Nice write up Ellyidol! Good reading!
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Nice write up Ellyidol! Good reading!
This guide really pumps me up to try out being an attack bear and see how I like it. Thanks.
Thanks! If you have any questions or suggestions, please let us know here :)
Added some references to my other guides and a "Weapon of Choice" section.
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Before looking at weapons, it's important to know how damage is divided and calculated :
Strength Weapons
Strength Weapon of Choice :
There are currently these weapons to choose from:
1H:
Sword vs Axe
The Axe shows higher normal damage, but the Sword has higher skill damage. The sword would be better for a bear since a chunk of its damage comes from skills, and not normal attacks.
2H:
There are a lot of 2H weapons to choose from, especially end-game.
Battle Sword vs Mace vs Hammer (Gurgox and Royal)
Hammers are more superior than a Battle Sword and Mace. That being said, lets look at the comparison between a Battle Sword vs Mace.
The Mace gives higher both normal and skill damage.
Hammers are the best of the 2H weapons. They have a stun proc on normal attacks which give you a chance to stun mobs (does not work on bosses). The Royal Hammer has 2 additional procs, a Freeze proc and a small Break Armour proc (4 armour max).
The first thing you should look at when choosing a Hammer is the base damage vs DPS.
The Gurgox Hammer has the highest base damage in-game, which makes it a better 2H weapon if you want to deal damage. Although the Royal Hammer shows more DPS, because of the huge base damage of the Gurgox Hammer, the G.Hammer has more "true DPS". More can be understood by reading this :
Overall :
You'd want a 1H weapon with the most SKILL damage for clearing mobs. Note that even if a certain weapon has higher base damage, doesn't always mean they have better skill damage. Its always better to check the actual skill damage from the skills themselves.
You can use a 2H if your feeling edgy, but be prepared to be very soft ;) The Gurgox Hammer still has the best 2H damage in-game.
A 2H also works best vs bosses, since you need to maximise the amount of damage you deal, and not worry about taking damage as compared to mob clearing.
Nice job, haven't played my bear for awhile and was soling at A.O. and kept getting these combos and couldn't figure out how. Came here for clairty. And here's my answer to how and a greater answer to how better to play my bear. Thank you.
Thank you very much, that was enlightening. I am going to go level up and put some dex' points on my attack bear. Thanx again!
Maximusorin lvl32
Added a section :
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End Results :
56 Str/Dex Bear : Full Bellow Set (No Ring) and Full Buffs (6 Rage, 6 Iron Blood, 6 Evade, and 6 Taunt x2)
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/o...u/f9e96888.png
Same bear, with a Gurgox Hammer :
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/o...u/8078d35a.png
Stomp Damage on Bellow Set/Hammer :
http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/o...u/64724d2b.png
awesome guide elly. Thanks for everything. Will be seeing you in black star. stay smexy brada!!
again... u will be missed:(
Added a small section to those bears who don't tank :
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Please remember, EVEN IF YOU CANNOT TANK AS WELL AS A PURE TANK, DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD NOT TANK.
The MAIN purpose of a BEAR, no matter what kind (Attack/Bow/Int/Dual) IS TO TANK!
Good guide...i like doing the dps but I like close the mobs also. I was making a warbird but I still fell like a tank but can this guide work on a bird.?
I have a question for furybear..can or will the self heal help any?
Not really, I'd rather spend the points in another slash or another buff.
Thanks for the guide.
Wht the diff? Im a little new still...
Fury bear = a bear wearing a Fury set (Level 55 Str Set)
Attack bear = what you see here :p
IMO, the 1 point in healing is only good in PvP. In PvE, you can just use one health pot instead. It heals way more, and is worth much less than one skill point.
Since this is an attack bear, I'd recommend you put that one point on another slash, extra 10 or so damage.
kk, thx for info