Quote (woofrikinhaw2 @ 15 Feb 2013 11:38)
IMO always carry Acclaim + 1 long range sword (CSword/ASS) + optional DBlade.
Personally I hate the low rate of fire on ASS. I mainly only use it on warrior, where the ability's DEX boost can compensate for that. The one exception to that is tomb bosses, who are fairly slow moving until rage. When my knight was alive and I was tombing on it, I'd use ASS in tombs rather than csword/Acclaim.
Optimal Pally Loadout:
Acclaim
CSword (ASS optional for tombs)
GCookie
Oreo (not super necessary, mostly a "love it or hate it" item)
Candy Armor (Pally has the lowest DEF of all melee, counter that with +30 DEF Candy armor) OR T14 Armor (if you can afford it) for +26 DEF without the DEX penalty.
Your favorite ring (Pyra, Exa DEF, Experimental, whatever your preference is)
Id say the only reason to buy ASS is to use it on tombs.
thats the only real place itd pay off vs its cost. (staying alive is more expensive than dying lol)
Agreed on everything else though! I rock dblade/csword with great success on all the melees ive tried that seems the best setup.
I rock dblade most of the time until I need some range. gg.