ok..i under stand these pnts when making a hybrid melee char

dex=less crits recieved and more crits given
str= more damage
vita= less melee damage recieved
intel=less magic damage recieved

now when making a hybrid melee for solo runs

do i aim for a good balance of all 4 or what?

i know weapon must have high ee
so that leaves armor/charm/stats

do i get an armor/charm with str/dex and put stats in intel to raise mana for healing myself and lowering magic damage

wld this be good setup

50str armor
50 dex robe
+10 starting points in vita
+the thex 5-10 lvls in vita
then rest into intel

or 50str/50 dex armor charm
all points into intel?

I'd highly recommend to first get your intelligence up to anywhere from 50 - 70 (depending on what class you're playing) and then putting the rest of your stat points into whatever melee stat you don't have on your gear (for example, if you have dex gear you should put your stats into strength). And then just go for EE weapons, melee armours, melee charms, and EE heal charms and you'll be good all the way up

i wouldnt suggest putting any into vit.

I like to suggest 70 base int, then either pump the rest into strength or dex depending on your gear, just like nevv said.


lmk if you have any other questions

well im wanting a single setup(excluding weapons which will be axes/daggers) to get me to warlock..wld putting no points in vita be wise when making a melee monk/ninja?

I never put 1 point into vit on either my ninja or monk and ive done tons of climbs on both classes and i do fine solo and catacombs

are melee chars also viable for welling?

it can but u will have a difficult time w/o a good heal charm

the startin points should be Int for high mana and stronger heal

the remaining points will go into what melee stats you need

weapon - ee weapon
armor - stat armor
main charm - stat charm
acc charm - ee heal charm

edit : dont worry about vita at all unless its just a bonus on the item your using

this is why you got a heal charm to ... heal

This post was edited by Djsem on Sep 3 2009 08:08pm

melee or hybrid?

hybrid melee(according to the character builds section)