Reasonable Paladin template...

[Danamyr]

I am posting this for a little *constructive* critisisim. My aim was to produce a decent template that was realistic above all else. As a casual player I simply haven't got the time to make the cash needed to buy, or the time needed to obtain the very best items.

It's an accessible template IMHO, because it makes good use of quested jewelry, with just enough artifacts to make it good looking!

Statistics
STR:92/80 CON:82/80 DEX:77/75
QUI:15/75 INT:0/75 PIE:0/75
CHA:0/75 EMP:0/75
Hits:284/280
Power:0/25
AF:30/50

Resistances
Body: 27
Cold: 26
Heat: 27
Energy: 27
Matter: 26
Spirit: 26+5
Crush: 27+2
Slash: 27+3
Thrust: 30

Skills
Crush: 5
Slash: 11
Thrust: 5
Two Handed: 5
Shield: 11
Parry: 7
Staff: 5

Bonuses
Melee Damage: 4
Melee Combat Speed: 8
Fatigue: 4

Chest (Arcanium Breast Plate of Anomolies):
Imbue: 25.0
22 Strength
22 Constitution
2 ALL melee weapon skills
40 Hits Cap Increase
5 Strength Cap Increase
Utility: 39.3
TOA Utility: 20.0

Arms:
Imbue: 33.0/28 (Quality: 99)
7% Spirit
9% Energy
7% Cold
3 Shield
Utility: 61.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Head:
Imbue: 32.5/28 (Quality: 99)
4 Slash
22 Dexterity
7% Heat
5% Body
Utility: 58.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Legs:
Imbue: 33.0/28 (Quality: 99)
9% Energy
3 Shield
7% Matter
7% Cold
Utility: 61.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Hands:
Imbue: 33.5/28 (Quality: 99)
60 Hits
5% Crush
7% Slash
9% Energy
Utility: 57.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Feet:
Imbue: 33.5/28 (Quality: 99)
2 Slash
76 Hits
9% Matter
5% Spirit
Utility: 57.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Right Hand (Battler):
Imbue: 30.0
15 Strength
15 Dexterity
6% Crush
6% Thrust
6% Slash
4 Melee Damage
10 AF
3 Melee Combat Speed
Utility: 56.0
TOA Utility: 45.0

Left Hand (Magma Infused Defender):
Imbue: 35.0
15 Dexterity
5 Shield
3 ALL melee weapon skills
6% Cold
10 AF
Utility: 62.0
TOA Utility: 10.0

Neck (Ancient Copper Necklace):
Imbue: 45.0
10% Body
10% Spirit
10% Crush
10% Thrust
Utility: 80.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Cloak (Shades of Mist):
Imbue: 20.0
15 Strength
15 Quickness
3 Parry
10 AF
5 Melee Combat Speed
4 Fatigue
Utility: 35.0
TOA Utility: 43.0

Jewel (Ancient Roman Coin):
Imbue: 31.0
8% Heat
8% Thrust
8% Slash
24 Hits
Utility: 54.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Belt (Lava Warped Belt):
Imbue: 31.0
15 Strength
15 Constitution
6% Body
6% Heat
44 Hits
Utility: 55.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Left Ring (Cenalon's Ring of Might):
Imbue: 31.0
25 Strength
12 Constitution
12 Dexterity
4% Matter
4% Spirit
Utility: 48.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Right Ring (Ring of the Seven Storms):
Imbue: 34.5
15 Constitution
13 Dexterity
4 Parry
6% Crush
40 Hits
Utility: 60.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Left Wrist (Ceremonial Bracers):
Imbue: 22.0
18 Constitution
6% Thrust
40 Hits
5 Constitution Cap Increase
40 Hits Cap Increase
Utility: 34.0
TOA Utility: 20.0

Right Wrist (Ebon Hide Bracer):
Imbue: 30.0
6% Body
6% Cold
6% Heat
6% Matter
6% Slash
Utility: 60.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

 

[eggy]

If you look at the stats your template produces, you'll see it doesn't give much extra bonus over a standard SI-SC template.

Push to find str/dex/con/hits cap items. Don't forget, you can use ROG items as their effectiveness will never decrease (unless they have +skill on them).

I said I'd find you mine, but at the moment I can't locate the bastard!

Also, you should consider MP armour.

 

[Ogen]

With a +GoV and some MP armor and maybe some +stat cap rogs/cheap items you would make it alot better without making it really hard to get..
Belt of the brute maybe if you have that in albie land? But ofc, feel free to use that template.. Will only make my job easyer taking you down with ranger

 

[Danamyr]

If you look at the stats your template produces, you'll see it doesn't give much extra bonus over a standard SI-SC template.

Push to find str/dex/con/hits cap items. Don't forget, you can use ROG items as their effectiveness will never decrease (unless they have +skill on them).

I said I'd find you mine, but at the moment I can't locate the bastard!

Also, you should consider MP armour.

Thanks Eggy, I would appreciate it if you could mail me your template if you do locate it.

I know this template isn't stunning, but all my resists are capped, and my stats are at an acceptable level - but I will try again using MP parts as you've suggested and see what additional benefits there are.

I know that this could be better, but I have to weigh up the (potentially very) difficult and time consuming task of obtaining the cash to buy the better jewelry from CMs, or the time on raids to obtain additional artifacts and then level them against the time I have available to play. Ultimately, I am never going to do amazing damage as a Paladin. I have to protect my mark and with 50+11 Shield, capped resists and hopefully ML8 one day then I ought to do a fairly decent job.

I guess I would be utterly disheartened to spend another 3 - 4 months getting everything for a 1337 template only to find out I still get caster ganked just as quickly

I have a mental issue using ROGs TBH - I have always percieved them to be, well, crap really. I know some ToA ROGs probably r0xx0r your s0xx0r, but the issue remains

 

[eggy]

I have a mental issue using ROGs TBH - I have always percieved them to be, well, crap really. I know some ToA ROGs probably r0xx0r your s0xx0r, but the issue remains

ROG items with TOA bonuses can be extremely good, especially with things such as +str cap.

I really would advise using decent RoGs if you can.

 

[Danamyr]

With a +GoV and some MP armor and maybe some +stat cap rogs/cheap items you would make it alot better without making it really hard to get..
Belt of the brute maybe if you have that in albie land? But ofc, feel free to use that template.. Will only make my job easyer taking you down with ranger

The problem with GoV is that it's another artifact to obtain, with associated scrolls to either farm or buy, when I've already got 3 in my template.

As I mentioned in my reply to Eggy, I will try and re-do it with MP armour and see what extra I can wring out of it.

I did have Belt of the Brute in there in one of the earlier versions, but removed it to save money. What does it drop off? Perhaps I can try again with that and see how it works out. I replaced it with the Lava belt because it's a quested item and the only cost is my time

Regarding you taking me down with your Ranger, I did chuckle Not because I'd be so arrogant as to ridicule your statement (I am always fingers and thumbs when someone attacks me, it's really quite comical!), but I am confident that /face > engage > sprint > slam would give me a decent chance

 

[Megalodon]

Ultimately, I am never going to do amazing damage as a Paladin. I have to protect my mark and with 50+11 Shield, capped resists and hopefully ML8 one day then I ought to do a fairly decent job.

Nice to see that you realised the most important thing as a pally, is that we hit like little school girls. So instead of trying to get a killspam play around with all the other great abilities you got. 50 shield is maybe a bit overkill, I go with higher slash to land my slams. But for your temp; resist, dex, con and hp caps are important. Get ML8 as fast as you can as you will be so much more usefull in RvR then.

And as other stated try to get hold of some MP pieces.

 

[Danamyr]

Nice to see that you realised the most important thing as a pally, is that we hit like little school girls. So instead of trying to get a killspam play around with all the other great abilities you got. 50 shield is maybe a bit overkill, I go with higher slash to land my slams. But for your temp; resist, dex, con and hp caps are important. Get ML8 as fast as you can as you will be so much more usefull in RvR then.

And as other stated try to get hold of some MP pieces.

My Slash weapon skill is at 39 I believe, so an effective 50 with SC. Hopefully that should be OK. I seem to be able to land Slam in RVR pretty well at the moment just wearing a crappy drop suit, so hopefully that'll be better when I wear my proper gear

 

[Danamyr]

OK, taking the advice into account I've had another go. I have swapped the drop Hauberk for GoV and the quest belt for the Plaited Malamis belt. Opinions?

Statistics
STR:95/88 CON:80/80 DEX:92/86
QUI:15/75 INT:0/75 PIE:0/75
CHA:0/75 EMP:0/75
Hits:240/240
Power:0/25
AF:30/50

Resistances
Body: 27
Cold: 26
Heat: 25
Energy: 27
Matter: 26
Spirit: 25+5
Crush: 27+2
Slash: 27+3
Thrust: 30

Skills
Crush: 3
Slash: 11
Thrust: 3
Two Handed: 3
Shield: 11
Parry: 7
Staff: 3

Bonuses
Casting Speed: 4
Spell Range: 4
Style Damage: 4
Melee Damage: 8
Melee Combat Speed: 10
Fatigue: 4

Chest (Guard of Valor):
Imbue: 22.0
18 Strength
15 Dexterity
40 Hits
4 Melee Damage
5 Strength Cap Increase
5 Dexterity Cap Increase
4 Casting Speed
4 Style Damage
4 Spell Range
Utility: 32.0
TOA Utility: 100.0

Arms:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
11% Heat
2 Shield
11% Energy
3 Slash
Utility: 69.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Head:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
7% Cold
44 Hits
11% Body
7% Energy
Utility: 61.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Legs:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
9% Matter
25 Constitution
7% Cold
52 Hits
Utility: 61.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Hands:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
4 Shield
7% Slash
5% Crush
11% Spirit
Utility: 66.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Feet:
Imbue: 37.5/32 (Quality: 100)
9% Energy
5 Slash
7% Matter
10 Constitution
Utility: 63.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Right Hand (Battler):
Imbue: 30.0
15 Strength
15 Dexterity
6% Crush
6% Thrust
6% Slash
4 Melee Damage
10 AF
3 Melee Combat Speed
Utility: 56.0
TOA Utility: 45.0

Left Hand (Magma Infused Defender):
Imbue: 35.0
15 Dexterity
5 Shield
3 ALL melee weapon skills
6% Cold
10 AF
Utility: 62.0
TOA Utility: 10.0

Neck (Ancient Copper Necklace):
Imbue: 45.0
10% Body
10% Spirit
10% Crush
10% Thrust
Utility: 80.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Cloak (Shades of Mist):
Imbue: 20.0
15 Strength
15 Quickness
3 Parry
10 AF
5 Melee Combat Speed
4 Fatigue
Utility: 35.0
TOA Utility: 43.0

Jewel (Ancient Roman Coin):
Imbue: 31.0
8% Heat
8% Thrust
8% Slash
24 Hits
Utility: 54.0
TOA Utility: 0.0

Belt (Plaited Hair of Malamis):
Imbue: 22.5
22 Strength
22 Dexterity
8 Strength Cap Increase
6 Dexterity Cap Increase
2 Melee Combat Speed
Utility: 29.3
TOA Utility: 38.0

Left Ring (Cenalon's Ring of Might):
Imbue: 31.0
25 Strength
12 Constitution
12 Dexterity
4% Matter
4% Spirit
Utility: 48.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Right Ring (Ring of the Seven Storms):
Imbue: 34.5
15 Constitution
13 Dexterity
4 Parry
6% Crush
40 Hits
Utility: 60.7
TOA Utility: 0.0

Left Wrist (Ceremonial Bracers):
Imbue: 22.0
18 Constitution
6% Thrust
40 Hits
5 Constitution Cap Increase
40 Hits Cap Increase
Utility: 34.0
TOA Utility: 20.0

Right Wrist (Ebon Hide Bracer):
Imbue: 30.0
6% Body
6% Cold
6% Heat
6% Matter
6% Slash
Utility: 60.0
TOA Utility: 0.0