New Bruiser seeks Advice...

[Ookami-san]

<DIV>Greetings all!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I just became a Bruiser on monday and managed to get all 6 of my AQs done on the same day (great group).  So now, I'm 23 and wondering where to go from here... any advice for a new bruiser?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Armor?</DIV> <DIV> - I have the AQ, so anything else I should be looking for in the ways of armor?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Weapons?</DIV> <DIV>- I'm using firsts at the moment... any suggestions?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Combat Arts?</DIV> <DIV>- Which should I upgrade to Adept IIIs?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Equipment?</DIV> <DIV>- Any other equipment I should be trying to get?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Quests?</DIV> <DIV>- Any special quests I should do?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anything else I should know?  Tactics for soloing?  Tactics for tanking?  Etc?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV>

[Nahlis]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Ookami-san wrote:<BR> <DIV>Greetings all!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I just became a Bruiser on monday and managed to get all 6 of my AQs done on the same day (great group).  So now, I'm 23 and wondering where to go from here... any advice for a new bruiser?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Armor?</DIV> <DIV> - I have the AQ, so anything else I should be looking for in the ways of armor?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Your good for your 20's with AQ really.  If you prefer the leather look to a Gi you can get rare imbued crafted on chest and legs to get the heal and damage procs associated with imbued armor.  Chances are though you'll wiz through your 20's pretty fast so probably not worth the expense.  When you hit 30 make for Zek and talk to an NPC at the zone entrance called 'Hammer'.  He'll start you on a series of leather armor quests that do nicely for most of your 30's.  Again... the imbued chest and legs might be a nice option here as well to go with the other peices you get from him.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Weapons?</DIV> <DIV>- I'm using firsts at the moment... any suggestions?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Personal preference really.  I prefer the proc from dual wield weapons as well as the stat bonuses you get from having weaspons over fists.  Currently using Cestii, but they are all similar.  Biggest difference at this level is in the stat bonuses, Agi, vs Str.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Combat Arts?</DIV> <DIV>- Which should I upgrade to Adept IIIs?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>If your tanking upgrade your taunts every time you get a new one.  Your self-heal and Feign death lines are also consistantly useful upgrades throughout the tiers.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Equipment?</DIV> <DIV>- Any other equipment I should be trying to get?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Hex dolls give stat bonuses.   You can equip two at a time.  I use Agi and Str though some prefer Stamina for one.  They also have a debuff effect you can pull with at times.  Imbued rings also give stat bonuses and are useful to have.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Quests?</DIV> <DIV>- Any special quests I should do?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>If your in a Guild you'll want to be working Heritage quests.  Also in Nektulos go up to Bone Lake and talk to the investigator there.  He has a couple of interesting quests that will get you a large Chest and a good sized backpack.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Anything else I should know?  Tactics for soloing?  Tactics for tanking?  Etc?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>Too big a topic for me to touch. <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  Read through the Bruiser boards here and I'm sure you'll find a load of informative discussions on these.  Good luck and glad to have ya among us!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>

[Colossaltitan]

<DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Ookami-san wrote:<BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>* Armor?</DIV> <DIV> - I have the AQ, so anything else I should be looking for in the ways of armor?</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>-Rare crafted is a nice step up once you hit level 30 if you can afford.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>* Weapons?</DIV> <DIV>- I'm using firsts at the moment... any suggestions?</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>-Rare crafted, as soon as you can afford.  Our fists can't hit named.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>* Combat Arts?</DIV> <DIV>- Which should I upgrade to Adept IIIs?</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>-I'd focus on just obtaining Adept 1's until you get into late levels where things dont get upgraded.  This can get quite expensive and gear is more pressing atm.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>* Equipment?</DIV> <DIV>- Any other equipment I should be trying to get?</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>Blood Drenched Gi at 30.  Obtainable via broker or Tombs of Night, search forums for more information on that.  Everything else that you "Should look out for" Is Level 50+ &/or Raid-Only Obtainable.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>* Quests?</DIV> <DIV>- Any special quests I should do?</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>Devastation Fist in Tombs of Night, a skill you can "Scribe" at Lvl35.  Search for that on the forums as well.</FONT></DIV> <DIV>Anything else I should know?  Tactics for soloing?  Tactics for tanking?  Etc?</DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#ffff00>Tactics don't really come in until you have *almost* your full arsenal of skills.  Heres a suggestion though that can be used as a general consensus.  Make the most of your stuns, timing them as best you can.  Save your heal for when you KNOW you need it (unless you know the fight will take more than 1minute30seconds), in that case, use it as soon as you lose whatever % it heals for.  Take power-regen traits, don't waste your cure unless its something that you know is curable and it badly effects you, because something worse could pop up two seconds later, and you'll wish you had your cure then.</FONT><BR> <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>Goodluck, enjoy your Bruiser.  Have fun.<BR></DIV>

[Gungo]

hmm i kinda wish instead of doing the harvest quest to get new gear every 10 lvls they would add back an armour quest for t7. The original armour quest was sorta fun.  But then that woudl make crafters mad that no one wants crafted stuff. Balancing the game for crafters kinda sucks =/. <P><SPAN class=time_text>I have an idea maybe make it so a player had to do a quest for the recipe instead of dropped recipes and then a crafter would be able to make that item. Would make alot more sense Rp wise.</SPAN></P><p>Message Edited by Gungo on <span class=date_text>01-05-2006</span> <span class=time_text>04:33 PM</span>

[Sirlutt]

<div></div>or how about 5 quests for a item .. ie wootium goblet ... possibly make it LORE so you can only have one (till its made into armor) .. and make each one onlyusable in that one piece or armor .. add a recipe for that to the artisens.. and there ya go .. they can rob us blind with their prices..and we dont have to harvest for hours and hours and hours .make the finnished armor legendary, but less than crafted rare. (just slightly)a T7 crafted rare Gi .. FTW !<div></div><p>Message Edited by Sirlutt on <span class="date_text">01-06-2006</span><span class="time_text">05:59 AM</span></p>