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Got an order on a couple PvP RIS helms... so far I'm looking at:

80% kinetic

65% base

40% stun

with about 50k condition

~225-250 mind encumbrance

I'm going to use 3-3/13 stun layers, 6% geo cube, 5% janta

max base on segment, then remaining 4 pts into special

9 pts into special on final (spreadsheet shows 79.75% kinetic at this point)

last 3 pts into base

I think im going to experiment 8 points into the special and hope for amazing... in which case I may still hit 80 kin, then i can put 4 points into the base for about 68-69% resists

I've played around with the various experiment potentials in the spreadsheet... maxing the base on the segment appears to yield the best return for kinetic (79.75% is pretty near perfect IMO... should round to 80kin)

Thought about using two acid layers and one stun but im not sure how much more protection 28% acid would have to offer over vulnerable given the AP2 nature of the dxr6 rifle.

Critique anyone? (any flaws to my logic?)

Mauro Onaic Imperial Colonel
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Seriously, if you can, I would try to find some exceptional or legendary Krayt scales. That way, you can load up on stun, and still get the acid protection from the scale. Plus, you'd hit 80% base all around except acid, which would be the value of the scale.

That would be worth looking into. Then you can use a good red geo cube to drop the base or a good green one to add condition, and depending on the scale, could even afford to put more points into encumberance.

If I was gonna PVP with RIS I would do Acid Layers instead. Use a PSG with ADK on it to cover your stun weakness in the armor.

My PSG I use is 63% base, so that is adequate enough for stun I feel. But the PSG has an Acid Vuln.

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Here's an approach I thought of, how about making 2 helms? With the first armor switch not on delay wit.It might be well worth it if you make 2. 40 stun helm,43% acid helm. Keep making until you get effective sliced ones.

I have 11 krayt scales with 16% acid, 4% kinetic, 5% energy, 9% blast..... I considered using them, but even with the boost to kinetic that only frees up 1-2 exp pts spend on the special in final combine... so probably have 68-70% "base"

factor in the energy from the scales and i have a high potential of 75% energy... which cant be touched by eff slice.

perhaps if I look through my pile of krayt scales (currently at 750+!!) i can find some with 10% or higher energy/acid with decent kinetic....

Problem is that still no sure that 10-16% acid resists are better than just leaving in vuln.

Customer has multiple ADKs so possibe that I can talk into helm with maxed out acid.... or 28% acid and 4-13% stun... with a somewhat higher base... he may not be interested in a high stun psg though as his sole stun protection. /shrug

Mauro Onaic Imperial Colonel
Retired Master Armorsmith

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here is my RIS pvp suggestion

DON'T

40% stun 90% base is way sexier than RIS will ever be

well made the helms. on turned out very well, other was OK

helm 1:

80 kin 40 stun 68 base

2 sockets

47.7k condition

helm 2: 78 kin 40 stun 66 base

1 socket

47.7 condition

not sure what happened with helm 2, landed amazing on the special line in segment for helm one... brought kinetic to 18% whereas segment 2 only got great success for 17% kinetic

second segment only had 40% base when segment 1 got 41%... both got 3 great success on base bar... oh well.

customer was happy, i charged him 3 million for my schematics, geo cubes, janta hides and most importantly, TIME. he supplied the bones, hides, and scales.

hope he gets good slice on helm 2, might very well be unique if landed 90 base

Mauro Onaic Imperial Colonel
Retired Master Armorsmith

Master Smuggler
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