Hi Marlon, Stuart and all interested in the DAoC classes,
I think the main reason you dont see many Alb Armsman with Polearms is
because they not only have to spec polearms, but also the slash(It maybe
thrust) skill...so in order to get the really cool Polearm to do any damage
you have to spec two skills. However, the side effect of that is that now
you can also use your sword and produce decent damage with it.
In order to be able to use polearm and be able to switch to sword and board
you need to spec four skills, which spreads can spread you somewhat thin.
Slash
Polearm
Shield
Parry(and if you use the polearm chances are you'll want parry)
Eventhough you get LEVEL x 2.0 skill points per level after level 5, it can
still spread you a little thin in some areas. Personally, I would suggest
picking a style, sticking with it and then pump the extra points in the
other areas.
For those that are not familiar with specialising or spec'ing in a skill,
what it does is this..
After putting raising a spec skill to a certain level you are given styles
(and in the case of magic users...spells), in addition to getting combat
styles (they do lots of need things like taunt, detaunt, bleed which is
kinda like a small dot, etc, etc) increasing a spec skill such as blades
will increase the minimum damage that you will do, in addition it also
decreases damage variance on spells. So increasing a spec line is a good
thing. As you might imagine there is a LOT more to this and somethings are
different for different classes in different realms. An example would be
the assassin classes. (They are more assassin then thief, since we can't
really steal ;-) ) You may increase your pierce skill, which increases the
minimum damage you can do, but you would also increase your critical strike
skill which would increase the MAX damage you can do. There are a TON of
things you can do with your character in this game. While not everything is
totally balanced and its far from perfect, I feel that its the best system
that I've played to date.
Just my two coppers.
Oskar
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marlon Clark" <marlonclark@...>
To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> Hi,
>
> I used to play a DE necro to 20 in EQ. Gave it up very long ago,
> like maybe a year before Luclin came out. I'd never go back.
> Corpse runs? Three day camps to complete a quest? Not for me.
>
> I'd like to 2nd what Howler said about the tanks in DAoC.
> They are not the primary damage dealers. They are meant to
> absorb, block, parry damage. They also get a skill called
> "protect", which acts as a detaunt on the person they place it
> on. This keeps the Mobs smacking the guy in plate armor, and
> not the caster or cleric in cloth or chain.
>
> Armsman in Albion do get a polearm ability which does tremendous
> damage, but I don't see very many players going that route
> currently. Polearms are slow, and you give up shields to do this.
>
> The thief type classes in DAoC are extremely fun to play. The
> Infiltrator class in Albion can do quite a bit of damage. In fact
> so much so, the clerics can have a full time job keeping them
> alive. I have a 45th level Armsman, and my friend plays a 49th
> level Inf, so I've seen this personally. I can also put Guard on the
> Inf, and block shots on him. This has saved his butt several times.
> Some Infs do spec in Dual Wield, they get several nice styles from
> the skill.
>
> I haven't had much fun in RvR, so I'm waiting for 50th to really
> give it a good try.
>
> Another good site is www.classesofcamelot.com
>
> Keltan
> 45th armsman, Iseult.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Howler D. Wolfe" <howler@...>
> To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 5:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
>
>
> > Hi Stuart,
> >
> > >
> > One VERY important thing to know about warriors and tanks in DAoC. They
> are
> > not meant to be MEGA damage dealers, they are meant to
absorb/block/parry
> > damage. There are other classes that are REALLY good at laying the
smack
> > down, but at the cost of giving up some defensive capability.
Beserkers,
> > Mercenaries and Blademasters are REALLY good at smacking the living tar
> out
> > of something, but they also will take more damage by default. These
> classes
> > are also known as dual wielding classes. While other classes like the
> > Nightshade, Infiltrator, Shadowblade, Ranger and Scout get a form of
dual
> > wield, they typically do not spec in it. The exception being the
> Shadowblade
> > (I LOVE this class after my bard) Instead of getting dual wield,
> > Shadowblades get a skill called leftaxe or LA for short. Dual Wield
> (Albion)
> > and Celtic Dual (Hibernia) work differently than LA. Dual wield has a
> > chance to trigger, when it does trigger and it does hit, it hits for max
> > damage. With LA, it swings EVERYTIME, when it hits it does a percentage
of
> > the max damage. So while you swing all the time when you hit its partial
> > damage...which is still VERY good. Its usually only a few points off of
> my
> > main weapon damage, because I keep it pretty high. Midgard is the only
> > realm that gets LA. Shadowblades, and Beserkers get LA.
> >
> > So as you can see it depends on how you wish to play. There are other
> tank
> > classes that you should also look at. I really like the Midgard Thane.
> The
> > thane gets a nice AOE DD spell that smacks big ole hammers on thy
enemies,
> > as well as a point blank AOE instant on a 20 second timer, a single DD
> > instant on a 20second timer, a castable DD and a STR/CON buff. The
> weakside
> > is they are a bit light on the HP, but are a TON of fun to play.
> >
> > You may also want to checkout a Champion in Hibernia. I have a Lurikeen
> > large weapon champ and he is soooooo cool. He is similar to the thane
yet
> > different. Instead of DD he gets some nasty debuffs and a nasty DD
> instant.
> >
> > Basically what you may want to do is to go to http://daoc.catacombs.com
> and
> > checkout the spell lists and style lists for the classes you wish to
> > checkout. They also have some decent class discussion forums there. I
read
> > them quite often.
> >
> > I know this is a bit of a long winded E-mail, but there is a lot to know
> > about the various classes. I've personally found something to like in
> every
> > class as well as something not to like.
> >
> > If you would like to know more about a certain class and specing please
> let
> > me know.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Oskar
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stuart Thomson" <Stuart@...>
> > To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:52 AM
> > Subject: RE: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> >
> >
> > > Howler,
> > >
> > > I ordered it yesterday with the expansion and should get it Friday :)
> > >
> > > Just one question, Whats the best warrior type class to play?
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Howler D. Wolfe [mailto:howler@...]
> > > Sent: 19 February 2003 23:06
> > > To: EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> > >
> > >
> > > Stuart,
> > >
> > > I play DAoC. I quit EQ well over a year ago. Personally, I REALLY
like
> > it.
> > > I will be honest and say that I'm not really fond of the dungeons that
> > > originally came with DAoC. They were weak at best. However, the new
> > dungeons
> > > in the expansion are much better and much more EQ like. I always felt
> that
> > > EQ's dungeons were fairly well designed and they only got better with
> the
> > > expansions.
> > >
> > > With that said, the main attraction for me is the Realm vs. Realm
> combat.
> > > Taking keeps and jacking relics is a total blast! I have noticed that
> my
> > > friends that have tried DAoC have started on what we call the "Co-op"
> > > server. Basically, these are like EQ style servers and are PvE
> > only...pretty
> > > boring if you ask me. Give a regular server a chance and I think you
> will
> > > like the way RvR is done. You won't have someone in your home town
gank
> > you
> > > or people from other realms raiding newbie areas. Its just not setup
> that
> > > way. If you play on a PvP server its a different story.
> > >
> > > RvR in my book is just awesome.
> > >
> > > If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I will be glad to
> help
> > > you out as much as I can. DAoC isnt perfect by any stretch, but it
> really
> > > suits me and my play style.
> > >
> > > -Oskar
> > > 44th Level Hibernian Bard Extrordinare
> > > Gathering of Ancients
> > > Palomides
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Stuart Thomson" <Stuart@...>
> > > To: <EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 5:13 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> > >
> > >
> > > > Anyone know if Dark age of Camelot is any good? Im looking for
> something
> > > > else to play other than EQ. Tried asherons call 2 but got bored very
> > > quickly
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: CivilWarez@... [mailto:CivilWarez@...]
> > > > Sent: 19 February 2003 10:07
> > > > To: EQ_Necromancer@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [EQ_Necromancer] just joined
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I stopped playing my necro at 30 a long time ago. Since then I have
> > > leveled
> > > > up a Druid to 53 but wishing I had a high level group character, I
am
> > > > working on one now a low level enchanter that may not even make it
to
> 20
> > > but
> > > > who knows
> > > >
> > > > BTW, I am also looking forward to Star Wars Galaxies, looks like
alot
> of
> > > > fun.
> > > >
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