sword and board or 2hander for pally??

[mr_jon3s]

Going to hit 20 soon on my pally and I have a wurmslayer, stave of shield, and ghoulbane. Im gonna buy a baton of faith and axe of the lost souls. Just wondering whats gonna be the best for tanking or dealing damage.

[Kender]

ghoulbane in unrest is fun at 20

i used sword and board in a group because you're not there to do damage.
Solo however, i found it better to use a good ratio 2h

[Ezalor]

"Your job, 100%, beyond anything else is to CC."
- Buriedpast's advice to a Rogue in his group

[Lartanin63]

I would totally use that ghoulbane and a shield in undead situations. I don't think the DPs from either of those 2 handers could keep up with the DMG from the procs the ghoulbane will give you. I use baton in mistmoore and it did the job fine.

[kaev]

Originally Posted by Lartanin63 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I would totally use that ghoulbane and a shield in undead situations. I don't think the DPs from either of those 2 handers could keep up with the DMG from the procs the ghoulbane will give you. I use baton in mistmoore and it did the job fine.

Proc is 140 to 162 dd, depending on your level. That gives ~ 2.5dps with 100-ish dex, ~ 5dps with over 200 dex, assuming every proc lands for full damage (keep on dreamin!). It's awesome good fun in Unrest where the mobs have few enough HP that 140dd proc moves their health bar very noticeably. But once you've moved beyond Unrest you'll find Baton of Faith & Sword of the Morning produce noticeably better sustained damage than Ghoulbane even vs. undead.

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Originally Posted by Kender [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

lol pallies doing damage. you guys are hilarious

Under L40 Paladin damage output contributes solidly to a group, especially with good weapons being so outrageously cheap on this server. After 40 tho their damage stagnates (actually gets worse if they don't have access to higher level haste & attack buffs) while the real DPSers keep scaling upwards.

[maskedmelon]

You would need 2 proc per min to beat a .75 ratio weapon... I think... GB proc is around 200 = 3.33/sec ~ 12/swing ~+5-6 weapon damage per proc on a 15/34 weapon, or making it equiv to a 26-27/34. I cannot recall how often it process, but that seems attainable.

*edit Kaev beat me to the analysis! D: proc number is different though, what gives?

[kaev]

Originally Posted by maskedmelon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

You would need 2 proc per min to beat a .75 ratio weapon... I think... GB proc is around 200 = 3.33/sec ~ 12/swing ~+5-6 weapon damage per proc on a 15/34 weapon, or making it equiv to a 26-27/34. I cannot recall how often it process, but that seems attainable.

*edit Kaev beat me to the analysis! D: proc number is different though, what gives?

http://wiki.project1999.com/Dismiss_Undead

Pretty sure that info is correct, I cannot ever recall getting a proc anywhere near 200 with a ghoulbane, although I am half tempted to log in my paladin or cleric to nuke a green undead just to verify the 162 damage cap on Dismiss.

[maskedmelon]

Originally Posted by kaev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

http://wiki.project1999.com/Dismiss_Undead

Pretty sure that info is correct, I cannot ever recall getting a proc anywhere near 200 with a ghoulbane, although I am half tempted to log in my paladin or cleric to nuke a green undead just to verify the 162 damage cap on Dismiss.

Oh, interesting! That link is what I was referencing (look at the description at the top of the page) ^^ my memory doesn't allow me to retain that kind of info (or anything else) very long lol. I hadn't even noticed the other values down below in the effects area though ^^

[Kender]

lol pallies doing damage. you guys are hilarious

[captnamazing]

you'll want to wield a rogue in your MH for DPS and a warrior in your OH to take the hits