this exact subject has been the majority of guild chat recently. and
everyone in my guild agrees, AC and STR are the most important stats for
melee players. DEX is important for bards, but not for other melee classes
unless they have procing weapons. AGI is good to a point, around 100, but
after that the increase in AC is not as large as just getting good AC items
themselves. the rogues, monks, and warriors are all swapping out items for
AC and STR. they are picking jagged bands over fire emerald plat rings, for
example. a favorite of the monks are plat fire opal rings, 5AC 55hp. they
are getting away from player made jewelery, which for the most part has no
AC but only stats. i'm thinking of messing around with this a little
myself, as with 147 STR, 149 DEX, and 119 AGI i have room to play with. i
am going to go for some more CHA and AC, my CHA is a pitiful 103 (i'm coming
over to the good side, Harm). i fear i may go into a seizure if my STR goes
under 140, but i'm going to risk it.

Shada Bladestorm, L50 Wood Elf Bard
Tyria Sarkin, L36 High Elf Wizard
<Afterlife> Mithaniel Marr Server

> From: "Weiland Spellsong" <given@...>
>
> Hail and well met everyone!!
>
> One question today:
>
> My guildmates, namely 2 monks, 2 paladins, and our resident
> rogue have begun formulating a rather distressing theory of
> late. They seem to all be of the opinion that the only real
> stats that matter are AC and STR (and agility for the monks).
> Now before anyone begins to think these people are soft in
> the head, these are all very intelligent players. The monks
> are 30 and 38 respectively, the paladins are 33 and 35, and
> the rogue (the guild's most valuable asset by far) just
> chimed hell level one (30) last night. Can their theory be
> right?