Slash damage Vs. Piercing damage

pve-er

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

I know the damage dealt by Assassin are mostly from thier skill, but does anyone try to compare the real difference in damage between these 2 on foe or armo ? I notice that tank and some other prof have skill/armor that specific for peircing damage but rarely see one against slashing dmg except assasssin itself.

anyone try compare it?

Kenji Akatsuki

Kenji Akatsuki

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

StN

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Quote:
Originally Posted by pve-er
I know the damage dealt by Assassin are mostly from thier skill, but does anyone try to compare the real difference in damage between these 2 on foe or armo ? I notice that tank and some other prof have skill/armor that specific for peircing damage but rarely see one against slashing dmg except assasssin itself.

anyone try compare it? i have and there is a small but definite difference. Most protection from armors and spells target peircing, but slashing is the most familiar to people. I go with slashing only because there r little to no skill at all the specificly fends off slashing damage. That is also the reason y everthorn chakrams r more expensive then ceremonial daggers in case u were wondering. The best advice i can give u is just carry both types of daggers and swap them when u think one is more effective than the other

Hidden in the Mist

Hidden in the Mist

Banned

Join Date: May 2006

"Shields Up!" will gimp your piercing damage daggers in PvP, I would suggest to use slashing.

Skuld

Skuld

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr]

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Does piercing have slight AP?

Scourgey

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2005

No, I would go with slashing damage if possible, because of the same reason other people have said, Piercing damage is affected by "shields up" and other +AL vs Piercing damage.

It's not like it matters a huge amount anyway, because most of the damage from assassins comes from +skill damage.

wilebill

wilebill

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2005

Mt Vernon, Ohio

Band of the Hawk

W/Mo

There is a noticeable difference. Slashing is better.

pve-er

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

that sucks then, it is hard to get slash dagger that I need (En+5) beside the green that don't have the mod I need (Zealous + fortitute).

the dagger I need:
Max Slash Damage, En+5, Zealous, Fortitute.

Max Slash Damage, 15%^50 (butterfly knife will do) or En+5, Suncering/Vempiric, Fortitude ( sound like Everthron or Shiro(req 15 !!!) but they are expansive)

they are hard to get or make

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

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Everthorn's Chakrams are the best.

pve-er

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yanman.be
Everthorn's Chakrams are the best. that thing is expansive
hope I can farm it but no one help me.

Celab

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

[VENT]

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There used to be a build to solo everthorn, but now he has 2 Mobs spawn with him who go with him, before you could just lure him away from the mob, now you need to kill the other two aswell.

Try to get some guildies to come farm with you, say a 3 way split, each person gets a set, if they dont need it they can sell for 20-30k

pve-er

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Thank, but I do forge a Vempiric Butterfly Knife that work the same. all I need for it is a Fortitute handle to replicate it.

BTW, has anyone see a En+5 butterfly knife/ Krambits/ Kukris/ Split Chakrams before ? cuz I don't want some weird skin like Karmas.

I have En +5 Sai and Oni Dagger already. want slash damage

Kijik Oni Hanryuu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

the 7th level of HELL! J/K Somewhere in GW assassinating things

[acid]members of the KAWS alliance

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I just use Shiro's Blades with watchful spirit as my healing enchant to negate the vamp,doing as much damage as a sword due to +3 vamp damage at a faster rate is great. ANd watchful spirit is good for attacking while AoD is recharging.

aroin the hidden

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

Kingdom of Noobies

A/Mo

just get dragon scyths with zealous mods not only there slashing damage but there SeXy

pve-er

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by aroin the hidden
just get dragon scyths with zealous mods not only there slashing damage but there SeXy I used to have 1 but I sold it, simply because I want something that LOOK like a dagger

ANTICANCER

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

[KSA]

N/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by aroin the hidden
just get dragon scyths with zealous mods not only there slashing damage but there SeXy dragon scythes are awesome. i got +5 nrg zealous +29.
MUAHAHAHA

sno

sno

Look into the Eye.

Join Date: Oct 2005

Detroit, Mi

Oh No Not These Guys [uhoh]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kijik Oni Hanryuu
I just use Shiro's Blades with watchful spirit as my healing enchant to negate the vamp,doing as much damage as a sword due to +3 vamp damage at a faster rate is great. ANd watchful spirit is good for attacking while AoD is recharging. I don't know where to begin here really... You should never have a "healing enchant" as you call it on an assassin, for any reason ever. Watchful spirit does not help you survive anything, ever. The only thing you'll survive through watchful spirit is a parasitic bond spike. If you aren't attacking theres no reason to use vamp, why not switch to another set?

I guess my efforts will fall on deaf ears though, there doesn't seem to be a cure for the wammo mentality.

Mark Nevermiss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

I have an A/W and I use Lou's Karambits and I like em.

Cirian

Cirian

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2005

European Union

The Amazon Basin

Butterfly Knives are the easiest slash weapons to pick up from a collector

Terra Xin

Terra Xin

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

New Zealand

Me/R

pfft... I don't see why it's the type of daggers that you use which determines how you attack your target. Silly Game Mechanics...

snikerz

snikerz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

Rt/A

i personally would go for slash dmg, as Hidden in the Mist mentioned there is a counter to piercing dmg, not that u would see Shields Up! used often, its still a possible counter,

i remember buying a piercing dmg axe several months back for HoH thinking it may have some advantage, only to come up against a ranger spike team with Shields Up!, and the axe did minimal dmg

pve-er

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cirian
Butterfly Knives are the easiest slash weapons to pick up from a collector But I need En+5 on it. which no one has it, ask all the time in Kaineng, and nobody reply me in Guru buying thread