I'm about to start a new character. I like up close and personal fighting as well as the ability to take on a number of enemies all at once. Does the Warlord fit that description? Are there any other classes that might work better? I appreciate some advice. Thanks.
I'm about to start a new character. I like up close and personal fighting as well as the ability to take on a number of enemies all at once. Does the Warlord fit that description? Are there any other classes that might work better? I appreciate some advice. Thanks.
Warlord has the most Pole (AOE) skills and is probably your #1 choice.
There are two other classes that have polearm skills.
1)Destroyers - Not quite so many Pole specific skills, but very good with what they have anyway. A touch more survivability as well.
2)Dwarves - They get Pole masteries and skills, but are the least powerful. Most people don't choose dwarves because they want to use a polearm...they use a polearm because they have a dwarf. :/
If all you want to do is use a Polearm the Warlord is your best choice. If you want to use other weapons from time to time, but don't want to be gimped when doing so...play a Destroyer.
(Warlord now get the "Focus Attack" skill...but all your weapon SA's are still pole SA's and limited as such. Plus your skills are still almost all AOE focused.)
I'm still undecided. I know that I don't want to play a dwarf. I also hear that orcs are slow, which can be more frustrating than dying lots. :D
Is there a fighter class for PVP that can take lots of damage from multiple enemies, but is equally deadly in his own right? I don't want to be the best of the best necessarily, just someone that's hard to bring down. A fighter class that plays an important role in pvp. Does this exist or am I asking for too much??
I'm still undecided. I know that I don't want to play a dwarf. I also hear that orcs are slow, which can be more frustrating than dying lots. :D
Is there a fighter class for PVP that can take lots of damage from multiple enemies, but is equally deadly in his own right? I don't want to be the best of the best necessarily, just someone that's hard to bring down. A fighter class that plays an important role in pvp. Does this exist or am I asking for too much??
Try having a look at Tyrants, they are orcs but with self buff "totems" that change their stats, rabbit totem makes them fast enough to catch mages and archers. Being orcs they have good HP too.
They don't have any pole skills but poles are pretty nerfed in PvP anyway. You can't herd players like you can monsters.
I just rerolled from my WL after 66 levels. I got kinda sick of having low patk, low attk speed, low pdef, low mdef, low critical rate, and low accuracy. That seemed like a lot to trade for the ability to hit multiple enemies. PVP you are only good in choke points in sieges (spam Thunderstorm) and PVE you are limited to AOE parties and can forget about soloing. After lvl 77 Warlords (Dreadnoughts) start to be very effective in PVP, but thats a long way down the line.
I suggest Destroyer. You get plenty of skills to use (and HP management is pretty cool), you have high patk, you can use other weapons for other situations, and you can still AOE when you want to. Use BW heavy if runspeed is really an issue. I just couldnt deal with the green...