Rank 8 weps:useful?

qz8
qz8 Posts: 52 Arc User
edited October 2012 in Blademaster
Hey all, quick question for the 100+ bms. Did any of you find the rank 8 weapons to be useful at all? Or did you just skip them in favor of better end game stuff. If you did get them, what was your reason? All your opinions are welcome :]
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  • Jaabg - Sanctuary
    Jaabg - Sanctuary Posts: 2,256 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    You can only choose one weapon out of all the r8. That is the choice that will remain, so choose wisely. That same choice will become r8r if you so wish it.

    I chose poleaxe, simply because i didn't have good axes. Even at +4, the dd is much higher to the lunar 95, tt99 axes i used to use. I didn't go fists because i have my endgame claws. I didn't go pole, because i already use the tt99 purge pole. Didn't go sword because i use the morai 95 quest reward one for skills.

    Some people went r8r fists because at that time, they were the best ones to get.

    Some people went with poles, due to proc rates i think.

    Haven't heard many stories about why people went for swords in r8 or r8r.
  • augustfinknottle
    augustfinknottle Posts: 276 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    I didn't get R8 on my bm. I don't see it as necessary. It is, however, a cheap option for a high-end weapon of choice if you plan on actively using axes or poles or even sword, though I have never seen a R8 sworb bm. Fists are *decent*, but no interval, so not nearly as interesting as the other weapons that rely on DPH more than on DPS.

    So, if you're gonna use your axes for more than an eventual HF, or even if you really like your pole or sword skills, go for it. You'll only be able to choose one path with r8, though, as Jaabg said.

    Not to mention that R8 is the first step towards an eventual R9...

    On the other hand, if you plan on getting other kind of endgame stuff, such as G15 or G16 nirvana, then R8 becomes useless, since you won't be using the armor anyway.
  • I_am_noob - Dreamweaver
    I_am_noob - Dreamweaver Posts: 58 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    and again it all depends on what you plan to do...pvp sure r8 axe is cool and cheep..pve bether get morai g15 axe( takes time to farm it but abouth 10% less dmg than r9...17mil cost)
    r8 is allso good if you plan to recast chest for interval
    allso fists if you dont need axe is nice when recasted(can get interval on them allso)
    but like it was said you can chose only 1 weapon
  • CapnK - Sanctuary
    CapnK - Sanctuary Posts: 1,166 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    The fists are bad compared to what's available these days. Recast fists have a chance of -int but it's very low.

    Pole and Axe are interesting in that they can get the Spirit Blackhole add, giving us some AOE purge chances (low chances, but whatevs).

    Honestly haven't bothered looking up what the sword can do.
  • qz8
    qz8 Posts: 52 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    ah ok, i didn't know we were limited to only 1 weapon, otherwise I just going to get them all if i couldn't make up my mind. Thanks guys
  • Jaabg - Sanctuary
    Jaabg - Sanctuary Posts: 2,256 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    qz8 wrote: »
    ah ok, i didn't know we were limited to only 1 weapon, otherwise I just going to get them all if i couldn't make up my mind. Thanks guys

    That is what i figured when i read your post, that you might be under the impression that we can get all r8 weapons, so just wanted to make sure you knew b:victory. There are lots of QQ topics where people randomly clicked on weapons and the go on about it in world chat or here. Be careful on what you pick.
  • qz8
    qz8 Posts: 52 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    lol thank you, good to know theres someone looking out for me b:victory
  • Saethos - Raging Tide
    Saethos - Raging Tide Posts: 1,239 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    I love how many people consider the r8 fists completely useless...I see it otherwise. If you're an axe BM such as myself, the r8 fists are an extremely wonderful alternative because they require mich less dex than other good fists, and if you recast them, can get defense levels and interval, being easy to land defense levels. An axe BM using fists is never to do any damage, it's instead to gain chi, thus the defense levels being a great feature since you will take less damage while you tank...

    Although this only applies to 1v1s...

    But when it comes down to it, r8 is a good cheap alternative. Fist BMs can sue the axe as a cheap but decent axe and axe BMs can use the fists to maintain their high str build. Poleblade a d sword BMs aren't commen enough for me to say anything on them here though...

    But one more thing is the r8 poleblade can be recasted to get a higher purge rate than the TT99 a lot of BMs love to use, so that could also be a good alternative. Otherwise the poleblade isn't worth it getting r8...
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  • WangZi - Dreamweaver
    WangZi - Dreamweaver Posts: 279 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    I find the poleblade to be the most useful, since recasted, you can get Spirit Blackhole which is much better than the TT99 purge pole

    The fists... you're better off with G16 fists, unless you prefer the low dex requisite of the recasted fists, personal preference I guess, although damage-wise, G16 is better

    Poleaxe... can get the Spirit Blackhole effect, but if you're looking in terms of damage again, R9 is top choice, and G16 comes after that

    Blade... yeah no. Can get it for fun \o/
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  • I_am_noob - Dreamweaver
    I_am_noob - Dreamweaver Posts: 58 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    well i dont think that going r8 just for purge pole is now smart use of coin....tt99 is good enough becos as i see spirit blackhole does not have much bether chance to purge ...and for nirvanas....meh that boss dies before it is needed to purge
  • supertroyman1
    supertroyman1 Posts: 336 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    since u can only get 1 weapon i would recomend pole. when u finally do upgrade to r9 if u went with the axe thats now useless. swords most bms have given up on. and fists r now surpassed by 3rd cast nv.

    if u go r8 it should mainly be a stepping stone to r9. so r8 recast chest and pole i would say r the best options. pole mainly for the debuff proc being much better then on the tt99 purge pole. besides those r8 dosnt have much use for a bm
  • Jaabg - Sanctuary
    Jaabg - Sanctuary Posts: 2,256 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    supertroyman1 wrote: »
    besides those r8 dosnt have much use for a bm

    Full r8r with a def lvl axe is a tanky build for bms for a long time for tw purposes. The use of a pole to purge a single opponent is not worth the cost most of the time, unless it happens on the first hit, for me. The probability may be higher for r8r weapon, the end result is if it wants to happen early on in a fight, it will happen with either weapons. I don't trust pwi probabilities that are not 100% and even those have issues b:chuckle
  • WangZi - Dreamweaver
    WangZi - Dreamweaver Posts: 279 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    Well if anyone has the spare coins, I would still say R8 reforged pole with Spirit Blackhole is a great thing to have, not for Nirvana boss since... yeah most of the time it dies before buffs with a good squad, but PvP-wise it'd be pretty good since it would also have pretty nice damage compared to TT99 pole
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