Stealth is the best. You can't regret being unseen.

>>Stealth is [king].

You will regret NOT training it.

- Erixx

Really, depends on what you want to do. Stealth is great, because it gives you an advantage as far as getting out of combat and really is the superior method in PvP, plus it gives you another skill or two to collect TDPs from (If you train stalking as well). The advantage of plate is simply that it provides really awesome protection. I wear plate and shrug off lots of hits that would otherwise have caused me damage. With YS, I currently go from fairly hindered to lightly hindered, which I'd say isn't bad for a warrior mage.

The downside is that hinderance will be increasing slightly for warrior mages in combat 3.0. Dart, however, has assured us that it will be only a 1-2% evasion reduction. Really, that isn't that bad overall, especially since all defenses will be consider equal in combat 3.0.

You could just train both. Remove the armor and train stealth when you feel comfortable with whatever critter you are training on.

>>What really started making me consider heavier armor was fighting crocs and doing ok with 2 then the 3rd came in and I started taking vitality hits and stuns very fast. Perhaps heavier armor would allow me more time to deal with the extra critter.

Ultimately I like stealthing with my warmie.
Maybe I should get that buffer AP spell.

Heavier armor might help reduce the damage a little, but that sounds more like your multi can't handle three crocs. If your MO increases that problem will disappear.

If you have earth sense, try using it. I'm not sure how significant the MO bonus is, but it may make a difference.

Stealth (with RM) or killing would of worked. I just got a bit cocky with the third and then it ended up handing me a beating and was suprised how fast it happened.

PvE stealth is nice, but ultimately not necessary. PvP stealth is king.

You won't regret training it, but at the same time if you don't pvp you won't regret not training it either.


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>There's absolutely no reason why you can't train plate and stealth

YS no longer helps with stealth hinderance, so you're going to be pretty seriously hindered if you're not taking off your plate.


Elemental Lord Opieus, Expert Warrior Mage of Elanthia
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>>Heh, I can't even hide in my plate with no one in the room.


Did you include the itttttttyyyyyyy bbbbbiiiiitttttyyyyy insects to not seeing you? ::runs and hides::


Jim

~Dalkin~

>>It's not very hard to change armors. Don't tell me you people only train one?

Yes, most of us do. That was already part of the discussion.


Khorgar ~ Actually paying attention.

What is a recommended set up for a mixed heavy and light chain suit? I currently have only been training light chain and it does actually mind lock really fast. Would be nice to spread it out over the course of two armors.

I just hate backtraining.

If you have YS you shouldn't need to backtrain i started HP in gryphons with no ranks and did fine. Also wearing the different armors on your arms and head trains a little slower but in parry stance they move pretty quick

I use a LC shirt and HC greaves. Swap out the hand and head armor. Like Khorgar said those are light to carry.

- Erixx

>>Didn't you just say you only train one armor?

Simple answer for you. No.


Longer, answer, I related experience with my plate and now my experience with my chain armors. So, I could also relate experience about training HE weapons, but that certainly isn't the only weapon I train.


Khorgar ~ having to explain himself for some reason

>So if you're going to post like an idiot at least lose the smart ass remarks in your sig.

And to stay on topic, I train as much of anything as I can keep moving at once without a gross sacrifice in progression. Seems somewhat wasteful to do otherwise.

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How blessed are some people, whose lives have no fears, no dreads, to whom sleep is a blessing that comes nightly, and brings nothing but sweet dreams. -Bram Stoker's Dracula