Fluffy's fighter build - need help

[yawumpus]

Your response was rather rude. What if I want to roleplay a bit? What if I want to try and see for myself? I asked a question to learn. If I don't, I won't learn and I'll be at level twenty with a weak character. I was only emphasizing that I do not have access to p2p content yet. I am going to get there. I will eventually make one of those characters. For now, I'm piddling around with my character. I'm learning.

You say you want to avoid a weak character. You are presumably following a Tihocan build, but want a drow tank? And once you are spoon fed all the information to make one "it makes your eyes bleed"? Then you want a build that exists to do X,Y and Z and when you are given that exact information you protest that you don't want to do X, Y, and Z.

While it doesn't quite take the level of Junt's post for every class, it can get pretty close. If you want to build a multiclassed toon, you pretty much need to know every class power, feat, and enhancement for each class you are dealing with (mostly for the splits). You also have to be familiar with readily available gear. All of this just to match the effectiveness of a Tihocan build.

The best way to learn is to play the game. The best way to play the game is with a Tihocan (some are improved by Unbongwah, see if you can understand why) build. Once you understand the game, understanding why the builds are that way comes naturally. Then go out and make any build you want.

If you think that's rude, never wade into a THF vs TWF debate.

Even people who mean well can be a bit, err, brusque around here. Just try to develop a thick skin and learn to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Weaksauce: "reknown decay" are the magic words to summon a flamefest.

PS. Don't build a cleric. Just don't. They do almost everything you've asked about in your posts, but everybody blames the cleric. It's the cleric's fault. Even if he hasn't made it to the quest entrance yet.

PPS. Typically roleplaying requires builds that stray from pure min/max builds. Expect to get grief from it from various PUGs depending on how far you stray (this can be difficult to due to the overlap of whining from powergamers who have intentionally forgotten what it was like to level the first time). There are also roleplaying guilds who welcome such things, and might be what you want.

[Fluffysaurus]

Very insightful. I am beginning to understand why this is good and why that isn't. I guess I will just follow a build until I can get used to the mechanics. I would like to do the endgame content, but not if it means this much trouble. It seems I can't get into endgame without at least having some p2p content, so it will be awhile.

[smithj_2020]

Yea end game requires p2p content eventually you will get there, gives you plenty of time to work on builds and all; or you can just become p2p

[unbongwah]

It seems I can't get into endgame without at least having some p2p content, so it will be awhile.

Well...yeah. Turbine does want your money, after all. They just give you enough free content to hook ya.

But don't forget you earn TPs from Favor too (25 TPs for every 100 Favor). So you will earn TPs over time, which can be used to unlock adventure packs, which will earn you more TPs. Or go Favor grinding for TPs.