60 - 70, First Adept III

[runamonk]

Howdy Guys, I'm looking for some opinions. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />First off let me say I have the following masters:Slap AroundOppressVigorous SpiritI'm thinking of having Savage Bruising made adept 3. Now my real question is if you had a choose a skill to upgrade to AD3 and what would you pick and why?<div></div>

[MakhailSamma]

<DIV> Personally, I would go Savage Blows. If it crits.. watch out! Hits to all mobs for over 1k DMG each hit. Since our AOE DMG sucks and AOE agro is our weakness, this makes up for both. Plus seeing 4k DMg hit 8 different mobs just turns me on..</DIV>

[galadizz]

id say eye gash or kidney punch. well kidney punch should be ad3 at least since its way chheaper.so do eye gash. great debuff.<div></div>

[runamonk]

<div><blockquote><hr>MakhailSammael wrote:<div> Personally, I would go Savage Blows. If it crits.. watch out! Hits to all mobs for over 1k DMG each hit. Since our AOE DMG sucks and AOE agro is our weakness, this makes up for both. Plus seeing 4k DMg hit 8 different mobs just turns me on..</div><hr></blockquote>Agreed, I'm going to have savage bruising (level 70 of savage blows) done and keep trying to get more spongy loams hehe. So far they are still pretty rare. I was the only person in the area where I was gathering, I stopped at 150 ore, 150 lumber and 150 porus loams. LOL</div>

[Maelwy]

<DIV>sorry op, i'm in the same boat, and trying to make a decision myself...  But your post made me wonder if others are seeing the same thing I am...i've seen a LOT of defensive buff masters, and 100 hand, (and just got steel fist) but relatively few of our offensive skill masters out there...is it just me?</DIV>

[Teaen Arcarius]

What level is Vigorous Spirit?   It's not listed in the "Bruiser Combat Arts, The Upgrade Line" post.

[runamonk]

<DIV>68 =)<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Teaen Arcarius wrote:<BR> What level is Vigorous Spirit?   It's not listed in the "Bruiser Combat Arts, The Upgrade Line" post.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV>

[Nahlis]

Came across 2 spongies at more or less the same time (mined one and traded for the other) and went with Savage Bruising and Kidney Punch for my A3's.  Have yet to see Masters of either of them out there so think they're solid choices.

[Teaen Arcarius]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Vanyari wrote:<BR> Came across 2 spongies at more or less the same time (mined one and traded for the other) and went with Savage Bruising and Kidney Punch for my A3's.  Have yet to see Masters of either of them out there so think they're solid choices.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Kidney Punch is level 60 and therefore Tier 6.   A Rough Pearl of Vanadium(sp?) is used to make this adept 3.</P> <P> </P> <P>Thanks for the info on Vigorous Spirit.</P>

[QQ-Fatman]

how about Last Breath adetp3? Is it a good choice to upgrade?

[MakhailSamma]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> QQFatman wrote:<BR> how about Last Breath adetp3? Is it a good choice to upgrade?<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Only 2% higher then Master 1 of T6.</P> <P>Not really imo.</P>

[PhozFa]

So hard to just pick 1 but i can make a short list of spells i like to upgrade Savage Bruising (already discussed nothing more i need to add) Blistering Fists (while our Off stance is weaker than most other fighters due to a crap proc, it still raises Off skills) Battle Frenzy (Perma Stat buff like this to me is like gear. try to squeeze all you can out of it) I hate choices esp when its just one. <div></div>

[Nahlis]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Teaen Arcarius wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Vanyari wrote:<BR> Came across 2 spongies at more or less the same time (mined one and traded for the other) and went with Savage Bruising and Kidney Punch for my A3's.  Have yet to see Masters of either of them out there so think they're solid choices.<BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Kidney Punch is level 60 and therefore Tier 6.   A Rough Pearl of Vanadium(sp?) is used to make this adept 3.</P> <P> </P> <P>Thanks for the info on Vigorous Spirit.</P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Your quite right... don't I feel silly. heh  Strange, I really can't recall what the other T7 A3 I had made was then.  No doubt gonna drive me nuts till i can get in game and look. lol</P> <P>Edit:  Eye Gash!  That's what it was! lol</P><p>Message Edited by Vanyari on <span class=date_text>04-17-2006</span> <span class=time_text>09:28 AM</span>

[Firam]

I've bought about half a dozen loams now, this is what I've gone with so far (in no particular order, these are just the arts I really wanted max effect from): Blistering Fists Knockout Combo Blazing Lunge Rabid Cry Last Breath Eye Gash If you were already L70 and weren't trying to buy/find loams as you levelled, I'd say go in this order: Eye Gash (sick, sick, sick spell line) Last Breath (remember that 2% increase means a LOT as you approach 100%, think of feign death as "how many percent will I fail", not "how much will I succeed") Blistering Fists (more attack = hit orange mobs better) Rabid Cry Blazing Lunge KO Combo <div></div>

[runamonk]

<div></div><font color="#ff6699"> Last Breath (remember that 2% increase means a LOT as you approach 100%, think of feign death as "how many percent will I fail", not "how much will I succeed")</font><font color="#ff6699"></font>I wouldn't bother upgrading this spell, it's going to be nerfed. It was going to be totally removed from the game but they decided to leave it and just nerf it down to 96%.I've spent hours (only hours) garthering and mining. Loams seem to be pretty rare for the most part. I'm 70 now, so I have some time to go out and try and get some more. I'll slowly get my spells upgraded. =)<div></div><p>Message Edited by runamonk on <span class=date_text>04-20-2006</span> <span class=time_text>07:34 AM</span>