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Old 06-04-2016, 08:48 PM
tolinwiz tolinwiz is offline
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Hey everyone,

I'm torn on the race to make my Paladin alt. I'll have access to fungi/haste all that jazz to level, so I'm not terribly worried about base stats.

I am, however, a huge lover of the fashionquest meta. The idea of an erudite paladin is very appealing to me in the sense of being extra rare, in an already rare class.

Humans are pretty baller status in armor (IMO) as well, but I've already got a human bard, so it's a bit redundant.

So, basically, I'm liking the idea of the Erudite.

The rub however, is the Nature's Defender sword. I'm torn, because it seems like a relatively "easy" weapon to attain, but, I'd be forced into an elf race to use it. I could see getting behind the idea of a high elf paladin, if the wis thing makes a huge difference here in Velious, but it would probably always fall second to my interest in the Erudite.

So, to get to the meat of my question here. Is the Fiery Defender viable to attain for a casual player? I work from home, so tagging along on an afternoon Hate raid or 10 wouldn't be the end of the world. The Fiery Avenger, as far as I can tell, is like a 10k MQ to grab the book with a minor group fight in Miragul to complete. The other fights, outside of the Hate item, don't seem too terribly difficult to wrangle up players to help out with (also assuming they're not typically very contested).

If the Fiery Defender is not "that" (big relative here..) hard compared the Natures Defender, I think I'd ultimately choose the Erudite. (I prefer the flame graphic anyhow). Or is the High Elf, with the option for both (and the higher wisdom) just that much of a better choice? Please, help me make this extremely subjective decision! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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Old 06-04-2016, 09:18 PM
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If you're wanting to go Tunare, half-elf is generally a better option because of starting stats.
Both swords are relatively easy to quest, but the ND is of course, easier.

Ultimately the question is, would you hate yourself more for not being an Erudite or for not having access to an easy quest weapon you might replace anyways...?
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Old 06-04-2016, 09:44 PM
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I'm a High Elf and I recommend going Erudite. There's nothing special about ND. I have one, and never use it other than for showing off how cool it looks. I'd much rather use my epic or one of my Velious weapons.

If I could remake my Paladin, I would be Erudite with Prexus diety.
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Old 06-05-2016, 02:12 AM
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unless you're in bleeding edge high end raid gear high elf is far and away the best race
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Old 06-06-2016, 12:45 PM
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unless you're in bleeding edge high end raid gear high elf is far and away the best race
Truth ^
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Old 06-06-2016, 01:42 PM
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unless you're in bleeding edge high end raid gear high elf is far and away the best race
what? are you serious?
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Old 06-06-2016, 02:25 PM
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what? are you serious?
well high elves have the worst str, dex and stamina starting stat. but the best wisdom and decent agility.

but if you take it to end game gear i dont think it will really matter.
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Old 06-06-2016, 03:58 PM
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what? are you serious?
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wisdom is the best stat for a paladin, it's very hard to max that as a non high elf unless you have high end raid gear

str/dex/agi are easily maxed through buffs as any paladin race

stamina is fairly easy to max as a plate class, but like i said, stamina isn't as good as wisdom for a paladin
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Old 06-06-2016, 04:09 PM
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Let's not forget that High Elves also get a cat mask, putting them streets ahead of the competition.

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Old 06-06-2016, 09:30 PM
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stamina is fairly easy to max as a plate class
Well, if you check Sage's magelo he has 120 stamina unbuffed . . . .

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but like i said, stamina isn't as good as wisdom for a paladin
Why? Seems like HP > mana for a paladin unless you are (god forbid) solo or PVP
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