VW questions

[Kaun_IA]

ok, been reading through some threads on FH and other forums about VWs

still a few questions remain unanswerd for me

1) how much is the diffrence of capped int (75+) in temp or allmost no int (18 or so)
i want to be able to do dmg whit casting allso.

2) do VWs get caster version of sclars ? or melee?

3) what should i use more in rvr.... self haste buff or perma haste from bot (my bot has 31reg 44nurt specc so not the highest haste)

ill post more if i can think of enything
thx in advance!

 

[Kaun_IA]

EDIT: nerf 10 minz... forgot to add my specc

50 scythe 38 arb, 20 parry

 

[dohhhh]

1) I have 18 in my temp, and i do from 250-320 ish on my DDs, but then again: I switch to sword+shield when i cast, so i guess i get some more int there. I think i do around 250-280 without switching.

2) Caster version

3) Just use perma haste from bot, or else you'll have a downtime with No haste. Which pretty much sucks

I dont have any good tips, seeing i still pretty much suck, but its lotsa fun!

 

[dohhhh]

EDIT: nerf 10 minz... forgot to add my specc

50 scythe 38 arb, 20 parry

I would reconsider the spec.
Had that spec myself when i started playing the vw. The only thing you get at 38 arb is the haste buff, which i never use, so i would put another point in parry insted.

Or go 44 scythe, 37 arb and rest parry. I heard frozensolid saying that it nerfs your damage output a fair bit, but i havent noticed that. And now i parry more often, which means more parry chains which means more damage

Also: A good tip from Frozensolid is atleast speccing Mastery of Focus 1, cus it will make the LT get resisted less

 

[Kaun_IA]

well:

50 scythe
36 arb (for the offencive proc)
26 parry

was the second i was thinking

 

[dohhhh]

Yeah. Prolly better off with 36 arb yes.. Not THAT important with 56 sec snare

 

[Kaun_IA]

ok, thx for the specc info

well i went for a temp try..

SC needs tweaking... but heres what i have so far

101 str
75 con
80 dex
75 qui (need about 10 more to get really close to 250)
80 int
240 hits

body/heat/cold 25+
slash/crush 26
thrust 20
spirit is cappe
energy 9
matter 15

3 parry
11 scythe

10 af bonus

4 cast range
4 spell dmg
8 melee dmg
10 melee speed

i need to work around few stuff.. to get lil bit more QUI, mybe bit more thrust resist and ill see if i can fit a Golm in it...

 

[Alexandrinus]

im Firby
i have +40 in int and i hit 300-250

my spec atm is S50/A34/P26 its very nice atm
with 1.83 patch A45 is a must have (you get a insta disease)
i maybe go A48 then for the 39% self haste instead my 20% BB haste
(i 90% run solo around with my VW,in deserted regions )
S44 is also a must have

Thats the template i run with

Str: 99 Int: 42 Hits: 244
Con: 75 Pie: 0 Power: 0
Dex: 89 Cha: 0
Qui: 80 Emp: 0


Resists

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all melee sists over 30
all rest sists also nice


Skills

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11 Scythe
11 Parry

Focus

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Cap Increases

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5 Qui
12 Dex
40 Hits
25 Str
5 Int

Other Bonuses

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4 Style Damage Bonus
4 Spell Range Bonus
4 Spell Damage Bonus
8 Melee Damage Bonus
8 Melee Speed Bonus
22 AF Bonus

 

[dohhhh]

I have a template with 370+hp, 15con cap, 25 strcap, 46af, 30+ melee resists, but only 75 qui, and only 3 parry.

As a firby i find the low quickness a problem. with 75 in the template i had 208 qui fully buffed. With aug qui 2 i have 220, and i still find it too low.

When making a new template im gonna focus more on getting 11 parry and trying to get some QUI cap in the template, and rather downprioritize the high hp.

 

[Alexandrinus]

im also firby and have 223 quickness,with this template

 

[Punishment]

Always wanted a VW Myself tbh ... would go for feemale celt though

I have the name Roleplay on Pry so i might delete all my lowbie albs there just to make a Pry Hibby VW called Roleplay

Though afaik if u clear all on ure Pry acc u cant go Pry anymore ???

P.S. A tip for all u Furb luvvers

To cap qui u need ... 10 Qui @ creation 95 Qui on template and Aug Qui 2 for teh 250 Qui buffed roxxage

 

[Frozensolid]

Oi, this post almost slipped my attention ! :>

To verify the awnsers to ur questions:

1) how much is the diffrence of capped int (75+) in temp or allmost no int (18 or so i want to be able to do dmg whit casting allso.

From the personal tests that ive done with it, it was about 22.5% more dmg on an average when i tested it in duel on someone with 25% energy resists.
On green mobs where i had no dmg variance it was around 26% more.
That is with 0 int on suit, and with 85 on suit.
So yeah, I'm running with 85 int in the template so do some ranged dmg aswell (not using shield+blunt for that btw, I really dont have the time to switch that often)


2) do VWs get caster version of sclars ? or melee?

Indeed casterversion...

3) what should i use more in rvr.... self haste buff or perma haste from bot (my bot has 31reg 44nurt specc so not the highest haste)

90% of the vwers atm use druid conc haste. 30s selfhaste every 2min vs. a 20% haste thats always up isnt worth it for me.
It could be usefull when u solo, but u better be sure fights dont last alot longer then 30seconds then

About specs:
50s/34a/26p or 50s/38a/20p are by far the most common specs, cant go wrong there as there is currently not much to spec in arboreal beyond 34.

It will change a bit next patch where VWers will get insta pb disease at 44a (and not 45 as Alexandrinus said), and a last grp dmg add at 45a (+ a grp dmg shield.. ^^). After this patch I would at least spec up to 40a for the castable aoe disease. (o boy i'm gonna love it ).

As for qui. I have 244 qui buffed atm with aug qui2 as a celt. That with 10% mellee haste makes a decent swingspeed.

Sry for all the spam heh, if u got any more questions... u can ask me anything ingame

Frozen.

 

[Kaun_IA]

yeah, im at thid lvl at... enjoying the class very much

i was thinking about like 50 scythe and 40 arb next patch... rest parry

but dunno if thats enough parry...