Posted by Uli on April 28, 2000 at 00:20:42:
In Reply to: My two cents. posted by The Arcane(VIP) on April 27, 2000 at 19:31:03:
> > 1) Given all the info in the sidebar, you are being somewhat lazy.
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> Yup.
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> > 2) Duergar have four classes available. I haven't seen many duergar thieves around. The other three seem to do fine.
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> Duergar thieves actually have quite a bit going for them. Their vulns suck, true. However, they're the strongest thieves, and they get more HP than the more popular human/arial options. This translates to stronger backstabs, more looting (high str and high dex = loot, loot, loot), and a wider weapon selection. Also, fear the thief with a suit of Pwent....
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> That said, I'd recommend human or arial for less experienced players.
Remember Talice?
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> > 3) As for warriors, duergar have above-average str, dex, and con. They can do well with most anything, though staff/spear seems to be too much on the finesse side, and I would choose another race for playing a dagger spec.
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> Duergar are actually one of the better races for dagger specs, also, for many of the above reasons. Sword/whip, mace/whip, pole/mace, and similar combinations all have a great deal of potential on a duergar.
The best thing for duergar is actually shaman. Even Kryssis
could do relatively well...