How does your HU fight, in general?

[Elusive_Llama]

What is your HU's playstyle, in general? Hack and slash? Tactics oriented? Single weapon or multiple weapons? Spell heavy? Trap heavy?

My Hunny carries 4 different weapons types: partisan/sword, slicer, mechgun, doublesaber.

If I'm at a distance from a group of stuff, I toss a full combo of slicer shots to soften them up. I do two combos if somebody else is there as my meatshield. Then I drop a Jellen/Zalure when they get closer. I back up to avoid the first swipe, pull out my partisan/sword and cut them all down with a couple combos.

If there are dangerous things in the mix, I use one combo of slicer shots, a Jellen/Zalure, then my mechguns on whatever is closest. I almost always use mechguns on dangerous things like Dark Bringers, Sinows, etc. In Ultimate Mines, mechguns and slicers are basically all I use. After the monsters get close, I switch to my partisan/sword and do a two-hit combo, back off, then a three-hit combo.

I use my doublesaber to take out individual enemies that get too close, and usually switch back to mechguns after my victim is dead.

[Zeebo]

All slash! I use musashis and I just rape

[SnAPPUrU-nyan-ko]

80 hit vulcans means point, heavy-heavy-heavy attack, grab items, and brag about being able to do such a combo in ultimate online :3

[Elusive_Llama]

I'm an orange box whore now, especially if they're vulcans or diskas. It's like playing the lottery...you hope to win that vulcan with mad hit%s, or the diska with crazy %s.

[gallaugher]

My HUcaseal carries:

L&K Combat
Rappy Fan
Dragon Slayer or Chain Sawd

I'm constantly switching between the 3 depending upon the situation or my general mood. I don't have the benefit of jellen/zalure. I like to use the rappy fan to set off traps.

[polishedweasel]

My HUnewearl carries:

DOUBLE CANON, why can't you grind the damn thing???
Vulcans with 30% hit
And(was a CHAIN SAWD) but now it's a LAST SURVIVOR with 35% hit. Soon to be the ORO!!!!!

I play One on One in the Forest and Caves. I take a bit more care in the Mines. I'm only Lv 104 so I have to be careful how I go about doing things. I went to the ruins. If I could hit the monsters when I swing I'd kill them all in one combo.(D CANON) But I don't. I guess 200 ATA with weapon just isn't enough. I don't cast Zalure Just Jellen. Shifta and Deband too!!! I don't waste the time lowering the defense I just beat the shit to hell.

I hit Ultimate at lv 49 so I was a bit psyched!!! I strapped on a God Arm and a mag with a bit higher Dex than the one that I had and commenced to beating on the turtles. I beat the Forest at lv 51. And ran through the Caves. I quit though because I knew that I didn't have enough HP or Defense to survive the almost always Critical hit that Da Ra Lie gets on you.

Then I went on to the mines at about lv 65. I couldn't hit squat!!!! So I leveled up a bit more. At lv 85 I tried again and beat the mines easily. I got to the ruins and uh....yeah. I'm gonna level up a bit more before I try to beat it again. I got about half way through Ruins 1. I kept gettin swarmed. I'm lv 103 now. I think that I'll try to get through again today. uh..I think that I went a bit off topic. Sorry.


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[Bloodberry]

Dragon Slayer with hit %
S-Beats Blades
Rappy Fan.

Slayer for groups, Blades for larger things, fan for traps or flyers, and body for having the crap pounded out of it.

[AppieDPC]

Hmm equiment usually is (@ the moment anyway)
Lv 76 Huney
-Flowens Sword or Dragon Slayer (since i have the complete flowen set i go 4 flowen sword http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif)
-Twin Brand or Musashi (what ever i like usin more at the moment lol)
-Custom Ray or my 40% Raygun
Still waitin till i get a good % mechgun and also w8 till i can equip my Red Slicer http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif
Usually i let enemies get close cast J&Z and line em up (4 execution lol) i usually grab da Flowen Sword or Twin Brand 4 that http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif Zonde, i sometimes use since it can lock target and has way more range than a handgun lol. Rabarta 2 freeze da shyts that pizz me off http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

On my 1.0 HUcaseal it was a lot of switching between weps (mainly guns and blade lol) and use freeze and confuse traps if things get 2 nasty lol
Since huney can do spells i have 2 switch a whole lot less between guns and blades (h8d that in mines with those canadines or @ the geeside)

[Jae]

Very tech heavy HUnewearl. S/D/J/Z are always in effect. She's also a walking Resta dispenser. If there was ever a such a thing as a 'support HU', my HUne would be it.

-Red Sword is my mainstay for groups.
-50% hit Gatlings for one-on-one.
-Meteor Cudgel in very few situations... namely against invisible Sinows. You swing wildly, and you'll hit one or more of them 95% of the time. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

And yes, I could probably give all your orange box whores a run for your money. Haven't struck gold yet though.

[IceBlink]

Being under level 65 in Ultimate means I gotta play careful with my HUmar.

With partisan type weapons, it's always two hit combos, of light-heavy. If I throw in the third, I'd just get pounded and lose half energy. If their back is facing me, then obviously, it's three hit combos...

If I carry a handgun, then I'll probably fire a few shots first...

Hmmm. Still grinding slicer... when that's done, then I can be the slicer maniac again. o_O

Oh, with Diska Of Braveman in VH, I let it live up to it's name online. I abuse the special lots and kill everything before my HP drops below 5HP. ^_^;

[ChibiMyu]

In general, I carry a red sword and my lovely 50% hit gatlings. I use the gatlings the most, but when facing 3+ enemies, I switch to the sword, and I'll usually j/z them as well. Offline I also s/d myself, and online I cast lots of gifoie just because it looks cool. Er... actually the gifoie is for exp. I seem to like it more than the traditional razonde and rafoie for tagging enemies. I used to use j or z to do the job because it cost less tp and gave some nice benefits, but then some FO complained about it. o_O;; (And they weren't using the spells anyway, so I dunno why... and then they laughed at me for using gifoie... o...k...) Not to mention the really cheesy j/z tech range. If they had an amp for that, I would probably use it more.

[HaLLa]

I carry around my Grinded Yamato and my Flowens Sword (for chests).

[SubstanceD]

My level 45 Hucaseal is currently messing around on Normal difficulty because I am trying to get a lv. 120 Rati Mag up lv. 200. Once it has maxed out I will continue playing on Hard and take the whole entire combat thing more seriously instead of running around either bare handed or using weapons suchs as Sabre's, Brands, Guiguies ( sp )and Knives ( I would go into a level bare handed and use whatever I find, this does not include the mines or the ruins, I am not brave enough to try that, always enter armed, don't do episode 2 at all while raing my mag ).

Before I got sidetracked with Mag Raising I was using a Musashi as my main weapon and using an Assault +8 as my secondary wepon ( mostly for dissarming traps ), I would also occassionally sawp my Musashi for a Flowens Sword depending on what type of mood I was in. Since I am playing an android there is not exactly alot of ways in which I can vary my tactics/offence, just slice and dice my enemies and kill them before the kill me.

edit. I forgot to mention that I don't use traps...yet. I have been told that they come in very handy in the latter difficulty levels but it is hard to adapt from my PSO version 1 play style to PSO version 3/PSO episodes 1 & 2 extra features.



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[dys0r]

Level 128 Yellowboze HUcast. Weapons:

- ASUKA +30
- RED HANDGUN +50
- FLOWEN'S SWORD +85

I rely heavily on traps. Against hordes of weak enemies, I freeze them, and let loose with my FLOWEN'S SWORD. Against tougher hordes, I confuse them and shoot away with my RED HANDGUN. In 1on1 battles, I use my ever faithful ASUKA. I can kill almost everything with a weak-strong-strong combo (probably since I nearly have 1950 ATP). I've tried messing around with my OROTIAGITO (I get over 2100+ ATP with it), but despite its huge power bonus, it's too slow and can't finish most enemies with a weak-strong-strong combo. Some enemies are fast, and won't even let you do a second combo. Bummer.

- dys

[Wolfos]

* Swears At V-Hard Dark Falz *

Well i Carry

Last Servivor +5( Spelling? )
L&K Mechguns +2 ( Comes in handy )
Diska Of Libarator ( Formaly Rappy Fan ...fsod'd )

I start With The L&K's for a combo or 2. Weak-Strong-Para shots. THen go for the Last Servivor http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif Make them pay in Groups...and steal some HP too http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[thewiredknight]

I have an all around HUmar. I like to be up close and hack and slash with lots of weapons. I keep either a claw or a saber handy for general combat, a sword for when things get crowded and my +16 Yamato for all those bigger enemies (plus a Varista if I can't get at what I want to kill). I use techs every now and then if I need to take out a group quickly and I rest often. I love switching my weapons around.

[rena-ko]

last survivor for everything. then zonde, barta & foie to replace a varista, or if i find a gun weapon on the way i use this.
then shifta and resta on button, other techs like anti from menu - for support purpose.
when its for bosses like griffon and olga, i use varista instead of the last survivor.

due to a recent ingame-bsod i had i only carry one precious weapon with me (equipped when piping). then i have some not so good weapons (red photon series these days). for vhard its ok.

[raiden999]

me...
level 125 HUnewearl
Equip: BKB +32
DF Field
3x God Pow
God Ability
Safety Heart
Diwari lvl 200

mostly straight beat em up, but if there is a large group of enemies, i try to rabarta them to make matters easier.

[EX-731]

We'll Let me see here...

EX-731 125 Hucast, Oran

Red Parstion
fully grinded, +30 to dark +15 to hit. (main weapon)

Yamato
fully grinded, +15 to hit, and something eles, altered i think, but can't remember for sure...

Vulcon's, 40% to hit.

Most times the only reason i pipe is i'm out of frost traps, they are my crutch.

Rurouni, 75 Humar, redra

Red Saber
Fully grinded, no % http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

Dragon Slayer, 35% to hit.

Foie. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

I really need to disiplain myself to use his debuff techs and such, but i'm so used to my hucast i keep forgetting about them. Love having resta though. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

Both guys have lvl 200 rare mags, but i'm making a new on for EX, cause as of right now, his mag has way more DEF then he needs, so i'm making a new one with little to no DEF and Much more power and DEX. I'm thinking DEF 10, DEX 50, POW 140. (that'll get me a rare mag, i like rare mags http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif)

EX-731

[Elusive_Llama]

Good replies so far. Surprising number of people who exclusively use weapons that hit one target. But if it works, it works.

Do your tactics change when you're in online Ultimate? I know that in offline solo Ultimate, my high levels are pretty much able to stroll through Ruins. Online Ultimate Ruins is quite a bit tougher without somebody else to watch your back. That's when I bank the doublesaber and use vulcans from the doorway.

[ric3aroni]

Wuts a good ATA for a hucast to have in order to hit at an ok rate in ultimate?

[Tulathis]

Wuts a good ATA for a hucast to have in order to hit at an ok rate in ultimate?

I'd say 150+ in Forest, 155+ in Caves, and 160+ in Mines and Ruins. That would be a suggested minimum (suggested by me). Also note that that's for unadjusted ATA. If you have some really high hit % weapons you can go down from that accordingly.

As for the original question, I use mostly mechguns with my HUcast. With my HUnewearl I use mostly a doublesaber-type weapon, supplemented with a lot of biting and hair pulling. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wink.gif

[Elusive_Llama]

lol, does she whip out a can of hairspray when things get tough?

"Don't think you KNOW me! Stuupaad!"

*pffffffsh*
*booma runs away screaming, tearing at its eyes*

[Aredhel]

Well, my level 76 HUnewearl was using a Ripper +15 with 35% Hit, but ever since I found ANGRY FIST, I've been pretty jazzed about having 1600 ATP for my level http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

Still though, too slow http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_frown.gif

I barely survive 2 rooms in Ult caves as everything hits me for 300+ even with a buffed 500 DEF. :/

But still, any dagger-like weapon is reccommended by me because of the exellent 6-hit combos http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

Btw, what exactly do RED WEAPONS do anyhow? Usually when i see them, they're grinded to hell. Is that their redeeming trait? no MAX GRIND?

[Mystil]

My playing style is a defensive one. I carry two weapons. Bloodt Arts and M&S60 VISE. My ATP is 639 so I can do some pretty good damage with them. And BA raises my MST. I use VISE mainly in EP2 and Arts in EP1.

I cast S/D(currently 11/13) when there isn't a FO around casting it. And I cast J/Z(currently 10/10) when someone casts S/D. I can't do both, hey I only got 394TP lol. When I'm in a game with nothing but Rangers, I cast Rafoie ONCE, (for asured exp).

I resta and anti alot, it doesn't matter if they lost only 60HP. For Droids, I try to stay as near to them as possible, for my resta effect.(currently level 10)

[Hunter4life]

When a group of enemys comes up, this is what usually happens.

Rafoies (when online)
Zalure
Zanba x whatever it takes
Varista any airborn enemies
Stag Cuterly on single hard enemies
Collect rare (i hope) http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif

[Robomonke]

My 161 HUmar has no probs in any difficulty and i use solely a BKB. I have a few and switch for the %s i need for what area im in. http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_smile.gif

[Robomonke]

yay my 100th post http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_lol.gif http://www.pso-world.com/psoworld/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_razz.gif