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<blockquote data-quote="doggywoggy" data-source="post: 4797930" data-attributes="member: 83752"><p><strong>rpl</strong></p><p></p><p>nah, out-damaging rogues is not the point (or my goal, and never was). How can they perform max damage (min-maxing the overall party's efficiency rather than one element) without my help? They can't. My character concept is "smart + diplomacy, without effeminacy". Speak softly but carry a big stick (==axe). </p><p></p><p>Two things my character does not tolerate : torture and slavery. When Balgron and the torturer in the Keep were doing their thing, I ran in like a thunderbolt, without regard. That was the moment of Truth, and righteousness crushed the evil. I was first-in, last out. I'd rather die fighting such atrocities than burn in shame, shuddering at my failings to prevent it. There are worse fates than Death : dishonour.</p><p></p><p>Only a fool would disdain getting the sharpest blade or fellest Axe they could find, toward such noble ends. For me, that was WarAxe, allowing a shield to defend my Party or the weak and meek.</p><p></p><p>That said, is it conclusively proven one way or the other whether more accuracy or higher dmg is better? (i.e. hitting some vs hitting none or hitting harder). It seems to me Twin Strike requires a lot of feats to achieve for me, for only a few extra dpr but a more graceful and reliable in terms of killing things. Is reliability that much in favor? Let's compare Valiant Strike vs Twin Strike. Valiant in the last battle would have allowed me to hit on like a 6 or better, for less dmg, whereas Twin Strike would have a certain chance to his twice, a greater chance to hit once, but only to a maximum of a "retry" rather than +1/enemy adjacent? That's the choice I'd face at lvl 11 : to Twin or not to Twin, that is the question. Holy can generate moly dmg, but unreliably. Twin could do more overall (slightly, if all the right feats are taken), but it's a question of diminishing returns. Fot an at-will, is it better to be do reliable damage or higher max potential? My gut+vanity tells me the former, but my pride+glory says the latter (meaning I could spend those extra feats in actual defendery abilities and a real paragon class). That said, there is nothing more glorious than Cascade of Blades, is there? I would achieve that with only one or two feats.</p><p></p><p>hmmmmm...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doggywoggy, post: 4797930, member: 83752"] [b]rpl[/b] nah, out-damaging rogues is not the point (or my goal, and never was). How can they perform max damage (min-maxing the overall party's efficiency rather than one element) without my help? They can't. My character concept is "smart + diplomacy, without effeminacy". Speak softly but carry a big stick (==axe). Two things my character does not tolerate : torture and slavery. When Balgron and the torturer in the Keep were doing their thing, I ran in like a thunderbolt, without regard. That was the moment of Truth, and righteousness crushed the evil. I was first-in, last out. I'd rather die fighting such atrocities than burn in shame, shuddering at my failings to prevent it. There are worse fates than Death : dishonour. Only a fool would disdain getting the sharpest blade or fellest Axe they could find, toward such noble ends. For me, that was WarAxe, allowing a shield to defend my Party or the weak and meek. That said, is it conclusively proven one way or the other whether more accuracy or higher dmg is better? (i.e. hitting some vs hitting none or hitting harder). It seems to me Twin Strike requires a lot of feats to achieve for me, for only a few extra dpr but a more graceful and reliable in terms of killing things. Is reliability that much in favor? Let's compare Valiant Strike vs Twin Strike. Valiant in the last battle would have allowed me to hit on like a 6 or better, for less dmg, whereas Twin Strike would have a certain chance to his twice, a greater chance to hit once, but only to a maximum of a "retry" rather than +1/enemy adjacent? That's the choice I'd face at lvl 11 : to Twin or not to Twin, that is the question. Holy can generate moly dmg, but unreliably. Twin could do more overall (slightly, if all the right feats are taken), but it's a question of diminishing returns. Fot an at-will, is it better to be do reliable damage or higher max potential? My gut+vanity tells me the former, but my pride+glory says the latter (meaning I could spend those extra feats in actual defendery abilities and a real paragon class). That said, there is nothing more glorious than Cascade of Blades, is there? I would achieve that with only one or two feats. hmmmmm... [/QUOTE]
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