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Dante Boi Toi
Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 728 Location: Orlando, Florida
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:20 pm Post subject: Combat and stats |
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Alright, so I've been trying to figure out why Dante sucks so much at combat and has to hunt several levels lower than where he should be, and the reasons I've come up with are this:
- I max my defenses, but I don't max my weapon. I use powers to remedy that.
- With the exception of agility (much lower), Strength and Mentality (both much higher), I try and keep my stats pretty much equal since Dante uses magic AND psionics.
- Psionics can't triple train any defenses
Seeing as the third one will be a non-issue after the experience change, I think the primary reason I'm having to underhunt is because of the second one.
Since I use shield as my main defense and don't use any sort of ranged attack, agility serves no purpose to me except to help with my balance. I'm most interested in how equaling out my perception, coordination, and strength would effect me. How are others doing in combat who have done that faring? _________________ Help! Help! I'm being oppressed! |
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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 3648 Location: Northern Georgia
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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Strength would increase the amount of damage you do per hit. Which would reduce the overall amount of time you have to spend per creature. Agility, I think, reduces RT slightly... but I could be wrong. I don't worry about RTs too much since I just spam my awesome one-second spearhands (and two-second hiptosses) until the thing is dead. But yeah, strength will pimp your attack damage. But you said your strength is fairly high as it is, so this probably isn't the issue.
Perception and Coordination both factor into how frequently you'll actually hit... and I think they also factor into the damage, too (I haven't checked the spiff News item in awhile).
I'm not going to sit here and pretend to know everything about using shields.. let alone the ins-and-outs of combat itself. Right now, I'm thinking your major problem is that you can't triple train defense skills. I'm assuming that you're primarily underhunting because things on-level with you pretty much assrape your HP rather than not being able to actually hit. And you won't have to worry about that with the new experience system. Wootness.
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Dante Boi Toi
Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 728 Location: Orlando, Florida
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, things on level with me, and slightly under, I have problems hitting unless I blind them. I think that's more because my weapon isn't triple trained like most serious hunters do, though. Infact, I can't seem to survive where I should be AT ALL unless I'm doped up with every stat potion and all my buff powers.
But I can shield bash now! So after blinding them I do that. Assuming my potions haven't worn off and there aren't 6 things attacking me, that seems to help a bit. But it all seems to hinge on the potions, none the less, which means my stats are off for hunting where I should be at. _________________ Help! Help! I'm being oppressed! |
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Brokyn LLAMA SECHS
Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Posts: 3648 Location: Northern Georgia
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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Well, there really is nothing wrong with hunting below your level. I mean, your experience rewarded from hunting is based on your skills vs. their skills. The only thing that suffers is the treasure, but greed is a vice for a reason. Heh.
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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Just remember, your level is not the same as your combat skill level, and the critter level should relate to the latter, not the former.
A critter's combat skills are 2.7 * the level of the critter. So if you are a level 50 psionic and you have 100 in evasion/shield/whatever, you should not be fighting a level 50 critter, because it would have 125ish in combats.
Then again, I probably hunt in the most deviant of ways. I hunt where Yaru can't get hit. Because getting hit means I die in one or two attacks. I play Haelrahv like old-school Contra. _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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Tao
Joined: 19 Nov 2002 Posts: 1733 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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Soundless wrote: |
I play Haelrahv like old-school Contra |
You get the spreadshot gun and move while keeping the fire button on rapid fire? _________________ Lick or Be Licked |
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Tylen Alpha Antifemale
Joined: 29 Jul 2003 Posts: 1192 Location: Not Colorado
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 3:44 pm Post subject: |
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Tao wrote: |
Soundless wrote: |
I play Haelrahv like old-school Contra |
You get the spreadshot gun and move while keeping the fire button on rapid fire? |
I think he means he types Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start before logging in. _________________ ** The phrase "break a leg" just wasn't ambitious enough for Mellie Knight. [8:31 pm]
** Mellie Knight was soundly defeated by Aesal Anari-Idia in the Zgedhi Gkenrzeg Rav! [8:31 pm] |
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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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Tao wrote: |
Soundless wrote: |
I play Haelrahv like old-school Contra |
You get the spreadshot gun and move while keeping the fire button on rapid fire? |
I knew I had an assault rifle for a reason! _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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HR-Trevor Boss Type Guy
Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 6683 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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I think he means he types Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start before logging in. |
Na, you have to be logged in. And the spaces don't work so well. _________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato
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HR-Trevor Boss Type Guy
Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Posts: 6683 Location: Louisville, KY
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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Dante: To respond to your original question...
Your stats look pretty good to me. Although one should not neglect agility for some reasons. One, it affects balance. Balance is important. If you find yourself off balance, you should back out of the fight if you are getting the smackdown, and regather.
Agility also augments evasion, and some attacks may only be evaded. However, most attacks, and you're aware, can be shield blocked. In fact, since you didn't mention PvP, almost all attacks you're concerned about can be blocked, which is good.
My advice, since you use shield: Train strength more. Oh, it's high as is, but you can train it easy and it buffs up your shield defense. You could train coordination but it's costly and perception provide less defensive returns.
It looks like you have a normal level of encumbrance. However, you could reduce that to a meager level of it with more strength, so there's another bonus.
And obviously, use your powers to their fullest. I think the skill change stuff + new powers coming out with that will help a lot. _________________ "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." -- Plato
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soundless EIGHT YEARS OLD!!!
Joined: 22 May 2004 Posts: 5970 Location: Spaceship
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, not to be mean to you, Dante, but I did find it sorta amusing that you were against using your buffs.
I mean, you're a psycic, man, you should use your abilities to function at a peak level.
Heck, I'm surprised you don't use your psionic attack spells. Or at least I gathered that you prefer to just use tangible weapons. _________________ A bright-eyed Thekko Ku Kalla dressed in a dapper sailor suit takes to flight and careers through the air toward the Modan Kucho and slams into him!
With a high-pitched cry, The Modan Kucho collapses in death. |
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Dante Boi Toi
Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 728 Location: Orlando, Florida
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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Oh I don't just throw my powers by the wayside, by all means. I use them every chance I get. But when they and the potions start wearing off, I have to high tail it to safety or I die, unless I'm hunting something 8 levels below me that couldn't even hit me if I was lying down. That tells me that I'm training wrong in someway to hunt comparable to where "should be".
And yes, part of it is about money. I love my material possessions after all.
But thank you Trevor and everyone. I think I just have to suck it up until the experience change, since I have Dante's skills and things spread out quite a bit as it stands. _________________ Help! Help! I'm being oppressed! |
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tygerwulf Teh Pink Assassin.
Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 1189 Location: Hiding right behind you, Don't look!
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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<--- Just sucks at hunting overall. For various reasons. The only reason I hunt is to get money for languages. When I get my languages, I can go back to lazing around CC. _________________ >ask librarian about books
An elderly librarian says, "I don't know much about that, I'm afraid." |
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HR-Faith OCD Grammar Perfectionist
Joined: 01 Apr 2004 Posts: 964 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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tygerwulf wrote: |
<--- Just sucks at hunting overall. For various reasons. The only reason I hunt is to get money for languages. When I get my languages, I can go back to lazing around CC. |
Could one of those reasons be...you probably shouldn't be able to move with the amount of stuff you are wearing/carrying? _________________ Counselor Faith Tempest
Medic Guru
hr-faith@haelrahv.com
"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." -- Bilbo Baggins --
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tygerwulf Teh Pink Assassin.
Joined: 06 Jul 2003 Posts: 1189 Location: Hiding right behind you, Don't look!
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:51 pm Post subject: |
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Somehow, I usually stay minimally encumbered. _________________ >ask librarian about books
An elderly librarian says, "I don't know much about that, I'm afraid." |
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