A question regarding stats on bruisers.

[NecroR]

<DIV>I play a ratonga bruiser, lvl 24 at the moment. I have amazing agility, and can tank pretty well, but my strength is low. ive been trying to get my agi up as high as possible. then i heard someone say that we benefit from str more.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i have low str, will that hurt me very badly? what weapons can i get that raise my str alot? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>it sorta concerns me =O.</DIV>

[Brashn]

Your power pool is based off your STR, so if you find yourself running out a power a lot, increasing your strength is probably a good idea. If you're not going OOP and you feel you're effective, forget about it and keep doing what you're doing now.

[benisbor]

<DIV>I agree. If what you are doing now is working, don't worry. Whomever told you that strengths benefits us more was not correct by any stretch. We are every bit as dependent upon our ability to tank. Don't go out of your way to increase stats with gear. AC / HP should always be your priority first. Unless you're doing pitiful damage, and as you are a Bruiser I somehow severely doubt that, there is nothing to worry about.</DIV>

[LadySyl]

"AC / HP should always be your priority first. "You would suggest ac over agility? 9/10 bruisers disagree. The most common line of thought is "get Agi first, and as much ac/hp/str/sta as you can manage while supporting your agi"

[NecroR]

<DIV>oh really? thats cool. with my own stuff i got around 91 agility. but only 57 str. i dont run out of mana unless i need to constantly taunt or somthin. that makes me a feel a bit better. =D.</DIV>

[Moski]

<DIV>depends on what route u wanna go.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>if ur going dps u need str over agi</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>str = power and max damage</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>if ur goint to be tank u need agi</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>agi = chance to hit and chance not get hit</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[LadySyl]

You make me feel sad. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> My dark elf bruiser's strength is the same as yours at 23, and my agi is considerably lower. I only have 1 piece of gear lower then yellow, and there is no purchaseable upgrade on freeport brokers that would give me more agi except for the waterbreathing earring thingy that is selling for 25+ gp. You're doing great.

[NecroR]

<DIV>well, my items are fairly good too.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>pristine boiled cap</DIV> <DIV>all my AQ armor</DIV> <DIV>weathered bone necklace</DIV> <DIV>pristine fashioned gold hoops</DIV> <DIV>2  pristine fashioned gold bands</DIV> <DIV>2  pristine shard bracelets 5 agility each</DIV> <DIV>2 fir wood fighting batons  5 agi each</DIV> <DIV>pristine fashioned gold girdle</DIV> <DIV>pristine tanned leather sacthel</DIV> <DIV>and a troll/dark elf petrified eyes</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>i been focusing alot of agility too.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>