Sampire

[Cerveza]

Chiv Heals work ok as a backup to leech.

[Daeus]

Does Curse weapon not have a minimum time it'll be up without SS?

And worst case scenario I have a plethora of weapons since my smith is the main thing I play.  Most of the weapons I keep have around 50% life, mana, and stam drain, so I'll always have life being stolen. 

[Cerveza]

Yes Curse Weapon has a formula based on Spirit Speak for duration.

If your coding it, here's how to do it:

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sub curse_weapon
  event macro 15 104 ; curse weapon
  chooseSkill Spir
  set %spirit_speak #skill
  set %cwd ( %spirit_speak / 34 ) + 1
  set %timer_cw ( #sCnt + %cwd )
  wait 50
return
Then set your activation or check for

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#sCnt > %timer_cw

[Daeus]

I'm not coding anything, I'm just asking if Curse Weapon works at all without SS.

[Cerveza]

And if you check into that code you'll see...

( %spirit_speak / 34 ) + 1

So take your spirit speak skill (NOTE: 120.0 SS is 1200 for this formula) and plug it in.

120 SS = 36 Seconds
100 SS = 30 Seconds
50 SS = 15 Seconds
10 SS = 3 Seconds
0 SS = 1 Second

[Daeus]

I should have seen that - I'm a little distracted working on my truck right now.

[Toptwo]

question....told you guys I would have a lot! LOL

according to Stratics this is what happens when you plug in :
120 parry
120 bushido
100 dex..

Chance of blocking with a shield: 5%
Chance of blocking with a 1-handed weapon: 35%
Chance of blocking with a 2-handed weapon: 40%

Now can you please tell me if this stacks??
i.e.
if you are using a one handed weapon AND a shield will you go to 40% chance of blocking...or does using a shield actually lower your chances?

Thanks!

[Petkiller]

If you have bushido you have 5% to block using a shield.  I have not seen much diff between using a one handed or two handed weapon fighting monsters.  I have tried curse weapon without ss and it  last about 2 swings with soul seaker.  I tend to use one handed weapons so I can pot most of the time.   

[12TimesOver]

No, it does not stack. The point of Bushido with Parry is that you get "punished" for using the shield in a sense. Thus you never realize your true parry potential. As pointed out in your post, if you have Bushido and you are carrying a shield you get a low chance to parry. Without a shield your chance is based on whether you have a one-handed or two-handed weapon.

X

[Toptwo]

Thanks Guys,

  I thought I was reading it that way but wanted to ask the experts!

no shield for this guy!!!

[phillip_morris]

love the temp

[Lifeless Body]

I really enjoy my sampire temp its little different than what is posted here, and it always gets the job done.
My Samp
120 swords
120 tactics
120 bushido
120 parry
120 SS
80 chiv
40 neco

i removed healing and anatomy for Max SS and parry.... with 120 SS curse weapon lasts around 40 secs much more effictive than a bandaid, curse heals through poison and all, i use a one handed weapon only for pots and with the parry bush bonus is very useful. no shield at all. my weapon... a twinkling Sim. HSL HML HDL 10%Hci 25 SSI and Di, char is maxed on base str for max dmaage increase from str 125,and 150 stamina for max swingfor weapon and Di is maxed from items as well.  Its fun!

[Khameleon]

with swords at hand we (Ultima and me) like to use the Soul Seeker.

[Lifeless Body]

Soul seeker is a nice weapon but only lechs and SSi i like the twinkling for the added defence chance when crafting them and the lower defence... my template the HLD with my temp is best since i have a nonstop 75 to 90%life leach a hit and the twinkling swings just as fast as the soul seeker with 158 stamina

[Cerveza]

Getting to 148 stamina is really the issue.

With this build you need to have a HUGE fire resist boost to overcome the form. Putting together a suit that includes that level of resists AND huge stamina increase will cost some serious gold.

Soul Seeker is good because of the leeches. With a samurai you need to leech your mana, with a whammy you need the additional life leech. With SS's huge speed increase, you can get your leeches at a reasonable stamina. Yes, it will take longer to kill, but with perfection building and Enemy of One working, you should be alright.