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Any tips on a Melee build without DEX Saturation for survival?

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#1

What I’ve done at the first iCBT was a DEX Highlander which pretty much relies heavily on evading mobs’ and boss attacks so I’m looking to build something else in the next beta.

Say If I am to build a pure STR build or with some constitution to have a bit of HP regen backup, which path of classes should I take? So far I’m looking to build a Circle 3 Swordsman > Rodelero > Squire

Do you think it would do fairly well? Of course I’m not expecting to be able to do epic boss soloes with some considerable level gaps just like what I did with my highlander but I’d like to know what path should I take if I am to do a long duration grind without having to rely too much on potions and with some minor breaks using bonfire during it I think.

#2

I think CON should give a bit of def to be worth focussing on it. And full STR is worthless i think ( anyone tried? )

#3

I wouldn’t say full STR is worthless but it’s definitely worse than investing into DEX. Going full CON seems to have worked out for some people, I didn’t try it myself yet.

#4

i used a balance STR/CON/DEX so i had good dmg, good HP and HP Recovery and Good evasion and crit chance, accuary doesnt matter if u’re a barbarian like me. i think that u should increase ur stat points equitably, if u just increase one stat, maybe u’ll have too much dmg but u’ll die so fast against bosses, in my 58 lvl i only died 7 times, i hope this help u.

(and sorry for my bad english i’m trying to help the community with my experience in the beta) n.n

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#5

The build I was running with my Hoplite was a split of, 2 STR, 1 CON, 1 DEX; anytime I had stat points to spend I just make a mental note of the last stat I added and repeat.

Did really good solo, using all plate except for leather gloves. Leveled Plate armor attribute to 3.

Never had to sit to recover, if I did take damage I was being lazy-- I carried Grade 2 HP pots just in-case. SP is a minor issue, but using Grade 1 SP pots solved that; super cheap and Swordsman’s natural low SP pool.

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#6

I suggest finding a Cleric or Crusader friend. If you want higher defense try Peltasta and finish Squire for Guild utility or Centurion to be a tank.

#7

I went full strength Highlander>Barb to level 41 class 3 level 1 and didn’t have to much trouble. I did supplement my stats with 2 DEX equipment

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#8

What’s a Crusader o.o

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#9

I was a full str hoplite with 25 Dex thrown in there. Along my leveling path a came across an archer class that was full 100% Dex. He was doing 80 to 100 regular hits but gritting 90% of the time with 200s to 300s. I think at some point you would just be relying on your gear for damage if you went all dex. With Str only giving you about 1 point in damage, lower levels it’s not that important, but say you were level 300 with 200 str? Might notice a difference there. To me it seems like it would be too easy to go dex until you crit all the time and then just put the rest into str.

Edit: when I got home I made the corrections in the paragraph, stupid phone auto correct XD

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#10

I did the same. Worked for me :smile:

#11

Intriguing, I guess I’ll give yours a try next beta :smile:

To everyone else who replied, thank you for the great responses, I shall try the other combinations you suggested too maybe when I decide to build something dedicated for a paladin build or another melee of a different orientation :smiley:

#12

Oops I meant Paladin, the poster got the gist of it. Healer supports and defense increase supports.

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#13

I guess the goal is to get critical rate to 50%+ and crit dmg to some absurd multiple of normals (3x???) Through stats, armor bonuses and skill bonuses. Then pump strength. Basically, be an archer in the body of a warrior.

#14

So you’re saying proc Dex until you get around that 50% cri dmg then you proc STR for the crit dmg?

#15

you shouldnt do DEX highlander… i partied with this guy (forgot name) he was lv 45 and have like 10 CON all STR his dmg is crazy

if you want crit rate, learn attribute

#16

con gives no def, and dont go circle 3 swords, just go pelt 2 rodelero 3 imo

#17

except the attribute for them is crit damage not crit rate. str gives crit damage as well, dex gives crit RATE. i.e. chance to crit. building a crit damage character and ignoring the stat that causes crits is like building a tank and ignoring armor. by ignoring one stat you are making your main others useless. you want to get a high str/dex build to where you can crit all the time with highlander and that crit damage boost is applying to every single hit. once you hit like 100% crit SURE stop adding dex but every few levels youll need to add more to keep it at nearly 100%

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#18

I think going peltasta could actually be viable but I think I’ll take Swordsman 3 instead because in this build i’m not trying to make it go on the defensive side by undercutting offense but I’m thinking I’ll go like 3/4 offense and 1/4 defense for survivability which depends entirely on knocking down/away mobs for grinding and that’s why I plan to go Swordsman 3 > Rodelero :smile:

#19

Oh, I wasn’t trying to misinform you. I thought of it as a rule of thumb possibly. It depends how much crit rate you want. Equipment would surely ease that burden. Everyone gave a more thorough answer after me. Sorry!

#20

I don’t see how swordsman 3 knocks down/away mobs better than swordsman 1. Just be aware that your skills don’t scale well from circle 1-2 and even worse 2-3 and you get much less of them going that route as well. Most classes only get 1-2 additional skills for advancing by a circle whereas changing classes always nets you 4-5, the same goes for attributes

then factor in that skill level 5 doubles the power of skill level 1, but skill level 10 only has a 50% increase from 5 and skill 15 is only a 25% increase of skill 10 for all attack skills