Concerns about Marauder and Warrior philosophy and balance
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I'm passionately playing warrior and I'm 50% to level 90.
I'm curious about the balance of Giant's blood. Currently this keybnode is completely mandatory, dual wielding two handed is totally not viable and practically all warriors are forced to play with two handed + shield without any type of variety. My concern and question is the following, I intend to be a main Marauder in the future, will my marauder be forced to use shield and two handed? Will there be something to compensate players who don't choose to use a shield? Is there anything to compensate for those who only want to use 1 two handed instead of two? Last bumped on Jan 5, 2025, 12:30:18 PM
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Melee is very weak in comparision to spell characters. Sorc kills entire screen with sparks and warrior has very very slow mace skills. Bring back grund slam from poe 1 or some other good skills that you can use faster.
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You definitely don't have to use a 2H + Shield. In fact getting the strength to use the really good 212 str req. weapons will be near impossible, and require gimping your overall DPS to a level it's probably not even worth it to try.
Which means Giant's Blood viable weapons are always a bit behind proper 2H in terms of DPS and appeal. That being said, they balanced the game like shit in this regard, and you'd be a fool to pass up all the colossal defensive bonuses a shield gives you for almost no penalty. Plus you can still pretty easily 1-shot any waystone boss with a Giant's Blood 2H + Shield. |
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" You contradict yourself here, it IS mandatory (which means you have to use 2H+shield) for the reasons you already explained. Anyone would be a fool if they don't take advantage of the colossal defense that a shield can provide. About strengh requirements, is easy meet the necessary requirements through trade and "reduced attribute requirements" stat. My point and question is, my marauder will be forced to use a shield like my warrior is? |
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