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Post by deadlydwarf on Jan 19, 2017 23:05:50 GMT
So I got the Brand schematic after catching the five harlequins. It's crafted under staff, but it's a warrior weapon. It's damage, even when using Tier 3 or Tier 4 metals, is less than that Tier 2, Tier 3 warrior weapons but it's elemental damage as opposed to physical damage. So, is it worthwhile? Did BW mess up with this thing? Or am I missing a key point regarding damage?
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Post by fylimar on Jan 19, 2017 23:27:36 GMT
I think, Brand is for Knight Enchanters. It's a melee weapon, that allows the KE to be in the thick of things. I tried it with Riya, when she was specced as a KE (I'm trying different specs out, because I can't decide, which one to stick with)and it was practical for her. I think, it only make sense for the KE and no other mage spec. Many of the staffs, you can make, are better than Brand.
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Post by deadlydwarf on Jan 19, 2017 23:51:10 GMT
I think, Brand is for Knight Enchanters. It's a melee weapon, that allows the KE to be in the thick of things. I tried it with Riya, when she was specced as a KE (I'm trying different specs out, because I can't decide, which one to stick with)and it was practical for her. I think, it only make sense for the KE and no other mage spec. Many of the staffs, you can make, are better than Brand. I think that may have been the original idea behind "Brand," but the end result is usable only by warriors and not even Vivienne can use it. There was another weapon - Blade of Tidarion - that seemed to be optimized for the Knight Enchanter. "Brand" seems to be a mistake. |
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Post by PapaCharlie9 on Jan 20, 2017 2:06:10 GMT
It's a gimmick weapon. What turns me off about it is that the base damage is the same as a staff. So unless you want to purposely handicap a warrior by giving him a divide-by-4 damage debuff, I would avoid it.
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Post by xerrai on Jan 20, 2017 2:11:57 GMT
I think, Brand is for Knight Enchanters. It's a melee weapon, that allows the KE to be in the thick of things. I tried it with Riya, when she was specced as a KE (I'm trying different specs out, because I can't decide, which one to stick with)and it was practical for her. I think, it only make sense for the KE and no other mage spec. Many of the staffs, you can make, are better than Brand. I wish. It's not even funny how disappointed I was that I could not get brand on my Knight Enchanter.  I just want my mage to hold a magic sword! |
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Post by deadlydwarf on Jan 20, 2017 2:46:28 GMT
It's a gimmick weapon. What turns me off about it is that the base damage is the same as a staff. So unless you want to purposely handicap a warrior by giving him a divide-by-4 damage debuff, I would avoid it. And you craft it under the staff category as well. I think it was originally intended as a mage weapon, but then someone changed their mind without thinking it through. At least it with the Golden Nug, you could use it early game when Tier 1 weapons are still credible. |
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Post by fylimar on Jan 20, 2017 9:28:04 GMT
Sorry, I might have mistaken it with the Blade of Tidarion. I didn't think, there was more than one sword under the staff category
Edit: eventually, it might be Brand after all (have to look it up), but I have a no class restriction mod installed, I guess, that's why I can wield that thing with my mage
Edit 2: It is Brand, I just looked it up. SO you can use it with a 'no class restriction' mod on your KE.
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Post by deadlydwarf on Jan 20, 2017 14:25:39 GMT
Sorry, I might have mistaken it with the Blade of Tidarion. I didn't think, there was more than one sword under the staff category Edit: eventually, it might be Brand after all (have to look it up), but I have a no class restriction mod installed, I guess, that's why I can wield that thing with my mage Edit 2: It is Brand, I just looked it up. SO you can use it with a 'no class restriction' mod on your KE. "Brand" is the schematic you get after capturing all five of the harlequins. Now what is the purpose of the "no class restriction" mod you mention? Is it mostly about letting the KE use a sword? |
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Post by fylimar on Jan 21, 2017 6:51:34 GMT
Sorry, I might have mistaken it with the Blade of Tidarion. I didn't think, there was more than one sword under the staff category Edit: eventually, it might be Brand after all (have to look it up), but I have a no class restriction mod installed, I guess, that's why I can wield that thing with my mage Edit 2: It is Brand, I just looked it up. SO you can use it with a 'no class restriction' mod on your KE. "Brand" is the schematic you get after capturing all five of the harlequins. Now what is the purpose of the "no class restriction" mod you mention? Is it mostly about letting the KE use a sword? I have the 'no class restriction' mod mainly for armor (so that I can wear medium armor with a mage for example, otherwise I could not equip Riya with the Dalish hunter armor - I like some of the medium armors better, than the most light ones), but this a nice side effect. But that is also the reason, I didn't know, that Brand, while technically a staff, can not be equipped by a mage. I must have get the schematic in my older playthrough and now, it is in my collection and I can get it via the Golden Nug. I really didn't know what it was, until I tried the KE spec and thought, that a blade would be neat for this one. It is really a good weapon for a KE, I don't see much use for a warrior, since in times of the GN, you have probably better schematics for them after the first playthrough. |
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