Pros and Cons of being a 2h agi whore with a 15/24 build.
- Fast
- Can outspam 90% of other weapons
- Can wear heavy armour up to gothic plate, AND STILL BE FAST as hell
- Uber protection from both melee and ranged, because of the plate cruth
- Gain a lot of speed bonus, because of your high Ath and WM
Cons
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Pros and Cons of being an Str whore like myself 27/12 Poleaxe
- Strong
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Cons
- Slow ass motherfucker
- Everyone can outspam you
- You don`t have the slightest bonus with the heavy armour that you wear, because the happy teenage agi hero, CAN WEAR THE SAME ARMOUR LIKE YOU AND STILL BE FASTER!!!
Panos, that's just total bullshit.
You obviously have not tried playing high agi 2h, let me tell you how it feels.
1) You can't outspam everyone. It's is just easier to spam, but even so, you can only spam when your
enemy makes a mistake in his timing. You can also spam with high str builds really effectively because of non-glancing attacks at any angle, btw.
2) Heavy armor is
utterly useless for an high-agi char. Why? Because it cuts your athletics to zero. You can still be (comparingly) fast when running straight (as well as any str-plate crutcher), but you lose all your ability to change your moving directions smoothly, and it is the main purpose of having athletics, not running fast. And so all the speed bonus fades away.
3) You don't get much protection because of low HP (low str + usuallo no IF). The heavier armor you use, the more useless your agi becomes (which is nt noticeable for str- and very noticeable for agi-chars.
Now about pros:
1) You're maneuverable and fast (if you use right gear).
2) Speed bonus kinda compensates for low damage if you use it.
Of course, no one should underestimate the advantage of being maneuverable. It's easier to break through the enemy's "block barrier" (I mean to make him miss a hit), you can change your targets really quickly in the fight, you can run away in a lot of bad situations. But still it leaves you really fragile and weak.
If agi characters are so effective in heavy armor, why do you think they're so shit on Strat, where everyone's using heavy armor? Think about it...
PS: what I agree with you on though, is that the difficulty of heavy armor should go up to 21 str or even 24. I want tincans to be slower and stronger, as they should be.