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This tactic would have been broken if they added spelltongue's weapon enchant on a sabre. On a rapier however, it's more like a trade-off between damge and survivability, because low base damge weapons are not really compatible with carnage.

Can you extend the duration of the human racial abilitie too? What about Sword of Daenysis (comes with rending) + Ryona's Vambraces (3+3+5=11 DR bypass with Vulnerable Attack, not too shabby). Vierina's Leaves is a good rapier too. The Vicious enchant can be quite good in certain party setups. Add a wizard for Expose Vulnerabilities for DR debuffing (helps interrupting too). EDIT: But generally I don't like fast weapons on barbarians much. Your Carnage will hit like a wet noodle... Just do some hits with Spelltongue, conjure firebrand per forgemaster gloves and become a human fireball.

Most likely yes. Or maybe the size of the cone? Edit: I can confirm that Drving Flight works. Even with 3 INT.

Stopped here. *joking* Evil you. But it fits into the Skaen theme. ^^

Really? Last time I tested it, Driving Flight didn't worked with ToTV. But maybe it didn't worked because of bad positioning. EDIT: I tested this with a 3 INT Build.

1. no 2. maybe My Nickname is not Prestodogitator. Thats a stupid forum rank...

Yes scaling for attributes is linear. EDIT: Prestidigitator? What the hell. :D EDIT: Resolve is not that important for a wizard (if you play him/ her mainly as 3rd line damage dealer/ disabler). They can hugely buff their Deflection through abilities like Arcane Veil if things go south. They can buff their concentration with Spirit Shield. It's not for everyone, but when I play a wizard (be it as 2nd line dmg dealer with reach weapons or ranged char) I go for Resolve 3.

Yes it does. Past 2.0 PER is a very important stat for all casters. EDIT: Especially for casters with low bonus AC on spells (Druids and Wizards). To land a disable or not (wasting the spell) is really a thing for them. Furthermore, spell can miss, graze, hit and crit too (affecting dmg or duration). And you really dont want to miss or graze with your disables. ^^ EDIT 2: You can increase spell accuracy through PER and Buffs (like Eldritch Aim, Blessing, Zealous Focus, etc.) and by debuffing the enemy with afflictions (like weakened and sickened for fortitude). Some spells like Miasma of Dull Mindness decrease the attributes of the enemy (in this case PER, INT, RES) which translates into a malus to will, reflex, fortitude and deflection (in this case will and reflex) as well. Talents like Weapon Focus, Marksman etc. does NOT apply to spell accuracy in the majority of cases. Some spells also have a bonus to AC.

Can't you respec her and/or doesn't the option to assign her talents allow you to choose Lay on Hands instead of Flames of Devotion? This. If she'd have bad attributes, that would have been much worse! If this whole Faith and Conviction non PC thing bothers you that much, you could always use IE mod for that. But its really not that big of an issue - she is really sturdy enough and the lack of order talents doesn't matter either. For whats its worth, I tend to not use FoD with her too, but its a really good ability if you need to get the killing blows for the passives. But I usually just switch on her for LoH and Exhortations, so I don't like Inspiring Triumph much here. If you place her in the middle of the frontline she can cover all melees with an Zealous aura. She has slightly higher RES and INT than I'd use on an DPS/ tank hybrid pala, so that compensates the weaker FaC bonus a bit. Her low to average might can be easly countered with a good Estoc. Generelly I tend to use the story companions almost exklusively, because the hired henchmen are just liveless shells... In any case, I wish they would let the player decide whether they like to retrain the attributes of the story companions too or not. For example Durance's low DEX drives me crazy, because it's just a pain in the ass to buff with him.

Yeah 2.0+ changed alot to let damage/ tank hybrids really shine. She is really decent and her damage explodes at max level.

Some stuff I tested with Bagradr's Barricade: - Barbarians are a poor choice, carnage does not work with bash (read the opposite in these forums) - Melee ranger works, because they can achieve a pretty high AC when they coop. with their pet - Driving Flight does not work with Thrust of Tattered Veils (but that was to be expected) - I have the feeling that Swift Aim works with Bash (like it does with melee weapons), but my testing methods were bad... ^^ (highly subjective) - Spelltongue works nice together with Bagradr's Barricade/ Bash - you need a maximum crit setup for it to really shine (prone/ paralyse, Priest support, Paladin Support) Some random thoughts about Badradr's Barricade (Cipher): - Melee Ciphers (yes I know ToTV don't generate focus) may end up beeing the best users for this shield (at least if you don't want to rely on your party for it to shine). - Why? - they can achieve absurd AC amounts (Tactical Meld & Borrowed Instinct) -> crit, crit, crit - they can chain paralyze (for - 40 Deflection) with Mental Binding -> crit, crit, crit - they end up getting Time Parasite to achieve absurd attackspeed levels (time to switch for some lighter armor at that level) - they can be tanky and benefit from the extra deflection from the shield just nicely - durgan steel lets sword and shield style attack speed tactics really shine with medium armor - hello The Golden Scale + Badradr's Barricard Reflect synergy <3 - they have Soul Wip & Biting Wip to burn through some DT (and you want that for your one handed weapon and bash attack) - hell they even can steal some DT - since Penetrating Shots works with ToTV you can use that to your advantage and go Island Aumua + Weapon Switch with Fellstroke/ Lead Spitter - some serious burst focus when u need it midfight or at the beginning (for 2 talent points) - Ryona's Vambrances - Deadfire Archipelago Aumaua pirate style *awwwrrrr* (sabre in the main hand, Dandy Hat of the Diseased Yak on the head, Pistol) - ship vs ship fights (ur task is to eliminate the enemy caster ^^) - Carow Golan drug abusing rp justification -> check - for those who want to be more good: mercenery hired to protect trading ships - Downsides? - they can only use two focus generating retaliation effects (losing the shield slot) this way (sky is falling... ) - they need some serious high DEX levels to apply all these buffs and debuffs (some of them beeing average speed) witout driving you mad - if you focus on getting the most out of this shield you have to do alot of micromanagement and have to babysit the character constantly - Benefits/ Costs??? - plays different than the Backlash variant where you just switch on the char to unleash all the focus you got... - the abuse of pre buffing is a thing for this build - more single target damage oriented - late bloomer (but you can play it like Boeroer's Backlash Beldam for the most part) - gimmick build I got bored with the melee ranger and will go melee cipher instead and share my results in the future. Pallegina (crit support), Kana (the funny bro), Aloth (Miasma abusing for Mental Binding) and Durance (the buff bitch) are fixed party members. Kana will use Quick Switch Arquebuse/ Arbalest. Keep in mind that the whole retaliation thing might end up getting nerfed and than more active playstyles - like this gimmick build - end up beeing the way you have to play a melee cipher.

You don't have to use them, if you don't like them. I like Sagani and don't find her particularly boring. They are also two of the more useful companions after all the ranger and paladin changes...

I think the developers would not have thought in their wildest dreams, that they might have to investigate in such harmless thing like +movement speed stacking, because the A.I. can't handle it adequately. And then there was Boeroer with all his crazy build testing... Let's hope they don't nerf all that stuff you lately discovered and all class end like the barbarians (or to a degree like ciphers) - a decent class, but without any room for some crazy stuff (Jolting Touch does not work anymore with Carnage, Retaliation not working with Carnage anymore). Retaliation generating focus and Combusting Wounds will be the next victims of the nurf bat... Made my day.^^ Edit: And don't forget chanters Rime and Frost Followed the Footfalls of Karth...

Both are lacking some things. I use both. What I dont like about GameBanshee is that the site is sometimes really slow...

I'm really looking forward to the more detailed stat breakdowns and the chanter changes.

The more I think about my party composition, the more I think that this idea was golden, thank you. With two ranger pets, Hiravias as Semi-Melee, the Aumaua Ranger and maybe 1-2 other melees, there may occur situations with too many frontliners. The Aumaua can then fall back behind her pet and support it with Pliambo per Casitás.That's another plus for Weapon Focus Soldier.

The best thing is, that the artist clearly based the portrait on an ingame appearance: http://imgur.com/tV0cqGi

You're right about Weapon Focus Soldier. It's a good alternative and Strike Hard is another good warhammer option (you're right about Shatterstar too). But dunno which armor type would be best for such a build... And as you can basically dump int without losing anything (besides will) one could even build around double Sabre and deal some good damage. But that would be less tanky off course and deal much less single target damage than a Fighter could dish out. But then there is the pet, dealing tons of damage too, leaving the fighter behind. Many things to test (thanks respec). :D @Andrea: Yes I always wanted to use that portrait. It's just stunning. Now I have an appropiate characterbuild for this.

Really like the alpha strike idea. :D Edit: Out of stealth you shoud be able to do even 3 Wounding Shots. And spread them over 3 different enemies for DoT preparation. EDit 2: But Drawn in Spring would be the wrong specialisation. A plus for Blasca's Labor. And don't use daggers on aumauas... it's a no go. *g* Edit 3: Do Thorny Roots (Binding Roots) count as DoT? Never used it. But we don't have the talentpoints anyway.... And the Coild of Resourcefulness would be the perfect belt with all that Quick Switching (should eliminate the rest of the recovery) and gives a +1 to stealth too. You could go for mechanics too for style. Traps... AMBUSH! EDIT 4: One could decrease DEX to ~10 and INT to 3 (no Driving Flight, no stuns...) with this Build. Much room for tankiness that way... EDIT 5: Thanks for sharing thoughts on this. I'm eager to test this build and some stuff. I plan to use this lovely done portrait from Lucanii01 for my Ranger chick (Charname: "Taliriktuk" means Strong Arm; Wolf: "Amaruq" means white wolf) Huntress from the White that Wends: http://orig01.deviantart.net/5545/f/2015/086/d/8/rain_the_cipher_by_lucanii01-d8nc0zm.jpg EDIT 6 (sorry... ): Statwise 20 STR (Island Aumaua) 10 END 9 DEX (10 with Coil of Resourcefulness) 19 PER (The White that Wends) INT 3 (or 9 if you don't want to play a stupid character rp-wise - I don't mind) RES 10 should be a good frame for this - leaving 7 points to distribute as one likes (go 15 RES for conversations - np; or more DEX to increase the chance of Thrust of Tattered Veils in the long run...)

I guess a ranger can achieve a pretty good crit rate with STALKER'S LINK! (and the class item), max PER, The White that Wends background +1 (guess Sagani and such a main char with hunting background would have a lot of staff to chat) and Pale Elf +1 - hell maybe even Hearth Orlan. The question is does Badrafr's Barricade work with Swit Aim? I mean does Swift Aim works with Bash? Two Weapon Style does not. Hmmmm Blasca's Labor would be a good weapon for Badrafr's Barricade too. And since it belongs to the same specialisation as sabres... u could swith to them for style... hmmm... EDIT: This is the thing I love about PoE... you can build all these crazy class builds... at least since TWM. I hope build diversity will just increase with Part 2... EDIT 2: Sagani as melee is an interesting alternative (this way one could min max the main char to be the Stormcaller ). Her Stats should be ok and her race gives a huge AC bonus for a hell of a lot of enemys. But her PER is a bit low though... not bad, but ok...

Interesting. With all the CC he may stay alive outside of his form. One thing that I want to test asap is if Priests Salvation of Time extends Spiritschift's duration. That would be the first good use for it. :D I gues the Sandals of the Forgotten Friar dont work during shapeshifting? (Edit: stupid question... how should they... nevermind) Do you have a good idea for a stylish melee ranger build that is able to survive? I guess Stalker's Link and Defensive Bond work really good together with the ranger and his pet fighting next to each other. But I never tested something like this. Wow so many animals in just one team... Edit: Ah.. very interesting concept. :D

Yeah, I predicted this the first day I got my hands on TWM1 in 2.0 after I saw the Ranger changes and the px1_spellchance_returning_storm_bolt.unity3d file. :D The good thing is, that the whole package (auto-dps of ranger and pet, crowd control per Driving Flight, Stunning Shots, Returning Storm procs etc.) can be fully handled by the AI alone. And let's not forget the (optional, but great) synergy between a ranger/ his pet and the shapeshifting druid build (how fitting), because Wild Strike Shock damage and many 'fire and forget' skills from the druid benefit from the DR debuffing from Stormcaller (Relentless Storm, Natures Terror and Returning Storm). The Druid has also a bunch of spells (area damage over time spells and afflictions) to set up Predator's Sense and Merciless Companion. And let's not forget Nature's Bounty - one of the rare dexterity buffs and a good way to compensate the loss of Swift Aim after you get Twinned Arrows. Once everything is prepared, the (let's face it: squishy) Druid can jup into the fray and unleash havoc in close combat protected by all the CC (side by side with the animal friend of your ranger friend)! The Druid can also prepare some nice healing for our beloved animal companion and himself. The good thing is that Hiravias and Sagani are my most favorite companions... and they have a relative decent attribute distribution for these roles. Add Priest support on top of that and a sturdy frontline and you are good. If you want to go totally bonkers with the CC-thing add a Tall Grass wielding (or other stuff like that) Barbarian. EDIT: A DPS/ tanks hybrid paladin with all the nice support options is also a very good addition to that team. Usually Pallegina get's the job done just right (with that Marking Estoc, LoH, Hasting Exhortation or Coordinated Attacks etc.) and her godlike look fit's the nature theme just right. I love Black Sanctuary on her for the first part of the fight (hello Warding Seal/ Stormcaller DR debuffing synergy). I like to give her Starcaller for this phase of the fight till the Warding Seal charges are gone. And since she likes to get it hard with crits (at least I like her that way ) she usually gets the good old Sanguine Plate Shod-In-Faith combo too ... EDIT2: And don't forget Stag Helm for Hiravias (it's important). He looks amazing with it. I call this party-setup 'BEAST CLEAVE'. This party has so much flair. Who needs Wizards anyways... EDIT 3: Btw love this thread and your builds. You have inspired me to do a new run with some new ideas for my front line. :D Maybe I add your Fulmineo Prondroni to my next party and tweak it a bit to fit the nature theme a bit more (sorry for the affront, I like the vailian duelist style, but it would be a bird of paradise in that team *g*). Something like dual Sabre and Pale elf to make Drizzt do'urden clone... *roflmao* EDIT 4: So many opportunities... now that I think of Drizzt I want to add a melee ranger to my team. Wondering how that'd work out. Two sturdy extra bodies for the frontline. Any Ideas? Guess he would even more talent starved than his ranged counterpart... Swift Aim works with melee weapons too, right? :D

No it doesn't work with both Vicious Aim and Swift Aim. Only one ranger modal can be active at the same time.

http://forums.obsidian.net/topic/81296-the-white-march-new-armour-weapons/

Some (not all) more. Just fooled around with the console so don't nail me on availability. http://imgur.com/a/wnuOK http://imgur.com/jgqA6b7 Felstroke (5th picture) for Cipher anyone?