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Pana_Cebo

Sat May 01, 2004 8:37 am

I used to ALWAYS power up my pistol due to the fact that it added anywhere from 50 to 70 damage. I recently found out however, that powerups accelerate the decay of the weapon. This has put a huge damper on my power up use, so I've considered only using power ups on my gun when Im fighting in places like the geo cave or something.

What guidelines do you guys use for when to "power up" your pistol?

Niklesnitz

Sat May 01, 2004 8:44 am

#2

I hardly ever power up my weapon.

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glidingpiglet

Sat May 01, 2004 8:59 am

#3

Some people, all the time, others alomst never.

I'm in the almost never, too lazy to remember to get em out of the crate before combat.

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Spike7913

Sat May 01, 2004 9:07 am

#4

constantly, if i need to, i can repair my weapon

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Pana_Cebo

Sat May 01, 2004 9:25 am

#5

Spike7913 wrote:
constantly, if i need to, i can repair my weapon

Don't even get me started on repairs lol. Mine ALWAYS lower the max durability by half.

Do you ever get perfect repairs, if so what % repair tool do you use?

NaKitNa

Sat May 01, 2004 9:58 am

#6

I usually dont because of firing so fast. I burn through them so fast at Master Pistoleer it is more of a nuisance than a help. The only exception is when I am going after something outrageously tough.

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JLG88

Sat May 01, 2004 9:59 am

#7

well on a non-krayt weapon i see no reason why u should EVER not use pups..they cost 10k! of course i use pups on my 1.5 million cr scatter to make it 450 damage, but thats just me

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BZebub

Sat May 01, 2004 11:38 am

#8

i always keep a bunch handy. i just don't like the random nature of powerups: its almost impossible to find the exact powerup you want, because the system chooses stat modifier types randomly.

DigiDante

Sun May 02, 2004 10:59 am

#9

Can anyone give me proof to where it says powerups increase the decay rate?

I do not seem to believe this. Sliced weapons do increase more, this I do know.

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BZebub

Sun May 02, 2004 11:09 am

#10

it seems like they don't actually increase decay rate.

i dont think any tests have been done to try it though.

LorenzoMh

Sun May 02, 2004 1:15 pm

#11

Pana_Cebo wrote:

Spike7913 wrote:
constantly, if i need to, i can repair my weapon

Don't even get me started on repairs lol. Mine ALWAYS lower the max durability by half.

Do you ever get perfect repairs, if so what % repair tool do you use?

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Randonb

Sun May 02, 2004 1:46 pm

#12

Powerups are nice, but it is commonly believed that they do increase rate of decay. People are a little more divided on the slicing issue. Personally, I buy weapons presliced and use powerups now and then. More of a "when I feel like it" than anything else. It would definitely make sense to use them when you go raiding higher level content with friends. I'm sure other weapons with higher base stats powerups make a bigger difference, since they are percentage based. Still, they are a nice luxury for us.

There are players who feel that the increased killing speed provided by powerups (and thereby increased mission completion rate) more than makes up for any cost of decay or the powerup itself.

There are also players who feel repair kits increase the rate of decay over time. You could be better off if you never used them! After critical failing (the item falls apart) using a kit with 100% functionality on a fairly intact Republic Blaster, I'm starting to believe them.

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Koelind

Sun May 02, 2004 8:20 pm

#13

It is not Urban legend that PU's increase decay. Just use a few on a weap and you will see the accelerated decay.

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