Hi, I'm a new player that's only been playing a few days. I've so far used my crowns and energy to make a Wrench Wand, Blaster, Cobalt Helm/Armor and a Defender shield. This works only for the first part of Tier 2 but I can't get very far down (even in a party). When I get hit, I lose about 5 whole bars, status effects like fire/poison absolutely destroy me and it takes me a lot of hits to kill anything.
I tried looking at upgrading to 3* items but there's so much choice... I don't know what makes a 'good' or 'bad' weapon. I went with my weapons/armor as they have high normal attack as I wasn't confident on aiming at elemental weapons in case monsters were resistant to it. I also wouldn't want to waste any energy or crowns on making something I regret. I've seen people using bombs and they seem pretty powerful, but I have no idea where to start.
Any items I do like the look of, require a weapon in the craft. That means I have to buy multiple recipes and then do multiple crafts to get to the item I want, but that will be expensive so I don't want to make a bad choice.
Finally, as a mini-rant. Are there any guilds for... Competent players? I have worse gear than a lot of people in the random parties I get put in, yet they all seem to die before me. None of them block, they don't target enemy healers and they always hit all the crystals/switches and release every enemy at once, rather than taking them on in manageable waves.
Regards,
Zeritor
Your blaster is a decent weapon, so you can upgrade that and increase its usefulness. My favorite gun line is the cryotech alchemer, though. Elemental does extra damage to constructs and freeze keeps them from aiming at you. Plus, the enemies strong against elemental - beasts and gremlins - dodge gunfire anyway.
The wrench wand is a neat looking sword, but it stops at 2*, so you'll have to pick something else.
For swords, I like the flourish lines (I carry a fierce flamberge). The snarble barb is just like a flourish but the charge attack is better, so I'd get that if I were you. You don't even need a recipe - just beat up on Snarbolax a few times and trade the tokens to Brinks.
I also like the cutter series, specifically after it gains the ability to poison (vile striker and dread venom striker). I like fast swords. Others prefer the slow heavy variety. The good news is that 2* swords are cheap in the auction house or to craft for yourself, so you may as well get a bunch and see what you prefer.
My favorite weapons are bombs. Start with the blast bomb and get fiery vaporizer, and freezing vaporizer lines.
For armor/helm, the Cobalt line is not bad, but it's not good either. If you like guns, go gunslinger so you can shoot faster. If you hate being on fire or being shocked, get magic for the resists (stun weakness isn't a big deal). If you're a bomber, demo. If you want to do extra sword damage and look just like everyone else, go wolver. Actually the best thing to do is mix and match. I have been having a lot of success playing an alt in tier 2 with a miracle cloak and gunslinger hat, vile striker and cryotech alchemer mk II. It's been a great setup for the Ironclaw Munitions Factory and has everything I need for the Royal Jelly Palace, too.