Huh, they've changed it I guess coz when I did the math last time it was only 20-25% tops dmg bonus in melee. Now it seems much higher than that. And still, kinda meh considering the melee requirement. But cool in a way that it can actually turn mobile char into melee with gun like it perhaps was conceived initially.
Keep in mind enemies can have crits received reduction, which metal helmets have and almost everyone at Apogee is wearing one. Granted, the reduction is just a couple %, but it's enough to stop 100% crit chance from being a gurantee.
Oh you only mean dreads and turrets? I noticed the same thing since the last update. Crowbar only critted them about, I dunno, maybe 30-40% of the time despite having 80% crit chance. All other enemies, it was about 80% as it should be. I think they got some huge crit reduction.
gun fu spec points seem to be better than versatility(5% vs 2%), although there are only 4 levels.. although on second reading versatility is effective value, while gun fu is unmodded(I assume this means raw?)
Here's mine and Willy's is just above.
just what I was looking for, both have different take. Love it
yeah... with energy pistols synergies were stronger
Visibly more, hopper boots with high quality springs are the ultimate sanic footwear, but the MP is subject to reduction from armor penalty. So if you're going 95%, you won't notice the MP anyways. That said hammers only really benefit from tabi AP reduction on tichrome, so metal boots are still the way to go otherwise.
So here's my question then. If I wanted to maximize damage protection while also not being totally cucked with no movement points, what would be the best setup for that? What metal should I use? Is armor sloping worth it? What if I just rock metal armor with some Tabi's/Leather Boot Springs, and a Psionic Headband? I want to be able to tank some reasonable after 18 or 20. Also, my char currently has 7 Constitution, is that enough Con for a tanky build? Any suggestions welcome since I've never done a heavy armor build before.
If you want absolute max protection with short periods of decent mobility, full 95% armor penalty tungsten set with sprint, contraction and jumping bean is the way to go. Sprint is 30 MP, contraction is another 30 and jumping bean is 10, all unaffected by armor. You can trigger each as needed or combine them for 3 turns of 70 MP. Don't bother with sloping or nimble in this case, you will be way over 95% anyways.
I wouldn't mind pumping 2 stat points into Con, but my next question would be whether or not 13-14 strength before Veteran feats would be enough for my Sledgehammer to do decent enough damage in the late game. And thanks for the info on Nimble Can, never heard of it before and it actually sounds great. That being said, I have 3 Agility. Still think the amount of MP I'd get from Striders/Tabi's would be worth it?
13-14 STR should be fine, it's easy to boost. 1 point from bison milk/slampipe which are best hammer foods, 2 from adrenaline or 4 from tribal coke, also 2 from supersoldier drug. So you can almost always be at 14-15, 16-17 on adrenaline, 18-19 on ssd if you really need it for the toughest fights. Don't even strictly need the STR feat. You won't be using Balor's though, regular hammers only in that case.
