ECC: 18%
BC: 50% (0% w/o equipment)



Gear set 2: (anti-crit)
Crude Iron Helmet (ac -3%, chs -5, bc +11%)
Champion's chain mail (ac-9%, chs -5, bc +24%, raises max hp +2)
Jewel of Fallhaven (Ac -1)
Wooden Defender (ac -8%, chs -5, bc +14%, dr +1)
Villain's Ring (ac +25%, ad +3-6, raises max hp +4)
Ring of Lesser Shadow (ac +25%, ad +4-7, chs +6, bc +5%, shadow regeneration)
Vacor's boots of Attack (ac +9%, bc +2%)
Woodcutter's gloves (ac +8%, bc +1%, raises max hp +3)
Unarmed or Quickstrike Dagger (ap 3, ac +20%, bc -20%)

Lvl: 22
XP: 184,684 (and rising)
HP: 56 (47 w/o equipment)
AP: 2 / 11
AC: 202% (135% w/o equipment)
AD: 13-19 (6 w/o equipment)
CHS: -9
BC: 37% (0% w/o equipment)
DR: 1

Completed Quests:
Breakfast bread, rats!, missing husband, rat infestation, dissalowed substance, fallen friends, key of luthor, drunken tale, calomyran secrets, ancient secrets, missing pieces, night visit, trusting and outsider, kaori's errands, uncertain cause, spies in the foam, well rested, awoken from slumber, deep wound, devistated land, lost sheep, the path is clear to me, feygard errands, flows through the veins, The agent and the beast [or] Clouded Intent, Lights in the Dark, No Weakness,

Quests To do:
cheep cuts (may not do this one), bits and pieces, of mice and men, An Involuntary Carrier, The Dark Protector, i have it in me, a difference in opinion, everything in order, what is that stench?, the five idols, old friends?

Cannot be competed:
Lost Treasure, a Lost potion, Search for andor

[Mino]

Another update for my "base game" build, which just hit level 120. 3 more level ups, and he'll have passed up my first game, and he's already more powerful, at the cost of a very low defensive build.
Base stats:
HP: 150, AC: 300%, AD: 70

HP: 167
Move cost: 3 AP
Attack cost: 2 AP
AC: 432%
AD: 77-83
BC: -19%
Active conditions: Shadow Regeneration

Equipped: Valugha's shimmering hat, Silk robe of Valugha, Jewel of Fallhaven, Quickstrike dagger, Crude wooden buckler, Ring of lesser Shadow x2, Gloves of life force, Coward's boots

Skills: Increased Fortitude, Regeneration, Corpse Eater, Weapon Accuracy, Hard Hit, Cleave, Combat Speed (2), More Criticals, Evasion (3), Magic Finder (2), Quick Learner (16)

I'm considering splitting off to complete the choice-based quests after hitting Quick Learner level 20, but I might also grind out a few empty skill points to use later on, for any 2-handed weapon skills that might come up in later updates.

[Mino]

Just hit level 125 with my "base" build, which means its surpassed my original build, and is now the build represented in my signature. I switched to a critical hit build to kill the bigger monsters (brutes and Arulirs) faster.

Equipped: Valugha's shimmering hat, Villain's leather armour, Jewel of Fallhaven, Dagger of the Shadow priests, Crude wooden buckler, Ring of lesser Shadow x2, Troublemaker's gloves, Coward's boots

[Pyrizzle]

Lvl 30 update:
XP: 478,075
AP: 2/11
HP: 77/77
AC: 207%
AD: 19-25
CHS: -9%
BC: 37%
DR: 1
Shadow Regeneration: restores 1HP every round

Base:
HP: 68
Max AP: 4/11 (unarmed)
AC: 140%
AD: 12

Equipped (currently using non-crit gear): crude Iron Helmet, Champion's chain mail, Jewel of Fallhaven, Wooden Defender, Ring of Lesser Shadow, Vilain's Ring, Vacor's boots of attack, Woodcutter's gloves, quickstrike dagger

What I am up to:
Still hunting for the RoL in the Kazaul caves,
Sharpened Gems: 92
Small rock: 107
Polished Sparking gem: 84
Regular P.O.H.: 81
Minor V.O.H.: 97

[Antison]

I've been thinking about making a build focusing on Blackwater gear. Use "pure blood" skill to limit "Blackwater misery". Ideas? Comments?

[nyktos]

i had a similar idea & even went as far as bringing it up in a past meeting...

considering that Oskar favors reward with risk,
we might be able to talk him into something even more favorable...
[for the "risk taker"]