2h build help?

[MrTea]

Hello! My character is level 23, age 38. I'm not very good, and still fairly new. I've respec-ed a few times now, and I've settled on my current class. Right now i have a longsword as my weapon. where should i take the current attributes/skills that i have now? Any suggested builds or whatever? Here's my info.
    Strength: 20
    Agility: 10
    Hit points: 67

    Unused skill points: 2

    Skills to attributes: 4

    Ironflesh: 6
    Power Strike: 6
    Shield: 0
    Athletics: 3
    Riding: 0
    Horse Archery: 0
    Power Draw: 0
    Power Throw: 0
    Weapon Master: 3

    One Handed: 1
    Two Handed: 120
    Polearm: 1
    Archery: 1
    Crossbow: 1
    Throwing: 1
Thanks!
p.s. The way i like to play is aggressive, whaling on someone until I kill them (unless i die). But i also like to be able to take some hits. In case that info is necessary, there it is. Thanks again.

[Knute]

Hello, I remember dueling you last night.  You got a lot of hits in but my heavy armor saved me.   Here's a good place to start for builds: http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,9160.0.html

I think most 2-handers do strength builds these days.  Where your stats are now, you could do a level 30 build that looks like this:

27/12

74 hit points
6 ironflesh
9 powerstrike
4 athletics
4 wm
139 2h

Before leveling up to 30, I'd recommend creating a skip the fun alt each week just to test out different builds and get a better idea of your options.  I've always done 18/21 builds and this generation I'm trying out a 21/18.  I generally try to avoid dueling and prefer to hit people in the back while they're fighting someone else, but if forced to fight, I like using short weapons like the great axe or mace while circling at close range aka face hugging.  Until you reach level 30 with your main, I'd also recommend wearing light armor for low upkeep (and less wpf penalty) while trying out as many of the 2h weapons as possible.  Here's my build:

21/18

64 hit points
4 ironflesh
7 powerstrike
6 athletics
6 weaponmaster
156 2-hander

Leveling up gear: mail coif, sarranid guard armor, mail mittens, wrapping boots and mace.  Total cost = 13,288  With longsword = 17,022

Level 30 gear: great helm, khergit elite, scale gauntlets, leather boots and great axe.  Total cost = 54,528

[MrTea]

Thanks a ton for that, man. I'll stick to that build, as it seems like exactly what I want. Thanks for all your armor advice, too! It was fun dueling you.
MrTea

[Raki]

Actually, most of the really good 2h players use an agi build. I usually go for 18/21 myself, to be able to kill most people in only a few hits when my movement's good. (speed bonus is very important in builds like these)
I'm trying a 15/24 build atm (2 IF, 5 PS, 8 Ath, 8 WM), but I haven't reached lvl 30 yet, so I can't say anything about it.
Also, I've tried a 12/27 lvl 30 build with 4 PS, 9 Ath and 9 WM, it was a lot of fun to use it in combat.

You'll probably want to become good at blocking etc. before you try these builds though, as you're pretty vulnerable compared to a tanking build like 24/15 (5 IF, 8 PS, 5 Ath, 5 WM) or 21/18 (4 IF, 7 PS, 6 Ath, 6 WM) or even something more extreme.

Also, you could go for a build with only 36 attribute points, which will allow you to use a shield or whatever, while also being able to stack IF.

Either way, it's your call, I know I'll be going for a 15/27 build at level 32 on my next generation

Teresa

[DeadlyDick]

I use a 33/9 super strength build.
If you use a faster weapon like a longsword or katana its kick ass, you can get some one hit kills and its not as slow as you might expect.
Dont push it anymore though, I briefly had a 39/3 build and it was a too slow.

[RandomDude]

im 24/15 atm and i hate it

i move far too slow for my liking

[Patoson]

I have tried 21/18, then pure strength (can't remember exactly), 18/21, and, right now, I'm going for 21/18 again. For medium armor, I didn't really tell much difference between 6 and 7 athletics, neither regarding attack speed, so I definitely prefer the extra PS and IF.

Strength builds are fun, but like RandomDude said, you are too slow.

[Kafein]

I like my 24/15 flamberge alt. It's quite simple and refreshing to play compared to the cav. The build has 2 skill points fucked up in IF instead of WM (I only have 3 WM) but it's still fast enough for the basic things. Don't try chambers though. I really appreciate it because I can oneshot many people. If I only concentrate on back"stabbing" (more like back"cutting in two"), I score tons of kills without effort.
 
But I really hate the speed sometimes. I think I'll go 24/18 at level 33. I'm not sure about choosing 21/18 as a flamberge guy though. The 7 IF points (normally should be 5) allow me to take a lot of punishment and act stupidly twice or more each round. And it's really a pleasure to consider HA arrows as toothpicks. Maybe not optimal but it's a good no-brainer build for me.

[RandomDude]

I will go 18/21 or 21/21 next retirement i think

[Cyclopsided]

Stack Strength for NA, Go balanced/Agi for EU.
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