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What do you use for EP jewels?
[/ QUOTE ]I use a generic EP ring (okay, it has like 10 HCI on it) to pot up before entering battle, and am diligent about keeping them refreshed. If my pots go down in the middle of battle, I just switch out the ring and pot up... I can do this quite quickly, using UOA dress and potion-drinking macros.
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Do you use shurikens? Or ninjitsu to escape dismounts only?
[/ QUOTE ]I use shurikens and darts non-stop... they are a HUGE advantage. I have a UOA macro that refills my belt/****iya as long as they are not completely empty, and I carry about a 100 of each (in insured 10-packs, of course).
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I only have 110 resist 110 tac and 90 anat; with the 40 points diff in anat/tac, does it really hit that much harder? In stratics its not really alot (imo it should be alot more for the dedication to attack precisely) it shows 3-5 di more with all 120's , so i suppose with 3-4 hits all in a row it could be possibly anywhere from 9-20 damage more which "would" make a difference. lol, i just figured it out by calculating and talking to myself lol.
[/ QUOTE ]You only lose 26.25% DI with those 40 points, so the difference isn't that big... about 4 points on a Composite, or 1 point after armor. Still, it's a little bit, and it all adds up. You also get (slightly) stronger heals with the higher Anat, and since this char has only bandies and potions to heal, every little bit helps there, also.
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For instance, on a well equipped mage with a DCI suit, can you solo them? and take them out in a 1st time around melee? or do you have to chase around a bit etc. if so, what strategy do you use on these mages or dexxers. i would think you would take out other archers no probs.
[/ QUOTE ]This char is designed to solo ganks... defeating a single opponent is almost automatic. This char has such strong defenses/healing that it's almost impossible for a single opponent to even scratch me. Such battles basically go as follows: upon beginning the battle, my opponent throws everything they have at me, which I readily absorb due to having 150 HP, maxed out resists, 60 DCI and 4-sec maxed-out enhanced bandages. Meanwhile, I'm blasting them every 1.75 seconds with my uber composite, which hits 70 resists for 17-21 damage per hit, assuming my 50 Hit Lightning doesn't go off. I also DP them right away, then sneak in an AI on my 2nd or 3rd shot (this is about 4-5 seconds into the battle)... so now they are below half-life and DPed. If they try to cure, I just keep interrupting with darts and arrows. If they try to run, I follow with my range 10 Moving Shots.
If they are Disarm-spammers, I kill them with repeated Moving Shots, aided by my very high DCI.
If they are Dismounters/Tamers, I just DP their mount/pets then go into Animal Form and cut them down.
If they are tricked out warrior types with insane DCI and Parry, I'll just settle in for a long fight until the RNG turns in my favor, maybe getting a little fancy by using my backup weapons to hit him with Concussion Blows and Mortal and stuff like that.
