09-14-2003, 03:09 AM
Quote:I remember that I thought Eaglehorn had generally good attributes, but never was that impressed with it. Having just picked it up twice in successive days doing Laz runs I'm trying to figure out why it's supposed to be so damn good. Anyone?
I believe conventional wisdom has been that Eaglehorn sucks for Rogues. ToHit bonus not really necessary. It's been argued +Damage%, when compared to a resistance bow, doesn't substantially reduce the number of hits to kill a given monster. This leaves +20 Dex and Indestructible, and neither affix makes or breaks a bow (figuratively speaking).
Quote:I lost Schaefer's Hammer and The Grandfather some time ago.
Why were you carrying them around in the first place? Schaefer's is nothing to write home about. Grandfather is so bad it barely qualifies as ornamental.
Quote:I'll hope for a CC or one-handed KSoH while doing Laz runs but in the meantime I have two other one-handers: Gnarled Root and Wizardspike.
You'll have very bad luck finding CC if you hope it to pop up during Laz runs. It can drop from certain hell monsters, but none of the bosses.
Quote:Gnarled Root: good damage, a bit of TH, lowers AC a little. Wizardspike: a bit of TH, lousy damage, very handy Mana Shield addition, doesn't lower AC. IIRC, WS adds better resists.
Er, are you comparing them as channeling weapons or melee weapons? I'd never compare them on either level. Wizzy's a mini-DF, and Gnarled Root is mostly useful to very young characters. You've been told:
Quote:Phredreeke
GR adds to dexterity, making you block more. ... GR should hit more due to the Dex bonus.
GR's dex bonus provides 5% ToHit plus its built-in 20%: 25% total. That's the same as Wizardspike's +25% bonus. But with respect to blocking, a Rogue should have enough natural dex that this doesn't matter.
Quote:And if you were playing a Rogue which would you prefer to use, and why?
That's like asking whether we'd use Dreamflange or The Bonesaw. They have completely different uses. If you want to channel spells, go Wizardspike. If you want to hit things, I suppose Gnarled Root will have to do, but keep an eye out for a more suitable melee weapon.
Quote:In case this is all in Jarulf's Guide, I'm - again - having trouble in that direction. I can get to the website but all the text in the index window shows up in about .7 of a point, ie completely illegible and sometimes unclickable. We'll see.
Try downloading it instead.
[o: *LEMMING* :o]