My current character

[Gecq]

Since I have the impression that some of you love to discuss all matters concerning this strangely addictive game, I present to you my first character. Feel free to comment on anything and give advice.
I am playing with the german version so if I name one of the skills incorrectly, please forgive me.

Gecq
Level 31


Equipped skills:
HP: 76
AP: 11
Attack cost: 3
Attack chance: 214%
Attack Damage: 21-22
Citical ability: 41
Chritical factor: 3.0
Effective critical: 23%
Block chance: 47%

Base skills (without equipment)
Max HP: 74
Max AP: 10
Attack cost (AP): 4
Attack chance: 140%
Damage: 12

Skills
Weapon Accuracy: 1
Combat speed: 1 (planning on getting the second level asap, too)
Corpse eater: 1 (regretting this useless and frankly disgusting skill choice)
Increased fortitude: 2
Regeneration: 1 (regretting this choice, too)
Magic find: 1

Equipment
Leather cap [6% BC]
Villain's leather armour [AC -4%, Critical 3, BC 15%, Movement +1AP]
Dagger of the shadow priest [AP 4, AC 20%, Damage 1-2, Critical ability 20, Critical factor 3.0)
Jewel of Fallhaven
Fortified Wooden Tower shield [AC -6%, BC 14%]
2x Polished Ring of backstabbing [AC 21%, Damage +4, Critical 7]
Gloves of the troublemaker [AC 7%, Critical 4, BC 4%, HP +1]
Woodcutter's boots [AC +3%, BC 8%, HP +1]

At this point I am regretting the skill choices Corpse eater and Regeneration since I could already have chosen the critical strike skills and their effect is just marginal. You either don't really get hurt or have to take potions all the time anyway.

[Mino]

Looks like you're off to a good start. I see you put most of your level ups into Attack Chance and Attack Damage, which is the same as I did. I also took 1 skill each in Regeneration and Corpse Eater, and even though they will eventually be less helpful because you'll have a lot of HP thanks to 2 levels of Increased Fortitude, I still find them helpful once in a while. Especially against monsters that can deal very high critical hit damage (like the Iqhan chaos creatures, and the brutes and arulirs on the way to Remgard). If I don't want to use potions or meat, I can just find a safe spot to heal up, then those items can be sold for more gold.

If I get really low on HP, I can just find a corner to hide in and wait a little for Regeneration to refill it. And if its just a little damage, Corpse Eater helps if I don't want to wait around to heal (if it helps, someone asked about it before and despite its name, the skill doesn't mean we eat the corpses to heal). There have also been hints dropped that in future updates, Regeneration might also work while in combat.

I'm also planning to get more of the "More Criticals" skill (the one that increases critical skill by 20%) because there are some items I want to equip that don't have any critical skill so I'm hoping to make up the difference.

Happy hunting, you seem to be off to a good start!

[Gecq]

Thank you for the feedback. I have reached Level 40 now.

[...] I'm also planning to get more of the "More Criticals" skill (the one that increases critical skill by 20%) because there are some items I want to equip that don't have any critical skill so I'm hoping to make up the difference.

Which items do you plan on using? Valugha's something? Champion's chain mail?


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Equipped stats:
HP: 98
AP: 12
Attack cost: 3
Attack chance: 249%
Attack Damage: 23-24
Citical ability: 49
Chritical factor: 3.0
Effective critical: 26%
Block chance: 47%

Base stats (without equipment)
Max HP: 96
Max AP: 10
Attack cost (AP): 4
Attack chance: 175%
Damage: 14

Skills
Weapon Accuracy: 1
Combat speed: 2
Corpse eater: 1
Increased fortitude: 3
Regeneration: 1
Magic find: 1
More criticals: 1

Equipment
Leather cap [6% BC]
Villain's leather armour [AC -4%, Critical 3, BC 15%, Movement +1AP]
Dagger of the shadow priest [AP 4, AC 20%, Damage 1-2, Critical ability 20, Critical factor 3.0)
Jewel of Fallhaven
Fortified Wooden Tower shield [AC -6%, BC 14%]
2x Polished Ring of backstabbing [AC 21%, Damage +4, Critical 7]
Gloves of the troublemaker [AC 7%, Critical 4, BC 4%, HP +1]
Woodcutter's boots [AC +3%, BC 8%, HP +1]

[Mino]

My current stats are with the following equipment :
Valugha's shimmering hat (AC +15%, AD -2, BC -5%, HP +3)
Silk robe of Valugha (AC +30%, BC -10%, HP +5)
Jewel of Fallhaven
Dagger of the Shadow Priests
Remgard combat shield (AC -3%, BC +11%, DR +1)
2x Ring of lesser Shadow (AC +25%, AD +4-7, critical skill 6, BC +5%)
Leather gloves of attack (AC +13%, BC -2%, HP +3)
Enhanced combat boots (AC +7%, BC +11%)