Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

#36300315982 09/03/2007 09:46:37 Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

Hey MxO community, I missed you guys SMILEY " /> (Been playing WoW for about a year and jesus christ, its like scraping the scum off the bottom of the gene pool and putting whatever you get on an island). I was hoping I could get a little bit of help and advice since I went from being a pretty good PvPer pre CR2.0, to getting my *CENSORED* handed to me. Of course, a lot of the stats on my gear were changed, and I need to fix my attributes again, but these are my questions, and I'm hoping someone can help me out or direct me to a site that has the information I need:

First off, I remember a long time ago you could do a mission to get a "stat hack" and reconfigure your attributes, do they still have that and if so how do I pick it up?

With CR 2.0 what are the good pvp builds now? I used to have an MKT/ gunslinger build (back when they both gave RCT buffs) and a karate/kung fu build, but from what I've seen MKT isn't as good as it once was, just hoping for some insight on this.

What gear should I be looking at collecting for a martial arts build? I was thinking of going Karate/Kung Fu again, maybe trying out SMG specialist or Duelist, but what gear do you guys suggest I get? I plan on farming for collectors and maybe archive bosses however I need to know what I'm looking for first SMILEY " />

Last, any other information you think would help out an old Pre-CR2.0 vet, please share. I'm open to any and all suggestions, and I thank anyone who helps me out in the slightest!

Thanks

~WhiteMyst

Edit: Re-reading this I realize that you may wonder why this is in the operative forum. I decided to post here because of the couple operative specific questions (such as what gear to get with certain operative builds). Just wanted to clear that up.

#36300316202 09/03/2007 18:23:42 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

MKT is still very very good, but mixed loadouts are rather useless now in PvP in general.. oh, and there is no more "ranged" stat. Spy stuff uses Thrown Accuracy and Thrown Damage and Gunners use Ballistic Accuracy and Ballistic Damage.

You get the stat hack starter at any of the three archive vendors.

As for clothing, it depends on who you ask. Some say go for all the accuracy boosting you can get for your chosen loadout, some say go for the damage boosting, others say go for defense against whatever you think you're going to be fighting. Of course, I'm not a PvPer by any means, so I don't really have a worthwhile opinion on that topic lol

#36300316209 09/03/2007 18:57:44 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

MKT is god mode now, if used properly. I'd advise going all MA or all gunman for awhile to get a feel for how everything works, and then branch out from there gradually. You're going to have to level up a lot of trees since everything was basically increased to 50 from capping at 30, etc. I'm sure people in FA's can craft you everything you need, but you're going to essentially need Defense clothing for whatever class you're fighting one on one, in duels and such, and accuracy clothing for your respective class. No hybrids anymore though, with a few exceptions. Just being back though, I'd highly advise against attempting anything of the sort yet.

#36300316277 09/03/2007 20:53:55 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

Alright, I've been messing with Karate Master and MKT, however my spy style is only at level 30, so I still majorly suck. I hacked my stats to 30 perception, 30 reason, and the rest into Vit, for the thrown tactics. I've been messing with assassin/mkt with all the bonus thrown, and I notice that I hit most of the time (though accuracy could be better) but I'm only doing around 200-400 damage with any throw but staggering, perhaps I should finish leveling up spy style and then decide what stat i want on my clothes, though it will probably be mostly thrown accuracy/damage, since the way I play I like being sneaky, and I run at the first sign of danger, yeah I'm a wuss =\. What collector / boss gear do you guys suggest for an MKT? Open to suggestions!

#36300316482 09/04/2007 09:18:31 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

Putting points into Vitality was a bad idea as it is practically useless, especially for an MKT. I'd put my spare points into belief for the speed and viral defense.

If you are reading this my sig didn't work T_T

#36300316520 09/04/2007 10:08:02 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

Actually, MKT is the only tree that can make use of vitality on a daily basis because of the bonus to Withdraw. 200-400 with knives are decent though. Now, it's all about a continuous stream of knives. Put a sever artery, neuro dart, and deadly throw on a guy, and then have at em'. The throat cutting throws make powerless on stagger, deadly throws do double damage on off balance, and subduing/paralyzing throws stun on daze. Alternate, and test it out a bit. I'd recommend down to leg sweep in infiltrator,all of MKT (+suplex and a few other moves) and down to paralyzing throw in master assassin. Once you have those loaded, you can fill in the blanks with whatever suits your play style.

#36300318587 09/07/2007 12:41:34 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

MA is still great for PvE and such. When you get up in level you can mix a little within the same tree. I use Kung Fu/Akido myself.

#36300318739 09/07/2007 20:04:49 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

Trayen1 wrote:

Actually, MKT is the only tree that can make use of vitality on a daily basis because of the bonus to Withdraw.

Also, with the right clothes, the IS Regen is very useful. Those knives aren't free.

#36300318753 09/07/2007 21:11:25 Re:Away since 2005, majorly confused, help appreciated!

GypsyJuggler wrote:

Trayen1 wrote:
Actually, MKT is the only tree that can make use of vitality on a daily basis because of the bonus to Withdraw.
Also, with the right clothes, the IS Regen is very useful. Those knives aren't free.

But they very in range from like 130 IS to 15