Dex Archer Soulgem Imbue HP or Evasion?

nelanther
nelanther Posts: 69 Arc User
edited January 2009 in Arigora Colosseum
I am a level 54 pure dex archer. My end goal is to be very effective against a limited number of class types and accept a certain level of vunerability against magic classes.

I have heard and seen that archers imbue HP adding soulgems into armor. I'm not quite sure I understand why. If you add 500 or so HP by adding soulgems to everything, you are buying yourself 1 extra hit before death. I'm sure there is a good reason, I just can't figure it out. Can someone explain.

I have been adding evasion soulgems to everything.
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  • Zoe - Heavens Tear
    Zoe - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,814 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Evasion does not help you against magic attacks, that would be why.
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  • nelanther
    nelanther Posts: 69 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Would it be a bad idea to focus all my efforts against physical attack classes?
  • Zoe - Heavens Tear
    Zoe - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,814 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    I'll let pvp archers answer that since I don't know.
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  • Asiroth - Lost City
    Asiroth - Lost City Posts: 26 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Why play Heavens Tear? I never got it =X
  • Zoe - Heavens Tear
    Zoe - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,814 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Why play Heavens Tear? I never got it =X

    I did plenty of pk on the game I used to play, and on MY server. Got tired of it and wanted to play PvE this time since the game had it.
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  • Wei - Heavens Tear
    Wei - Heavens Tear Posts: 158 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Just dont like to be forced to do anything, and LC is a FORCED PVP server, hence Heavens Tear. Having more options is always a good thing to me.

    Edit:
    PS, to OP:
    You will take lots of magic damage from PVPing on higher lvl or lv80+. And archers have very good physical defense/avoidance already. If you dont wanna get oneshoted by magic users, get more hp.
  • Amour - Lost City
    Amour - Lost City Posts: 1,825 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Another option is to get nice elemental resist belt/necklace and a tauren chieftain cape to make up for lack of res. But HP is better all around.
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