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To take on FSM, what is the best recommended setup for a melee? It has been a long time ago since I last it on.

Armour - Light or Heavy & of what suffix?

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Weapon - 2H or DW?
My main prof are as follows

Two-handed - 129.72
Dual wielding - 52.68
Light armor - 74.41
Heavy armor - 89.67
Any other tips to take on FSM?

DW is preferred if you've got a good set and Frenzied Blows available (at 100 prof and a crapton of OC boost).

But the major tip for FSM? Void Damage. If you don't have it, get it. He's resistant to everything but Void and Holy. There's a reason people used to bleed him to death years ago.

I think this is kind of funny for one turn.

13 Spreading Poison hits Ryouko Asakura for 1243 damage.
12 Bleeding Wound hits Ryouko Asakura for 6245 damage.
11 Ryouko Asakura gains the effect Searing Skin.
10 Your spike shield hits Ryouko Asakura for 5 points of fire damage.
9 You parry the attack from Ryouko Asakura.
8 Ryouko Asakura gains the effect Bleeding Wound.
7 Dark Strike crits Ryouko Asakura for 8963 dark damage.
6 Fire Strike crits Ryouko Asakura for 6964 fire damage.
5 Ryouko Asakura gains the effect Penetrated Armor.
4 Your offhand crits Ryouko Asakura for 20706 void damage.
3 Dark Strike crits Ryouko Asakura for 14274 dark damage.
2 Cold Strike crits Ryouko Asakura for 11462 cold damage.
1 You crit Ryouko Asakura for 42891 void damage.

Just need to add in lifetap (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I think this is kind of funny for one turn.

Just need to add in lifetap (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

MH void cold axe + OH void fire rapier + dark infusion + fire spike + poison + bleeding? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
You can also add burning soul besides lifetap (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

This post has been edited by varst: Jan 13 2013, 12:19

MH void cold axe + OH void fire rapier + dark infusion + fire spike + poison + bleeding? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
You can also add burning soul besides lifetap (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

that would burn too much mana. Looks like I'll have to change up my gear a little more

that would burn too much mana. Looks like I'll have to change up my gear a little more

It's for fun, who cares about mana (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Just resume playing HV after a few month break. I have found that my spirit point is so high that the spirit is never run out by spirit stance (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) .
I have closed to 500 Hath now and would like to have aura perk(s). I would like to know does white + back work better than rainbow aura for heavy melee?

Just resume playing HV after a few month break. I have found that my spirit point is so high that the spirit is never run out by spirit stance (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) .
I have closed to 500 Hath now and would like to have aura perk(s). I would like to know does white + back work better than rainbow aura for heavy melee?

Rainbow because it actually boosts the regen rate. White/black just gives extra capacity.

Is T Stark still active? He has my spare slaughter (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)

Oh noes! It sounds like I might have to go back to my slaughterless existence (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) . Anyway, sent you a PM (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) .

This post has been edited by T_Starrk: Jan 13 2013, 14:55

Thanks for your advices, very helpful stuff. Also, here's my ability tree since Bonebuster wanted to see it :

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(I'll put 5 points in Spark of Life ASAP)

Well I would recommend you to remove the points from the exp tanks. You wont reallly need that much exp tanks now that you are close to level 200. Its better to train adept lerner for more exp (level 100-150 should be enough).
Use these ability points for Spirit and OC since u will need more spirit if u reach level 190 and get the spirit shield.

This post has been edited by Bonebuster: Jan 13 2013, 15:10

@Zetsulol

As far as your equipment goes. Try to find an ethereal slaughter mace with better PABs than just dexterity. Strength will add 2 damage per point and add to your HP and PMI. Also, your stun proc sucks. Mace goes up to 30%. As for your shade, your two worse pieces are your SD ones actually. The evade is just abysmal on them (you might as well go with arcanist with that low of evade). You should replace those first. Try to find fleet or SD though, you want the stat boosts in the relevant areas (crit and evade), basically in order of importance: evade > PABs = damage > PMI > crit (for SD). I also think you neglect endurance far too much on your equipment. Currently you only have one piece with endurance, if you can put together a fleet/SD set with endurance on every piece plus get endurance on your weapon via potency then you can have almost 70% PMI by my level. That way you're not completely dependent on the evade RNG not fucking you over. Try to find shade with all four melee PABs if you can (wisdom is useful but doesn't matter, and intelligence is just bullshit on shade).

I think this is kind of funny for one turn.

Did you use the same setup to kill the new FSM in 50 turns or was that as a mage?
After the "buff" it feels more like a punching bag than before, took me 500 turns, only difference that I used 2 greater mana pots instead of one. Though the higher EXP is nice.

Is amnesia shard reset the whole potency equipment or just one of them ??

Is amnesia shard reset the whole potency equipment or just one of them ??

The whole tree.

Playing at a higher difficulty has a bigger impact than LotD. You can still get crudes even at 20 if you play on Normal.

My drops aren't better when I play on IWBTH than on lower difficulties. I just get superior drops more constantly. That's the only change I feel when playing on the highest difficulty level. And nuturally the amount of crystals and potion quality.

If you forge up a gear and that gives it enough for a level; then use a shard to reset it, what happens? Does it still have pxp to be lvl 1 immediately? Does it go back to 0 pxp but with some forges still on it and that pxp is lost?

Forges upgrades remain, potency resets to level 0 - 0 pxp

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This post has been edited by DemonEyesBob: Jan 13 2013, 22:37

Well I would recommend you to remove the points from the exp tanks. You wont reallly need that much exp tanks now that you are close to level 200. Its better to train adept lerner for more exp (level 100-150 should be enough).
Use these ability points for Spirit and OC since u will need more spirit if u reach level 190 and get the spirit shield.

Thanks, I'll respec as soon as I get spirit shield. I have one question though : I understand why I should drop XP tanks for more spirit, but what do I need more OC for ? Isn't 150% already enough ?

As far as your equipment goes. Try to find an ethereal slaughter mace with better PABs than just dexterity. Strength will add 2 damage per point and add to your HP and PMI. Also, your stun proc sucks. Mace goes up to 30%. As for your shade, your two worse pieces are your SD ones actually. The evade is just abysmal on them (you might as well go with arcanist with that low of evade). You should replace those first. Try to find fleet or SD though, you want the stat boosts in the relevant areas (crit and evade), basically in order of importance: evade > PABs = damage > PMI > crit (for SD). I also think you neglect endurance far too much on your equipment. Currently you only have one piece with endurance, if you can put together a fleet/SD set with endurance on every piece plus get endurance on your weapon via potency then you can have almost 70% PMI by my level. That way you're not completely dependent on the evade RNG not fucking you over. Try to find shade with all four melee PABs if you can (wisdom is useful but doesn't matter, and intelligence is just bullshit on shade).

Very detailed, thanks, just what I needed. I' won't be able to upgrade my gear just yet since I'm too low on credits, but I'll bookmark that stuff for future reference.

More overcharge increases the damage you do with skills (great cleave and rending blow) so it's prioritized for mace users because they depend on the PA from using rending blow (later).

Weird, the wiki doesn't say anything about that. Oh well, it's outdated for some other stuff too (like maces and estocs being the worse 2H weapons, and scythes the best >_>).
I remember that several patches ago, having your overcharge bar full increased your overall melee damage, but everyone pretty much gave up on OC after it got nerfed. I must have missed some patch note since then.