Ask a Pirate Thread

ahoy!

I've recently come back to ms (quit around Evan release, return around mecha release) and need some advice on how to gear up my bucc again.

current equips:
31 dex scar (4 dex pot)
25 str overall (3% str pot)
97 att knuckle(10 w.att/freeze pot)
3 str shoe (3% str pot)
clean smg (3% str pot)
12 att MoN
1/5 bnose lv 10 (no pot)
What im thinking of working on in order:

red rex earrings or lvl 75+(12% str)
smg (12% str)
4 att Blackfist cloak (12% str)
Vss (12%)
35-40 dex czak (15% str)
cube overall 12-15% str
htp or chtp(if they ever fix it) 15% str

base str 1011 (w/lv 19 mw 0% str from potential gear) base dex 30 (considering lowering this if an ap bundle comes out or a make a wack of meso lol)

So I'm just looking for some tips or areas anyone thinks I should work on before another. The reason I mainly listed 12% STR and not 15% is purely econonmical (most of my money is coming from apples and the smg quest). I do not buy NX anymore so most of this gear will be bought not self cubed. Any items you guys thing self cubing would be more cost effective? (I was thinking czak and htp?)

I would perfer the 10% hp from rex but I'm assuming that little extra really jacks up the price of the earrings, with all the new nerfed bosses you guys feel its necessary?

thanks