Rifleman Archive
Thread: A Rifleman Must Have!
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Sotaudi
Mon Mar 08, 2004 2:30 pm
#14
blazinpenguin wrote:
well most riflemen prefer less mind cost and lowered speed
its uber to me, maybe not to u
but like i said i sold about 20 yesterday to one person, and he wasnt a noob
Come on guys, I think some encouragement is in line here. He is, after all, trying to make something we would be interested in.
So,blazingpenguin,thanks for working on this. If it helps, here is my thinking on powerups.
They are right on one thing, you can get 33%/16% powerups on Intrepid, so I would only buy 24% varieties if I could not find the others. But once you start getting the 33% ones:
For slower, higher HAM rifles like the T21 or Laser: 33% Max damage/16% Mind
For my faster, lower HAM cost rifles like the E11, Jawa, or Spraystick: 33% Max damage/16% Min damageAt pre-Master level, speed is more important, so substitute 33% speed for the damage in the ones above. Note: also, that even at Master, if you have no additional speed mods, you cannot fire an average7 second T21 using Strafeshot2 at the speed cap. With that combination, you will fire that shot at 2.45 seconds per shot. Thus, it may be prudent even at Master to have some 33% Speed/16% Mind powerups for your slower rifles since this will add 33% to your average damage by firing 33% faster rather than just adding it to your Max damage.
If I cannot find the above, I will substitute 33% Mind/16% Max Damage PUs; however, this is not my preference.
Asa side note: Melee weapon powerups tend to be hard to come by. For Swordsman, Powerhammers have high Health costs, and their other weapons have high action costs. So as a Master Swordsman, I am always on the lookout for:
Melee 33% max damage/16% Health
Melee 33% max damage/16% Action
I will occasionally take speed substitutes for the Max damage for the above, or I will take 33% Health (or Action)/16% Max damage if I cannot find those.
In short: if you were on Intrepid, and you kept your vendor stocked with the following, you would have me as a regular customer:
33% Max Damage/16% Mind
Melee 33% Max Damage/16% Health
33% Max Damage/16% Min Damage
Melee 33% Max Damage/16% Action
33% Speed/16% Mind
Melee 33% Speed/16% Health
By the way, those are listed in a descending order based on volume (i.e, I go through the top two quite fast, the second two less so, and the last two could last me for a while).
GAThrawn_MIA
Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:58 am
#16
To be honest I like a good Mind Cost/Min Damage powerup (with Mind Cost/Max Damage as a close second favourite), got a couple of nice crates of 33% Mind cost/16% min Damage in my backpack at the moment.
bulaster
Wed Mar 10, 2004 6:50 am
#17
Hey everyone where is the best place to get powerupd for T21 rifle. must ge good and need to be some what cheap
Stratego
Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:45 am
#18
Not sure what server you're on but those aren't UBER by any stretch of the imagination. I've been making powerups almost since launch and currently sell about 50 crates per day. All our powerups are 33.2% on the primary stat and most have 3 and 4 stats they boost. All that for 2500 credits per crate. We offer many, many variations in the stats to give folks a variety to choose from.
Not to be harsh but if Kraus is interested in the powerup business, there is a lot more to learn! I wouldn't expect many of those to sell if your there is any amount of competition on your server.
bulaster
Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:45 am
#19
I am on Bloodfin. I found some but its hard to find then I love them. I have a T21 that hasa slice that makes it 534 max damage and with the the powerup you guys talked about takes the max to over 700 love it. How can I make it more powerful if I can?
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