No it's not. Why would it be a joke ?

Evade is the only defense bards have. As everything is quite easily capped, why not try and cap this as well ?

If you read the thread, you'll see that capping quickness on a bard will only boost evade by approx 2% in the best scenario. It does sound ridiculous, but if you keep in mind that people cap slash/thrust/crush to 26 rather than 24%, you might reconsider.

My conclusion is : I believe that 2% more evade is not such a ridiculous idea... provided it doesn't penalize the template.

And actually, it does. Indeed, it is probably impossible to add +75 quickness and still have valuable charges such as D/Q buff and DD. This is the reason why I have been thinking on the 2nd template.

and do not forget those 2% are only with an mob as an opponent (on uth a berserker would count the same as a mob in regards of the defense penetration)

if uthgard will ever implement this livelike defensepenetration your 2 % will melt down about less than 0,5% i assume.

small example to understand my speech: a bard will evade more against an unbuffed runemaster (low stats, low damage-tier) against a fullbuffed beserker (high stats, high damage-tier)

Magicco wrote:and do not forget those 2% are only with an mob as an opponent (on uth a berserker would count the same as a mob in regards of the defense penetration)

if uthgard will ever implement this livelike defensepenetration your 2 % will melt down about less than 0,5% i assume.

small example to understand my speech: a bard will evade more against an unbuffed runemaster (low stats, low damage-tier) against a fullbuffed beserker (high stats, high damage-tier)

I know, and you are right.

Nonetheless, considering how slow things move here (SI not implemented, bugs, no OF RAs causing serious imbalance, etc.), this might not be coming anytime soon.

just want to give the advice that the 75 quick are only spent money for such a small effort^^

even on live no sb or slash infil (there are no trusth infis anymore^^) use no or only a lil bit in dexterity for their evade increase, cause the bonus it way to tiny and impossible to cap within the more important stuff

Magicco wrote:just want to give the advice that the 75 quick are only spent money for such a small effort^^

even on live no sb or slash infil (there are no trusth infis anymore^^) use no or only a lil bit in dexterity for their evade increase, cause the bonus it way to tiny and impossible to cap within the more important stuff

Agree with you - but once again, the situation is very different. There is no way that a stealther on live can cap everything with a 99% template - there are much more important to do : HP, decaps, ToA bonuses, Mythirians, Charges, etc etc... Over there, the question is about making sacrifices and choices - drop something to get something better.

I am 100% sure that if it was possible for them to cap everything with a 99% temp (as it is here for a bard - see Frinjan's template), some would also try and cap quickness and dex.

10l4 and still with thid SC (6p in total due to MP instrus only). go and do rvr instead of farming money for a wasted temp.

pweet wrote:10l4 and still with thid SC (6p in total due to MP instrus only). go and do rvr instead of farming money for a wasted temp.

I am lvl 36 and made lots of RPs yesterday evening in Brae. Not quite farming yet.