07-30-2003, 07:04 PM
Thanks, Hunky, but I was really wondering if the Deadly Strike extra damage worked at all with (physical) kick damage. I've never seen it listed as working in the lists of "things that work with kicks" here or at the AB.
From my limited testing, DS does seem to increase the kick damage. I tried out a Coldsteel Eye (50% DS) on my freshly-minted bootysin, and she does seem to do more damage than before. I was beating up on a Normal mode Meph, switching between Coldsteel Eye and a Bone Wand of the Wraith, and Mephs hits appeared to drain in bigger chunks with the Eye.
I'm not regarding this as a definitive test, but it's a positive indication worthy of further testing.
BTW, in the nit department, Coldsteel Eye doesn't do cold damage. It does do Slows Target, and that does look like it's working with kicks. Slowed Izual to a crawl, I did.
Also, it may be obvious, but shopping Drognan in Norm A2 for a Bone Wand of the Wraith is a great way to get mana leech early on for a bootysin. The weapon is quite fast, too (-20). Finally, a reason for all those leech mods on pathetic damage wands!
In reply to your other post, I was thinking of using the WWS on my bootysin for the DS and the Amp, but I think it may just be too slow. Thanks, for the link, though. I've been following your WWS build thread assiduously, and I must commend you on your imagination and perspicacity in championing the build. I'll be making a WWS 'zon at some point, but I've got a few characters in the queue ahead of that so it may be a while. Definitely on the list, though. :)
From my limited testing, DS does seem to increase the kick damage. I tried out a Coldsteel Eye (50% DS) on my freshly-minted bootysin, and she does seem to do more damage than before. I was beating up on a Normal mode Meph, switching between Coldsteel Eye and a Bone Wand of the Wraith, and Mephs hits appeared to drain in bigger chunks with the Eye.
I'm not regarding this as a definitive test, but it's a positive indication worthy of further testing.
BTW, in the nit department, Coldsteel Eye doesn't do cold damage. It does do Slows Target, and that does look like it's working with kicks. Slowed Izual to a crawl, I did.
Also, it may be obvious, but shopping Drognan in Norm A2 for a Bone Wand of the Wraith is a great way to get mana leech early on for a bootysin. The weapon is quite fast, too (-20). Finally, a reason for all those leech mods on pathetic damage wands!
In reply to your other post, I was thinking of using the WWS on my bootysin for the DS and the Amp, but I think it may just be too slow. Thanks, for the link, though. I've been following your WWS build thread assiduously, and I must commend you on your imagination and perspicacity in championing the build. I'll be making a WWS 'zon at some point, but I've got a few characters in the queue ahead of that so it may be a while. Definitely on the list, though. :)