Not a whine but can we please fix melee?

[Cribanox]

I am playing a level 9 ranger and I solo a lot, and it honestly doesnt feel any different than it did when I played 7-8 years ago. I mean, I'm wearing very old crappy armor, using a 6/22 wep with 75str, and I mean I can solo dark blues right now back to back (after a littl downtime sure).

I'm actually trying to practice bow kiting which makes some dark blues and evens start the fight at 50%-75% health.

One thing I might notice, even though its probably just in my head, is that I miss quite often.

[Danth]

Anyone who thinks things are right in their current form has to be either a melee newbie, or an alzheimer's patient. I can think of no other explanations as to how someone can think something so blatantly broken is 'fine'.

But then again, that's the nature of forums, there's always some fanboy claiming everything's okay. There were even a few people defending the ~65% missrate a few weeks ago!

Go ahead, I want to see someone tell me that the yellow bar is working just like classic, too.


Danth

[Jify]

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

I am playing a level 9 ranger and I solo a lot, and it honestly doesnt feel any different than it did when I played 7-8 years ago. I mean, I'm wearing very old crappy armor, using a 6/22 wep with 75str, and I mean I can solo dark blues right now back to back (after a littl downtime sure).

I'm actually trying to practice bow kiting which makes some dark blues and evens start the fight at 50%-75% health.

One thing I might notice, even though its probably just in my head, is that I miss quite often.

Oh come on bud. You're twinked out. That sword is a gem until your 30s. lol [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
You should be rocking a 6/30 weapon, be outfitted in patchwork etc.

I was the same way, didn't notice any problems. Then I gained a few levels and my ability to solo anything went "poof". Lucky we got snare + arrows. ;D

[messiah_b]

Took me several hours of gameplay to get through level 4 as a monk this weekend. The actual rate of the fight and exp seems to be pretty close on, but the downtime caused by the damage taken / having to often run from white and blues seems off.

One thing that shows this is that there is no noticeable advantage to staying under the 14stone cap and getting the increased AC as it doesn't mitigate enough to make up for the slower damage of fists. It's best to dual wield weaps and hope your kicks hit at the moment for monks.

Melee was very crucial at release and most of the guilds with early success did so with strong lineups of big tanks and clerics to CH. There were a very limited number of extremely skilled necro's who could do things like solo lguk camps, but magicians forgetaboudit.

I will try and run enough tests on monk over / under 14 this week to get some noticeable results. I may also just roll a necro *sigh*