ANDROIDS??? Are they really good or not???

[Genoa]

Ok... oh by the way... I'm a newb.
I have only played the GC one and that was offline...
The highest level character I have ever had was a level 89 RAmar. But he got corrupted. Me and my friend bought the game. Then when we created our characters, I decided to be a Gun guy. And I thought RAcast was just freaken freaky... but... my friend made a HUcast. And got him to level 50. He didn't like the fact that he couldn't use Resta. THAT...is the only reason I choose human players. is for tech. But how do you Android characters Surivive!!! I know you can get all the mates but thats only like 30 heals. With Resta it could be a hundred easily (with all the fluids) So please tell me your little robot secrets. (I LOVE RAMARL)

[TeamPhalanx]

Androids have nifty traps, so they don't get hit in the first place. Also, their HP & DFP is among the best, so they really don't have to heal a lot.

Anyway, I like all 3 races.

[Genoa]

oh another thing I fogot to mention is how do you get the Slow Traps. I mean my friend saw the symbol on his customize screen. And I atleast know all my status effects. Is it by level cause he WAS at 50 and I don't think you find it or buy it. How android peoples HOW!!!

[TeamPhalanx]

Slow is only for Battle mode - Yes, that is really stupid.

[GandorDurin]

I believe that's because monsters were never programmed to be affected by Slow, which is pretty lame...It'd be hilarious to see a slowed fat rappy run away. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime2.gif

[hucasts_rock]

my personal favorite are android hunters...need my name say more? http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

[thewiredknight]

No preference, it's based on what you want. Androids generally have much higher ATP than other classes and also regenerate HP. But it's at the sacrifice of no ability to use techs whatsoever. I like my techs since it gives my character's more versitility.

[Blood_Dragoon]

Any class is good as long as you know what you are doing. Androids May not be able to use any techs but they can both see traps and use them. Though to me the only one that seems worthwhile is the freeze trap. This is because the damage trap doesn't appear to do enough damage and the effects of the confuse trap don't last long enough. And androids also have the plus of not having to worry about poison or paralysis or Chaos Bringers stealing TP to shoot their rifle off. Sure they regen HP when they stand still but I think that abiltiy was a trade off for the extra 100 mats humans can use much like newman TP regen.

In the end I like all 3 races. . .

[ginko990]

I found my HUcast to get boring quote quickly. I got him to level 62, and I just couldnt bear to level him up anymore. Ill stick with newmans, and my ramar ^_^.

[EvilNixon666]

My Hucaseal is sitting at lvl 83 now. The higher attack and ability to set traps does help a lot. It's a challenge sometimes, but if I get tired I can just switch to another character and level them up for a while. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[fyrewyre]

Im lvl 100 and my hucast and racast both generate 3 or 4 hp pts a second. my hucast is low on pow but thats ok. offline its less of a problem worying about fetching mates and insanely stronger bosses imo. just stand still during during da ra li gives me enought hp to last the whole fight. (NOTE: DONT stand still forever)

[dropslash]

It's all about the androids. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif Starting out, the ability to see traps and not being affected by poison or paralysis are a huge blessing. Learning to strategically use your traps can really save your ass too. Not to mention you'll save a fortune not buying fluids, and can spare some extra points for your mag by ignoring the Mind stat. (though, trying to get the 4th evo's becomes a pain)

Later on, the HP regen and high ATP (and HP with HUcasts) let you charge the frontlines and devastate enemies. And the EXP stealing bonus can make grabbing those later levels a bit easier.

Traps can't be underestimated, especially if you're a low level. Being able to confuse a room full of enemies and watch them kill each other while you stand around and rebuild your HP makes harder levels like vHard and Ultimate Ruins a breeze.

Offline, you learn to be creative and careful, online, after being used to not playing with tech's, the boost from having a FOrce on your team only makes things easier for you.

Personally, i think Tech's are a huge inconvenience, i like not having them complicate things. one set of buttons to simply attack, the second set to heal and trap. Androids just fit the way i play. Some people get a kick out of casually walking into a room and blasting everything in a 15ft. radius with Razonde, and i can see that, it's impressive as hell, and i'm glad those people exist, especially when we're on the same team.

In the end, it takes all types. Offline, androids keep it simple, online, they make their contribution to a team in ways no other class can. Try 'em out, if they fit the way you play, run with it, if not, there are other people who swear by them, so don't sweat it.

[Mystil]

Well for the first time using a Ranger with a lower MST stat than my previous HUnewearl, I think I'm going to be begging alot of Andriods to join me in a game. Lol. Their strength is not to be taken for granted. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

I don't know how they do it. But it's amazing.

[Elixer]

I like all the android characters in pso. There traps combined with there good stats makes then good characters to use. Also i wish they had slow and paralysis traps during regular gameplay

[Hrith]

Spellcasting's for wimps !

[Mystil]

Nah, spellcastings not for wimps(:P). . .A Hunter type you only really need Resta, and Shifta Deband, followed by Anti and Jellen/Zalure. Atleast for me they do. Forces need those others ones. For Droids if they were able to use techs, Resta and Shifta would only be needed.(Just my two cents)

[Ozric]

Simply put, CASTS are a different breed...I played my HUmar to lvl 156 in v.2 and while he was impressive, my lvl 110 HUcast in v.3 does more damage in ultimate...its all how you play the game...

Oh, and traps kick @ss if you can figure out how to use them well...

[Wolfos]

It depends on How you feel in a way, Techs are ( too me ) a easy way out of a tough fight, since you dont need to go near anything to cast them. and you can exspoit ( Spellings wrong i know ) weaknesses. Casts Rock for the simple reason that they can Regain HP, Set Traps ( best for later dificultys ) and not get poisoned http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif its as simple as that

[Blood_Dragoon]

Actually from what I have noticed it seems that ST dropped the def lvls of the monsters on Ult in the GC version as my GC HUmar does more damage in the mines on ult with a God Hand than my V2 DC HUmar did with an S rank sword and lv 15 shifta.

[Raven5_1]

okay im a mecha freak infact in my house we're all transformer nuts so we have a fondness for androids, my eldest bro caled his hucast soundwave and he leveled like a maniac. while i think techs are good i like getting dirrty, getting stuck into the fight, i only had two rifle/cannons in my inventory on the dc version i used mech guns and double sabers a lot

[hucasts_rock]

my HUcast was barely giving the enemies bruises when I first went in on v2...it was extremely insane how my weps only did 10 damage offline...the traps were the things that saved me...I love them traps http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif

[gallaugher]

On 2003-02-27 12:49, hucasts_rock wrote:
my HUcast was barely giving the enemies bruises when I first went in on v2...it was extremely insane how my weps only did 10 damage offline...the traps were the things that saved me...I love them traps http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif



That's just the nature of Ep II. But yeah, androids are very cool. An obvious drawback is that you can't use techs. However, that is also an advantage. Think about it. You don't ever have to worry about which spell to use on different enemies, just shoot, slice or use the occasional trap.

[Ghaleon]

they have their advantages. not being able to be poisoned, seeing traps and setting traps.

[Palimak]

Confuse traps are just plain fun. In that room in ruins 2 with the 2 rows of Arlans and the Dark Bringer that charges over from the other side, just wait for them all to crowd around in one spot, drop a confuse trap and watch the dark bringer simply plow through everything. You'll see something fairly similar to this filling most of your screen:

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[Palimak]

grrr. didnt come out right. The numbers were suppose to be all over the place but I guess you get the picture

[Hrith]

On 2003-02-27 07:50, Silhouette wrote:
Nah, spellcastings not for wimps(:P). . .A Hunter type you only really need Resta, and Shifta Deband, followed by Anti and Jellen/Zalure. Atleast for me they do. Forces need those others ones. For Droids if they were able to use techs, Resta and Shifta would only be needed.(Just my two cents)


That's exactly what I meant, having attack techs is not a problem, but on the other hand having the spells you mentionned while being a HU or RA is kinda wimpy, IMHO.

Don't tell anyone, but besides my HUcast, I have a RAmarl...

[Elusive_Llama]

That's exactly what I meant, having attack techs is not a problem, but on the other hand having the spells you mentionned while being a HU or RA is kinda wimpy, IMHO.


Only if you're a HUmar or RAmar.

If you're a Hunny or a Ramarl, your techs are at level 20.
Shifta 20 adds 35% of your ATP (without weapon equipped).

Hunny max ATP: 1237 -> 1670
Ramarl max ATP: 1145 -> 1546
Hucast max ATP: 1639 -> 1639

And that's before the level 20 zalure is cast, which gives the hunny and ramarl even more damage potential.

Of course, if you're playing online and everyone has the same shifta, the androids will be better. But I hate being dependent on anybody.

[Subliminalgroove]

I like talking toasters, does that count??? http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

[goaliedude10]

I like them all, and my last char will be a hucast so I'll have one of every race and one of every class. Androids, if I'm not mistaken, have HP regeneration, and from what I understand they regenerate like 5 HP/Second, plus, if you're online, you can always be resta'd by a force or other tech caster.