02-21-2010, 08:16 PM
Some big time thread necromancy brewing here.
Once you choose to put on an obsidian armor, you lose the AC benefit of the RC. But you also would lose the benefit of any prefix on any other hat. So 40 mana plus 10 to all stats is still a great option. Presumably the reason you are wearing an obsidian armor as a high level warrior is to get big mana for handling ranged attackers, so the RC makes sense. Getting life leach from Helm of Sprits is cool, but pretty much a gimmick. This isn't D2, where the leach might actually save you from dying. You can make a case for it because the surrounding equipment is so good that any hat will do.
I don't think I would ever consider a warrior setup with obsidian armor a "dream" setup, unless I were playing some sort of variant. When you are playing a melee character, AC is relevant. This is not a ranged attacker who will only get by melee enemies due to player error. With that in mind, give me an awesome/stars or awesomeon full plate to build around. Then you can still get away with low AC shield and helm (although RC IS tempting in this setup) at high levels with great jewelry. Because at this point, you don't need perfect AC against every blood knight. But if you have high enough AC so that storms and doggies can't hit you every darn time, you can spend a lot less time blocking and a lot more time attacking. If I'm wearing an obsidian armor with a full powered character (regardless of class), that is pretty much a commitment that all lava maw will be killed with chain lightning before they get close.
Quote:Extra stat boost from a Royal Circlet (it's the only thing a LAW needs/wants from the RC anyway) is kind of fail because a helm of stars can do better and give you a prefix to work with as well. And 40 extra mana is pointless when faced with the prospect of gaining life back with every attack you do.
A LAW without a Helm of Sprits is either starting his life in hell/hell at level 30, just doesn't have one yet, or fails for thinking a RC is better.
Once you choose to put on an obsidian armor, you lose the AC benefit of the RC. But you also would lose the benefit of any prefix on any other hat. So 40 mana plus 10 to all stats is still a great option. Presumably the reason you are wearing an obsidian armor as a high level warrior is to get big mana for handling ranged attackers, so the RC makes sense. Getting life leach from Helm of Sprits is cool, but pretty much a gimmick. This isn't D2, where the leach might actually save you from dying. You can make a case for it because the surrounding equipment is so good that any hat will do.
I don't think I would ever consider a warrior setup with obsidian armor a "dream" setup, unless I were playing some sort of variant. When you are playing a melee character, AC is relevant. This is not a ranged attacker who will only get by melee enemies due to player error. With that in mind, give me an awesome/stars or awesomeon full plate to build around. Then you can still get away with low AC shield and helm (although RC IS tempting in this setup) at high levels with great jewelry. Because at this point, you don't need perfect AC against every blood knight. But if you have high enough AC so that storms and doggies can't hit you every darn time, you can spend a lot less time blocking and a lot more time attacking. If I'm wearing an obsidian armor with a full powered character (regardless of class), that is pretty much a commitment that all lava maw will be killed with chain lightning before they get close.