Warrior main - semi-casual player

[Naethyn]

Use evasive every time it is up and you are tanking.

[one_chill_cat]

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

Use evasive every time it is up and you are tanking.

Just got evasive at 52. What a game changer! I'll make it a habit to fire that thing off every time it refreshes.

[Jimjam]

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

So lvl 60 is a game changer for war? Some disc or triple att?
Knights who rip agro from warriors (assuming ≈ weapon gear lvls) are just FoL/stun or disease cloud/darkness too often?

Treble attack is good but not transformative.

Every level after acquiring a discipline the reuse timer gets one second shorter so by level 60 evasive is 3 minutes on for every 4 off.

Evasive is just way overpowering. Don’t save it for hard mobs. Run it on refresh and time the hard mobs to be pulled for when it is up.

It’s no longer a relevant anecdote but I remember my warrior on green happily tanking 25 spiders in velks at a time with evasive while waiting for the bard to pick up aggro on my pull. Good times!

[Crede]

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

I have a Barbarian 52 Warrior - and I would like to grind him to 60, but..

Are warriors as sub-par as everyone says outside of raid tanking?

I've never been on a raid - and unless my work changes I likely won't ever have the free time that allows bat-phoning. I would love to get in on some raiding but have no experience so I assume I'm not going to be picked for the tank?

Am I wasting my time leveling up my War vs my Pally? I like dual wielding, putting out respectable DPS and tanking. Pally is an option I just find the Warrior much more fun.

I don't have any raid gear, but am decently EC twinked/geared (minus some of the more expensive QoL items like some Cobalt clickies / Shrink bracer etc.) Sboz/Frostbringer have been doing a pretty damn good job holding aggro so far. Also have a wavecrasher but Sboz white dmg has been doing the job.

End goal: Crawling, Item/Treasure hunting, some raiding if I can get in on it

Appreciate any input!

Based on your end goals, I’d switch to pally. Leveling alts isn’t hard. Getting to 51 is especially easy. And getting knight loot if you do decide to raid is going to be wayyyyy easier than trying to gear a warrior.

You won’t really be crawling/treasure hunting at 60 as a warrior either unless you have some buddies to hunt with. The root net nerf hit warriors and mages the hardest.

Pally is good but also consider sk. Both have a lot of dungeon solo potential but sk has more flexibility with fd.

[jolanar]

If you want an actual treasure hunter just roll a chanter/shaman/necro alt. None of the melee classes are good at it, and will be relegated to farming fine steel and goblin skins for plat (which is still good money, just not what I would consider treasure hunting.)

[Crede]

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

If you want an actual treasure hunter just roll a chanter/shaman/necro alt. None of the melee classes are good at it, and will be relegated to farming fine steel and goblin skins for plat (which is still good money, just not what I would consider treasure hunting.)

Geared sks can do some pretty cool shit and with 3 fds you’re basically unkillable. Check out keeraraes solo vids. But yea enc/shaman/necro can do it with a lot less gear.

[sajbert]

A warrior, even with amazing gear, isn't really a solo character for crawling. It can sorta be done but typically lower end content.

A paladin will fare better but even a paladin isn't ideal.

If you enjoy the war, keep it. I'd instead level an enchanter or necro for crawling. It's just going to be way waaaay better and can help you fund gear for your warrior later too.

Basically, get war to 60. Then raid park warrior and play enc/necro.

[Eisai]

I love paladin, love to sixman tank. Warrior is a lot of fun there too though and you can be a badass and get lots of pras if you're attentive to the battlefield situation. Get on the mob asap and stand on it's toes. A lot of casters know to root before they throw something high threat. Just expect the rogue to always wait to be hit in the face before they bother to evade. They're probably overgeared and being leveled by a mage or some other low priority raid class that is used to paying very little attention to the fight.

Also, positioning is everything. Strafe to a position around the mob so you can see your high threat mates. Watching for particles that will rip your target in their direction. You'll be prepared to quarter turn and straferun to them faster.

[one_chill_cat]

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

If you want an actual treasure hunter just roll a chanter/shaman/necro alt. None of the melee classes are good at it, and will be relegated to farming fine steel and goblin skins for plat (which is still good money, just not what I would consider treasure hunting.)

I hear you guys on the Pally/SK suggestions. If I lose faith down the road my 50 pally will still be waiting for me. I have a 55 Necro so solo hunting isn't an issue.

I assumed any crawling & treasure hunting on the tank will be done in a small group. I don't expect to do much soloing on the War with how rough its been going 50+. I'm hopeful as I get closer to 60 I can find some like-minded folks that are up to group some named's, help with epics, etc. My understanding has always been if I'm on the warrior I'm going to want to be in a duo at a minimum.

[Eisai]

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