Quote (Azn Masta @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 11:32pm)

coa is gay. the whole point of a circlet is to free up the ammy slot for either a shide or a highlords (both of which are better than coa build). try to stay away from coa if possible, its not THAT hard to find a decent circlet and to use a coa you would require a good 2sin/fcr ammy anyways.... which can be quite costly. so you might as well go with a circlet

shako is decent vs like ghost sins if you have gclaws because you can practically out hit them already. throw on the traps and its almost a guaranteed win (considering you dont play stupid) but i use circlet once in a while vs a smart ghost who knows how to play in and out well. honestly.... every char build i write up has gear swaps for pretty much every situation. so just use common sense and use what when its need

Quote (Azn Masta @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 10:32pm)

coa is gay. the whole point of a circlet is to free up the ammy slot for either a shide or a highlords

Quote (KillersDream @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 10:22pm)

COA is a nice helm if you're unable to get a godly circlet and you happen to have a decent 15fcr amulet, especially if you like high fhr to accommodate your playing style. You can hit 86 fhr easily and it is quite useful vs other assassins. The res is also welcomed.

On a somewhat related note, I personally dislike storm hide. Depending on your items, there should be no need for str and dex on an amulet. It's good for welfare and cookie cutter builds, but it is nothing amazing. A good crafted 20 fcr amu allows you the ability to use a good 10% ow belt. A rare 10 fcr amu lets you try out different ring setups. Hell, even a rare ammy with no FCR can beat storm hide because it could have more res.

Quote (Bryant @ Sat, Aug 15 2009, 01:31am)

Shide isn't as bad as you say. Using it means you don't have to worry about getting lots of str or dex on ring/circlet. You shouldn't use more than 1 FCR ring on your sin since you NEED rfrost. I would never use a FCR ammy on my sins. Personally if I was in his position I'd use highlords instead of Shide but not a FCR ammy.

Quote (Azn Masta @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 10:33pm)

i agree with this completely

Quote (Bryant @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 11:31pm)

Shide isn't as bad as you say. Using it means you don't have to worry about getting lots of str or dex on ring/circlet. You shouldn't use more than 1 FCR ring on your sin since you NEED rfrost. I would never use a FCR ammy on my sins. Personally if I was in his position I'd use highlords instead of Shide but not a FCR ammy.

Quote (KillersDream @ Sat, Aug 15 2009, 01:34am)

I'm not saying shide is bad, I just think people overvalue it.

In his position you'd use highlords instead of an FCR amulet? You prefer 45 fcr + higlords over 65 fcr + fcr ammy? It depends on play style I guess.

Quote (KillersDream @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 10:34pm)

I'm not saying shide is bad, I just think people overvalue it.

In his position you'd use highlords instead of an FCR amulet? You prefer 45 fcr + higlords over 65 fcr + fcr ammy? It depends on play style I guess.

Quote (Azn Masta @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 11:33pm)

i agree with this completely. except i like shide xD

but deff highlords > fcr ammy

Quote (Bryant @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 11:35pm)

Where did you get 45 FCR? He's using 65 FCR with Shide...

Quote (KillersDream @ Fri, Aug 14 2009, 10:35pm)

If you think shide > highlords (i'm not sure if you believe this), then you should also believe a good fcr ammy > highlords imo.

edit:

Then there is no need to consider an fcr amulet, so I don't see why you pointed it out. I mentioned fcr amulets because COA was mentioned.