60 bruiser dw 2h or bare fists

[Salvati]

<p>I am currently level 60 and was wondering if i should start using weapons, I went with the STR line 1st now working on the INT line, does it matter much?</p><p>If so, should I go DW or 2h?</p><p>I betrayed from monk at 50, fyi.</p><p> Any advice appreciated</p><p>thanks  </p>

[tt66]

nah, stick with bare hands for the moment. really not worth making the jump until the mid 60s at least. (Maybe once you get Grizzfazzles 2h staff).

[Raidi Sovin'faile]

Not even Grizzfazzle really... never liked that one for DPS. I'd switch if you could lay your hands on any of: 1. Staff of the Flapping Wing. 2. EoF Legendary (Cog Turner, Closed Fist, Staff of Flowing Blood, etc), these tend to be lvl 70 though, so you'd have some leveling to do. 3. Anything Fabled (Twin Calamities, Fist of Pain, Fist of Bashing, or any of the higher end obviously superior weapons). Until you get something like those, you are probably better off leveling with unarmed to 70. Once you start raiding regularly you will want weapons for Powertap adornments, or when you start tanking EoF instances you will want Lifetap adornments. But this won't happen regularly until you get decent end game gear (Legendary set or KoS Fabled like relic, excarnate, etc), so by then you'll most likely have run into weapons like I mentioned anyways.

[Salvati]

Staff of the flapping wings is level 63, I see it on sale for 3p, my question is, if I get that what should I respec my AA to? Is this staff worth using? hehe, it looks cool but wasnt that impressed by the stats Thanks in advance

[silentpsycho]

<cite>lickitgood wrote:</cite><blockquote>Staff of the flapping wings is level 63, I see it on sale for 3p, my question is, if I get that what should I respec my AA to? Is this staff worth using? hehe, it looks cool but wasnt that impressed by the stats Thanks in advance </blockquote> I have this weapon, and I spec'ed into STA/INT when I got it on a PVP server.  It is cool to crit for 1300+ on autoattack, but really, without going WIS, I'm not sure I'm doing any better DPS wise.  I think I'm basically breaking even on DPS, but gaining an ability to take out casters and rangers easier.  When I get enough points to finish drag, I'll probably respec into WIS/INT and use sonic fists + drag to accomplish what mantis leap does now.  Though, I will lose the ability to mantis leap and mez on arrival that is so fun in group pvp now...  Decisions, decisions...

[Agaxiq]

<cite>lickitgood wrote:</cite><blockquote>Staff of the flapping wings is level 63, I see it on sale for 3p, my question is, if I get that what should I respec my AA to? Is this staff worth using? hehe, it looks cool but wasnt that impressed by the stats Thanks in advance </blockquote> [Removed for Content], 3pp for this staff is nice.  It finally dropped to 8pp here on Unrest, and was routinely 10-14pp on the broker.  The DR is great (best I've ever seen for a 2H) but the stats are lame compared to say, the Bo of Flowing Blood. I'm sure there are better, I just haven't seen em. agressiv

[tt66]

<cite>lickitgood wrote:</cite><blockquote>Staff of the flapping wings is level 63, I see it on sale for 3p, my question is, if I get that what should I respec my AA to? Is this staff worth using? hehe, it looks cool but wasnt that impressed by the stats </blockquote>Well, it's not like there are any weapon specific AAs any more. But if you're going to use weapons then 4/4/8/6/2 WIS 4/4/8/7/2 INT is pretty much the standard spec if you're not a) messing with AGI for raiding or b) messing with STA for pvp. I used the shovel for a long while, until I started picking up lvl 70 unrest loot. It's got a ton of damage and a half-decent proc. The only thing not to like is the animation <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> 3plat is a bargain. Go for it!

[Agaxiq]

For DW on the cheap, I'd pick up a pair of Ancient Velium Claws.  Decent DR and a proc.  You won't find a better set without spending A LOT more cash.  You'll see stuff from Halls of Seeing like Fists of Pain etc but expect to pay a decent amount of plat. Slap a pair of proc adornments on there and you'll have the best possible DPS for the cheapest price. The Unrest ones (Cog Turner etc) have a better DR but no proc.  I have one, and cant wait to replace it.  I dont want to hit mobs with a wrench. agressiv

[Kaycerzan]

Every time I pick up my wrench from the Gnomeland quest I'm compelled to seek out breakable crates. A L70 wrench you say? Perhaps I can finally master the Gordon Freeman vs a Crate from Doom challenge.