Pistoleer Archive
Thread: Kinetic vs Energy: when to use what
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mskroch
Fri May 06, 2005 8:45 am
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I hope this isn't a silly questions, but how do you know when to use a Kinetic weapon and when to use an Energy weapon. I have a now average DE-10 and a pretty good FWG5 and am wondering when to use one or the other.
Is there any way you can tell from examine that I am missing, is it based on visually what armor they are wearing, or trial and error?
Help!
Jathen
Pug
Fri May 06, 2005 9:47 am
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Good question. The only thing I'll offer is that if you're also a Bounty Hunter hunting Jedi, always use Kinetic because a PSG is effective vs. ranged energy weapons.
Jazzica
Sat May 07, 2005 2:16 am
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Pug is right. Kinetic don't care the Shield Generators. I tried the same mob with kinetic and with energy and i didn't figured any difference (both weapons same dps and no special abilities).
Cherdos
Sat May 07, 2005 4:44 am
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If you are going for PVP armor types depend. If the player is using Composite use a kinetic for Assault armor is better against energy. If he is wearing ubese then switch over to energy cause the ubese is better suited for the kinetic. I believe its Composite=Assault=Better energy. Ubese=Recon=better kenetic rating. Dont know what Padded, Bone, Tantel fall under. But like the previous post said PSG's stop energy so just beware of that.
Typho
Sat May 07, 2005 7:11 am
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The examine window for creatures is currently broken. Accodring to the Ranger correspondent (Owen) the Devs are working on a fix. Some creatures do still have resists but until the examine window gets fixed there is no way to know what their resists are.
Shikai
Sat May 07, 2005 8:04 am
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Cherdos wrote:If you are going for PVP armor types depend. If the player is using Composite use a kinetic for Assault armor is better against energy. If he is wearing ubese then switch over to energy cause the ubese is better suited for the kinetic. I believe its Composite=Assault=Better energy. Ubese=Recon=better kenetic rating. Dont know what Padded, Bone, Tantel fall under. But like the previous post said PSG's stop energy so just beware of that.
You're backwards, but have the right idea.
Each armor type has pluses and negatives to their stats vs. kinetic/energy, except Battle.
Assault = High Kinetic Defense, Low Energy (+1000 kinetic, -1000 energy when crafting)
Battle = Mid Kinetic Defense, Mid Energy (no bonus/negative)
Recon = Low Kinetic Defense, High Energy (-1000 kinetic, +1000 energy when crafting)
Chitin, Composite, Ithorian Sentinel, Kashyyykian Hunting, BH armor = Assault
Bone, Marauder, Padded, Ithorian Defender, Kashyyykian Black Mountain, R.I.S. = Battle
Mabari, Tantel, Ubese, Ithorian Guardian, Kashyyykian Ceremonial = Recon
Message Edited by Shikai on 05-07-2005 08:05 AM
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