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    • 9115 posts
    October 21, 2019 4:01 AM PDT

    Would You Rather - Be stuck duel wielding level 1 weapons or wearing level 1 armour in-game for one week and why? #MMORPG #CommunityMatters

    • 216 posts
    October 21, 2019 4:09 AM PDT

    level 1 weapons, I play a cleric. I can summon a tome to use and I would have to just live with 1 item(weapon) being pretty poor. If I still got to use a full set of armour my stats may be ok to heal with still.

    • 808 posts
    October 21, 2019 4:56 AM PDT

    Level 1 armor.   I could still group and do damage with my weapon, but couldn't play main tank, which I prefer not to anyway.

    • 521 posts
    October 21, 2019 5:02 AM PDT

    Duel Wielding-Because I just like having two swords.

    • 531 posts
    October 21, 2019 5:52 AM PDT

    Armor - I play mainly as clothwearers, so I try to stay away from the fray of battle and not to get hit anyway.

    • 1021 posts
    October 21, 2019 6:03 AM PDT

    I'd rather be stuck with Armor.  Upgrade those weapons asap.  This is probably what it's actually going to be like for me in game anyway.  I'll upgrade my weapons and 3 months later, the healers will ask me why I'm taking so much damage.  Then I'll upgrade my armor.

    • 223 posts
    October 21, 2019 6:06 AM PDT

    I guess as a caster I will take the armor since I will depend on my spells, plus I's squishy.

    • 500 posts
    October 21, 2019 6:37 AM PDT

    Dual Wield.  I'll be playing a Ranger and my melee abilities should help me kill the enemy before they can kill me. However, I forsee a lot of corpse runs during that week whichever option you choose.  :)

    • 434 posts
    October 21, 2019 8:13 AM PDT

    As a caster i say armor for a week .. stay away from going toe to toe with anything .

    • 1436 posts
    October 21, 2019 8:39 AM PDT

    i'd rather be stuck with level one weapons for a week.  as they say, clothes make the man(especially the shoes).

    plus i'm a believer in peace hehe.  what way to 'show' my pacifistic nature by wielding a level one weapon after i've charmed a pvp griefer off a cliff.

     

    make love not war.  a week of gathering raw materials and crafting is aok.

     

    if i'm going to be competitive about it too, level one weapon really makes me focus on optimizing dps rotations, skill sets and decision making.


    This post was edited by NoJuiceViscosity at October 21, 2019 8:40 AM PDT
    • 220 posts
    October 21, 2019 8:58 AM PDT

    armour for a week

     

    i rather grind, level up, get new weapons, then, let a random party member say "Hey man you need to buy new armour for your lv and content" if i beat the content or quest i dont buy until its get really annoying follow by deaths.

  • October 21, 2019 9:01 AM PDT
    Weapons. Because either way I'm not going to be effective at combat. But at least in fancy armor I can still look good cheering on the sidelines.
    • 3852 posts
    October 21, 2019 9:09 AM PDT

    Yes. 

    As others have noted the correct answer depends not on playstyle and objectives but on class. 

    • 2419 posts
    October 21, 2019 9:14 AM PDT

    Kilsin said:

    Would You Rather - Be stuck duel wielding level 1 weapons or wearing level 1 armour in-game for one week and why? #MMORPG #CommunityMatters

    Well, as I'll be playing a Shaman, dual wielding isn't possible so it will be the level 1 armor option.  As I would not be soloing, I wouldn't be taking damage on a regular basis so the armor issue would not be that much of a hinderance.

    • 42 posts
    October 21, 2019 9:52 AM PDT

    Being a DPS mele class I would rather be stuck with the armor

    Being a DPS caster class the only thing I would care about would be stats to increase my dps so whichever was better.

     

    • 438 posts
    October 21, 2019 10:24 AM PDT
    Dual wield weapons. I play melee dps so not worried about getting beat up like a meat shield.
    • 697 posts
    October 21, 2019 11:58 AM PDT

    Interesting people are mainly going for things that benefit...ie cloth with armor..melee with weapons. He never said only those. So as a druid I would go with level 1 duel wielding because I don't melee and am a healer. I would then wear all my good healing gear.


    This post was edited by Watemper at October 21, 2019 11:58 AM PDT
    • 1436 posts
    October 21, 2019 12:38 PM PDT

    Watemper said:

    Interesting people are mainly going for things that benefit...ie cloth with armor..melee with weapons. He never said only those. So as a druid I would go with level 1 duel wielding because I don't melee and am a healer. I would then wear all my good healing gear.

    weapons dictate actions of an individual.  armor defines a man :3

    • 1012 posts
    October 21, 2019 1:02 PM PDT

    If playing a tank, I'd rather have the better armor.  (I typically go caster when I do DPS roles).

    • 417 posts
    October 21, 2019 2:29 PM PDT

    As a druid or possibly a summoner, I would go with the level 1 dual wielding weapons. I'll probably have worked harder getting all my armor and spells over weapons. This way I'll still be effective calling down lightning or having my arcamental show the mobs what's what.

    • 13 posts
    October 21, 2019 2:53 PM PDT

    Probably level 1 armor all around since the only one taking the hits should be your tank. That is to say- as long as the tank has a level appropriate shield (since shields carry a lot of armor).

    The only one that should be dual wielding is the melee dps and they should be worrying more about their dps than their armor anyway.

    EDIT: I'm not seeing any sitaution where anyone of the classes in Pantheon would prefer to be stuck dual wielding level 1 weapons instead of level 1 armor... unless perhaps if they are soloing and even then I personally would prefer killing faster and relying on bandages, LOL.

     


    This post was edited by Brohmur at October 21, 2019 2:56 PM PDT
    • 624 posts
    October 21, 2019 5:37 PM PDT

    Curse you Oh Great Keeper of Beans this is truly a Sophie's Choice!

    Instead of brightly colored silk armor you would have me out in public wearing the equivalent of a holey tee-shirt, sweat pants and a backwards baseball cap. Ugh.

    On the other hand, you would force me to perform on a cracked shawm with broken reed while holding an un-tunable lute missing all but one string.

    Dream Crusher indeed! I choose to spend this miserable week in the pub, drowning my sorrows in fine Faerthale wine, regaling my good friend the Keeper with tales of wretched despair and horror inflicted by a certain rascal of a rogue...

    • 257 posts
    October 21, 2019 6:12 PM PDT

    Can they be spoons?

    /inserts Soundgarden CD

    • 769 posts
    October 21, 2019 11:10 PM PDT

    Armour for a week. 

    I can imagine playing a game where I'm hurt easily. That's increasing the risk and challenge factor. 

    But being stuck with a level 1 weapon, would damage my experience of progression and it would much more feel like I'm being blocked from content. Unless I'll spend 15 minutes/mob. 

    Also, if I don't like the weapon, I'd like the possibility to change. Armour is a nice extra but the weapon is my main interaction/feedback with my character.


    This post was edited by Barin999 at October 21, 2019 11:11 PM PDT
    • 168 posts
    October 22, 2019 9:39 AM PDT

    I would defintely jump on my wizard and dual wield for a week!!!! ... GANDALF!!!