I have played all types of bird since 2011.
L71 Crusher set warbird (before nerf)
L71 Recurve flying bird pure (before nerf)
L71 Molten - fbow bird pure (before nerf)
L71 Flying talon bird pure (after nerf)
Now I am pretty much stuck with this kinda tanky build with decent damage.
I know combos and differences betwen bow and talon sets.
Buffed talon:
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(autoattacks deal 37 crits to bears)
Buffed bow:
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Im not crying about dodge at all. This thread is about the damage of these str sets compared to dex sets.
What im getting here with bow and half dex armors is 380damage. And I cant buff it up.
Beastly and savage gives 365-370 base damage, and bears buff it up a lot, much higher than 400 damage.
To nerf str sets, their damage should be reduced to something like 290. So bears can buff up to that 365 with rage.
That would also nerf pallys by a ton. No damage and bad sustain -> they all go for int. Int armors however are totally fine. No nerf needed.
Thorn wall is actually kinda important in build. It stops bears massive health regens and roots them in place.
In CTF its AoE root is just great! See 2 mages and 1 bird somewhere without buffs -> Thorn wall+nuke they all die. They might kill you in trade but delayed thorn wall kills them with 150crit
Also when fighting pallys, their good reactions will cost them a good chunk health. Bird uses both roots - Normal root hits instantly and fast pally of course heals its fast off. BUT delayed thorn wall hits right after heal and she is rooted. Now just DPS and hope for dodges