I currently have a 34-point Cleric, who was a first life Cleric. He's got the basic melee gear you need to be good, STR +7 item, Kyosho's Set, EAGA, other things. Right now I'm a shard away from ESOS (yeah, may take a while) and working ToD for the Encrusted set. While I know I will have to recraft a GS for leveling and GS gear for cap, as well as an Alchemical for the sheer joy of it, the question now lies with what to TR into.


So I have several questions.

1a) What would you TR into? Fighter or Barbarian.
1b) Why would you pick that class?

2a) I already know I'm going to go THF. Which weapon will I want to craft for a Greensteel item? Keep in mind I have Epic Antique (with +7 slot) and SOS base item already, and missing only the shard for ESOS.
2b) For an Alchemical?

3) I like pure builds. They just appeal to me. Whatever class you suggested in 1a, tell me a reason to splash and a reason to stay pure, outside the capstone. Evasion does not count as a reason to splash, it will be disabled by medium or heavy armor.

4) This isn't really a question, but sort of is. I have every +3 tome but INT. If you had to build a build for your answer in 1a and your preference (splash or pure) in 3, what would your stat allocation (and leveling progress, if applicable) be, and why?


5) What other gear am I obviously missing for a good melee toon? I currently balance SP, healing, offensive casting, and melee on my Cleric, and depending on the destiny, can either take out many a mob with offensive spells, melee, ranged (Shiradi is so OP with Double Rainbow) or heal a party through Epic Elites, so my gear setup will not be ideal.


6) This will be my first 3rd life toon. Any specific gear/quests/tactics I should know to get him back to cap fairly quickly? I'm more concerned with the lower levels, say, 10 and under. Once I get to 10 I should be fine as I can easily pull my weight in TR groups by then. I'm definitely not concerned with level 20+, but levels 18 and 19 may be a problem.


7) This is a minor question. I have not used the free LR on the toon. Will that screw me up in any way, shape, or form with TRing?



Appreciate your answers, enjoy this thoughtful progress.