I cant speak of the IB, but the KoBS falls a LOT behind the SM when using a 2h weapon as DPS. Simply cause the skills of the SM are completely aimed so that u use a 2h sword, specially the lvl40 skill, but in overall all them. The ones that actually require shield are the ones that are shared among all tank classes or the ones i used mostly to PvE (mid tree).TenTonHammer wrote:(...)
but every one one ooh and ahs over those "big numbers" my brother pointed out in an other post a few days ago that systematically proved at that what ever bo's brign to the table the other 2 factions can bring better versions of, similarly the same applies to sm's what ever they can do KOBS and IB can do better
Not using the magical tree of the SM can make u think that a KoBS can do better the work, but is in the magcal skill and the procs whr the power of the class lays.
Trying to use a BG or a SM with a shield instead of taking advantage of the magic at their disposal is a big mistake.
By contrast, most of the skills of the KoBS are aimed at ur shield, and they take the best of them when adding the auras. I was never able to use the KoBS as effectively as the SM, and dont forget that ur magical procs and skills dont depend in a secondary stat, so u basically go strghit forward Str and forget about WS, as stated previously in the thread. All the other tanks had to invest in both to take the best of their DPS skills. That saves u one stat to increase that can go to survavility, Willp was my prefered one as it worked in both ways giving me magic resis and increasing my own healings, but a matter of choices.
