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General Discussion / Re: -.- whaddahell?

« on: May 12, 2012, 04:40:34 am »

And so it is...

Uh played whit 135 wpf in bow until da 29 lvl .

It was enough for ma longbow.

BUT...!

After 30 lvl ,when uh set ma PD at 10 (build 30\12)

Game says - ''ur proficiency in bow is too low''. whit 137 wpf and simple light armor.

Now longbow shoting feel's like near 100 wpf cap ((

and always says - ''ur proficiensy bla bla bla..."

...

So  is that new nerf for archers?  or whaddahell?? :

http://www.grammar-monster.com/

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General Discussion / Re: Who do you think is(are) the maddest sperglord nerd(s) in this game?

« on: May 06, 2012, 06:32:57 am »

this guy

old, but had to be said

I'm not sure I follow what's going on here. 

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Beginner's Help and Guides / Re: Most underused class of player

« on: May 05, 2012, 06:23:01 am »

Denbitre's King Glyph does well as a hoplite.

I see other hoplites occasionally, but they usually use their spear as a 2h weapon, which to me, defeats the purpose of having a hoplite build. I have yet to see anyone else use a shortened spear on a hoplite build. It's not really a good combination due to the short range and low damage that is why I suggested it, but I'm determined to make this work somehow.

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Beginner's Help and Guides / Re: Most underused class of player

« on: May 05, 2012, 03:37:17 am »

Hmm hoplite ish builds come to mind.

How about a bamboo spear wielding, one slot shield using hoplite build with a shortened spear as a secondary weapon? Rare enough and still very effective, especially with all the cav around lately.

This is how I normally play except I use the ashwood pike instead of a bamboo spear. I wouldn't call it very effective and it would be a stretch to call it effective. I find it very difficult to play due to the mighty downblock and nerfed damage/speed when using a shield. There is always the option of not using the shield but then why use a spear when you can use a poleaxe of some sort. The shortened spear is fast but lacks range. I get outranged by two handers all of the time and even light armored opponents take three stabs on average to kill. Heavy armored players will laugh at you and then split your skull. Also, you will get spammed to hell by 2h's as soon as they see you.

As an alternative, you could try what I am trying at the moment which is a hoplite/thrower build, but tbh so far it's gimmicky at best and throwing lances require 21 strength which means only a maximum of 15 agility and very light armor.

Hoplite's really need an overhead attack of some sort to make the downblock not 100% effective against frontal stabs.

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General Discussion / Re: Raging over M

« on: April 24, 2012, 10:55:11 pm »

I forget what game it was but when you teamhit someone the damage was reflected onto you instead of them. This would solve a lot of issues with side swinging spammers and probably make everyone more thoughtful of their swings.

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Beginner's Help and Guides / Re: Pick a perfect pokey polearm

« on: April 19, 2012, 12:07:15 am »

I know this goes against the norm but I prefer the shortened spear for it's speed and dare I say, it's shorter reach. As a shielder/hoplite you'll get face-hugged and spammed a lot. The slower speed and longer reach of the other spears are moot at this point. The shortened spear also takes only one slot, which for me is crucial since I use the 2 slot Huscarl shield and a 1 slot back up weapon. It takes some getting used too but It works best for my playstyle. As a bonus it's also cheap!