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Title: Buff plate
Post by: kono yaro! on February 28, 2015, 05:54:15 pm
I saw that plate was buffed after the 4.0.1.0 patch but now the values are reverted? Why? Plate is such a huge goldsink but it doesn't give you a run for the money. Barely anyone is using it and it's kinda obvious why. I'm not saying you should be invincible in it but with 10 IF and maximum plate armor it only offers you 1-3 extra hits before you die, depending on your adversary.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on February 28, 2015, 11:00:32 pm
Are you still playing with max str build? Because with a small amount of footwork you can actually tank much more. I think plate is incredibly strong currently, especially with str based builds.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: kono yaro! on March 01, 2015, 12:27:41 am
Are you still playing with max str build? Because with a small amount of footwork you can actually tank much more. I think plate is incredibly strong currently, especially with str based builds.

29/15 at the moment, which I consider AGI.

Yeah, I understand exactly what you mean by footwork, like a crazed Great Mauler who is just spinning around in a gank overheading like crazy and everyone glancing on him, like Panos back when he was sporting that ugly plate armor. But that doesn't work anymore. People have generally gotten better at ganking and does more damage thanks to stronger builds + WPP. Glancing has decreased because of the higher WPP. As a slow STR plate user you will get ganked more by confident balanced/AGI-builds and all it takes is 2 people to continually stunlock you (with higher damage) and you're done. Even the maximum amount of armor (which I happen to sport) does nothing but prolong the defeat.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Leshma on March 01, 2015, 01:03:24 am
Yeah, STR has been pretty much fucked in this mod ever since Tydeus became balancer. No sense crying over spilled milk, respec to agility based build or quit playing.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: StonedSteel on March 01, 2015, 06:27:13 am
Yeah, STR has been pretty much fucked in this mod ever since Tydeus became balancer. No sense crying over spilled milk, respec to agility based build or quit playing.

^ this
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 01, 2015, 10:54:30 am
Yeah, STR has been pretty much fucked in this mod ever since Tydeus became balancer. No sense crying over spilled milk, respec to agility based build or quit playing.

And here i am, performing way better with str based builds and plate compared to agi whoring builds when ive played nothing but agiwhore for as long as i can remember. Ive even seen on the servers people calling others out "fucking agi whore spammer" and then the other guy responds "but im str build..", and many of the people i see topping scoreboards are on the str side.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Grumbs on March 01, 2015, 12:17:31 pm
Whats your "str" build Gravoth? It seems the old idea of str or agi builds is a bit obsolete with all the stats we have to spread around. You can get the best of both worlds without sacificing much in either speed or damage
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 01, 2015, 12:18:48 pm
Whats your "str" build Gravoth? It seems the old idea of str or agi builds is a bit obsolete with all the stats we have to spread around. You can get the best of both worlds without sacificing much in either speed or damage

27/15, i think well enough str to be called str build anyways.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: BlindGuy on March 01, 2015, 12:45:03 pm
1/ I thought title of thread was Butt Plate, immedietly disapointed when I arrived.
2/ This is just QQ thread by bonk because he got fucking slammed by fake peasants last night over and over as we pushed him from stuff, shot him repeatedly with 2-3 dmg arrows and generally made him sore.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Grumbs on March 01, 2015, 12:46:47 pm
27/15, i think well enough str to be called str build anyways.

An agi build doesn't necessarily need to lose out on much str now. I go 24/24 with 2 IF. It does more damage than yours but still dies in roughly the same amount of hits, maybe 1 hit if its low damage. Plus with agi you can reduce the damage you take by moving away from a hit or force glances. I think IF is still a bit of a waste of stats/skills
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 01, 2015, 01:12:06 pm
An agi build doesn't necessarily need to lose out on much str now. I go 24/24 with 2 IF. It does more damage than yours but still dies in roughly the same amount of hits, maybe 1 hit if its low damage. Plus with agi you can reduce the damage you take by moving away from a hit or force glances. I think IF is still a bit of a waste of stats/skills

I have maxed out my IF, in a good round i can tank insane amounts of damage, upwards to 10 hits. I honestly think IF is overlooked, and 1 point of athl/ps can be overrated for what you miss out on. I will respecc to a minmax balance build soon to see the difference, but so far i actually think str is slightly stronger than agi.

Also balance builds were always the best, and thats how it should be since then both attributes are equally viable. And atm i think theres just as many agi based as str based players.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Leshma on March 01, 2015, 02:33:18 pm
And here i am, performing way better with str based builds and plate compared to agi whoring builds when ive played nothing but agiwhore for as long as i can remember. Ive even seen on the servers people calling others out "fucking agi whore spammer" and then the other guy responds "but im str build..", and many of the people i see topping scoreboards are on the str side.

You should try your old spammy hoplite build. Dude was wrecking my ass yesterday. Insta-stabs, insane damage and constant backpedaling. Can't catch him with 5 ATH.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 01, 2015, 02:46:25 pm
You should try your old spammy hoplite build. Dude was wrecking my ass yesterday. Insta-stabs, insane damage and constant backpedaling. Can't catch him with 5 ATH.

You cant put hoplite and spam in the same sentence. Hoplite is pretty garbage tier now ive heard, but i am considering going back to it would i get a free respecc without losing my precious kills/deaths ive racked up over the years on my main.

And you shouldnt have any difficulty cathing anyone with 5 athl, especially someone with a shield.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Leshma on March 01, 2015, 02:51:57 pm
Just try it.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 01, 2015, 03:26:13 pm
Just try it.

Fine, geez.

edit: Hoplite is pretty good, but its still disgusting and unenjoyable to play without the stun.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: woody on March 09, 2015, 03:33:39 pm
I use black plate and strength build atm because its fun. Way more effective to go balanced/agi build and run round in loomed medium armour with a longsword or katana or some other speed freak weapon but for me game is about fun and not about  getting as high k/d as possible. If it was I would stop running into mobs of enemies swinging an axe rather than running away to spend 3 mins finding people to stab in the back.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Siiem on March 20, 2015, 09:48:36 pm
I saw that plate was buffed after the 4.0.1.0 patch but now the values are reverted? Why? Plate is such a huge goldsink but it doesn't give you a run for the money. Barely anyone is using it and it's kinda obvious why. I'm not saying you should be invincible in it but with 10 IF and maximum plate armor it only offers you 1-3 extra hits before you die, depending on your adversary.

"only 1-3 extra", well fuck me.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 20, 2015, 10:01:29 pm
"only 1-3 extra", well fuck me.

It doesnt look good on paper so buff in game. People underestimate how big it is to be able to survive 1 more hit than your enemy.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Molly on March 21, 2015, 10:44:17 am
Personally, I am more butthurt about still being dead after 3-4 body shots from an archer in fatty plate and 10str/if tbh...
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Leshma on March 21, 2015, 01:42:24 pm
I miss consistency. Plate can grant you long life in some situations, but sometimes you'll die from one well placed hit.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 21, 2015, 02:17:07 pm
Consistency never really was a thing.. positioning helps a lot with not taking huge hits. Also dont get hit by overheads.
Title: Re: Buff plate
Post by: BlindGuy on April 01, 2015, 12:29:19 am
Yeah, STR has been pretty much fucked in this mod ever since Tydeus became balancer. No sense crying over spilled milk, respec to agility based build or quit playing.

Well its the quality of the playerbase thats also at fault: in NA Tydeus is actually decent player, I've watched him and he gets decent KDR. Admitedly, so do most ppl who actually can play, but I cant blame Tydeus for thinking he actually knew anything about the game.