Carbineer Archive
Thread: how do i kill the mind pool? spamming o'yes
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giffordgekko
Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:30 am
#1
hi, i have read the faq but i just wanna know after my initial combo whats the best special to spam to kill health
please dont give any cr4p about "carbineers dont spam - its a thinking mans profession" theres a time when we all have to do it - just like sex with the wife
TAfirehawk
Fri Sep 24, 2004 6:39 am
#2
Ok Gifford, that was a bit too much info there 
The general rule of thumb is that a Random Pool Special will hit Health 50% of the time and Action 33% and Mind 17%. And since we don't have a Health-Only Special that is the best you can hope for.
And if you are needing to spam a lot of times then ScatterShot2's hit any 3 Pools isn't going to help because it all averages out over a long period of time.
If you are Speed Capped, you CripplingShot and ScatterShot2 for single targets and BurstShot2 for multiple targets.
AdmiralSpy
Fri Sep 24, 2004 8:39 am
#3
And if you aren't speed-capped, FullAutoSingle2 is generally great special too, as it does decent damage and inflicts states pretty well.
If you give us the stats on your best Carbine and current speed modifier, we could work out the exact numbers for ya. 
TAfirehawk
Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:18 am
#4
Well from the recent numbers I did on LegShot3, it would appear that a Carbineer that is not Speed Capped would want to use that to get the quickest kill.
Rarool
Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:28 pm
#5
TAfirehawk wrote:
Well from the recent numbers I did on LegShot3, it would appear that a Carbineer that is not Speed Capped would want to use that to get the quickest kill.
Hmnnn vewy interesting... vewy interesting indeed.
AdmiralSpy
Fri Sep 24, 2004 3:39 pm
#6
Rarool wrote:
TAfirehawk wrote:
Well from the recent numbers I did on LegShot3, it would appear that a Carbineer that is not Speed Capped would want to use that to get the quickest kill.
Hmnnn vewy interesting... vewy interesting indeed.
Whoa.. that's right. Hmm.. Im skeptic, but I'll definitely have to try it out - just gotta unequip my SEAs really. If it's true.. I mean.. wow. All this time, I would have been giving the wrong advice..lol 
Bennyboy4308
Fri Sep 24, 2004 4:31 pm
#7
Only problem with legshots is if someone helps you, they can't hit action then you're not really working together.
quitch
Sat Sep 25, 2004 9:14 pm
#8
Bennyboy4308 wrote:
Only problem with legshots is if someone helps you, they can't hit action then you're not really working together.
Except pikemen.
Elapidae
Mon Sep 27, 2004 12:15 am
#9
hmmm, post title says mind damage, post is about health damage.
/headexplodes
/headexplodes
AntillesWing
Mon Sep 27, 2004 10:14 pm
#10
rolf, no kidding
BTW...the only way a carbineer can 'spam kill mind' is to spam any one of the none action targeting specials(pick one, all but 5 are...) and hope it hits mind.
JanuHull
Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:02 am
#11
You're only spammables to hit the Mind pool (TA, don't shoot, just answering his question) are BurstShots, FullAutoShots (Singles and Areas), ScatterShots, and the occassional CripplingShot.
Really, you're best bet is to open up with FullAuto's and ChargeShots/SuppresionFires to put them down, then select your shots based on which pool is weakest after you have them down.
If they're Health weak, go with CripplingShot.
If they're Action weak, Legshots.
If they are Mind Weak, ScatterShots.
No guarantees on ScatterShots, but they're your best bet for putting semi-consistent Mind damage, even if not all of it goes there. CripplingShot is not a guarantee either, but its better than 75% on the Health pool. Though I can still tell you a few CripplingShot stories about having a mob down to 100 Health and having CripplingShot comethrough with an Action kill. 
Bhaal_Darkov
Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:44 pm
#12
Scattershot2 is your best chance to hit mind. Still not great though.
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