I know I'm spamming the forum, but I'm trying to get back to speed and see if i can play this game again - gimme a break - I'm excited!
I *can* make my own choices and I *have* done research, but i seek the council and discernment of players who are up to speed with all the new updates etc etc and playstyles...
Somebody once said the odd templates are often the most fun. UO is made to allow that, so here I go defiling a clean sampire.
A template for a poor samurai with only 710 skillpoints:
120 bushi
120 swords
095 heal (for decent chance at lethal cure and res)
082 necro (make to 99 with jewel + totem for VE)
081 anat (for res)
087 parry (gives 30% parry chance; during evasion modifier 40% for 6secs - 42%)
070 tactics (for primary - Whirlwind etc)
065 chiv (decent EOO)
Why the odd numbers? I've returned to drachenfells and my house was gone.
The shard is a ghost town and there aren't any vendors selling jewels/weapons arms other than the usual arties.
I can't afford arties as lost all my money with my house...
So the best necro jewels i have are a +13 brace and the +5 totem. Hence the messy numbers.
I can't change anything on my suit yet, as i need to get hunting tough mobs first - there's nothing to buy here even in luna! it's dead!
If i had 720 and jewels/bracers i'd run:
120 bushi
120 swords
090 heal (for decent chance at lethal cure and res)
050 necro (+ 15 & 15 jewels for VE +20 bracers)
100 anat (for res and improved damage and healing)
085 parry (gives 30% parry chance; during evasion modifier 40% for 6secs - 42%)
090 tactics (for primary and secondry - Whirlwind etc)
065 chiv (decent EOO)
This means you can still heal, cure, res, use whirlwind, evasion, VE and all the lovely chiv spells.
Expensive deaths - but lots of possibilities! besides, we are talking PVM here right?
Do you guys use arcane crytals/gems or regs?
Please pick holes in this - i mean I'm going to build it, so you can then say "i told you so" in a few weeks when i come back crying ^_^
Really, i think I've found a jack of all trades, master of none - and I'm happy with that, in theory....
Please give me your adjustments/recommendations etc etc
And a MASSIVE THANKS to all you peeps who have been helping me everyday. I have no guild or friends left playing UO. I don't have much except the help i get on here and i love discussing our sammies!
Thanks for entertaining my enthusiasm so politely!
Peace x
Garm.
Notes on evasion modifier from Tact/Anat:
http://update.uo.com/design_530.html
Evasion modifier to parry now scales with Bushido skill
If the player has higher than GM Bushido, and at least GM Tactics and Anatomy, they get a bonus to their evasion modifier (10% bonus to the evasion modifier to parry NOT 10% to the final parry chance)
Bonus modifier to parry range: (these are the ranges for the evasion modifier)
16-40% bonus w/o tactics/anatomy
42-50% bonus w/ GM+ bushido and GM tactics/anatomy
Evasion duration now scales with Bushido skill
If the player has higher than GM Bushido, and GM Tactics and Anatomy, they get a 1 second bonus
Evasion duration range:
3-6 seconds w/o tactics/anatomy
6-7 seconds w/ GM+ Bushido and GM tactics/anatomy
I *can* make my own choices and I *have* done research, but i seek the council and discernment of players who are up to speed with all the new updates etc etc and playstyles...
Somebody once said the odd templates are often the most fun. UO is made to allow that, so here I go defiling a clean sampire.
A template for a poor samurai with only 710 skillpoints:
120 bushi
120 swords
095 heal (for decent chance at lethal cure and res)
082 necro (make to 99 with jewel + totem for VE)
081 anat (for res)
087 parry (gives 30% parry chance; during evasion modifier 40% for 6secs - 42%)
070 tactics (for primary - Whirlwind etc)
065 chiv (decent EOO)
Why the odd numbers? I've returned to drachenfells and my house was gone.
The shard is a ghost town and there aren't any vendors selling jewels/weapons arms other than the usual arties.
I can't afford arties as lost all my money with my house...
So the best necro jewels i have are a +13 brace and the +5 totem. Hence the messy numbers.
I can't change anything on my suit yet, as i need to get hunting tough mobs first - there's nothing to buy here even in luna! it's dead!
If i had 720 and jewels/bracers i'd run:
120 bushi
120 swords
090 heal (for decent chance at lethal cure and res)
050 necro (+ 15 & 15 jewels for VE +20 bracers)
100 anat (for res and improved damage and healing)
085 parry (gives 30% parry chance; during evasion modifier 40% for 6secs - 42%)
090 tactics (for primary and secondry - Whirlwind etc)
065 chiv (decent EOO)
This means you can still heal, cure, res, use whirlwind, evasion, VE and all the lovely chiv spells.
Expensive deaths - but lots of possibilities! besides, we are talking PVM here right?
Do you guys use arcane crytals/gems or regs?
Please pick holes in this - i mean I'm going to build it, so you can then say "i told you so" in a few weeks when i come back crying ^_^
Really, i think I've found a jack of all trades, master of none - and I'm happy with that, in theory....
Please give me your adjustments/recommendations etc etc
And a MASSIVE THANKS to all you peeps who have been helping me everyday. I have no guild or friends left playing UO. I don't have much except the help i get on here and i love discussing our sammies!
Thanks for entertaining my enthusiasm so politely!
Peace x
Garm.
Notes on evasion modifier from Tact/Anat:
http://update.uo.com/design_530.html
Evasion modifier to parry now scales with Bushido skill
If the player has higher than GM Bushido, and at least GM Tactics and Anatomy, they get a bonus to their evasion modifier (10% bonus to the evasion modifier to parry NOT 10% to the final parry chance)
Bonus modifier to parry range: (these are the ranges for the evasion modifier)
16-40% bonus w/o tactics/anatomy
42-50% bonus w/ GM+ bushido and GM tactics/anatomy
Evasion duration now scales with Bushido skill
If the player has higher than GM Bushido, and GM Tactics and Anatomy, they get a 1 second bonus
Evasion duration range:
3-6 seconds w/o tactics/anatomy
6-7 seconds w/ GM+ Bushido and GM tactics/anatomy