Adwice on a blader

Andragorn · Post by **Andragorn** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 3:22 pm

Well hi guys im starting a blader (and yes i know it takes damn long to lvl them up)
and i tought about this combo of skills

bicheon lvl 80
force 80
now
the problem is i want fire and cold and i dont know wich one should i sacrifice for 20 lvls fire or ice
either 60 fire 80 cold
or 80 fire 60 cold , i looked at all the prons and cons but i cant decide as
cold will give me extra phys defence on top of what ill have , but fire will geve me ate late lvls a huge amount of mag defence wich will cover a big weaknes on my future char but im not sure if its worth sacrificing the power of total phys defence xD so guys please help.
It should be just a pure tanker.

one is sure ill keep force at 80 as it has some super skills that i could combine.
like for ice i can passively add mp on force and with cold i hve a skill that can transfer some damage on my mana bar like the first one 20 % goes to mana so it would increase my tanking abilities but then im weaker againts mag attacks cause i dont max out fire and i would take a lot of mag damage because of the - def. in the end it comes out like when you calculate the mana as energy in it would help as much as having a great mag defence.And fire is also my main hitting tree , im just in a big dillema , thx for any help.

thAi · Post by **thAi** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:22 pm

No light?

[SD]Isidro · Post by **[SD]Isidro** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:42 pm

I'm assuming you're a Pure STR blader, or at least a 5:1 Blader?

If so, by lvl 80 your HP points will be pretty high, that i dont feel necessaryto max out ice. More the less, Ice lvl30

(20% mana shield). Pure STR bladers are made to tank, but they are also not able to kill, hence the quote:

"Bladers are notorious for not able to be killed, but can't kill a thing either."

Now by wearing garments you can reduce the amount of mag dmg you receive from nukers, as they are your worst enemy. You have low mag. balance, and by leveling fire, you're INCREASING damage (which bladers lack) and you're INCREASING mag. defense ( oh, right, another thing you lack)

With ice, you're just going to be more godly as a tanker, further proving the statement of not being able to kill, at the same time. It's your preference. Want to tank like a God but can't kill ? Or become more of a damage blader who can withstand nukers much more with Fire maxed, but not as much HP to tank?

The choice is yours, but hey, here's my suggestion:

80Bicheon/80Fire/80Light/60Ice ;] And ThAi's right. Where's the light? You're one HELL of a slow blader without grasswalk or phantom. The game's about speed bro. Get your head in the game.

Andragorn · Post by **Andragorn** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:55 pm

i dont need or want light for the speed let it be my worry i want to have the force with me (lol sounds like star wars) i just want to be the ultimative tanker but not tanker for only phsy attack i want it to be a damage imune char (lol i know its a wierd comprehence) im using the force because i want to add more damage , have recovery skills and never be in need of a huge amount of pots , recover friends and be abel to hold foes away from my main nukers as im building this blader to be a full support chinese for my friends and my guild as im mean only to be able to hold back everything that can hit my friends.Also who cares if i can kill i have cookies ill win for sure xD.

oh and yes im a pure str blader.

dannoob · Post by **dannoob** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:21 pm

well from what i read you want 90 bich 90 force so this leaves 120 masteries left. Since s/s has skills that increase phys def i suggest maybe a 70 fire 50 ice? This way you will have a higher mag def and high phys def. Then you could wear protector so you're not super slow since you won't have speed buff.

TheInstinct · Post by **TheInstinct** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:40 pm

You want to cap one or the other. Fire 70, Ice 50 isn't as useful if you do Fire 90, Ice 30, or vice versa. With Ice 30, because you have so much physical defense, you will be able to tank more, not as much as Ice 90, but Ice 30 would be good enough. With Fire 90, you'd be able to maximize your mag. defense from all the nukers, which you DON'T want to be killed in 1 or 2 hits by a European wizard.

Sundalo50 · Post by **Sundalo50** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:49 pm

FIRE IS A MUST!!! max fire and you get increased phys damage which you need, mag defense which you also need and ability to be immune to ice later on.

If you want to go force to the max then you should just forget light and ice.

wear garment and you won't be that slow.

ice is nice and all but hey there are only so many masteries out there. Light is not that great for pure str. Speed is the only real great thing. The extra parry will not be missed and the extra mag damage will not be missed since your pure str.

TheInstinct · Post by **TheInstinct** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:52 pm

For.get.Ice.Leave.It.At.Ice.30.Seriously.

doomas · Post by **doomas** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 10:35 pm

What the hell? Ice for a pure str blader?! :shock:

80 fire 80 bicheon 80 light... Forget about the ice. Or maybe leave it at 20 for the 20% snow shield, but no more