A Look Into The Shadowknight - Page 2

Trixst · 12-14-2004, 02:20 AM

TehEvilTroll wrote:

Great post indeed!

I wanted to point out that Knight's Stance is kinda tricky when soloing. Since it takes from offense to up defense, it basically allows you to try and outlast the nasty at the sake of losing precious DPS. Maybe with a high AC it won't matter much.

Depending on the mob of course, I try and avoid using it. If I can tell that I am not going to last the fight, I'll kick it off and run.

Keep in mind I'm only lvl 20 though, and I don't have uber loot just yet. I'm using my SK sword and a sub-par sheild. Maybe the 2-handed SKs find it useful.

Since no one has responded to this, I thought I should.

The effects of Knight's Stance are as such:

It raises your defense / shield skills while lowering your crushing / slashing skills. In the end, this means that you will be hit less often and potentially hit a mob less often. But when you hit, whether it's with or without Knight's Stance, you will still hit for the same amount. I pretty much swear by it when soloing as I can use Call to Arms to re-raise my slashing / crushing skill back to the regular level.

12-14-2004, 02:20 AM	#31
Trixst Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 38	TehEvilTroll wrote: Great post indeed! I wanted to point out that Knight's Stance is kinda tricky when soloing. Since it takes from offense to up defense, it basically allows you to try and outlast the nasty at the sake of losing precious DPS. Maybe with a high AC it won't matter much. Depending on the mob of course, I try and avoid using it. If I can tell that I am not going to last the fight, I'll kick it off and run. Keep in mind I'm only lvl 20 though, and I don't have uber loot just yet. I'm using my SK sword and a sub-par sheild. Maybe the 2-handed SKs find it useful. Since no one has responded to this, I thought I should. The effects of Knight's Stance are as such: It raises your defense / shield skills while lowering your crushing / slashing skills. In the end, this means that you will be hit less often and potentially hit a mob less often. But when you hit, whether it's with or without Knight's Stance, you will still hit for the same amount. I pretty much swear by it when soloing as I can use Call to Arms to re-raise my slashing / crushing skill back to the regular level.