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Thread: How do you use a scythe I just lose my mind
MoogleDee
Sun Oct 10, 2004 5:08 pm
#14
Most of the time I go hunting with mind buffs and take a double shot of brandy and I'm good to go with my scythe. Otherwise, without mind buffs I go double shot then an ahrisa and I'm fine. I also have my stats migrated out to keep mind costs low.
APEist_theReb
Sun Oct 10, 2004 6:01 pm
#15
Noc-turnal wrote:
APEist_theReb wrote:
yea i wouldnt use a scythe on anything in pve except for the occasional mob with higher blast than kinetic resistance. the ph's mind cost is so minimal most times it doesnt cost anything.
if you really wanna use a scythe you may wanna look into buying crates of mind powerups which will reduce the mind cost by 33%.
Noooooo!! you silly person, powerup's kills the condition dont do it!! not to a scythe for goodness sake. you should be using 2 brandy, 2 arisha (3 if needed) if you still got issues then take a musician buff, if that isnt enough then you must be a diseased wookie
yea, i wouldnt notice the condition problem. pve- 20% of my time, pvp- 80% of my time.
Lorechaser
Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:00 am
#17
I have yet to find anyone thathas done an actual study on power-ups. I've read several reports of people that did tests, and they pretty well debunk the idea that power-ups degrade a weapon faster. You can use a weapon more often with attack speed pups, which will degrade it, and there may be a relation between damage dealt and degrading, so that might make a difference, but a reduced mind cost pup won't affect the condition of your weapon at all. I've seen a lot of people say "Power-ups degrade it faster!" but when pressed, they just feel that way. The "No they don't!" faction has run the tests. 
It would be pretty simple - get 2 identical items from a crafter. Toss a mind power up. Go outsdie Mos Eis. Shoot worts and keep track. I'd say 200 or so shots from each weapon would be a good guide. Just count them up, and compare durability....
It would be pretty simple - get 2 identical items from a crafter. Toss a mind power up. Go outsdie Mos Eis. Shoot worts and keep track.
I'd say 200 or so shots from each weapon would be a good guide. Just count them up, and compare durability....
APEist_theReb
Tue Oct 12, 2004 12:58 am
#18
Lorechaser wrote:
I have yet to find anyone thathas done an actual study on power-ups. I've read several reports of people that did tests, and they pretty well debunk the idea that power-ups degrade a weapon faster. You can use a weapon more often with attack speed pups, which will degrade it, and there may be a relation between damage dealt and degrading, so that might make a difference, but a reduced mind cost pup won't affect the condition of your weapon at all. I've seen a lot of people say "Power-ups degrade it faster!" but when pressed, they just feel that way. The "No they don't!" faction has run the tests.
It would be pretty simple - get 2 identical items from a crafter. Toss a mind power up. Go outsdie Mos Eis. Shoot worts and keep track.
someone do this pls, i cant get in game for a while.
Zarqon
Tue Oct 12, 2004 7:22 am
#19
yeah, mitigate stats, and also take a look at your helmet. If you're PvEing you don't need the extra resistances so go for a non triple layeredencumbrance sliced helmet. Some smiths sell it already sliced, and then you can just pick an encum sliced one, otherwise it might cost you some more.
Greggthegrmreapr
Tue Oct 12, 2004 1:57 pm
#20
Speedy911 wrote:
Why Dont You Just Get Mind Buffs?
don't know what server you are on, but its a pain in the ass to get them on bloodfin... always afk, and doesn't help that i'm on dial-up and lag behind a few seconds
Tempus_Blackthorn
Tue Oct 12, 2004 3:32 pm
#21
I don't wear my full suit of comp, only head/chest/boots/gloves (Hope the combat revamp changes that), and had my mind migrated to 600/500/500 to able to take it off and put it back on w/o buffs. Then I double swig the brandy (filling has to be 50 or lower), and if my mind is too low,I take one canape.
VacaXXX
Tue Oct 12, 2004 5:36 pm
#22
ewano wrote:
if u wanna keep that mind up then isugest u visit an image disigner. if ur human race get that mind like 1100 mind 800 focus 1100 wilpower
now use brandy's and canpe's and u macro with an scythe for as long as the food takes.
i would suggest, ( what i use ) 1100, 1100 , and whatever is left goes into the third one, and get music/dancer buffs, <- make sure to do this AFTER doc buffs seeing as they only last 2 hours........ makes the game a ton easier.........
garb0
Wed Oct 13, 2004 3:48 am
#23
im rodain so have m 1000 , w 500, f 500 i take 2 brandy 2 ashritha (or what ever its called) then i have room for canape/ashirtha thing. syn steak depending what im fighting.
with my scythe i have no problems until i have to start healing a lot of states / health.
cant se why your having a problem unless you mind stats are pooped up.
oh btw i use a scythe all the time even for PvE because of the + range mods
ewano
Wed Oct 13, 2004 4:13 am
#24
for gods sake pls
stat migration max mind, max focus and lots of wilpower, then use 2 brandys and 2 or 3 arisha's
like someone else said if ur mind is stil dropping then???
music buffs are nice but its even more nice to solo a krayt with out mind buffs. just do above and ur mind wil be more then ok
dont use ne power up unles u wanna do extra dmg on 1 mob, it kils ur weapon in a day
thats all
hrmpf2
Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:44 pm
#25
I've yet to find a place on infinity where it's standard you're able to get a mind buff from entertainers. Anyway, find some brandy with 400+ stats and have two of those, with my current focus of 400, this gives a cost of about 20 mind. If this is still too much or maybe higher for you, eat a Canape, those gives additional focus and you'll usually be able to eat three to whatever meets your need, which is 1500 focus for zero mind cost.
TheSatyr01
Wed Oct 13, 2004 12:56 pm
#26
I have had no problem killing things with scythes.
I take two brandy and use two-handed hit 3. Enraged Rancors go down with ease,and I don't take much of a hit to my mind. Regenerates between Lairs.
I don't use macros either,I prefer to manage the attacks myself. And can switch to a different attack quicker if the situation changes.
I take two brandy and use two-handed hit 3. Enraged Rancors go down with ease,and I don't take much of a hit to my mind. Regenerates between Lairs.
I don't use macros either,I prefer to manage the attacks myself. And can switch to a different attack quicker if the situation changes.