Brig wearing pure?

[Hedensk]

So, I've been toying with the idea of using a fix skill to get this girl into brig. I feel like it will increase my survivability a whole lot, but I'd also like to have a high CS and be able to heal well, also. Any thoughts on this? This is what I'm working with right now.


XXXXXXXXXX (at level 94), your current skill bonuses and ranks (including all modifiers) are:
Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 40 8
Shield Use.........................| 196 96
Brawling...........................| 196 96
Physical Fitness...................| 196 96
Arcane Symbols.....................| 105 25
Magic Item Use.....................| 105 25
Harness Power......................| 196 96
Elemental Mana Control.............| 90 20
Mental Mana Control................| 196 96
Spirit Mana Control................| 90 20
Spiritual Lore - Blessings.........| 165 65
Mental Lore - Manipulation.........| 90 20
Mental Lore - Transformation.......| 160 60
Survival...........................| 196 96
Perception.........................| 90 20
Climbing...........................| 90 20
Swimming...........................| 175 75
First Aid..........................| 388 288
Trading............................| 196 96

Spell Lists
Major Spirit.......................| 40

Spell Lists
Minor Spirit.......................| 40

Spell Lists
Empath.............................| 130




Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

[phantasm]

Brig would be 7% spell hindrance, -12 action.
LBP would be 4% spell hindrance, -7 action.

Same damage factors, same padding, but 1 point less crit divisor on everything but chest.

Only reason to go with brig IMO would be if you had some padded brig, otherwise LBP would be good if your going to just use AdG padding or something.

[caelric]

Same damage factors, same padding, but 1 point less crit divisor on everything but chest.

AvD and CvA is different, correct?

[Hedensk]

I intended on buying some nice padded brig. It seems to be much more available than padded double leathers. Maybe I'll start looking for LBP as well.

Can you see any way for me to tweak my skills to accommodate the change without messing everything up?

[phantasm]

Yes AvD would be about 6 less, and CvA about 3 less. Not a big concern for a pure.

[caelric]

Maybe not a big concern, but still, a factor, even if a minor one.

[Endlin]

Avoid seers!

[Hedensk]

Thanks Durka! =P

[Rucca]

As a pure I would rather be in doubles. I tried brig and it was great except for the fact that I missed alot of casts due to hindrance which annoyed the hell outta me. Missing casts could mean the death of you if you are hit first by a spell casting critter...aka seers or whatever. Maybe try it for a bit and see if you like it, because I've seen pures go either way with it.

:heart:

[Ryvicke]

If you have a high-leveled Paladin friend you can get armor fluidity to help with the hindrance. (I can't remember the exact numbers but they can knock it down to about half I think) It's really the only way to do it without being constantly pissed about missed casts. My 6% brig hindrance as a ranger bugs the hell out of me. LBP may be a good medium--but there are fewer nice sets out there.

[Sylvan Dreams]

As an empath, why stop at brig, when you can get into augmented chain?