DrRusty Wrote:Strafe does a pretty good job of pinning. Doesn't it have higher damage per hit? It would let MM pin monsters with higher KB's. I can't really think of a boss right now that has a high KB cept the warrior (80k) from cwkpq.
It actually doesn't. Unlike L7/TT it doesn't have the fast timing to pin anything, even if it KBs it's not doing it fast enough to prevent the monster from advancing. Slowly sure, but it does advance. With hurricane or TT the monster is stuck on the spot, unable to move (thus 'pin').
Haven't tried Strafe with SI or a Fast XBow so I can't say it's true for all cases, but for a solo Sniper/Marksman with a Neschere, it is not possible to pin (for example) HH.
@ 90 Hermit I have an easier time with HH than I did on a 11x Sniper. The Hermit doesn't even do KB damage 100% of the time, and it gets better pin. I pretty much abused Puppet to kill it at all (it stands and shoots the puppet instead of advancing)