Need Advice on my fighter: Is she **** basically?

[Shin777]

Ok my fighter is level 6 so I tried to do the Redwillow Ruins quest on solo mode - which I presume is the easy level. I ran into my first boss there called Geeblebrox - the one who heals itself. My level 6 fighter could not defeat this boss and he was doing a lot of damage on her.

I don't have screenie of my fighter's stats but her defense with her 'combat expertise' is armour class = 35 +2. Her dex I remember is 14 +2, str is 18 +2 (I think).

Her gear does needs to be updated a bit. She is wearing level 3 stuff - level 4 plus is way too expensive for me right now.

But the main question is do I have a lot of work to do on my fighter or have I messed her up as she could not take down a boss in easy mode, which is ridiculous. And I was told that the Redwillow Ruins is level 4+ and my level 6 fighter could not defeat the first boss in there hahaha.

No point in me continuing my fighter if I suck as a fighter in this game, if i suck at other classes I may just move onto another online game.

[thwart]

I think we would need to see a lot more information about your character to answer your question. You also have to have some way to heal yourself during a fight. Either with pots or a hireling. That can make a huge difference when you solo a quest.

[Shin777]

Oh yeh, I forgot I should have got a hireling but I guess I did not think of that as I was doing the quest on solo so I thought my toon would be able for it, lol. I will screen her stats and show them here and if any has any advice for me on that, I would appreciate it....

[junior_w]

Are you using fire or acid weapons against the Geeblebrox ?

He is a troll and they are vulnerable to fire and acid, they wont regen the damage dealed by this weapons.

[Shin777]

Thanks Junior, I will get fire/acid wep for that boss.

Ok here are my toon's stats: (Pity I cannot attach screenie or at least paste it but things can't be that easy lol)

str 19 +4
dex 14 +2
con 14 +2
int 15 +2
wis 9 +1
cha 10 +0

hit points: 138
armour class: 35 +2 (with combat expertise on)
fortitude: +7
reflex: +4
Will: +3
Base Attack Bonus: +6
Spell Resistance: 0 ( i really need to work on this ? )
Fortification: 25%

[sigtrent]

Offense trumps defense most of the time. Trolls, especially named trolls hit hard and hit often so its unlikely you can defend against them well. So you need to kill them fast.

Get a great sword that has acid or fire on it and use power attack. That should do the trick before it kills you off.

Redwillow is a level 6 quest but solo mode should be pretty doable for a level 4 with decent equipment. It may just be your gear is weaker than it could be (its hard to randomly find good equipment by level 4, the korthos stuff is likely better than your random drops).

[MateCarefor]

You will run into more and more situations like the one you encountered, and I would advise considering them challenges rather than regarding them as character-breaking or the end of your gaming in DDO.

Example: Seems like you met your first heavy regen opponent. (he's a Troll, by the way, if that helps, and wait till you meet his cousins in Gianthold and in VoN - heh)
Adjust. You need to find what weapons will hurt him faster, or even bypass the regen, and scrounge some up.

There will be other critters and bosses with different immunities or abilities as well that will put you on your can if you square off and just start swinging.

Or *gasp* throw a LFM up and grab some warm bodies to help.
As much as you will hear about 'easy-mode' and the like, there is still a huge benefit to having a full party in the game. That said too, soloing is not always as easy as folks will lead you to believe.
Longer you play, more used to it you get, and possibly the better gear you amass, you may see things differently, but there are some tough encounters out there for sure.

Sometimes the level and quest description can be a bit off, so don't let that get you down (Irestone inlet is a great example of something not so easy at the indicated level - especially solo).
Heard someone in chat yesterday wondering why Tear of Dakhaan was considered average. Honestly, I kind of think of it that way now, but hooooh boy that was something the first time!

tl;dr - Tough foes may require different strategies or more people, not necessarily a character re-roll

[Shin777]

Thank you very much for the replies. I will so get a good old sword with fire/acid on it and update my gear definitely.

Mate but you are so right about what you say and thank you very much for the advice. This game I have seen compared to the other online games I have on my pc, is so much more challenging, makes you use your brain more and think out strategies. It is more for the pro gamers I think lol. That shoves me out rofl!

I just did not realise that with the bosses and quests here, they may require different types of weapons or maybe a hireling or party members etc. Again a lot more thought put into this game than the other ones I have played.

I am not looking forward to meeting that flippin Trolls cousins hahha but I think I am understanding now what to expect and what to prepare for when doing quests and bosses and the like.

[Shin777]

I thought I could get away with running in and hitting bosses with the same type of weapon hahahahh. How wrong I was. The forums are very helpful for any questions and really opens my eyes a bit more to the stuff I am so unaware of in the game. Thanks again Now I gota mosey on over to the wizard forum and ask a question there lol.

[Moonblood]

Also something nobody has pointed out... Don't stand in front of a challengeing foe and swing the entire time and think you won't be critted...especially by a troll... Melee is a combo of movement, attack, defense and self healing when you're solo... Pay attention to your attackers tells as they all have them... shield blocking before you catch a club to the face will pay off...

Good Luck

[MrWizard]

every now and then hit the 'trip' button

keep your combat expertise on, a good ac prevents a lot of damage.

use acid/fire and such weapons and whittle em down.

keep tripping, it may land.

con damage weapons help, as do strength damage (harder to hit you) and dex damage (easier to hit it)....

a few swings with a str weapon and he won't hit your ac at all.
swing a few with a con and his hit points should be lower.
swing A few with the dex if you are having trouble hitting him.
then just fire and acid damage all the way...

and trip him. (+4 to hit and he don't hit you)

trip, stat damage, high ac, best offense is a good defense. Just take him down over time and prevent him from doing any damage to you.

Armor class
like to see your ac breakdown for sure..

(one of the special enhancements at level 6 is stalwart defender...click 'unavailable' in your enhancements and scroll down for it (it is shortly past the very long list of kensai weapons)..The other is kensai. Stalwart gets ac, kensai gets damage. Hovering over the first Tier (stalwart defender I) will show you what you need to get to obtain it. It will have red highlights of the things you need to do still.

Here are some notes from my recent level 6 with standard gear and cash for buffs.
It is best to get the highest armor 'plus' you can, heavy mithral if possible, ditto with tower shield (mithral if possible)
Mithral metal allows for a higher base max dex bonus and is desired at low level.

10 base
3 dex bonus (16 dex)
8 tower shield
12 armor
2 In stalwart stance (the fighter enhancement you get at 6th level)
1 Just having stalwart enhancement
5 combat expertise
---------------------------------
40 AC, +3 if blocking

buffs
3 barkskin pots
3 shield of faith pots (or protection item)
1 haste pot
------------------------------------
47 AC, 50 if blocking.

3 fighter armor boost (20 seconds)
-------------------------------------
50 AC, 53 blocking


(wait til you can get 80 ac at level 12....hee hee )

[Dragavon]

Thanks Junior, I will get fire/acid wep for that boss.

Ok here are my toon's stats: (Pity I cannot attach screenie or at least paste it but things can't be that easy lol)

str 19 +4
dex 14 +2
con 14 +2
int 15 +2
wis 9 +1
cha 10 +0

hit points: 138
armour class: 35 +2 (with combat expertise on)
fortitude: +7
reflex: +4
Will: +3
Base Attack Bonus: +6
Spell Resistance: 0 ( i really need to work on this ? )
Fortification: 25%

15INT on a fighter

[Jiipster]

15INT on a fighter

I'd guess that's with an item equipped?