Update 7 Named Item thread

[Angelus_dead]

What are you talking about? 80% of the fvs I play with are melee builds (undying scimitar, lob greatsword, or human khopesh twf).

What does being a melee build have to do with an FVS desiring strength or intimidate items?

[efreet5]

All of those weapons he listed utilize strength as the attack modifier and you said strength AND intimidate were not needed, hence the comment.

[Angelus_dead]

All of those weapons he listed utilize strength as the attack modifier and you said strength AND intimidate were not needed, hence the comment.

Clerics and Favored Souls do not equip strength items of less than a +7 bonus, except maybe around Beholders.

[Failedlegend]

Clerics and Favored Souls do not equip strength items of less than a +7 bonus, except maybe around Beholders.

Ok now I'm confused...are you arguing with yourself...you JUST said FvS DON'T need str yet now your saying they equip nothing less than +7 Str items.

[Angelus_dead]

Ok now I'm confused...are you arguing with yourself...you JUST said FvS DON'T need str yet now your saying they equip nothing less than +7 Str items.

The spell is called Divine Power. Clerics and Favored Souls already have a +6 enhancement bonus to strength nearly every time they're in melee. Items with a +5 strength bonus are virtually meaningless to them.

[Vissarion]

Ok now I'm confused...are you arguing with yourself...you JUST said FvS DON'T need str yet now your saying they equip nothing less than +7 Str items.

He's saying that since FVS can keep up Divine Power, they don't need a STR item.

I don't agree with it, but that is presumably his reasoning.

(Reasons to not agree with it:

A) Not always keeping up DP 100% of the time
B) Dispelling mobs
C) Beholders
D) You're a melee FVS... what else are you using all your slots for? Spell pen? Until endgame gear, melee FVS has a lot of equipment flexibility, and even then you probably have a Tower Ring with STR on it.)

[Angelus_dead]

He's saying that since FVS can keep up Divine Power, they don't need a STR item.

Yes, that is how melee Clerics and Favored Souls function.

D) You're a melee FVS... what else are you using all your slots for? Spell pen? Until endgame gear, melee FVS has a lot of equipment flexibility, and even then you probably have a Tower Ring with STR on it.)

The item under consideration is the Maenya Fist, part of the Sora Kell set with +5 strength and +10 intimidate. At the mid-levels, a melee Favored Soul would instead want Charged Gauntlets in the glove slot.

[Vissarion]

Yes, that is how melee Clerics and Favored Souls function.

You don't need to tell me.

The item under consideration is the Maenya Fist, part of the Sora Kell set with +5 strength and +10 intimidate. At the mid-levels, a melee Favored Soul would instead want Charged Gauntlets in the glove slot.

Unless they don't have Devil Assault. Another good alternative is of course Spectral Gloves. However, I also like the set bonus for Sora Kell, so we're not just talking about the gloves. As it stands, I would find the stat items plus the set bonus (I mean, really, reproducing the Shintao set AND Greater Potency VI at level 11? Sign me up) very appealing. Especially combined with the fact that the best potency items are generally weapons at these levels, and you obviously want to be holding DPS instead of a scepter of sup pot VI.

[Failedlegend]

What does being a melee build have to do with an FVS desiring strength or intimidate items?

ummmm...your joiking right A_D?

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