Tier 4 Conq Armor

[Radicaltop]

I have enough Simple Relics IV and Dragon Tears to purchase perhaps a full set of Tier 4 armor. Which armor and weapons are the best for the Conq: Fearless, Courageous, or Indomitable?

http://aoc.is-better-than.tv/armory.php?p=armorsets

I fight with two one handed blades with the Carnage specialization, most of the time in Defensive stance.

I went to the Epic Solider vendor in the Paikang Insurrection Camp and looked at the costs for a full Tier 4 armor set for my Conq. I only have enough Simple Relics IV for two one-handed swords and a helmet from one of the three sets. I have a bit more than 300 Simple Relics IVs saved up - farming progress in the Raid Finder has been slow since I posted last time.

I will most likely get the Fearless helmet and make that my full set, but which set of one-handed swords would you recommend I purchase? I have the options of East Cleave, West Cleave, and North Cleave. I am presently using the Crowned Serpent one-handed sword set from the T3 in-game store armor set.

[Boesch]

What is your objective in buying the swords?

You quote a post where you are carnage in defensive stance which is not a typical tanking build and certainly not DPS either.

[Radicaltop]

What is your objective in buying the swords?

You quote a post where you are carnage in defensive stance which is not a typical tanking build and certainly not DPS either.

I am only in defensive stance to improve my survivability. As I get more powerful, I am switching more into Frenzy stance which is where I will end up most of the time. Others have mentioned that I should also switch to Brutal instead of Carnage, so my end build with T4 armor would be Frenzy with Brutal stance and two one-handed swords in a dual wield build.

[Timaras]

so my end build with T4 armor would be Frenzy with Brutal stance and two one-handed swords in a dual wield build.

If this is what you want (play as a DPS only) buy T4 barbarian set with hatedecrease on it.

[Radicaltop]

If this is what you want (play as a DPS only) buy T4 barbarian set with hatedecrease on it.

What swords should I get?

[slackjoint]

What swords should I get?

Well.
As a dps you don't want +hate I suppose.
So take either neutral or - hate swords
And not the Dt sword with magic damage or the ranger sword with dexterity. Those also wont really be optimal

[Patoson]

West Cleave of the White Tiger for mainhand, South Cleave of the Vermillion Bird (dps) or North Cleave of the Black Tortoise (tanking) for offhand.

[Radicaltop]

West Cleave of the White Tiger for mainhand, South Cleave of the Vermillion Bird (dps) or North Cleave of the Black Tortoise (tanking) for offhand.

I didn't see an option for South Cleave; I selected only "usable" weapons when I sorted the list so that sword must be omitted for some reason.

[Patoson]

I think South Cleave is sold by the Rogue vendor.

[Kantakwa]

I may have moved onto Tier 5 armor by that time. However, only Simple Relic IV token seem to be available from the Raid Finder raids, so I will have to start grouping outside the Raid Finder to get the Tier 5 armor if I am not mistaken.

Befor you can start raiding T5 you should definatly raid real T1-4 raids first. The raidfinder is by no means a way to learn how to play in real raids. If you have never played in a group let alone in a real raid you will fail miserably if you try to start raiding at T4 or T5.

Also, every member of a raid is supposed to fullfill the role of his class. Your character is a tank who can also deal a lot of damage if not tanking, but you are expected to be able to tank, or dps when neccessary. There might be a chance a pug raid will take you into a T5 or T6 as a dps with a conq, but no serious raid will take you in as a dps, and let you loot conq tanking gear (for what if you do not tank), or any other gear. If you want to play a dw-dps go for barb.

As a pure dps conq you bring nothing to the table a serious raidforce needs or wants, you will be a quickly kicked burden. Expecting loot for adding nothing usefull to the team will not make you any friends. I am beeing blunt here because with this attitude you will not only waste the time and nerves of raidleaders and their raidmembers, but you yourself will not have any pleasant experiences. I would advise you to learn how to play your conq as a proper tank and dps, make friends ingame and look for a decent guild who can help you. Or create a barb if you want to play a pure dps class.