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Thread: Impale or Critical Hit?

Ciao
Sun May 15, 2005 9:47 pm
#1

Which does more damage, Improved Impale (Master Pikeman skill)or Improved Critical Hit (Sword 0004), assuming you are using a pike?



Roboute Guiliman
Melee Master
Rebel’s Bane
Iridescence
Sun May 15, 2005 11:27 pm
#2

Critical. Use Impale when waiting for Critical to cooldown.
Iridescence
Mon May 16, 2005 9:49 am
#3

I haven't tested it really but I'm pretty certain critical hits, while increasingly rarer per the target's CL, do a bit more damage.
Acaila
Mon May 16, 2005 12:45 pm
#4

Improved Impale and Improved Critical Hit both have a 3.6x damage multiplier, so the base damage is equal. But the latter has a chance to do a critical hit, no idea how much extra damage that gives (does it even work? I heard some reports that it doesn't) but it makes Improved Critical Hit the strongest of the two.



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Osskim Tsalik
Master Smuggler / Master Pistoleer / Combat Medic 0004

Israfael Quiroma
Master Pikeman / Master Swordsman / Master Brawler / Teras Kasi 0400 / Novice Medic
Ciao
Mon May 16, 2005 3:12 pm
#5


Hmm, trying to figure out a template. Wasnt sure if I should go and take improved critical or forego that for the fencer blind and cripple attack (snare) it seem the snare might be more useful, cant use imp. crit if they are too far away.


What do you think?




Roboute Guiliman
Melee Master
Rebel’s Bane
Reahreic
Tue May 17, 2005 2:43 pm
#6

im M Pike M sword and i say critical and yes it does work normally i can pull +1200 but when the critical hits its +1500 and add teh critical to armorbreak its +1800 other than that only use kd once every 20 hits abd teh m swords power atk is good if it goes off nicely.


i soloed all of the rodians hunting wagers on this principle throwing the area atk which is +800 dmg tp area and to give a break or 2 the improved sweep will kd almost always considering u havent kded that enemy with in the last +10 rounds it does +350-+450 dmg for my vl


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