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Quote (JayPee @ Mon, Oct 12 2009, 02:01pm)
Which also means 0% pierce. It is a huge chunk of your damage.


i dont see the need for it. Everything allready dies in a few furys or poke or two.
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Sorry for dumb question, but how does having 100% pierce increase damage? :huh:
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Sorry for dumb question, but how does having 100% pierce increase damage? :huh:


When you use Lightning Fury, it releases much more lightning bolts and pierces through targets.

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When you use Lightning Fury, it releases much more lightning bolts and pierces through targets.


Basically how it works, is that the main lightning fury that is thrown, is split upon impact and then disappears. Pierce, if it worked (works on %, 100% = certainty) allows the main fury which was thrown, to pass through the first target to be hit by it, and still be counted as the main lightning fury attack, which upon a 2nd / 3rd /4th /etc impacts will release further bolts, meaning it will split as many times as it hits targets.

Imagine throwing a lightning fury and have it do the same amount of damage as 5 lightning furies, all at once.
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Dec 16 2009 04:34am
may i know how u get 11k dmg for charged strike and 4k dmg for lightning fury?
my javazon's gears:
titan revenge 189%ed
COH
lava gout
shako
highlord wrath
thundergod
2 nagelring
war trav
torch 16/16

my javazon's skills:
35 lightning strike
35 lightning fury
32 charged strike
32 power strike
19 lightning bolt
11 pierce

my javazon's stats wif equip:
216 str
153 dex
300 vit
base energy

With all these gears, skills and stats, my javazon's only got bout 4.7k dmg on charged strike, 2.2k on lightning fury. can anyone tell me how to improve my dmg other than getting skills gcs?

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may i know how u get 11k dmg for charged strike and 4k dmg for lightning fury?
my javazon's gears:
random gear with tgod

Here's my equipment, made in hero editor. I reach somewhere around 12k+ cs damage and 4.5k+ lightning fury, I think, and I have mb and max resists. I made this setup without thinking about it beforehand so it's a pretty bad combination of items but they're all perf, I have 1 crafted and 1 rare item.
I also reach the following ias bps:
cs ias: 50 --- 8 --- 3.12
lf ias: 52 --- 10 --- 2.5
And the fhr bp 32% --- 7

eth titan's
Coh AP
griffon's - 5/5'd
stormshield - 15ias/3maek jewel
crafted gloves 2/20 with 20life, 15dex, 15str, 10cb, 3%ls
razortail
silkweaves
highlords
ravenfrost
rare ring with: 20str, 15dex, 40life, 90mana, 30fr, 30pr (to help reach max res)

CtA + Lidless - sur'd (phoenix is also a nice alternative to the usual spirit if you can afford it)

anni, torch and then skillers and scs with mana, life, fhr, str, res

merc: nm defensive
infy eth thresher
eth forti sa
eth andy 15ias/30fr jewel (reaching the ias bp and negating the -30fr from andy)

Skills:
Decoy and prereqs 1pt each
Pierce and prereqs 1pt each
Lf, cs, synergies 20pts each
Jab 2pts (I had one point left at lvl 99)

A couple of notes about this setup:
- imo CoH>enigma on a javazon. The fcr bps are terrible on a zon and you'll have to change your eq all the time if you want to reach some viable bp. CoH offers massive resists and some other useful mods, which imo is better than the useful ~40 str and 45frw of enigma (although the str bonus helps a lot if you decide to go with a monarch as your shield).
- DON'T go for max block if you're going to go with CoH. It's just not worth it if you're going to spend most of your time running anyway (in case you don't know, when you're running the mb suddenly turns into 25%ctb).
- If you do go for max block, don't put anything in the dodge/evade/avoid trio (even if you don't go for mb, you don't really need them).
- Don't use Stormshield if you're not going enigma+mb. Spending stat points for 156 str is too high a price to pay for that 35%dr which you won't really need anyway.
- Use silkweaves to solve your mana problems (I also have maek on the jewel in my shield but it's unnecessary - only do that if you don't have CtA). SoJ or a crafted/rare ring similar to my own is also a nice choice if you can afford it.
- I wasted some life to get the 32% fhr bp with charms (20+20+45+45 = 130). This is something that's really up to you to decide. You're not really going to need fhr that much but it's nice to have some.
- I know that Treachery has a lot of supporters as the better armor for the mercenary but I just don't like it. It's just matter of personal preference.




@JP, I'm soloing hell on /players 8, I'll let you know what I think of this build when I'm done ^_^

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Dec 16 2009 08:55am
Eni >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coh in PVM lol..

imo best:

eni
griffon 15 15
jmob/jmod 60/60
24fhr str life belt
raven
bk
mara30
titans
2/20 adds gloves
shadowdancers

1 x java fhr sk
4 x 5fhr/11 res scs

+ few life sks, life scs.. if u like

BEST OF ALL BUILDs

86fhr 95 ias..max res gozu dmg..
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Quote (Aimo @ 16 Oct 2009 20:52)
Sorry for dumb question, but how does having 100% pierce increase damage?  :huh:

http://wiki.theamazonbasin.com/index.php/Javelin_and_Spear_Skills#Lightning_Fury

Autohit + 100% Pierce = 1-HIT KABOOM!
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Dec 16 2009 10:17am
Quote (rasko @ 16 Dec 2009 05:34)
may i know how u get 11k dmg for charged strike and 4k dmg for lightning fury?
my javazon's gears:
titan revenge 189%ed
COH
lava gout
shako
highlord wrath
thundergod
2 nagelring
war trav
torch 16/16

my javazon's skills:
35 lightning strike
35 lightning fury
32 charged strike
32 power strike
19 lightning bolt
11 pierce

my javazon's stats wif equip:
216 str
153 dex
300 vit
base energy

With all these gears, skills and stats, my javazon's only got bout 4.7k dmg on charged strike, 2.2k on lightning fury. can anyone tell me how to improve my dmg other than getting skills gcs?


Leveling up can help. Changing Lava Gout for skill gloves too.



Quote (SignoraVecchia @ 16 Dec 2009 09:55)
Eni >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Coh in PVM lol..

imo best:

eni
griffon 15 15
jmob/jmod 60/60
24fhr str life belt
raven
bk
mara30
titans
2/20 adds gloves
shadowdancers

1 x java fhr sk
4 x 5fhr/11 res scs

+ few life sks, life scs.. if u like

BEST OF ALL BUILDs

86fhr 95 ias..max res gozu dmg..


That would be more PvP orientated. You definitely need Razortail here. And SDancers aren't that useful either.
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