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Post by dagger on May 20, 2018 21:35:39 GMT -5
Ok. Ready for the Underforge. So far everything has gone pretty smoothly. Other than the fact that I don't have any Bloodstones right now I'm pretty happy with how everyone is performing. Vraes is around 1300hp fully buffed and rarely gets hit at this point. When he does, the damage has been pretty minimal. Rarely over 100. I just bought him the Keen Pit Spear which has helped his ACC and damage a ton. Once I actually get to craft it he should be very solid for at least the remainder of Ep2.
Fyona is having a little trouble hitting right now for some reason. It feels like I might just be on a little bit of a bad run of dice rolls though. I think her gear and weapon should be solid enough to be a little more consistent. I'll see how it goes early on in the UF to see if I might need to add some ACC gear.
Tam is using the uncrafted Stalkers Knives which are very nice compared to her last set in and of themselves. Again, once I get them crafted they are really going to do some wicked damage. She is still light on the Stealth gear though so I really need to find some Bloodstones so I can add stealth to her weapons. I think I'm going to go with the Argronwood Bow for the added ACC. It's 3AP but making sure it hits makes it worth losing an attack. The 7 range doesn't hurt my feelings either. I'm probably going to throw a point into Ranged Onslaught soon here but....I need to add the 10th Torrent point first and I'm kind of in the stretch where you don't get many talent points so it will be a while. I've got her Blacknight up to 6 but that needs to be 8. So....1 pt in Torrent, 2 pts in Blacknight, 1 pt in RO are my next 4. Then I really need to get Deadly Intuition to 3. Then probably the next two for taking Blacknight to 10. A ways to go....
KJ is now working on Pureflame. Not sure how far I'll take that before tossing another point into Immolation but probably to at least 5. I still don't find many opportunities for him to do much in the way of damage but he throws the occasional Immo3 at tougher foes. Definitely helps.
Anyway, that's where I stand right now. I just cleared the house in Brunehorn with zero stress. Headed down the stairs.....
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Post by matrim on May 21, 2018 0:59:32 GMT -5
dagger the 10th point in Torrent is meaningless, pump crit, stealth, or sly look...way more value.
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Post by dagger on May 21, 2018 6:01:59 GMT -5
dagger the 10th point in Torrent is meaningless, pump crit, stealth, or sly look...way more value. Now that I look at it, you're very right. Good call. Thank you! Getting an extra movement pt, more dodge, and more stealth two levels sooner by taking Blacknight instead of that last Torrent point will be worth far more than the +3 dmg, minimal dodge curse bump and the 1 accuracy. Not to mention saving the 2 pts per attack of SP definitely adds up quickly. I'll still probably take it to 10 at some point but you definitely helped me see that it shouldn't be high on the priority list right now. |
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Post by contributor on May 21, 2018 7:27:10 GMT -5
Yeah I get Torrent up to 8 early and then leave it there until late, late game as well. It's nice to raise, but Tam is so starved for talent points, that there are so many other more pressing things to put it into. Deadly Intuition is so good, with her 1 ap AoE. She also definitely needs the mobility to get in and out. If she can't attack and then get to safety she will die quickly.
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Post by dagger on May 21, 2018 18:16:58 GMT -5
I'm actually not unhappy with getting the 9th point for the extra two pts of resistance cursing (and the rest) but that maxes it and the extra -dodge, +acc, +dmg on the last point are definitely down the list of importance for a while. I'm definitely happy about knowing where my next two points are going. I swear, half the stress in this game is deciding where to put your points....
Incidentally, I found my first two Bloodstones in the Underforge so I was able to craft my Stalker's Knives with the +MP, +stealth. I feel much better now. Can't wait to get a couple more so I can craft Vraes's Keen Pit Spear. That thing is awesome! 53-79, 9 Acc, 7 Parry, 20 Lit, 10 Earth, 4% crit, 36% crit dmg, 5 Dodge and 5 more Parry, plus 4% drain. Seriously. It's a monster weapon. Love it....
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Post by contributor on May 26, 2018 17:02:17 GMT -5
My team just hit level 49. They're getting close to the Weaver. C8 and OWH are done, so once we squash the bug it's off to Freeport. The group has been crushing the resistance, though when we hit 49 there was a serious jump up in enemy difficulty. They're hitting now starting to do real damage. It's not too serious yet, but I do need to start paying more attention to where everyone is at and maybe healing between turns. I may have to give my gear a look and too and see how I can compensate. We're also topping out a lot of the talent progressions now and starting to invest in luxury talents. Tam will finish of Black Night now and then probably work on Silent Stalker for the -Acc and -Armor. Kj still has a ways to go on Burning Blades. Fyona just got her first point in a healing talent, but will probably go up Reckoning as far as she can now. Vraes has maxed Stone Skin, Natural Mastery and Juggernaut. He's got Burst 3 and Phalanx 1 too. I'm not sure where to go with him. Either just start working on one of his empowered attacks or maybe alternate Phalanx and Berserk Rage?
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Post by contributor on Jun 1, 2018 12:57:41 GMT -5
matrim, I think it's probably time for you to start a new team. I'm just finishing up Deepwater Waste and then heading back to the CoD. 
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Post by fallen on Jun 1, 2018 14:24:46 GMT -5
contributor - wow, looks like you will solidly move into the lead if you can get through the rest of the content successfully! You are playing Vraes-Kjartan-Fyona-Tami? The other player is doing Kincaid-Vincent-Fyona-Tami.
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Post by contributor on Jun 1, 2018 15:39:09 GMT -5
Cool fallen, can you see that through your metrics? You've got my team right. Matrim can confirm his. |
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Post by fallen on Jun 1, 2018 15:47:55 GMT -5
@contributor - the last two digits are actually indicative of the team encoded (30 / 90).
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Post by matrim on Jun 1, 2018 17:26:39 GMT -5
contributor I knew this day would arrive! I will have to start it tonight, I am thinking the same team as you have.
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Post by matrim on Jun 1, 2018 19:27:19 GMT -5
Well, team Critical Mass is through Red Hill dungeons. Let the long journey through Steel begin!
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Post by dagger on Jun 1, 2018 23:38:07 GMT -5
Nice! Another entrant into the fray. I finally finished the UF and am ready to break my old high score. This time I won't be taking anything for granted as I move forward so hopefully the journey will last longer. That said, real life is still taking a heavy toll on free time so I'm sure you'll pass me at some point along the way...
The team is performing admirably. Vraes has Stoneskin and Phalanx Shield both at 8 and has been getting lots of 0's when he's not parrying and/or dodging. Fyona has been getting her fair share of 0's as well now that Righteous Fervor is up to 4 along with Pureflame Shield. I'm up to over a dozen Bloodstones again so I'll be looking forward to crafting some pretty great armor in the not-too-distant future. Weapons have been hitting well enough for now but I'm sure I'm going to need to upgrade those as well at some point if for no other reason than accuracy.
I'm really contemplating putting points in Consecrated Defense and Zealous Strikes for Fyona. I also want to take Reckoning to at least 3 before the CoD. I think I've got a little run of Talent Pts coming up so it should be doable. I like the thought of @50+ Holy dmg on her every time she hits and the extra accuracy will really come in handy too. If I can do 2 more Righteous Fervor, 2 more in Zealous Strikes, and 2 more in Reckoning I think that should make her pretty solid as a tank and deadly as a damage dealer against the dead. Tam did a couple of 480 crits in the Underforge with her bow. I've also had a few high 200's with her throwing knives. She's just so fun to play. I just took Blacknight to 8 so now I'm going to start working on her crits with Deadly Intuition and possibly another point in Silent Stalker. She's also got to get at least the first point of Ranged Onslaught. I'm running her around with the crafted Argronwood Bow. 3AP but 15 ACC and +48% crit damage. It's fun to shoot things with that bad boy....
Still creeping along and having fun. I'll update again when I find another good mile marker....
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Post by anrdaemon on Jun 6, 2018 17:33:10 GMT -5
the last two digits are actually indicative of the team encoded Clever  |
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Post by contributor on Jun 6, 2018 17:47:06 GMT -5
matrim the good and bad news is that we're only at 2, 085,000,000 before going into the second CoD boss fight. I was hoping to beat your score before that. The team is super solid right now, but that fight still makes me very afraid. So there's a chance that I will not be able to unseat you. I gotta save that fight for tomorrow though.
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