holmwood
Feb 9, 2013, 06:25 PM
I'm now thoroughly bored of the Tech/Fo arrangement.
I could do Tech/Fi, but I suck at close range.
Anyway! I've valued the pros and cons for each.
Now, essentially, I want something a little more dps oriented.
Tech/Ra:
Pro: weak bullet is great for parties. I can activate it nearly constantly. There is SOME synergy with weak bullet and PP convert since you can't regen pp without sacrificing a weak bullet, and changing weapons to recharge PP. With a large enough PP pool, I can have enough PP to spam PAs for around 3 weak bullets. The last weak bullet... I can just regen pp normally. :P
Con: Cooldown time. Weak bullet's cooldown may be 90 seconds, but PP convert is 120 seconds. I would have 30+ seconds of downtime. Additionally, the assault rifle doesn't seem to be a great use of weak bullet because it doesn't seem very strong. That's from my experience as a level 30 Ranger, but correct me if I'm wrong... Not sure how a level 40 or 55 stacks up.
Tech/Gu:
Pro: Can alternate between PP convert tech spamming and Chain Trigger burst damage with guns. Downtime isn't that bad because of awesome PP regen. The cycle could go something like this: Normal Attack (20 seconds) >Tech Spam (30 second pp convert)> Tech spam (20 seconds for remaining PP) > Chain Trigger Burst (30 seconds to set up and execute) > Normal Attack (20 second) > repeat
Con: Not that party oriented. Chain trigger doesn't benefit the party as much as Weak Bullet. Additionally, unlike Assault Rifles, there are no decent All Class versions of weapons for either wand or guns. This would mean that I would have to settle for a lame wand/talis or a lame TMG. Umbra stick is hard to get as well, and can soon be outdated. :(
I could do Tech/Fi, but I suck at close range.
Anyway! I've valued the pros and cons for each.
Now, essentially, I want something a little more dps oriented.
Tech/Ra:
Pro: weak bullet is great for parties. I can activate it nearly constantly. There is SOME synergy with weak bullet and PP convert since you can't regen pp without sacrificing a weak bullet, and changing weapons to recharge PP. With a large enough PP pool, I can have enough PP to spam PAs for around 3 weak bullets. The last weak bullet... I can just regen pp normally. :P
Con: Cooldown time. Weak bullet's cooldown may be 90 seconds, but PP convert is 120 seconds. I would have 30+ seconds of downtime. Additionally, the assault rifle doesn't seem to be a great use of weak bullet because it doesn't seem very strong. That's from my experience as a level 30 Ranger, but correct me if I'm wrong... Not sure how a level 40 or 55 stacks up.
Tech/Gu:
Pro: Can alternate between PP convert tech spamming and Chain Trigger burst damage with guns. Downtime isn't that bad because of awesome PP regen. The cycle could go something like this: Normal Attack (20 seconds) >Tech Spam (30 second pp convert)> Tech spam (20 seconds for remaining PP) > Chain Trigger Burst (30 seconds to set up and execute) > Normal Attack (20 second) > repeat
Con: Not that party oriented. Chain trigger doesn't benefit the party as much as Weak Bullet. Additionally, unlike Assault Rifles, there are no decent All Class versions of weapons for either wand or guns. This would mean that I would have to settle for a lame wand/talis or a lame TMG. Umbra stick is hard to get as well, and can soon be outdated. :(