Help on imba build

[Patoson]

I'm wondering whether I should go for 21/21 or 24/18 at level 31:

Strength: 21
Agility: 21
Power Strike: 7
Athletics: 7
Weapon Master: 6

Strength: 24
Agility: 18
Power Strike: 8
Athletics: 6
Weapon Master: 6

I would appreciate some feedback from veteran players, and, also, would like to know if it's better to have 1 point less in Athletics or Weapon Master (for 21/21), because, in my opinion, there is no difference between 6 and 7 ath with heavy armor (but I might be wrong).

[Tore]

6/37

[pOLLACABALLO]

6/37

* 36 narb

[HarunYahya]

7 Athletics is good.
It really helps while chasing archers plus more speed bonus = more damage but i suggest getting 24 str and 8 ps its just more useful cuz you can't always favor from speed bonus but extra health from STR and extra damage from STR+PS are persistant effect.
I know some infantries who use 21/21 but also infantries who go 24/18 i am personally going for 24/18 also but it'll happen at level 34 unfortunatly =)

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Level 34 (71 139 224 xp)

Strength: 24
Agility: 18
Hit points: 73
Skills to attributes: 6
Ironflesh: 7
Power Strike: 8
Shield: 2
Athletics: 6
Riding: 0
Horse Archery: 0
Power Draw: 0
Power Throw: 0
Weapon Master: 6
One Handed: 1
Two Handed: 159
Polearm: 1
Archery: 1
Crossbow: 1
Throwing: 1

[awesomeasaurus]

24/18 gives you more health.

[Tore]

* 36 narb

oups

[Michael]

As always,

it totally depends on your playstyle.

For a 2h, you really dont need that much strength.
This 22nd peasant (Phase or something like that), I think he has 15 strength but 10 or more ath. Doesnt have to use right mouse button very often.

Athletics is very important in melee.

Look at all those crossbowmen. They have only 15 strength, not much wpf in 2h, but with their high ath they are often harder to defeat in 1 vs 1 than a strength 2h (that cant parry very well).

Main advantage of ath is that you dont need that much parry-skill. You simply learn to use your high ath to stay out of enemies shorter weapon reach, and stab, backpedal, so on and so on.

You, my friend, are cursed with your high ping, so you cant get too much ath anyway.

Lastly, high ath makes dodging arrows easier.

Me personally I think 6 power strike for a 2h is enough.

[Teeth]

There is definitely a difference between 6 and 7 athlethics, its not that big, but neither is the damage difference between 6 and 7 powerstrike. I have been 21/18 for two gens, now I am 18/21. I like 18/21 better I think.

I am going for 21/21 personally. Just think the 7 athlethics is very nice.

[MrShine]

personally I think weapon master is garbage.  If you are going pure build (not hybrid) just put 3 or 4 into WM and the rest in ironflesh regardless of the build.

I like the 24/18 because 6 ath is just fine and 8 PS is pretty beastly.

[Vibe]

Go for more STR, you get more hitting power, less glancing and more health.

[B3RS3RK]

18/24.

6PS is enough almost never to glance.

AND 8 Athletics just ROCKS

Kiting archers?No Problem to catch even in Medium armor.

[ShinySpoons]

I'm making a 18/21 lvl 30 build for my 2H alt atm.

7 ath is much better then a similar amount of weapon master. As Mr.Shine said, 3-4 wm is more then enough. If you really want to push it, no wm at all will still give you at least 100+ wpf by lvl 30.

[Dexxtaa]

... would like to know if it's better to have 1 point less in Athletics or Weapon Master (for 21/21), because, in my opinion, there is no difference between 6 and 7 ath with heavy armor (but I might be wrong).

Fuck weapon master. At 6WM, you should be destroying worlds and taking names. My guy doesn't even have that much WM, and not by lack of choice, either.

Go with Athletics. Better footwork options could mean all the difference when you're facing multiple opponents.

So what if you can swing your mace of death 10 points faster than before? That's probably a 1% increase in swing speed, which will impact the other guy whether or not you have 100wpf or 110wpf. Being able to move will give you the option to back away quick enough to delay the henchmen for that precious second more.

Especially since you're rolling around in butt armor, you'll find that the athletics helps your acceleration so that you don't walk straight into a outstretched sword of glory while making your masculine charge.