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Heatmiser · 03-30-2004, 01:58 PM

I have a Dracon Samurai- 18th Level now and have not had significant problems with him. I have seen a handful of LS but they are certainly not common. I do have the 'typical' Sam armor on him, though. He kills constantly! For much of the time I had him with Bloodlust and Wak- Gotta love 2 attacks/3 swings per attack at double damage from Beserk! Now he has the Light Sword and Ench. Wak and gets Crits at least 1 to 2 times in all battles that last more than 2 or 3 rounds. I think the LS has a very high initiative and he has gotten like 1 LS since he started with it- Hmm, I am thinking of trading the LS back to my fighter and giving Fang to my Sam? Either way, my current party is death incarnate to most monsters. It is not unusual for RFS (with Staff of Doom) my FN (with COC) and my Sam above to ALL get crits in the same fight. The problem usually is that there are not enough enemies in melee range for them all to kill!
In general, my Sam has been a solid member, despite the lack of many Lightning Strikes.
Just FYI on stats, I have maxed Dex and Spd first, now getting close on Str and Sen. Then on to Vit, I guess. My goal with this Sam (and W6 and W7 too) is to get him to natural 3 attacks 3 swings with both Primary and Secondary weapons. Getting close to that with this one. Plus I think he's cool with the Scottish accent!

Mr Creosote · 03-30-2004, 09:00 PM

I really think Crits in W8 are screwed. In my experience its nonsensical and almost totally governed by the Weapon crit %.

The largest number of crits I ever got was on a Bishop who had no development in Close or Staff and had not been quipped with a weapon at all. But when I got the SoD and no-one suitable to use itw ith I dumped it on her. She crit'd like crazy, FAR moe than any Sam or Fn that I ever developed and in fact was so deadly I started using her for melee rather than casting spells!
Obviously some sort of code overrun effect was happening. But I also have seen the opposite with a FN with near 100 in Crit and with CoC and hardly ever criting.

I know I am prolly talking garbage but I do believe there is a fault somewhere in the game code in calculating the actual crit, and as a previous poster mentioned a Sam with Murasma and 100% crit should be criting once every 5 strikes and I'll lay good money that none ever does!

Scatter · 03-30-2004, 09:31 PM

higher level mobs have crit resistance. It's invisible, but some bosses are nearly critproof.

03-30-2004, 01:58 PM	#21
Heatmiser Dungeon Master Join Date: June 19, 2002 Location: USA Age: 55 Posts: 52	I have a Dracon Samurai- 18th Level now and have not had significant problems with him. I have seen a handful of LS but they are certainly not common. I do have the 'typical' Sam armor on him, though. He kills constantly! For much of the time I had him with Bloodlust and Wak- Gotta love 2 attacks/3 swings per attack at double damage from Beserk! Now he has the Light Sword and Ench. Wak and gets Crits at least 1 to 2 times in all battles that last more than 2 or 3 rounds. I think the LS has a very high initiative and he has gotten like 1 LS since he started with it- Hmm, I am thinking of trading the LS back to my fighter and giving Fang to my Sam? Either way, my current party is death incarnate to most monsters. It is not unusual for RFS (with Staff of Doom) my FN (with COC) and my Sam above to ALL get crits in the same fight. The problem usually is that there are not enough enemies in melee range for them all to kill! In general, my Sam has been a solid member, despite the lack of many Lightning Strikes. Just FYI on stats, I have maxed Dex and Spd first, now getting close on Str and Sen. Then on to Vit, I guess. My goal with this Sam (and W6 and W7 too) is to get him to natural 3 attacks 3 swings with both Primary and Secondary weapons. Getting close to that with this one. Plus I think he's cool with the Scottish accent! __________________ Heatmiser<br /><br />The Truth is a river where the strong can swim in deep,<br />and the weak and the broken can walk across so easily. - Caedmon\'s Call

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03-30-2004, 09:00 PM	#22
Mr Creosote The Magister Join Date: February 14, 2002 Location: Dominae Posts: 131	I really think Crits in W8 are screwed. In my experience its nonsensical and almost totally governed by the Weapon crit %. The largest number of crits I ever got was on a Bishop who had no development in Close or Staff and had not been quipped with a weapon at all. But when I got the SoD and no-one suitable to use itw ith I dumped it on her. She crit'd like crazy, FAR moe than any Sam or Fn that I ever developed and in fact was so deadly I started using her for melee rather than casting spells! Obviously some sort of code overrun effect was happening. But I also have seen the opposite with a FN with near 100 in Crit and with CoC and hardly ever criting. I know I am prolly talking garbage but I do believe there is a fault somewhere in the game code in calculating the actual crit, and as a previous poster mentioned a Sam with Murasma and 100% crit should be criting once every 5 strikes and I'll lay good money that none ever does!

03-30-2004, 09:31 PM	#23
Scatter Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 17, 2003 Location: Portland Age: 66 Posts: 1,336	higher level mobs have crit resistance. It's invisible, but some bosses are nearly critproof.

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