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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #30 on: May 04, 2012, 07:46:07 pm »
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10PD Longbow archers (main characters).

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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #31 on: May 04, 2012, 07:54:51 pm »
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I've been playing a 36/3 build using long weapons (scythe, fauchard, bill) and loomed quarterstaff. Scythe and fauchard make people rage especially when you kill them with jumpswings, so it's always fun to listen to them afterwards (although good players counter it easily). Some even started a rage thread to nerf scythe because of builds like this using it (http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,18669.0.html), and it did work.

I can do as much if not even more damage (depending on speed bonus / angle) with my quarterstaff than people using danish with lower PS. On top of that it's very fast, as long as a poleaxe, got knockdown (low weight but knockdown chance also depends on damage dealt so it does happen relatively often), cheap, 1 slot and thus useful for lots of builds as backup weapon, as long as you've got decent PS ofc.

You're very slow as a pure str build like this but you can deal very high damage with pretty much any weapon. You might need time to get used to it but it surely is fun and underused (at least with the weapons I mentionned).

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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #32 on: May 04, 2012, 08:12:54 pm »
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High agi build with a dagger and low armor. Possibly combined with throwing (low pt) to stun and annoy people. If you know how to chamber and use your wits you can get some really hilarious kills  :wink:

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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #33 on: May 05, 2012, 12:42:09 am »
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Why not a cudgel?

thats what i ment, lol.
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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #34 on: May 05, 2012, 03:37:17 am »
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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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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #35 on: May 05, 2012, 06:03:09 am »
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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.

Denbitre's King Glyph does well as a hoplite.
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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #36 on: May 05, 2012, 06:23:01 am »
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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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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #37 on: May 05, 2012, 06:27:13 am »
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You could roleplay a slinger. Or a stationary missile launcher. Only put points into power throw and weapon master, nothing else. Convert everything else.
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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #38 on: May 05, 2012, 06:34:10 pm »
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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #39 on: May 05, 2012, 06:42:07 pm »
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Hybrid of shielder archer

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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #40 on: May 05, 2012, 09:36:09 pm »
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You could roleplay a slinger. Or a stationary missile launcher. Only put points into power throw and weapon master, nothing else. Convert everything else.

Sounds quite feasible. 21/21 7 PT 7 WM 3 Athletics or 3 Shield.
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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #41 on: May 06, 2012, 02:14:41 am »
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feasible but udnerused classes (with reason...)

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Re: Most underused class of player
« Reply #42 on: May 06, 2012, 03:13:52 am »
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