Teras Kasi Archive

For me, I haven't use them since Power 4......spamming unarmed hit 2 hits better and only use 30 HAM so better off with them......that's just me tho...

I am a TKM and always keep my VKs on..if i happen to have them off and am fighting i begin to wonder....

"why is it takin so long to hurt him??...oh yea oops..forgot to equip my VK"

VK = more base dmg due to the dmg stats on he weapon plus the increase in REAL damage due to the armor piercing...dont forget that the damage u see in the "combat" chat window is only the base damage. So while it may look like ur base damage only increases by 100-200 or so with a VK on...the REAL damage goes up by a similar amount PLUS an extra amount due to the light armor piercing.

However!!! Dont use VKS when u do a round of debuffs on the mob..the extra little bit of damage isnt worth it then..just for ur normal attacks

Or you could just be a master doc that buffs himself on runs (instead of having to spam-ask for someone to buff him) and if you find something particularly rough... such as 6 mountain dewbacks at once.... that don't seem to want to go below six even tho you keep killin ONE off.... THEN you muon and spam to yer hearts delight... or you could power boost before hand.... and if yer really feeling adventurous - you can get a dancer to dance fer ya... or.... or...

Only stat i worry about is mind... Subs maxed and health/action even once mind/subs are maxed. I never take off my VK's... and never see a white bar... less i'm seriously out gunned by some really tough monsters... say.... mountain squills... wonder how many of those i could take w/ prior preperation (doc buffs + powerboost+muon).... may have to try that...

J/Tharg!

I'm a little confused on the Vibro Knuckers thing. Some have said that once you get Power 3, you are better off without Vibro Knucklers, and some have said you should use them always, even after Master Teras Kasi.

So what do you think, what is your opinion on using Vibro Knucklers after you get Power 3?

well I usually use them anyway. I migrated my mind stats to full as a human and I usually keep them on when I use specials except for debuffs. All secondary stats are low as possible, I figure I can heal myself if they run low, all I am worried about is mind.

Dont forget one of the biggest reasons to use VK's. Armor piercing.

I have a full set of composite armor, so i usually start a fight with KD2, dizzy blind stun intimidate combo, then hit the armor hot key, equip my VKs and ride it out. If i am fighting something that isn't so tough that i need armor, i keep them off. In PvP i never wear them. Lunge, head hit head hit head hit head hit head hit. Game over.

If I have my physical secondaries buffed and have powerboosted my mind up (plus muon perhaps) then I'd wear my VKs. Otherwise I do far more damage by spamming UH3 with them off.

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Niara wrote:

I'm a little confused on the Vibro Knuckers thing. Some have said that once you get Power 3, you are better off without Vibro Knucklers, and some have said you should use them always, even after Master Teras Kasi.

So what do you think, what is your opinion on using Vibro Knucklers after you get Power 3?

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I don't actually use them that much, they are still mapped to a hotkey for the situations I do use them.

It is all personal choice, If find I can do enough damage and kill them fast to the majority of stuff, if they are armoured then the VK's go on usually, depending on how I fare without them first.

I just find the ham costs still tend to sap the ham bars down fast when using specials, yes you can replenishhealth and action with stims, but that costs you mind pools as well.

I have seen adew TKM that use them all the time, and I stillmanage to kill the same stuff without using VKs.

It is personal choice, yes you do more damage faster and the ar1 is a real benefit and also boosting damage. but when taking on 3 or 4 unarmoured 5k ham mobs at once, I find the ham costs kill me before they do with VK's. I can usually defeat them without using VK's anyways.If they are armoured or with high resists then VK's really become neccesary so you have to change your tactics to compensate.

When you get to the level you will have the option of using them or not, see for yourself how you manage and if you must use vk's to kill everything, or just use them when the situation arises where they are more of a benefit.

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Niara wrote:

I'm a little confused on the Vibro Knuckers thing. Some have said that once you get Power 3, you are better off without Vibro Knucklers, and some have said you should use them always, even after Master Teras Kasi.

So what do you think, what is your opinion on using Vibro Knucklers after you get Power 3?

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I don't actually use them that much, they are still mapped to a hotkey for the situations I do use them.

It is all personal choice, If find I can do enough damage and kill them fast to the majority of stuff, if they are armoured then the VK's go on usually, depending on how I fare without them first.

I just find the ham costs still tend to sap the ham bars down fast when using specials, yes you can replenishhealth and action with stims, but that costs you mind pools as well.

I have seen afew TKM that use them all the time, and I stillmanage to kill the same stuff without using VKs.

It is personal choice, yes you do more damage faster and the ar1 is a real benefit and also boosting damage. but when taking on 3 or 4 unarmoured 5k ham mobs at once, I find the ham costs kill me before they do with VK's. I can usually defeat them without using VK's anyways.If they are armoured or with high resists then VK's really become neccesary so you have to change your tactics to compensate.

When you get to the level you will have the option of using them or not, see for yourself how you manage and if you must use vk's to kill everything, or just use them when the situation arises where they are more of a benefit.