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Thread: Multiple armor specs?
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Ox-
Fri Jun 03, 2005 4:45 pm
#14
There are creatures that do energy damage. Raptors and Mites on Endor are two I know for sure, when they use their spitting attacks.
I wouldn't be surprised if there are NPC's doing ranged kinetic damage.
In my opinion, because of the diminishing returns in protection, unsliced primus layered battle armor is the best in the game for almost all situations.
One exception might be energy layered recon vs. Jedi, but only because it's unclear atm whether kinetic force powers are any good. If they are now, or will be in the future, you'll be owned by a Jedi if you only have 4000 kinetic.
I've also been considering energy layered recon for my personal suit, because as a smuggler/rifleman I can keep everything rooted at distance, which means I'll probably only be taking energy damage if I'm solo. I need to solo a lot more though to get a feel for how viable this is and make sure there isn't some nasty ranged kinetic out there. I'm also only considering it because my only cert is recon. I'd do primus battle without a second thought if I could.
I wouldn't be surprised if there are NPC's doing ranged kinetic damage.
In my opinion, because of the diminishing returns in protection, unsliced primus layered battle armor is the best in the game for almost all situations.
One exception might be energy layered recon vs. Jedi, but only because it's unclear atm whether kinetic force powers are any good. If they are now, or will be in the future, you'll be owned by a Jedi if you only have 4000 kinetic.
I've also been considering energy layered recon for my personal suit, because as a smuggler/rifleman I can keep everything rooted at distance, which means I'll probably only be taking energy damage if I'm solo. I need to solo a lot more though to get a feel for how viable this is and make sure there isn't some nasty ranged kinetic out there. I'm also only considering it because my only cert is recon. I'd do primus battle without a second thought if I could.
Message Edited by Ox- on 06-03-2005 04:46 PM
Ox-
Fri Jun 03, 2005 5:42 pm
#16
Cpl_Fisher wrote:
wha? jedi have kinetic ranged powers? grr......
I don't have a jedi, so I'm just going on what others say. I've seen people say force powers are kinetic and I've seen Jedi say force powers are weak or broken... so make of that what you will.
MTaffin
Sat Jun 04, 2005 4:48 am
#17
Any idea on what the max cap of the resistances are? I just bought some recon with Kinetic 5000/energy 7000. Nice even numbers so I'm guessing that's the top end, I'd hate to have it sliced and end up with encumberances.
Ox-
Sat Jun 04, 2005 5:02 am
#18
For recon the max are:
Unlayered: 7000 energy, 5000 kin, 6000 special
Primus Layered: 7600 energy, 5600 kin, @5400 special
Energy Layered: 8200 energy, @3800 kin, 6000 special
Kinetic Layered: @5800 energy, 6200 kin, 6000 special
Where I put the "@" there will be a few points difference.
It's very easy to hit the unlayered cap and quite difficult to hit the layered caps, especially Primus.
Unlayered: 7000 energy, 5000 kin, 6000 special
Primus Layered: 7600 energy, 5600 kin, @5400 special
Energy Layered: 8200 energy, @3800 kin, 6000 special
Kinetic Layered: @5800 energy, 6200 kin, 6000 special
Where I put the "@" there will be a few points difference.
It's very easy to hit the unlayered cap and quite difficult to hit the layered caps, especially Primus.
MTaffin
Sat Jun 04, 2005 8:11 am
#19
Thanks kindly for the info, I think I'll keep this set unsliced then.
Ox-
Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:31 pm
#20
Those caps are the crafting caps. Slicing will add somewhere around 400 to protection, but will also increase hinderances above your master level mitigation by up to 4%.
PyscoJuggalo
Sat Jun 04, 2005 1:40 pm
#21
Ox- wrote:
For recon the max are:
Unlayered: 7000 energy, 5000 kin, 6000 special
Primus Layered: 7600 energy, 5600 kin, @5400 special
Energy Layered: 8200 energy, @3800 kin, 6000 special
Kinetic Layered: @5800 energy, 6200 kin, 6000 special
Where I put the "@" there will be a few points difference.
It's very easy to hit the unlayered cap and quite difficult to hit the layered caps, especially Primus.
So Battle armor's Primus Energy/Kenetic stats would be: 6600 6600?
Message Edited by PyscoJuggalo on 06-04-2005 04:41 PM
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