06-19-2004, 08:44 AM
So. This is a pvm character, right? (Talon only works in PVM, hence my guessing.)
EQ: you seem to be forgetting resists. If you're one of the people with infinite sillicating of vita scs, disregard this comment. However, unless you have max resists AND Tgod in hell, you WILL die. (Well. Some people don't. I am not that skilled however, and I do.) The equipment you listed there do not seem to take this into account. With this in mind:
SKILLS: Tiger and kick are to be maxed, there is just nothing else to it. That leaves you with approx. 2 skills that you can max. IF I was to make a kicker, I might not go claw/shield at all: I think a claw/claw combo can work better; if you use FADE. Fade gives you 20+ PDR, lots of resists, and makes you immune to the nasty EXP shrines. A dual claw setup also needs ~10 points to claw block, with that and plus skills you are around 50%.
So why double claw?
EQ: you seem to be forgetting resists. If you're one of the people with infinite sillicating of vita scs, disregard this comment. However, unless you have max resists AND Tgod in hell, you WILL die. (Well. Some people don't. I am not that skilled however, and I do.) The equipment you listed there do not seem to take this into account. With this in mind:
SKILLS: Tiger and kick are to be maxed, there is just nothing else to it. That leaves you with approx. 2 skills that you can max. IF I was to make a kicker, I might not go claw/shield at all: I think a claw/claw combo can work better; if you use FADE. Fade gives you 20+ PDR, lots of resists, and makes you immune to the nasty EXP shrines. A dual claw setup also needs ~10 points to claw block, with that and plus skills you are around 50%.
So why double claw?
- It is stylish. Shield is for the wusses!
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- It is more versatile. You can go dual barctuc on one switch, granting 80 stats and 8 skills, or switch to a dual jade with 90 resall and 2-4 skills. A dual barctuc setup just pumps your damage through the roof (Yes, I am aware that storm has 30 str in it, but meeh.)
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- You need less dex because of wblock, and stat points are better spent in vit (or for glass cannon assas, str).
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- Weapon block works against nearly all attacks, including incoming elemental attacks.<>
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Then again, it all depends on your equipment and on your play style. I am a moderatelly well-off person, having most uniques but lacking serious runes and charms; and for me a max fade dual claw approach turned out to be better than the Stormshield combo (yes, tried both).