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==Armor==
 
==Armor==
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Armor! Gear! Whatever the name, this is the last line of defense against enemy attacks.
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===Bomber Sets===
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{{SKCell|'''Set'''|3=top|6=133px}}
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{{SKCell|'''Description'''|3=top|}}
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{{SKCell|'''Set Bonus'''|3=top|6=180px}}
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{{SKCell|'''Recommended UVs'''|3=top|6=200px}}
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{{SKNewRow}}
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{{SKCell|Full Volcanic Demo
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[[file:Volcanic_BG.png|100px]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''The Status Specialist'''
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Of the armors available to bombers, the Volcanic Demo set is the safest choice.  It has high normal defense as well as a natural fire resistance.  With level 10 bombs, the set will allow bombers to obtain ''max'' charge time reduction.
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The set is well suited for bombers wishing to specialize in crowd control and status spreading, where a damage bonus isn't paramount.  The Volcanic Demo Set is more than enough to allow bombers to take advantage of the haze-style bombs and serve as more of a support role in parties.
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With the inclusion of trinkets, the Volcanic Demo set can either gain Max CTR and Very High Damage like the Bombastic Demo Set, essentially making them interchangable for fire and freeze stratums respectively.
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'''Set Pieces:''' [[Volcanic Demo Suit]], [[Volcanic Demo Helm]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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* Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Very High|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''Armor'''
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* Medium Fire Resist
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* Maximum Poison Resist (Compound 42)
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* Maximum Curse Resist (Darkfire Citadel)
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'''Bomb'''
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* Very High Damage Bonus
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|3=top}}
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{{SKNewRow}}
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{{SKCell|Full Bombastic Demo|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''The Sluggish Nuke'''
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The inverse of the Volcanic Demo set, the Bombastic provides bombers with a damage bonus instead of charge time reduction, and freeze resistance instead of fire. This armour choice is more for bombers whom prefer offensive-styled bombs over status bombs such as the blast or shard lines, however because charge time reduction ultimately provides higher dps, even for offensive bombers this set isn't preferred over Volcanic Demo, or Mad Bomber within the Clockworks. However in Lockdown this set is an extremely viable choice for Recon bombers whom wish to use damage-dealing bombs.
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With the inclusion of trinkets, the Bombastic Demo set can either gain Max CTR and Very High Damage like the Volcanic Demo Set, essentially making them interchangable for freeze and fire stratums respectively.
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'''Set Pieces:''' [[Bombastic Demo Suit]], [[Bombastic Demo Helm]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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* Bomb Damage Bonus: Very High|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''Armor'''
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Maximum Shock Resist (Lockdown)
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Maximum Stun Resist (Lockdown)
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'''Bomb'''
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* Very High CTR
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|3=top}}
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{{SKNewRow}}
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{{SKCell|The Mad Bomber
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[[file:Mad_Bomber_BG.png|100px]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''The Damage Machine'''
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Mad Bomber has negative resistances to poison, shock, freeze, and fire equivalent to a medium unique variant as well as less normal defense than Volcanic Demo.  The sacrifices bombers make to wear a full mad bomber set are rewarded handsomely, however, as both pieces will combine for very high charge time reduction as well as very high damage bonuses with bombs.  This means that, with level 10 bombs, bombers will have maximum charge time reduction. 
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The Mad Bomber set is well suited for bombers looking to deal damage. This set isn't recommended for players looking to solely specialize in status bombs as they will be incurring a significant penalty to defense while not fully taking advantage of the damage bonus.
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With medium damage unique variants, a mad bomber can maximize damage against an enemy type.  This set is highly recommended for Tier 1 and Tier 2 as well as neutral Tier 3 strata.  Bombers planning to wear the full set in an elemental themed T3 strata should try to mitigate some of the penalties with armor unique variants. 
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Mad bombers should get very well acquainted with remedy pills.
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'''Set Pieces:''' [[Mad Bomber Suit]], [[Mad Bomber Mask]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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* Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Very High
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* Bomb Damage Bonus: Very High|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''Armor'''
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*Medium+ Poison, Fire, Shock Resist
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'''Bomb'''
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* Medium Damage Bonus
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|3=top}}
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{{SKNewRow}}
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{{SKCell|Mad + Volcanic/Bombastic/Mercurial
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[[file:Mad_Volcanic_BG.png|100px]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''The Jack of All Trades'''
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The Mad/Demo bomber set is very popular among full-time bombers.  Combining one piece of the Mad Bomber set with another piece of the different Demo allows bombers to achieve a combination of charge time reduction and damage bonuses, whilst reducing the negative status resistances of the Mad Bomber set.
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This set is an excellent combination for support bombers as well as bombers looking to deal damage.  The maximum charge time reduction allows for efficient status spreading and faster crowd control bomb deployment than Volcanic Demo.  Bombers can maximize damage by targeting very high damage unique variants and can further mitigate penalties from the single mad bomber suit by acquiring medium UVs to cancel out the status they are least comfortable with. 
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When using trinkets, it's possible to achieve Max Damage and Max CTR with both the Volcanic mix and the Bombastic mix, and Max CTR with Ultra Damage in conjunction with Mercurial Demo, thus meaning you can mix the sets depending on what sort of stratum you're entering.
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'''Set Pieces:''' [[Volcanic Demo Helm]] or [[Volcanic Demo Suit]] or [[Bombastic Demo Helm]] or [[Bombastic Demo Suit]] [[Mercurial Demo Helm]] or [[Mercurial Demo Suit]], [[Mad Bomber Mask]] or [[Mad Bomber Suit]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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* Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Very High
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* Bomb Damage Bonus: Medium
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or
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* Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Medium
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* Bomb Damage Bonus: Very High|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''Armor'''
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*Medium+ Poison, Fire, Shock Resist
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'''Bomb'''
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* Very High Damage Bonus|3=top}}
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{{SKNewRow}}
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{{SKCell|Full Mercurial Demo|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''The Speed Bomber'''
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The Speed Bomber's set-up makes use of a medium speed bonus and a medium damage bonus as well as a nice shock resistance which can be very helpful. The speed bonus allows bombers to easily escape situations where an impending mob is surrounding them, and with the addition of some well timed shield bumps, a Speed Bomber can get out of tricky situations relatively unscathed. The main downside to this set is that it takes a large amount of effort to obtain the pieces (through shadow lairs which generally require a lot of skill, low latency and high level gear) as well as buying Vhigh CTR bombs and getting 2 elite Boom mods so that the bomber can reach Max CTR and damage. However in the end the owner ends up with a useful damage bonus, a very useful speed bonus, and no negative resistances which the Mad Bomber set is infamous for. Despite the cost at which the Speed Bomber set needs to reach the full potential, it is really the end-game set a Bomber needs, to be the best at the game.
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'''Set Pieces:''' [[Mercurial Demo Helm]], [[Mercurial Demo Suit]]|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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* Bomb Damage Bonus: Medium
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* Increased Movement Speed: Medium|3=top}}
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{{SKCell|
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'''Armor'''
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* Maximum Fire Resist (Firestorm Citadel, Redclaw Munitions Factory)
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* Maximum Freeze Resist (Lockdown)
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* Maximum Stun Resist (Lockdown)
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'''Bomb'''
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* Very High CTR|3=top}}
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Revision as of 05:12, 26 January 2013

Contents

Damage

Okay, so. There are 3 types of specialized damage, which i will refer to as simply damage types, and Normal damage. The damage types are elemental, shadow, and piercing. Each damage type does extra super duper awesome damage to 2 families of monsters. Each damage type is also neutral to 2 families of monsters. Furthermore, each damage type is weak against 2 families of monsters. For example, elemental does a lot of damage against a construct, okay damage against a slime, and not very much damage against a gremlin.

Monsters

There are 6 monster families. They are: Beast, Fiend, Construct, Undead, Slime, and Gremlins. Beast and Fiend are weak to piercing; construct and undead are weak to elemental; and slimes and gremlins are weak to shadow damage.

Weapons

Armor

Armor! Gear! Whatever the name, this is the last line of defense against enemy attacks.

Bomber Sets

Bomber Sets
Set Description Set Bonus Recommended UVs
Full Volcanic Demo

Volcanic BG.png

The Status Specialist

Of the armors available to bombers, the Volcanic Demo set is the safest choice. It has high normal defense as well as a natural fire resistance. With level 10 bombs, the set will allow bombers to obtain max charge time reduction.

The set is well suited for bombers wishing to specialize in crowd control and status spreading, where a damage bonus isn't paramount. The Volcanic Demo Set is more than enough to allow bombers to take advantage of the haze-style bombs and serve as more of a support role in parties.

With the inclusion of trinkets, the Volcanic Demo set can either gain Max CTR and Very High Damage like the Bombastic Demo Set, essentially making them interchangable for fire and freeze stratums respectively.

Set Pieces: Volcanic Demo Suit, Volcanic Demo Helm

  • Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Very High

Armor

  • Medium Fire Resist
  • Maximum Poison Resist (Compound 42)
  • Maximum Curse Resist (Darkfire Citadel)

Bomb

  • Very High Damage Bonus
Full Bombastic Demo

The Sluggish Nuke

The inverse of the Volcanic Demo set, the Bombastic provides bombers with a damage bonus instead of charge time reduction, and freeze resistance instead of fire. This armour choice is more for bombers whom prefer offensive-styled bombs over status bombs such as the blast or shard lines, however because charge time reduction ultimately provides higher dps, even for offensive bombers this set isn't preferred over Volcanic Demo, or Mad Bomber within the Clockworks. However in Lockdown this set is an extremely viable choice for Recon bombers whom wish to use damage-dealing bombs.

With the inclusion of trinkets, the Bombastic Demo set can either gain Max CTR and Very High Damage like the Volcanic Demo Set, essentially making them interchangable for freeze and fire stratums respectively.

Set Pieces: Bombastic Demo Suit, Bombastic Demo Helm

  • Bomb Damage Bonus: Very High

Armor Maximum Shock Resist (Lockdown) Maximum Stun Resist (Lockdown) Bomb

  • Very High CTR
The Mad Bomber

Mad Bomber BG.png

The Damage Machine

Mad Bomber has negative resistances to poison, shock, freeze, and fire equivalent to a medium unique variant as well as less normal defense than Volcanic Demo. The sacrifices bombers make to wear a full mad bomber set are rewarded handsomely, however, as both pieces will combine for very high charge time reduction as well as very high damage bonuses with bombs. This means that, with level 10 bombs, bombers will have maximum charge time reduction.

The Mad Bomber set is well suited for bombers looking to deal damage. This set isn't recommended for players looking to solely specialize in status bombs as they will be incurring a significant penalty to defense while not fully taking advantage of the damage bonus.

With medium damage unique variants, a mad bomber can maximize damage against an enemy type. This set is highly recommended for Tier 1 and Tier 2 as well as neutral Tier 3 strata. Bombers planning to wear the full set in an elemental themed T3 strata should try to mitigate some of the penalties with armor unique variants.

Mad bombers should get very well acquainted with remedy pills.

Set Pieces: Mad Bomber Suit, Mad Bomber Mask


  • Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Very High
  • Bomb Damage Bonus: Very High

Armor

  • Medium+ Poison, Fire, Shock Resist

Bomb

  • Medium Damage Bonus
Mad + Volcanic/Bombastic/Mercurial

Mad Volcanic BG.png

The Jack of All Trades

The Mad/Demo bomber set is very popular among full-time bombers. Combining one piece of the Mad Bomber set with another piece of the different Demo allows bombers to achieve a combination of charge time reduction and damage bonuses, whilst reducing the negative status resistances of the Mad Bomber set.

This set is an excellent combination for support bombers as well as bombers looking to deal damage. The maximum charge time reduction allows for efficient status spreading and faster crowd control bomb deployment than Volcanic Demo. Bombers can maximize damage by targeting very high damage unique variants and can further mitigate penalties from the single mad bomber suit by acquiring medium UVs to cancel out the status they are least comfortable with.

When using trinkets, it's possible to achieve Max Damage and Max CTR with both the Volcanic mix and the Bombastic mix, and Max CTR with Ultra Damage in conjunction with Mercurial Demo, thus meaning you can mix the sets depending on what sort of stratum you're entering.

Set Pieces: Volcanic Demo Helm or Volcanic Demo Suit or Bombastic Demo Helm or Bombastic Demo Suit Mercurial Demo Helm or Mercurial Demo Suit, Mad Bomber Mask or Mad Bomber Suit

  • Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Very High
  • Bomb Damage Bonus: Medium

or

  • Bomb Charge Time Reduction: Medium
  • Bomb Damage Bonus: Very High

Armor

  • Medium+ Poison, Fire, Shock Resist

Bomb

  • Very High Damage Bonus
Full Mercurial Demo

The Speed Bomber

The Speed Bomber's set-up makes use of a medium speed bonus and a medium damage bonus as well as a nice shock resistance which can be very helpful. The speed bonus allows bombers to easily escape situations where an impending mob is surrounding them, and with the addition of some well timed shield bumps, a Speed Bomber can get out of tricky situations relatively unscathed. The main downside to this set is that it takes a large amount of effort to obtain the pieces (through shadow lairs which generally require a lot of skill, low latency and high level gear) as well as buying Vhigh CTR bombs and getting 2 elite Boom mods so that the bomber can reach Max CTR and damage. However in the end the owner ends up with a useful damage bonus, a very useful speed bonus, and no negative resistances which the Mad Bomber set is infamous for. Despite the cost at which the Speed Bomber set needs to reach the full potential, it is really the end-game set a Bomber needs, to be the best at the game.


Set Pieces: Mercurial Demo Helm, Mercurial Demo Suit

  • Bomb Damage Bonus: Medium
  • Increased Movement Speed: Medium

Armor

  • Maximum Fire Resist (Firestorm Citadel, Redclaw Munitions Factory)
  • Maximum Freeze Resist (Lockdown)
  • Maximum Stun Resist (Lockdown)

Bomb

  • Very High CTR
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