Haze Bomb: Which UV to get?
Di, 06/28/2011 - 14:02
Please, no CTR. My Demo Suit & the Bomb's Bonus itself covers that.
I was either thinking Beast or Gremlin, since they're resistant to Elemental, but I'd prefer an Opinion from other fellow Bombers.
Di, 06/28/2011 - 14:51
#2
The damage dealt by the
The damage dealt by the explosion is elemental (and not that important), the fire status effect is, well, fire and has nothing to do with elemental damage. As paradox as this may sound.
Di, 06/28/2011 - 15:53
#3
Soooo...
Still CTR? I'll just get a Low, then, since I'm aiming for a Mad Bomber Mask & Volcanic Suit. Together, it should max out the CTR.
Di, 06/28/2011 - 16:43
#4
CTR Low... Good choice. There
CTR Low... Good choice. There was another thread where someone was going to get the same armor - Mad Bomber Mask + Volcanic Demo Suit. In terms of DPS, a CTR Low is about as good as UV Damage Very High... as strange as it sounds.
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/12732#comment-71673
pringerX brings up a good point though. As far as Haze Bombs go, CTR Medium is incredibly cheap. I'd suggest grabbing one of those to upgrade. That way if you ever want to just wear just Mad Bomber Mask or Volcanic Demo Helm, then that frees up your suit for something else since you'll already have CTR Max.
Di, 06/28/2011 - 22:39
#5
Um, culture...
Check the OP of that Thread & this one. It's...uh...me...
Di, 06/28/2011 - 22:43
#6
lolz
Oh, my bad.
But yeah, if you really don't want to go the CTR route, grab a Very High so at least you get Max damage with your Mad Bomber Mask and it would be similar at least in DPS to getting Low CTR.
I would still recommend CTR, lol. With a CTR Medium you can run a single piece of Mad Bomber or the Volcanic Demo Helm and still achieve Maximum! CTR, which allows you to fill your other defensive holes with the other piece of gear. Or you could just be crazy good and run full Mad Bomber for the kickass vhigh damage and CTR bonus.
If you're not going with CTR, go with something that amplifies the natural power of the bomb. This means any non-CTR UV is useless on Shivermist, because the bomb's sole purpose is insane crowd control; the amount of DPS you get out of it is miniscule. The same goes for the other Haze line, Venom Veiler- it's a support bomb, not a DPS bomb. So, you'll be looking at the Ash of Agni. This means you want damage bonuses vs. Undead, Constructs, or possibly Slimes or Fiends, as that is what the bomb's elemental damage (and fire) is most effective against.
On the other hand, I do not know if the damage being dealt by Ash of Agni is purely fire (in which case UVs versus Gremlin and Beast would be just fine), or whether it is counted under as elemental (in which case the fire ticks would pop grey numbers). If Ash does elemental damage, then the above advice holds true.
Edit:
Fire/freeze/status effects are not affected by bonuses. So basically, any non-CTR UV is crap, since the damage bonus would only apply to the small initial blast.