Robe/Light armor for Rogue/Cleric

[Mefra]

Hi guys, currently I'm using Robe for my Rogue. I thought I could compensate the loss of physical defense with str+, but that doesn't really make much difference, only slightly. So now I'm wondering which I should take, although I don't need answers like "take light armor (that would be the answer from 99% of the users). I only want answers on the questions below, so I can make my own judgement.

Robe:
Speed (every speed increase as a rogue is important, especially without bard)
Mana consumption (always good)

Most str characters can't kill you in 1 shot with robe on (unless they crit, but that would be the same for light armor), so you might as well get some extra defense for the int users.

Light armor:
Increased physical defense, which is great on mobs.


Okay, here are the question I wish to be answered:

- Does physical reinforce also increase your str based damage?
- Is there anyone who tried if the Faith skill from cleric works with Recovery Division, once you switch back to robe? If nobody has tried it before, I think I'm gonna get me a 2nd degree NPC set of light armor and robe and try it out.

[Grim_Soul]

Hi guys, currently I'm using Robe for my Rogue. I thought I could compensate the loss of physical defense with str+, but that doesn't really make much difference, only slightly. So now I'm wondering which I should take, although I don't need answers like "take light armor (that would be the answer from 99% of the users). I only want answers on the questions below, so I can make my own judgement.

Robe:
Speed (every speed increase as a rogue is important, especially without bard)
Mana consumption (always good)

Most str characters can't kill you in 1 shot with robe on (unless they crit, but that would be the same for light armor), so you might as well get some extra defense for the int users.

Light armor:
Increased physical defense, which is great on mobs.


Okay, here are the question I wish to be answered:

- Does physical reinforce also increase your str based damage?
- Is there anyone who tried if the Faith skill from cleric works with Recovery Division, once you switch back to robe? If nobody has tried it before, I think I'm gonna get me a 2nd degree NPC set of light armor and robe and try it out.

I think that any cleric passives only work with the cleric rod equipped so whenever u switch weapons u will lose the benifit of that passive. Personally I would still go robes... thats what Im doin with my rogue/Bard

[NobleHunter]

Stick with light armor, even if robe looks better, and trust me, the "extra mag defense" is just crap, and if you use dagger skills you´ll suck because of your phy def, even a blader will be able to kill you in a few hits if he survives the prick.
Rogues are meant to use light armor, stick with the balance.
And yes, those passives only work if you have equiped your cleric rod.

[Mefra]

Okay...

That leaves me with the question if physical reinforce increases your damage as a rogue...

[Brutality]

Yes it does

(copied from elsewhere in this forum):

(physical damage + physical reinforce*str)+(magical damage + magical reinforce*int)=X

Maybe the physical part is only relevant for euro str's since no imbue, but then you'd have to add poison effect

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(physical damage + physical reinforce*str)+(magical damage + magical reinforce*int)=X

ugh that is phy reinforce on weapon... armor ones go to def

i went robes on rogue because xbow buff doesnt decrease it, and avoid passive is a %phy absorb
and ints are one with range that you have to worry about in xbow

for daggers, i went robes because at 75% less def, having light armor is only like 15 more def... but i'd rather get to person 20% faster to hit them

[Ploxy]

Rogues can 1 hit mages so u dont need the magical defence so take light armor