So originally, I was pretty set on getting a umbra for LD, first.
Then, I realised that just about all the people attacking me would be skolver, :P
AKA, no fire resistance.
Looking for people who have used Magma, Storm, and Umbra in LD, though everyone is entitled to their opinion of course.
Or maybe the question is, Storm or Magma, because after I status them I should switch to Umbra?
Best alchemer for Lockdown, Umbra, Magma, or Storm? Or mixture of two?
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 16:31
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 16:45
#2
I use storm first when I'm
I use storm first when I'm alone, to try to incapacitate the enemy players. If I get a shock, I'm coming down on that player with my umbra. And in groups, it depends on what I feel like doing. If I'm not being focused, I'll charge storm and hope for aoe shock. Otherwise, umbra again.
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 16:53
#3
If you're looking at
If you're looking at alchemers you should go for Umbra and/or Storm. Magma isn't far behind, but the fire damage can be quite iffy at times even w/o fire resistance. I believe the fire dmg ticks about 2-3 times (as opposed to 4 in clockworks), for about 1.5 hp bars each time, which is about 3-4.5 bars of dmg in total. A max dmg Umbra will do 5 bars; max dmg Magma does 4. With that and mind, and the fact that you'll see much more Vog than Snarby in your typical random match, I'd go for Umbra over Magma in most cases.
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 21:08
#4
avoid Magma
It's a great PVE gun, but fire isn't going to stop an enraged Skolver from ripping you to shreds with his toothpick. Shock, on the other hand, will.
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 22:18
#5
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Alrighty then..Storm+Umbra. I thought that Magma's fire damage would be higher, :S
Thanks!
Thu, 04/05/2012 - 12:31
#6
just a side note....
hail driver can still freeze people even with skolver set because it's moderate, not minor status.
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 11:40
#7
Correct me if I'm wrong, but
Correct me if I'm wrong, but are Shock, Fire, and Freeze capable of breaking a Striker/Recon/Guardian Shield?
Fri, 04/06/2012 - 12:38
#8
I can't really compare all
I can't really compare all the alchemers because they're situational guns, but I know the shadow umbra is the most situational one for enemies like gremlin healers. As for lock down, I personally like the storm driver.
Sat, 04/07/2012 - 14:13
#9
If I'm not too late...
Assuming you're going swordy, your best bet would be o bring a Hail or a Hail/Umbra.
The Hail still freezes Skolvers, which makes my gunning loadout SO much fun (Freeze em with Hail, come whack with a GF.)
So, IMO, Hail/Umbra.
eventually get all of them. status -> umbra is what i do (usually)
i got all 3 guns. storm is generally more used than the magma (due to those vogs and other fire resistant sets). skolvers and snarbs tend to not have fire resistance so magma's fun against them (at least 3 bars per tick is nothing to joke about). Against vogs and others sometimes i do storm, inflict shock then swap to umbra; but just straight up umbra works well too. against skolvers and snarbs i just stick with the elemental alchemers (unless i really need that extra damage for skolver, in that case i'd swap to umbra)