Just as in life' date=' it's all about balance and moderation. Dont be an ac junky, or an hp junky, certainly no hit/dam junkies ever got anywhere...[/quote']
I dunno about that, I had a warrior that had around 60/80 for hit/dam, people tended to run when they're gitting hit with 3-6 massacres/mangles through sanc each round
:edit: could have been slightly higher on the dam
AC? whats a "decent" number
With warriors/rangers I shoot for a 50/50 and then all saves.
With rogues, I got for a 30/30 and a hp/saves mix
With mages/communers, I go all saves/hp. If I can hold -50svs I'll take some high ac stuff
well i added a couple hundred hp and dropped my ac down to the 300-340 range.
saves are always good though, i geuss it would clarify to say the question was with good saves in mind which is best.
Depending on what combi you play you might be very happy with an ac of -250 already 
I'll have to agree that a good mix is most often the best solution.
well if your a straight mage, go for the beast saves and moderate ac, you can buff your ac with many items, if your a melee, I say go allllll hit dam, cause no matter WHAT your saves are, you WILL get hit with something, or you WILL fail a save, BUT if you have a monster hit dam, they do not have the time to try to pummel you with lots of damage. Thats just my take though.
well if your a straight mage' date=' go for the beast saves and moderate ac, you can buff your ac with many items, if your a melee, I say go allllll hit dam, cause no matter WHAT your saves are, you WILL get hit with something, or you WILL fail a save, BUT if you have a monster hit dam, they do not have the time to try to pummel you with lots of damage. Thats just my take though.[/quote']
This is why the shaman class exisits - to kill people like this :-) And yes, they can do it and easily if they know what they are doing.
-400ac is a nice number, I've been to -600ac+ on a bmage, but a lot of its just showing off.... Some of the bmage -ac spells do more than just lower your ac as well.....
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-350 through -400 ac is good. Stay around there. No need for more. I believe Viri said anywhere past -400 isn't going to do much. I am not a fan of HP gear. Mostly because if you have great AC - Saves, you won't need the extra HP.
My Necro had -420 ac and -60 saves across the board, with no special eq. I had Invokers doing lacerates, with hellstream. So I didn't really need any special HP.
So AC > HP
Saves > HP
HP > Hit/Dam
This is for a Mage/communer in my book. Unless your an FG Cleric. You bastard.
What were the call lightnings doing (edit: not necessarily on the illithid!)? How was sirican doing? 
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Yes, my Necro was an Illithid. True.
Sirican, lol. That was a fluke and you know it! Took two rounds and pissed me the hell off.
Sirican usually had 75/65 with -300 ac and -20 saves across the board.
I would have cut that down to 50/50 and went aff saves with a vengeance. 50/50 is a very healthy melee stature. Anything after that is just overkill, IMO. Especially with your cabal makeup
well...I've heard dogs don't like lightning and are particularly hard to hit..you know? That was suicide on your part!
I was trying to accomplish something, it wasn't meant to be long term. I wasn't sure you'd know how to capitalize so quickly. Heh, had I known I was fighting Celerity I would have been a little more cautious.
Well hey, I was trying to see if my high speed race car could make the super sharp turn, it usually works out well. That time I happened to crash and burn pretty badly. shrug
50/50 hit/dam? Yeah right. I was having a hell of a time landing attacks on rangers/warriors as it was. Ugh, Thandaeus was NASTY with his staff.
50/50 is a very healthy melee stature. Anything after that is just overkill' date=' IMO. [/quote']
Not quite true, there is a higher breakpoint than 50/50.
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'Wow, i've never had a hit/dam over 30/20, my ac has never been over 150, and my saves never over (under?) -10. that might explain a few things.
Actually, the max hit/dam is much higher than 50/50. 
'Wow' date=' i've never had a hit/dam over 30/20, my ac has never been over 150, and my saves never over (under?) -10. that might explain a few things.[/quote'] ^
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Look at the pot calling the kettle black. Noob.
EDIT: Sorry, should have added a smiley. 
It was in good faith. I <3 Noobs. Reminds me of me all the time.
Actually' date=' the max hit/dam is much higher than 50/50.
I didn't think there was a cap... Though I'm sure it was made that you get dimishing returns after a certain point...
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I didn't think there was a cap... Though I'm sure it was made that you get dimishing returns after a certain point...
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Pssh thats just a rumor L-A, anyone remember when Sirant and Mhalador went at in Val Miran? The were hitting annhilates, eradicates and even some unspeakables in straight melee...anything is possible....if you're an imm 