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    Best Faction Choice for Dual Wielding Barbarian (PotD Triple Crown Run)

    in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted · Edited by Menthur

    Hi guys,

    I'm currently trying my frist triple crown run ever with a DW Barbarian. My party (right now Eder, Kana, Durance, Hiravias, GM) just reached level 7. Yay!

    I have managed to unlock the merchants for all three factions in Defiance Bay, and currently thinking about with which one I want to continue. I have read about each of their bonuses and benefits, but can't really decide wether I should go with the Dozens or with the Doemenels.

    So which one is gonna be more important in the long run? More Acc or more crit dmg?

    Any help would be appreciated.

    Looking for 2H Paladin DPS / Offtank Build / PotD

    in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    Thanks again for your reply, and yes, in situations where I cannot make my rogue reach the enemy in melee I switch to a bow. Yesterday I attempted Osrya relatively unprepared with the Paladin using a 2Hander although I didnt spec into it and the fight was relatively easy when you consider I wasnt prepared and didnt spec into 2Handers yet.

     

    Then I went to the lower ramparts in Raedric's castle and finished off the wave with the Captain of the Guard again with my Pala using a 2Hander. That fight also went pretty well. So my plan for today is to respec my Pala a bit more towards using 2Handers. In emergency situations I can still switch back to sword and board.

    As for the rogue. I am indeed thinking about ditching him and gettin another fighter. Have to decide. We'll see.

    So far PotD is lots of fun. It's challenging but not impossible. I can only imagine that the difficulty will skyrocket in late game, or .... quite the opposite might happen aswell. I will have to see :)

    Looking for 2H Paladin DPS / Offtank Build / PotD

    in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

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    The problem I have with melee heavy party right now is possitioning. I have Eder who acts as the main tank, then I have my pala as off tank / support right next to him and the rogue (who I sent in a few seconds later to blind enemy). Durance is buffing/debuffing from rear row and once he is finished he is swinging is reach weapon as well right behind the tank. So I figure if I go with another fighter I won't be really able to position him well enough. It's already happening quite often that either my rogue or my pala is not able to reach an enemy and I loose lots of dps that way. 

    any solid tips on how to position more effectivly?

     

    When I block a choke point with my tank, lots of times the area is so narrow that neither my pala nor my rogue have space to engange with enemies. And, unfortunately the AI is not really smart. Sometimes my dudes circle around way too much and grab aggro where they shouldnt and the fight is pretty much over at that point :(

    Looking for 2H Paladin DPS / Offtank Build / PotD

    in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

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    11 hours ago, Boeroer said:

    I did a playthrough with an offensive-minded Goldpact Knight who used the summoned flaming Great Sword "Firebrand" a lot. It's pretty good for a Paladin who invests in his "Flames of Devotion" ability. You can get two items (a pair gloves and a belt) rel. early that allow you to summon that Greats Sword which is made of flames 6 times per rest. as backup weapon you can pick any two handed weapon and also pick the fitting weapon focus for that backup weapon type. Firebrand is universal, meaning it works with any weapon focus.

    Another very good approach is to go Darcozzi Paladini and pick Inspiring Liberation, use Zealous Focus and Coordinated Attacks and then first use the Spectacular Spetum (early pollaxe) which has the property "marking". And later add the Blade of the Endless Paths to your arsenal (estoc, also has marking). Marking makes it so that a party member who is closest to you and attacks the same target as you gets +10 accuracy. This stacks with Coordinated Attacks which does the same - already +20 accuracy for your buddy. Add Inspiring Liberation which stacks with everything, too and your firend already has 30 bonus accuracy which is huge and extremely useful against tough enemies such as bosses (like dragons for example). Add the bonus accuracy from Zealous Focus and it will be very hard for your party member to miss at all. This is very impactful if you pair your paladin with your best damage-dealer or disabler. Your paladin himself won't be the best (but decent) damage dealer, a good offtank and amazing support.  

    Thank you very much. I'm lvl 3 right now, close to 4 with my Pala. Still early in game. Do you have a rough starting specs for me? I feel I already f** up, but I could respec. I should note that I'm not interested in min/maxing 100% like a maniac. I just want a decent Pala who is not going to suck and suffer thru PotD :)

    Currently my Pala has these stats:

    - Might: 16
    - Con: 9
    - Dex: 10
    - Per: 16
    - Int: 13
    - Res: 14

    I picked FoD then LoH first. As talent I picked Weapon & Shield Style (because early game is pretty hard, so I figured going with a shield is better for now). I have also bought Outworn Buckler in Gilded Vale.

    As for my party combo: I have recruited Eder, Aloth and Durance. Also have created a custom rogue for mechanics and some additional dps, although he is very very squishy right now (only lvl 2).

     

    Looking for 2H Paladin DPS / Offtank Build / PotD

    in Pillars of Eternity: Characters Builds, Strategies & the Unity Engine (Spoiler Warning!)

    Posted

    I'm returning to PoE after several years and this time around planning to beat the game on PotD. I've been reading the build guides on Paladins, but couldn't really find what I was looking for. I am not interested in using ranged shooting weapons with my Paladin. I'd rather go the oldschool way of acting as support / dps and offtank and let Edér be my main tank. 

    So I'm looking for some directions on how to build a 2H Paladin DPS / Offtank character to beat PotD with. Maybe you guys could direct me to an already existing build on this forums which I have missed or help me build one from scratch.

    From what I have gathered so far there are a lot of pro's on these forums :)

    PS: I want to use the story companions along the way and maybe create one custom rogue to fill up my party.

    Any help is very appreciated. Thank you very much!

    Why No Conversations with NPCs?

    in Pillars of Eternity: General Discussion (NO SPOILERS)

    Posted

    Hi there all,

     

    I'm enjoying Pillars of Eternity so far. I just started out and recently arrived in Gilded Vale. However, I noticed that you cannot have a conversation with named NPCs like you used to in BG, BG2, and maybe even find new party members that way.

     

    Once I approach them I only can read something about their past lives or something like that.

     

    Is that gonna change later in the game?

     

    Thanks.

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