Curse

Absolute Destiny · Sep 13, 2006, 04:54 AM // 04:54

Admittedly, this is not the "I'm uber-god of the game" warrior skillbar.

My char's a LV18 W/N, specializing in Hammer Mastery.

Skills:
Irresistible Blow
Mighty Blow
Sprint
Wild Blow
Griffon's Sweep
Flurry
Resurrection Signet
Healing Signet

Scathing comments expected, constructive comments appreciated.

...and yes, I do aggro much!

LightningHell · Sep 13, 2006, 09:21 AM // 09:21

<<(This poster has never played a warrior before)<<

Well, are you supposed to be the tank or damage dealer? Preferably both.

16 Hammer Mastery, rest into Strength.

Irresistable Blow is excellent.
Mighty Blow is...good.
Sprint...I don't know much.
Wild Blow isn't really needed.
I prefer Protector's Strike to Griffon's Sweep, but your choice.
Flurry? I don't know.
Resurrection Signet is must.
Healing Signet is good.

I'd put...err, where are you right now?

Skuld · Sep 13, 2006, 10:52 AM // 10:52

Flurry, Griffon's Sweep are bad skills, Wild Blow is unneeded.

You shouldn't need to be worrying about builds 'til higher level when you can get hold of some elite skills, just play around with different things at the moment

A Leprechaun · Sep 13, 2006, 03:33 PM // 15:33

^ i like flurry mainly because im too lame to use frenzy but also it is still handy it gain ardenaline, although it is a bit energy intensive but hey it works

Skuld · Sep 13, 2006, 04:35 PM // 16:35

Try Tiger's Fury then.

Arkantos · Sep 13, 2006, 04:40 PM // 16:40

You need a zealous wep to keep up with flurry. You wouldn't be able to spam it, because you have other energy skills.

Absolute Destiny · Sep 13, 2006, 04:44 PM // 16:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skuld

Try Tiger's Fury then.

Um, I don't mean to pose as an expert or anything, but you know Tiger's Fury is a Ranger skill, right?

Notice the lack of "R" in my character description.

Skuld · Sep 13, 2006, 04:46 PM // 16:46

Sorry, I was addressing A Leprechaun.

Arkantos · Sep 13, 2006, 05:59 PM // 17:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Absolute Destiny

Um, I don't mean to pose as an expert or anything, but you know Tiger's Fury is a Ranger skill, right?

Notice the lack of "R" in my character description.

You're using no necromancer skills and you can change your second profession to /R.

Yukito Kunisaki · Sep 13, 2006, 06:13 PM // 18:13

He's lvl 18, he can't change to /R, yet, please be helpful instead of an ass...

W/N Hammer? I like the idea... Does /N have anything that helps KD? Nope, HOWEVER, Fetid Ground from Factions [if you bought the expansion] is a welcome addition to a Hammer Warrior's skillbar...

Hammer types can't tank as well as shield types, don't care how you build it, shields add 16 AL and that is important for dmg reduction, I'd say you should focus on dmg and disruption vs. trying to tank for your team, you could, but an axe/sword [definitely sword with riposte] can tank better...

Tiger's Stance and Bonetti's Defense make good additions to a warrior's skillbar. Moreso on a hammer type since he needs more energy than the other warrior builds. [yay Crushing Blow] Helps you do dmg and gain energy while blocking. If you don't have Factions though, this build is a bit harder to work off of... I'll assume you don't have factions and suggest this:

max hammer mastery if possible, 7-9 strength, rest to tactics. I'm going to assume you can't have access to elites and being lvl 18, you don't have access to a bunch of other things...

Counter Blow
Crushing Blow
Hammer Bash
Belly Smash / Mighty Blow / Irresistable Blow
Berserker Stance [frenzy gets you killed in PvE where you tank and aggro]
Bonetti's Defense
Plague Touch
Res Signet

For now where you are at, you should be able to get access to all of these skills and the idea is to slam your foe with Counter, Crushing, 'extra hit from the 4th skill of your choice, and then Hammer Bash.

That'll give ya 2 KDs & a ton of dmg dealt... Berserkers should nearly guaruntee at least a fast starting kill before you start tanking...

Hope this helps!

Skuld · Sep 13, 2006, 06:26 PM // 18:26

Huh? Is stating that you can change your secondary being an ass?...

Dante the Warlord · Sep 13, 2006, 07:28 PM // 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skuld

Huh? Is stating that you can change your secondary being an ass?...

No offense, but ... yes... its like saying that youve spent a month getting used to a secondary profession and now all that work is nothing.

Anyways, the newest build suggested is awesome and a good idea for you... i use in addition to beserkers stance, "for great justice".. which is really good for gaining adrenaline.

Skuld · Sep 13, 2006, 07:40 PM // 19:40

Dante, the OP isn't even using any necro skills.

Dante the Warlord · Sep 13, 2006, 07:46 PM // 19:46

even though hes not USING it dosen't mean he dosen't HAVE any...hes still kinda new, so he can't get any permenant build yet anyways... necro skills are very useful, and great for degeneration to foes many times.

Skuld · Sep 13, 2006, 07:58 PM // 19:58

Huh, yeh, sure.

LightningHell · Sep 14, 2006, 02:55 AM // 02:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dante the Warlord

even though hes not USING it dosen't mean he dosen't HAVE any...hes still kinda new, so he can't get any permenant build yet anyways... necro skills are very useful, and great for degeneration to foes many times.

Huh...? Degen spells on a Warrior...?

But /N has Plague Touch.

I'm not sure what IAS to take, honestly. I don't play a Warrior.

Rera · Sep 14, 2006, 03:14 AM // 03:14

You guys are kidding, right? Telling somebody they can change their secondary is suddenly asshole behavior? As Skuld said, he's not even using any necro skills, so I don't understand why suggesting that he switch secondary and *make his build more effective* is suddenly OMFG JERK!!

People never hesitate to tell wammos to change their profession, so I don't understand what the difference is here.

Flurry is fine as IAS. It'll lower your damage, but Frenzy is suicide in the hands of an inexperienced player, and Tiger Stance active/recharge ratio is too low. Actually, you may not even have access to Tiger Stance, assuming you started in Prophecies (which I think is a good assumption, since you're not lvl20).

At lvl18 you haven't actually started to play the 'real' game yet, so don't get too caught up on builds for the moment. I'm not saying take random skills or an empty skillbar, but bring the stuff that makes sense to you and just roll. Once you've reached level 20 and have access to more skills and other professions, you can sit down and seriously think about your build. If you're really interested, there are already a number of builds posted throughout the forums, complete with discussion and comments, so they should give you some ideas on popular skills and whatnot.

Absolute Destiny · Sep 14, 2006, 03:41 AM // 03:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rera

You guys are kidding, right? Telling somebody they can change their secondary is suddenly asshole behavior? As Skuld said, he's not even using any necro skills, so I don't understand why suggesting that he switch secondary and *make his build more effective* is suddenly OMFG JERK!!

People never hesitate to tell wammos to change their profession, so I don't understand what the difference is here.

Flurry is fine as IAS. It'll lower your damage, but Frenzy is suicide in the hands of an inexperienced player, and Tiger Stance active/recharge ratio is too low. Actually, you may not even have access to Tiger Stance, assuming you started in Prophecies (which I think is a good assumption, since you're not lvl20).

At lvl18 you haven't actually started to play the 'real' game yet, so don't get too caught up on builds for the moment. I'm not saying take random skills or an empty skillbar, but bring the stuff that makes sense to you and just roll. Once you've reached level 20 and have access to more skills and other professions, you can sit down and seriously think about your build. If you're really interested, there are already a number of builds posted throughout the forums, complete with discussion and comments, so they should give you some ideas on popular skills and whatnot.

Um, not to appear any more noobish, but
What does my level have to do with the skills that are available to me? Isn't that more based on locations I have access to?

LightningHell · Sep 14, 2006, 05:03 AM // 05:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Absolute Destiny

Um, not to appear any more noobish, but
What does my level have to do with the skills that are available to me? Isn't that more based on locations I have access to?

True, but usually you don't get level 10s in Ring of Fire.

Senator Tom · Sep 14, 2006, 05:11 AM // 05:11

just so you know, deep wound is always great for a warrior to be able to inflict, so you definately want to have a combo of a knockdown + crushing blow