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Forum: Bruiser 07-19-2006, 05:12 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 128
Posted By Maelwy
<P>Go with a defiler if you're gonna have a...

<P>Go with a defiler if you're gonna have a healer. (a warden or fury also work well for duo partners)</P> <P>or take a different swing at it, and duo with a monk.</P> <P>The two classes are quite...
Forum: Bruiser 07-17-2006, 01:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 63
Posted By Maelwy
<P>since you're tanking a lot, and working...

<P>since you're tanking a lot, and working claymore, go with griz and the wis line.  the extra aoe attack, is great for keeping aggro. and the final box in wis line is more than fluff, especially...
Forum: Bruiser 07-12-2006, 04:03 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 83
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> ganjookie wrote:<BR>Good...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> ganjookie wrote:<BR>Good group make ups.<BR><BR>But mine would be<BR><BR><BR>Bruiser (me)<BR>Bruiser (female woodelf)<BR>Bruiser (female inkie)<BR>Bruiser (female...
Forum: Bruiser 07-12-2006, 02:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 83
Posted By Maelwy
<P>great...huge dps, but hows that gonna keep you...

<P>great...huge dps, but hows that gonna keep you alive in HoF or Nizara?</P> <P>Not to mention, 3/4 of your dps is coming from melee.  Wouldn't a coercer be better than an illusionist?</P>...
Forum: Bruiser 07-11-2006, 10:02 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 83
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Voragmar wrote:<BR>What...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Voragmar wrote:<BR>What would be your ideal group to surround a bruiser?  I know any group with a bruiser is, by definition, ideal, but I'm curious what the experts think from...
Forum: Bruiser 07-11-2006, 07:51 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 70
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>comes in very handy if you put up intercede...

<DIV>comes in very handy if you put up intercede on another tank, pop your mit buff, and hardened skin.  once you've taken a hit for the MT, drop the hardened skin and resume dpsing</DIV>...
Forum: Bruiser 07-11-2006, 01:38 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 1,123
Posted By Maelwy
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Forum: Bruiser 07-11-2006, 01:35 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 516
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Pimpsxx wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Pimpsxx wrote:<BR> <DIV><FONT color=#99ff00><FONT color=#ffff00>Can anyone explain why so many priest prefer T6+ tanks to be only plate wearers</FONT>, i mean except the godly...
Forum: Bruiser 07-01-2006, 10:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 133
Posted By Maelwy
<P>east freeport, bowyer shop, or hook up with a...

<P>east freeport, bowyer shop, or hook up with a ww</P> <P> </P>
Forum: Bruiser 07-01-2006, 10:31 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 463
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P></P> <HR> <P>Thail...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P></P> <HR> <P>Thail wrote:<BR>They fix this then they bring it back? Come on now. <FONT color=#ffff00>Not all of us have piercing weapons</FONT> and most of our attacks are...
Forum: Bruiser 06-30-2006, 08:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 118
Posted By Maelwy
it was off to a great start too.  OP does seem to...

it was off to a great start too.  OP does seem to have abandoned it tho...
Forum: Bruiser 06-27-2006, 10:48 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 219
Posted By Maelwy
<P>I took melee hits, ca hits, (modifying the...

<P>I took melee hits, ca hits, (modifying the multi hit ca's to an approximate usage, rather than taking it at face value # of hits.. ie, if i hit with 100hand 14 times in a 2 minute 12 second fight,...
Forum: Bruiser 06-27-2006, 04:43 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 219
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>Just ran thru a batch of parses, trying to...

<DIV>Just ran thru a batch of parses, trying to calculate some specific proc rates.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The results are quite disheartening.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>With a matched set of the...
Forum: Bruiser 06-25-2006, 01:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 189
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>not sure, but it seems that fist weapon...

<DIV>not sure, but it seems that fist weapon range is shorter than 2hs range.  cant confirm it tho.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I'm really concerned about the proc rates currently.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>...
Forum: Bruiser 06-25-2006, 04:13 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> mataive wrote:<BR> <P>Idk...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> mataive wrote:<BR> <P>Idk when this post was made.. so however.. I've tanked  a few times per lvl ive gained  and never have i had a prob doing it les i have a crap healer nor...
Forum: Bruiser 06-23-2006, 08:54 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 293
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>yes.  quite a few actually.  most of the...

<DIV>yes.  quite a few actually.  most of the overland nameds are soloable, with a few exceptions you'll want a duo or trio for.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>SoS has a ton of content that can be solo'd at...
Forum: Bruiser 06-23-2006, 06:27 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Gungo wrote:<BR> <BR>Mael...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Gungo wrote:<BR> <BR>Mael your numbers are off on bruiser. I can put my mitgation in the high 70's in a mt group setup. Your on the crush server if you need me to show you i...
Forum: Bruiser 06-23-2006, 03:01 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>Just confirmed some hard numbers with a 70...

<DIV>Just confirmed some hard numbers with a 70 zerker, wearing tanking gear/buckler.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>68% mit, 55% avoidance.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Myself, (solo) 39% mit, 75%...
Forum: Bruiser 06-23-2006, 01:55 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> zormik wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> zormik wrote:<BR> <P><FONT color=#ffff00>/You get close to our avoidance as it with your aa's and thats the point , whers our aa's to give us the mit to bring us on par with...
Forum: Bruiser 06-22-2006, 10:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 87
Posted By Maelwy
<P>for pulling, the monk is preferable...</P>...

<P>for pulling, the monk is preferable...</P> <P> </P> <P>for off tanking, the bruiser is preferred</P>
Forum: Bruiser 06-22-2006, 07:52 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 87
Posted By Maelwy
<P>well, rangers and brawlers  have seperate...

<P>well, rangers and brawlers  have seperate roles in raids...</P> <P>you will find many fights where ranged dps is key...(corsolander, Sharti -unless your guild has great people calling the joust,...
Forum: Bruiser 06-22-2006, 02:45 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>i <3 gaige</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I also...

<DIV>i <3 gaige</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I also think our dps is fine given our versatility and the ability to be a great heroic tank, and solo/duo/trio monster.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>with the wide...
Forum: Bruiser 06-21-2006, 07:28 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>throw a bruiser with a 50 pt aa build to dps...

<DIV>throw a bruiser with a 50 pt aa build to dps and a 50 pt zerker built for offense into the same raid group...  the zerker will be similar to the bruiser on some fights....   and way above the...
Forum: Bruiser 06-21-2006, 04:38 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 945
Posted By Maelwy
<P>it's a stigma that we face.  there are too...

<P>it's a stigma that we face.  there are too many people with preconceived notions....</P> <P>but there's not an instance i can't tank as well if not better than a plate tank, or a dungeon i cant...
Forum: Bruiser 06-21-2006, 03:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 102
Posted By Maelwy
<P>be glad that you're still low level...</P>...

<P>be glad that you're still low level...</P> <P>trying to work on these skills at 70 (and getting the skillups from 100-350) takes forever.</P> <P> </P> <P>best recommendation i can make is to grab...
Forum: Bruiser 06-19-2006, 01:15 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 304
Posted By Maelwy
bruiser+ monk is a wonderful combo. I often duo...

bruiser+ monk is a wonderful combo. I often duo with a friends monk when he gets bored of his defiler.  we've also seen lots of combo groups with bruiser, 2 monks, an sk, and a necro - fd for...
Forum: Bruiser 06-18-2006, 09:06 AM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Rendoir wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Rendoir wrote:<BR> <P> I'd love more miti, the ability to actually handle some of the evil damage spikes. Althought more miti prolly wouldn't be the thing to do it. 100%...
Forum: Bruiser 06-17-2006, 02:09 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 458
Posted By Maelwy
<P>With the changes to stuns, knockbacks, mez and...

<P>With the changes to stuns, knockbacks, mez and fear, our tanking capability just took a hit.  With solid healers, I can still do fine, since in a full group, those were not key to our survival -...
Forum: Bruiser 06-16-2006, 07:55 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 161
Posted By Maelwy
<P>along the str aa line, it'd be 4 pts into...

<P>along the str aa line, it'd be 4 pts into first box (4 ranks) 4 into 2nd, and 8 into third skill</P> <P> </P>
Forum: Bruiser 06-16-2006, 12:48 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 255
Posted By Maelwy
<P>Gungo, new instance went well for us today -...

<P>Gungo, new instance went well for us today - Bruiser tanking, SK adding mit, Brigand, Defiler, Warden and a Troub - (altho i'd much rather have had a coercer or a illusionist -  some of those 4-6...
Forum: Bruiser 06-15-2006, 07:20 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 161
Posted By Maelwy
<P>I've gone to 4448 sta, 42 wis 4478 int after a...

<P>I've gone to 4448 sta, 42 wis 4478 int after a few respecs.  This is since i primarily tank groups/instances, and need the more defensive build.  I dw mostly, unless mowing down lots of multi mob...
Forum: Bruiser 06-15-2006, 12:32 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 343
Posted By Maelwy
<P>theres a 2h spear of all things that is...

<P>theres a 2h spear of all things that is piercing, some junk loot, think its awakened scalelord spear.  There is no class restrictions on it, so we can use it.</P> <P>Other than that, the only...
Forum: Bruiser 06-11-2006, 02:29 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 101
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>lol dunno about the rp aspects, but i've...

<DIV>lol dunno about the rp aspects, but i've currently chosen the last name "botkiller"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>umm, due to my exceptional skill at killing bots in Duels.  ya thats it!</DIV>...
Forum: Bruiser 06-11-2006, 04:35 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 330
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Madmoon wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Madmoon wrote:<BR> <P>Race does not matter more than gnome spit.</P> <P>The differences at the higher-end (and I'm not talking 60+, I mean, past 35) are EASILY made up in gear...
Forum: Developer Roundtable 06-10-2006, 07:54 AM
Replies: 140
Views: 1,371
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Gallenite wrote:<BR> <BR>...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Gallenite wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Jezekiell wrote:<BR> <DIV><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Gallenite wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr>...
Forum: Bruiser 06-09-2006, 10:20 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 330
Posted By Maelwy
<P>Yeah, as a raid tank, we're extremely...

<P>Yeah, as a raid tank, we're extremely limited.  But I also tank groups daily, it's my main purpose on my bruiser - </P> <P>I took mostly the stamina and defense type trait choices, and rolled up...
Forum: Bruiser 06-08-2006, 08:31 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 364
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>eq1 called.  it misses you.  go...

<DIV>eq1 called.  it misses you.  go back.</DIV>
Forum: Bruiser 06-08-2006, 05:57 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 364
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> TheSummoned wrote:<BR>I'm...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> TheSummoned wrote:<BR>I'm disguted at the guys who are disgusted at the bruiser community. From expirience this is by far one of the best communities of all classes....
Forum: Bruiser 06-08-2006, 02:46 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 364
Posted By Maelwy
<P>i'm disgusted with community's easy acceptance...

<P>i'm disgusted with community's easy acceptance of mediocrity....</P> <P> </P> <P>Hey great!  they didn't kill our class!  we're still nerfed, and they haven't fixed our avoidance, or given us a...
Forum: Bruiser 06-07-2006, 08:25 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 364
Posted By Maelwy
<P>lol, amazing how happy we are to ONLY be hit...

<P>lol, amazing how happy we are to ONLY be hit by a 4% crit nerf.  hate to play the cynic, but  many people have often said this is how soe works...threaten the big nerf, then implement the small...
Forum: Bruiser 05-26-2006, 09:27 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,133
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Gungo wrote:<BR> ...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Gungo wrote:<BR> <P>Leave the PVP stuff out of this argument. Its here is not going away. Right now we need to look at the overall picture on how these changes effect our...
Forum: Bruiser 05-26-2006, 04:00 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,133
Posted By Maelwy
<P>I can see how  soe's methodology must...

<P>I can see how  soe's methodology must work....</P> <P>Parses and complaints show Bruisers doing inordinate amounts of damage - so they figure if they nerf our top two ca's, this should bring us...
Forum: Bruiser 05-25-2006, 11:40 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 1,133
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>umm, yeah.  Wonderful.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>...

<DIV>umm, yeah.  Wonderful.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>yet another nerf to our aggro potential.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dev's, please, some love for us tanking bruisers is needed....</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>...
Forum: Bruiser 05-25-2006, 11:32 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 88
Posted By Maelwy
<P>How about a tag team partner?  </P> <P>When...

<P>How about a tag team partner?  </P> <P>When you summon him, it drops a ring around us, you bounce off the ropes, come in for the clothesline, and your tag team partner goes flying off the...
Forum: Warlock 05-25-2006, 12:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 121
Posted By Maelwy
<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Shaihsar wrote:<BR>...

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Shaihsar wrote:<BR> <DIV>warlocks are working as intended quit trying to ruin the class for people who like to play it. betray to a wizard and go cry on their...
Forum: Warlock 05-24-2006, 07:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 121
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV> <P>The removal of stuns from some of our...

<DIV> <P>The removal of stuns from some of our spells will decrease our aggro to a small amount, combined with the new deaggro, we will be in much better shape aggrowise.  I'm holding my breath on...
Forum: Warlock 05-22-2006, 06:21 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 204
Posted By Maelwy
yeah, cuz warlocks aren't the best soloers out...

yeah, cuz warlocks aren't the best soloers out there.   if i want a solo quest or exp grind, i do that on my bruiser.  my warlock long ago realized that soloing wasn't a great idea...
Forum: Warlock 05-22-2006, 01:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 172
Posted By Maelwy
<P>unfortunately, the mobs it would be crucial to...

<P>unfortunately, the mobs it would be crucial to HAVE it work on, it's ineffective on...such as Corsolander...</P> <P>for solo and group heroics, its not even worth casting...</P>
Forum: Warlock 05-22-2006, 01:53 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 78
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>I think its yet another sign that they...

<DIV>I think its yet another sign that they really don't have a clue what to do with us.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>we knew that going into the combat revamp, we had a dev with his head buried in his...
Forum: Warlock 05-22-2006, 01:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 204
Posted By Maelwy
<DIV>yes...with the change to our spells and the...

<DIV>yes...with the change to our spells and the removal of most of our stuns, we're gonna be drawing a LOT less aggro.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>our damage potentials still pretty gimpy tho, and not...
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