2009-02-16, 06:32 AM
ShiKage Wrote:Until Soul Blade is level 21+, I wouldn't completely count out Slash Blast and Power Strike. They still have their uses in certain situations, namely Carnival PQ. In CPQ, I usually used Soul Blade to gather mobs, then Slash Blast them away. If there was one or two left, I'd cut them down with Power Strike. Power Strike is also good for boss monsters. You wouldn't be using Soul Blade over Power Strike on a single target. That's just plain dumb. That's like using Iron Arrow instead of Double Arrow on a boss. There's no point to it, since you can kill it much easier and much faster with the single target skill.
finally, a real post, instead of something telling me not maxing powerstrike is dumb. which it says anyways, but at least you give reasons.
i dont feel like bossing is a valid reason though. you might be at zak once you get brandish, same for pap and pianus. but area bosses except for hh (which has high enough avoid that you probably wont go for it before you have brandish) dont have the stamina for you to care about dps. with soul blade as a ranged skill and without powerguard you might as well just stay out of attack range to kill them.
i never discounted slash blast. i question whether powerstrike is useful if you use it for about 10 levels. such a short lifespan doesnt make me want to get it. i agree that the utility of other skills is marginal, but every video of KoC chars has an accompanying sprite summoned. iron body can be macroed to rage so you dont even need to assign it a button, or use it if you dont want to waste the split second it takes to cast.
as yall say, soul master != warrior. why get powerstrike if you barely use it and it gets replaced by the time you are useful at any bosses?