A little noob help, please

[darkjarof]

Ok, what does proc mean? How do I parse data? What does AE mean?Also, I completed the class quest and got the class axe which is just as good as the forged executioner axe I was already using. I read that it was better to have a shield if I was to be MT. I bought a tower shield from the broker and the skullhammer. I don't have data to back this up but I feel I can kick more butt with the tower sheild/ 1H hammer combo. Will the the shield/hammer combo work with my newly acquired berserk spells?

[Styk]

Proc = Process , its an old eq1 term meaning usually a special magical ability that is casted from or randomly kicks off from spells or item/weaponsAE= Area Effect... means that your spell/combat art can hit multiple targets usually this is onlylimited to within a group encounterPBae= Point blank area effect = combat art/spell hits everything within a certain radius , doesnt matter if its a group encounter or not

[darkjarof]

Thanks for the info.

[ArivenGemini]

<blockquote><hr>darkjarofun wrote:Ok, what does proc mean? How do I parse data? What does AE mean?Also, I completed the class quest and got the class axe which is just as good as the forged executioner axe I was already using. I read that it was better to have a shield if I was to be MT. I bought a tower shield from the broker and the skullhammer. I don't have data to back this up but I feel I can kick more butt with the tower sheild/ 1H hammer combo. Will the the shield/hammer combo work with my newly acquired berserk spells?<hr></blockquote>Unless your healer seriously outmatches you in level or the stuff you are fighting is well under you, I would stick with sheild and 1h weapon... til you get experience guaging combat and can tell when you are safe and not putting extra burden on the healer...extra avoidance of damage is damage your healer doesn't have to spend mana for.. which means you can kill more stuff and get better xp and more loot.You have to remember that your job as main tank is to control the agro of the encounter and keep it focused on YOU and not the nukers and healers... and to survive the inbound damage for the duration.... your dps is only part of your tools to control that agro, and is less important of a contribution to the fight as your agro control and damage handling.... you get buffs that help the party and yourself as well as to helping you control agro... but never forget as main tank you are NOT there to compete with that scout for DPS... you are there to keep it under control while he kills it...Once you get the basics down and understand your role in the party it all falls together and becomes a lot easier to handle....