Been gone a long time..need help

[Dreadmaster]

Hello,

I used to play DDo a ways back, got three characters to 10 (the cap then) and quit.

I'm absolutely fed up with Blizzard and WoW. I DLed the free trial to check out if DDO has gotten better since Ive been gone.

I wanna role a fighter, what feats are worth taking and which are bad. I remember several fighter feats when I left were not worth taking. Cleave is one, and the one that allowed you to do a tiny bit of extra damage to surrounding foes with a two handed weapon. I used to play D&D, and know the feats. But what I need help with are which feats are best for DDO, and what is the role of a fighter in DDO? DPS and tank?

Feel free to add w/e, Ive been gone so long I just dont know what is what anymore.

Thanks for taking the time to help me out.

P.S. Can you still farm the chests in the Giants cave and The ruins..forgot the name. Gotta kill like 4 demons then a boss then a chest drops. I remember back in the day we used to farm that silly.

[Arianrhod]

Hello,

I used to play DDo a ways back, got three characters to 10 (the cap then) and quit.

I'm absolutely fed up with Blizzard and WoW. I DLed the free trial to check out if DDO has gotten better since Ive been gone.

I wanna role a fighter, what feats are worth taking and which are bad. I remember several fighter feats when I left were not worth taking. Cleave is one, and the one that allowed you to do a tiny bit of extra damage to surrounding foes with a two handed weapon. I used to play D&D, and know the feats. But what I need help with are which feats are best for DDO, and what is the role of a fighter in DDO? DPS and tank?

Feel free to add w/e, Ive been gone so long I just dont know what is what anymore.

Thanks for taking the time to help me out.

P.S. Can you still farm the chests in the Giants cave and The ruins..forgot the name. Gotta kill like 4 demons then a boss then a chest drops. I remember back in the day we used to farm that silly.

They have respecs in game now (for feats & enhancements, but not skills or stats), so messing around with different sets of feats till you find what works best for you is an option (albeit a costly one - fighters have a lot of feats). Might want to check the class forums & game guides section to get some ideas (things keep changing - First it was all about saves & evasion, then THF, now TWF seems to be all the rage....). Current role for a tank in DDO seems to be DPS & absorbing damage (barbarians are popular, especially dwarves with their double toughness), but many different builds still thrive.

Giant caves & Threnal are still farmable (have to do the quest series and jump through some hoops for Threnal), but there are many higher level areas now that are more popular for loot runs. Gianthold & the Orchard, possibly the Vale now (high level outdoor areas generally have a few chests that can be gotten without running a whole quest, and don't have to worry about someone messing it up by finishing the quest)

[tihocan]

It's hard to answer as there is not a single role for fighter. You can focus on offense, defense, strategic feats, etc. Both cleave and Two-Handed Fighting can be good feats by the way. I suggest you either read stuff in the class forums, or/and come up with a build and post it there to get feedback on it if you are not sure.

Giant Caves and Threnal South 3 are not farmed anymore, it's really considered junk loot now ;)