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I've been playing 2 handed with power armor on and off for 4 years. Getting back into the game and impulsively donated $50 to start getting 1 hath a day. I'm wondering if I should be switching styles to something better/more efficient?

The HV Advice page on the Wiki recommends 2h/light, dw/light, 1h/light, or 1h/power. I'm a little worried cause my style of play isn't in the recommended.

I've been playing 2 handed with power armor on and off for 4 years. I'm wondering if I should be switching styles to something better/more efficient?

in this current meta 2H isn't optimal anymore past a certain level - which is somewhere around the 150~200 range.
i suggest you to switch to 1H (Rapier + Shield, or even Shortsword + Shield if you cannot find a Rapier). if you already have a Leather set, use that just to buy a few time. otherwise, start looking for a Power set as well.

The HV Advice page on the Wiki recommends 2h/light, dw/light, 1h/light, or 1h/power. I'm a little worried cause my style of play isn't in the recommended.

yep. the most efficient progression we found until now is something like:
* 2H/light: lv 0~200 (good for starters)
* DW/Light: lv 0+ (evergreen)
* 1H/Light: lv 200~250 (just a transition style)
* 1H/Power: lv 250+ (best style at high levels)
oh, such thresholds aren't ironclad. they are only a hint, but less or more that's the meaning.

I've been playing 2 handed with power armor on and off for 4 years. Getting back into the game and impulsively donated $50 to start getting 1 hath a day. I'm wondering if I should be switching styles to something better/more efficient?

The HV Advice page on the Wiki recommends 2h/light, dw/light, 1h/light, or 1h/power. I'm a little worried cause my style of play isn't in the recommended.

If you can, spend another 50$ and you'll be getting 6 or 7 haths per day, and also 10k credits.

Very true though the intent is clear hehe, you wouldn't fear a weapon you had no weakness to, it wasn't a big issue though, just that the wiki still says it is not allowed, as others have said though the wiki is outdated in several areas.

That's an opinion issue,I fear tea cups though it can't hurt me,so do I weak against tea cups? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

If you can, spend another 50$ and you'll be getting 6 or 7 haths per day, and also 10k credits.

And he did (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

And he did (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Yeah, haha. Definitely worth it for 7x the amount of hath everyday! I put ~1.5 hours of OT so I don't feel as bad for splurging though.

Yeah, haha. Definitely worth it for 7x the amount of hath everyday! I put ~1.5 hours of OT so I don't feel as bad for splurging though.

Indeed (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Gratz on the GS \o/ Maybe one day I'll find a trustworthy btc seller..... but not today (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif)

This post has been edited by IshimaruShun: Jan 7 2017, 17:00

I've received a Tenbora's Box. What's the best course of action with it? I don't play HV very much these days, but also don't really have much need for hath or such other stuff...

I've received a Tenbora's Box. What's the best course of action with it? I don't play HV very much these days, but also don't really have much need for hath or such other stuff...

StonyCat buys them for 3.5m each if you want creds. Check out his thread up in WTB. If not, I wouldn't mind receiving it as a donation ;D

This post has been edited by IshimaruShun: Jan 7 2017, 08:51

I've received a Tenbora's Box. What's the best course of action with it? I don't play HV very much these days, but also don't really have much need for hath or such other stuff...

sell it to stony (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

That's an opinion issue,I fear tea cups though it can't hurt me,so do I weak against tea cups? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[en.wikipedia.org] teapots are even worse (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif)

Should I soulfuse this one? got it from a generous freeshop

It would be perfect if it is a mace (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Should I soulfuse this one? got it from a generous freeshop

It would be perfect if it is a mace (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

It's easier to switch to 1h heavy soon... I
If you want the hard 2h route, go for it. My advice is 1h though

This post has been edited by DJNoni: Jan 7 2017, 12:46

I want to switch to 1h heavy but my 1h weapon and shield are quite bad for the current monsters

I can do hell difficulty with 2h, but I can barely do nightmare with 1h heavy

my 1h set:
weapon
shield
helmet
body
hands
legs
feets

Still trying to get some decent 1h equipment, almost got a good shield from freeshop today, someone took it first (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)

This post has been edited by mistakegamer: Jan 7 2017, 12:54

I want to switch to 1h heavy but my 1h weapon and shield are quite bad for the current monsters

I can do hell difficulty with 2h, but I can barely do nightmare with 1h heavy

my 1h set:
weapon
shield
helmet
body
hands
legs
feets

Still trying to get some decent 1h equipment, almost got a good shield from freeshop today, someone took it first (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif)

1H build may require at least 100 prof before showing signs of decency.
your rapier isn't anything special but it should work for now. don't soulfuse it, but if it requires 500k-worth catalysts, forge ADB and Parry.
as for armors, their level is quite low so you'll have to change them anyways. personally i'd suggest you a Leather set. unrelevant PMI loss, big survivability boost. there are some averages lying around on bazaar, trying such a set may require you something like 5k or so. worth trying, if you allow me.

This post has been edited by Scremaz: Jan 7 2017, 13:04

so.... I should upgrade my current rapier for damage and parry chance? I am not sure if I am able to afford that or not

I got a decent set of light armor, although the lv is a little bit low


helmet
body
hands
legs
feets

I guess I should grind some 1 h prof now

Please confirm (before i make a huge mistake):
You can 100% reset the "primary attributes" (even with a day/week limit), right?
So if i want to change a 500/500/500/500/350/350 status persona to 0/0/0/0/0/0, it's possible. Correct?

This post has been edited by Epion: Jan 7 2017, 14:00

so.... I should upgrade my current rapier for damage and parry chance? I am not sure if I am able to afford that or not

well, it should require a few LG metals and low-tier catalysts. (6 LG + 1 catalyst)/level, per 10 levels... hmm... i guess the revenue from an artifact should be more than enough. alright, you can skip it. focus on armors.

I got a decent set of light armor, although the lv is a little bit low
helmet
body
hands
legs
feets

I guess I should grind some 1 h prof now

1H prof will grind by itself as you use it. thresholds on which you'll see a boost on the number of counter-hits (which means both offense and defense) are 100 and 200, so keep up a bit.
as for your armors, i'd save the Breastplate, but by a hair's breadth. all the others are so low on levels that probably are on par with unassigned Averages.

Please confirm (before i make a huge mistake):
You can 100% reset the "primary attributes" (even with a day/week limit), right?
So if i want to change a 500/500/500/500/350/350 status persona to 0/0/0/0/0/0, it's possible. Correct?

it should be. or at least several people reported to be able to completely zero a stat, so i don't see a reason why it shouldn't be possible to reset all of them. it will require a certain amount of time though. wouldn't it be quicker to simply start a new Persona at that point? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

This post has been edited by Scremaz: Jan 7 2017, 14:24

it should be. or at least several people reported to be able to completely zero a stat, so i don't see a reason why it shouldn't be possible to reset all of them. it will require a certain amount of time though. wouldn't it be quicker to simply start a new Persona at that point? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

I was considering doing that when I needed a persona for mage, and since all 3 of them were built for 1H, I was in a bad situation, another persona would cost me 1m and that's something I simply can't afford right now, but with patience I managed to lower 50% of STR and several other stats and increase INT/WIS, took a couple weeks, I think I was able to lower 10 points in total every 24 hours.

Does Elemental proficiency affect damage output? Will my fire spells hit harder or not? And what are some ways to increase Spell Damage bonus, mine is Fire 226,9% right now, is it possible to increase that? I was reading a bit and noticed that you're supposed to use some gear that are specifically for increasing prof, right now I'm just using 5 phase of surtr, is this a wrong thing to do? What would be a better set-up? My main objective is to increase damage and be able to quickly kill monsters in Normal, so nothing fancy is needed (I think).

Does Elemental proficiency affect damage output? Will my fire spells hit harder or not?

Significantly, unless your prof is already maxed. With Imperil and elemental, you definitely want to get to 0.68-0.70 prof_factor. Lower than that is too ineffective.

And what are some ways to increase Spell Damage bonus, mine is Fire 226,9% right now, is it possible to increase that?

Not really, other than more leveling (level scaling), or better gears, or more forging.

I was reading a bit and noticed that you're supposed to use some gear that are specifically for increasing prof, right now I'm just using 5 phase of surtr, is this a wrong thing to do? What would be a better set-up? My main objective is to increase damage and be able to quickly kill monsters in Normal, so nothing fancy is needed (I think).

If you just want to play on Normal then no-Imperil Holy or Dark would be a better style (in which case you'd want enough prof equips to get to 1.0 prof)

If you want to stick with elemental for whatever reason, and want to play no-Imperil on low difficulty, you still want enough prof equips to get to 1.0 prof. More prof > more EDB until mitigation reduction is near maximized.