The Art of Throwing

[kura]

Can stones do headshot and kill from 1 stone?

[Spawny]

Can stones do headshot and kill from 1 stone?

With sufficient powerthrow you can kill people in 1 hit when you make a headshot with rocks.
It depends on their headarmour and hp too. Peasants even die from 2 body shots with PT 10+.

[Effy]

My current character is a thrower and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I want to make my next build after retirement more versatile though. I'm intending to make a 1h/shield-thrower hybrid for harassment/survival. I mostly play siege with a buddy which is why I'm goin to use an odd build. My projected stats at level 30 will be as follows.
Strength - 18
Agility - 18

Power Throw - 6
Power Strike - 6
Athletics - 5
Shield - 5
Weapon Master - 5
With 2 skill points leftover.

5 WM will give me 113 ish skill in 1h and throwing.

Not sure where the last skill points would be best spent. Either weapon master to be better in combat, shield to be more durable, or athletics to be more versatile.

I'll be mostly using jarids or a warhammer with a big sturdy shield and plate armor. It's very similar to my current character except I have 21 strength and 7 power throw currently. I'm a bit weak in melee combat though, so when I run out of jarids I just end up blocking until my shield breaks.

Any thoughts?

[Evgen]

2 questions related to throwing weapons:

1. Does throwing stone dpends on 1h WPF in melee?
2. What stats (speed, damage, damage type) has throwing lance in melee mode?

[Casimir]

Cant help with the stats, i imagine they are close to the double sided lance. Still they are fairly effective in melee mode.

[Shpongled]

Cant help with the stats, i imagine they are close to the double sided lance. Still they are fairly effective in melee mode.

It is a double sided lance. Same stats.

Also, at 10+ PT, wardarts get really, really, really good.

[Spawny]

It is a double sided lance. Same stats.

Also, at 10+ PT, wardarts get really, really, really good.

Yup. Very good archer killers. They have 1 major downside though, which is their melee capabilities. I use regular darts most of the time and you can't block with those. Not sure about the wardarts.

Since I don't bring a melee weapon I prefer throwing weapons I can use to block/attack back with.

[Shpongled]

Yup. Very good archer killers. They have 1 major downside though, which is their melee capabilities. I use regular darts most of the time and you can't block with those. Not sure about the wardarts.

Since I don't bring a melee weapon I prefer throwing weapons I can use to block/attack back with.

Well yeah, darts fail at melee. I'm a 2h/throwing hybrid. TBH, any throwing weapon in melee mode sucks bawlz except for lances and even then only with decent prof in polearms.

[Spawny]

Well yeah, darts fail at melee. I'm a 2h/throwing hybrid. TBH, any throwing weapon in melee mode sucks bawlz except for lances and even then only with decent prof in polearms.

The axes work quite well. I kill suprised shielders all the time with them. They're short (don't glance a lot) and do decent damage (especially with my PS). You're just so friggin slow timing is essential.

[Shinobi]

I also want to know if its 1h but it would be strange if it wasn't, so il just presume it is

[BenMoonlight]

This is my current build for a pure thrower :

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Level 25 (1 584 752 xp)

    * Strength: 33
    * Agility: 3

    * Converted: 12
    * Shield: 1
    * Athletics: 1
    * Power Throw: 11
    * Weapon Master: 1

    * Throwing: 109

Only a try, but for now, pretty effective on siege maps, as a defenser.
Noone shall pass the ladder i chose to stand above, shield or not (heavy throwing axes). one hit for the most, sometime two hits if really armored, or if i hit legs.

I really don't know if i'm aiming this build :

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Level 30 (4 420 577 xp)

    * Strength: 39
    * Agility: 3

    * Unused skill points: 1

    * Converted: 14
    * Shield: 1
    * Athletics: 1
    * Power Throw: 13
    * Weapon Master: 1

    * Throwing: 109

Or if i'm going to put some points into agility...
i'm really slow, and i have some problems to react when ennemy come to melee.
The unused point will probably go into IF or PS... sometimes, i manage to kill someone with the secondary mode of my axes.

I use Heavy throwing axes, 3 sets, ans a poor shield, to protect from arrows or faster melee fighters.
when i'll have more money, i'll take a good armor, i think, but being so slow won't really be cool...

Any advice ?

[Spawny]

My level 30 thrower build has 10 PS and 12 PT with 1 WM. Should've put the WM point into athletics, cuz I'm slow as hell.

ANyway, it gives me 118 wpf in throwing and when I run out of ammo, I can pick up a 2h sword and still kill people. Works like a charm.

[Original_Sin]

aye, I love heavy throwing axes too.
too bad I have a bug or smth. when throwing an axe it sometimes disappears right in the enemy's model.
happens a lot to me with those turtle shields.

[victis honor]

After having tried several types to lvl 15/16 (2hander/polearm/archer/lancer and sword+shield) i liek throwing the most.  Am lvl 24 atm and am going for 18/18 build whit 120 in throwing and the rest in 2hander.

My throwing skill whit HT axes is ok at the moment, but when i use wardarts, javalins or jarids i cannot seem to hit people. Any tips/pointers besides practise that any1 can give me?

[Spawny]

Get more powerthrow=higher accuracy.