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Post by mcbutcher on Jun 21, 2017 6:55:04 GMT
I took ep over esf disc simply b/c I value ab over disc as I have very high ac and DR/crit immunity to cover a potential knockdown. AND, from my 8+ mil xp all on trighton courtyard, even though I have been knocked down on occasion, I can't remember any deaths from a knockdown... Quite true my AC isn't as high as yours yet and haven't suffered any KD deaths That said I party with cleric pretty much all the time so don't really die anyway lol
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Post by thepromise on Jul 15, 2017 18:28:58 GMT
Perhaps a silly question, but the air elemental wields just one kama and not two?
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Post by psv38 on Jul 15, 2017 20:28:51 GMT
Correct, 1 kama.
You won't see it though, it still looks unarmed iirc.
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Post by angryanderson on May 16, 2018 18:50:44 GMT
What widgets did you end up with? Puissant, Warrior? ...
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Post by psv38 on May 16, 2018 20:46:28 GMT
I think I have puissant, warrior, con widget, and defense (even though I never really use the defense widget, hehe).
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Post by mcbutcher on May 16, 2018 22:07:55 GMT
I took parry widget on this one, I never took ESF parry so it was kinda a waste of a widget.
Puissant and warrior yes. Then the extra shape widget for me.
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Post by angryanderson on Sept 14, 2018 16:56:41 GMT
Mosty players ellys have been around for a while now. What gear set up have you ended up with?
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Post by mcbutcher on Sept 14, 2018 18:35:37 GMT
Mosty players ellys have been around for a while now. What gear set up have you ended up with? something along the lines of: +7 AC ammy, +7 armor mine has +3 dex and some skills but that was a drop and I never got round to changin it, the +6 ac shield with dex epic buckler? or the shield with ele DR on it, DR cloak with con, Sun souls +5 or similar randoms, +6 dex bracer, you could go for veil of steel helm which is 6ac Haste and it has like 32 spell resistance then you can change the AC ring for con ring because they don't stack iirc Reward belt but can switch to DR/con belt too after using its ability Too much dex above obviously, but you need to max dex then con and then get as much strength in as you can.
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Post by mcbutcher on Sept 14, 2018 18:36:45 GMT
I actually haven't played mine since randoms came it but I'm sure I could have it better kitted with randoms that I've found
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Post by psv38 on Sept 14, 2018 22:21:24 GMT
When I played my air ele he was loaded with T10's and T11's, you basically try to max dex first and foremost, any con or str is nice. It's good to try for a +6 shield, +7 defl ac item, +6 dodge ac item, and +7 nat ac item.
Some elemental and physical DR is also nice, although most ele resistance doesn't need to be that high as you really only worry about weapon damage, spells mostly get resisted as your reflex save should be very good, and you also have improved evasion. Will save protects against wof (which can kill elemtnals), and fort save protects against all death spells, obviously, hehe.
It's a great build, still, but I prefer my other shifters nowadays as I have not been farming trighton in quite some time.
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Post by Jonales on Sept 14, 2018 23:05:20 GMT
Truth time. The previous two posters about equipment all have the major endgame loot over a long time. If you get to 40 you probably won't have what they have, and you probably won't ever find it imo lol xD. Maybe - MAYBE - you'll farm enough to buy it from reo or such.
But the truth is you don't really need it for air elementals. I don't and I've farmed everywhere I consider to be good spots for air eles.
Discipline is nice to have on an air ele but you actually don't need it. You could be knocked down but it really isn't essential for much of the endgame farming.
For example on my air ele I just have: +5 dodge boots with the 3 dex +5 dex gloves (archer not cuffs, I could get them though I guess I will eventually) trigthon dex haste helm a basic 15 ele resist ring fighters belt legion battle plate (+7 armor with stats and UEF) +6 ring with sonic res for when I have to fight berserks but you don't need that and could just have a +6 ring +5 fighters shield with con and boost to saves from the elite selection in smiths a pretty nice +6 ammy with a boost to saves, but you really don't need the saves boosts and could just have a +6 ammy, or a +5 with saves whatever. Blizzard Walkers Cloak - I have it on both.
The biggest items I would say are the dex boosts, a respectable AC (with gear that you should be able to readily get like +6 rings and +5 shield) its 86, and with 20 wisdom which you should get you can get it to 90 with the UEF. After that its the DR - the blizz walk cloak gives me 10 to all.
After that I'd say a boost to saves and constitution. I just redid stuff on my air ele and I think the dc for Word of Faith from kimocin in trighton is 53. You don't need it because you can have potions and be careful in trighton/sendauntra while farming and have your death immunity up as an air ele - because basically you can stand in a field of enemies and take pots alot of the time - but it's nice to have when you are dispelled. TBH even though I only miss on a 1, I'm still careful vs kimocins because 1's come up too often for my taste.
It's more about dex, ac, dr and being careful than having top gear. If any air ele goes to mu or something alot of the times it's not gear its just accepting this or that would generally beat air eles and other warriors.
1. AC (don't need fantastic stuff) 2. DEX 3. DR (not needed past this) 4 Saves 5 maybe discipline and con
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Post by mcbutcher on Sept 15, 2018 3:42:11 GMT
Yeah true the gear we suggested isn't that easy to come by but AngryAnderson is playing here a long time so was giving him something to aim for if he doesn't have the gear already
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Post by psv38 on Sept 15, 2018 10:10:51 GMT
Truth time Jon? How about re-reading my post first....
#1: I stated that my guy was loaded with good items so that's not a secret. #2: Top line of my post, 2nd part... "it's good to try" (to get those items) not that you must have those items. #3: BS my friend, it's not a matter of "will probably never find it" most of those items have been found in the last 2-3 years so it's definitely possible, hell deadlydave himself found possibly the best item for an air ele in darkmoor himself, a true resistance cloak (with immunity to wof), I do hope I have the correct person in mind who found it, haha.
Yes, you can absolutely get by with 7 armor, 5 shield, 5 boots, 6 ammy (or even 5), and a 6 defl item, and yes, all you have to do to stay alive is indeed move slowly and use those pots when needed, hell, how do you think I started myself, with exactly that gearset loaded with T11's, umm, no, I had to find those while I farmed. And I did find those items, and thus became this ac monster that I am now.
So please deadlydave and others reading this post, do not believe you have to settle for a mid 80's ac, you can do better and over time you most certainly will, just be patient.
Finally, yes, I have been playing here on and off since 2005, but I really didn't become the farmer I am today until about 4-5 years ago. At that point, I was the owner of exactly 1 T11 (one with the universe armor, old version).
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Post by angryanderson on Sept 15, 2018 15:25:38 GMT
(one with the universe armor, old version). Whats the stats on new?
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Post by angryanderson on Sept 15, 2018 15:27:39 GMT
PS great input guys and I dont think anyone is trying to have a dig at anyone else. My ac is 84 I think and I have some decent gear - will try Trighton (and no doubt find I have the wrong type of elemental protection gear). Tried Constructs though and got KDd more than I thought I would and as expected died.
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