Changing the Build  

Posted by SpearDriver in ,

It's always a popular category on this blog and I'm going to have to change the build on my hybrid a bit, so it's time for another post on the topic. A hybrid build isn't quite as simple as a warrior build.

Let me show you my warrior build and you will see what I mean. I maxed out my strength and dexterity ages ago. Since then I've only been adding to Constitution. For a PvE warrior, that's all I need. With HP ornaments that character is now basically unkillable even when grinding on orange mobs, as long as he's hitting something.

A hybrid build isn't quite that simple though because you have options for things like nukes, which are really helpful, but they're useless without Wisdom or Essence. Of course you want to be able to play a normal grinding game too, so you need Strength and Dexterity as well. The one break that we get as hybrid players is the Constitution self buff. Most players don't add any chi points to Constitution. Unfortunately, that doesn't work anymore.

A few weeks ago there was a change to the dungeon bosses and most of them now hand out a major all attributes penalty. The Golden Coins Mansion boss will quite happily debuff you, and give you a minus 47 all attributes penalty. I used to be able to solo that dungeon, but with only enough Constitution for relics I would go to my knees if I even went near that guy now. For the next few levels I'll be add to Constitution. I pay for premium too, and that buff doesn't get taken away by the Mansion boss debuff so I think a base of 50 Con should be enough.

I'll let you know when I get there.

- SpearDriver

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4 comments

Squirrel  

Well, I had 3 different builds on Ar:

1. melee, which was basically 2str+2dex/level (dex for the AR, there was no epi i didn't get from the first try), with 10 con for every 12th level (ch12 and ch1, all points went to con). Only died from mobs while training nukes at 5% hp.

2. Damage build, suggested by tali. I got my Conqueror of North Sea epi with is. It was 200 ess, the rest to wis, all other attributes at 15. It's the one i had the most damage with, but it made grinding a nightmare. Full buffed, i could not take 2 icy white mobs on me without healing, getting a lot of ew and eventually running around like mad.

3. My current build: 100 str, 200 ess, 100 wis, 100 con 15 dex. Damage is less than with build nr 2, but i sat between 4 orange mobs and tanked them. Def, with 600 def set, def trinket, self buff, prem buff was 2400. 440 dodge deco, 2 slotted hat, wb and boots, all with dodge. Dodge is around 1700. Using HM 4 slot +6 bracers with 7/1k hp leech and special damage, and grinding is a walk in the park, while damage is higher than on the melee build. The only downside is that boss killing takes a hell of a lot of time, silence/para bosses are a nightmare so i have to be selective what bosses i kill and what dungeons i go to

June 2, 2010 at 4:34 PM
SpearDriver  

As you can see from Squirrel's post there are a lot of ways to go about building a hybrid. I like to think that my current build on AxeDriver is a "balanced" build.

I can melee grind all day, but with the right clothes, relics and my WD GB bracers I can go nuking too, if I want to.

June 2, 2010 at 4:44 PM
ukhidden  

BTW, what the fuck is the point with the server copy thing in the coin store?... 14K coins is A LOT... better to use them on prems and other stuff

June 3, 2010 at 3:13 PM
SpearDriver  

You could change to Asura for instance, but a few people have used that get away from Asura too.

It's that price because it has to be done manually by the GM's, and takes a fair bit of time.

June 3, 2010 at 4:54 PM

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