RE very low level AA. lets see what your take is on it

[Solarax]

<p>this is a repost from flames that hasnt been responded to yet so i was wondering what your take would be:</p><p>As an update i am now level 15 and i came across someone that said maxing out PBS was worthless ( i dont think it is especially at this level) so i had an idea. i want to see the different ways people would spend their points in my situation. SO im a lvl 15 Assassin with 63 AAworking on getting more AA and staying 15.96 until i can finish all the new low level halas content or do as much of the game as possible until content forces me to level to 18 then 20 then 22. My goal is to have over 100AA at lvl 22 or earlier if possible. I think it can be done with out to much effort . things to keep in mind about being level 15<img title="Smiley Sad" src="http://eq2flames.com/images/smilies/smiley-sad.gif" border="0" /> because i know for most of you its been a long while) NO Death Mark NO Jugular Strike NO paralyzing strike NO honed Reflexes NO crippling strike NO Cunning Defense NO deadly focus NO Exacting NO apply Poison NO assassinate NO DIETY PETS NO need to worry about food duration because i have most crafters at 90 already and can just make more of what i need. which means it kinda simplifies the assassin tree really. the Shadow tree is also kinda simplified till i get some more aa. I DO HAVE 5 points in mount speed since i cant get a god pet yet and im doing a lot of running around so this is nice being able to run around on a cat 10% faster. so this is what my lvl 15 assassin AA looks like. <a href="http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e14aa@1a@31@34461083@65205@45" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e14...461083@65205@45</a> Do you see anything i should change or try differently at this low a level? 63 AA and maybe whats next for the next few in the build. PBS for me does 3,3 KD and 98-158 (128 avg.) 10 points which is higher than placating4 , blade opening4 ,quickstrike expert ( by a lot), and gushing wound master until 12 seconds( which most encounters at his level arnt very long ) I have been using hemo for poison but since the combats are generally short i was considering just using caustic for the bigger initial ( no other poisons are availible to me at this level)</p>

[Brook]

<p>I don't fully understand what your asking.</p>

[Solarax]

<p><cite>Soulskar@Splitpaw wrote</cite></p><blockquote><p>i want to see the different ways people would spend their points in my situation.</p></blockquote>

[Jrel]

<p>Taking into account the direction you are going, I would do this with your tree</p><p><span style="color: #01336b;"><a href="http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e184a@184a131083@65205@45">http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e18...131083@65205@45</a></span><a href="http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e14aa@1a@31@34461083@65205@45"></a></p><p>You want to get Weapon Expertise 10 for the Crit Bonus, and then Poise to cut your Ability casting speed by 35%. </p><p>I'd put two in Perfectionist in STR (or remove 2 from STA now and put it into Perfectionist). Then go down the STA line 4-8-10 to give you more survivability and AE damage in solo/group encounter/instances.</p><p>I have an AA spec on EQ2players, but it is my raiding spec.</p>

[Solarax]

<p><cite>Nyfe@Butcherblock wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Taking into account the direction you are going, I would do this with your tree</p><p><span style="color: #01336b;"><a href="http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e184a@184a131083@65205@45">http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e18...131083@65205@45</a></span><a href="http://www.beetny.com/eq2aa/?001e14aa@1a@31@34461083@65205@45"></a></p><p>You want to get Weapon Expertise 10 for the Crit Bonus, and then Poise to cut your Ability casting speed by 35%. </p><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Why would i want crit bonus if you so rarely crit at low level because crit gear is not around. ? at that level 15% crit X bonus is a lot of aa for a little gain isnt it?</span></p><p><span style="color: #ff6600;">There is only 1 CA i have that is over 0.5 seconds that i use in combat so would casting speed of that 1 CA be worth going down that line for? Remember i am only lvl 15 and the only 3 other aa that are 1-1.5 seconds are stealthed behind CA that i dont use after the initial pull because im soloing.</span></p><p>I'd put two in Perfectionist in STR (or remove 2 from STA now and put it into Perfectionist). Then go down the STA line 4-8-10 to give you more survivability and AE damage in solo/group encounter/instances.</p><p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Perfectionist doesnt effect a single thing at this level except my title .. I have considered Sta line. the extra HP is nice ( already have every item possible superior or greater adorned in all MC and fabled gear) Do you really think the Chance at AE auto attack will be worth the points at this level since my damage from auto attack is low in comparison to my CAs and i dont have many multi mobs to fight in this portion of the game?</span></p><p>I have an AA spec on EQ2players, but it is my raiding spec.</p></blockquote>

[Jrel]

<p>I see your point.  Well, your original build makes sense then. </p><p>If I was leveling fast, then I wouldn't respec until I hit 70 so I'd still do the AA my way.</p><p>However, if I was leveling slow and I had the plat, I'd flip my AAs around as I go like you're doing.</p>