I've been trying to play teir 3 lockdown and no matter what I use, I can't seem to get a single hit on the enemy team. Whether its the fact that they are dodging like a pro or the stupid mechanic where your attack gets canceled when your hit, I get do a dang thing to protect myself or help my team. I have full 5 star armor that gives me defense normal, shadow, piercing, and elemental defence and that does nothing for me. And no matter what sword I use( wildhunting blade, flamberge, divine avnger) I'm never fast enough. I personally think that the ranking system in lockdown needs to be changed from the teir of your gear to how well you actually play, otherwise your going too be putting players who want to try an play lockdown, against people who play it 24/7. Also if anyone has any suggestions on how I could do better I'd be more then willing to hear them.
Unfair matchs
Ok so how do I decrease my ping or is that a server issue? Also what would be considered normal defence for lockdown?
Only ways you can get lower ping are A: Paying for better internet connection. B: Move closer to one of the 2 Spiral Knights servers.
As for defense, http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/90606
Do you have HP trinkets?
Soo I need to get a matching set of armor and not a mix? Great. Also Holy-Nightmare I don't have any HP trinckets, just a gift of autumn
You can't pull big numbers (20-30k) without HP trinkets.
There is no "pro" who can get 20k without Hp trinkets and some damage/ASI/CTR boosting armor, not to mention those who play with UVs.
25k no trinkets right here.
/waves.
25k no trinkets right here.
There is no "pro" who can get 20k without Hp trinkets and some damage/ASI/CTR boosting armor, not to mention those who play with UVs.
It should be added that the game is a fair game, not farming for damage. I'd love to see some people pull off more vanilla sets. It makes the minigame more interesting.
I'd love to see more people stop attacking me when I use Bubbles.
/poke Fangel
I'll be blunt.
The only thing damage/ASI/CTR/any form of UV's does for me is helping me dispose of scrubs faster.
It doesn't do anything when you're fighting someone who's on an equal level where it's about experience and prediction.
The only people that fall in that category have the same gear anyway.
I have lots of experience (playing LD since launch ._.) but I suck at prediction... plzhalp ;-;
@Baroe, if you have high enough ping to the point of mostly not being able to land any sword hits, I would suggest using bombs instead. Preferably as a Recon or Guardian.
@ Klipik-forum
Bombs? The most you can do is hold a point for a few seconds, a lot of strikers have the UVs do negate the worst haze bombs (shock and freeze) and with everything else you will get shot off the point.
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Blast bombs are ok but you need to max that CTR and blast radius. Slow fused bombs will allow strikers to rush in and attack between blasts.
Haze bombs are ok but they inflict little damage and are made to support your strikers (enemy strikers will kill you long before your Ash of agni does even decent damage to them) not to mention that they don't always inflict their status instantly plus strikers run back to base to heal quickly.
Vortex is a joke, strikers can run through them and the rest can use that dash to jump out.
Dark retribution is ok but most strikers have the HP trinkets and can tank getting hit a few dozen times by the bombs weak (though numerous) orbs.
Shards are a bit of a joke they are weak and unpredictable, their saving grace is the two status variants stun/shock shard bombs. The status they inflict is stronger than haze bombs and can catch unwary strikers off guard with it. It is not a finishing bomb but it is a good opening move provided you can get the status inflicted.
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Bombs are considered team support so stay with your team, hold down the caps and if you find a guardian stay with them as they can protect you from gunfire while your bombs help him with swordknights.
Solo capping can work but if you are found you will get shot off the point (if there aren't any enemies carrying a gun then you can troll them as long as you can dodge brandish and DA charges).
Suggested bombs are Irontech, Shocking salt bombs, and Voltaic tempest (the average LD player doesn't spend their paycheck on getting UVs), Scintillating sun shards make a good 4th bomb when shock doesn't work.
Sounds like you're just suffering from high ping.
Also, the defense system works in a different way in PvP than in PvE. Your armors must exceed the standard defense everyone has for it to even count.