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Post by sandman68 on Nov 28, 2016 16:55:10 GMT -5
Which kind of gift shall i take?
I am tending to take the armor instead of the weapons....
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Post by matrim on Nov 28, 2016 17:17:11 GMT -5
Kincaid, Vraes, or Fyona?
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Post by sandman68 on Nov 28, 2016 18:15:38 GMT -5
Vraes:
Shall i take the Juggernaut Plate, or the Bhevellis Sword Design?
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Post by fallen on Nov 28, 2016 19:07:35 GMT -5
Vraes: Shall i take the Juggernaut Plate, or the Bhevellis Sword Design? What type of Vraes are you running? Either one is amazing. |
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Post by sandman68 on Nov 28, 2016 19:58:33 GMT -5
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Post by fallen on Nov 28, 2016 21:43:57 GMT -5
Wow, you are already super hardened with armor. It may be to your advantage to pick up a very powerful weapon. |
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Post by sandman68 on Nov 29, 2016 10:31:13 GMT -5
you should not forget, that the original armor, Vraes is wearing is a knights Armor with 116 Armor - the Juggernaut Plate has 182 Armor and +325 HP, 16 Dmg, 8% Sp Drain, +1 MP
the Bhevellis Sword, Storm maker (2AP): 51 - 124 Dmg, 160 SP, 8% crit; +15 Elemental Dmg (Fire, Ice, Lit, Earth); 8 SP drain
at the moment, Vraes has a (3AP) Flambard Sword : 61 - 146 Dmg, +12 Lightning Dmg 4% Crit -> so i guess the plate would be better (maybe i am wrong).
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Post by fallen on Nov 29, 2016 11:38:34 GMT -5
sandman68 - the 2 AP vs 3 AP difference is huge in those weapons. I would not discount that, and consider comparing the 3 AP Bhevellis blade to the 3 AP Flambard ... p.s. the armor is really awesome 
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Post by En1gma on Nov 29, 2016 20:01:40 GMT -5
I'd make the switch to that sword in an INSTANT. Good lord the spoilers here, but I have even more hope for my late game Strickening/Sundering synergy builds after seeing those weapon stats.
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Post by matrim on Nov 29, 2016 22:00:28 GMT -5
Personal opinion is the armour. My reasoning: no strickening or ToS levelled means res is uncursed, ele damage with the exception of lightning in your case is not adding very much (which your flambard already adds), no BoS on Vraes means 1 MP is going to be HUGE (although MP is always big IMO, you may want to invest 1-3 in BoS, I think you will be pleasantly surprised), the tank stats on it are sick, nothing comes close whereas the weapons you get are very solid (again not close to the weapon but closer than any armour I have seen gets to that plate), lastly, HP is more valuable than SP especially when considering the SP drain the armor/weapon adds, additionally the armor slot is not something you get SP drain on often.
Take this with a grain of salt. The weapon gains a lot of value if you adjust your build slightly. BB on Kjartan, ToS on Tamilin (both awesome talents) and some equip swaps to ele damage gear would make me swap my choice to the weapon as then the ele damage added has a lot more significance.
Having 270 armour is going to be insane, archers can't touch that.
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Post by phaze on Nov 30, 2016 11:12:35 GMT -5
Just putting out a mention that the choice can be used to push your advantage or shore up a weak spot in the build.
In your battles, do you find yourself needing more armor and hp? Or do find yourself wishing Vraes would do more damage? Are you looking to improve survivability or add to offense?
Without knowing your exact play style and current equipment choices, the community advice can only go so far.
It seems like your tamilin is your primary damage dealer with Vraes and Kyera as melee damage and having high hp to absorb hits. Kjartan looks like a main curse thrower but no burning blades?
If your Vraes is tanky enough, than adding better weapon damage may add more value. The better weapon stats, increased base damage, and increased crit chance may add more to your Vraes as well as solve sp problems, freeing up equipment slots. Given your Vraes has 600 sp, I am guessing this has been an issue.
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Post by Someone on Nov 30, 2016 14:44:01 GMT -5
I think matrim is most reasonable, unless you use a good dose of elemental, that armor will go further for you imo.
Fallen and phaze have good points too, if Vraes is already untouched, then using 2ap instead of 3 for an extra hit, could very well be better than an extra mp. SP is kinda moot, the sword gives SP yes, but you'll be using it faster with 3 hits a round instead of two, and getting less back than with the 3ap flambard and armor, unless that extra 4% critical and/or elemental picks up the difference.
It really depends on build and your needs, but Matrim is most correct for what we know I think.
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Post by anrdaemon on Nov 30, 2016 17:34:08 GMT -5
You want deciding factors?
Divide your sword stats by its AP. Then compare.
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Post by achilles73 on Dec 28, 2016 10:22:14 GMT -5
Kincaid, Vraes, or Fyona? Hmmm, so he can give you two legendry weapons if you run Fyona? |
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Post by fallen on Dec 28, 2016 12:02:29 GMT -5
achilles73 - Cortias can also be the source of the legendary item for Fyona, yes. Not for Kyera.
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