Curse

lg5000 · Aug 31, 2005, 02:52 AM // 02:52

I'm just about to quit on it.. I got to lvl 18, and am one mission away from sanctum cay (yay, I forgot the name of it).. and find myself... screwed.

My secondary prof. is Necro (which seems to require way too much energy to make it useful).

Somehow, I'm not doing the type of damage I thought I would though. I'm not swapping away from swords, I know axes do more damage, but I'm female and I like the looks of swords

So yeah, I know I'm not being very informative here, but.. how do you play a warrior?

My other two chars are monk (healer) and mesmer respectivly, and my mesmer is more useful than my warrior!

Hippie Crack · Aug 31, 2005, 02:55 AM // 02:55

Sword warriors in PvP are suppose to tank, plain and simple. Skills like Reposte and Deadly Reposte coupled with evading stances and necro condition transfering skills is what you should be aiming for. If you want a more offensive character goto axe or hammer.

derrtyboy69 · Aug 31, 2005, 02:57 AM // 02:57

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Originally Posted by Hippie Crack

Sword warriors in PvP are suppose to tank, plain and simple. Skills like Reposte and Deadly Reposte coupled with evading stances and necro condition transfering skills is what you should be aiming for. If you want a more offensive character goto axe or hammer.

no warriors in PvP are ever supposed to tank. EVER. if your playing PvE then tank, but if your PvP go for pure damage: final thrust, sever, gash

lg5000 · Aug 31, 2005, 03:05 AM // 03:05

Ok, I'm more interested in PvE... so tanking is probably a better option.

Should I just accept that I can't do any decent amount of damage and get over it?

NightOwl · Aug 31, 2005, 03:19 AM // 03:19

Do you have a decent sword? Is your swordsmanship up nice and high?

lg5000 · Aug 31, 2005, 03:39 AM // 03:39

swordsmanship is sitting at 12.. and I have a collection of 3 swords which are all max damage.

Fr3sH · Aug 31, 2005, 03:51 AM // 03:51

Sword warriors should be doing about 10-20 damage per hit, final thrust should be 50+

UberRusty · Aug 31, 2005, 04:38 AM // 04:38

Are you looking to solo, or play in a party?

Iraqalypse Now · Aug 31, 2005, 05:07 AM // 05:07

warriors don't get the good tanking/solo skills until desert/droknars, after that you can run the gladiator's defense/bonnetti's defense/zealot's fire/symbol of wrath/balthazar's aura build and cream meelee mobs.

With war/nec, bring curses and mark of subversion for AoE damage is one idea... then bring along with it tank stances and shadow of fear to nerf meelee mobs

Racthoh · Aug 31, 2005, 06:55 AM // 06:55

I liked using blood magic when I went through the game for the first time. Gladiators armor and an idol offhand gave me around 40 energy to use, which was more than enough to deal with one mob at a time. Vampiric Gaze/Touch worked nicely to keep my health high, in addition to Healing Signet. Watch Yourself made up for the lack of shield.