06-27-2003, 06:54 PM
For a Werewolf with 225 str and maxed (slvl 20) primary skills, Oak Sage will increase your total life by roughly 52%, provided you're not under the effect of BO or have items that add a % bonus to your max life.
Heart of the Wolverine will increase your total damage by approximately 24%, and your AR by 31%.
Now, the 24% increase in damage simply cannot be argued with. It's a fairly significant number, and at least in MP, there's no such thing as "too much damage". This relative damage increase does drop to a pretty meager 16% if you have a maxed Might Merc (which seems to be the most common type). Any other non-weapon-specific damage increase your druid might get, such as Conc aura or higher STR, will further lower the effect of the HoW. Still, even a mere 15% increase of your total damage is very much worthwhile.
The AR increase however, will most likely not do a bloody thing. Maxed Werewolf and Fury will give you +518% AR, enabling you to reach 3000-4000 AR without too much hassle. Now, AR beyond 3-4k isn't of much use. You've pretty much reached the Chance-to-hit roof by then, and the only way to increase your CTH after that is to minimize the level difference.
So the only real advantage that HoW gives you is, at most, a +24% increase in your total physical damage output.
Compare +24% damage to +52% Health, and see what you need the most. I play HC myself, and sheer life being not only the most reliable, but also the only real safety net we have, I would no doubt seize any oppurtunity to increase my life. Oak sage would be my choice that is, and all demands being equal, the one that gives the largest return. For a softcore wolf who's not the least concerned with safety and only wants pure killing power however, the HoW is better.
Heart of the Wolverine will increase your total damage by approximately 24%, and your AR by 31%.
Now, the 24% increase in damage simply cannot be argued with. It's a fairly significant number, and at least in MP, there's no such thing as "too much damage". This relative damage increase does drop to a pretty meager 16% if you have a maxed Might Merc (which seems to be the most common type). Any other non-weapon-specific damage increase your druid might get, such as Conc aura or higher STR, will further lower the effect of the HoW. Still, even a mere 15% increase of your total damage is very much worthwhile.
The AR increase however, will most likely not do a bloody thing. Maxed Werewolf and Fury will give you +518% AR, enabling you to reach 3000-4000 AR without too much hassle. Now, AR beyond 3-4k isn't of much use. You've pretty much reached the Chance-to-hit roof by then, and the only way to increase your CTH after that is to minimize the level difference.
So the only real advantage that HoW gives you is, at most, a +24% increase in your total physical damage output.
Compare +24% damage to +52% Health, and see what you need the most. I play HC myself, and sheer life being not only the most reliable, but also the only real safety net we have, I would no doubt seize any oppurtunity to increase my life. Oak sage would be my choice that is, and all demands being equal, the one that gives the largest return. For a softcore wolf who's not the least concerned with safety and only wants pure killing power however, the HoW is better.
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