Damnit.

[Jauna]

Alright, it has been while but I broke down, rerolled into a dwarf warrior with everything into DEX. Was the same ole hit or miss agro until level 37 when my yaks started to proc aaand even then it was back to hit or miss.

Level 39 dwarf warrior, yaks have been procing since 37. I gave it two chances and both times left me with a sick feeling at the end of it all.

Welp, time for a dwarf paladin because I still have the cultural gear

[Samoht]

What is your DEX at? The target is 144 (buffed). Also, do you have haste? Are you using kick on cooldown?

[Naethyn]

Fill a handmade backpack with 10 Wooly Spider Silk Net and you'll be fine.

[khanable]

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

Alright, it has been while but I broke down, rerolled into a dwarf warrior with everything into DEX. Was the same ole hit or miss agro until level 37 when my yaks started to proc aaand even then it was back to hit or miss.

Level 39 dwarf warrior, yaks have been procing since 37. I gave it two chances and both times left me with a sick feeling at the end of it all.

Welp, time for a dwarf paladin because I still have the cultural gear

Warrior is really an end-game class. At no point in a warriors lifetime do procs become reliable.

If you're interested in the road from 1-60 and being a viable group tank you will want to be a sk, paladin, or twinked monk.

[Raev]

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

Level 39 dwarf warrior, yaks have been procing since 37. I gave it two chances and both times left me with a sick feeling at the end of it all.

Ykeshas are not good weapons. I don't know why they have a good reputation - 9/24 is miserable. Your first good weapon is Frostbringer (12/22, note the massively improved ratio).

Cucumbers isn't wrong. If you want to be an XP group star, reroll Paladin or even Monk. Warriors don't start to really shine until endgame raiding.

That being said, I think your experience will improve a lot around 50-55. You get some good abilities (Evasive disc 52, Stunning Kick 55). Between better Shaman buffs and Sky/Hate gear your dexterity will rise. But the big improvement will come from the increased hitpoints of the NPCs. Right now I'm guessing you're in Mistmoore vaporizing low 30s Dark Elves with <1000 HP in under 20s. As you level up, you'll eventually be killing low 50s Krup Knights or Myconids with 10K HP. These fights take a minute or so, even with a full group, so you have a lot more time to proc, which means you are tanking a much higher fraction of the time.

http://wiki.project1999.com/Sakuragi%27s_Warrior_Guide might be worth reading.

[thufir]

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

Alright, it has been while but I broke down, rerolled into a dwarf warrior with everything into DEX. Was the same ole hit or miss agro until level 37 when my yaks started to proc aaand even then it was back to hit or miss.

Level 39 dwarf warrior, yaks have been procing since 37. I gave it two chances and both times left me with a sick feeling at the end of it all.

Welp, time for a dwarf paladin because I still have the cultural gear

My warrior just does his level best to keep aggro with damage. Jade Mace ftw. Whenever I play him I look at him as a dps class that can tank if everyone else is careful or not too badly twinked out.

Fortunately your damage isn't horrible with the right weapons, considerably better than a knight of that level (especially if that knight is 1h + shield). Warriors have a fair chunk more hp, too. They're not bad, it's just hard to consider them tanks when their aggro control is so poor.

[Jimjam]

With velious out, what are some good warrior aggro weapons now, beyond Frostbringer? I've seen people of various levels rocking an Infestation. It drops off a level 60 named deep in a dungeon. How difficult is it to scroungequest? Does it rot often? What other options are there. I've not got much chance to play binge sessions so am still stuck with some fairly meh kunark gear.

[Jauna]

Well I am skeptical about putting more money into this warrior but god dmanit.

Alright, raw DPS for agro at all levels. A Frostbringer and a what for weapons? wyrmslayer? venom axe thingy from velks?

[Scrapiron]

if you're 35 you could quest for...

http://wiki.project1999.com/Coldain_Velium-Pick

[Raev]

look, warriors are almost never world-beaters in XP groups. A good monk/enchanter/shaman can compensate for a bad warrior. A good warrior cannot compensate for a bad monk/enchanter/shaman. If you are expecting to tank XP mobs 100% of the time and save your group from certain death, warrior is not the class for you and you should reroll Paladin. The only issue is that a L60 paladins don't much more than cast divine strength. Of course, the raid scene is pretty bad anyway <shrug>