the idea is that optimized unawakened can reach 250 weapons and 100 strength. this not only gives them more use out of normal weapons (able to fully use plunderers & swiftstrider dual flints) but also gives access to uniques like roar of glory, crushing judgment, and raging chaser on strength weapons. (you also get seismic rift on the level 100 strength weapons, something you dont get with awakened warlord)
that being said, i wouldnt necessarily consider this unawakened warlord build to be better than awakened, since fs literally deals no damage thanks to unawakened having scuffed damage scaling, and you donât get resistance focus either. youâre basically just playing warrior but with strength weapons, in which case you may as well just play warrior since strength weapon statline, ccleave, and seismic slash is genuinely not even worth the stat bonuses that warrior awakening gives. you dont get the good of warlord or warrior
how mages look at you when you bring up the fact that oracle is literally almost just the same thing as them but easier to build because you dont need to sell 2 organs and a limb for spell scrolls
idk if i would call this âai slopâ in my book ai slop is the overexaggerated images that have been fed through ai 10 times and you get a headache just from looking at it
Trust me⌠the time it took for me pre-full release to grind enough to get a sunken staff was⌠exhausting to say the least, colossal cleave is far easier to obtain currently compared to fury of the sea.