2008-12-20, 03:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 2008-12-20, 04:02 AM by TLeviathan.)
Dusk Wrote:How often does a Buccaneer have a full energy bar during training and at bosses? If it's most to all of the time, I can see why Transform wouldn't be used much.
If you're going to stun+barrage train (which I am currently doing), energy charge fills up moderately fast, though you'll probably be charged less than half the time. Now that my dragon strike is a decent level (lv13 at 128), I actually use it in training. With D.Strike, the bar will go up a lot faster, leaving me in charge 60-70% of the time.
Bribery Wrote:And where does Blast fit into all this? At least Shockwave has some use while I don't see any use for Blast in 4th.
Backspin + Blast is a very good combo for clearing skeles or a peak map. Many people don't even get dragon strike right after wind booster, so Backspin + Blast will be the main mob combo until 150+ for some. For me, even though I'm doing D.Strike right after speed infusion, I still use Blast regularly. If you're not using BSB between D.Strike's (the mob is greater than 3), E.Blast works great. It's very fast and still potent. I also use E.Blast after Barrage, if it leaves the enemy with a small amount of hp and a 2nd or 3rd is nearby. I don't even have Trans key'd at the moment, and won't touch super trans until mid 130s. When I use S.Trans, it will be at bosses, not for training. Shockwave also has a nasty range, which limits its use at skeles, if you were so inclined to use it at all.