07-21-2003, 05:52 AM
AtomicKitKat,Jul 21 2003, 04:29 AM Wrote:Why bother with strength? As a kicksin, the only strength you should look for will be armour requirements. Str and Dex add equally to kick damage, and dex has the bonus of upping your DR/AR(not that you can't compensate a little with CoS...) and Block.Check the formula given by Ruvanal... str&dex and skill bonus affect the base damage, but the boot damage is only affected by strength and the skill bonus. I made a spreadsheet, and dex does almost nothing compared with strength (especially as you upgrade your boot damage).
Hence if you want a claw at all you don't want to put any points in dex if at all possible. 2nd, dragon talon (as opposed to flight?) offers massive A.R. bonus, I have about 2k AR at level 40 or so, and that is only with one item that adds 100 odd A.R.