cleric build

tweakz wrote: »

If you're dying 80,000 times a run you are irresponsible. It's unethical to impose your fail on a squad. It's your responsibility to properly equip: not gimp your ability simply to survive something you aren't ready to pull your weight in.

My barb can't properly handle RB wave 3. Should I join wave 3 squads with it and hope there's some OP toons that can make up for the fail? -No. I don't f'k over other people and I don't expect it to be tolerated from others.

Yulk_owns - Lost City wrote: »

We all know that... LA is meant for dealing damage based on crits... NOT crit heals =_=.... I give up, *leaves thread*

VenusArmani - Dreamweaver wrote: »

If you're using LA to be a metal mage based on crits, you're doing it wrong. Most people I know who use LA use it for survival. They don't like the defense limitations of Arcane Armor.

Sakubatou - Sanctuary wrote: »

Someone recently pointed out that there really are no magical mobs until 40+ and suggested adding the 40ish strength you'll need for endgame equipment in the first 10 levels and wear HA. I thought that was smart and I may make a dummy character just to try it out.

I'm of the opinion that pure cleric's have both stronger attacks and more survivability than hybrid clerics. I've gone into it in other threads and you can use the search function if you'd like the debates, but basically 1 magic point gives more magic defenses than 1 vit point, so a pure cleric will have higher mdef, they will have more mp for their plume shell (a shield that uses mana to absorb physical damage), and they will have stronger heals. If you can survive being attacked for 3 seconds a good strong IH will keep you alive, while with a weaker IH you'll have to cast it multiple times. Often in 2 cleric squads I've had to save a vit cleric who's heals weren't stronger enough to keep it alive while mine were stronger enough to tank the mobs, attack back, and heal the other cleric. But to be fair I've seen pure clerics get stomped and the vit cleric have enough hp to survive and rescue.

After level 40 alot of mobs will range attack if you range attack, but if you go in close they switch to melee. Because of this we take alot more magic attacks than we do melee attacks, so a vit build will lose more hp.

Endgame, vit is basically worthless. Once your gear is refined and sharded vitality accounts for almost nothing. I think 150 vit is something like 12% more hp, while 50 vit would be about 4% of you total hp but you'd be missing 33% of a weapon multiplier for healing and attacking. My opinion is eventually it should be restat to 3 vitality.

So, suggesting a hybrid build. 4 magic 1 str even levels, 4 magic 1 vit odd levels. Don't go above 53 vit so that later you can pay for only one restat note to remove 50 vit. Another good way is to just add vit when you are feeling short on hp or overly squishy, but it's also good to learn to handle situations with shields and seals instead of using vitality as a crutch to avoid actually learning to play your class. Also, don't neglect refining your gear. Your armor if you're squishy, or your weapon will need higher refines if you are adding vit.