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Thread: Help for a returning pikeman.
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Imbatri
Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:20 pm
#1
Hey guys, just came back from about a year of not playing, and i have a few questions.
1. What is the damage cap on a vibro lance. (if i have a pike with 501-1005 max damage unpupped, how close am i?)
2. What is the speed cap for pikes and how does it work now? I think i have +8 polearm speed in a shirt, and +9 in force sensitive general melee speed. am i close, or do i need to buy more?
3. Are +polearm accuracy mods important? If so, is there a cap?
4. If i am Mpikes/TKM/doc 4000 can i get the benefit of natural TK armour wielding a pike?
5. I am not sure if the pike im using was sliced. it doesnt say anything about being sliced, like it did before the patch, but the text is yellow. Can i get slices on it now, if so, how many?
6. If i can get slices, what should i get on:
Vibro Lance
501-1005 dmg
Speed = 2.39
Modified Speed= 1.49
Acc bonus = 0
Wound = 23.71%
Base DPS = 315.15
Modified DPS = 506.11
SAC = 94
Thanks for the help
CeaigaAlSmicea
Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:08 pm
#2
Imbatri wrote:
Hey guys, just came back from about a year of not playing, and i have a few questions.
1. What is the damage cap on a vibro lance. (if i have a pike with 501-1005 max damage unpupped, how close am i?) Cap is on crafted weapons, this looks like a pre-cu
2. What is the speed cap for pikes and how does it work now? I think i have +8 polearm speed in a shirt, and +9 in force sensitive general melee speed. am i close, or do i need to buy more? Speed from AA/CA is +25 for polearm acc & speed. And the general melee speed stacks on top of that so you can get another +25.
3. Are +polearm accuracy mods important? If so, is there a cap? same as above, and yes Acc is measured against mob defence the higher you accuracy the more damage you do.
4. If i am Mpikes/TKM/doc 4000 can i get the benefit of natural TK armour wielding a pike? Yes Inate armor is just that armor if you wear armor you lose the Inate
5. I am not sure if the pike im using was sliced. it doesnt say anything about being sliced, like it did before the patch, but the text is yellow. Can i get slices on it now, if so, how many? Dont know have tried
6. If i can get slices, what should i get on:
Vibro Lance
501-1005 dmg
Speed = 2.39
Modified Speed= 1.49
Acc bonus = 0
Wound = 23.71%
Base DPS = 315.15
Modified DPS = 506.11
SAC = 94
Thanks for the help
Imbatri
Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:11 am
#3
I looted it myself before the CU, Over a year ago. I think i had it sliced back then but im not really sure.
Rince_uk
Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:49 pm
#4
Looking at the Pike, it has already been sliced, unless you looted it yourself. Damage and wounds that high don't normally occur 
Oh, and now you cannot tell if a weapon has always been sliced. I think that pre-CU slices no longer show up so you don't know until you try :/
Imbatri
Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:38 pm
#5
Are pre-nerf mabari belts and ubese shirts considered armour and thus nul the TKM armour?
Gunman21
Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:48 am
#6
Doc buffs cap speed (or put you very close to doingso)but here are the skill tapes you want anyways....if you're rich that is /wink
Polearm Speed +25
Polearm Accuracy +25
General Melee Speed +25
General Melee Accuracy +25
(which reminds me that this might be something good to put in the guide 
).
).You get the natural TKA armor bonus at any time in which you do*not* have any armor pieces equipped. So, even if you're only wearing a helmet but no other armor, the tka armor is nullified.
If your weapon was sliced pre-cu you will not be able to slice it again. As far as slices, there are a few favorites out there. A lot of people like the 3rd level damage + 1st level speed + 1st level crit strike combination. I personally chose the 3rd level crit strike slice since doubling my damage every 10 hits will give me a better net than adding 70 points to my max weapon dmg. (note: crit strike slicesare currently broken though :/)
Message Edited by Gunman21 on 07-29-2005 12:48 PM
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