Talk:Effective warrior guide

this has been needed for a while. --Honorable Sarah 15:03, 3 May 2006 (CDT)
 * You might notice how I (started) a complete rewrite of the Effective monk guide. That is because I feel the guide was written way to much in the stile of a build article as opposed to a guide. I wont do so here (because the monk guide is enough work for me & I know most about monks), but I feel the same critizism is valid here as well. --Xeeron 06:58, 11 May 2006 (CDT)
 * I think both articles have a patronizing tone and are more akin to "how I think warriors should be played" rather than "effective ways to use a warrior". Reads like propaganda. Seventy.twenty.x.x 14:35, 11 May 2006 (CDT)

todo

 * 1) fix the tables
 * 2) expand the advantages/disavantages bit
 * 3) pictures
 * 4) write the other 7 articles in this set....
 * 5) Suggueted Strategies section:
 * 6) Add that dolyak signet+watch yourself are awesome =) Skuld   16:50, 3 May 2006 (CDT) done --Honorable Sarah 12:47, 5 May 2006 (CDT)
 * 7) Talk about warrior weaknesses and how to mitigate them (e.g. condition removal - best with Plague Touch or a monk skill, but something like Signet of Malice or Antidote Signet will do in a pinch) &mdash; 130.58 (talk) ( 01:04, 14 May 2006 (CDT) )
 * 8) Throw in some notes (or at least a link) about successful pulling and managing aggro, since that's your job in PVE. &mdash; 130.58 (talk) ( 01:04, 14 May 2006 (CDT) )
 * 9) Add an actual strategy section. Include PvE (like mentioned above) and PvP combos, spiking, coordination, calling and all the others. --Nilles 05:06, 23 May 2006 (CDT)


 * In my experience you can't go wrong with Dolyak Signet, "Watch Yourself!", Flurry and Sprint being on your bar at all times Skuld  16:53, 3 May 2006 (CDT)
 * I've never found Flurry to be truly worthwhile. Something like "For Great Justice!" is a better adrenaline builder, in my opinion, and it lets you throw in other stances for extra offense, defense, or additional energy/adrenaline management. If you're going to pack Sprint in your skill bar, Frenzy is actually a much, much better choice than Flurry, anyway: you get significantly more net damage (since there's no damage penalty) and less energy loss (due to the longer duration), but you don't have to worry about the penalty very much because you can just activate Sprint whenever you are getting attacked. &mdash; 130.58 (talk) ( 05:02, 20 May 2006 (CDT) )
 * Well, bring a protection monk with Protective Spirit and the damage issue is resolved. --Nilles 05:33, 23 May 2006 (CDT)

About Eviscerate damage. I've never seen a number over about 90 when using this skill, and that's with 16/13 Axe/Strength. If the 200+ damage number is including the deep wound, that should be mentioned. LordKestrel 09:26, 7 May 2006 (CDT)
 * Well, if your target is lower in level or has only little armor, those numbers do show up. --Nilles 05:33, 23 May 2006 (CDT)

Incarnadine
Made some needed capitalization and minor editing changed. I have some problems with the claims of 200+ damage with an axe and Eviscerate. I'm sure against lower AL targets, perhaps, but reasonably?

As well, some of the "advantages" seem kind of... lame, really. Sword skins are an advantage? The FDS and IDS aren't all that great - IDS moreso because of the 15^50 mod, but honestly, that's kind of a poor inclusion as an "advantage".

I'm not that comfortable completely rewriting this, but I've made changes that I think help out. Some of the factual claims need to be substantiated - for example, the claim that "At 11 Axe Mastery, an axe will deal more damage, due to critical hit rate, then an equivalent sword at 11 Swordsmanship". Why is this true, if it is? Incarnadine 8:10am, 13 May 2006 (EST)


 * I was just about to ask that myself. Has it been verified somehow? I can't exactly say I'll trust it if it hasn't, seeing as ANet values game balance. I believe both swords and axes have the same success of inflicting a critical hit with 11 points spent in their respective attributes. &mdash; Galil  15:34, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Since the crit rates are the same for any weapon mastery, only the base damage should matter in determining the average damage output. I don't actually understand what the guide is trying to say there. Actually, assuming an equal distribution of base damage score (15-22 and 6-28), sword damage is higher (18.5) than axe (17). --Nilles 16:13, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
 * Keep in mind when a weapon critical hits, it uses the max damage (28 in the case of Axe versus 22 in the case of Sword). - Greven 16:36, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
 * my point was about average damage per second. an axe warrior does more average damage per second then a sword warrior of the same weapon mastery, because they are both getting the same percentage of criticals, but the axe criticals are heavier.
 * there are two factors at work when determining the base damage of any particular attack. one is the damage the other is the critical hit rate

if int(RND+(.01+(0.0144*Attributeweapon)+(.01*AttributeCritical Strikes)) then  Damagebase=Uboundweapon else  Damagebase=int(RND*(Uboundweapon-Lboundweapon))+Uboundweapon fi


 * i'll mess around in calc and see if i can export a chart for you. --Honorable Sarah [[image:Honorable_Icon.gif]] 17:14, 20 June 2006 (CDT)
 * I get your point, Sarah. Due to the critical hit calculation, the axe will eventually outdamage the sword, provided you just fight long enough to score enough crits. [edit] Average at 11 weapon mastery for 6 hits (5 norm +1 crit) are therefore 124,5 damage (axe) and 123,6 damage (sword), right? --Nilles 05:17, 21 June 2006 (CDT)

anon edits of recent flavor
User_talk:71.213.45.102 made some good changes and some bad changes. frenzy is NOT a good skill. double damage = twice the work for the monk. Cyclone axe is powerful, esp since they expanded the range. i'd hate to do this, esp since the recent problems with reverts, but unless he can come defend those edits, i'll move them back. --Honorable Sarah 23:40, 20 June 2006 (CDT)


 * Frenzy, is however, a relatively great skill in PvP. The note mentions that it is used greatly in PvP, and I do not disagree with this because it is entirely true.  The vast majority of Warriors carry Frenzy in PvP (check out observer mode and you can easily see this).  Further, the addition mentions carrying Sprint to cancel Frenzy if you begin to take damage.  These are sound and good tips, so I must disagree with your assertion that Frenzy is not a good skill.  It may not be a good PvE skill the vast majority of the time, but it is an excellent PvP skill specifically in Guild versus Guild battles. - Greven 23:58, 20 June 2006 (CDT)


 * i conceed your every point, but this is a PvE focused guild. --Honorable Sarah [[image:Honorable_Icon.gif]] 00:03, 21 June 2006 (CDT)


 * Nowhere does the guide say that it is exclusive to PvE, or even focused on that. Cyclone Axe is not the most damaging AoE Warrior attack, as Crude Swing deals more damage.  Granted it has its own drawbacks, but the claim about Cyclone Axe being the most powerful was inaccurate and so I removed it. --Empyrean 21:15, 21 June 2006 {MST}