Why is the ring slot so boring for a melee?
After completing Sam, I decided to take some time to level a few different jobs before I get back to focusing on one job to 75.
During that time, I got BST to a decent level (30) now so I can start dumping exp scrolls into it until I can get it to 35 before I start seriously level the job.
Got RDM to 51. Not exactly sure why I stopped here.. especially the night I dinged, I didn't even bring all my staffs.. I just brought my Pluto. My lack of faith in Party quality was probably the main reason why I didn't bring the whole set. But after I muled all the mage equipment away, I started to regret not playing with it a bit more. I guess this job is just a bit too repetitive (-1) for me. I mean yeah.. I know all job in an exp situation is repetitive.. but RDM job wins the (-1) because not only you mesh the same buttons over and over again.. but you are also forced to focus on the log to make sure you recast certain debuffs/dispels/refresh/haste before you get bitched at. For me, I just didn't have the patience for it right now.
Third job I did was WAR. Of course, I did my usual home work on the forums as well as talking to some veterans friends regarding the job. It seems straight forward enough.. load up on Accuracy and Attack, you are home free. I did do some of my own testing in exp parties, and tried a few different options in slots which I could manage to get decent equipments on and realize that Accuracy > all while leveling this job. I mean yeah.. one could argue all day about how STR helps blah blah blah.. But thats really for Merit-Parser-Parties when one dumps a few hundred K of exp into Axe skills and such. So now, I pretty much TP in acc gear, and WS in acc gear. I don't even bother macro'ing in anything for WS now. I feel like I'm a lazy player for doing this.. but I really see the best results myself when going all out accuracy. So wtf SE?? Why bother making all these other rings for Melee's if you know they are worthless to use until you are well merited?? It is so sad when a lower level WAR can out parse a higher level WAR just by having more Accuracy in exp.
Any way, I've chosen WAR as my next job to 75. So far so good at 53, and going strong. I found War to be very versatile especially with the G. Axe. Shield Break + Armor Break + a sprinkle of acid bolts pretty much save the day in both of my Kuftal Tunnel Crab parties without a dispeler from 51-53. Just one more level, I'll be looking forward to leveling a little closer to my Home Point of Ah. Whitegate.
During that time, I got BST to a decent level (30) now so I can start dumping exp scrolls into it until I can get it to 35 before I start seriously level the job.
Got RDM to 51. Not exactly sure why I stopped here.. especially the night I dinged, I didn't even bring all my staffs.. I just brought my Pluto. My lack of faith in Party quality was probably the main reason why I didn't bring the whole set. But after I muled all the mage equipment away, I started to regret not playing with it a bit more. I guess this job is just a bit too repetitive (-1) for me. I mean yeah.. I know all job in an exp situation is repetitive.. but RDM job wins the (-1) because not only you mesh the same buttons over and over again.. but you are also forced to focus on the log to make sure you recast certain debuffs/dispels/refresh/haste before you get bitched at. For me, I just didn't have the patience for it right now.
Third job I did was WAR. Of course, I did my usual home work on the forums as well as talking to some veterans friends regarding the job. It seems straight forward enough.. load up on Accuracy and Attack, you are home free. I did do some of my own testing in exp parties, and tried a few different options in slots which I could manage to get decent equipments on and realize that Accuracy > all while leveling this job. I mean yeah.. one could argue all day about how STR helps blah blah blah.. But thats really for Merit-Parser-Parties when one dumps a few hundred K of exp into Axe skills and such. So now, I pretty much TP in acc gear, and WS in acc gear. I don't even bother macro'ing in anything for WS now. I feel like I'm a lazy player for doing this.. but I really see the best results myself when going all out accuracy. So wtf SE?? Why bother making all these other rings for Melee's if you know they are worthless to use until you are well merited?? It is so sad when a lower level WAR can out parse a higher level WAR just by having more Accuracy in exp.
Any way, I've chosen WAR as my next job to 75. So far so good at 53, and going strong. I found War to be very versatile especially with the G. Axe. Shield Break + Armor Break + a sprinkle of acid bolts pretty much save the day in both of my Kuftal Tunnel Crab parties without a dispeler from 51-53. Just one more level, I'll be looking forward to leveling a little closer to my Home Point of Ah. Whitegate.