(WE) Help! with Def/regen

[franqo]

Hi, Returning player here. Have decided to try out the def/regen playstyle. Would appreciate some help with what endgame gear i should go for and spec. thx alot

[kleinbuchstabe]

you definetly should equip a big red round nose when you go for this so called "playstyle"

[Deadpoet]

I don't usually go for any kind of unwarranted sarcasm, and I gather that the OP is a player who hasn't played in a while and is not aware of the present "climate" in the game, and it is only normal that he/she should ask, but:

The fact that this thread hasn't gotten any response since yesterday and the one its got is full of irony is a testament to an ever growing sentiment among many people in the game community.

Many players have been putting up with this monstrosity for years now, and the latest melee dps patch, although it has been quite good overall and shows that the devs are constantly working to improve the game, imho not only hasn't remedied the situation but it has added to the outrageous stupidity of def regen WE godmode status.

Lately, just prior to the latest patch, in ingame chat and private conversations, I've been able to gauge the irrepressible hope of many people that WE would be back in its role of squishy but uber deadly dps instead of this tank-healer-stealth jail free abomination.

Alas, nothing has happened in that regard.

I think we are all happy that stealthers have better AoE options now, and that the voice of the community has been heard concerning, for example, WLs dominance (although maybe not satisfactorily for all parties involved, but that's another topic and I understand it is almost impossible to please everyone), etc.

All in all a great patch, and the devs have put a lot of work in it and I'm grateful. But this dark spot remains, like a black hole that saps a great deal of enthusiasm and motivation for a not negligible part of the community.
Disappointment is inevitable, I guess.

[coldhunter]

Hi, Returning player here. Have decided to try out the def/regen playstyle. Would appreciate some help with what endgame gear i should go for and spec. thx alot

The "golden standart" for def/regen is 4def-sov(head,boots,trinket,back), grimshimmer chest, 2 fleshrender rings and 4 vic. Daggers from BB (1.5 and 1.6). You will not need crit at all, so for food you will use str 80/100 (depands on your finances) or lini:hunger. If you dont have gold for 2 fleshrenders - you can use 2 genesis with parry, or 1 parry/1 other for set bonus untill you can buy renders.
As for build, it will looks like this: RoR.builders - Witch Elf
You can switch atack speed tactic for "Kiss of Doom" if you want more sustain, or you can take ripost against WH. Before previous patch, ripost was good against slayers too, but now they have rampage reworked and atm this tactic good mostly against WHs.
You RR build will be something like this:
https://builder.returnofreckoning.com/r ... ;3;0;0;0;4
Or if you want to go like regen-regen then:
https://builder.returnofreckoning.com/r ... ;0;0;0;3;2
I think that regen cost in renow is too high and its dont worth it, but its up to you ofc.

Oh and one more thing. You will also need a skill to ignore spineless whinners, who will always cry that you must play in builds that will be convenient for them to kill.
They usually dont have any problems with regen-WLs, who run in to horizen to restore hp and then back to show they unmatch duel skills. They dont have any problems with 2h KOTBs, who, after one of patchs, have like 100500 absorbs every 0000.1 sec. They also dont have problems with 2h SM, who litteraly stucking the same stats as WE, but have much more regen and parry. But they always will have problems with def/regen WE... Maybe its because they playing all this abominations and they dont like when someone can kill they precious builds? Who know... Anyway, just ignore such clowns and do what you want, cheers <3

[franqo]

Thx alot guys, really appreciate it