Currently I am playing a melee Demolitionist, using a two handed maul. Only character I haven’t died with yet at this point. Soft core, normal, so who cares though. I’m an alcoholic who likes to play accordingly.
ANYWAY. What now? Arcanist and Soldier have both been nerfed, my melee DPS is good for my level (self-found, 1300 something I think, maybe more). I’m slaying everything with relative ease, plus health pots here and there.
Advise for second class/mastery. Totally played TQ before, I get this. Mostly.
If you’re looking for a critique, I’d say you invested a lot of points in Canister Bomb if you’re just going to use it as a stun. I’d drop all 10 in Improved Casing and move them into Fire Strike, then use subsequent points to max out Explosive and Static Strike.
As far as secondary class, Arcanist and Soldier are both still strong. I like Soldier with this kind of build because I need Blitz to get into melee range quickly, plus the physique, shield, and health bonuses are great and you can pick up OA in Oleron’s Rage.
Arcanist still has incredible defense as well with Maiven’s Sphere and Mirror, and you can pick up 10% OA in Inner Focus and crit, burn, and electrocute damage in Elemental Balance (IEE).
Personally, my heart and soul belongs to the duel wielding Saboteur, which is Demo + Nightblade. Here’s my build, complete with devotion, up to I believe level 51: