10-15-2003, 12:21 PM
I wouldn't use a Ber in a melee weapon - if you want in-your-face Crushing Blow it's much cheaper and more effective to go for "Strength" or "Black". In any case, there's no shortage of ready made melee weapons that come with it as standard: Ribcracker is my personal favourite but Crushflange or even the Gnasher are just as viable. You won't kill anything with Crushing Blow but you'll whittle monsters down to a killable level. If your weapon's regular damage isn't up to much a few elemental damage charms should do the trick. The key is to go for a fast attack so in this respect, I'd prefer to Shael a Ribcracker rather than try for 100% Crushing Blow.
Crushing Blow does work with ranged weapons and two really cry out for it: it gets carried across in the splash damage of an auto-hitting exploding bolt or arrow so a Ber in a Demon Machine or a Kuko is very effective. Both these weapons have pierce as an additional mod so you end up with the possibility of multiple Crushing Blows with each shot into a mob or against a single monster pinned against a wall.
Crushing Blow does work with ranged weapons and two really cry out for it: it gets carried across in the splash damage of an auto-hitting exploding bolt or arrow so a Ber in a Demon Machine or a Kuko is very effective. Both these weapons have pierce as an additional mod so you end up with the possibility of multiple Crushing Blows with each shot into a mob or against a single monster pinned against a wall.