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Plated Band of CON vs Lathander's Artifact Set

cxyencxyen Member Posts: 87 Arc User
edited November 2014 in General Discussion (PC)
Which is better?
I play as a GF.
I hv quite a low HP and CON. and planning to go with plated band of CON. since its cheap now ^_^.
is the 3piece artifact bonus worth it or any good at all?

while wearing my corrupted bi set + corrupted offhand, I only hv abt 40k HP in pvp. :(
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    jorifice1jorifice1 Member Posts: 1,042 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Plated Belt sounds like the way to go for you, at least in my opinion.
    I know that my 'Lock will be keeping his Con. Belt.
    However, you may want to ask again on the Class Forums and/or the PvP Forums.
    You can get some crazy good advice from bleeding edge theory crafters there, rather than more general advice here.
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    onecoolscatcatonecoolscatcat Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 575 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Stick with the con belt.

    Artifact sets require you to slot a less than ideal artifact and the 3 piece set bonuses aren't very good. ( "A chance" again? Seriously? No way this vagueness isn't done on purpose.)

    Grab a cloak of your choice, but ignore the set.
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    pilipino93pilipino93 Member Posts: 36 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Agreed, the con belt is still probably the best bet for GF. I go as GF as well and am just planning to get one of the cloaks. Some of the 3-piece set bonuses / effects do seem decent, but not worth my personal time to go out and get a hold of a brand new artifact and level it up just to get that bonus. >_<
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    damnataanimusdamnataanimus Member Posts: 446 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Most of the armour set bonus' are not very good anyway, I wouldn't worry overly much about it. As has been said use what is best for you.
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    chemboy613chemboy613 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,521 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    I thought about this carefully, and decided on sticking with the Constitution belt.

    I'll probably get the lathander cloak
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    ryugasiriusryugasirius Member Posts: 996 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    cxyen wrote: »
    I play as a GF.
    I hv quite a low HP and CON.

    Well, there's your problem :P
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    lewel555lewel555 Member Posts: 616 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    onecoolscatcat wrote: »
    the 3 piece set bonuses aren't very good. ( "A chance" again? Seriously? No way this vagueness isn't done on purpose.)

    How that, a chance?

    3 of Set:
    If you are returned from Near Death status, you and nearby allies will be healed for 50% of their maximum hit points and receive a buff to their Recovery of 500 points for 10 seconds. You are also immune to injuries due to death.
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    cxyencxyen Member Posts: 87 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    thanks guys, really appreciate this.
    ryugasirius wrote: »
    Well, there's your problem :P

    LOL. :D
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    flyingleonflyingleon Member Posts: 451 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    It depends on if the soulforged could trigger the set bonus of Lathander. If yes, I will take lathander set for sure. 50% heal for one player is already a game changer, for allies also, no brainer.

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    blacksladdiblacksladdi Member Posts: 359 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    well as a GF you really should not be dieing, if you do die likely noone else will live long enough to rez you although if it could trigger from soulforge then that would be very good for pvp. Like op good.
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    onecoolscatcatonecoolscatcat Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 575 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    onecoolscatcat wrote: »
    Artifact sets require you to slot a less than ideal artifact and the 3 piece set bonuses aren't very good. ( "A chance" again? Seriously? No way this vagueness isn't done on purpose.)
    lewel555 wrote: »
    How that, a chance?

    3 of Set:
    If you are returned from Near Death status, you and nearby allies will be healed for 50% of their maximum hit points and receive a buff to their Recovery of 500 points for 10 seconds. You are also immune to injuries due to death.

    It's not. Lathander/Seldarine have crystal clear set bonuses. Black Ice/Imperial are vague.
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    beckylunaticbeckylunatic Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 14,231 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    I am considering using the Lathander set on my GF simply because the stats look good, the artifact wouldn't be a terrible choice, and while the set bonus would only come up in a worst-case scenario, I also view that as being when it would be most needed.

    Most importantly in my case, I already have the artifact drop, making the full set achievable, and I've not invested in any previous artifact belt on this character.

    This is also assuming the bonus works with Soulforged.
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    myowmyowmyowmyow Member Posts: 1,923 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    onecoolscatcat wrote: »
    Grab a cloak of your choice, but ignore the set.

    I've not even been that impressed with the cloaks, especially the crazy RP requirements to max them out. Some of the jewelcrafted stuff is looking interesting, though . . .
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    jeffro9000jeffro9000 Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 121 Bounty Hunter
    edited November 2014
    flyingleon wrote: »
    It depends on if the soulforged could trigger the set bonus of Lathander. If yes, I will take lathander set for sure. 50% heal for one player is already a game changer, for allies also, no brainer.

    ^^^^^^^^^^^

    This. If this works, it is best in slot for every class, at least for pvp. I would go on preview and test it, but I never have gotten the Eye of Lathander from Dread Ring.
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    onecoolscatcatonecoolscatcat Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero Users, Neverwinter Knight of the Feywild Users Posts: 575 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    myowmyow wrote: »
    I've not even been that impressed with the cloaks, especially the crazy RP requirements to max them out. Some of the jewelcrafted stuff is looking interesting, though . . .

    I'm with you. Given Cryptic's recent track record existing artifact gear will be obsolete once mod 6 rolls around and/or the level cap rises. I'm not gonna pay 4.6 Million on something that only gives a 40% return when obsolete. Too short a planned obsolescence. At least with Jewelcrafting, pets can use 'em once they're no longer bis.
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    flyingleonflyingleon Member Posts: 451 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    jeffro9000 wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^^^

    This. If this works, it is best in slot for every class, at least for pvp. I would go on preview and test it, but I never have gotten the Eye of Lathander from Dread Ring.
    Even if not, a premade with lathander artifacts could easily bring people back from near death status. The set has huge potential I think.

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    zvieriszvieris Member Posts: 1,261 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    So? Could anyone confirm if it works with soulforged or not? Surely someone must have tried the set by now.
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    ambisinisterrambisinisterr Member, Neverwinter Moderator Posts: 10,462 Community Moderator
    edited November 2014
    I would assume it works with soulforged as other near death procs do. However I can not conform with certainty.

    However, you as a GF should not be dying that often. If you are dying enough to warrant this set effect on a GF you should be re-examine your build choices.

    The set effect is pretty cool in theory but as soon as you consider Guardian Fighters shouldn't be dying basically ever it is not worth it.

    My Guardian Fighter doesn't even use soulforged because if he is dead it means something went horribly wrong and the party should completely regroup anyway... more often than not he is the last person to die.

    I would not recommend using this set on a class which is so unlikely (if built correctly) to die.
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    zvieriszvieris Member Posts: 1,261 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    ambisinisterr wrote: »
    I would assume it works with soulforged as other near death procs do. However I can not conform with certainty.

    However, you as a GF should not be dying that often. If you are dying enough to warrant this set effect on a GF you should be re-examine your build choices.

    The set effect is pretty cool in theory but as soon as you consider Guardian Fighters shouldn't be dying basically ever it is not worth it.

    My Guardian Fighter doesn't even use soulforged because if he is dead it means something went horribly wrong and the party should completely regroup anyway... more often than not he is the last person to die.

    I would not recommend using this set on a class which is so unlikely (if built correctly) to die.

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    lirithiellirithiel Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 2,482 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    I dunno, the stats on Lathander belt look way better than CON belt for GF, if you disregard the extra 2 CON. ArP isn't going to do anything for me whereas Recovery will be very welcome. Also DEX is my second-highest stat so more Deflect chance is also good. Each to their own I suppose but I hope to get Lathander's Belt, I have the CON belt but am trying to sell it.
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    urlord283urlord283 Member, NW M9 Playtest Posts: 1,084 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    I have the Plated Band of CON and I really like it

    I am currently refining it... which takes a while... the nice thing is I can use things I would not have picked up before

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    niedowiarekkniedowiarekk Member Posts: 11 Arc User
    edited November 2014
    Anyone test lathander set or know this work?
    I have a question, if I get full lathander set I need to get soulforget ench to get up from near death or without this ench will work?
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