Pikeman Archive
Thread: Need help with buffs
Mattius wrote:
I'm on my way to novice pikeman and was looking for some help regarding setting myself up.
ok, now here's the hard fact:if you plan to wear Comp armor you need to get Doc buffs in order to be viable 
Oce you got the Doc buffs, be sure to snag along some Brandy(40ish min duration and 50ish fillings) and Vagnerian Canape(the food thingie with 10ish mins duration). Eat those and you should now be a mean lean tankin machine with the Doc buffs working.
Your "stomach" is suppose to decay with 100 fillings every 30 mins, but it's bugged so it s more like 100 fillingsevery 45 mins 
This means that even though you think the duration on your food is going to outlast the decayin your stomach, it doesn't.. even if the numbers says it s suppose to be that way, and bah! here I go complaining about Chef bugs, oh well... just be aware that your stomach is "bugged" and that the brandy is your God when on Doc buffs. 
Use spice for unexpected hits, or tough fights that needs a boost.
I'm not sure that the stomach is bugged. I can go with my bofas right now for a perma 423 health buff. When I hit the 5 min overlap I can increase that as well. When I'm fighting right now I always have it on, and never run outta time with it.
The thing is I don't want to be dependant on doctor buffs because I don't want to have to find one when it runs out (do they last longer then 1 hour?) It seems however they are the best way to go.
One other question: If Pixie will knock you down 1000 during down time, which lasts 4 min. Does that mean if you had less then 1000 health to begin with, it will KEEP dropping you, or do you just not get up until it wears off?
I'm hoping with the bofa health I can pass over 1000, plus have decent other stats, so I'll get up after I take my nap. I just don't know if it's worth the 4 minutes of waiting to go again.
it means you get an incapacitation which can be quite frustrating when fighting, and it renders the ForceOfWill skill useless.
Mattius wrote:
Does that mean if you had less then 1000 health to begin with, it will KEEP dropping you, or do you just not get up until it wears off?
Actually, groups with mytown residentswere why I first decided to start taking buffs. I felt likeI was the one constantly getting incapped and slowing down the group, and as a melee fighter you really can't afford to stay out of the battle.
Well I figured it out.
Docotor buffs
Even by themselves it makes life MUCH easier.
Add on some armor and I'm plowing through banthas at lvl 3 like a hot knife through a fresh Krispy Kream donut...... <droool>
Like everyone says, the doc buffs can easily pay for themselves. I even got a crappy health buff, but was able to supliment it a bit with bofa.
Thanks for the help everyone. Next will be finding mobs to kill. On my way to novice now.
DR is the only stat that effects duration, so if you want high duration have high stats in your DR for both avian and gas
ConRothma wrote:
ok - i am hitting good numbers on the buffs (860) but cant get the duration over 8905 which works out to be 2.5 hrs - im using +25 biv and +25 bio shirt and 110 med bot - also using superior tool and station (get that outta the way now cuz i know thats not the prob) - heres the stats on the resources im using to make the comps.and maybe someone can point out what im doing wrong:
ABEC
Tat Fiberplast (same as used by fellow doc in guild and he hits 3.5 hrs)
OQ 622
UT 591
(Power: 1 * OQ; Charges: 0.6 * DR + 0.4 * OQ)
Lokian Wild Wheat
OQ 829
PE 51
(Power: 0.5 * OQ + 0.5 * PE; Charges: 1 * OQ)
ACRDM
Herb Meat
OQ 948
PE 532
(0.66 * OQ + 0.33 * PE)
Class 4
OQ 875
PE 842
(0.66 * OQ + 0.33 * PE)
ASDS
Dom. Oats
OQ 849
PE 982
(0.5 * OQ + 0.5 * PE)
Dol. Iron
OQ 923
(1 * OQ)
Resources for the buffs:
Avian Meat
OQ 922
DR 452
PE 856
(Power: 0.5 * OQ + 0.5 * PE; Duration: 0.6 * DR + 0.4 * OQ)
Gas
OQ 870
DR 329
(Power: 1 * OQ; Duration: 0.6 * DR + 0.4 * OQ)
any help with this would be greatly appreciated - i play in Tempest if there is any docs that would care to help me in game (email or /tell Con'Rothma)
I removed the stats that really don't figure into the forumla. If you made the ABEC's, ACRDM's and ASDS what were the end results? What I've highlighted is basically where your problem may be. If a fellow doc if your guild is hitting 3.5 hrs and he's using the samefiberplast,the resource in questionhas to be the Lokian Wild Wheat. I'm also going to say that the DR on your gas & avian is a bit low.
Check<a href="http://www.iootnega.com/doctor/faq.asp">HERE</a> for the FAQ's.
Visnja