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Old Dec 25, 2006, 12:51 AM // 00:51   #1
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Just a simple question... Which effects damage more, Strength or Sword Mastery?
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Old Dec 25, 2006, 07:37 AM // 07:37   #2
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Just a simple question... Which effects damage more, Strength or Sword Mastery?
How bout if im using a Axe
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Old Dec 25, 2006, 07:53 AM // 07:53   #3
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How answering the question? Sword Mastery.
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Old Dec 27, 2006, 11:37 PM // 23:37   #4
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I would max out sword and then put the unused into strength.

"Even if a Warrior does not utilize any Strength skills, it's recommended that any spare points be placed into Strength, if only for the purpose of dealing a little more damage when using attack skills." -Guildwiki

I don't know which one does more damage over the other. But higher swordsmanship means more damage and crit's.
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Old Dec 27, 2006, 11:44 PM // 23:44   #5
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Sword Mastery by a longshot. Increased Sword Mastery will add extra power to EVERY attack, AND increase critical hit chance, whereas Strength only adds damage when you use attack skills.
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Old Dec 28, 2006, 12:00 AM // 00:00   #6
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Strength is terrible.
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Old Dec 28, 2006, 03:32 AM // 03:32   #7
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Strength is terrible.
Awww.. so I shouldn't be using Power Attack...?

Rats..

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Old Jan 02, 2007, 09:45 AM // 09:45   #8
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Awww.. so I shouldn't be using Power Attack...?
Use Counterattack instead...

Strength also has Warrior's Endurance, Sprint, Flail, a lot of other nice skills. Strength is useful... The side effect of Strength however is quite useless.
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You shouldn't even be using Counterattack or Power attack, use a Sword attack skill.
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Old Jan 02, 2007, 09:09 PM // 21:09   #10
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Use Counterattack instead...

Strength also has Warrior's Endurance, Sprint, Flail, a lot of other nice skills. Strength is useful... The side effect of Strength however is quite useless.
You took my question seriously..?

/sigh.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 02:09 AM // 02:09   #11
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swordsmanship. strength is about the worst primary attribute in the game, but i guess thats an opinion.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 08:08 AM // 08:08   #12
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Strength SKILLS are awesome, the attribute itself though makes me a sad panda.

I went to Axe though after a while in Elona, Sword really disappointed me. After getting Dragon Slash I am contemplating going back to sword for a while.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 08:13 AM // 08:13   #13
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I went to Axe though after a while in Elona, Sword really disappointed me. After getting Dragon Slash I am contemplating going back to sword for a while.
Swordsmanship didn't really get any great skills, which makes me sad.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 08:16 AM // 08:16   #14
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I got a great idea, Echo Hundred Blades.

But yea after spamming Sever and Gash I began to think "Axes look much more intimidating." I still need to cap Evicerate, but I like spamming Cleave.
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 10:08 AM // 10:08   #15
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You took my question seriously..?

/sigh.
You took my reply seriously?

/hahahhahahaahha
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Old Jan 03, 2007, 11:11 AM // 11:11   #16
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Swordsmanship definitely doesn't suck. Axe might have a better spike and AoE capability, but a sword build with Dragon Slash and a few other high-adrenaline skills with +35-40 damage can put out a high, steady DPS. Strength is also fairly decent with this build because once you get your cycle going, almost all of your attacks will be attack skills. I'd take axe in PvP and sword in PvE.

[skill]Standing Slash[/skill][skill]Galrath SLash[/skill][skill]Silverwing Slash[/skill][skill]Sun and Moon Slash[/skill][skill]Dragon Slash[/skill][skill]Flail[/skill][skill]"For Great Justice!"[/skill] (should prolly pick either Galrath or Silverwing)
Add a furious weapon and you can pretty much chain these attacks infinitely.

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Old Jan 03, 2007, 11:39 AM // 11:39   #17
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Heh, I recognise that build Muk

If you take Muk's build, drop either Silverwing or Galrath for Enraging Charge.
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