So, me and a couple of my friends recently started playing, and I decided that I'm going pure bomber. What I have so far is the blast bomb and the crystal bomb, with the demo spiral suit and helm. I've read the wiki, but it doesn't really make sense to me. Is what I have right now good for a 3-man group of me and my friends, and what should I be working towards getting? Also, how do I unlock my other 2 weapon slots? Thanks.
Beginning Bomber
Wed, 12/14/2011 - 20:21
Thu, 12/15/2011 - 09:55
#2
For weapon & trinket slots, I
For weapon & trinket slots, I usually go to Heaven 1, Town Square in front of the AH by personal trade. Just call out by:
/1 your message here
&
/y your message here
Usually doesn't take long & I typically pay 100 CE for a Trinket Slot and 200 CE for a Weapon Slot. Check the price of CE and the going rates at the AH itself to see what the best deal is.
The other option for Weapon and Trinket slots is to buy them using your 100 mist on nights that you don't have time to play. You don't need mist to play Lockdown or to dive on an elevator pass either. This is how people are selling them for cheaper than Boost and still turning a profit.
Sat, 12/17/2011 - 00:00
#3
my recommendations as a solo pure bomber with great success
the Ash of Agni line is the priority since there's very few enemies that are immune to fire damage
go for the Dark Briar Barrage for damage since you'll be used to dealing with a bomb with no knock back
i recommend going for mad bomber
strategy:
run in while charging your AoA-line bomb and aggro as many as you can safely then drop the bomb and back away while charging for the next drop and because of how long the fire mist lasts you don't need to be anywhere near them to set some on fire, continue until they have all died. circularly running around them is recommended.
this works in a party because the other members can focus on priority targets while you weaken the majority of the mobs.
Sat, 12/17/2011 - 12:46
#4
So, I actually changed my
So, I actually changed my mind and have decided to go sword/bomb, at least until tier 4 or 5. I was thinking of going with a flourish and fiery vaporizer mk II combo, with a fused demo helm, dusker coat, and horned owlite shield. Is this a good loadout?
Sat, 12/17/2011 - 12:51
#5
hmm
I'm all for non-normal weapons, as long as you have two of them. For example, Flourish and Nightblade, or Flourish and Magma Driver. The reason is that you can use your second weapon on the monsters that resist your Flourish (constructs and slimes). If your loadout is Flourish with bomb, then you have to use your bomb against constructs and slimes, and depending on the tactical situation (e.g. you're surrounded) this could be difficult.
Although I rarely recommend normal swords, a gunner or bomber who wants a single sword as a backup weapon is exactly the person who should consider normal swords. And the most widely useful normal sword is certainly Leviathan Blade.
Sat, 12/17/2011 - 13:16
#6
>.> with the Crystal Bomb,
>.> with the Crystal Bomb, honestly, I don't reccmmend getting the Salt bomb line until you have some serious CTR.
Being a bomber is really, really hard until you hit 4 and 5 star gear. Be prepared for a long, difficult road ahead.
That said, the crystal->RSS line is very good, and the blast->nitronome is nice, though not terribly party friendly. Look at picking up the spine cone->DBB and a selection of status bombs (VT, AoA, SB are preferred, with VV and SS lower down the desirability scale), and you might also be interested in the Electron Vortex (preferred) or Graviton Vortex if you party with swordies.
You unlock weapon slots by either buying the unlock useables from Boost (150ce if you're not using your mist that day) or from the auction house (cheaper than buying it fully with CE).