[Q] Diffirences between Sword and Spear users

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Sword or Spear for Int-based player?

Sword
7
44%
Spear
9
56%
 
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[Q] Diffirences between Sword and Spear users

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Okie, for pure INT, or heavy INT hybrid, sword users have shield, have extra block ratio, and spear does good damage, and have a passive hp buff. But i see some player prefer sword in pvp and spear in pve. I also heard that during pvp, sword is better than spear. Just why sword is better in pvp?? :? :?

And btw, sword does less damage than spear but attack faster, what is the diffirence between their average damage? Considering their skills, killing speed(lvling) and potion consumption, which one should i choose?


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I like sword, you get extra defence from shield and the block thing.
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Re: [Q] Diffirences between Sword and Spear users

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Weist wrote:And btw, sword does less damage than spear but attack faster, what is the diffirence between their average damage? Considering their skills, killing speed(lvling) and potion consumption, which one should i choose?


It is often claimed that since spear does more damage (INT users mostly use nuke in PvE) that spear users should level faster. I disagree with that statement. Yes, you can chose to take less damage by the extra protection, but I prefer to use that extra protection to attack multiple enemies. That way I can use the splash damage of my nukes (which is considerable) to kill more enemies with the same amount of nukes. I dare to think that I kill faster and more efficiently than a spear user of my level.
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Post by vulperin »

Again pure preference.

Sword/shield --- less dmg, more def and has a chance to block
Spear ---- More dmg, less def. (Don't even thnk of getting a block unless you lvl up a skill, which is considered quite useless)

You choose. However, the advantage of sword/shield is that it can save your life. Imagine a nuke from some higher lvl people. Over 5k dmg could be blocked, giving you time to run away.
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Post by yeah_RIGHT »

i use ss for the block

I have no skills except the passive, I started out a spear(I od have some skills but I am removing them)

some people choose to use both masteries not maxed out for the block passive and the hp passive

But IMO a nuker should use sword and sheild it gives you the chance of that life saving block durring your casting as well as trying to run away.


a sheild with a high BR is alot better than the small amount of hp alotted by the spear passive...

also witht he new alchemy you can add hp by stones..... so now u can have the best of both worlds
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Post by billgeta »

i seen alot of ppl grind wit spear cuz higher dmg

and then pvp wit swd nd shield (and use nukes only)...cuz of BR and mor D

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