newb thane and sm seeking advice

[angrysquirrel]

2 questions chaps, rest is obvious

best rvr spec for a thane ?

im thinking 50 shield 4tehw1n and not sure about the rest, anyway youve prob tried a few things so share advice

ok my sm is 50 summoning, what are good chars for farming in a group and other than df, where are good places to farm ?

ta

 

[corel]

Originally posted by angrysquirrel
best rvr spec for a thane ?

Warrior Trainer - 50 sword, 50 shield rest parry

 

[kameh]

No insult intended but your signature says you have a 50 Thane and 50 SM - shouldn't you know how to spec characters you spent ages making?

Thanes are under performing at the moment - probably best to check the up and coming lurve they get. SMs get a nerf but you might want to ride out the TG camping wave at the moment with focus shield.

 

[cleptomaniac]

Originally posted by kameh
No insult intended but your signature says you have a 50 Thane and 50 SM - shouldn't you know how to spec characters you spent ages making?

He wrote "newb thane and sm seeking advice" in the topic, so he probably either traded or bought them.

Atleast that's how i translated it

 

[angrysquirrel]

well translated imo

im thinking warrior thane , got a webbie for thane love info ?

 

[old.Lythande]

Thane love? Lol, this is midgard. The only kind of love we get is the prison-type.

 

[kameh]

Might not actually have been any lurve yet but god it has to be coming soon or my guilds going to be full of forever gimped Thanes lol

 

[angrysquirrel]

every hole's a goal

 

[PaqMan]

Originally posted by angrysquirrel
best rvr spec for a thane ?

Crimson & black chain - hooded cloak and a nice hammer. Style counts.. (To bad I wobble like a drunk duck when I run around..)

This newbie have 42 shield, 44 hammer, 46 Stormcalling. Seems to be a standard thingie but it works for me.

Only two things that worries me slightly atm is mez(more then slightly though..) and 'l33tness'...

But those to minors are easy overcome by having fun with friends in game, both in PvE & RvR

 

[angrysquirrel]

cant believe savages have det and thanes (a warrior class) dont..

nerf something !

 

[Kindar]

Originally posted by angrysquirrel
cant believe savages have det and thanes (a warrior class) dont..

nerf something !

Well...cuase Mythic say they are a light class, so Det is an option for Savages. Thanes have Purge thou, but its costly. Dosen't matter much thou....imo most healers have a little time in most rvr situations to demezz nondet classes.

And savages are getting a nerf, but i dunno how serious it gets.

 

[lorric]

Originally posted by angrysquirrel
cant believe savages have det and thanes (a warrior class) dont..

nerf something !

its a hybrid class so no det, savages are a light tank class so they have det.

 

[PaqMan]

Originally posted by lorric
its a hybrid class so no det, savages are a light tank class so they have det.

Im no hybrid!! Im a pure thane...


Btw.. Do anyone know if there's any explanation of why hybrids(as in thanes, skalds, ...) can't have det? Even expensive ones? Like double points to buy it?

And another one: I have invested some rp skill points in Avoidance of Magic to get some resistance in mez and I do resist some(AoM 2 now and I resist more than before I got it), but not all.. Whats the 'breakpoints' and what determine when a mez succeed or not?

 

[Kindar]

Originally posted by PaqMan

And another one: I have invested some rp skill points in Avoidance of Magic to get some resistance in mez and I do resist some(AoM 2 now and I resist more than before I got it), but not all.. Whats the 'breakpoints' and what determine when a mez succeed or not?

Urgh...tough one. Several reasons. First your resists have a role, but im not aware of how high. Then your rr, and the rr from the mezzer of course. The strength of the mezz. I've been told mezz also have a reason depending on your current actions.
Cba to think of more...if any of this is true :-P

 

[old.Lythande]

Resists only affect the duration of the mezz and not whether it lands or not, this is true for all spells.

 

[zoia]

I believe it's spell level vs player level that affects your chance to resist a spell, or something like that.
That's why my lv 34 DD gets resisted more than my lv 44 DD.

No idea why hybrids don't have det. and tanks do.
Maybe they gave it to tanks when they were nothing but cannonfodder, so they would stand a chance against the casters,
but figured hybrids still had something to play with while rooted so they were fine. :\

 

[VodkaFairy]

Originally posted by old.Lythande
Thane love? Lol, this is midgard. The only kind of love we get is the prison-type.

Mids aren't nerfed just because you're mids. You have been nerfed for obvious reasons...

 

[-RG-Jaond]

Originally posted by VodkaFairy
Mids aren't nerfed just because you're mids. You have been nerfed for obvious reasons...

True you are so right...

We got nerfed cause of crying kids from alb

 

[Whoodoo_RD]

Originally posted by VodkaFairy
Mids aren't nerfed just because you're mids. You have been nerfed for obvious reasons...

To give you albs something you can actually kill solo perhaps?


For Thane - wait for 1.65 for lurve

Spec 46 or 48 Stormcalling.
42 Sheild for slam.
39 or 44 weapon depending on styles and weap type.

Best thing for RvR, dont, stay PvEing, were better at it.

 

[Lumikki]

39 hammer, 42 shield, 48 SC, 15 parry.

That's my spec.

xx

 

[old.Lythande]

Originally posted by VodkaFairy
Mids aren't nerfed just because you're mids. You have been nerfed for obvious reasons...

Wtf does that have to do with us never EVER getting any real love for the classes that need 'em (hunter, thane, SB, skald, runemaster)? It doesn't? OK THEN

 

[-RG-Jaond]

50sword 50shield rest parry thats my spec

oh forgot 3 in sc

 

[piggeman]

Originally posted by angrysquirrel
cant believe savages have det and thanes (a warrior class) dont..

nerf something !

anything with power doesnt "count" as a tank.
savages has det cos they dont have power...

 

[Cozak]

46SC 44Hammer 42Shield.. works well hit hard as well due to conquer -> sledgehammer which can be used after slam mainly. You also get last damage add with that spec.

 

[Tasans]

Originally posted by -RG-Jaond
50sword 50shield rest parry thats my spec

oh forgot 3 in sc

Err if you wanted a warrior why didnt you roll one?

best rvr spec for a thane ?

Whatever spec you like and >800 tailor.
The strategy behind this is simple, farm hard and use the money to play a proper class. Mid will thank you for it.

 

[Lumikki]

Be like 95% of midgard, roll a fotm class so you can laugh at people who play anything else.

xx

 

[PaqMan]

Originally posted by Lumikki
Be like 95% of midgard, roll a fotm class so you can laugh at people who play anything else.

xx

And don't forget.. When your class gets non fotm roll a new fotm and laugh at those who still play the class you used to play ,-)

(Starting to learn the fotm'ism of DAOC am I?)

 

[Lanquid]

Ive just repecced down from 50 hammer and lower shield to

48sc 39 hammer 42 shield rest parry

Might go 50 SC when 1.65 hits and lose some parry.

Basically with 50 weapon and all the other spells and such I was swapping quickbars too much to use the chained back hit, so found it rather pointless.

39 hammer good for lambast when using a 2 hander in PvE, but as chains of sheild seem better and parry will be low in 1.65 might not bother to use that either.

1.65 will see big difference in thanes usefullness, MCL, proper rated str/con buff, less mana for spells and more damage should make a difference.

Agree thanes are best at PVe and keep capture. Currently the lack of thanes on keep raids is noticable. Lower mana cost on higher spells and MCL will hopefully bring back the hammers on those doors.

 

[Kallio]

The thane "love" in 16.5 is nothign but a joke. NOTHING but a joke, really. Thanes get as much as would warriors if their throwing damage would be increased 3%.

In another way to put this, Thane´s are one of those classes that were uber at retail, but they didnt get love, and everyone else did. Most of changes are somethign that SHOULD´VE been so at start. (like the removal of the 20sec timer on "bolt")