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Thread: WS looking for your opinion
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CivicBountyHunter
Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:13 pm
#1
I use a selection of weapons depending on the situation. Speaking at least for myself as a MBH/MC/4xxxCM - I look at every stat. IMO there is a ying and yang relationship to them all. All my refrences for what I look for are also based for PvP situations, not PvE.
If I'm looking for a great weapon I plan to ADK or not power up (lasts MUCH longer) - SAC must be below 80, speed around 2.0, max dmg around 1k. The E11MkII I just had made is 2.1spd, 1028 max dmg, 75 SAC and no pup. IMO very ideal weapon. I can sustain my DPS for a long time before I run out of action, and with max being over 1k, it hits hard.
Now for weapons I don't plan on puting enhancements into and generally rip them apart from alot of use and P-ups, the selection can be a little different. The gun can fire slower (2.8ish) and have a higher dmg, decent SAC (85-90) and get away with tossing speed p-ups on it. Same goes for guns that fire at a decent rate (2.4ish), have good dmg, decent sac (85ish) can go either way, spd p-up for really fast fires but at the sacrifice of not being able to sustain it, dmg p-up to save some action bar but help on those big hits, or a -SAC pup to be able to fire it all day and not run out of action.
Few things I have noticed - After youre mod'd speed on guns, IMO it is ideal to be as close to 1.0 as possible w/out going under, as it generates little benifit. This comes from playing with a carb I had that I could fire off at .67 spd. There is however a noticable difference between fire rates on a 1.5 vs 1.0. I look at it like this -
SAC is important, it dictates how long you can sustain good damage.
Max damage is important, it dictates what dmg is done
Speed is semi-important, it dictates how fast we fire and cooldown - however out of the 3 main stats here, it is the only one that can be overcome somewhat by the players skills/template and/or AA/CA's.
I have enoughaccuracy between skills and foods IMO
No one cares about wounds
DPS is figured by the spd and dmg, for quick cross comparisons it is an 'Ok' quick check, but by no means gives the full story of the weapon
I use - E11 mkII, HC scater, Elite Carbine, Czerka dart (used 100dmg, -.4spd gorax bones, turned out nice w/78 sac no pup), FeatherW.FWG5 pistol - can be a sweet weapon when enhanced, Advan. Laser Rifle - Even as a Non-RM, it hits hard, fires at a decent rate, and can hit at long distances 
Hope this helps you a little
Demio_Olaron
Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:37 pm
#2
I am a rifleman and I like High Damage (not DPS) and Low SAC. Speed means nothing if you alternate attacks.
FettandhisVett
Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:44 pm
#3
speed actualy does make special attacks recover faster, but im in the low SAC/high dmg crowd also.
Heavy Lightning Rifles for everyone!!!
Ricse
Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:54 pm
#4
I agree that damage and SAC are the prime stats. And that which one depends on playing style.
I use carbines, and i find that i'm pretty happy with the damage I deal, the BH shots are particularly good for this
(critical and leg shot). In combat I almost always deal a lot of damage, and then run out of action, and the fight
slows down dramatically after that...
But, my playstyle means that I would still prefer higher damage. I use the action downtime to heal up. i don't think
that changing the SAC from 105 to 75 will make enough difference that I can kill before I run low on action...
(from my experience of weapons with differing SAC, anyway).
Therefore the Dart Cabine doesn't deal enough damage for me. I have a fairly good one, but don't use it so much.
I use an E11 MkII, are they craftable (mine was an E11 pre-CU)?
I think you will probably have to cap SAC on half a batch, and damage on the other half, and adjust according to
how they sell... it's such a personal choice.
Ricse
Message Edited by Ricse on 06-25-2005 09:56 PM
aekeem
Sat Jun 25, 2005 1:56 pm
#5
CuoreDE wrote:
I'm a DE & WS that specializes in providing goods for the Bounty Hunters of my server. What I'm looking for is to get a survey of what stats are best on some common BH weapons. Most recently I've been capping the SAC on weapons and then direct all my experimenting towards damage. It's very difficult to cap more than 1 stat on any weapon, so I'm looking for what's most important to you. What do you look for when shopping for a weapon?
- SAC (special action cost)
- Speed
- Max Damage
- Accuracy Bonus
- Wound Chance
- DPS
What weapons are you looking for?
- Scatter Pistol
- Adv Laser Rifle
- Dart Carbine
Cuore
i personally think max damage and sac are the two most important. in terms of weapons i'd say that the adv laser rifle will probably sell the best of the three you listed due to the fact that you only need to be cl 54 or something to use it and the others require bh(i'm pretty sure)
edit: ok i read the beginning now and i'd say you should try to max out damage first, then sac. also i noticed you want to specialize in bh weapons, but my original response stands. most bhs currently have rifleman so making adv lasers is still your best bet to make the most money in my opinion at least.
Message Edited by aekeem on 06-25-2005 02:00 PM
cid666
Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:29 pm
#6
well, let's see.
I would say that the fastest, highest damaging weapon would be preferred for a blitz playstyle.
and the highest damaging, lowestSAC weapon would be preferred for a "wear them down" playstyle.
--cid666
nacon
Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:15 pm
#7
I prefer high damage with low sac preferably a rifle.
for a rifle dam over 1100 and sac under 90
speed doest make much of a difference to me
Seij
Sat Jun 25, 2005 11:33 pm
#8
Any pistol that has over 900 max damage
Around 2.0 or less speed
85 or less SAC
I would spend millions.
CuoreDE
Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:03 am
#9
I'm a DE & WS that specializes in providing goods for the Bounty Hunters of my server. What I'm looking for is to get a survey of what stats are best on some common BH weapons. Most recently I've been capping the SAC on weapons and then direct all my experimenting towards damage. It's very difficult to cap more than 1 stat on any weapon, so I'm looking for what's most important to you. What do you look for when shopping for a weapon?
- SAC (special action cost)
- Speed
- Max Damage
- Accuracy Bonus
- Wound Chance
- DPS
What weapons are you looking for?
- Scatter Pistol
- Adv Laser Rifle
- Dart Carbine
Cuore
Diversion
Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:34 am
#10
CuoreDE wrote:
I'm a DE & WS that specializes in providing goods for the Bounty Hunters of my server. What I'm looking for is to get a survey of what stats are best on some common BH weapons. Most recently I've been capping the SAC on weapons and then direct all my experimenting towards damage. It's very difficult to cap more than 1 stat on any weapon, so I'm looking for what's most important to you. What do you look for when shopping for a weapon?
- SAC (special action cost)
- Speed
- Max Damage
- Accuracy Bonus
- Wound Chance
- DPS
What weapons are you looking for?
- Scatter Pistol
- Adv Laser Rifle
- Dart Carbine
Cuore
I would guess that depends a lot on playing style. I am a Rifleman and I'm they cover-crawl-alphastrike type. For me it would mean max damage is most important. If I can't get the Jedis HAM down to 1/3 thus forcing him to spend a heal before he even reaches me I am toast as I have no medic whatsoever.
Inormally just alternate head-critical with an occasional default attack or two between. Again, this is me other hunters like drawn out battles so I guss SAC would be the biggest factor to them. I feeel that post-CU speed ona weapon has become less important although not entirely unimportant.
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