Ilerget wrote:

Nezix wrote:...And thrust is 50/50 so high str or high dex will even out...

Hihglander 70 STR + 50 DEX = 120
Saracen 50 STR + 80 DEX = 130

True, but that's only +5 once it's divided.
And that's only for thrust main hand weapons. All polearm damage is 100% STR.

Highlander has much more CON also !

Highlanders also wear kilts without undergarments. They also have an extra 5% cold resist which is nice against darkness/darkcarver runemasters and light eldritches.

I'm now veering towards merc! I played Hero on genesis to RR7 and need a change to a dual wield char, i also really want to see how good PF will be on a fast dual wielder

So... Saracen merc using thrust weapons (slightly increased evade chance, plus better chance to land slam due to shield having it's own wpnskill and using dex NOT 1h wpnskill as some think) might be important seen as slam has no to hit bonus

or Highlander for crush or slash weaponry with increased damage?!

Austerim wrote:Highlander has much more CON also !

so true, merc should always go highlander for +10 or +20 con compared to brit \ saracen.

Is not the +10 dex making the difference parrying etc.. but 50-100 hps sometimes do

I just want to play a hunter, But for this coming patch level they were so bougis. I need some one to cheer me up on the whole (dark age of tankalot) when not all of us play tanks.

Ilerget wrote:

Nezix wrote:...And thrust is 50/50 so high str or high dex will even out...

Hihglander 70 STR + 50 DEX = 120
Saracen 50 STR + 80 DEX = 130

And no Skirt ^

I agree in most cases race means so little. As long as you aren't silly about it.

Uthgard is not too far away and even tho I probably won't play the beta I will atleast be back & active in here to answer questions as good as I can.

Nef Melody wrote:Uthgard is not too far away and even tho I probably won't play the beta I will atleast be back & active in here to answer questions as good as I can.

Savage vs. Berkserker. Who ya got!

I don't see savage as a useful frontline offtank because it's just terrible vs guard and is easily peeled for not having pf. If you want to play svg efficiently use it as a backline dps to pressure offtanks on your supps/casters. Svg will melt bms/mercs/minstrels and generally everything that pushes your backline, but stay the hell away from where the enemy guarder is.

Zerk has lower average dps out of vendo, but alot more utility due to backsnare and PF plus it's way harder to guard & peel which makes it superior to svg as an offtank.

edit: zerk is hard to peel because it will permasnare the target with backsnare and pf so you cannot peel for your supps/casters by snaring them and slam is very unreliable since it will miss really often

I imagine savage a good Option in a melee train with a zerk. Other than that i think svg needs a special Setup to work properly.

Something like
H H S,
Rm
Warrior peels
Skald zerk train Maybe Drop Skald for 2nd zerk
Svg float.

This is due to very Different targeting priorities of a zerk and a svg.

Svg will target anything with no defensive Spec line
Zerk will target anything that has no parry.

I have a question that I already asked way more than 100 player that played with old RA on live, the answers I got are like 60:40 towards unbreakable, but everyone claims to be 100% sure

: Was the old RA PF snare (only a short duration 30% snare) unbreakable or did it break on damage?
If it is breakable, does it grant any immunity?
If it is unbreakable, can a stronger snare overwrite it? If so, does it get canceled on damage if overwritten by a stronger snare?
Best would be if anyone has a old video? I searched a lot but did not find any clear proof.

Unbreakable,no immunity - it doesn't get overwritten by other snare effects but stacks with them. In other words it counts like a unique snaring effect that has nothing to do with other roots/snares.

now its 61% / 39% !