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cRPG => Beginner's Help and Guides => Topic started by: WarLord on January 15, 2013, 01:12:41 pm

Title: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: WarLord on January 15, 2013, 01:12:41 pm
Hey,

I´m really thinking about getting 1 more IF instead of 7 Ath. at level 32, because, the last time I had 7 Ath. is like 6 months ago or more and I can´t remember if the difference was that great, if even noticable (for a medium to heavy armored infantrymen).

I always maxed all "crucial" skills with every single char I played (so always PS, Ath and WM at max, max shield for shield-characters and so on) and put every remaining points in IF.

What do you guys think? Would 7 Ath. give me a greater advance than 2 HP more?
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Strudog on January 15, 2013, 01:14:18 pm
i prefer 7 athletics to 6, being able to run  away from most ganks and catch archers is very useful, 1 IF will not do that much more
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Vibe on January 15, 2013, 01:22:24 pm
7 ath means you'll be able to outrun most of the builds on cRPG, while 6 places you right in the mid
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Strudog on January 15, 2013, 01:29:38 pm
i use a longspear, poleaxe and awlpike and i prefered 7 for movement
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Haboe on January 15, 2013, 01:36:15 pm
This is something for the beginner/ help section :P

But i would pick that 7th ath over an extra IF  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Prpavi on January 15, 2013, 01:37:14 pm
5 ath is all u need, man up brah!
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Everkistus on January 15, 2013, 02:06:50 pm
I like 7 ath so I can dart around. It's good for acceleration, and I need it as a long spear dude.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Vodner on January 15, 2013, 02:10:06 pm
I feel that a point of ATH is going to save you a lot more often than a single point of IF. Dodging cav, helping with ganks, avoiding ganks, dodging ranged, castoring, and just footwork in general.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Butan on January 15, 2013, 03:11:01 pm
+2HP sucks, if you want IF take a lot of it not only 1 point (except for dumping skill points).
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Tibe on January 15, 2013, 03:51:57 pm
IF only if you decide to stick crapload of points on it. I normally keep IF to 0 on my main, cant say my survivability is decreased compared to my alts that have like 8 IF.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Torben on January 15, 2013, 04:00:17 pm
i feel quite a large diff between 6 or 0 IF,  but when confronting an archer,  I even more so feel the dif between 6 and 7 athl.  7 athl is more fun than 6 imo,  especially if you take light armor from time to time.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Leshma on January 15, 2013, 09:03:27 pm
Seven athletics is a must, because of shitty people called teammates. You need to be able to run from danger when ganked by group of assholes with pikes.

Despite that I'm still going to go 24/18, don't ask me why.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Butan on January 15, 2013, 09:11:11 pm
Seven athletics is a must, because of shitty people called teammates. You need to be able to run from danger when ganked by group of assholes with pikes.

Despite that I'm still going to go 24/18, don't ask me why.

Because you like to do damage and not die too fast when you're not required to run away from danger when ganked by group of assholes with pikes !  :mrgreen:


Also, 0 ATH FTW, awareness and pre-emptive retreat goes a long way :D this or dying horribly like a true man !
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Leshma on January 15, 2013, 09:44:30 pm
Because I want to play str build and 24 is extreme enough for me. Prefer balanced builds.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Joseph Porta on January 15, 2013, 10:29:19 pm
Id pick 7 ath over +1 if aswell, allthough i dont build for 7 ath anymore, it's a bit overrated imo.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on January 17, 2013, 09:24:57 pm
I'd always take 1 more athletics than 1 more IF. 

That being said, I wouldn't suggest someone go for 21 agility just to have 1 more athletics than 6, but if you already have 21 AGI, then yeah I'd suggest going 7
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Dooz on January 18, 2013, 12:07:27 am
I'm with the +1ath>+1if crowd. And 7 is beautiful.
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: tizzango on January 18, 2013, 04:47:16 am
Depends on your playstyle I guess :D. I take the 7 athletics for footwork so I can get around shielders, and even players with bad footwork :)!

It works for the following as well:

Helps you catch archers and other nerds
Allows you to target-switch
Run away from mobs
Get from A to B quicker
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I'm not even sure if 2 additional HP is a swings-worth of damage?
Title: Re: Difference between 6 and 7 Athletics
Post by: Bronto on January 20, 2013, 11:08:49 am
I'm of the school of thought that your shield is your IF and as a shielder you need that extra speed! good luck man.