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Re: Resonant Arms thrower
Reply #25 - Sep 30th, 2014 at 1:28pm
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TF axes pre-u23 were broken if you had Quickdraw trained.

So you lose some throwing speed by going axes.

Also:
15-20x3 (swashbuckling T axe) ----- .7(1)*.3x(3) = 1.6
15-20x2 (x2) ----- .7(1)*.3(2) = 1.3 (x2 for Shuriken Expertise) = 2.6.

Raw physical damage is a bit higher on shuriken even without Ninja Master.

Unless and until they fix Swashbuckling and thrown weapons, Bard throwers just don't make much sense. Maybe you could do a /6 Ranger that uses handaxes in Fury with slayer arrow, but you lose exploit weakness, which is powerful.

More importantly, Slayer Arrow + Adrenaline is really only gamebreaking with Manyshot (bow). Otherwise, it's sort of meh.
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Reply #26 - Sep 30th, 2014 at 2:47pm
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Did this because why not and to use Exploit Weaknesses/Coup de Grace.  The sonic is doing 70-130 or so and for fun fiddling with the new blitz twisting in whirling wrist, 180-1300 + procs.  Without nerv venom trash can be more annoying, with the extra dps bosses are a bit faster.
  
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Re: Resonant Arms thrower
Reply #27 - Sep 30th, 2014 at 3:32pm
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yeah hey dont get me wrong, it wouldn't be a joke or a gimp or whatever, but right now it's also just not going to be top of the heap either.
  
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Reply #28 - Sep 30th, 2014 at 6:44pm
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I may be out DPSed, but it is different enough to be fun.
  
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Reply #29 - Oct 7th, 2014 at 6:57pm
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If you did the pure bard version of this build what feat order would make the most sense?

Mentioned in the OP were the feats PBS, Quickdraw, Rapidshot, PS, IPS, IC: Thrown, Shuriken Proficiency, Shuriken Expertise. I also think Precision has an argument for it but not sure it could be fit in to the build - 2ap + Precision though gives 5% to-hit, 25% fort reduction, and +5 damage per hit from the T5 bard enhancement. I've been away awhile though and not sure how much damage each one amounts to now and therefore what order makes the most sense.
  
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Re: Resonant Arms thrower
Reply #30 - Oct 8th, 2014 at 1:05am
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Darkrok wrote on Oct 7th, 2014 at 6:57pm:
If you did the pure bard version of this build what feat order would make the most sense?

You have to wait for 8 BAB for IC and 11 bab for IPS so that's levels 12 and 15 feats, if I have that right.
  
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