Teras Kasi Archive

Definitely not, at TKM, you have 245 Unarmed damage from the actual skill boxes (i think, around 245 anyway) this is added onto the 150 or so from vibroknucklers - to both minimum and maximum damage

so for a simple example

you have a set of VK's 40-150

with the narmed mods that means 285 - 400 or so

so you would lose 150 damage by going unarmed (as far as i know)

someone correct me if im wrong

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Xanthum wrote:

Well, with the help of everyone on here I am finally looking at my last few hours of grinding. I am now tk 3/3/4/3. I have been using vks since novice, I read the thread about the tk abilities which included a short summation on vks. at the end it remarks that most tkm go unarmed instead of using vks....so should I drop the vks?

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lol, it says that?

I choose not to use VK's unless I am going to be in combat against other players or High End PvE because in both situations I'm buffed and the HAM costs won't affect me much. Unequipping your knucks will save on the HAM costs while fighting unbuffed (great for emergencies...like loading intoan Outpost and getting aggroed by something).

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TravonLepen wrote:

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Xanthum wrote:

Well, with the help of everyone on here I am finally looking at my last few hours of grinding. I am now tk 3/3/4/3. I have been using vks since novice, I read the thread about the tk abilities which included a short summation on vks. at the end it remarks that most tkm go unarmed instead of using vks....so should I drop the vks?

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lol, it says that?

I choose not to use VK's unless I am going to be in combat against other players or High End PvE because in both situations I'm buffed and the HAM costs won't affect me much. Unequipping your knucks will save on the HAM costs while fighting unbuffed (great for emergencies...like loading intoan Outpost and getting aggroed by something).

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The FAQ (which is what I am inferring you are referring to) states:

"Note that once you get to Master Power Techniques (level IV), you will notice that you can strike just as quickly unarmed as with a VK. Most TKMs will begin doing special moves unarmed at this point to avoid the high HAM costs of the VK."

Not quite the interpretation I would gain from that statement, but perhaps I need to reword it...

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Ryutek wrote:

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TravonLepen wrote:

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Xanthum wrote:

Well, with the help of everyone on here I am finally looking at my last few hours of grinding. I am now tk 3/3/4/3. I have been using vks since novice, I read the thread about the tk abilities which included a short summation on vks. at the end it remarks that most tkm go unarmed instead of using vks....so should I drop the vks?

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lol, it says that?

I choose not to use VK's unless I am going to be in combat against other players or High End PvE because in both situations I'm buffed and the HAM costs won't affect me much. Unequipping your knucks will save on the HAM costs while fighting unbuffed (great for emergencies...like loading intoan Outpost and getting aggroed by something).

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The FAQ (which is what I am inferring you are referring to) states:

"Note that once you get to Master Power Techniques (level IV), you will notice that you can strike just as quickly unarmed as with a VK. Most TKMs will begin doing special moves unarmed at this point to avoid the high HAM costs of the VK."

Not quite the interpretation I would gain from that statement, but perhaps I need to reword it...

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lol, I didn't think it said that "most TK's don't use knucklers" just found it interesting that the poster read it that way.

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Ryutek wrote:
Not quite the interpretation I would gain from that statement, but perhaps I need to reword it...

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I've just started a TKA and when I was reading the FAQ over the weekend, the meaning I got from the statement is exactly the same as that of the original poster. That most masters stop using VKs due to the high HAM cost.

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RogueFettt wrote:

I'm a master and the only time I dont use my VK is when I am unbuffed at Fort Tusken or something similar. I usually end up killing myself.

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Point taken. I have lots of experience as a non-combat crafter and can die in all sorts of interesting ways. I don't think I need extra help.

I think that a tk must drop his vk since novice, vk do more damage and is speeder than unarmed but it's only a waste of mind when pvping vk can kill you