Help the new guy with his build? - 27/09/17 02:17 PM
I haven't done more than looked at the character creation screen, but this weekend I will begin playing, so I've started planning my character, but I have no idea what I'm doing really.
My plan is to make a dark knight'ish type of character. The plan is to go melee with Two-Handed Weapons and really go offensive with a lot of Str/Wit for Dmg/Crit, and combine this with Necromancer to gain sustain through life steal. I will play multiplayer with two other guys, so no Lone Wolf.
I will start out with Warfare/Necromancer. Later I will pick up Two-Handed Weapons and Polymorph. I will pump most points into Warfare quickly to gain a damage boost, and put some points into Necromancer to gain life steal, blood drain, and to create blood. Polymorph will be added at some point since this seems to go well with a physical based character to add some utility. These four skills will be my primary focuses.
Other than general feedback on the viability of this build, I do have some specific questions as well, that I hope someone knowledgeable can answer:
1) Since I'm going very offensive, I want to choose Human for the crit chance. However, Fane is undead and has the same crit chance bonus. I'm thinking since undead don't bleed, the Leech talent will lose a lot of its value. However, I will be able to heal from any poison based attacks instead. This, combined with leech, would mean that both blood AND poison would heal me. This leads me to believe that playing Fane would be the best choice. Which race is better, really? Am I missing something important?
2) Will I be able to sustain myself enough from the passive Necromancer life drain? How much does the drain % increase as you put more points in it? It seems to start at 10% but I don't know how much each additional point will give me.
3) Is Retribution worth it? Will Necromancer heal me from damage caused by Retribution?
4) I haven't been able to find any information about armor. Are there armor types in this game such as cloth/leather/plate? Will I gimp my damage if I decide to go offensive while wearing plate? I'm thinking Overpower would be a good skill to combine high armored plate with an offensive play style and Necromancer, since getting that armor down quick and easy allows me to steal life. Am I missing something important when it comes to armor?
5) Any other tips or advice?
My plan is to make a dark knight'ish type of character. The plan is to go melee with Two-Handed Weapons and really go offensive with a lot of Str/Wit for Dmg/Crit, and combine this with Necromancer to gain sustain through life steal. I will play multiplayer with two other guys, so no Lone Wolf.
I will start out with Warfare/Necromancer. Later I will pick up Two-Handed Weapons and Polymorph. I will pump most points into Warfare quickly to gain a damage boost, and put some points into Necromancer to gain life steal, blood drain, and to create blood. Polymorph will be added at some point since this seems to go well with a physical based character to add some utility. These four skills will be my primary focuses.
Other than general feedback on the viability of this build, I do have some specific questions as well, that I hope someone knowledgeable can answer:
1) Since I'm going very offensive, I want to choose Human for the crit chance. However, Fane is undead and has the same crit chance bonus. I'm thinking since undead don't bleed, the Leech talent will lose a lot of its value. However, I will be able to heal from any poison based attacks instead. This, combined with leech, would mean that both blood AND poison would heal me. This leads me to believe that playing Fane would be the best choice. Which race is better, really? Am I missing something important?
2) Will I be able to sustain myself enough from the passive Necromancer life drain? How much does the drain % increase as you put more points in it? It seems to start at 10% but I don't know how much each additional point will give me.
3) Is Retribution worth it? Will Necromancer heal me from damage caused by Retribution?
4) I haven't been able to find any information about armor. Are there armor types in this game such as cloth/leather/plate? Will I gimp my damage if I decide to go offensive while wearing plate? I'm thinking Overpower would be a good skill to combine high armored plate with an offensive play style and Necromancer, since getting that armor down quick and easy allows me to steal life. Am I missing something important when it comes to armor?
5) Any other tips or advice?