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 Carbuncle.Darktrance
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By Carbuncle.Darktrance 2013-05-08 12:37:16
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I know that GS kinda overshadows most, but still find myself a bit curious.

Can I assume for non relic/empy the ranking is -

Entropy > Insurgency > Guillotine?

And if so, at what point merits in does Entropy out perform? I was considering putting 1 merit in (currently 5/5 Reso/Last Stand/Extent) as the adjustments make putting 1 point in a bit more inviting. Then I just would hafta decide which weaponskill to reduce to 4/5
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By Phoenix.Xairu 2013-05-08 13:26:16
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Insurgency can hit hard, but it varies a lot (for me), I rarely ever use it. On the other hand, Guillotine pretty well always hits consistently hard. In that same breath though, Entropy will outdo both 99% of the time. Imo there's not really a raason to use another ws than Entropy, numbers are nice, and it will keep your MP up.

Also, disregarding the update, I still run Shijin/Reso/Entropy all 5/5...but I have no use for any of the rest atm.
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By Cerberus.Detzu 2013-05-09 05:08:48
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Phoenix.Xairu said: »
Insurgency can hit hard, but it varies a lot (for me), I rarely ever use it. On the other hand, Guillotine pretty well always hits consistently hard. In that same breath though, Entropy will outdo both 99% of the time. Imo there's not really a raason to use another ws than Entropy, numbers are nice, and it will keep your MP up.

Also, disregarding the update, I still run Shijin/Reso/Entropy all 5/5...but I have no use for any of the rest atm.

Insurgency is potentially the most useful ws for DRK behind Catastrophe, especially when you have countless Great sword DDs around you.
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By Cerberus.Corphish 2013-05-13 21:27:21
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Cerberus.Detzu said: »
Insurgency is potentially the most useful ws for DRK behind Catastrophe, especially when you have countless Great sword DDs around you.
Could you shed more light on this? I'm not quite sure I understand.
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By Phoenix.Dramatica 2013-05-13 21:29:26
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You mean MNKs!?
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By Ragnarok.Zeromega 2013-05-13 21:47:11
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if you want to look at it for sc then yes insurgency, but the ws on its own is pure crap, always has been, its mods and ftp are just too low
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By Quetzacoatl 2013-05-13 22:00:31
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Cerberus.Corphish said: »
Cerberus.Detzu said: »
Insurgency is potentially the most useful ws for DRK behind Catastrophe, especially when you have countless Great sword DDs around you.
Could you shed more light on this? I'm not quite sure I understand.
Using Liberator I take it
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By Cerberus.Corphish 2013-05-13 22:22:31
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That was the only thing I could think of... just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing some 'hidden effect' I'd never heard of...
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By Bismarck.Hsieh 2013-05-13 23:09:05
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I use entropy to get MP sometimes.
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By Cerberus.Corphish 2013-05-16 00:31:31
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Entropy WS question : Do Phorcys hands beat out an upgraded Mikinaak Gauntlets?
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By Cerberus.Detzu 2013-05-16 00:36:29
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Cerberus.Corphish said: »
Cerberus.Detzu said: »
Insurgency is potentially the most useful ws for DRK behind Catastrophe, especially when you have countless Great sword DDs around you.
Could you shed more light on this? I'm not quite sure I understand.

Potentially because :
1- You'll have to use Liberator
2- Resolution + Insurgency = light skillchain
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By Cerberus.Corphish 2013-06-01 21:06:51
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Cerberus.Corphish said: »
Entropy WS question : Do Phorcys hands beat out an upgraded Mikinaak Gauntlets?
Bump.
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By Ragnarok.Zeromega 2013-06-03 10:33:45
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no, you lose 9int 2da to gain 1str 12ish atk? 10acc, and acc shouldnt be much of a prob since you should have lots from twilight and ele neck/belt to start

if youre fighting something where acc matters, youre probably using gs or catastrophy anyway
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By Cerberus.Corphish 2013-06-04 16:41:24
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Where am I losing 9 INT...? Mikinaak has a base 13 INT.
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By Ragnarok.Zeromega 2013-06-05 16:10:51
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huh, noob on my part i think i just looked to see if they had str on them and never looked again

rank 2 type a and youll start pulling ahead of phorcys easily

now i need to figure out when they top out cata....
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