Farming Sakura with KF.

26 posts · 2008-05-14 21:29:28 to 2008-05-22 16:28:14

#36300455068 05/14/2008 21:29:28 Farming Sakura with KF.
I don't have the info to do it hacker style [and after I reactivated my account Hacker was GONE] so, I have to do this with pure KF [as that is what I have.]

What are some tips for farming whatever the guys name is in the hut with Kung Fu?  Spam BFK/DMS whenever I can?  Or should I use power over speed/etc.

Pre-thanks SMILEY.
#36300455069 05/14/2008 21:31:22 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
I sit on speed and use state specials on him. Then once I hit about half health or no IS, I roll out and jump onto the building. Then I sit, regen IS and HP, jump back down, and start fighting him again. Lather, rinse, repeat.
#36300455070 05/14/2008 21:32:26 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
I'm only doing 40-50 damage to him, is that average, or am I just that nub?
#36300455071 05/14/2008 21:33:08 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
That sounds about normal, just keep pounding away at Tengu. Pop MA prowess whenever they get dazed for your special.
#36300455075 05/14/2008 21:42:53 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Alright, thanks for the quick reply too. SMILEY.  
#36300455080 05/14/2008 22:05:30 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
It seems like he is fully recharged by the time I jump back down every time.

Oh well :\
#36300455088 05/14/2008 22:45:05 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
I used Kung Fu as a main loadout and used a few abils from Aikido and Karate aswell.

I would shoot him with a victory rifle on speed just before ILing him, with some luck he would get dazed or staggered. If Dazed I used Sky High Sidekick then DMS. Staggered I used Piston Kick then Ki Punch.

After that I would sit around on grab tactics and use Triple Front kick then Guard breaker in a row when he got off balance. If I missed him in any round I would use Iron Guard or Overhand Smash the round after to keep my defense up or drop his defense/accuracy. I used MA prowess with all my state specials if I could.

If he was getting low on health I'd pop MA prowess then use Sky High and follow up with a string of specials to try finish him quick. With a little luck I wouldn't need to use any health pills but it's ok to have some as backup just in case. TB's also help out a lot.

If you get off balance use Consistent Technique cause if he uses Tomo Nage on you there's a good chance he can one hit kill you with it.
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#36300455096 05/14/2008 22:57:52 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Pylat wrote:
I used Kung Fu as a main loadout and used a few abils from Aikido and Karate aswell.

I would shoot him with a victory rifle on speed just before ILing him, with some luck he would get dazed or staggered. If Dazed I used Sky High Sidekick then DMS. Staggered I used Piston Kick then Ki Punch.

After that I would sit around on grab tactics and use Triple Front kick then Guard breaker in a row when he got off balance. If I missed him in any round I would use Iron Guard or Overhand Smash the round after to keep my defense up or drop his defense/accuracy. I used MA prowess with all my state specials if I could.

If he was getting low on health I'd pop MA prowess then use Sky High and follow up with a string of specials to try finish him quick. With a little luck I wouldn't need to use any health pills but it's ok to have some as backup just in case. TB's also help out a lot.

If you get off balance use Consistent Technique cause if he uses Tomo Nage on you there's a good chance he can one hit kill you with it.

And with this you never had to jump out and /sit?
#36300455117 05/14/2008 23:31:28 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Unless the fight was going REALLY bad (ie he got me with a Tome Nage early on) I could kill him in one go. Though I did sometimes need a couple of health pills to get me over the line.

The main issue is you need to keep your health near max cause his Tomo Nage can deal 2/3 of your max health easy.
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#36300455145 05/15/2008 01:45:27 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
It might not be pure, but spending a few points on Proxy 1 can help a lot.  It won't do any damage but it's a good source of extra states for your specials. 
#36300455147 05/15/2008 01:52:19 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Cadsuane wrote:
It might not be pure, but spending a few points on Proxy 1 can help a lot.  It won't do any damage but it's a good source of extra states for your specials. 

True... good idea, thanks.


This is still as far as I can get him before I have to rollout, and by the time I've regened he's 100%
Would getting that one extra level really help THAT much?  I've got to be doing something wrong. :[

#36300455161 05/15/2008 03:06:21 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.

Going in there at level 40 is the easiest option, Kano.  One level is more than enough time to collect a decent-sized haul.  You could even go in just before hitting 41, and spend a few hours easily killing Tengu at that level.  You wouldn't be able to go back in, obviously, but the kills are a  lot easier.

As for tactics, you should be fine in IL as long as you don't spam ability after ability and run out of IS.  Sometimes, Tengu will hit Iron Body (or is it the other one) and thus your damage output will be significantly reduced.  Ride that out, though, and you'll do fine.  You shouldn't really need to roll-out unless Tengu is proving especially tough to beat (it happens) and you're out of health pills.

#36300455165 05/15/2008 03:28:30 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Okay for a start you don't need to be using Intensify Attacks or Gaussian Blur.  Before you go in you need to trim your load and hotbars to include only the abilities you'll be needing for the encounter.  I can also see you've been using abilities as if Tengu was a normal NPC, this isn't going to work.  Stick to normal attacks until you get a state and then fire a state-combo as other abilities usually aren't going to do enough damage to matter.  It's good that you're using speed kung-fu but if you find Tengu winning too many rounds you might want to back it up with a Tactic Booster.  The trick with this sort of encounter is to be patient and let the numbers work themselves out, don't rush for a kill or you'll blow all your energy at once. 
#36300455172 05/15/2008 03:37:45 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Cadsuane wrote:
Okay for a start you don't need to be using Intensify Attacks or Gaussian Blur.  Before you go in you need to trim your load and hotbars to include only the abilities you'll be needing for the encounter.  I can also see you've been using abilities as if Tengu was a normal NPC, this isn't going to work.  Stick to normal attacks until you get a state and then fire a state-combo as other abilities usually aren't going to do enough damage to matter.  It's good that you're using speed kung-fu but if you find Tengu winning too many rounds you might want to back it up with a Tactic Booster.  The trick with this sort of encounter is to be patient and let the numbers work themselves out, don't rush for a kill or you'll blow all your energy at once. 

I only had GB up because on Vector all the evade combat helps when your < 50.  I don't use IA, only MAP.  I was also only using state attacks with the Sims help like you said.  Unfortunately I don't have too many places to get pills/boosters as the Marketplace never has anything just like it never has, and I don't have any skills leveled after I reactivated.  [Which is the main reason for farming in the first place]

I'll go ahead and hit 40 before trying again, and load some Karate and Akido as well.
#36300455174 05/15/2008 03:41:44 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
KanoR wrote:
I only had GB up because on Vector all the evade combat helps when your < 50.  I don't use IA, only MAP.  I was also only using state attacks with the Sims help like you said.  Unfortunately I don't have too many places to get pills/boosters as the Marketplace never has anything just like it never has, and I don't have any skills leveled after I reactivated.  [Which is the main reason for farming in the first place]

I'll go ahead and hit 40 before trying again, and load some Karate and Akido as well.
GB doesn't matter when you're going to be in a construct, safely away from prowling 50s.  Make sure that you have as many passive buffs as you can fit too.  I'd come and give you a hand but I'm only 25 over there :/ 
Oh, and give your clothing a quick looking over too.  There might be some collector stuff you could use for extra melee damage and defense. 
#36300455177 05/15/2008 04:01:32 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
I'm sure there's a good samaritan somewhere on Vector willing to make you pills and boosters, if I had a 50 over there I'd make you some. Getting to level 40 will make your farming quite a bit easier too.

Cadsuane is right, you need to customize basically your entire loadout and clothes to kill Tengu. Don't bother with clothes that don't give melee resistance, unload all hyper defenses except Hyper Block (Even with Hyper Sense his knives hit 95% of the time).

State specials will be the main damage dealers, use Iron Guard and Overhand Smash cause of the debuffs/buffs attached to them. Don't try regular special spamming unless he is close to death, and even then you need to use Sky High Sidekick and MA Prowess to get much mileage out of them.
#36300455178 05/15/2008 04:03:42 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Yeah, I've been running the Mero 9.3.2 mission over and over and finally got tons of new good stuff, so I'm good on everything except shoes and hat [still using Jokah's Beanie SMILEY].  Do you have a website with a list of collector's clothing by chance?
#36300455180 05/15/2008 04:18:02 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
Farm a sparkling Fedora from Lucero point, not the best resistances but it adds +15% to IS regen.
#36300455181 05/15/2008 04:18:07 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.

Yes.

The clothing buffs are outdated, but you get a good idea of which ones are worth attaining.  For Tengu, I'd consider the Mother Coat, as it now has 18pts Melee/Thrown/Ballistic resistance, in addition to its 15% health regen.

#36300455699 05/16/2008 06:43:24 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.

Can you still code enhanced silver bullets?

I remember going in using guns and used firearms expert or whatever the ab is that boost dmg(omg u'd think i'd know the name), then i used the enhanced silver bullets and i was doing massive damage sometimes killing him in 2 -4 bullets.

I kept a few incase but I guss I assumed you could not code them so havnt tried since.

#36300455718 05/16/2008 08:17:57 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
exsuscito wrote:

Yes.

The clothing buffs are outdated, but you get a good idea of which ones are worth attaining.  For Tengu, I'd consider the Mother Coat, as it now has 18pts Melee/Thrown/Ballistic resistance, in addition to its 15% health regen.


Mother Coat > Direskin Coat? {I believe it's Direskin.. 350+HP 20%+HP Regen?}
#36300455723 05/16/2008 08:27:09 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
KanoR wrote:
exsuscito wrote:

Yes.

The clothing buffs are outdated, but you get a good idea of which ones are worth attaining.  For Tengu, I'd consider the Mother Coat, as it now has 18pts Melee/Thrown/Ballistic resistance, in addition to its 15% health regen.


Mother Coat > Direskin Coat? {I believe it's Direskin.. 350+HP 20%+HP Regen?}


+350 HP
25% Health Regen
3% Melee Damage

I think those are the stats, so it is very useful for fighting Tengu as Kung Fu

Mother coat is a 15% chance of heals, divide that by 7 (8 for females) as that piece of clothing still has to get hit first so the Mother Coat is pretty useless as it is really a 2% chance of you getting a heal.

#36300455739 05/16/2008 09:04:27 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.

I'd still go with the Direwolf, as an MA vs Tengu.  I was just giving you another option for completist's sake.

#36300455908 05/16/2008 14:38:23 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.

If you are using MA, mix the abilities that are not able to be added to your hotbar such as the MA abilities that increase accuracy and damage. Also, friends can help more than anything. I know you are aiming for soloing this thing, but if you can even get Combat Enhancement 1.0 before you go to Sakura your accuracy will be much higher. Fast Healing 1.0, with the synergy of your Direwolf, should increase your time in interlock.

While it's possible, it's not always best to go at anything alone. You have a lot of information and valuable tips at your disposal, which if you pick and choose the right ones, you should be able to take this thing.

#36300456088 05/17/2008 02:58:14 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
TheShickle wrote:

If you are using MA, mix the abilities that are not able to be added to your hotbar such as the MA abilities that increase accuracy and damage. Also, friends can help more than anything. I know you are aiming for soloing this thing, but if you can even get Combat Enhancement 1.0 before you go to Sakura your accuracy will be much higher. Fast Healing 1.0, with the synergy of your Direwolf, should increase your time in interlock.

While it's possible, it's not always best to go at anything alone. You have a lot of information and valuable tips at your disposal, which if you pick and choose the right ones, you should be able to take this thing.



I ended up having a friend with a 31 who had sim leveled up come in.  I'd get tengu to about 1/4 health roll out and heal.  He'd have his sim jump in for a few seconds while I /sit then I'd finish tengu off.  No masks yet though D;
#36300458328 05/22/2008 16:28:14 Re:Farming Sakura with KF.
I can solo tengu at 38.

Basically what I do is wear all of the IS regen gear I can, other clothes just have melee damage/resist on them for extra boosts. I pop a TB, grab a few health pills and just ability spam. I use the karate upgrade for the extra damage. Now, as long as you are tactic switching (yeah I know, lame) you should be able to string a few specials in a row nicely. And if you need to regen some IS, throw it in aikido and block for a few rounds. As long as you have hyper block on he shouldn't touch you much. Also, remember to switch back to kung fu style in between specials to hopefully get some added accuracy for states.

Since you are on Vector, I can probably show you how I do it. If you're interested that is.