Got a Blowpipe but not a BowFa, should I be using it at ToA for Zebak and P2/P3 Wardens? Been using my Crystal Bow for my current 150 Invo runs, not sure if the Blowpipe does significantly more damage to justify making the darts.
#Blowpipe at TOA if I don't have BowFa
quartz cove
dire coral
if you have a rune crossbow thats generally better than a blowpipe at toa, especially if you increase the raid level (which I would really really do asap)
blowpipe is good on a number of enemies but most of the time its lower dps, so that definitely doesnt justify the scales and rune darts
quartz cove
Crystal Bow + Crystal Armor probably beats out the RCB though right? I'm thinking of sticking with that then just using the Blowpipe maybe for like Baba Puzzle, Kephri Swarms, and Akka Shadows
dire coral
if you have crystal armour there's really no reason to send toa, go get a bowfa first
I'm sorry but I really don't get that. Why would you do cg almost to the finish line and then give up
willow flareBOT
lunar bluff
is your friend
also get bowfa as said
doing 150 raids is also a complete waste of time
quartz cove
Yeah I know the practical thing to do is send CG, but I decided long ago that I'm fine giving up efficiency and just focus on fun. Doing raids with the GIMs mixed in with the CG runs is more entertaining, even if not efficient
lunar bluff
you are spending 4-5x longer per purple than at a good raid level
if you're okay with that then carry on
quartz cove
On the topic of raid levels though, do we just go as high as we can then? We can probably do 200s soon
dire coral
On the topic of raid levels though, do we just go as high as we can then? We can...
you should really be doing 270-320
quartz cove
Doubt we can do 270-320 haha but that's the goal
dire coral
anything lower than that is more of a practice run to get your feet wet and observe what the invocations look like
lunar bluff
should get bowfa and do 350 but if that's not an option, you can at least do consistent 300s
dire coral
you can do 270s with a rune crossbow, the partisan from the quest and a bone sceptre to cast undead grasp
quartz cove
We're a duo, 1 of us has bowfa, 2 of us have hastas
85-90 stats
what's a realistic invo level?
dire coral
350
lunar bluff
350
dire coral
itll take a while to get there but its worth gradually increasing the raid level as much as possible
quartz cove
it honestly feels like the raid mechanics aren't what's stopping us from getting to 250-300 invo though
it's the crazy stat increase
lunar bluff
but i assume your 150s arent especially speedy atm
dire coral
but you should really get two more bowfae (bowfa's?) if you can
especially if you already have the armour
dire coral
choosing not to get one is playing the game on hard mode and on slow down at the same time
lunar bluff
it's the crazy stat increase
yes this is usually the harder part
practice not making mistakes
the bosses' normal attacks will not drain all your supps on their own
quartz cove
ok will try doing 200s and ramping it up from there
lunar bluff
i would increase rl by 10-20 after each clear
some invos are worth practicing in entry mode, like boulderdash
dire coral
I would personally go slower than that but im bad 😛
lunar bluff
maybe upset stomach if you struggle with that
dire coral
trying to add raid level in small steps is good, though personally I didnt do this every raid
more like every 2-5
quartz cove
Thanks folks, will see how far we can push it
lunar bluff
glgl
night geyser
On the topic of raid levels though, do we just go as high as we can then? We can...
350s minimum in solos with bowfa hasta
If you're in a team you should send 400s
Like Raze/BRUH said, 150-200 is basically trolling long-term (beyond like 4-5 raids to learn mechanics)
night geyser
ok will try doing 200s and ramping it up from there
Ye this is good 👍
void willow
Like Raze/BRUH said, 150-200 is basically trolling long-term (beyond like 4-5 ra...
400s with a hasta is surely trolling?
night geyser
If you can pull it off, it's still better
Even if you somehow do a 25 minute 300, a 40 minute 400 is better
It's ~1/23 for a purple in a 300, and ~1/11 for a purple in a 400
So a 25-min 300 is 0.1043 purples/hr
Meanwhile, a 40-min 400 is 0.1364 purples/hr
In fact, even if you did it in 20 mins it's still worse 😭 breakeven is at around 19.1 mins
The lesson here is that pumping RL is basically unbeatable up to 400
350s are definitely possible with bowfa hasta though
