Claymore

[Balrok]

<DIV>Almost had Tarinax yesterday.. but he'll eventually fall when I'm on raid.  The shileld seems like the obvious choice, but I just want to be sure.  Mainly because the Claymore 2H is one of the coolest weapons I've seen, so sweet.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Question is, if you are not MT'ing, would you even use the 2Her?</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/items/QeynosClaymore.php" target=_blank>http://eq2.ogaming.com/db/items/QeynosClaymore.php</A></DIV> <DIV>The procs suggest you need to be getting hit?  So correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't you only use this for MT'ing instances and such?  Cause if the guid wants me to raid MT, I would think I would want a shield.  .. otherwise I'm in dps mode and there are better 2Hers for that.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Heck, Wurmslayer has a better dmg rating.  Saw someone picked DW so they could still use the buckler.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV>

[Xenon Crimson]

<div><blockquote><hr><div> Saw someone picked DW so they could still use the buckler.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></div><hr></blockquote>You more than likley saw then with the 1H Rapier as it shares the same model as the DW... if they took the DW for use with the buckler... lol</div>

[Balrok]

lol..your right.  So question now is... Is Buckler line getting nerfed?  If not, do many pick the 1h'er over the guard?

[Conjourer]

<P>Unless they have decided to wait till the day of release to do it, Buckler line is not getting nerfed...</P> <P> </P> <P>I have said this so many times now I am tired of saying it, but Again Buckler line does not get nerfed in the expansion...</P> <P> </P> <P>Just Every thing else in the game pertaining to Berserkers does get nerfed...*sighs*</P> <P> </P> <P>Syrius</P>

[arieste]

<P>The way things stand **currently**, the Kilij is useless for people with a buckler because of the small dmg range and speed, Axe of bloodbeast / Shadow Axe / Cudgel of Pain are just some of the much better 1-handers that also easier to obtain than the Kilij.</P> <P>The 2-hander is useless for DPS because buckler is better for DPS unless you have a Vraksakin Club in which case you don't want this 2-hander either.</P> <P>The shield is uselss because buckler is better for DPS / Aggro generation, plus the Villu shield is on par with this and easily obtainable.</P> <P>So basically, all the rewards suck.  But the shield looks cool and you can use it to tank the really tough mobs, as opposed to the other 2 weapons which there is NEVER a use for.</P> <P>That's the bad news.  The good news is that everything changes in 7 days.  So my advice is:</P> <P>1. Make sure you kill tarinax this weekend.  Otherwise it may not happen for a very long time.  Both because of combat changes and because of new content.</P> <P>2. Wait a month to hand in the quest for your reward.  Seriously, there might be an upgrade or a complement or a game mechanic that will make one of the choices much better than others.  they are all useless now, so might as well wait and make a more informed choice.</P> <P>Anyhow, that's just my advice.</P>

[Bremer]

I always run around with the Qeynos Guard because it looks so cool and in instances I switch to a buckler <span>:smileytongue:</span>By the way, the Guard will get a boost, +30agi and hp and power increased to +125 and I think they increased the proc rate to 10 % (can't tell exactly because a) they changed all proc descriptions and b) I can't get on the server). Just for the look I would definetely take the Guard and not the Claymore.<div></div>

[armus5]

had lots of folks suggest the rapier/buckler line for me instead of the shield. I like the shield idea personally. Just a note: all weapons on beta are currently nerfed. The claymore itself is only a 95 DR or so (they dropped it 5 points). Even the one-handers are nerfed. One person has speculated that SOE is nerfing the old stuff instead of making the new stuff better. Seems plausible

[xandez]

<P>so this nerf is not a display thing... i mean, the STR cap has doubled and uses now diminishing return curve (in beta).. this could lead to different DR numbers of weapons? Dunno, just wondering...<BR><BR><BR>++Xan</P>