Voln Warriors

[Tanderick]

Currently capped Master of GoS thinking about switching to Voln. Current armor I use is 6x, +10 TD, +10 Stam Recovery Ithzir plate/ 4x VHCP half plate (can't decide which is better).

I am thinking about switching to Voln to switch things up and was looking for any comments from anyone who has done something similar, or just from capped Voln warriors. I have an UDB claidh so I'm not worried about having to keep up on blesses or anything. I'd also probably move into some kroderine Voln fullplate I have.

I figure I would miss Sigils of Escape, Determination, and Mending the most. But on the other side, I'd pick up Return and Seeking which would be useful for rescues and such.w

[Tgo01]

I have a warrior in GoS and a warrior in Voln. Personally I don't like Voln at all, I think GoS is a much better society over all.

But I mean, that's just personal preference. Voln isn't all bad I suppose. Being able to bless my own weapon is nice but you apparently don't even need that.

[Geijon Khyree]

Preservation, Restoration, Courage, Protection and Return. Lot of us are Voln warriors.

[Tgo01]

Preservation, Restoration, Courage, Protection and Return. Lot of us are Voln warriors.

True, I forgot about courage. That is going to be nice when I go up against critters that can sheer fear. Right now it's not really an issue for my warrior. Same with Seeking, that will be useful when my warrior reaches the point where hunting grounds are a pain to get to.

So I guess Voln might be more appealing closer to cap.

[Gnomad]

Protection gives 13 TD now, which is awesome.

Sleep is amazing too.

[zennsunni]

I'm not sure there's anything in the Voln toolkit that can compare to things like determination for Warriors, who tend to get lots of little wounds that affect things like CMANs. Not to mention the free HDP. I love voln, and I think it is good for warriors, but if you're asking about what's mechanically superior, I think GoS wins.

[Tanderick]

Thanks for the insight. I was kind of checking to see if anyone made the switch and regretted it or loved it. Also, to make sure there wasn't any Symbols that I might have missed the utility of. The +13 TD will be nice, and Return will be nice for Plat where trying to rescue as a warrior can be limited by physical obstacles. I'm thinking that T4 Voln kroderine plate could be fun/useful against spell casters (I have a kroderine maul too). Determination will probably be my biggest miss.

[Maerit]

Don't forget missing berserk inside a warcamp... I mean, you can still warcamp, but warriors are awesome at them with berserking.

[Tanderick]

Especially with a trollslayer flamberge with added trollbane fire flares

[Geijon Khyree]

The stackable HDP is a nice feature of GoS no doubt.

[Jeril]

I'm not sure there's anything in the Voln toolkit that can compare to things like determination for Warriors, who tend to get lots of little wounds that affect things like CMANs. Not to mention the free HDP. I love voln, and I think it is good for warriors, but if you're asking about what's mechanically superior, I think GoS wins.

I tend to say GoS is for wimps ;) The top warriors in the game are all in voln. You start getting wounded enough to matter and most of the time it is going to be time to leave even if you are in GoS because you can't spam restoration like those of us in voln to keep up with the blood loss. For good crowd control you won't beat symbol of sleep either. Voln also has transcendence for hairy situations which can be better then any padding and used more often then sigil of escape.

[droit]

The +13 TD will be nice

Um, the +13 TD will be nice, but not as nice as the +20 TD you currently get from Sigil of Focus...

[droit]

The top warriors in the game are all in voln.

Most of those top warriors are just old farts who can't keep up with the times!

[Archigeek]

Most of those top warriors are just old farts who can't keep up with the times!

Totally true.

[zennsunni]

I tend to say GoS is for wimps ;) The top warriors in the game are all in voln. You start getting wounded enough to matter and most of the time it is going to be time to leave even if you are in GoS because you can't spam restoration like those of us in voln to keep up with the blood loss. For good crowd control you won't beat symbol of sleep either. Voln also has transcendence for hairy situations which can be better then any padding and used more often then sigil of escape.

Symbol of Transcendence is garbage. Sure, it helps you out, but you can and will die with it up. It will not save you in hairy situations. Escape, generally speaking, will.

Trans in my opinion needs to be redesigned to pull you out of stuns, or make you unstunnable. In its current form it's totally outclassed by GoS' 'oh shit' skill.

[Gnomad]

Transcendence is great, but not nearly as helpful for warriors because they don't usually die from crits.

[Jeril]

Transcendence is great, but not nearly as helpful for warriors because they don't usually die from crits.

Fun fact about crits, they also produce more blood loss. So if you aren't taking crits you'll lose less blood.

[Jeril]

Symbol of Transcendence is garbage. Sure, it helps you out, but you can and will die with it up. It will not save you in hairy situations. Escape, generally speaking, will.

If you've never died after using escape you must be very lucky. None of the "oh shit" abilities in game are going to save you from death 100% of the time.