Mixing different kinds of attack methods

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  1. The Pigeon

    The Pigeon Member

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    There are a number of different ways to attack in Arcanum - swords, bows, guns, grenades, build able minions, spells from different magics etc.

    What I want to know is: Which of these methods is worth combining?

    E.g. If you went an archer, would it be worth spending the points to go melee? Would there be enough situations where you are better off throwing some grenades and then using another attack type over solely just using that other attack type?
     
  2. ytzk

    ytzk Well-Known Member

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    Stun, Entangle, Stasis or Stun Grenades + anything = win.
     
  3. The Pigeon

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    Sounds cool, I can imagine how stunning would be useful.

    Would it also be worth combining pure attack forms? Like guns and swords or bows and straight damage spells?
     
  4. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    From a powergaming perspective I suppose the best way of doing it is combine attack forms that rely on the same attribute. DX affects stuff like Melee, Dodge, Backstab and Throw, so you can't really go wrong combining those.
     
  5. The Pigeon

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    I've combined melee and dodge myself, but haven't tried backstab or throw yet. Might give it a go. Thanks for the advice Dark Elf!
     
  6. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    Backstab and the Stun spell is pretty nifty in turn-based combat, by the way.
     
  7. Ruda

    Ruda Active Member

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    You say nifty, I say harm level OP. Especially combined with haste.
     
  8. The Pigeon

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    Sounds intriguing. On a vaguely related note, boomerangs and massive dex are similar. Well, in my module when I was testing it months ago anyway - tried to go pure throwing and discovered none of the enemies could catch up to me - nor did the boomerang take durability damage (which it should have I think, not sure how to change that).
     
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