Strongest weapon/tool/spell etc?

[Buurz]

Is the different weapons and magic balanced or is something very strong or very weak?

Like is magic better than guns?
Axes betters than bows etc.

[Stelar Seven]

Its pretty much play to taste.

Magick as direct damage falls off of weapons because of the spells being t1 or t2 for damage. It complements everything though.

You can build the kind of character you like.

[Buurz]

Originally posted by Stelar Seven:

Its pretty much play to taste.

Magick as direct damage falls off of weapons because of the spells being t1 or t2 for damage. It complements everything though.

You can build the kind of character you like.

Wait, so pure spell focused will get bad then?

[Stelar Seven]

Originally posted by Buurz:

Originally posted by Stelar Seven:

Its pretty much play to taste.

Magick as direct damage falls off of weapons because of the spells being t1 or t2 for damage. It complements everything though.

You can build the kind of character you like.

Wait, so pure spell focused will get bad then?

It depends on how to support the build. Direct damage spells like Imolation will yield less fun results than say, Shockwave on the throwable Sickle.

High magic will make the fire bullets better but high ranged damage will also make them better.

If you want to stand off and rain fire on your opponents you will likely like bows more than fireballs or Fish Attacks.

[forcecomdr]

I think it largely depends on how you build you char.

Don't forget this isn't like an rpg or mmo where, i have the fireball spell now i'm a mage, Or, i have a bow, now i'm a archer!
You need to spec your entire build around what you're trying to do.

I think anything can be viable... but you have to work toward it.

[Stelar Seven]

Generalist builds are also viable. However as above you will be looking for materials that give you stats, could be melee damage, hit points, stamina, magick, ranged damage, movement speed, critical multiplier....


Whatever is fun. I like knives so I go high melee high crit, with stamina, magick and HP as side stats. I get HP from food. Then stack spells, mostly disenchant, make a mean umbrella and suit and just gloriously stab my way through the world.

Others want more spell focused, or guns, or bows, or axes or mixed....

You build what you want

[UnreasonablySaucyConcrete]

So far I've had lots of success with a mythical bolt action rifle built using the metal called Pursuit (boosted through the Forge card), Sepelwood (boosted through the Lumber Mill card), and Star Ruby. These materials are specifically for boosting ranged damage and critical damage bonus. As a result, I have a rifle that let me easily solo a vault boss because it does 10k damage per headshot after having been upgraded to Epic rank. If I shoot a fodder enemy or animal in it's heart, I do ~80k easily.

For the most part, if you want a powerful weapon you just choose what you want and make it using the right materials to boost it's strongest stats. I used ranged damage and crit damage materials for the bolt action because those were it's best stats. For a Porter Pistol or any shotgun, I'd use the metal Einaidia and Sepelwood, because ranged damage is the best stat on them but their critical damage stat is lacking.

Want a high damage, slow attacking melee? Go for a maul using high melee damage materials. Want a Sickle that you primarily use magic enchantments on? Go for magick materials. This is why I like Nightingale's crafting, it lets me use what I want how I want, so long as I choose the right materials for what I want to achieve.

[Lord Marshal]

The one thing spells don't have is a good single target damage spell and the ability to crit.

I need Lightning Bolt.

[Stelar Seven]

Originally posted by knightmarshal:

The one thing spells don't have is a good single target damage spell and the ability to crit.

I need Lightning Bolt.

Try the bees, I haven't since the wipe but pre wipe they could hit a weakpoint.