Character Rating House & Advice [11] - Page 6

Character Link: http://aq.battleon.com/build30/charview.asp?temp=8475906
Build: Tank Beastmage
Notes: I Haven't played in forever so i need advice on what I need to do make my character better for my build.
Goals: Become Level 130

would like another rating/advice session.

I know it hasn't been long, but only one person offered advice last time.

http://aq.battleon.com/build30/charview.asp?temp=19874626

If you are looking for bth, then Luck is just as good as Dex for Melee attacks.


For Melee attacks:
200 Str + 90 Dex = +18 bth

200 Str + 90 Luk = +17 bth

90 Luck brings with it +45 random damage on lucky strikes, as well as a better chance of going first and resisting opponent's abilities such as poisoning and sleep. It also increases the healing from potions.

200 Str plus 4 nerfs from the lvl 50 Nerfkitten brings with it +36 bth (between nerfed defenses and nerfed stats) as well as increasing damage by 20% each time an attack lands. This is shared by pets and guests as well.

Potential damage output, the nerfkitten + 150 Cha is better. You'll do just fine with lowering Cha and going with z token pets. I'm assuming you know the 100% attack rates for those pets and that 60 Cha does the trick. I know nothing about them.

There's a downside to giving up some bth for the nerfing pets because sometimes the nerfing pets don't hit! But then even with the extra bth from Dex or Luck, you'd have a difficult time hitting high level Ambushes anyhow.

Really, +10 bth isn't going to make a difference in most stat rolls. It will in about 1 out of 10, but that's it.

Bth-> Dex/16 + Luck/20 That seems like quite a difference, but it really isn't. There's at most +2 difference between the two, unless you are talking about Ranged attacks where Dex is significantly better.

Damage-> Dex = 0 while Luck/2 for lucky strikes. Since lucky strikes occur 10% of the time, 200 Luck would give you an average of 10 additional random damage. But since it either hits or doesn't, it is very inconsistant. Since it is random damage, the damage itself is inconsistant. It can do nothing, but it can do major damage.

Luck does all those other things too.

Dex does increase damage for ranged attacks, but it is now Dex/40. At 200 Dex, that's a whopping +5 random damage.

Seeing as T-g and Mjollnir both have +23 bth and ranged is generally a weakness for most opponents, I've decided that Dex really isn't needed for those weapons.

But it is nice to have slightly different builds for different characters.

200 Str + 160 Dex is the most efficient use of stats weapons. I really hope that one day they change the game formulas again and make Dex more useful. It really is a very irrelevant stat at the moment.

If you have that much Cha, you might as well pick up the lvl 50 Nerfkitten. It is the most powerful pet in the game. It is a real differenc maker.

Since you don't use spells, I'd suggest giving up the old Undead Mutant and go for Pure Warrior. Untrain the Int and put those stats into Str.

Get Nemesis Plate + Nemesis Shield. You'll also want to pick up the Sackleberry Special.

Good luck.

Shadow would be alright, although most of its elemental resistances are concentrated into Darkness. If I recall correctly, Nemesis' modifiers are more evenly distributed. This means it has a better general protection.

Reign has really good fire, energy and light protection, but it is terrible in other areas.

The fastest way to farm gold is Vince's Maze. Get good at that and you won't have an issue with gold again.