Green Jade Broadsword  

 

HAHA!

probably lamy or defince / wurmmy combo

why do you want one when you cant use it? I see nothing about SK in the caption.

That's the thing about NEED before greed. If a warrior has better then they don't NEED it - roll on it. If you WANT this for a twink or to sell for money you don't NEED it either - again, let the roll decide - unless the warrior (or pally or ranger) doesn't have better :)

Lammies would be much better. At 30th level, you're starting to get up to where speed is very important for taunt and maximum efficiency with regards to damage bonuses, because damage bonuses are a set number, rather than a percentage. Even with haste, 25 delay weapons feel slow to me, and slow means less taunt. But if you want to hear the truth, I'd recommend Jade Maces over Lammies- their lower delay creates more taunt and more damage per minute (DPM), even when you factor in the extra 6 strength from the Lammies. Don't believe me? Okay, a bit of quick math.

A Jade Mace has delay of 18, while a Lammy has delay of 19. This means that a Lammy takes 5.6% longer to hit than the mace does. Let's assume that your DPM with the mace is 400 (just a nice round number for illustration purposes), and that you have no haste. The mace would hit 33.33 times per minute, doing 12 points of damage per hit. The Lammy would hit 31.58 times per minute, and to match the 100 points DPM of the mace, it would have to do 12.68 points of damage per hit, or 5.6% more damage per hit than the mace. It has to accomplish this increase in damage by adding 6 strength. This would be all well and good, except that you can't get a 5.6% increase in your attack by adding 6 strength. I ran this test on a damage calculator found at http://www.geocities.com/luthairsite/weaponCalc.html Using the defaults of no damage bonus, level 50, 200 skill, and 100 strength. With 100 strength, you would have to increase your strength by about 40% to increase your DPM by 5.6%! Think about that. Let's say you're a standard warrior with, say, 180 strength. 6 strength would be a 3.33% increase in strength- it would make no noticable difference in damage output or taunt. The mace does more damage over time than the Lammy, period.

Plus, on top of all of this, the Jade Mace is faster than the Lammy, which creates more taunt, because speed almost always beats damage for taunt. If it didn't, all warriors would be using their warrior-only Sarnak Battlehammers and such (30 damage / 40 delay), which mostly just gather dust as it is. Now, for all you lower-level warriors out there who love their high-damage, high delay weapons because they hit hard, I'm going to tell you a secret about high-level tanking...you're not there to do damage! That's right! Your purpose in life is to keep the mobs from hitting the people who are there to do the damage. I'm talking monks, rogues, wizards, etc. They can humble you in offensive output, when used properly- your main objective in offense is keeping taunt. The more taunt you keep, the more times the rogue can backstab without getting spanked. The more times the wizzie can nuke the mob for disgusting amounts of damage. The more times your cleric can heal you without getting jumped, which means less downtime, which means more loot and XP for all. The total damage of the party will increase much more by you keeping agro and allowing the damage dealers to do their thing than it will by you doing a bit more damage with a stouter weapon. Remember this when you pick out your gear- you can humble all other classes in defensive output, if you shop wisely. This is what you contribute to the group, so make the most of it. Of course, if the mob has a wicked damage shield, you should try to switch to a slower, harder-hitting weapon if you can do so and keep agro- you'll take vastly less damage from the DS that way. And if you're soloing, the rules are completely different, but few warriors solo above 30- it just takes too long to regain your HP, and you often won't have enough HP to get through the fight anyway.

What's that, I'm starting to stray a wee bit off-topic? Well, I can fix that- the GJBS is just too darn slow for a higher-level warrior who is interested in maximum efficiency to use unless he absolutely MUST have the resists, such as against Trakanon, for instance. Remember, each point of a resist does far more good than a point of strength, WHEN YOU NEED THE RESISTS- if you're fighting casters or dragons or such, a few points of resists can make the difference between life and death. There are also a few other possible exceptions to the info contained in this post; I'm speaking about the great majority of the time, and your mileage may vary. Thanks for reading my long post, and good journey to you!

Teriuk / Terriuk / Tookus
Warrior / Warrior / Druid
Morell-Thule


Edited, Mon Feb 4 02:15:21 2002

Looted one last night. Was camped at the bridge near the entrance, clearing the bridge entrance, gate, cubby's (those elevated narrow parts on either side) and a couple mobs from the Courtyard. Pulled two shadows from the temple area (think it was temple...right side after goin through gate) and lo and behold one dropped. Looted it and tested, very nice weapon.

Lissperr Lipripper
41st Iksar Warrior
Veeshan

People like you make me sick. If you are a chaneler, what use do you have for it? Don't tell me profit.

Please tell me you have a lower level Pally, Warior, or Ranger....all will be forgiven.

1.2 weight on any warrior/pal/rng 1hs is insane if it's on a moderate damage scale. (Which this is on a darn nice damage scale) Plus its 8 strength and 8 stamina on a single hand, then on top of that ten to two saves!

The stats are incredible, the ratio is nice, and it looks great. Hence the price =)

the stats and the fact that it weighs 1.2 versus a cane of tranquil at 2.5weight

Doah! Wasn't logged in!

merri
Ranger
Erol Seymour