Worlds Strongest Swashbuckler? /flex

[Galn]

<DIV>I'm curious if anyone else has done what I've done. I spent about 80g buying the highest STR mod items I could find for my Barbarian Swashy and at level 36 I've been able to hit 200 STR fully buffed and fed. I do know its really nice doing the amount of damage I do. Example, my Master Strikes Max at over 1050 now at level 36. I havent even seen any fighters with over a 140 STR in the groups I've been in recently. Some of the other scout types I've talked to start in on me telling me I need more AGI (mine is 110 now) and I just cant see spending that much effort on AGI when I only get hit in a solo fight 2-3 times at the most, and miss my own swings less often than that. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anyone else done max'd their STR? How is it working out for you? What is the cap anyways? </DIV>

[spammy]

<DIV>need agi for power and avoidance. instead of decking myself out in str gear, i just spend all my cash on buying all the master spells that are swamping the brokers. have about 20 or so masters that range from 3-35.</DIV>

[Luk]

<P>I have been raid buffed to 499 STR, does some really nice damage and gives a nice boost to attack rating, I haven't concentrated on STR gear, however have STR doll, STR imbued ring, and a couple STR items where they are normally INT or WIS as standard for the item slot.</P> <P>My base STR is 306, self buffed</P>

[Leejoyn]

<DIV>im level 57 and my Agi and Str are right at 325 self buffed.</DIV> <DIV>75% of the time i can solo a level 60 mob and not get hit once.</DIV> <DIV>stuns are great</DIV>

[m0ya]

<DIV>I'm lvl 60 swash.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>314 Agi</DIV> <DIV>300 Str</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I can get a lot more with a potion or if I put my bow on ( I always carry one on me in hope that SoE will gave our bow CA's back.. lol)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In raid my Str can easily get to 557 and 600 with potion. Even if the cap is 440 (soft cap) I still see that my damage are increased.</DIV>

[AegisCrown]

<div></div><div></div><div></div><div>At level 60 with str dolls im at 407 str 387 agi.</div><div> </div><div>in most raid scenarios i have the agi dolls equiped because str buffs come easily</div><div> </div><div><span class="time_text"></span> </div><p>Message Edited by AegisCrown on <span class="date_text">01-17-2006</span><span class="time_text">04:47 PM</span></p>

[ilucife]

why are you worried about agi on raids? it only effect avoid, and your not tanking... and if the mob does turn on you, you can only take a couple 2500 dmg hits... in fact i can usually go about 85% the whole raid and never get agro and im not in the main tank group... if it comes to teh point where my agi is going to make or break a raid then its already over....... <div></div>

[Luk]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> iluciferi wrote:<BR>why are you worried about agi on raids? <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV>AGI = Power</DIV>

[ilucife]

ahh i never knew that, but yeah you're right....learn something new everyday with a prismatic and a mana battery in my group i dont really worry about it.... but i can see know why you would need it <div></div>

[Demodicus]

<DIV>Just browsing to se if I should roll a Swashy alt</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Example, my Master Strikes Max at over 1050 now at level 36. I havent even seen any fighters with over a 140 STR in the groups I've been in recently."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nice..But your a dps class fighters are not.</DIV>

[Luk]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Volcomstone1259 wrote:<BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nice..But your a dps class fighters are not.</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV>We are DPS? I thought we were utility with the ability to do <EM>some DPS :smileywink:</EM></DIV>

[Galn]

<DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>I know AGI is for power and Avoidance, the only time I run out of power is if I run out of drink and the tank is pulling new mobs soon after we defeat the last mobs. Avoidance isnt an issue, against most solo encounters I rarely get hit more than a couple times and when i'm grouping I have been really goo about not stealing aggro and never get hit. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>Fighters have been the strongest class historically speaking. My Monk has a very high STR too, and I could tell a big difference in his solo capability when I updated his equipment to almost double his STR a few levels ago. But the Swashy is still stronger.... go figure... :smileysurprised:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Volcomstone1259 - <FONT color=#ffff00>Go ahead and roll a swashy alt. Swashies kill much faster than the Monks, they dont take a beatin as well but dont need to. Last check I made at lvl 31 the Monk was ding 120-130 dps and the Swashy was doing 170-180. After playing he Swashy I get impatient with my Monk it takes so long for him to kill things, I have the same problem with my Warlock, cant stand waiting 4 seconds for the spells to go off.....</FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Licit wrote-  We are DPS? I thought we were utility with the ability to do <EM>some DPS <IMG height=16 src="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif" width=16 border=0> </EM><FONT color=#ffff00>We dont do great DPS, we do moderate DPS but our debuffs just make us think we do.</FONT></DIV><p>Message Edited by Galn on <span class=date_text>01-02-2006</span> <span class=time_text>10:29 PM</span>

[Luk]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> <DIV>Licit wrote-  We are DPS? I thought we were utility with the ability to do <EM>some DPS <IMG height=16 src="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-wink.gif" width=16 border=0> </EM><FONT color=#ffff00>We dont do great DPS, we do moderate DPS but our debuffs just make us think we do.</FONT></DIV> <P>Message Edited by Galn on <SPAN class=date_text>01-02-2006</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>10:29 PM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <DIV>why do you think I said it with a "wink" lol</DIV>

[-Llama-]

<DIV>373 STR self buffed.</DIV>

[kwags]

<P>570 raid buffed - Poet's Palace: The Return (yesterday)</P> <P>430ish self buffed</P>

[Jacobi]

<div></div>a billion STR self-buffed

[psYke]

<div>lol</div>

[Mion da Peon]

<div></div><p>652 raid buffed : templar, bard, some others...</p><p>416 self-buff w/ str gear on... battleweaver master I btw</p>

[Dark_Sun]

<div>Forget about STR, raise INT!:smileyvery-happy:</div>

[DanaDark]

<div>I recently decided to increase my strength and have noticed a huge performance increase. However, I prefer to be well rounded.</div><div> </div><div>I have high mitigation+high str+moderate agility gear, I also have a 1hander with agility and a shield in a backpack for those all DPS groups that force me to tank... ugh... tanking as a swashy... bad... but sometimes needed! ^^</div><div> </div><div>Seeing all the numbers you guys pump out kind of makes me feel super inferior... I inspect every scout I see usually and I have better str and agi 95% of the time (scouts of my lvl ofcoarse!)... and still you all put me to shame! lol</div>