Almost NCB time...hows this look? (in General)


horseguy001 [Blender 2021] October 3 2006 7:31 PM EDT

4 minion team from the get go (my tank will be wearing an RoE for awhile)

Evasion/HP/DM wearing an AoF
BL Tank wearing an AoI
RoS E training AS
E Training AMF and GA

Ok so here is my thinking with this:

I am not going with archery because my evasion minion will effectlivly cancel out those 3 rounds, due to the 30% boost from the AoF, and a potential 40% boost from a second set of elven gear (which is not all that expensive to get I guess). I figure if I keep evasion at a suitable lvl in comparison to my PR archers will never beat me.

Mages will get bit twice by the AMF and GA, plus MM will have to eat through 2 Es with a good amount of HP. FB and CoC will be spread out enough for me not to worry too much about them, so my biggest problem comes from ToA tanks. My exp with evasion so far is that for a decent amount of investment I can negate very large chunks of weapon NW, so my evasion minion will help keep my tank alive for quite some time (not to mention a 30% boost to RoS boosted AS, when a hit is landed :D) to whittle away at enemy Es and eventually the tank. The weapon I am using is a VB to help increase damage output when facing a larger AC.

Well look good? What can I improve on?

QBJohnnywas October 3 2006 7:42 PM EDT

If you're going RoS, then what you need to ensure is that your tank is going to keep up with the competition. The RoE will help, but you'll probably need as much stat boosting gear as poss: HoE, Trollskin maybe, Tulkas, or speed him up with some Elven gear himself...? Dunno, the choice is almost endless....

The biggest advantage the ToA tanks will have is that ability to focus their HP in a way you can't - they can get much bigger, - and the PTH they get from the tattoo. At a certain level, that bonus PTH and if they have big weapons means they are guaranteed at least one hit. That one hit at higher levels will hurt, but there isn't a strat that doesn't have a weakness.

If you're going bloodlust then I would suggest not a VB, but a Morg or a BoNE for huge damage. That's what you're going to need more than anything. Once the ToA tanks are guaranteed a hit you need to take them down fast, not over a longer period of time......

That's my only criticism of this that I can see. But it's a personal preference for me - why go BL unless you're going to be the biggest baddest tank you can be...

horseguy001 [Blender 2021] October 3 2006 7:49 PM EDT

I have all that stat boosting gear bought...HoE, TSA, EG, EB, BoM and an EC. I know I will never keep up with a ToA tank, since I have one right now and the free str and dex training from the tat is really nice :D I also don't see a way to overcome that...and I really want to try an RoS team so I guess my fightlist will suffer a bit :(

Flamey October 3 2006 8:32 PM EDT

it is almost necessary to have VA when you don't have a MH/BoTH and you're not a ToA tank. VA works nicely here, your tank gets hit last, meaning when it finally does get hit, it already has well over max HP.

your AMF has to be higher than DM, not sure by how much, but it seems you'll be training 1/2, 1/2 with GA/AMF ? or close to that, meaning DM looks like it will be larger than your AMF, unless there will be a substantial amount of HP/Evasion.

If you decide to get VA put it on the front minion, i don't know how big your weapons are, but i have my VA at my MPB and still have a decent size EC and some evasion. that is on my 4 minion RoS tank team.

oh, and seeing as you have a RoS, get a protection on your tank, maybe at around (8), i have mine at that, more than half my battles it does not get dispelled.

horseguy001 [Blender 2021] October 3 2006 11:32 PM EDT

well DM will just be at 25% of my RoS, and I was hoping the boosted HP from the AoF and RoS would give my tank enough time to dish out enough damage...fitting VA might is going to be tough. I think it is a choice between GA and VA, though maybe VA would be better since my tank staying alive longer means more damage then GA would dish out.

So maybe dump GA for VA instead?

QBJohnnywas October 3 2006 11:39 PM EDT

Personally if you're not going to use a ToA I would favour the VA. Your team will probably fair better if you're focusing on boosting the tank in some way rather than increasing damage output elsewhere. After all, if your main damage dealer is doing his job properly you won't need additional damage...
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