by Karen Hertzberg on Jan 24, 2007
By Andelin
You finally know what
class you want, but the attributes system has changed so much since launch that you
don't know which race to pick anymore. Vanguard Ten Ton Hammer
community member Andelin is here to help.
Andelin has compiled all of the starting attributes and their maximum
potential for each class into 15 nifty charts, one for each class.
These charts give you the information you need to decide if gnome is
the right race for your Warrior or if your kurashasa Sorcerer will be
the most powerful nuker in Telon.
To help you quickly find the info you want, we've organized the charts
by class archetypes: defensive fighters, healers, offensive fighters,
and casters. Just use the handy table below to navigate to the
archetype you want:
As noted in the
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Numbers:
Each character gets 20 attribute points (AP) per
level, starting at level 10. 6 of your AP are placed for you
automatically--one per attribute (STR, CON, DEX, VIT, INT, WIS). Human
races can then place the remaining 14 AP wherever they like within soft
caps of 5 per level.
Other races can place 10 wherever they want to within soft caps of 5
per level. The final four AP for non-humans (any besides kojani,
mordebi, qaliathari, or thestran) are placed automatically based on the
race.
Points placed automatically count against the soft cap of 5 per level.
Additionally, characters get racial bonuses to their soft caps. These
are called preferred stats and allow characters of a race to flesh out
in a way that reflects the traits of the race. Human races soft cap
bonuses to all attributes. This means that the soft caps for humans are
6 per level. Each other race gets 4 soft cap bonus points spread across
2 or 3 attributes.
The racial AP and soft cap bonuses are always for the same attribute.
This means that you will always need to spend 4 AP to reach the soft
cap for an attribute.
All characters of the same class start with the same attributes
regardless of race, but the attributes of two characters of the same
class can vary greatly because of racial soft caps and preferred
attributes. If all of that is confusing, don't worry. Just take a look
at the charts in this guide to find out the maximum potential of each
race for your chosen class.
Green:
These numbers show how many points your character will start with in
each attribute. This number is determined by your choice of class.
Blue:
Find out how many points your character will end with in each attribute
if you never spend any AP by looking at these numbers. The minimum for
an attribute is the starting value plus 41 (1 point for each level from
10-50) plus any amount of AP placed automatically (based on your race).
Orange:
This number is the amount of AP placed automatically into an attribute
with each level up. Every race gets 1 point per attribute. Some races
get more.
Pink:
The maximum potential value for an attribute is derived by adding the
starting base (determined by class) plus automatically placed AP (based
on race) plus the racial soft caps.
Purple:
This number represents the racial soft caps, or
the most AP you can spend on an attribute each level.
Now that you know how to read the charts, let's get you where you want
to go!