Weapon Focus... ***?

[LookMyName]

So it's seen like Weapon Focus feat gives +2 Melee Power wich is different from +2 DMG.

A noob like me is all happy creating a toon and wants him to be an Swashbuckler who is the best Rapier fighter ever, AND OH! LOOK!! Weapon Focus! +1Hit +2Melee Power and is focused on piercing weapons! Just what i need!! It's gotta be good.

Now i have to reroll him.

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU......

There's enchantments who give +10 Melee Power that costs like... 1 AP! +2 Melee Power? What is that? DDO Wiki explains, it's DMG+2/100 x Percentage Value.

So if me a lvl 3 Bard can for a miracle roll a total of 50 DMG i will get a increase of +1 DMG.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/68...905/h7ppjU.png

Why such a thing exist in the game??

Now i'm understand the need of character planner... sigh...

[Nightmanis]

So it's seen like Weapon Focus feat gives +2 Melee Power wich is different from +2 DMG.

A noob like me is all happy creating a toon and wants him to be an Swashbuckler who is the best Rapier fighter ever, AND OH! LOOK!! Weapon Focus! +1Hit +2Melee Power and is focused on piercing weapons! Just what i need!! It's gotta be good.

Now i have to reroll him.

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU......

There's enchantments who give +10 Melee Power that costs like... 1 AP! +2 Melee Power? What is that? DDO Wiki explains, it's DMG+2/100 x Percentage Value.

So if me a lvl 3 Bard can for a miracle roll a total of 50 DMG i will get a increase of +1 DMG.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/68...905/h7ppjU.png

Why such a thing exist in the game??

Now i'm understand the need of character planner... sigh...

Because every little bit adds up to a Lotta bit.

[unbongwah]

Now i have to reroll him.

No, you don't; you can use Fred to swap Weapon Focus for a better feat. If you're still low-level, it's fairly cheap.

There's enchantments who give +10 Melee Power that costs like... 1 AP!

Those Enhancements are usually high up in their PrEs, meaning you had to spend 30+ APs just to get to them. So saying they cost "only 1 AP" is misleading at best.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/68...905/h7ppjU.png

FYI, your link is broken.

Why such a thing exist in the game??

Because sometimes DDO is a game about adding up lots of little bonuses until you wind up with a really big bonus. If you're playing a feat-starved class like bards, though, you have to choose your feats carefully to make sure you're getting the best ROI.

For a classic Swashbuckler build, I recommend you check out this thread: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...e-swashbuckler

And try not to get too discouraged; we all make build mistakes when we're new to DDO. One of my first characters was a DEX-based drow rogue / bard using rapiers & shields; basically, I was trying to make a Swashbuckler five years before that was actually a viable option. It wasn't a pretty sight...

[FranOhmsford]

No, you don't; you can use Fred to swap Weapon Focus for a better feat. If you're still low-level, it's fairly cheap.

If he's still low level the chances are he hasn't spoken to Lockania yet and got his free feat swap.

[unbongwah]

If he's still low level the chances are he hasn't spoken to Lockania yet and got his free feat swap.

At low levels it's better to just pay the brain toll to Fred while it's still pretty cheap. Save your free feat swap for higher levels when it's much more expensive!

[LookMyName]

For a classic Swashbuckler build, I recommend you check out this thread: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...e-swashbuckler

I was trying a mix between the MC and a build (Fatesinger) that Kent's did for me... but i was too hasty.

Gonna create a thread to have a talk about feats, hopefully you guys can help me and newbies lurking here about their use.