Spiral Knights - Buff the Chroma Set!!!

Buff the Chroma Set!!!

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Sun, 10/02/2011 - 06:40

Zephyrgon

Recently, I've been playing quite a few lockdown games with my awesome chroma set, and it didn't take me long to realize this: WHY? I have realized that even a maxed out lvl 10 heat Chroma Set is way underpowered vs the Dusker set(which i consider in lockdown as my mortal enemy). I wish to have this awesome set buffed. But before that, you may think, as you read along, that chroma set is ALRIGHT as it is, which is specially great to use in the clockworks(especially Royal Jelly lvls). I want to point something out: it isn't ALRIGHT. Sure, the chroma set is great against piercing monsters, especially slimes, but then when you level it up to a salamander suit, that's when the impracticality kicks in. I ask this question: WHY? Salamander suit provides almost no protection vs slimes(except probably for charged quicksilvers and burning oilers). I admit, Salamander suit is great in the FSC, but for what?
Killing those blue blast cubes? Killing those oilers? And as for the Virulisk line, my only problem is it's lack in pvp potential(I admit, it's absolutely amazing in Royal Jelly runs). The problem still plagues the salamander suit. I view it as a very impractical ability for this armor. So now you have read most of this thread and may think that this nut job who posted this will start giving you all sorts of overpowered ideas for the chroma set. No. I only ask that people look into this matter and realize the same thing I did: Chroma set really isn't on par vs most of the armors today. Please buff this set. Here are some ideas I have, so feel free to comment as to which one you see fit:

1)Increase the Chroma line's defensive power(Both it's piercing defense and normal defense).
2)Add the ability that the Virulisk set will add a poison chance to a weapon, and the Salamander set a fire chance(I would say a sword, maybe guns and bombs, but then again, this idea is really far-fetched)
3)You might as well point out another one, because I'm out of ideas

Feel free to comment about this, whether you agree or disagree with my thread.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 07:04

Juances

The chroma line is the SAME

The chroma line is the SAME as wolver in defense(you even have 2 5* lines vog-salamander virulisk-skolver), changing the freeze resist for poison and with a different bonus.
Each is made for different occasions.

if you hate the non-pvp vs slime ability then you may aswell complain about divine veil(dmg vs fiend), deadshot set(dmg vs undead), etc.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 07:12

Starlinvf

Just to completely throw rage

Just to completely throw rage into the mix, what if armors took on the monster family resist/weakness based on they're looks. Some armor would end up being neutral for obvious reasons, but the specialty armor tend to resemble monsters anyway.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 07:26

Zephyrgon

Your points exactly?

I'm trying to suggest something here. I don't have those other sets of armor(divine set is so freakin' op, as it provides 3 types of resists and a damage bonus medium). I already said that the chroma set's piercing def is enough to save you from slimes, so why bother with the UV? Same is true with the Deadshot Set. It's made clearly for farming. And if you guys actually read the article, wouldn't you agree that the Salamander suit's ability is just plain stupid(Just like the Rock Salt bomb)? And i actually checked the defenses on both, and the dusker set has slightly more piercing resist than that of the chroma set.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 08:56

Starlinvf

The salamander is what you

The salamander is what you call an off-beat armor. The set's theme is dmg vs slime, and while it doesn't synergize well on the Salamander sets, it isn't counter productive either (especially when your bring up the rock salt).

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 11:38

Nicoya-Kitty

The Salamander and Virulisk

The Salamander and Virulisk lines are both pretty much designed around RJP. Which one makes more sense to you depends on what you take hits from more often: jellies/lichens (virulisk) or gunpuppies/lumbers (salamander). I don't really see any need for either of them to be buffed.

If you want good PVP armour, get good PVP armour; generally Demo/Wolver/Gunslinger depending on your weapon preference. (or ancient plate, if you want to go all "I'm the Juggernaut, [tart]")

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 11:51

Vanillateddy

^love the juggernaut, [tart]. But anyway.

Okay to me i do see the problems with how it could use some better stats or even give stat effects and i think all armor needs a few mods because of the new PvP but it could be worse lol, you could have a danger addiction like me and have the chaos set and shadowsun set, i will admit i love them both to death and i will never sell them but they suck ass in PvP so your not the only one with a delema xD.. But yes there are many things that need slight change thanks to PVP.

Sorry if anythings mispelled im working on ipad lol.
Teddy.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 12:45

Kurapika

Chroma line needs buff.

Why even go with the chroma line? As skolver provides Med dmg vs anything, and vog provides ASI Med.

These sets do need some buffing to make them practical to use vs vog and skolver.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 13:50

Juances

Check my rock jelly set.. no

Check my rock jelly set.. no end-level bonus and sleep resist(total waste),it does have extra piercing but is weaker the everything else(less normal defense) that's more stupid than chroma suit.

@Kurapika skolver gives SWORD damage against everything - chroma gives more dmg with ANY WEAP against slimes

And about slamander having bonus damage but elemental defense... it's perfect against quicksilver's charge when doing twins for example.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 16:58

Zephyrgon

I'm just saying that maybe the chroma set needs just a little defensive buff so that it actually provides more armor than the vog cub or skolver sets. I understand that it's more of a clockworks running armor, but I believe that all armors and weapons should be equally balanced out for pvp potential, that's all.

Sun, 10/02/2011 - 18:35

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Kurapika

@Kurapika skolver gives SWORD

@Kurapika skolver gives SWORD damage against everything - chroma gives more dmg with ANY WEAP against slimes

And about slamander having bonus damage but elemental defense... it's perfect against quicksilver's charge when doing twins for example.

I derped for a moment there, I did know that skolver has med with sword. I didn't really think about salamander's dmg bonus to any weapon. xD

thnx for the correction

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