Hello, I recently started playing Spiral Knights and was looking for tips on Armor and Weapons. My fighting style is often close combat.
Thanks in advance
Tips for Armor and weapons
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 13:16
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 13:53
#2
Tips
for Armors and weapons, I really need to know if you like using swords in CQC or guns straight up their face in CQC
overall, I would say use a brandish, it's very good for dealing damage, and the upgrades have great status inducing charge attacks (not nightblade though). also, keep in mind that you should keep a gun that's good for ranged combats versus rocket puppies or just regular puppies. you do NOT want to walk into a field of gun puppies, so you should stay far and shoot with a Argent peacemaker, or perhaps an elemental alchemer. I used to be a full swordsman, but now I've started in gunning. with all of my gunning armor and trinkets, since the firestorm citadel has LOTS of zombies, I just stick my blitz needle into their faces when it's charged up. does 15 shots, and huge amount of damage.
As for armors, I really don't care about defense, I only use my armors for the bonuses. as a gunner, I use shadowsun series for the medium damage bonus per piece. it enables me to get a very high damage bonus from only my armor. for a swordsman, I would recommend skolver if you spam charge attacks, for the extra damage (it's really fun and effective). for a person who goes in a hits em alot, I would say vog cub. it has a medium attack speed increase per piece, which enables you to hit a target multiple times before they start attacking you. when they attack, just move back, and strike again when they're done.
Hope this helps, since I have alot of experience in Spiral Knights gameplay
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 14:40
#3
plan based on 5-star items
My general advice is to look at the wiki, read various guides, and select the 5-star items you want. Then, and only then, look back in their alchemy paths and figure out how to get their precursors. And now I shall intentionally thwart Pelakas. :)
Thu, 06/07/2012 - 16:04
#4
woot
GOOD ONE Bopp : )
Sat, 06/09/2012 - 00:20
#5
hi all
Hi All,
Q1) most ppl been saying that a lot of normal defense exists in the game - becos when this game first developed, more of the enemies dealt normal damage. however, others have also said that - even now - normal damage still exists in the game, even at tier 3. but given that normal damage is probably less of a deal now, and that a lot of strata has enemies dealing two kinds of damage (eg elemental and piercing), would that not mean that in choosing helms and armours, one should have 1/4 normal, 1/2 for the damage that is the predominant damage type in the strata (eg 1/2 piercing armour for JK), and the last 1/4 to be the secondary-damage type (eg in JK level, other than piercing, elemental damage from constructs is also common) - what do you ppl think ?
Q2) how do i make a new post ? i cant seem to find the button that allows me to make a new post. hence. i been tagging on ppl's post. sorry :(
thanks for the replies :)
Sat, 06/09/2012 - 04:31
#6
New post?
On the forum section, above the page numbers and on the right-hand side, there is a button which says 'New Topic'.
On the other question:
It's hard to manage this (in fact, I think, impossible), but I'd say half normal and half main damage type (eg. piercing in the RJP) would be better. Defence doesn't actually do much help - even full normal resistance would still let in tons of damage - so, for this reason, most people have offensive armours instead (eg. Wolver, Spiral Demo, Gunslinger).
TL;DR It can't be done, use stat bonus armours instead.
Sat, 06/09/2012 - 06:52
#7
can be done, but don't bother
Yes, even in Tier 3, even at this point in the game's development, there is still a lot of normal damage flying around. You should always have some normal armor on, and your shield should always have some normal protection for itself.
The normal+special+special+otherspecial armor sets can be constructed, using the three armor sets that offer non-normal protection (Radiant Silvermail, Divine, and Dragon Scale). But I don't recommend it. It's not clear that this idea is really optimal, and this idea requires you to get a variety of weird armors that may not be widely useful. So, as Raisinfist said, just go for normal+normal+special+special.
Sat, 06/09/2012 - 06:59
#8
ah yes. i realize i may not
ah yes. i realize i may not have been clear - but i was referring to the non-normal armour offering dual damage protection (without normal resistence - eg divine). so yes, it sounds like its normal+normal+special+special. appreciate the feedback as usual, Bopp. and thanks Raisinfist :)
At least usually. With a term as broad as that most people will suggest you go swords. If you do, the wolver line of armor/helmets are good for you, as are the various swords in the game.
If you want more in depth information, look at the wiki and read the various sword guides. I predict Bopp will come in and tell you to read his sword guide (which a good source of information and advice). Other than that, we're going to need more info.