Paladin spec and race?

[Thundercall]

slash: 50
shield: 42
chants: 36
parry: 10

extra points 9
make sure to autotrain at least 2 points and put one more level in parry,...

attacks:
1 : slam, diamond, amethyst
if slamed
2+3 : diamond, amethyst x 2
and then depending on your mood
4+# : riposte (low endu, good defends), diamond, amethyst x X
else (depending on your endu)
4+# : bash/slam, diamond, amethyst.
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but hell,.. that is just me (flame me if you want)

 

[sigh]

44 Slash
42 Shield
46 Chants
3 Parry

wepskill
slam
end
parry means shit

 

[cleeve]

Lo All

Read alot on VN boards on pally specs and have seen the debates here. What I would like, are opinions of experienced pallys. I have seen my guildmate sugah looking to respec for higher ws.

At the moment I am aiming for 30 parry, 48 chants, 42 shield, 29 slash. Now this will be a good defensive pally setup, but parry doesn't affect guard. It only affects attacks aimed atm me. Most rvr situations - I will only be attacked if all other must kill targets are down ( Sorc, cleric, mincer). Given that this will be the case (or should be the case in most encounters) whats the point in taking 30 parry? Yes I might 'wtfpwn' in duels, but duels are pants compared to proper rvr imo.

So - should I sacrifice the parry for more slash? I have been toying with the idea of going for 34 slash for befuddler.

My spec at present (lvl 45) is 42 shield, 42 chants, 29 slash, 8 parry. What do the higher rr pallys think about leaving parry at 8 - taking slash as high as I can with 48 or 46 chants?

I know that not many people use the final group buff - but is the 48 af chant worth it? Again - there aint much point haveing AF 975 if you have 3 assisting tanks on you - you're gonna die pretty quick anyway . Also if clerics use all their armour buffs - the af chant doesn't stick to them anyway - so its useless to the group

Cheers

C

I would appreciate hearing the thoughts of other rvr pallies.

 

[Stormm]

Originally posted by sigh
44 Slash
42 Shield
46 Chants
3 Parry

wepskill
slam
end
parry means shit

agree 100%

works for me

 

[Tualatin]

Don't go 50 slash. I've tried it, and is pretty useless.. the style sux (not that better then 29th style). All it does is raise min dmg, and givf more WS, but not worth when u have to cut in chants or shield.

If you don't go 42 shield, make a 2h pala instead.

But as always, choose your own spec. You have to play the char, not someone else.

 

[Jiggs]

i like catalina's or sighfi's specs..

but how much extra weaponskill is it from 39-44slash?

 

[cleeve]

Originally posted by sigh
44 Slash
42 Shield
46 Chants
3 Parry

wepskill
slam
end
parry means shit

I must admit I like this spec alot.

This is a change considering that before I saw this spec I was commited to going to 30 parry. 48 chants. 29 slash. 42 shield.

I would like to see the increases in ws over 29/39 slash

Just a quick question here - crush. Is crush worth looking at? Str based, neutral to most armours - Is crush a viable alternative to slash?

(I like the idea of a pally with a hammer or mace )

C

 

[Jiggs]

well amy and back slash are nice styles, i guess thats the main reasoning behind slash.

 

[cleeve]

Good God crush has some dodgy stuff in it!!

Checking classes of camelot - this is what you get with crush


Lv. Style Name: Fat. Dam. Atk. Def. Opening Requirement Special
2 Daze H L- - - Anytime -
4 Back Crush L M M - From Behind Target Target is Stunned
6 Maul H H H -L Anytime -
8 Bludgeon L L M -M After 'Maul' Taunts Target
10 Bruiser M M M - After 'Back Crush' Target is Bleeding
12 Concussion M H L - Anytime Target is Slowed
15 Contusions M M M - After 'Bludgeon' Target is Stunned
18 Blackjack H M M - After 'Maul' Target is Stunned
21 Protector M - - H Anytime Detaunts Target
25 Divine Hammer M M M - From Behind Target -
29 Skull Breaker L H H -L After You Block -
34 Side Crush M M M - From Beside Target Target is Bleeding
39 Bone Crusher L M M M After You Parry Target is Hindered
44 Body Masher M M M - After 'Skull Breaker' Target is Slowed
50 Devastate H H H -M After 'Side Crush' -

So the only 'anytime' style comes in at 12 (other than detaunt and taunt). Seems a bit wierd that everything else is positional or chain in nature. I wonder if there are any crush users who can give an opinion on the styles?

C

 

[Ckiller ofDust]

42 Chant/shield
44 slash
18 parry

4tehwin...

 

[Knix]

29slash
50shield
48chants
rest parry

Imo
I like that spec, brutalize is evul =)
Beated a rr 7L6 pally s/s when i was 3L6, 3 times out of 3 in duel

 

[bahamuts]

Originally posted by Knix
29slash
50shield
48chants
rest parry

Imo
I like that spec, brutalize is evul =)
Beated a rr 7L6 pally s/s when i was 3L6, 3 times out of 3 in duel

sounds like heavy spec

 

[old.twigbob]

46chants
42shield
39slash
20parry

works fine for me

 

[old.krane]

I wud go for highest end chant.....42 for shield....39 slash at least for backslash...rest on parry.....


maybe even more on slash and less on parry...

 

[sugah]

cleeve don't even think about crush now mate. You've already specced slash which means when you respec you'll be left with 11 in slash (at lvl 45) no matter what . I'm going to go for 44slash, 42 shield, 46 chants, rest parry. I was originally aiming for 29slash 30 parry untill i realised i wasn't hitting same con mobs 50% of the time. I'm specced 39slash, 42 shield, 48 chants, rest parry atm and its not a bad spec. I just want the higher slash for the little extra WS it'll bring. The last AF chant does help with blocking i've found but lome's always moaning about me overwriting her own AF buff.