Maeglid

Hi all. I can't seem to solo things that other people can whack without issue. I've copied my stats and brought them here for advice on redistribution/modification. I appreciate any thoughts you might suggest to improve my ability to -survive-. Thanks!

REAL SKILL (not improved with items, what have you)
Anatomy: 89.6
Arms Lore: 7.9
Chiv: 76.7
Focus: 79.7
Med: 90.8
Parry: 86.8
Resist Spell: 54.9
Swordsman: 100.8
Tactics: 91.8
Lockpicking: 26.0, set to reduce. Not going to be a treasure hunter

Current Resists
P: 70
F: 64
C: 70
P: 61
E: 70

Str: 124
Dex: 53
Int: 84

EQUIPMENT
Soul Seeker Sword
Sentinels Guard Shield
Voice of the Fallen King Gorget
Royal Leggings of Embers
Gauntlets of Nobility
Valorite Platemail Arms
Agapite Platemail Tunis
Valorite PM Hatusbi(sp?) (helmet)
+11, Dmg Inc 7% Swords ring
+15 Chi, +7 Med, fire & cold resist +9 Bracelet

EDIT: I also want to buy a Swamp Dragon and put on it an Exceptional Dragon Barding deed I have...

merth

this suggestion was originally posted by Ezekiel for pvm fighters:

If you are coming back from scratch, Id start with a Samurai Paladin. They are much quicker to train and do very, very well against the hgher end mobs.

110/115 Swords/Bushido/Parry
100 Tactics/Anatomy/Healing
the rest in Chivalry

Maeglid

Thanks, merth... I am not going to start over (I like my guy), but I will start shifting some of my skills around. It seems Focus is not really needed, so I can salvage nearly 80 points out of that, and I can trim a few other areas. Being able to avoid getting hit in the first place would go a long way towards not getting killed on some of those tougher monsters...

Arioch

I agree with Merth. I run a samurai paladin, and with the lightning strike ability, Enemy of One, Consecrate, and Honor abilities, I have no trouble with most mobs. I dropped focus long ago, seeing as how the Paladin spell Divine Fury fully restores stamina in one cast. I personally would lose the Arms Lore and Meditation. With a good mana leech weapon, you will leech back enough mana to keep using your abilities, and save yourself 90 points. Good luck!

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jfk

My PvM template is:

120 Swords (not necessary 115 is fine)
120 Parry (see comment above)
110 Tactics
100 Anatomy
100 Resist
90 Healing
80 Chivalry

Can't exactly remember stats, but something like 130 Str, 143 Dex, 31 Intel. With the leeches on the Soulseeker, you don't need the Med, Focus, or even high intel. This guy does very well against most mobs, though high end bosses still come down to skill and or using groups of peeps. You can also, as mentioned, substitute Bushido in there if you like.