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Thread: Why does Unarmed Hit 3 take so much HAM away?
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ItalianJediLord
Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:19 am
#1
I love spamming Unarmed Hit 3 with Doctor buffs, but my mind is gone in no time. I'm a human and I got my mind maxed out at 1100, Focus at 800, and Willpower at 1100. Every secondary stat is in my mind and after I powerboost my mind is at 1650,
But still I can only handle 3 Pikets before I have to wait and recharge my mind. Why does this special take so much away from the mind? Unarmed 2 takes away mostly from the Action Pool and yet Unarmed 3 takes away from all so much. I would love it if it did not charge that much mind so the doc buffs can take care of it.
I used to be a Master Rifleman, only thing I didn't like were the mind costs, that and always relying on muon. I feel if I don't have a Muon to help my mind I can only spam a short time before I have to rely on Unarmed 2. So please take it under consideration to lower the mind cost a little for Unarmed Hit 3.
ItalianJediLord
Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:20 am
#2
I understand its our most powerful attack and the HAM cost should be the highest, but if you aren't buffed how many times can you guys spam U3 before you are drained?
Utess
Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:46 am
#3
I drink two of the new chef Vasarian brandies any time I go into combat. I just have a crate of them. They are well made with BE additives. They give me +450 to all mind stats for 35 minutes. So with two I buff my mind and secondaries by 900. That, with powerboost on top, means I never run out of mind when fighting. I only have to watch out for my action and health.
When in a pinch, I eat a Won-Won and a Swirl as well(they are food so they stack with the brandy). Those buff my health and action secondaries by +555 for 11 minutes. Its like having a mini doctor buff and more than gives me enough to last for a decent while.
Hope that helps 
LightrunnerReece
Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:18 am
#4
If you unequip you VK, your mind cost will drop to almost nothing, however your damage will decrease. It is a trade off, lower damage for much lower HAM cost.
Bashkaai
Sat Feb 21, 2004 10:52 am
#5
The answer to ur question. Because it is an insanly powerful attack. I have been TKM forever and I think its fine. Leave it be.
KraytDragonMan
Sat Feb 21, 2004 11:12 am
#6
Yes with VK I can hit for 3k damage every second... but I also end up killing myself doing it. Without VK I can hit 1.5-2k damage every second and im fine.
NanokTaemon
Sat Feb 21, 2004 8:05 pm
#7
Vasarian Brandies. They are a little more expensive than Muon Gold, but I love 'em. 400+ to all mind stats for 30+ minutes. Stack two of them and you're golden.
Or you can do like others say and just don't use VKs. Your damage decreases, but your HAM also decreases drastically... plus you hit so fast that damage doesn't really make a difference.
LocWolf
Sun Feb 22, 2004 7:24 am
#8
Well, you can pretty much fight without VKs as a TKM, I would recommend it especially in PvE. The other night, Iwas killingsomestormtroopers without buffs, including PB, no food, no spice (I'm a purist 
) spamming the hell out of UA3 until they were dead, and my HAM didn't suffer more than minor dents (from the HAM cost) It was doing 2500 dmg or so while they were KD'd, worked out perfectly.
My UA3 cost with VKs is somewhere around 180...I think. But without them, it is about 65.
Baaric
Sun Feb 22, 2004 2:40 pm
#9
ItalianJediLord wrote:I love spamming Unarmed Hit 3 with Doctor buffs, but my mind is gone in no time. I'm a human and I got my mind maxed out at 1100, Focus at 800, and Willpower at 1100. Every secondary stat is in my mind and after I powerboost my mind is at 1650,But still I can only handle 3 Pikets before I have to wait and recharge my mind. Why does this special take so much away from the mind? Unarmed 2 takes away mostly from the Action Pool and yet Unarmed 3 takes away from all so much. I would love it if it did not charge that much mind so the doc buffs can take care of it.I used to be a Master Rifleman, only thing I didn't like were the mind costs, that and always relying on muon. I feel if I don't have a Muon to help my mind I can only spam a short time before I have to rely on Unarmed 2. So please take it under consideration to lower the mind cost a little for Unarmed Hit 3.
Swap your Focus and Willpower stats.. While 1100 Willpower is nice.. it's benefit is only truly realized after combat is over.. Make that 1100 Focus instead and that'll cut your costs down a LOT.. It'll add a few seconds to your recharge time, but you should have much less to recharge with 1100 focus.
And make friends with a master musician.. 2200 focus and 1600 willpower will make mind a non issue
Or as mentioned foods and spice will get you that extra to negate mind costs..
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