Can't hit a freakin' thing!

[Callisto]

Ok, so I just hit 52 COR last night, a shade under 53. I prefer to sub RNG, and play it in a RNG style(just my preference gameplay wise, I know other subs have lots of utility), and 30-50 it was sweet. I was a powerhouse, a very respectable DD for being a support job, and didn't have much problem landing ranged attacks or WS aside from the Hot Shot misses here and there. Then at since 50, I've pretty much been fighting only Helm Beetles in xp parties, and my racc seems to have taken a huge nosedive. I generally melee for TP once my MM is capped(bullets are freaking expensive), but for some reason I can barely land a WS. Last night on more than one occassion I would have a 4 or 11 on Hunter's, Prelude from the BRD, and Sharpshot on, and still whiff a Sniper or Split. I know that beetles have an eva boost move, and the BRD was a bit slow with Finale, so it's very possible that it was on at the time of me firing the WS. I also know that mobs change 50+, and jobs that could DD well at 30 can't always at 55+. What I'm wondering is, for those of you that have leveled past 60, do you have so much trouble with racc? I know that AF will help alot, I also have Spectacles waiting.

Here's my current setup:

Archer's or Jr. Msk. Tuck +1(easier to get tp if other country controls, Archer's hits for 0 alot)
Deluxe Carbine/Iron Bullets
Empress Pin
Feathered Collar +1
Drone Earring
Vision Earring(Swaps to Moldy for QD)
Shikaree Aketon
Noct Gloves +1
Garrulous Ring
Marksman's Ring
Nomad's Mantle
Gun Belt
Noct Brais +1
Bounding Boots

I usually use squid +1 or jack'o soup for food. I know that I can sub my Iron Msk Gambi for the body and a racc ring to boost it a bit more, but I'm wondering if my racc is too low, or if I was just having bad luck. Also, how hard is it to land a Slug Shot on an xp mob 60+?

[Hantz]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

Hmmm, looks pretty good.

You could replace your Feather Collar+1 with a Peacock Amulet for a net gain of +8 Ranged Accuracy.

Sheesh, other than that, maybe you could go with a Darksteel Hexagun NQ, or HQ, or your Trump Gun for bonuses to R.Acc, but at the cost of a few points of damage. They do have a lower delay though, which may help with DoT, but not as strong on WSes.

I don't know what else to suggest. Level 55 will open up some more gear options. Maybe some of the lv30 Beater gear would help a hair too.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

Ok, so I just hit 52 COR last night, a shade under 53. I prefer to sub RNG, and play it in a RNG style(just my preference gameplay wise, I know other subs have lots of utility), and 30-50 it was sweet. I was a powerhouse, a very respectable DD for being a support job, and didn't have much problem landing ranged attacks or WS aside from the Hot Shot misses here and there. Then at since 50, I've pretty much been fighting only Helm Beetles in xp parties, and my racc seems to have taken a huge nosedive. I generally melee for TP once my MM is capped(bullets are freaking expensive), but for some reason I can barely land a WS. Last night on more than one occassion I would have a 4 or 11 on Hunter's, Prelude from the BRD, and Sharpshot on, and still whiff a Sniper or Split. I know that beetles have an eva boost move, and the BRD was a bit slow with Finale, so it's very possible that it was on at the time of me firing the WS. I also know that mobs change 50+, and jobs that could DD well at 30 can't always at 55+. What I'm wondering is, for those of you that have leveled past 60, do you have so much trouble with racc? I know that AF will help alot, I also have Spectacles waiting.

Here's my current setup:

Archer's or Jr. Msk. Tuck +1(easier to get tp if other country controls, Archer's hits for 0 alot)
Deluxe Carbine/Iron Bullets
Empress Pin
Feathered Collar +1
Drone Earring
Vision Earring(Swaps to Moldy for QD)
Shikaree Aketon
Noct Gloves +1
Garrulous Ring
Marksman's Ring
Nomad's Mantle
Gun Belt
Noct Brais +1
Bounding Boots

I usually use squid +1 or jack'o soup for food. I know that I can sub my Iron Msk Gambi for the body and a racc ring to boost it a bit more, but I'm wondering if my racc is too low, or if I was just having bad luck. Also, how hard is it to land a Slug Shot on an xp mob 60+?

PCC or PCA for neck would improve things, also would suggest updating your rings. I only use AGI rings for QD, the ranged accuracy rings made from bonecraft I use to shoot. Use Gambison instead of shikaree.

What's your main hand? Iron Musketeers sword? Archers knife?

Landing Slug at 60+ shouldn't be hard, especially so if you pick up Deadeye Gloves and Trailer's Kukri.

[Callisto]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

Thanks, I actually switch main hand between the 2 depending on if I'm trying to cap MM or not. If it's capped I just melee for tp and use bullets for WS. I use archer's for capping and tuck for melee. As for as the PCC/PCA, I'm working on it, if I can't get one I at least have spectacles from RDM.

[Callisto]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

I xp'd again with COR last night, this time on Robber Crabs in Kuftal. I kept my setup the same(mostly because I was too lazy to mule for my gambison, and I'm 300k short of a woodsman or sniper's), and I had a much, much easier time. I think it was just the beetles that I couldn't hit, probably because of Rhino Guard being up too often. The crabs were much easier, I missed maybe 3 WS all night, and hit most of my normal ranged attacks.

[Callisto]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

Slug Shot. Best. WS. Evar.

I just hit 56(got Slug at 55 though, go gun belt!) and this WS is nuts! The whiff rate isn't as bad as I thought it'd be, and I went from doing 100~ dmg Split Shots to 600~ Slugs, though those dmg numbers are slightly padded since they were against colibri which are pretty weak to piercing. But still, SS kicks major tail.

[Zempten]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

Just wondering, when would a Corsair get Slug Shot if he merited his Markshenship 5 times?

As in he is 5/8 on Marksmenship Merits since only 5 would apply at lvl 50+.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

Hmmm.

I think I got Slug at 55 as a RNG and 58/59 as COR, with merits and Gun Belt as /RNG, you should be able to have it by 56/57. Can't remember exactly.

[Callisto]

Re: Can't hit a freakin' thing!

I got it at 55 w/ Gun belt. MM unmerited caps at 171 at lvl 55, the belt pushes you to 176. If 5 merits gives you 10 skill, and you get 5 skill levels per level post 50, you'd get SS at 53 as /RNG(161 base skill + 5 from belt + 10 from merits)