04-19-2003, 07:35 PM
If you want to use the ali baba's exclusively (for whatever reason) try frenzy instead of berserk. That should allow you to take him out without using the switch quite nicely.
Granted, using a better sword/shield on your switch to whittle him down (as suggested above) is at least as easy, particularly if we're talking about a pre-existing character (ie if you're starting from scratch, consider frenzy; otherwise weapon switch works fine).
The reason having slvl 23 berserk/sword mastery isn't enough is because this is a melee character, and a melee skill. Where spell type skills are dependent wholly on the skill level, melee (or most missile) skills are dependent primarily on the weapon used (though skill level maters as well, of course). Ali baba simply doesn't have the base damage for any level of berserk/mastery to boost to be a serious end-game weapon.
gekko
Granted, using a better sword/shield on your switch to whittle him down (as suggested above) is at least as easy, particularly if we're talking about a pre-existing character (ie if you're starting from scratch, consider frenzy; otherwise weapon switch works fine).
The reason having slvl 23 berserk/sword mastery isn't enough is because this is a melee character, and a melee skill. Where spell type skills are dependent wholly on the skill level, melee (or most missile) skills are dependent primarily on the weapon used (though skill level maters as well, of course). Ali baba simply doesn't have the base damage for any level of berserk/mastery to boost to be a serious end-game weapon.
gekko
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