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Thread: O.k. REview on Soloing a Krayt
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Sectick
Tue May 25, 2004 6:18 pm
#1
O.k after the post last night I got a lot of usefull information for soloing a Krayt. I just want to review this and get some opinions on my template to see if I should invest in anything else.
Template: Master Doctor/Master Rifleman/Scout(1-0-0-0)
Armor: 75% Kinetic Ubese Armor Suit
Food: Right now I only have Canape and Brandy but I should get Synthsteak,Pikatta Pie, and Ahrisa
Tactics:
First get full set of Doctor Buffs and Muscian/Entertainer Buffs. Head out to find a Krayt. When one is found suit up in my Ubese Armor take 2 Brandies, Synthsteak, Pikatta Pie, and a Ahrisa. Then start SS2 the hell out of the Krayt. Keep and eye on my health and use 900 or greater stim D's to heal as soon as health starts going down. Try to climb a nearby hill to get more distance between me and the Krayt (is that the purpose of that?) After a good bit of time doing this loot it.
Did I miss anything here? I was reading a post by one guy who says he uses a PSG I didnt know PSGs' protected against Kinetic damage. Let me know if you think that thiswill work. It sounds easy enough to do but I doubt that it is. 
Any other advice would be appreciated! Oh yeah is it possible to solo without muscian or dancer buffs? A lot of the time I hunt there are no masters online or they are all AFK.
Any other advice would be appreciated! Oh yeah is it possible to solo without muscian or dancer buffs? A lot of the time I hunt there are no masters online or they are all AFK.
BlasterForHire
Wed May 26, 2004 9:06 am
#3
1. no such thing as getting distance on the krayt if you're soloing.. they're faster than you are.
2. SS2 only if you need the general damage (trying to outdamage a group). Chances are, you'll kill faster with master headshot, particularly if you're not a +95 or better rifleman.
3. forget psg's. they'll work, but get chewed up very quickly since they're the first line of defense. I definitely wouldn't use one unless you have money to burn.
4. as I answered in your other thread-- if you're going against a giant canyon or ancient, you need thakatillo, or you'll be on your back dizzy/kd'd frequently. pikatta pie is useless to you, as you have no dodge mods. that's for fencers and pistoleers.
5. I never use musician/dancer buffs, but do use high quality brandy, 1 portion of canape, and have encumbrance sliced armor.
2. SS2 only if you need the general damage (trying to outdamage a group). Chances are, you'll kill faster with master headshot, particularly if you're not a +95 or better rifleman.
3. forget psg's. they'll work, but get chewed up very quickly since they're the first line of defense. I definitely wouldn't use one unless you have money to burn.
4. as I answered in your other thread-- if you're going against a giant canyon or ancient, you need thakatillo, or you'll be on your back dizzy/kd'd frequently. pikatta pie is useless to you, as you have no dodge mods. that's for fencers and pistoleers.
5. I never use musician/dancer buffs, but do use high quality brandy, 1 portion of canape, and have encumbrance sliced armor.
Message Edited by BlasterForHire on 05-26-2004 11:11 AM
Keltorr
Wed May 26, 2004 9:44 am
#4
Is 75% kinetic enough? I've heard that you need at least 80%, but I don't see why there would be that much of a difference unless armor protection is as screwed up formula-wise as our speed.
BlasterForHire
Wed May 26, 2004 11:35 am
#5
armor is a straight percentage reduction. i use 73% kinetic (very light encumbrance) ubese. so, 27% damage goes through.
Grisbilen
Wed May 26, 2004 11:50 am
#6
A tip: Only go for juveniles if powerlooting(!) pearls/tissues, they go down "slightly" faster.
Or didjuvenile dropschange? Ages since i looted something good from one (wasted like 20 in a row not finding anything)
OditeFosore
Wed May 26, 2004 4:23 pm
#7
Couple notes. As said before, you have no need for Pikatta pie and as far as shots go, I alsorecommend usingheadshot 3 adn not strafe2and remember to put your mindshot1 and mindshot2 bleeds on (they are still stacking, who knows why?).
Using a hill to get distance does work. There is a weird speed dynamic with most high-end mobs. They have a "fast" and a "slow" speed. If a krayt is in "fast" mode and wants to catch you, it is on you in a split second. If it's in "slow" mode, you can run in front of it for 1,000's of meters without it ever getting close enough to touch you. Hills seem to help in getting distance between you and krayts and help to throw them into "slow" mode.
Stim early and often - this may be getting better, but I'm still not 100% convinced that the armor hole problems have been completely fixed. There's nothing worse than a 2k hit to your health to take you out cause you were 1000 points down and hadn't stim'd yet. Also, as a doc, set up a macro /stand; /healstate. This will cure you of a dizzy/kd from an ancient and will negate your need for using thakitillor or ithorian mist. You can then just use 3 canapes and 2 brandies and not ever worry about your mind.
Good luck!
Sectick
Wed May 26, 2004 4:36 pm
#8
First let me thank all of you for your help. I'm buffing away saving money for the food I need. Synthsteak is needed right? 5 stars for all of you that helped.
BlackMageMerc
Wed May 26, 2004 5:44 pm
#9
I'd like to say a couple of things. Doc/Rifleman in 80% kinetic comp armor, 2 brandies, 1 capnap. Your going to be totaly fine. However... I was using a pretty nice T21, I got the freaking dragon down too 1/3 its mind... any guess to what happens?
It despawns.
My 2 cents, bring a friend. (not a juvinal, canyon, soooo close to soloing it =/ )
Oh also with reguards with the "fast" and "slow" modes I can vouch for that, start going up a hill (I had no scout too) and it enters slow mode for quite a long time, even when you run on even ground. So personaly I'd go up a hill, get it into slow and lead it away from were all the KSers hang out.
We should so be allowed to drop KSers 
Sectick
Thu May 27, 2004 10:39 am
#10
yeah i went last night with a friend and we killed 2 krayts. But some guy (had a uber rifle and speed tapes) kept outdamaging me. He said he would have given me a pearl if he looted it cause he was only after tissue. But after last night it makes me mad that after a team of 2 guys spends 5 minutes and has in almost dead a guy with a lot more money than me obiviously can come and outdamage us and take the loot. /endrant It was fun though.
Ciirybeccaskyr
Thu May 27, 2004 2:51 pm
#11
If you want to hang with the big groups dragon hunting you HAVE to have 97 speed or just /peace out when someone that does starts attacking the dragon. Dont waste your time with more than the first damage reduction food cause afer the first min of the fight you will be able to outrun the dragon and just kite him till he is dead.
Arisa is the best food to have if you are wearing composite to get your focus the rest of the way up to aviod mind costs and past that just keep doing what you are doing now.
Use headshot3 unless you are speed capped no matter what cause it will do more damage than SS2 for you. Also FS2 will do more damage than SS2 if you are not speed caped.
Once again if you arnt speed capped dont even think you will get loot cause it isnt happening. Getting to 97 speed increases your damage 150% or more (takes you from 2.47 sec per SS2 to one ever sec and enables you to use SS2 as well as you had been using headshot3 to kill dragons)
raz1337
Thu May 27, 2004 9:16 pm
#12
I went giant dune kimo hunting last night, I was able to solo the 7 of them that were at the spawn I found, just standing my ground at point blank spamming head shot 3, using mind shot 2, and my mind poison tusken rifle
I'm speed capped, but I'm partial to thesingle ham pool of head shot
I went searching for krayts but didn't find any, I might try later, but don't know yet, I was using 2 ahrisa's, citros snow cake, and 2 brandy's to kill the GDK's
Silverion
Thu May 27, 2004 9:33 pm
#13
Intimidate is your friend.. ditch the scout and grab novice brawler instead, trust me on this 
Use as light as you can get 80 percent kineticcomposite over ubese, double the condition and wont wear down as fast.
You can get by without mind buffs but you will want to hit a couple brandy and an ahrisa or two as well, with intimidate synthsteak is unnecessary.
Now go kick some ass!
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