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Message Edited by Utuski on 03-13-2005 12:28 AM

Not as bad as 6 188 acklay bone PHs getting speed

6 +159 tissues. One 506 max dxr-6b. 17% speed slice. *cries*

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Mini_Tuss wrote:
6 +159 tissues. One 506 max dxr-6b. 17% speed slice. *cries*

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/comfort

I feel only slightly better now. Mine was only a 16% speed slice, but the tissues were only 59s, so not as bad, though I did use some nice 12k Green Cubes too.

Anyone that has played this game for a while has had many a broken heart over slices. I have always abhorred the slicing system. I mean, you work hard to get your enhancements either by hunting or spending loads of credits, the weapon construction goes great, then in the end whether or not it becomes a truly great weapon is all dependent on random, slot-machine style luck. Somehow that has always seemed wrong to me. Sure the value of weapons with great slices may go down after the revamp. But it will put the premium back where it should be. On great resources and enhancements.

I was talking to a friend about this just a few days ago and it just seems that enhanced weapons are programmed to get a speed slice. It just seems that way......

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Slickfire wrote:
Anyone that has played this game for a while has had many a broken heart over slices. I have always abhorred the slicing system. I mean, you work hard to get your enhancements either by hunting or spending loads of credits, the weapon construction goes great, then in the end whether or not it becomes a truly great weapon is all dependent on random, slot-machine style luck. Somehow that has always seemed wrong to me. Sure the value of weapons with great slices may go down after the revamp. But it will put the premium back where it should be. On great resources and enhancements.

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I mostly agree but I just don't want them to take away all the value of the great slice. As much as I cry when I see a great weapon go down the tubes with a speed slice it makes you appreciate the great slices that much more. The way it looks now, the slicer will be able to decide what type of slice and how much slice to put on it and then its up to the user tokeep the item maintained (via re-tuning by a slicer, not 100% sure I've got that right...)

I think this sort of takes the fun out of it. The danger of making a really great weapon into instant poo is fun in a way and makes the great weapons even greater. Just hope there is some happy medium to come.

Sorry about your slice tho, that really is a painful one

It is all random... I did an order for someone with 200 dmg bones for hammers. 7/8 slices got dmg, and 6/7 of dmg slices were over 30% and two were 33 and 34%.