Carbineer Archive

I see alot of complaints about the high cost of HAM when applying carbineer specials in this forum, so maybe this will help.
First, get a good carbine. Doesnt have to be uber or leet or any of that. Talk to a few weaponsmiths, find one that will A.) Give you bulk discounts on 4 or 5 carbines purchased at once. B.) Be willing to use advanced components or resources that will lower the HAM cost in carbines. Thats right - weaponsmiths have some control over the stats, usually at the cost of something else. Ill go for a 33% reduction in action HAM costs even if it means a 20% reduction in max damage. After you get 4 identical models of a low HAM carbine, get them sliced by a master smuggler. Keep the best ones, sell the rest for a profit.

Second, powerups really do work. So use em. Getting hit hard in the action department? Do 4 Scattershots kill you? Grab some reduced action powerups, or have them made. They are cheap, and even though they shorten the life of your weapon, the time you save running back from the cloning center is worth it.

Third, stat migration. Carbines suck action, so why are you holding back? Migrate those stats, and dont forget your sub attributes as well. Green is good.

Fourth, stuff your face you fat buff! Foods that increase your action and health is cheap by the crate and easy to use. And believe me, chefs love it when people ask for crates, because they are so ignored its almost sad.

And lastly, pick up a little medic. I hit Master Combat Medic and my favorite tactic in MOBs is to pound my specials then spread an area heal...because it also hits me. But even good stim b use is enough to recover 70% of a drained action bar.

Hope some of this helps.

Thanks Detchi!

Your welcome Ranged1 !!!

Then you'd need a 32% action cost and 16% health cost powerup, as carbines use a good deal of both those bars.

You'll notice this when you buff up, if I get a lousy str buff the color of the numbers floating when using a special will be red as in the drain is worst on health. If I get good buffs on both str and quick then I'll mostly get a blue number - but then that means those were really good buffs as carbine specials use little mind.

But its a good idea detchi, though master carbineers should look for powerups with 3 stats, as they'll need speed aswell

I get my speed through my weapon 'shopping' - buy good weapons 4 or 5 at a time, then slice all of them and keep the best (30%+slice). Is a 1.3speed E11 fast enough? or a 1.5 DH17 short nosed?