*Spoilers* Power Armor

[Goldseeker]

So what are the stats actually? I am doing high AP, high dodge build and need to decide will it be good for me

[mindless]

It uses unremovable shield and helm so keep in mind if you are planning for 2-h weapon build %)
Need high Lore and 3 Tubes to fully upgrade armor and you will get -5 permanent HP and "Ra Mode(2 STR, +2DEX, +2HP Regen)

[Goldseeker]

Damn should have gone the shield path =(((, okay my merc will have to do with blue steel armor it seems

[mindless]

Power armor isn't panacea and have only 8 DR.
Usually i trade it for 20 meteor bars for crafting.

[Goldseeker]

bonus stats and hp regen is too good for hybrid characters

[feliscon]

Originally posted by Goldseeker:

Damn should have gone the shield path =(((, okay my merc will have to do with blue steel armor it seems

As long as you're not using a 2H weapon power armour is still good. Just because you have a shield equipped doesn't mean you won't dodge if that's your higher skill. Also it ends up with zero armour penalty, so it's actually a pretty good dodger armour.

[Goldseeker]

I'm building spearmen fully focused on combat( 4 in int and cha) i prefer using one handed spear and have net or bomb in second slot will power armor will be better for me than crafted meteorite light armor with 12 ap limit? What is ap limit for power armor btw?

[mindless]

Originally posted by Goldseeker:

I'm building spearmen fully focused on combat( 4 in int and cha) i prefer using one handed spear and have net or bomb in second slot will power armor will be better for me than crafted meteorite light armor with 12 ap limit? What is ap limit for power armor btw?

No Limit %)
PA will be better, I Think. But if you investing in the craft 10 meteoric will be ok too.
With 4 int you will skip Abyss =(

[Goldseeker]

Originally posted by mindless:

With 4 int you will skip Abyss =(

My Hurr Durr warrior has no interest in such things =)

[Kref]

Originally posted by mindless:

Originally posted by Goldseeker:

I'm building spearmen fully focused on combat( 4 in int and cha) i prefer using one handed spear and have net or bomb in second slot will power armor will be better for me than crafted meteorite light armor with 12 ap limit? What is ap limit for power armor btw?

No Limit %)
PA will be better, I Think. But if you investing in the craft 10 meteoric will be ok too.
With 4 int you will skip Abyss =(

How actually not to skip that damn Abyss? It has perception check, (strength + constitution check), intelligence is a general check for ancient artifacts...

[mindless]

Originally posted by Kref:

Originally posted by mindless:

No Limit %)
PA will be better, I Think. But if you investing in the craft 10 meteoric will be ok too.
With 4 int you will skip Abyss =(

How actually not to skip that damn Abyss? It has perception check, (strength + constitution check), intelligence is a general check for ancient artifacts...

I usually get it cuz it very rewarding. Lore is almost mandatory so you need just typical Hybrid build(7 INT and 7-8 PER).

[Goldseeker]

This time i am doing purely stupid warrior build just to see how far it can take me - so far he is doing much better than my pure talker

[screeg]

Originally posted by mindless:

Need high Lore and 3 Tubes to fully upgrade armor and you will get -5 permanent HP and "Ra Mode(2 STR, +2DEX, +2HP Regen)

I plugged in all three tubes and got three modes, Apis, Anubis, Horus. No Ra. ?

[Krozam]

You need 8 lore to unlock Ra. It costs you 5 hp permanently, so unless you're absolutely sure you'll be using Power Armor for the rest of the game, I don't suggest recklessly doing it. Personally, I found its DR a bit low for my taste, even if the stat boosts and regeneration are great.

[Zeriel]

No one mentioned its real power, yet: it has a max AP of 20. This is why you use it. The stat increases are just gravy, if you start with 10 AP and use neurostims, by the time you wear the fully upgraded armor you can actually reach towards 20 AP in combat. Nothing else in the game comes even close.

[hal9000]

Originally posted by mindless:

Power armor isn't panacea and have only 8 DR.
Usually i trade it for 20 meteor bars for crafting.

Sorry for the necro thread, but this was the only real hit on my search. I'm kinda screwed since I have a 2H Meteor Axe, and you said you can somehow trade it for 20 Meteor bars? Was that because in a previous release it was made of Meteor? Because it's Blue Steel now.