Ok so i'm thinking of bringing my 73 glad back out of retirement. but back in the day i read up that high level glads were not upgrading storm and buster. they left both of them at LvL3, but still used them for aoe.
if i invest all that SP on upgrading both of them to their max levels, will i see a major difference in damage or is it only effected by ++STR and not skill level?
I wouldnt know how it is today, i never kept them low so i have nothing to compare them with but i've always kept mine upgraded and they work like they should the only thing i can't aoe 8 or so mobs with is 4x (2x works.. just a li'l more dangerous... heh, and have to take fewer mobs) but usually i just do half hp or 1x mobs if i aoe... speaking solo here with clanbuffs and no healer
The extra 330ish power combined with Duelist Spirit's bonus makes it not a bad thing, and you'll need every bit of extra DPS you can eek out before Rage.
Before? No way in hell would I level it (and didnt..).
Also I'd say if you plan on skipping the PvP part and doing PvE, dont level it either as level 1 is perfect for AoE groups.
The ranged aoe attacks are good however although I don't like the having to use those charging ores or whatever to use those skills it just takes up another inventory spot and takes up weight