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x2yzh9

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Best killer weapon
« on: July 16, 2009, 11:35:19 pm »

The weapon that is most versatile and can kill, im looking to be able to kill megabeasts as fasting as possible

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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2009, 11:39:47 pm »

I vote a pack full of adamantine tipped baliista arrows + throwing skill.  Lightweight and deadly.  Not entirely sure but they should be effective melee as well.

Normal weapon wise I would say a pack full of high quality pikes, or a high quality crossbow with high quality bolts.  Keep a hammer around for bronze colossi though.  No one weapon is equally effective against everything. 

If you are forced to only have one weapon a two handed sword does fine for me, but it's less specialised than a spear or hammer and will be less effective overall.
« Last Edit: July 16, 2009, 11:46:04 pm by Greiger »
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2009, 11:41:42 pm »

Spinning +Giant Serrated [Material] Disks+.

Like a ninja. With 6 foot wide throwing stars.
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2009, 11:55:17 pm »

Assuming you can't get your hands on any of that stuff then I recommend a spear or pike on anything but a bronze colossus. The spears do pierce damage with is ungodly lethal against organic targets. I killed a dragon with an iron spear in a single blow (ok I fatally wounded it and it passed out and took 4 turns to die but still)

That or legendary throw skill plus throwing arrows/weapons is usually pretty effective. Watch out for the dragon's breath though, as it consumes a distressing amount of space each time.

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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2009, 02:53:53 am »

Pike or spear against megabeasts.Hammers are good to.
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2009, 05:52:37 am »

And a dozen of shields to protect ya.
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2009, 09:30:06 am »

Yeah, spears are seriously useful for taking out a megabeast.  A stuck in followed by a long series of twists can finish almost any megabeast (warning: do NOT try this against bronze collosi).
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2009, 11:09:50 pm »

For the record, you can kill a bronze colossus with a copper spear, shield, a little wrestling, if you know what you are doing, and have a little xp built up...not really recommended though.

I personally prefer a spear and warhammer + shield with some throwaway whatever stuffed in the backpack.
« Last Edit: July 23, 2009, 11:11:34 pm by PencilinHand »
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2009, 11:13:22 pm »

A sock.Nuff said.
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2009, 12:29:27 am »

For the record, you can kill a bronze colossus with a copper spear, shield, a little wrestling, if you know what you are doing, and have a little xp built up...not really recommended though.

I personally prefer a spear and warhammer + shield with some throwaway whatever stuffed in the backpack.

How many broken bones did you have after that little fight?

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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #10 on: July 24, 2009, 10:29:18 am »

try throwing swords at bronze colossuss / any thing with no organs at thay can cut leams off.
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2009, 01:49:46 am »

For the record, you can kill a bronze colossus with a copper spear, shield, a little wrestling, if you know what you are doing, and have a little xp built up...not really recommended though.

I personally prefer a spear and warhammer + shield with some throwaway whatever stuffed in the backpack.

How many broken bones did you have after that little fight?

None.

Had to back away a few times to recover from getting tired but it never even scratched me.
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2009, 02:18:06 am »

For the record, you can kill a bronze colossus with a copper spear, shield, a little wrestling, if you know what you are doing, and have a little xp built up...not really recommended though.

I personally prefer a spear and warhammer + shield with some throwaway whatever stuffed in the backpack.

How many broken bones did you have after that little fight?

None.

Had to back away a few times to recover from getting tired but it never even scratched me.

Mr. lucky lucky luck luck.

Now go and kill one with a whip

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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2009, 02:34:54 am »

For the record, you can kill a bronze colossus with a copper spear, shield, a little wrestling, if you know what you are doing, and have a little xp built up...not really recommended though.

I personally prefer a spear and warhammer + shield with some throwaway whatever stuffed in the backpack.

How many broken bones did you have after that little fight?

None.

Had to back away a few times to recover from getting tired but it never even scratched me.

Mr. lucky lucky luck luck.

Now go and kill one with a whip

i'd like to see that! pics or video required!
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Re: Best killer weapon
« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2009, 02:48:26 pm »

I suggest this.
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[ITEM_WEAPON:ITEM_WEAPON_FLAYER]
[NAME:FLAYER:FLAYERS]
[DAMAGE:200:PIERCING]
[WEIGHT:50]
[SKILL:SWORD]
[CRIT_BOOST:15]
[TWO_HANDED:4]
[MINIMUM_SIZE:4]
[MATERIAL_SIZE:3]
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