ArChaos: You are going well out of your way to ignore the posted rules for these forums. Please review them before posting further, as you are rapidly using up your warnings. For example, I don't care to have my previous characters revealed here. Now, to your post:

First i'll state that practice as a necromancer is utterly needless, yay you for managing without, i will also say that practice is utterly needless for mages and communers.

I fail to see how parry is ultra-important to perfect for a warrior, but is irrelevant for a necromancer who fights solo often. I also fail to see how my many missed crimson scourges were any less important than your missed dirt kicks/etc.

I will not say that practice is utterly needless for the warrior types. Pray tell me when a orc will learn dodge and parry? I have one at rank 24 and despite having a damage roll of 35+ and an approx weight of 1/2 max (and 500+ hp's) couldn't tank maddie and 3 bullies in the emerald, now considering i could do this at rank 14 with other characters i find it hilarious.

One of the disadvantages of a low int/wis class is that the abilities will improve more slowly. If you can't tank Maddie, tank something a couple levels down for a while. If you really feel that your dodge/parry levels are what is holding your character back, tank some semi-tough mobs on your own for a while. Sometimes you'll hit tough streaks where things don't improve, but the code affects a lot less than the things you claimed in your post. Also, orcs aren't warriors. They're much more of a utility class than you are giving them credit for, and comparing the two isn't very accurate.

I agree with Trewyn, Scar, Kah, and others above: You can do just fine without stopping to practice in the grand scheme of things, mage or not. Too many counterexamples from recent characters exist to not take that viewpoint very seriously. I've checked out some informed opinions on this, from people who have recently played giants and such, and the myth that a fighting-type class is dead in the water without 100% everything is just that.

My advice is to try sticking it out. See how your character stacks up in PK situations, and whether or not your abilities don't hit high levels just by running around doing your regular thing. I think you'll find that your character will do a lot better than you think.

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valguarnera@carrionfields.com">Valguarnera Trisseptia

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