Curse

Tweecers · Jan 17, 2006, 09:15 PM // 21:15

I recently bought this

req8
6-28
15^50 damage
30hp
10/10 Armor pen

is this about as good as it gets? for pve.

or should I use diff mods. I just wanna hack things up

Yolanda Kai · Jan 17, 2006, 11:24 PM // 23:24

A lot of people prefer +5AL over Fortitude, but it's personal preference really... I bet that thing was insanely expensive wasn't it

Anyway your build will determine what you need obviously. Some times elemental damage is nice, some times lengthening conditions is nice, zealous/vampiric combined with Cyclone Axe can be awesome, etc. etc. etc.

For starters, where do you want to fight most of the time, what's your secondary, and what kind of skill/equipment are you using along with the axe?

Tweecers · Jan 18, 2006, 12:36 AM // 00:36

damn i thought it was good

Knido · Jan 18, 2006, 02:12 AM // 02:12

it is good! its freaking amazing!!! as good as it gets for BOTH PvE and PvP, if your going to be an axe user.

Tigris Of Gaul · Jan 18, 2006, 02:16 AM // 02:16

Your 10/10 sucks.

My ideal axe in PvE would probably be a Zealous of Defense, maybe Fortitude.

Gildor Took · Jan 18, 2006, 03:15 AM // 03:15

for farming get a zealous mod, works well with cyclone axe

and 10/10 sundering is overated but if there was an axe that had armour penetration inbuilt like hornbows, ivory bow and shadow bows then i guess the "perfect" axe for farming purposes would be

6-28 req 7
inbuilt 10 sundering
zealous
+5 armour

awoeonip · Jan 18, 2006, 03:41 AM // 03:41

sundering = the most overrated mod ever.

As said before, zealous works wonders for farming. If for some reason you feel the need to pump another *expensive* mod into your axe, go for a 10/10 furious...at least that's somewhat useful compared to sundering

BBoy_Manchild · Jan 18, 2006, 05:03 AM // 05:03

nah, zealous isnt for farming, BONNETI, zealous is for pvp.
anyways, vampiric or furious is the way to go

{IceFire} · Jan 18, 2006, 05:42 AM // 05:42

furious=30+ dmg from adrenal attacks usually

sundering= 10% chance for something you can get with 10 str, which is only ~5 dmg anyways....

EDIT: YOU TELL ME WHAT IS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!

(hypothetical

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munkieix · Jan 18, 2006, 06:26 AM // 06:26

Zealous and Vamp is ideal for PvE and PvP, sundering, furious u have a 10% chance WOW! and u dont really even know if u hit that 10% chance

dont feel no pain · Jan 18, 2006, 08:10 AM // 08:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBoy_Manchild

nah, zealous isnt for farming, BONNETI, zealous is for pvp.
anyways, vampiric or furious is the way to go

acauly u need diff axes, sword for different builds ,in pve , trust me i know

i have like 4 different axes for farming and 2 swords for farming , my main farming weapon is my

zealous summit axe
14% in stance
+5 armor
+20% dmg

LightningHell · Jan 18, 2006, 11:08 AM // 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBoy_Manchild

nah, zealous isnt for farming, BONNETI, zealous is for pvp.
anyways, vampiric or furious is the way to go

Actually, if you use a Zealous axe, with Cyclone Axe, in the middle of a crowd, the energy gain is usually more than the initial cost of Cyclone Axe

I usually go for Zealous/Element of Defense.

lord of shadow · Jan 18, 2006, 12:15 PM // 12:15

for solo warrior farming vampiric .....of enchanting is as good as it gets
atm i have a vampiric chaos axe of fortitude (14>50, req 8) but thats only because nobody is selling a decent enchanting mod

make no mistake-u have a pretty much perfect axe, just not the most wisely chosen mods for pve

Nessaja · Jan 18, 2006, 01:46 PM // 13:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by {IceFire}

sundering= 10% chance for something you can get with 10 str, which is only ~5 dmg anyways....

10 strength only activates on skills though.

Altogether, sundering is decent for spiking, it equals about 1% armor penetration each hit. Zealous needs a build with it and can be annoying, I like Vamperic a LOT, but you need to know how to work with it.

Young Hero · Jan 18, 2006, 02:13 PM // 14:13

Why would you need a Zelous axe for farming when Bonetti's Defense more than takes care of energy?The Razorstone is a great farming axe, doulbe adr on hit 10% and +1 to axe mastery 20%.Or any axe thats max and has either +5 armor or +7 armor against physical.

Scrubs Can Die · Jan 18, 2006, 02:21 PM // 14:21

Get rid of Sundering. It averages out to a .3 increase in DPS. Get either a Vampiric, Zealous, or Ebon.

AxeMe · Jan 18, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40

For farming (and often for fighting in general) I prefer the 3:1 vampiric coupled with +5 armor. I really like this combination, and vastly prefer it to an axe with the fortitude mod (which is handy since armor is inexpensive).

I can definitely say that - for solo farrming - I am confident that this is the best combination. That's because it's easy to see the difference it makes when killing the same kind of monsters in the same place. Side-by-side comparisons are easy there.

I can't say the same for PvE ... there are too many variables ... different team members, different skill levels, etc. Same deal with PvP ... It's hard to know or even harder to prove what works best there.

Even so, I prefer the vampiric and armor mods there too but this is more opinion than fact. I think the farming preference is fact based.

I do carry a second axe with furious and armor ... it's mostly just there as a way to avoid the degen penalty when I'm not fighting with the vampiric.

I am not at all a fan of sundering.

lord of shadow · Jan 18, 2006, 02:43 PM // 14:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Young Hero

Why would you need a Zelous axe for farming when Bonetti's Defense more than takes care of energy?The Razorstone is a great farming axe, doulbe adr on hit 10% and +1 to axe mastery 20%.Or any axe thats max and has either +5 armor or +7 armor against physical.

wrong wrong wrong, (well actually right about the zealous but still)
why have + armour when u can have longer enchantments?
mmm... 12 second balth's aura=haft of ench. all the way!
i just bought one for my chaos axe

(19%)

now its
re8 8
6-28
13>50
3/-1 vampiric
19% ench
(and its a nice pink glowy colour)
yeah thats pretty perfect farming mods (15>50 when i can afford, but make little difference)

Tweecers · Jan 18, 2006, 03:28 PM // 15:28

ty for all the sweet info, I dont plan on farming because you can make more money running, so basically all my questions are answerd

Young Hero · Jan 18, 2006, 04:42 PM // 16:42

Anyways, did some testing this morning and this Axe works wonderfull.Seems to cut farming time down a bit.Thinking the firey mod has alot to do with it.

This is a weapon crafter axe from the Forge,added fiery halft and +5 grip.

The 3/1 Vamp sounds like a great idea for farming mobs.Gonna have to make another axe now