Originally Posted by
braluk
So I decided to respect today to dual bear and just wanted to make some pointers out. Thank you to Elly and anyone else who contributed- everything was fairly straightforward. Some things to note though-
I was under the impression that you can only use gear in loadouts that fell underneath the minimum equipment str/dex requirement of 139- that the loadout system will simply cross reference to see if your current stats matches requirements of gear and then add up the boosts. I'm not entirely sure this was the case and instead calculates it algorithmically by initially making sure that at least one least equipment piece has the sufficient stats required to be equipped to character before loadout. Then it updates the character's stats and looks again at next equipment that can be equipped based on new stats and does so until everything is loaded.
The reason I mention this is because I did not realize that there are a lot of different Horus items that have a minimum str of 142 and not 138. I had a spare Mynas helm, and got lucky with an off level D'jinn spear of Horus (135 str req at level 43 vs. nrml of 141). Had a shield but no horus equipment I could put on so I went ahead with a Whipcord Leather of Celerity (158 dex min with 8 dex boost) And it worked as a saved loadout. So you can find use also use any dex gear if you cannot find a Horus/Osiris set, as long as you have the stats. Plus it saves you money.
Second thing I wanted to mention is how big of a difference it is to play as a bow bear and I mean that in a fun way- especially in PVP. It takes a few battles to get used to not rushing up to someone and instead learning to keep your distance just right. It's an art to find the exact distance you need to be in, so they close enough within the range of your bow, but not too close to their debuff range. I've found that when I'm fully buffed, I can take out someone very quickly with a beckon and stomp only, and still continue to do damage even if you're frozen in place.
Anyhow I'm glad I switched. Adjusting to a new style of play is going to be interesting. Lastly, I couldn't really seem to find much info about bow bears for pvp in terms of the 55 sets, but I think it'd be a nice touch to get a brief rundown on what weapons to anticipate using in pvp, pve, etc..
Sorry for the long message!
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