hey guys..
i got a question about swords as u can c in topic title

do i need dex on swords and if so how much.. i use to play evry char with 115-120dex rest all str..

but now i saw some guys playing with swords and all str eq...

so my q is whats better ?? 115dex or all str?

115-120 dex sounds good. As long as you get 115-120 str aswell. Imo ofc

I would say 115-120 dext and 120+ str but now it is a bit based on what you prefer

dext is needed tho, because it gives you better chances to make a critical hit and a higher critical hit and it prevents you from getting hitted very bad ( by a critical hit from a monster )

I always set 115-120 dext then reaches 130-140+ str at high lvl and I always try to keep a high dext but also a higher str.

both sound familar to me
but why do ppl play all str than -.-
just wondering ^^
(and ofc i was bored otherwise i wouldnt ask)

people that play with all str usually tend to play with weapons with fairly decent range like axe's

str usually gives the higher overall with str

but that does not mean dex at all is useless

it just means str is more preferred on axe's

I've tested this on 80+ climbs and cross-referenced with some other solid sword users since season 9 using the highest ee possible sword each 5 levels. At the current time, i find 120dex to be better in both arena and catas. with 115 dex which Ive used for a long while, you're supposed to get a higher average but I find this to not be the case because your crits over time actualy raise your average by a good amount too.

Use 120 Dex or close to it 118-119 dex rest into strength.

The crits will actually raise your average in catas and help you in arena as well, and if your stuck at a lvl or so that 120 dex will make it easier for you to solo in arena. not by a ton but a significant amount.
Ex: with 115 Dex, I get about 60% till lvl pure melee at lvl 58sh. However with the 120 dex, the crits allow me to pull of 70-80% till lvl easy and usually around 88%.

This is because the higher lvl monsters hit quite hard and those crits which come about quite often at 120 dex, allow me to lose less damage and kill faster.
so killing speed is key here. plus the 5 dex towards taking a bit less damage isn't bad either

Regarding this as well, I don't use that many stat items because upgrades have been difficult to find.. while pulling off those chains. My armor has 45 stats and my charm has 48 and 6 critical strike.
at 55 + you can easily get 60+ on your armor and 55ish on your charm so im missing about 22 stats if not much more. In addition, since i only play feeder to monk, i haven't used my main character who has lvl 12 sword proficiency
but rather my weaker ones with lvl 3 or 4 so theres potential to be even better than the above. Yep so thats the setup for the stats i cited above.

This post was edited by Legolas_RH on Jan 8 2010 12:42pm

It all depends on your build. I've went Str gear, stat all intel and let dex at it's base value and I did better than before (mcc wise)