New Swashy Armor question

[Odium]

<DIV>Hello fellow swashy-types!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So I rolled a fey and having always played a caster, decided to go for something different - Swashy!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>so far, lvl 19, Im loving it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>BUT!!!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My Alt is a LVl 70 Necro. I dont know anything about armor - I wear robes, thats it. Plus, what are these long pointy things - apparently you hit the bad guys with them? Im used to wiggling fingers and having pets do all my work - so I got me some questions:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> -Seems like leather armor gives the most AGI (at my lvl) , but, I like the look of the chain better. For a caster, INT is very important because it increses spell damage and power pool - how importiant is AGI? Should I sacrifice looks for AGI over anything else? Id like to build this little guy more on the DPS side - if that matters.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>- I had my guild weaponsmith make me some Steel Imbued Falchions (can't use them untill lvl 22) for dual weild but I noticed a lot of single handed weapons too. I like the idea of dual weild and I like the symetry of two weapons (odd, I know). Is there an agreed upon benifit of dual weild versus single handed, or vice versa?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> - Fighting in groups. Im not used to being in the mix of things,. With my necro, as with all casters, Im at range.  Im finding it a little hard to get into position - and when there are more than one mob - this might sound dumb, but sometimes I cant tell which im supposed to be attacking (for the purposes of being behind them - I have them targeted through assisting the tank) - tips? Am i too close - again, not used to being up close to the mob. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>- YOU MUST BE BEHIND YOUR TARGET - I sware, if viscerate yells that at me one more time, I'll scream. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>My attack sequence goes: (stealth)  Route, Edged Swipe, Dirty tricks, Cheap shot (swing behind target) Viscerate, Gut slice (target will have turned around now) Quickflurry, Poke, Circle blade (if a viable option) sometimes I'll use Stay low to go back into stealth and then hit route again...etc, etc..etc.  Problem though is that apparently viscerate is damned picky. Is there a better way to get directly behind the mob other than running through or round them or tips on getting exactly where viscerate wants you to be? - perhaps its just practice. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anyway, right now Im getting my wings ripped off because Im using lvl 9 weapons and armor with 46 mitigation..still, only 10% untill 20 and then I can get some real armor - (hope its chain......not leather)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[SmCaudata]

<div><font color="#ff0000">There are a couple of stickies as well as a wealth of knowledge in the first few pages here. I will give quick comments, but I recommend reading the boards for more details.</font><blockquote><hr>Treozen wrote:<div>Hello fellow swashy-types!</div> <div> </div> <div>So I rolled a fey and having always played a caster, decided to go for something different - Swashy!!</div> <div> </div> <div>so far, lvl 19, Im loving it. </div> <div> </div> <div>BUT!!!</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>My Alt is a LVl 70 Necro. I dont know anything about armor - I wear robes, thats it. Plus, what are these long pointy things - apparently you hit the bad guys with them? Im used to wiggling fingers and having pets do all my work - so I got me some questions:</div> <div> </div> <div> -Seems like leather armor gives the most AGI (at my lvl) , but, I like the look of the chain better. For a caster, INT is very important because it increses spell damage and power pool - how importiant is AGI? Should I sacrifice looks for AGI over anything else? Id like to build this little guy more on the DPS side - if that matters.</div> <div><font color="#ff0000"> It has been said that using the heaviest armor possible will soon be the best route to go.  Lots of thread of MTs in cloth and such.  Stick with chain because mit is better than avoiadance especially with physical AoEs.</font></div> <div>- I had my guild weaponsmith make me some Steel Imbued Falchions (can't use them untill lvl 22) for dual weild but I noticed a lot of single handed weapons too. I like the idea of dual weild and I like the symetry of two weapons (odd, I know). Is there an agreed upon benifit of dual weild versus single handed, or vice versa?</div> <div><font color="#ff0000"> The one hander with maxed Unencumbrance AA ability is the highest DPS build we have.  You give up that offhand slot for it though.  In any event you don't have to worry about this until you have quite a few AAs.</font></div> <div> - Fighting in groups. Im not used to being in the mix of things,. With my necro, as with all casters, Im at range.  Im finding it a little hard to get into position - and when there are more than one mob - this might sound dumb, but sometimes I cant tell which im supposed to be attacking (for the purposes of being behind them - I have them targeted through assisting the tank) - tips? Am i too close - again, not used to being up close to the mob. </div> <div> <font color="#ff0000">There should be an option to have a blue arrow on the implied target. I use this because highlighting the mob blue with a big arrow over him is a good way when targetting through the tank or MA.</font></div> <div>- YOU MUST BE BEHIND YOUR TARGET - I sware, if viscerate yells that at me one more time, I'll scream. </div> <div> </div> <div>My attack sequence goes: (stealth)  Route, Edged Swipe, Dirty tricks, Cheap shot (swing behind target) Viscerate, Gut slice (target will have turned around now) Quickflurry, Poke, Circle blade (if a viable option) sometimes I'll use Stay low to go back into stealth and then hit route again...etc, etc..etc.  Problem though is that apparently viscerate is damned picky. Is there a better way to get directly behind the mob other than running through or round them or tips on getting exactly where viscerate wants you to be? - perhaps its just practice. </div> <div><font color="#ff0000"> Honestly I don't use my straight back attack much beyond the opener.  Yes it is high damage but I find lung puncture (you will get it later) and Guile (our flanking mit debuff) to be more critical to get in.  If you really want to get that back attack in, jumping over the mob works well since you will auto-face when you hit the CA if you have that turned on.</font></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Anyway, right now Im getting my wings ripped off because Im using lvl 9 weapons and armor with 46 mitigation..still, only 10% untill 20 and then I can get some real armor - (hope its chain......not leather)</div> <div><font color="#ff0000"> Good luck and hope you enjoy your swashy.</font></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div><hr></blockquote></div>