I'm a FSC cheap runner:
-Grey Feather Mantle
-Divine Veil
-BTS
-DA
-Blitz or Shiver, depends of the group.
I'm saving a lot and I was wondering if I should stick with my DA (low Undead) or buy a Voltedge since the DA it's really slow and I don't have a Vog.
Just want to know that. Greetings.
Since you don't have any ASI boosts go for Voltedge.
I wouldn't even touch a 2-swing sword without max ASI.
If you are planning on killing zombies with your DA with no ASI, be prepared.
You will leave yourself open and will be eaten alive by trojans and slags.
The DA's charge is NOT THAT GOOD. These swords take about five seconds to charge and your speed is cut in half while charging it. Yes, the result is nice but you have to ask yourself sometimes, at what costs? Getting CTR for DA would be ideal too if you want to utilize its charge well enough.
On the other hand, while it is not necessary having added CTR to a brandish line really will make it shine seeing as how the charge is the only thing that can inflict the status ailment.
So for both swords I >recommend< specializing yourself a bit for and if not go for brandish lines.
* DA charge deals a great knockback, but gets interrupt by walls and trends to fail in narrow paths. Voltedge's works everywhere plus gets things shocked, but lacks knockback (usually shock prevents zombies from jumping).
* DA charge could be annoying for other teammates as pushes enemies away, specially if they are using electron vortex.
* DA swings hits multiple targets plus pushing them away, but executing the full combo requires a considerable recovery time... Voltedge's hits one enemy at time with almost zero recovery time after a full combo. When soloing one DA combo kills most enemies.
In the end is matter of preference, I like Voltedge over DA because its charge takes less time and is teammate friendly.
Last question, I have a Blazebrand, should I make it a Combuster or take the Voltedge? Thanks for the answers :)
Blazebrand/Combuster's status doesn't work on FSC zombies (because they're fire themed), but the charge will still deal a ton of damage... just missing the extra damage from status. Note that Voltedge requires you to play Lockdown/BN in other to get the respective recipes (those can't be resold), so in most cases is faster to get a Combuster.
The only downside of taking combuster there, is that you will ignite Oilers... but hey, there are like 10 of them, so no big deal.
Also, the oilers tend to be on fire anyways, so charge attacking it with a combuster doesn't make a huge difference.
Don't sweat about the fire status from Combuster - that fire doesn't do a whole lot of damage and rarely kills. It's the Elemental damage type that counts. When solo you can unleash a charge with the blade connecting with an oiler - it will die. If you have BTS it works for 2-men party as well.
I disagree with Bopp that Brandish charge can only hit one enemy - you just need to herd them together first.
- Brandish charge is uni-directional. Which means you can easily push enemies into where you want them to be, herding them together for more punishment. With DA's charge the slag walkers will fly everywhere.
- Enemies get hit by DA's blades once and fly backwards, while Brandish explosions can make them ride the wave and be hit multiple times. I have both DA, Combuster and Glacius. Combuster charge deals the most damage.
DA is better for normal swings due to its reach, knockback and interrupt. Brandishes are better for charging.
With Glacius you need to take care after releasing a charge - instead of riding the wave, your target may be frozen right in front of you ready to counter attack.
"I disagree with Bopp that Brandish charge can only hit one enemy - you just need to herd them together first."
I never said that. In that paragraph, I was talking about regular attacks, not charge attacks. And regular attacks can hit more than one enemy; they just don't do so as reliably as DA regular attacks. The charge attacks of Combuster/Glacius/Voltedge certainly hit several enemies, if you charge them into a crowd.
"Enemies get hit by DA's blades once and fly backwards"
I'm pretty sure that the DA charge blades can hit enemies multiple times.
I did the Combuster and I got Med Undead UV, I'm really happy with it and I choose it everytime over the DA.
Thanks for the help.-
I don't have Voltedge, but I really like Combuster, and I've used Glacius a lot too. These swords are great in most of the Clockworks, and very good in FSC too (including Combuster). But in FSC I prefer DA over Combuster and Glacius.
In regular attacks, the DA swings are long and wide, so you can combo into a crowd of monsters and just chew them up. In contrast, Combuster/Glacius/Voltedge swings typically hit just one monster with high DPS. So they're good for finishing off single monsters, but they process crowds slowly.
In charge attacks, all of these swords are awesome (including Combuster). I suspect that the DA charge does more damage against a crowd, but I haven't checked carefully.
Disclaimer: I typically use ASI: Very High or Maximum!. But even when I didn't have so much ASI, I still liked DA a lot.