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Sup Snipers - JoeTang - 2010-10-24
Not much goin' on here, just crittin' with my Blizzard.
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Decided to log in recently since I've found some spare time and wanted to maybe get the Halloween Mask (which is pretty damn stupid because 3x Night Walkers can ks the crap out of me in those maps), and work towards getting Wind Piercing, and then 120, and found this when I started spamming Blizzard.
Also, Empress's Strengthening Quest is retarded. Since Blizzard crits now, Wind Piercing is completely worthless, too =[ I just want the baller attack animation T___T
Anyways, with this change, Blizzard matches (well, it's less by 2%) maxed Iron Arrow for DPS on three targets at level 1, two targets at level 5, and one target at level 8. Iron Arrow is now only useful for its insane horizontal range, and if you run into Ice-strong monsters. Very happy with this change. Definitely makes Blizzard the top priority after Arrow Eruption, unless there are actual good ice-weak monsters during 7x in the future, or the maps you're on don't have such a high mob count. Only ice-weaks I know of are at early/mid-8x. Also, Blizzard only gets half Elemental Advantage, so it's only a 1.25x boost. Either way, Blizzard can now actually be spammed alongside Arrow Eruption with no loss to DPS unless they're strong to ice, so cheers. It in fact has better damage scaling than Arrow Eruption, giving more DPS per skill point, and obviously shoots further. Its only handicap is the lower mob count, and inability to hit behind you consistently, and the Freeze if you're luring.
Sup Snipers - Daku - 2010-10-24
Whats the empress strengthening quest for ? I totally havent been reading up on the latest updates .
Sup Snipers - Solarboy - 2010-10-24
Daku Wrote:Whats the empress strengthening quest for ? I totally havent been reading up on the latest updates .
It allows you to wear equipment that is 10 lvs higher than yours.
Sup Snipers - Cancambo - 2010-10-24
Solarboy Wrote:It allows you to wear equipment that is 10 lvs higher than yours.
And the quest after that awards you with your class' Cygnus skill.
Sup Snipers - JoeTang - 2010-10-24
Daku Wrote:Whats the empress strengthening quest for ? I totally havent been reading up on the latest updates .
You get a skill that lets you wear equipment 10 levels below their requirement, and then the Cygnus skill for your respective job, that gains a point every ten levels with a quest. It's startable at level 70, and you have to hunt Desert Rabbits for some item that drops at such a ridiculously low rate, you're probably better off spending the time leveling to 120 instead of getting a skill that will help you level to 120.
For example, an Archer would get the Wind Archer's Wind Piercing skill when they complete the quest. Then at level 90, every ten levels after that, they would get another quest to level the skill up, I believe, or so the skill description on the extractions say. So I would get it to level 2 at 107 if I manage to complete it at 97. Ironically, with this new update to Blizzard, maxed (level 5) Wind Piercing only does 7% more DPS than Blizzard/Eruption, and the earliest you can get maxed Wind Piercing is 140?, but it's a super sexy skill to have at any level. They may have changed the requirements since the official release, since according to Spadow's blog, both skills are achieved at 70. I'll probably never personally find out as I don't really want to continue with this quest.
In terms of being worthwhile, I think Soul Driver, Vampire, and Shark Wave are the only ones.
Soul Driver just has a lot of range, which alone can give it utility, but when it's maxed, it hits five targets for 250%x4, which Heros can have trouble reaching with just Brave Slash, and Paladins with just ACB. Dark Knights with Fury and Roar have less of this issue since the hit box for those two is pretty big compared to Brave Slash and ACB.
If Shadower is strong enough, Vampire could reduce potion costs, but it only does 90%x4, and only 2% of that, or 7.2% of your damage range is healed to you. Drain is more worthwhile than Vampire, even while hitting 3 targets, and Avenger heavily out-DPSes it with speed.
Shark Wave just has such a huge range, both Vipers and Corsairs could probably find use out of it, whether it be for killing things at a distance or luring.
Flame Curtain doesn't last anywhere near long enough or do very significant damage. Ice/Lightning and Bishops might find some use out of Flame Curtain if they're willing to lay it down every 10~15s, but I don't see it being to great for Fire-Poison's.
Inferno and Pierce easily out-DPS Wind Piercing, so... yeah...
Sup Snipers - Chameleonic - 2010-10-24
JoeTang Wrote:Not much goin' on here, just crittin' with my Blizzard.
Is it just me or does anyone else read this with a Stewie Griffin voice. lol
Frostprey crits now too. Saw it in a KMS vid a while ago.
I really miss my MM...
Sup Snipers - Worthyness - 2010-10-24
JoeTang Wrote:You get a skill that lets you wear equipment 10 levels below their requirement, and then the Cygnus skill for your respective job, that gains a point every ten levels with a quest. It's startable at level 70, and you have to hunt Desert Rabbits for some item that drops at such a ridiculously low rate, you're probably better off spending the time leveling to 120 instead of getting a skill that will help you level to 120.
For example, an Archer would get the Wind Archer's Wind Piercing skill when they complete the quest. Then at level 90, every ten levels after that, they would get another quest to level the skill up, I believe, or so the skill description on the extractions say. So I would get it to level 2 at 107 if I manage to complete it at 97. Ironically, with this new update to Blizzard, maxed (level 5) Wind Piercing only does 7% more DPS than Blizzard/Eruption, and the earliest you can get maxed Wind Piercing is 140?, but it's a super sexy skill to have at any level. They may have changed the requirements since the official release, since according to Spadow's blog, both skills are achieved at 70. I'll probably never personally find out as I don't really want to continue with this quest.
In terms of being worthwhile, I think Soul Driver, Vampire, and Shark Wave are the only ones.
Soul Driver just has a lot of range, which alone can give it utility, but when it's maxed, it hits five targets for 250%x4, which Heros can have trouble reaching with just Brave Slash, and Paladins with just ACB. Dark Knights with Fury and Roar have less of this issue since the hit box for those two is pretty big compared to Brave Slash and ACB.
If Shadower is strong enough, Vampire could reduce potion costs, but it only does 90%x4, and only 2% of that, or 7.2% of your damage range is healed to you. Drain is more worthwhile than Vampire, even while hitting 3 targets, and Avenger heavily out-DPSes it with speed.
Shark Wave just has such a huge range, both Vipers and Corsairs could probably find use out of it, whether it be for killing things at a distance or luring.
Flame Curtain doesn't last anywhere near long enough or do very significant damage. Ice/Lightning and Bishops might find some use out of Flame Curtain if they're willing to lay it down every 10~15s, but I don't see it being to great for Fire-Poison's.
Inferno and Pierce easily out-DPS Wind Piercing, so... yeah...
I do believe 120+ characters can do the skill quests as soon as they finish the precious one and not every 10 levels. Or basically anyone post 110?
Sup Snipers - Dusk - 2010-10-24
Shark Wave only has 150 more range than Torpedo, does a little over half the damage, only hits 4 targets, and casts at less than half the speed. Corsairs also have Flamethrower for mobbing if needed.
Vampire...ehh. Not like Shadowers really need pots.
Sup Snipers - McAwesomesauce - 2010-10-24
Was this announced or randomly added? If it wasn't announced it might be a glitch.
Sup Snipers - Chameleonic - 2010-10-24
McAwesomesauce Wrote:Was this announced or randomly added? If it wasn't announced it might be a glitch.
I dont think it is a glitch...
Dusk Wrote:Yeah, summons count as a regular attack now. When it says 330% it means you attack for 330% damage, no weird attack formula involved.
Which means they can crit too.