poison or hiding??

[Shaggy]

So my template is

100 fencing
100 anat
100 heal
100 resist
100 tacs
50 mage
80 alch
70 hiding

I'm . uncertain whether to swap the hiding with poison but I recon from my preference hiding would be good to gey away from players or help escape if needs be

Anyone have experience with this kind of template and if hiding would benefit or poison
I can in nox with my little mage spell so that is whats swaying me to hiding

Thanks

 

[edw3rdwood]

I too would like input on this. I use this build:

fencing 100
tactics 100
parrying 100
healing 100
anatomy 100
resist spells 100
hiding 100

I am considering dropping hiding for poisoning (already have an alch crafter as other char). I play mostly PvE but keep hiding for PvP, but I'm wondering if poisoning would benefit me more in the long run as PvE and to just take my chances/occasional deaths when a red comes along.

 

[halygon]

So my template is

100 fencing
100 anat
100 heal
100 resist
100 tacs
50 mage
80 alch
70 hiding

I'm . uncertain whether to swap the hiding with poison but I recon from my preference hiding would be good to gey away from players or help escape if needs be

Anyone have experience with this kind of template and if hiding would benefit or poison
I can in nox with my little mage spell so that is whats swaying me to hiding

Thanks

Poison for sure as hiding deals no damage and with 50 magery, you needa have a big offense because you have no defense really.

I too would like input on this. I use this build:

fencing 100
tactics 100
parrying 100
healing 100
anatomy 100
resist spells 100
hiding 100

I am considering dropping hiding for poisoning (already have an alch crafter as other char). I play mostly PvE but keep hiding for PvP, but I'm wondering if poisoning would benefit me more in the long run as PvE and to just take my chances/occasional deaths when a red comes along.

Forget poisoning. You need magery instead of hiding (or along with). Against other dexxors, you are decent because of your big defense bonus with parrying. Against mages though, they will eat you alive.. every ...single ... time. You have no way to quick heal except for a heal potion, which has a timer on drinking more than one.

Alternatively, you can drop parrying and get magery. For PvP, you will need to use a 2h weapon like a short spear to stay competitive.

**these are just my opinions

 

[edw3rdwood]

Good points, but I refuse to use Magery. I hate spells in any game, especially this one which require regs. I like travelling light. Just personal preference. Thanks for the tip though.

Anyone have comment on the viability of poisoning for PvE? I could care less about PvP, I'm sure I could devise a great template for it but it would ignore the rest of the base game which I don't want to do, I am trying to experience the base game.

 

[NoXXeD]

i use a dp alchy poison dexxer with 0 magery. Rocks peoples faces

 

[halygon]

i use a dp alchy poison dexxer with 0 magery. Rocks peoples faces

It can for sure, but it is an all offense build. Very little defense is gained there which means when the damage comes at YOU fast, you cannot deal with it as well as if you had magery (if at all).