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Events · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:04 am Post subject:

This is just what i think and i will happily stand corrected if im wrong. But isnt kick damage based on str? From what i see, your armor and helm stack dexterity rather than str. This could be useful ar and block wise but imo adding extra str would be more effective.

James · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:18 am Post subject:

dex affects kick damage as well. not to mention that it adds about 20 ar for me for every point in it.

i think i'll be switching to sig's helm instead of the crown today, as well as ith'ing my main swordback for the present.

i've got a flawless amethyst'd flange in stash, just don't have another swordback that i can remember.

as for using 2 socketed gold bts of readiness, what would be best bet in sockets? 2x flawless amethysts? of possibly a nef for kb?

Events · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:48 am Post subject:

Does dex affect kick damage as dramatically as str? If not therein lies the dilemma. If str has a more profound effect on dmg, which, then, is the better option. More damage or more AR? I guess it all comes down to the rest of your setup, how much ar/dex/str.

If dexterity fits more to your build than str, then by all means stick to it, but thats when experimentation comes in handy. Try a couple of different items, and actually test them out. Narrow it all down to the perfect setup.

Anyways good luck with this. Hope it turns out well for you.

James · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 1:50 am Post subject:

dex and str, from what i've seen, are roughly the same damage addition per point.

Clops · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 4:44 am Post subject:

ar from a weapon doesnt apply to kicks, well on my lvl 15 kicker anyway, when i went from a regular crush to a flawless amethyst one, i didnt get any differnece in my attack rating

James · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:12 am Post subject:

it doesn't affect kick ar, but it does help with ts. i think my ts ar is a little low right now, so it wouldn't hurt to have a couple hundred more ar. i'm still not sure if i should put 1 amethyst and 1 nef in or not, though.

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Jerkazoid · Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:38 am Post subject:

u dont really want to pump anything but vitality with your stats,
its just a matter of making sure you hit the neccesary str/dex reqs.

the dmg is not really something to wow at, your better off usually just going with vit though. remeber pvp is 17%

each 1vitality = 3life ~approximatly 17 listed dmg.
in comparison how much dmg does 1 str add on the kicker? and then boosted with how much TS?

i very much doubt 1 str will translate to an addition even close to 17 dmg at these levels

that is why the basic building outline still kinda matters
min str for gear,
dex for 75% block
rest in vit

the crushflange/swordback will actually be about 50% your dmg, u start out and just kick away and land a few lucky hits.. then switch to TS/claw

kick already knocksback. not consistantly though.
personally i hate the KB, so dont bother w/ Nef imo. it probably wont do anything anyway.

a decent DTm jewel is all you ned in the flange. u can try to find dex jewels for the weapons,, but then you have to make sure u rebuild with that dex in mind to save vit stats.. its the perfectionist route, so its a pain.