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  • Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

    i just recently got Heca hands and feet from our sky LS, I went to buy the cursed pieces to trade them in for the Heca pieces and found out they are 400k each! So I want to make sure they are worth it. Are the Heca hands and feet the best pieces to swap in for both SA + DE and TA + DE? I have the af+1 hands for thf that give the + TA damage, is the +7 str and +4 dex hands better than the increase TA damage the af+1 give? When doing TA, is there a better piece for feet than the heca feet that give +6 str +3 dex? Would it be better to swap in a + agi piece for TA?

    (I'm assuming these heca piece are hands down the best piece when doing SA + WS)
    Last edited by Mezlo; 04-16-2009, 12:47 PM.
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    Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

    Hands: Skadi Bazubands Seem like they would beat Heca mittens for TA > WS in most cases (would depend on WS modifiers for the WS).

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    • #3
      Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

      Yeah Skadi would be better, but from what I understand, those are along ways off... So besides Skadi stuff, heca wins out? I'm just torn between going +str on heca instead of +agi for TA.
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      • #4
        Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

        Hrm, I'm no THF but I believe my boyfriend swaps to full Heca for WS with the exception of Skadi body. I'd have to check him to be sure, but yes, Heca is worth the money.
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        • #5
          Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

          Hecatomb (NQ)

          - Set Summary

          * Defense +172
          * HP +58
          * STR +36
          * DEX +20
          * Attack +20
          * Accuracy +10
          * Slow +43%


          Skadi

          - Set Summary

          * Defense +116
          * STR +8
          * DEX +12
          * VIT +3
          * AGI +17
          * CHR +8
          * Accuracy +19
          * Attack +26
          * Ranged Accuracy +19
          * Ranged Attack +26
          * Evasion -15
          * "Store TP" +7
          * Haste +5%
          * Increases movement speed
          * Set: Increases rate of critical hits

          While Skadi is a beautiful set, Heca by far is going to rock harder for both TA and SA because of the massive STR difference. The only piece I wouldn't use is the hands because THF AF +1 Gloves add an additional 15% AGI to your base damage but even that's debatable.
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          • #6
            Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

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            • #7
              Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

              Like I said, it depends on the WS modifiers. Nearly every dagger WS has Dex as a modifier, but with some of them the % modifier isn't as high as others. Dancing Edge has a Dex modifer of Dex 30% and Chr 40% and of course there's the Agi to factor in for TA. Lastly Str is something to factor in since it is used in calculating every melee hit including WS's.

              Imo the Heca feet are the best piece for TA > WS, and the Heca mittens/Skadi Bazubands are too close to call on which is best.

              Originally posted by Malacite View Post
              While Skadi is a beautiful set, Heca by far is going to rock harder for both TA and SA because of the massive STR difference.
              But he wasn't asking about set vs set, he was asking about specific slots.
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              • #8
                Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

                Originally posted by Malacite View Post
                Hecatomb v. Skadi
                Skadi shouldn't be used as a full set, but are some of the best macro/situational pieces.
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                • #9
                  Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

                  I was gonna ramble... I deleted it.

                  Speaking of strictly TA, Skadi looks like the better set. But like the OP said, Heca is still top dog for SA, SA WS, or just WS.

                  Rogue's +1 (I hope that's what you meant when you said "relic gloves") : don't lose 'em. I assume you'll have well over 100 AGI. I'm not going to think much about the math, but I can't see much matching their worth.

                  Some pieces of Enkidu's might be a nice stand-in (I think the feet with DEX +3, AGI +3, Attack +4 would perform better than heca's STR+6, DEX+3) if you can get 'em. I can't say much on the worth of Dragon stuff, but it seems like a relatively cheap alt.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

                    Originally posted by Lmnop View Post
                    Rogue's +1 (I hope that's what you meant when you said "relic gloves") :
                    Originally posted by Malacite View Post
                    The only piece I wouldn't use is the hands because THF AF +1 Gloves add an additional 15% AGI to your base damage but even that's debatable.
                    When did AF become Relic? And if you're not WS, the Skadi may be better but I'm still going to lean on Heca for the STR.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

                      Originally posted by Malacite View Post
                      When did AF become Relic? And if you're not WS, the Skadi may be better but I'm still going to lean on Heca for the STR.

                      I called them relic in the OP. I meant af+1 not relic. I fixed it after he pointed it out.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

                        Originally posted by Mezlo View Post
                        I called them relic in the OP. I meant af+1 not relic. I fixed it after he pointed it out.
                        Hah! Point me!

                        ...sorry

                        I would only use Heca hands in... every THF situation that doesn't involve TA. If you're doing TA or TA WS, I'd always favor the AF +1.

                        It appears during SA (and nothing about this would change with SA WS), DEX's impact on damage is roughly 4 times as useful as STR. This is to say, it takes 4 STR to effectively up your damage by 1, but I think DEX effectively becomes DMG (so 1:1 instead of 4:1). Though obviously, DEX won't up your Attack as well the way STR does.

                        For TA, ditto AGI instead of DEX. It's for this reason that I think those AF+1 gloves are pretty hot if TA's involved.

                        Until someone steps in and says otherwise...
                        Last edited by Lmnop; 04-18-2009, 05:47 PM.
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                        • #13
                          Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

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                          • #14
                            Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

                            It appears during SA (and nothing about this would change with SA WS), DEX's impact on damage is roughly 4 times as useful as STR. This is to say, it takes 4 STR to effectively up your damage by 1, but I think DEX effectively becomes DMG (so 1:1 instead of 4:1). Though obviously, DEX won't up your Attack as well the way STR does.

                            For TA, ditto AGI instead of DEX. It's for this reason that I think those AF+1 gloves are pretty hot if TA's involved.

                            Until someone steps in and says otherwise...
                            Not saying otherwise outright but it does vary by WS. +1 fSTR is active on every hit, +1 DEX on SA is only active on the first hit. When you're doing stuff like DW Dancing Edge or Evisceration, it's 1 hit getting the DEX boost vs 6 hits getting the fSTR boost.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Heca + TA best gear swap for WS's?

                              Plus, if you should happen to own a Mandau, Mercy Stroke is a nasty 60% STR mod >.>
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