Great Weapon Master SUCKS!

[GrandMajora]

Even with Svartlebee's Woundseeker giving me a +1D4 on attack rolls, Lae'zel misses more often than she hits after taking this feat.

The +10 damage sounds enticing, but extra damage is irrelevant if you can't actually hit the damn target!

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by jonnin:

are there any to hit items that counter it? Like archery has +1 hat, fighting style,... its only -1 or 2 by mid act 2
I haven't spent a ton of time 2h, just wyll with whatever he can lay to hand.

Gloves of the Howling Underdog give you advantage on attack rolls, but only if you're surrounded by 2 or more enemies.

Svartlebee's Woundseeker is a greatsword that gives you a +1d4 to attack rolls if your target is not at max health.

Those are the only ones that comes to mind for me, at least in terms of gear buffs.

Problem is, my Lae'zel has BOTH of these, and still misses too often.

[RollerPig]

I've never had much problem at 20 str with GWM ,so im not sure why this is happening unless its on VERY high armor enemies.

Usually players complain when they select GWM as there first feat and not having enough str and attack roll bonuses to counter it.

remember a weapon that says +1 on it is NOT +1 dmg. it is plus to hit. The act 1 gith sword is plus one with 20 str your to hit should be around 80% on most enemies but never lower than 45 on high armor enemies (like Kethric who has like 25 AC)

The risky ring will all but off set this almost entirely and i pair it with another ring taken off the same vendor which is a ring that prevents paralysis and restricted movement (forget the name) as enemies will tend to target you with spells because of your disadvantage

The only thing that can make sense is your weapon is ♥♥♥♥♥. The sword of the astral plane I beleive is +2 to hit and sword of Baulderan is +3.

you should have no problems hitting at least 80-85% of the time unless this is just natural player "bias"

[Sentient_Toaster]

There's the Risky Ring, which gives advantage on attack rolls but disadvantage on saves.

There's a lot of gloves which give +1 or +2 to attacks, but most are in Act 3; and if we're talking Act 3 handwear for boosting GWM attacks, there's the obvious Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength. Elixirs of Hill/Cloud Giant Strength would also obviously help.

[Ol'Chum]

I have no clue how you are missing with 20 str at lvl 12. Thats just dumb. You must be doing something EXTREMELY WRONG when it comes building.
I did Honor mode with an 18 STR paladin who had to roll double 1 to miss vs end game bosses

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Ol'Chum:

I have no clue how you are missing with 20 str at lvl 12. Thats just dumb. You must be doing something EXTREMELY WRONG when it comes building.
I did Honor mode with an 18 STR paladin who had to roll double 1 to miss vs end game bosses

My only guess is that it must be related to Dark Vision.

So many playable races have access to it, that I don't even think to check what the lighting conditions are when going into combat.

[Jonny Boy]

Ive played 1k hours into bg3 btw. [/quote]

I've played just shy of 2.5k. [/quote]

2.5k hours and your asking that question?

lol prove it post a screenshot of your hours played.

[Kernest]

Originally posted by RollerPig:

remember a weapon that says +1 on it is NOT +1 dmg. it is plus to hit.

It's both, actually...

[GrandMajora]

Originally posted by Jonny Boy:

lol prove it post a screenshot of your hours played.

How?

Also, you do know the game was in early access for 3 years before it went full release, right?

[Simon McAllister]

Originally posted by GrandMajora:

Even with Svartlebee's Woundseeker giving me a +1D4 on attack rolls, Lae'zel misses more often than she hits after taking this feat.

The +10 damage sounds enticing, but extra damage is irrelevant if you can't actually hit the damn target!

Its a toggle if the chance of hitting is very low toggle it off. If you have advantage you may toggle it back on to get more damage from a hit. It lowers your attack rolls by 5. Which if its something with high AC will make you miss.