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warriorsmiley · Jan 06, 2007, 03:08 AM // 03:08

Power attack is quite the useless skill maybe a 3/4 or 1/2 activation will make you want to run this over counterattack. At 10 strength counter is +22 and power is +23 not a big differnce...but counter gives you the energy for skill back now which would you choose?

Jeremy Untouchable · Jan 09, 2007, 06:08 AM // 06:08

useless att line, really good skills

death fuzzy · Jan 09, 2007, 06:20 AM // 06:20

half of you idiots dont even realise that he didnt choose dervish as his secondary for no reason.

on topic. On my un-buffed w/d hero, i just stick to power attack for the +1 damage with 12 str.
power attack does not need a buff. If youre smart enough to use a better skill then use it.

Grasping Darkness · Jan 09, 2007, 06:39 AM // 06:39

try power attack and counterattack with wild blow and warriors endurance :P it's what im running on my koss... when i have to use him

Div · Jan 09, 2007, 06:46 AM // 06:46

power attack is awesome. there's nothing like chopping thru charr with it on a monk with warrior secondary ^ ^

Former Ruling · Jan 09, 2007, 06:48 AM // 06:48

Power Attack (just like Power Shot/Several other PreSearing skills) are meant to be bad beginner skills that you eventually discard after buying the better ones. (Remember, before Factions trainers didn't even offer unlocked skills for you, so PvE's had to progress through the quality of skills they had access too)

This is a common thing. Anet decided to drop this to a degree with its other chapters in favor of a "get most stuff in the first city you visit, and get lvl20 before leaving newb area" type process.

pigdestroyer · Jan 09, 2007, 07:11 AM // 07:11

you use power attack

Iuris · Jan 09, 2007, 09:25 AM // 09:25

I'd like to comment on the Strenght attribute:

Don't use it for a few extra points of damage from STR based attacks.
DON'T use it for the extra % of armour penetration.

DO use it you want the extra armour from Dolyak signet. The extra running time for Sprint and Enraging charge. The extra health from Endure pain. Those skills are what you want strenght for.

hidden_agenda · Jan 09, 2007, 09:50 AM // 09:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iuris

I'd like to comment on the Strenght attribute:

Don't use it for a few extra points of damage from STR based attacks.
DON'T use it for the extra % of armour penetration.

DO use it you want the extra armour from Dolyak signet. The extra running time for Sprint and Enraging charge. The extra health from Endure pain. Those skills are what you want strenght for.

I'll add a bit more to that -- do use it to get your sentinel armor working...

I kinda like the fact that I hit Dolyak and could stand in the middle of a bunch of level 24s and take single digit damages...

Winstar · Jan 09, 2007, 10:08 PM // 22:08

power attack? there is a thread about power attack?

Winstar · Jan 09, 2007, 10:09 PM // 22:09

power attack? there is a thread about power attack?

Age · Jan 10, 2007, 02:22 AM // 02:22

Power Attack is good for all weapons if you are going to use it that as a strengh build or tanking build but the best damage comes from your weapon mastery skill line.I would suggest going in the direction and forget about Power Attack I wished the same could said for Stefan.

kvndoom · Jan 10, 2007, 02:39 AM // 02:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Winstar

power attack? there is a thread about power attack?

LOL! So inconceivable, he had to ask twice!