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TheKomodo

Sat Feb 07, 2004 5:07 pm

Is a Master Creature Handler without any weapon skills useful in combat? That is, will I be able to run difficult missions and hunt things by using only my creatures?

Stormbilly

Sat Feb 07, 2004 6:24 pm

#2

You will definitely need a elite combat profession to go with your CH skills if you want to do higher level creatures. And it really ends up being CH skills that go with your combat skills. That is to say that CH is a support profession for combat professions.

LarkeEno

Sat Feb 07, 2004 6:25 pm

#3

and it's a sad thing...

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GFoyle

Sat Feb 07, 2004 6:26 pm

#4

Well I can.

The disadvantage is time though. Player weapons hit faster and harder than creatures can (good ones at any rate), so it will take you longer to kill things.

I've found I can solo any missions I can get (up to 15K or so) without using weapons (I have no combat skills at all) - but they do take time. Mostly just sitting around watching the fight!

Gully Foyle
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sadnebula

Sat Feb 07, 2004 6:37 pm

#5

I would say a weapon skill that hits hard is a must. If for no other reason that saving wear and tear on pets, aka money and time healing them. Pets,lets say do 200-500 damamge, you're fighting a 40 odd lv creature 10k ham , throw in light armor, medium kenetic resists and you're looking at min 20k ham, going to be there a while if your pets are doing most of the damamge. Now think along the lines of pets holding target in place while you do the dmamge. A good flame thrower , llc or tkm can throw in around 1k or more of damage every few seconds, pair that with good armor, buffs and you're looking at taking out multi mobs with little damamge to you or your pets in a quarter of the time.

mondo

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GFoyle

Sat Feb 07, 2004 7:02 pm

#6

I don't disagree with the time thing at all Mondo.

It all depends on what you are hunting for and your personal playstyle.

If you aim to max loot and make kills as quickly as possible then some sort of weaponskill is a must.

If you are prepared to kick back and be a bit more relaxed about it then it it perfectly feasible to still do the same level missions - it just requires more thought and takes longer.

The reason for foresaking weapon skills is to put the skill points elsewhere. In my own case, no weapon skills improves my scouting/masking/ranger skills, greatly enhancing my hunting/sampling ability as a Bio-Engineer.

The downside to that is that mass creature harvesting through hunting is not soprofitable (it takes time). As a result, if I want creature products I look for a mid-level lair and let the rancor chew on it for a bit, rather than head straight for the high-level meat warehouses.

That assumes you mainly solo. If you usually operate with a group then I've found that most people don't object to your lack of direct firepower since your pets provide a valuable meatshield.

Swings and roundabouts - it depends on your personal objectives and what you find fun

Gully Foyle
All SOE game accounts cancelled - and this time I'm gone for good

Athenis

Sat Feb 07, 2004 8:28 pm

#7

Personally i am doing TKA and CH with a little medic in there...i like being rather self sufficient usually...but anyway...so far in my experience in CH you at least need a fighting skill in the beginning unless you are lucky enough to have a friend or something who will give you a fully grown gurrcat or something...so far i have had to catch everything but my first which i bought...just a baby razor cat...but so far i have gotten a gurrcat along with some other random things just cause i desperately need the xp...since my pet only started doing 5-10 damage...it was rather essential for me to get a combat profession...as you could guess...good luck on CH...hopefully you will fare better than me in getting xp...so far have taken like 8 hours just to get nearly done a second first tier box...then again im also working on TKA at the same time...

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