How to get better

[swagalot]

Hey everyone,

Im a huge noob and i was wondering what is the best way to get better. And whats a beginner friendy weapon and build for me to start

[Vibe]

You need to be more specific. Better at what, melee, ranged? If melee, are you 1h+shield, 2h or pole?

[VR__Alv]

Do like others: 2h + autoblock it will be the best for u

[swagalot]

yeah i started 2h...my kill to death ratio is like 4 to 30 im suck hardddddddd..does archery or crossbow require good skill to play?

[swagalot]

You need to be more specific. Better at what, melee, ranged? If melee, are you 1h+shield, 2h or pole?

I was asking whats a good beginner build...like is shild 1h easier to play then 2h sword or pole?

[Vibe]

yeah i started 2h...my kill to death ratio is like 4 to 30 im suck hardddddddd..does archery or crossbow require good skill to play?

It requires different skill to play, but in my opinion less.
Just because you suck at 2h at first doesn't mean you should give up on it. What you need to practice first is blocking.

Best way to start practicing blocking is first with tutorial bots in Warband Native, then on duel servers (you could also try dueling bots on Nditions native duel server). Good blocking will get you far and will let you experiment more with attacks.

And yes, 1h+shield is easier to play than 2h+pole, imo. Good beginner build for 2h would be 21/18 with 7ps and 6ath, 6wm, rest in IF or 24/15 with 8ps, 5ath, 5wm, rest in IF.

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[swagalot]

It requires different skill to play, but in my opinion less.
Just because you suck at 2h at first doesn't mean you should give up on it. What you need to practice first is blocking.

Best way to start practicing blocking is first with tutorial bots in Warband Native, then on duel servers (you could also try dueling bots on Nditions native duel server). Good blocking will get you far and will let you experiment more with attacks.

And yes, 1h+shield is easier to play than 2h+pole, imo. Good beginner build for 2h would be 21/18 with 7ps and 6ath, 6wm, rest in IF or 24/15 with 8ps, 5ath, 5wm, rest in IF.

hey thanks for the advice ill start that real soon...i'm still relatively low level are there huge descrepencies between a low level and high level play even if theyre skills are similar

[Vibe]

hey thanks for the advice ill start that real soon...i'm still relatively low level are there huge descrepencies between a low level and high level play even if theyre skills are similar

Depends how low you are.. but yes. Fighting someone who is lvl 30 when you're only lvl 15 is hard and pretty much impossible for new players.

[swagalot]

hmm guess im just impatient..game reminds me of darkfall but the fighting seems to require much more skill

[Vibe]

hmm guess im just impatient..game reminds me of darkfall but the fighting seems to require much more skill

That's because the combat system is much more complex and takes a lot of practice to get used to. But if you follow what I said and have some talent you can become good quite fast

[swagalot]

should the direction of m swing be governed by the mouse or the movement key???

[Vibe]

should the direction of m swing be governed by the mouse or the movement key???

Mouse. Same for blocking, although some prefer movement keys.

[Dezilagel]

Yeah, movekey blocking/attacking makes you really stale.

Also: If you want to learn melee, go pure noshield melee.

Don't bring a ranged backup weapon (if you spend 3 mins shooting every round, well, those 3 mins could have been used to melee), use a balanced build and sensible gear (i.e don't go full plate+str build+stupidly long weapon and spam. Also don't use a pike), spend a lot of time on the duel servers and read guides/ask the experienced players.

Don't have much time to write right now (if you haven't noticed), but this is basically what I did and I caught up to the vets pretty fast.

Oh, and don't forget to have fun :p

[Camaris]

If i would be first generation 2H again i would take this build:
21/18-2H:

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Level 30 (4 420 577 xp)

    Strength: 21
    Agility: 18
    Hit points: 70

    Skills to attributes: 8

    Ironflesh: 7
    Power Strike: 7
    Shield: 0
    Athletics: 6
    Riding: 0
    Horse Archery: 0
    Power Draw: 0
    Power Throw: 0
    Weapon Master: 3

    One Handed: 1
    Two Handed: 130
    Polearm: 1
    Archery: 1
    Crossbow: 1
    Throwing: 1

It has decent damage, and good hp so you can take some hits while not being to slow because of 6 athletics.

I would get a armor between 5000-8000 Gold + some cheap gear for foot and hands + a medium helmet (around 4k-6k)
As weapon i would take for example Sword of War or Two Handed Sword but there are a lot of other options (cheap and good options would be dadao but you would lack training in thrust then for the beginning).

I would recommend you to lvl up on siege until you got at least 6PS and 5 ath. (because you will get more fights there)
Then i would go to duel servers for a half hour everytime you play. Perhaps get into a clan
to find some people to show you the tricks.

You will see how playing on duel will improve your skills fast.
Ask other people to show you some things. There are always some nice guys
that take some time to show you something. (turn into your hits, lolstab, feints etc.)
Watch other players and look how they are fighting (after you managed to learn blocking *g* that should be first).
Try to do the same moves.

I played over 3 months until i decided to give duel server a try.
At the beginning my clanmembers always fooled me cause i couldnt block overheads ;)
Today im decent.