Jul 08, 2005, 06:10 PM // 18:10 | #1 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: North Carolina
Guild: Shadow of the Light
Profession: W/N
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Best Axe mods?
I was thinking:
Zealous ??? axe of Defense (+5) OR Vampiric (3/-1) ??? axe of Defense (+5) The ??? means any TYPE of axe (battle, chaos, etc.) As far as the bonus, I like +15% while in a stance, being that you can get that on a collector's item and CAN last for a longer period of time than >50% (Mantra of Concentration (mesmer) comes to mind)... What are your opinions, because your educated opinions may change my mind... Last edited by drwatts; Jul 08, 2005 at 06:26 PM // 18:26.. |
Jul 08, 2005, 06:54 PM // 18:54 | #2 |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Israel before, CA now.
Profession: R/Me
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A zealous axe haft is decent, although I would decide against using a +5 armor grip. The current fad is to add 20-30 health grip on your axe. Much depends on your class as well.
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Jul 08, 2005, 06:59 PM // 18:59 | #3 |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: May 2005
Guild: SoF Victrix [SoF]
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Regarding the grip -- defense > HP and it's not really close. The number crunching experts (including Ensign) have posted frequently on this topic.
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Jul 08, 2005, 07:14 PM // 19:14 | #4 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: North Carolina
Guild: Shadow of the Light
Profession: W/N
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Yeah, that's the beauty, while +30 health grips are selling for 40-50k, you can get a +5 defense grip for 500-1k gold...
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Jul 08, 2005, 07:43 PM // 19:43 | #5 |
Academy Page
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Guild: AUDE
Profession: R/
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yeah it also depend somtimes on wat your aiming for i reallly dont like usin vamperic axes, i rather use axes that help wiht my condintions right now im using a
gold 15-28 damge, 15%damge, -5 energy, lenthens cripling on foe, +30 health. i dont worry about the -5 energy becaouse all my skill are moslty adrenaline and the only energy i have is berserker stance. |
Jul 08, 2005, 09:33 PM // 21:33 | #6 | ||||
Just Plain Fluffy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Guild: Idiot Savants
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If you're running a heavily adrenal build instead (not exactly uncommon for axes), then Vampiric is the way to go. Just remember that you're not using it for the health regen (though you can get some nice boosts with Cyclone Axe), but for the +3 damage per hit. Quote:
Also remember that, while rare, there are weapons with +15%/-10 armor while attacking and +15%/-5 energy. Both of those are potentially outstanding in the right circumstances, or with the right character. Quote:
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Still, it is rather amusing on some level that people are paying hundreds of plat for weapons and upgrades that are just plain worse that parts that are regularly thrown away. Peace, -CxE
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Jul 08, 2005, 10:31 PM // 22:31 | #7 |
Jungle Guide
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im not really arguing that +30 health is better than +5 armor but +30 health cant be downplayed as a useless mod the gets cancelled out in one spike of damage
that extra +30 health gets multiplied in effectiveness each time you re-heal it forcing the enemy to spike it away, over and over. If in the course of a battle you get fully healed 5 times after taking damage, that +30 health was almost like having a 150 health buffer. |
Jul 08, 2005, 11:04 PM // 23:04 | #8 |
Academy Page
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Location: Santa Barbara, CA
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Hmmm, that's curious.
I'm not advocating +HP grips, but could someone explain to me why +armor is so desirable? I mean, a warrior on full plate will have 500 armor Vs physical (400 otherwise.) An extra +5 armor is ridiculously small in comparison to the suit. At least to the naked eye. I would appreciate a concise explanation as to why 1-1.25% more armor is more desirable than ~5-10% of HPs (depending on rune penalties.) Is this type of armor bonus somehow different in nature than that of a plate suit? |
Jul 12, 2005, 01:42 AM // 01:42 | #10 |
Academy Page
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Okay, that begs the question as to where does the +armor bonus of the weapon mod applies then? If it is mentioned anywhere in that long-winded article, I managed to miss it.
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Jul 12, 2005, 02:33 AM // 02:33 | #11 |
Academy Page
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Profession: Mo/R
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I have to agree that using upgrades based on your skills is the best way to go
Not armor or health but armor is better than health despite what everyone on the game thinks |
Jul 12, 2005, 08:09 AM // 08:09 | #12 | |
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Jul 14, 2005, 10:57 PM // 22:57 | #13 | |
Grotto Attendant
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Jul 14, 2005, 11:24 PM // 23:24 | #14 |
Academy Page
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If I were me, oh wait I am, I will listen to pearhk. If he spent that much time to break it down with a mathmatical equation I think he knows what the heck he's talking about. BTW pearhk, I'm taking your advice and I am going to buy a +30 hp Haft for my hammer the does not have quite that much of a Fortitude buff. Thx for the tips man.
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Jul 15, 2005, 12:16 AM // 00:16 | #15 | ||||||
Just Plain Fluffy
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
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If you have 530 base hit points with a +30 health mod for 560 hit points total, then you get spiked for 500 damage and then healed for the same amount, how much did that +30 health mod help you? Answer: not at all. Until you drop below 531 HP your +HP mod is *completely irrelevant*. You would have survived the spike anyway. Quote:
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Misunderstandings like these are one of the reasons why +hp modifiers are so much more popular than +armor modifiers. Quote:
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Math is only relevant if that math is correct and applicible, neither of which apply to his post. The results, therefore, can and should be disregarded. Peace, -CxE
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Jul 15, 2005, 02:21 AM // 02:21 | #16 | |
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