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Originally Posted by Zoolander
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this is why STR isn't rly needed since u will rely mostly on procs and not on damage in further expansions going the boneknight route
skillcap piercing and blunt
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STR doesn't just increase damage, it also increases your attack rating (which should help you land more).
You will miss more than a melee, but it definitely isn't useless. It's also why I was focusing more on dex / proc weapons (I want to start boosting up STR more to get ready for rod of annihilation). Though, I could see focusing a lot on strength instead and trying to maximize hits / melee damage.
BUT bone knighting isn't JUST about raw melee damage (even though it definitely can add some substantial damage through just melee / procs).
It's also about tanking for the pet while adding sustained damage. Even against things that are too tough to tank 100%, you can let the pet start off tanking.... then set up your lifetap dots... then step in and tank for a while... backing up to lifetap if you need and stepping back in.
Like last night I was tanking the frenzy in Lguk (hasted version). He hurt a lot, but I was able to tank it and trade a little with the pet and finish with about 50 -60% mana and pet still at 75% health.
For a typical necromancer with typical armor... the options are just "nuke and dot and hope pact of shadows can keep pet alive long enough". And you eat through tonsss of mana doing that... and end up with a hurt pet that can't handle emergency situations so well.