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End game question

KrixusBlade
So I am fairly confident what direction I am taking my dps Templar.

My two remaining concerns are melee vs range. I'm definitely a melee player but nearly every build I see has a bow as the secondary. Is this just people liking range? Or is range required for certain instances later?

What I would like to do is remain melee and have bar1= single target while bar2=aoe.
My question here is dual vs 2hand for the aoe bar? I really like 2hanf combat and really what it comes down to is cleave vs whirlwind. Thoughts?
  • Conquers
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    my build has 2hand for single target, bow for aoe but also with snipe of course

    there are some points where you need to be ranged, cause either the target is too far away or the target has an aoe that massacres melee

    examples where you should switch to bow are the giant dwarven spider boss (i forget where), killing enemies on walls in pvp, and the bosses in the sewers that drop aoe or do the spinning cleave

    also, imo bow aoe is amazing, where you can drop arrow barrage (morph with larger radius and range), and then arrow spray morph that immobilizes enemies, so they are forced to stay in your barrage

    edit: bow is amazing for soloing large groups imo. i do what i said before with the aoe, and add DK dragon wings. i am unkillable as the ranged attacks are bounced back and melee cant get close (in craglorn)
    Edited by Conquers on October 16, 2015 2:25PM
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  • KrixusBlade
    With Templar though it feels like a lot of my aoe is magic. Then cleave lol. Would the aoe bow be better than cleave?
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    It's important to at least be able to use a ranged weapon for those group dungeon bosses that have permanent AOE - sometimes you just need to go ranged. That doesn't mean you need it equipped all the time, just level the skills so you can do some decent dps with either bow or staff (depending upon whether you are stamina or magicka build) so that you have the ability to use it if a situation requires.
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    I use sword and board for close range and resto staff for distance because play your way ;)
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  • Tyrix
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    Theres an amazing templar build with 2h and dual wield (2 maces are badass), check deltiagaming
  • kurioskurion
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    Tyrix wrote: »
    Theres an amazing templar build with 2h and dual wield (2 maces are badass), check deltiagaming

    I agree with Tyrix. I've been playing with Deltia's templar build. Currently at lvl 38ish. It's going super smoothly! He likes to use the duel wield primarily. But I've been loving the 2H play! I feel like a ret pally from my old WoW days!
  • KrixusBlade
    That ret pally feel is what I'm going for! Do you possibly have a link to that build?
  • Anhedonie
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    So I am fairly confident what direction I am taking my dps Templar.

    My two remaining concerns are melee vs range. I'm definitely a melee player but nearly every build I see has a bow as the secondary. Is this just people liking range? Or is range required for certain instances later?

    What I would like to do is remain melee and have bar1= single target while bar2=aoe.
    My question here is dual vs 2hand for the aoe bar? I really like 2hanf combat and really what it comes down to is cleave vs whirlwind. Thoughts?

    vWGT, hard mode. Molag Kena will explain you why pure melee is a bad idea.
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