Ranged Init

[securitywyrm]

I'm trying to find a definitive answer. What ranged init score do you need to fire 'as fast as possible' on a perennium blaster on full defensive? I was told that every 600 ranged init lowers your time by 1 second on attack, .5 second on recharge, but that's on full offense.

[Norrmejerier]

You will need roughly 1050 ranged init to reach 1/1 on full def.

60 init reduces attack by 0.1 sec and recharge by 0.2 sec. Thus the attack-speed is the thing that takes time to cap, being 1 sec / 600 init.

The numbers above are true no matter where your agg/def-slider is.
At full def you suffer - .75 secs to both attack and recharge.

so to try print out the formula...using seconds.

(1 + 0.75 ) * 600 = 1050
(Attackspeed + Full def penalty) * Inits required for a second off.

Hope that made sense.
You can also use this site http://auno.org/ao/dmg.php to play around with it.

[securitywyrm]

Thanks. Too bad there's no "Give me the best setting" button for agg/def. I'm at 600 ranged init, will probably spend next five levels buffing it to go full defensive.

[Lillagumman]

you can go max def with lower than 1050 ranged inits though. just makes you shoot slower and use more of your evades.
have a hard time thinking you`re gonna get 450 ranged inits in 5 lvls so.
and when you have gotten 1050 ranged inits, then raise it 300ish more so you can equip a crit scope.

[Sightblinder]

Thanks. Too bad there's no "Give me the best setting" button for agg/def. I'm at 600 ranged init, will probably spend next five levels buffing it to go full defensive.

THere is

http://www.unityoftherose.com/tools/aggdefcalc.htm

Insert your ranged init, and weapon speed and hti calculate..voila you have the best setting :P

[securitywyrm]

Well if I change from the 'viral targeting subnet' (-300 inits, +4 crit chance), and use the enhanced target aquisition one (+133 ranged init), bada bing, that's 433 ranged init buff right there. I wouldn't mind doing less crits to be able to use maximum evades. I'm an opifex so I have those maxed.

[Escritores]

the enhanced target aquisition one (+133 ranged init),

If you mean TIM scope it's +180 RI.... (+133 is Offensive Steam Roller )

[securitywyrm]

Yeah, TIM scope. Ya know the one i'm talking about.

Too bad that's all people go to foremans for. That's why TOTW is so popular and Foremans is a ghost town, because there's just nothing worth going there for when it's a challenge to get. Foremans needs to have a bunch of nodrop leveling items in the loot lists. THAT would make it attractive (Leveling bot trimmers, cyber armor, etc)

[Imnotamonkey]

Very helpful thread all. Being still newb-ish (less than 6 months) and never having read the manuals thoroughly, I was cranking init without regard to what negative effects might occur.

Kudos.....