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Topic: Is Speed too important?

• Da Boss
  
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  Re: Is Speed too important?

  30 May 2011 at 8:05pm

  There is no getting away from the fact that speed is an incredibly important attribute. But, like all things, you want to balance it with your damage attribute (magic or brawn). Winning lots of combat rounds can feel 'overpowered', but against high armour opponents you will just be chipping away at their health if your other attributes are low. If that opponent also has passives in play, then sometimes you need to defeat opponents and take off their health as soon as possible.

  Silicon Spirit is correct - you should keep your speed the same as the mobs you are fighting or 1 or 2 above, unless you are a warrior - then the dynamics are different.

  Each to their own. DQ is designed for a lot of customisation.
• LoneWolf
  
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  Re: Is Speed too important?

  31 May 2011 at 9:36pm

  Yes I think you are right.

  Currently debating whether I take an item to give me +1 speed extra, but at the cost of 4 dmg. Not an easy decision. It makes me wish there was a "stash" so I could have a sideboard of items to try out!!
• RRS
  
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  Re: Is Speed too important?

  31 May 2011 at 11:23pm

  Is it even possible to be a warrior and have 12 speed in act 2? I finish all quests on map , beat Vesuvius and yet - only 10 speed. (and Nasalem the gladiator and Dragon wiped the floor with me). minus 2 or 3 speed doens't seem big deal in first glance but when you realize than two dices have 36 possible combination for 11 sums even 1 or 2 point up change the chances drasticly.
  I take a look to items of all legendary monster - to my surprise no item is imroving anything (for warrior) more than i already have.
• typhon
  
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  Re: Is Speed too important?

  1 June 2011 at 3:46pm

  I played warrior and weren't easy going. I think I did have better speed than that at the end of second map. Sunken City had some speed boost items if I remember like the cloak and some of the weapons. Then I used the potions & mushrroms to get through any tougher fights.

  Nas is hard for warrs because he ignores armour. id say the dragon and the other fire boss are the harder fights in the game but they are optional and epic so i suppose they meant to be!

  career might have an impact. Ranger much easier to play than gladiator!

  To Lonewolf - I would take the damage item if you are playing a mage.
• Mother Lode
  
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  Re: Is Speed too important?

  1 June 2011 at 4:05pm

  I'm not sure but I think 10 is about the max for warriors in act 2. That is what both my warrior heroes were when I completed act 2.
• StarScream
  
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  Re: Is Speed too important?

  1 June 2011 at 5:39pm

  i don't think you're supposed to be able to defeat everything with a single build. I found that some encounters were harder with some classes than others. The legendary and epic bosses are optional and the arena combats. Something to come back to next time. thats what i did.