do you all have that weird little thingy that sticks up at a 90 degree angle from the pommel of the sword... i.e. the bottom of the handle?

If this is a feature common to all Acherons (as i assume it is) what the hell is it for? what does it do? Why is it there? It sort of reminds me of a person with three arms... and one of the arms is this little, stubby, useless, atrophied, dead weight just sort of hanging there... all... creepy... and dead like... and worst of all.... Carny-like. >.>

So yeah. just my thoughts.

I'm at a crossroads at the moment. I'm trying to decide what second weapon to buy, because even though I love my flourish, it does so little against constructs and jellies that I am just not contributing. Now I have to ask, which would be more effective: gun or second sword? I'm not a fan of bombing personally.

And to add on, is it better for a character to specialize completely or is there something to be said for versatility? Best combos?

Recently I crafted a Cautery Sword (http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Cautery_Sword) with Bonus vs. Slime: Low. When combined with a Wolver Set, it becomes Bonus vs. Slime Maximum. Would it have been better to craft a Nightblade (http://wiki.spiralknights.com/Nightblade) instead?

I'll try to post some damage numbers for Cautery Sword later this week.

Post your analysis. In my opinion they are pretty balanced.

I really don't like dealing with many of the monsters in the Construct family, so I have been looking at the Deconstructor and Heavy Deconstructor bombs. The Wiki states that they have high damage against Constructs.

Anyone here have much experience with them? Are they any good?

Hey guys while I was trying out my swords on those robots in the Training Hall, I noticed that my Cold Iron Carver was doing less damage than my Nightblade or Fireburst Brandish, even though Normal attack stat is way up there.

Ok so here are the swords I tried out.

1st and 2nd swings do the same amount of damage, while third is more.

2 Stars:

Brandish LVL 10
1st= 34
3rd= 40
charged= 55

Calibur LVL 10
1st= 32
3rd= 38
charged= 53

3 Stars:

Fireburst Brandish LVL 10 / Nightblade LVL 10
1st= 34
3rd= 39
charged= 61

4 Stars:

I think one of the best ways to balance weapons/armors would be to introduce new mobs to the game that put a limited (see we do not need another patch of sweeping reform)-- puts a limited emphasis on the weapons that are not as valuable currently. Then sprinkle these mobs in with the existing ones, not make all new levels that feature only the new mobs.

Some ex:
a healer that is weak vs guns.
A mob that has a forcefeild that is weak vs guns, then standard armor behind it weak vs swords.
A mob that does piercing damage. I.e. add a construct that does pierce damage.

I'm currently on the magic cloak alchemy path with my armor and I was wondering if anybody seriously uses the Chaos set so I could get some testimonials. After looking at the stats for it on the wiki I was instantly drawn to because it adds a level of intensity and craziness to the game which I think is going to make the game a lot more fun for me. I'd imagine the common assessment of the set would be "Wow it makes you weak to everything, how useless/stupid/lame!" but that's seriously what's drawing me in.

(Hey your not nick!) Well that's right, however, I felt this thread needed to be made. If nick wishes to close this and start his own for the sake of orginization that's fine. As for now I was already thinking about making a balance thread for discussion, questioning whether or not to because I'm semi-new to the game. (Side note: balance is very different to best armor thread imo, but once again if this is felt un-needed be sure to close it.)

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