Im not brand new to the game, im just making a WC to lvl along my main BD sub, but my question to all of you is:
1) where do you xp, and when do u stop at that spot
2) What Gear do i use?
3) Should i use a wolf in the lower lvls until i can party with a lvl 40 sub?
4) if there is anything else u want to throw in more then welcome
1) Any spot that a melee would level, as long is it not very intense (i suggest up to 2XHP mobs to be safe)
2) For solo exp, use heavy or light armor and DD weapons with focus (dual swords, dagger, 2-hand blunt, etc). After level 56 dagger is the best option.
3) A wolf is always welcomed, but it becomes really strong after level 55. If you start leveling with sub after 40, maybe it is not so necessarry.
1) Any spot that a melee would level, as long is it not very intense (i suggest up to 2XHP mobs to be safe)
2) For solo exp, use heavy or light armor and DD weapons with focus (dual swords, dagger, 2-hand blunt, etc). After level 56 dagger is the best option.
3) A wolf is always welcomed, but it becomes really strong after level 55. If you start leveling with sub after 40, maybe it is not so necessarry.
1) i also got a 78 SE i can use, would this change anything?
2) what are some good melee spots, like would it be a cata or an open area, like outside dion.
3) Since i won't be in Heavy armor for long, should i put SP into Heavy at 1st then switch or do both at the same, and then stop when i get into robes.
4) what lvl should i get into robes?
get WC 40 then you can duo necro/cata till 78... lvling a wolf is good for alot of things and i would suggest using 1 jus to use later on alts/subs etc. but i did the BD/WC duo b4 wolf were usefull and it was easy lvling in cata once in a while joined a group for lair/toi/IT but mostly duo...
put the wc in PL w/ a darkscreamer sa/ focus... then BW light, kris w/ focus... get a BTB staff and you can spam the single target shield buff on your BD to give it btb. BW light is useable to 76 then you should get a drac set or IC whatever you prefer...
really i would suggest jus making a assist macro and jus assisst your BD w/ soulcry turned on till you reach 78 then join a party w/ the DC if you still feel like playing it
ps. w/ the mp steal passive that wc has now there is no need to wear robes ever in pve just hit mobs and you will vr your mana back to full after 2 mobs w/ soulcry on
increased cast speed helps drains and seals for overlords, with soul guard robes are still pretty nice... also for warcryers robes can still be beneficial.
however, light armor, and b grade blue wolf with cast speed bonus...
this is good also.
higher levels light armor increases to 90% cast speed bonus compared to 100% on robes, and 70%(unenchanted) on heavy.
if you don't plan on casting offensive spells...
try to find a nice c grade acumen weapon...
buff speed increases pretty significantly in robes with acu weapon.
it depends on what you are fighting, and how you play the character.
if fighting against fast attacking melee, i suggest staying with heavy.
also, heavy armor usually looks pretty good on warcryers.
if you plan on using sleep spell...
liight armor has a much higher cast speed than heavy armor...
and Sleep, dreaming spirit is very important for our classes...
also drains casting faster compensates for the p.def...
does a pve wc need light armor or heavy? which is more benefit
Really depends on available sets and hunting grounds. My suggestions for WC solo exp are:
No Grade: Bronze heavy set
D grade: Brigandine heavy set
C grade: Plated leather light set (+4 STR is a killer!)
B-grade: BW heavy set
A-grade: NM/DC light sets and Majestic heavy are equally good sets
S-grade: Solo exp? WTF. Get in your robes and go party. (if that is not an option, Draconic light)
Solo exp setup should be complemented by +3 or +4 STR modifer (vs CON and/or DEX). The ideal weapon combination is a DD bladed weapon (dual swords, dagger) and a magic blunt for stuns/drains/sleeps.
Also when you hit 40 you should get +5 wit - 5 men from tattoos. If you buy from mammon using AA it's cheapest to go with +3 wit -3 men; +2 wit -2 men. This will give you a substantial boost in casting speed no matter what you wear.
if you wish, +4/-4 wit/men, and you could spread out your +strength to -dex and -con maybe -2/-2 or -2dex, -3con.
but that extra 1 wit is very helpful.
if you are cheap, Zubi or avadon heavy work fine for B grade, though at the moment, Blue wolf and Doom sets are pretty cheap at... 50 million aprox.
also Full plate looks pretty nice... if plated leather doesn't give you enough survivability.
i would suggest staying away from tatoos until a grade.
2 handed blunt is pretty fun for pve btw... crits arent very common but the arent rare either and fully buffed crits on the 2 hander w/ soulcry are pretty nice, not to mention the stun spam w/o having to switch weapons to melee...
and i still dont know why anyone is wearing robes for pve... w/ acum weapon and light sleep cast plenty fast, w/ arcane wisdom i can buff 2 full partys w/o VRing mp, you can VR mp o.O, lol chant of life is slow even in robes and pretty much useless less there is no charger and low lvl cardi... on top of all that DC/tallum are the only semi usefull sets for DC under S80 and the provide no element and horrible pdef...
the only time i put on robe anymore is when i have nothing to do and im low on SSS ill take emp/WM and put on dc robes, stackable WM buff from my nuker sub weapon then spam augment shadowflare and drain w/ arcane wisdom on... +5 wit and WMx2 crit are pretty common, 2 minutes of nuking and im out of mp and augment buff is gone... i switch back to melee and in 20 seconds have done more dmg than the 2 minutes of spaming nukes... its jus a fun thing to do w/ all the useless mp i have.
from 0 mp w/ buffs ticking i can full buff w/ cop and cov while leaving soulcry on in light armor and 1 mob
duals are pretty good for d-a grade though... higher acuracy over the dagger. though crit damage is lower on duals.
also... Tsu*sls is better for orcs for the extra crit rate... much better than what? 4% attack speed...