Spiral Knights - Which is worse/more common - Piercing dmg or elemental?

Which is worse/more common - Piercing dmg or elemental?

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Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:28

Veloc

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I'm trying to decide which shield to get and how to configure it with my armor to maximize resisitances, but no matter which I choose, the final configuration is going to be weighted more towards piercing or elemental, so one is gonna have to take a back-seat to the other, so I wanna ask you guys -

which is a bigger/more common threat, piercing damage or elemental damage?

Thanks for any help!

Sat, 06/18/2011 - 10:46

fredman86

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It depends on which stratum

It depends on which stratum you're planning for.

For the midgame, piercing is more common. Wolvers are a significant threat when massed up in danger rooms and arenas, and the midgame boss stratum is Jelly based.

Toward the endgame, I would say elemental is the bigger threat. Without defense, a stray retrode beam or gun puppy bullet/missile can consume massive amounts of your health. Obviously, wolvers are more powerful in tier 3 as well, but I would guard first against the projectiles. Lagging into the missiles is a common issue.

Sun, 06/19/2011 - 01:20

Tipiak

I'd say that piercing is more

I'd say that piercing is more common... BUT more easily dodged (jellies are a piece of cake, chromalisk a joke and wolvers easy to knock back)
I kinda like to stand right in front of a gun puppy and slash, slash, shield, repeat :-P

Sun, 06/19/2011 - 08:11

Ninjaknight

Elemental is key end game.

Elemental is key end game. Those flamethrower monsters will decimate you if you can't get up close in time.

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Which is worse/more common - Piercing dmg or elemental?