Suggestions for FVS/Pally

[smckelv]

Just coming back from 3 years off. Had one of my mains in the middle of an FVS life. Doing OK but seeking advice on finishing "build" to 20.
Will TR at 20 (Probably)

Currently:
Human Level 15: 11 FVS/ 4 Pal (want the FVS past life when I TR)
- Deep in Sacred Defender
- Moderate in War Soul
- Stats: Good CON and CHA. Decent STR. Lowish WIS.
- Pally and Bard Past lives
- Decent stat tomes
- Slave Lords sets

Playstyle:
- THF melee with healing and survivability
- Have been able to solo elite with zero problems. Can not solo R1 (would like to).
- Quicken/Empower Heal/THF fighting/Cleave/ Improved Crit

Seems to do OK and pikes quite well in zerg LFMs. I can even follow along and toss a few heals. Maybe I should just finish out this life as is???

Or are there better suggestions?
- Take some fighter and commit to being more tanky or more DPS?
- Make a real FVS tank with shield and longsword?

Really just 4.5 more levels left so maybe meh.

Regards.

[tsteigner]

Just coming back from 3 years off. Had one of my mains in the middle of an FVS life. Doing OK but seeking advice on finishing "build" to 20.
Will TR at 20 (Probably)

Currently:
Human Level 15: 11 FVS/ 4 Pal (want the FVS past life when I TR)
- Deep in Sacred Defender
- Moderate in War Soul
- Stats: Good CON and CHA. Decent STR. Lowish WIS.
- Pally and Bard Past lives
- Decent stat tomes
- Slave Lords sets

Playstyle:
- THF melee with healing and survivability
- Have been able to solo elite with zero problems. Can not solo R1 (would like to).
- Quicken/Empower Heal/THF fighting/Cleave/ Improved Crit

Seems to do OK and pikes quite well in zerg LFMs. I can even follow along and toss a few heals. Maybe I should just finish out this life as is???

Or are there better suggestions?
- Take some fighter and commit to being more tanky or more DPS?
- Make a real FVS tank with shield and longsword?

Really just 4.5 more levels left so maybe meh.

Regards.

i would get another lvl of Paladin but not at next lvl
next lvl 100% get FvS 12 and you will get BB, even if you dumped wis it will still be very effective but changing your playstyle
change Empower Heal Feat to Empower
and Cleave to Maximize and throw Quickened, Emp+Max BB's and kite mobs through the BB -> works up to lvl 20 (if you dumped wis, you will have to deal with caster's and rogue type mobs )
when you go that way you are better off specing out of Warsoul and getting into the dps tree

for caster Mobs throw Divine Punishment at them (max+emp)
rogue types you could either do DP or melee them (i would switch to LS + Shield for that phase too )
leave 13 pts in SDef for the HP % Stance and get caster Tree up to t5 get Cleave from KotC Paladin tree
Rest could go in either KotC / WS for more dps or SDef for more Defense