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So, in my trip back to master Ranger, I have learned something. The Stink Bomb has found its way into my trapping repetoire. Stink Bombs reduce the target's ability to dodge state effects. As a TKM, my offense depends heavily on Armor Break and Dizzy. Without the Stink Bomb, I was constantly trying multiple times to get AB and Dizzy to land. Once I started using the stink bomb first, I can get both AB and Dizzy to stick in one try each!

The moral of the story is, if you use states, use the Stink Bomb.

Hehe, I have been thinking about using the Stink Bomb to reduce the amount of time between knockdowns, but that might be a special effect instead of a state.

I made a factory run of stink bombs a few weeks ago to see if it would help me stick my blind and dizzy/stun (both from BH specials) better. Before I was lucky to get one in five attempts to stick. After trying stink bombs, my ratio was about, oh, one in five. From what I could tell, the trap had no effect on my success rate. Maybe I'll try again and see if anything has changed-- I still have six or seven crates left, and if nothing else, stink bombs can pull as well as any other trap.

al-djinn'i

Master Ranger

You're silly..

On creatures, of course. None of our stuff works on npcs, except camo kits.

Yes, creatures. Iwanted to point out that I was usingBH specials since other traps give the same states, and wanted to avoid confusion. I'd rather use the specials than those traps, since they also do a little damage, I don't stop for 5 seconds to use them, and tossing a trap makes me lose two or three attacks. Aside from the opening trap (which could be a stink bomb if they worked), it's not worth my time to toss anything but a phec dart. And in some cases (krayt, gorax, albatross, GDK, etc.), standing still to lob more traps than are absolutely necessary can be fatal.

al-djinn'i

Master Ranger

So... what you're saying is... stink bomb, then other traps so the other traps are almost gauranteed to stick. Hmmmm. You are wise beyond our years.

THis is the first time I have heard anyone say the stink bomb actually works. I have never been able to figure out if they did or not!

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Oreet wrote:

wow, i'd have thought the natural Trandosh stink was enough, but i guess not if you need ot toss stink bombs.

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Lizards don't stink actually, their skin is cool and dry. Rodians on the other hand... I think part of their communication depends on the different smells they exude doesn't it? I met a great Rodian dancer on Starsider who politely sniffed everyone she spoke with, in order to gauge their mood/personality. It got mixed results. /grin

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Ragao wrote:

it doesnt increase the chance of your traps sticking, just state effects applying, right?

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Correct. I think there needs to be some e testing done to see if it makes trap states work better...I doubt one will ever really notice, because if you get the stink bomb to hit, you must have a high enough TL to trap the critter with any other trap.

Rodians don't stink; the PC term is we smell special. Please be politcally correct. Thank you Ootirck, the rodian- novice ranger.