Warriors are useless in 90% of the games content

[PatChapp]

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

The warrior probably has the least agency over how frequently they die in the whole equation.

Press defensive
Have good gear
Don't auto attack if you're really low hp?
I mean what else can you do lol

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[Allishia]

I agree except for war it is gear dependent. Krez flame + Nev horn = snap agro for group content /nod...just not many leveling warriors are going to have that combo.

[Naethyn]

Forget bash aggro. Monks have block.

[Ennewi]

It's odd that only monks received block, but also that it works against attacks from the front and back. IIRC even in WoW players can only block/parry attacks from the front but in EQ...

Like Dodge, Block allows a character to avoid all damage from a physical attack. However, unlike other defensive skills, block can defend against attacks from behind the character.

If nothing else, war/pal/shd could have received block but with the skill requiring a shield be equipped. A secondary shield would have blocked attacks from the front and a back slot shield attacks from behind. And nothing would have been taken away from monks, since theirs would still be the better version independent of gear.

[cd288]

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

It's odd that only monks received block, but also that it works against attacks from the front and back. IIRC even in WoW players can only block/parry attacks from the front but in EQ...



If nothing else, war/pal/shd could have received block but with the skill requiring a shield be equipped. A secondary shield would have blocked attacks from the front and a back slot shield attacks from behind. And nothing would have been taken away from monks, since theirs would still be the better version independent of gear.

What do you think an Iksar's tail is for

[Ennewi]

Originally Posted by cd288 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What do you think an Iksar's tail is for

Impressing mates and storing fat? Blocking would also make sense, though that doesn't explain human monks, unless...

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[Jimjam]

Block represents movie martial arts style block of the weapon with the hands, rather than the parrying, etc that other fighting classes would do with their own weapons.

Sony seem to agree with you though, and did add a way for non-monks to block with shields.

[Duik]

A bit late but that sounds like a job for a quest to fix.
Hail Alchemy Dude. Hello young one. Feel like making a potion do we? Give me ItemA + ItemB and you get 25 skill points. (Or whatever lvl it starts at.)

[Xitayasl]

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

A bit late but that sounds like a job for a quest to fix.
Hail Alchemy Dude. Hello young one. Feel like making a potion do we? Give me ItemA + ItemB and you get 25 skill points. (Or whatever lvl it starts at.)

There's no doubt this needs to be fixed

[greatdane]

If you frighten an iksar, their tail falls off. Seen it myself.