poplik wrote:blunt is good for the 10 sec stun, if you don't go 50 blunt I don't see reason to spec it, blunt is weak against chain and since all healers wear chain, you want blades

Think chain is vulnerable against pierce, not blades

I prefer 50cd 50 weapon spec because of better dos output and because switching from bag shield is a boring

If you want just to go solo all depends on your choice.

Pierce:
+ bonus vs mercenary, reavers, mid chain tanks and supproters (if you group sometime
+ 5 sec stun on evade
+ str/con debuff got 50% effect
- malus vs sb, hunters, infis, scouts (all the stealthers ),vs plated tanks, savages/zerk and expecially hard time vs friars

Blunt:
+ 10 sec stun on parry combo
+ bonus vs infis,scout, friar and plated tanks
- weak vs mercenary, reavers and mid chain


If you go solo with pierce => you can manage to kill stealthers if you got some charge buff and you can try to kill reavers in 15 sec using charge. Merc can be killed too but it will be very hard vs friars and arms.
Also you could do good dmg vs skald, thane and warriors, which are the most common solo tanks^

If you go solo with blunt => you do very good dmg to infis, no malus vs other stealthers and you can try to kill friars and arms, but reavers and mercs will be the problem.


The game is made in a way that you can't have a kill-everyone-else class (maybe not :O) so you have to decide which classtype you want to be strong with and the classtype you can't kill^



Personally I find no way to spec blades, neither group or solo

amour is Resistant it gets -10% on Damage. Vulnerable +10%. and Neutral +0%

Albion:

Plate: Thrust=Resistant Crush=Vulnerable Slash=Neutral
Chain: Thrust=Vulnerable Crush=Resistant Slash=Neutral
Studded: Thrust=Vulnerable Crush=Resistant Slash=Neutral
Leather: Thrust=Resistant Crush=Vulnerable Slash=Neutral

Hibernia:

Scale: Thrust=Neutral Crush=Resistant Slash=Vulnerable
Reinforced: Thrust=Neutral Crush=Vulnerable Slash=Resistant
Leather: Thrust=Neutral Crush=Vulnerable Slash=Resistant

Midgard:

Chain: Thrust=Vulnerable Crush=Neutral Slash=Resistant
Studded: Thrust=Resistant Crush=Neutral Slash=Vulnerable
Leather: Thrust=Resistant Crush=Neutral Slash=Vulnerable


^^

I Like Piercing BMs just for the fact that almost all the support classes are chain users ^^

some think the piercing rule of the 1/2 str 1/2 dex will kill your damage but that 10% bounce does help ^^ aye you will not hit hard on most of the other tanks... but if you play 8 man its better to kill there supporters faster then they can kill your right?

if you want to play solo then its different imo.
or if your char is the fribolg with that much starting strength then i would go blunt/blade

I agree with Salidor, piercing is the best way to go. Except the point that if youre a firbolg you should go blades/blunt.

celt has 60str 60dex thats 60/2 + 60/2
firbolg has 90str 40dex thats 90/2 +40/2

65>60.

So damagewise firbie is the best choice for piercing bm too.


If youre all about looks than go blades and one day you may join the jedi order LOL.

If u like to use right weapon against all enemies, u can even try this spec:
50cd / 33 all weapons but its little bit uncomfortable - switching
50cd / 39 2 weapons
50cd / 32 2 weapons / 35 shield - for positional stuns(rare 6s,side 8s)
Decent rr, det4, charge2, all other points to dmg increasing abilities - for group playing and u cant be wrong with any spec.