Optimal Power Strike?

[Christo]

Maybe it's just me, but after some playing, I found out that my 6PS build is not enough nowadays.

Lots of things happened since I thought up my build, so yeah, it's kinda outdated.

Maybe it's related to heirloomed armour, maybe it's because the new armor soak mechanic, or that more ppl just stack STR.
I can't really tell more than my current Powerstrike is just not enough, fights take too long, and I'm hardly effective at all.

In your opinion, what's the optimal PS for a melee centered build? That can cut through?

[Bjord]

Aim for the head, it's not hard to hit.

And even powerstrike 5 is enough, especially with a polearm. You just need to find the sweet spot mechanic if you haven't already.

[Phew]

I tend to think in terms of "1-shot percentage", and I notice it jumps considerably between 9PS and 10PS with a 49 cut weapon. Assuming you are using a poleaxe/elegant based on your picture, you should probably be shooting for 2-shotting most people, for which 6-7PS is probably enough.

[Digglez]

I had always been agi heavy or balanced and went 24STR for 2 gens, got more kills than ever before.  I went back to 5PS and couldnt stand having to hit enemies 5-10 times to kill them (WITH A BLUNT DMG WEAPON).

I wouldnt do anything less than 6. 7 is probably optimal, 8 if you have a long reach weapon

[Christo]

Aim for the head, it's not hard to hit.

And even powerstrike 5 is enough, especially with a polearm. You just need to find the sweet spot mechanic if you haven't already.

Well, in the heat of battle, when I always end up being ganked by like 4 ppl, I hardly have any time to precisely aim those attacks.
It's hard enough to micro-manage footwork, blocks, and anticipate their incoming swings.

Ah, I got introduced to so many "mechanics" and "how to"-s thanks to this game. But, which one is defined as the sweet-spot mechanic?

I'm confus

I tend to think in terms of "1-shot percentage", and I notice it jumps considerably between 9PS and 10PS with a 49 cut weapon. Assuming you are using a poleaxe/elegant based on your picture, you should probably be shooting for 2-shotting most people, for which 6-7PS is probably enough.

Yeah the pic is accurate of my loadout. 

I'm planning on ditching riding, and boosting my character with those points instead. I do more melee now thanks to the horse price/lance angle nerf, it's got dumbed down. Heck I shouldn't have brought this up, oops.

[Torben]

imo the new armor soak favors higher ps,  also the sweetspot is more important becaus u seem to glance more at the boarders of youre swing.

so meh,  try a stf char with more ps maybe?  i have 8 ps and it made ground combat a lot ezier than before when i had mostly 5,  maybe once 6

[Leshma]

As someone who's build has a lot of agi and ath and wpf, I must say that any of those worth shit now.

Devs totally fucked up agi builds, those are useless now.

Get enough agi so you don't move around like a zombie (5 ath should be ok) and put rest to str.

[Cyclopsided]

It seems EU is getting more strength-leaning balanced builds. It is always a metagame of getting the slight edge over your opponent without being outpaced by moving to slow.

(btw go 24/15. Still catches those darned back-peddling agi characters)

[Kato]

Cut damage weapons are shit now, especially when all players with generation over 10 have fucking lordly armor+gloves.
I think this armor soak changes must be reworked or EU degenerate to NA state.

[rustyspoon]

With the new soak values, I'm pretty sure high damage cut weapons got hurt the most. Since the reduce is a percentage it stands to reason that a high damage weapon is reduced more than a lower damage weapon. As it stands, I pretty much go for head hits nowadays. Body hits take me all damn day to kill someone with my poleaxe.

[Bobthehero]

10 PS feels weak, can't wait till I hit level 34

[Corwin]

I am very happy with 8PS, especially since at lvl 32 I have also 6 ath. With MW Danish I hit pretty hard. However, I know El Supreme is even happier with 9PS (27/12 build) and Great Long Axe. Perhaps 21/21 for lvl 31 would be a great compromise between hard hits and speed, but I never tested this build.

[Cepeshi]

I did had 21/21 with 7ps/wm and 3 athl, was awesome to play, even tho i did it pre soak nerf.

Anyways, i am usually sporting 7-8 PS, on horse its enough to onehit with speedbonus, on foot with blunt weapons good aswell. 24/15 or 21/18 are the most used by me last few gens

edit: and ye, with swords it take me 2-3 more hits to kill than with blunt weapon

[Casimir]

Id say aim for 13.

Im happy with 6 but 7 is probably preferable.

[Xant]

I did had 21/21 with 7ps/wm and 3 athl, was awesome to play, even tho i did it pre soak nerf.

Anyways, i am usually sporting 7-8 PS, on horse its enough to onehit with speedbonus, on foot with blunt weapons good aswell. 24/15 or 21/18 are the most used by me last few gens

edit: and ye, with swords it take me 2-3 more hits to kill than with blunt weapon

21/21 with 3 athletics? ...... what..