Can anyone tell me if Batter does more damage with better and stronger shields? Because if not, it seems like it might be a tad week come the later stages of the game.
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Question about the Batter skill
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Yeah, it does get better. The instant you choose Defense as your mastery, you'll see a damage number on your shield, and it increases with a better shield. Batter increases that damage by not only adding it's own but with a percentage to the shields existing damage.
Some shield that for instance has 100-200 damage and you have max ranks in batter, that's gonna be 100-200 + 12-24 + 29-29 Damage. 141-253 Damage. Not bad all things considered, especially since it also has a slowing ability.
Some shield that for instance has 100-200 damage and you have max ranks in batter, that's gonna be 100-200 + 12-24 + 29-29 Damage. 141-253 Damage. Not bad all things considered, especially since it also has a slowing ability.
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Batter also hits with both your weapon AND the shield. Its a must have (at least a pt)
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Great against adds.
I really love batter, I put it to my right mouse button.
When you have [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/titanquest/skills/rendarmor.php"]Rend Armour[/url] as well, it's really great when you're surrounded. The damage is formidable and you hit up to three mobs at ones.
How often do you find yourself surrounded by hordes of weak monsters? Batter once and three will fall.
But I love batter best for bosses that summon adds. Mostly the adds are weak and annoying. Or they drain your health for their master. A problem like this hardly ever take more than one batter to be solved!
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I really love batter, I put it to my right mouse button.
When you have [url="http://www.gamebanshee.com/titanquest/skills/rendarmor.php"]Rend Armour[/url] as well, it's really great when you're surrounded. The damage is formidable and you hit up to three mobs at ones.
How often do you find yourself surrounded by hordes of weak monsters? Batter once and three will fall.
But I love batter best for bosses that summon adds. Mostly the adds are weak and annoying. Or they drain your health for their master. A problem like this hardly ever take more than one batter to be solved!
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If you don't believe me try equipping a shield from normal helos and a godly sword. Now switch to a sword and shield from helos. You will see that you are hitting with both because you do much more damage with the 'good' sword combo than the 'bad' sword combo.
warwind is an active skill that hits with both weapons when dualwielding (similar to batter). Warwind hits with a spear twice to make spear warriors viable.
warwind is an active skill that hits with both weapons when dualwielding (similar to batter). Warwind hits with a spear twice to make spear warriors viable.
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It works on Epic mode?
I'm about to finish Epic TQ (actually, just I'm farming Typhon right now), and when I started this mode, I found out that Batter didn't work as it should, and was completely useless against bosses... And that was a pity, 'cause I used to smash creatures for lots on Normal mode
So, I changed my fighting style, and that included taking Batter out from my skills! It was maxed, and I took all those points and put them on other "new" skills. Now, this thread makes me wonder if I was wrong Can you tell me if its working, or it's just me who can't see it?
I'm about to finish Epic TQ (actually, just I'm farming Typhon right now), and when I started this mode, I found out that Batter didn't work as it should, and was completely useless against bosses... And that was a pity, 'cause I used to smash creatures for lots on Normal mode
So, I changed my fighting style, and that included taking Batter out from my skills! It was maxed, and I took all those points and put them on other "new" skills. Now, this thread makes me wonder if I was wrong Can you tell me if its working, or it's just me who can't see it? The The damage increase in batter is marginal % but it is % so at least it scales to stronger weapons. Once you have +50% to damage from items another 12% from batter won't matter however. You do want the slow effect and the target 3 enemies effect. Also based on my testing you hit with both your weapon and shield. Just notice how you can drop someone with batter that you can only 2-3 hit with your club axe sword.
But 1 pt in batter and its synergy gets you the majority of its value and you might want to put the rest of the pts in something else. If you are a corsair for example it would be better to hit the slowing cap via batter + nightshade than to just use a high level of batter. But slowing people is good.
Are bosses immune to slowing? I haven't thought of that before...
But 1 pt in batter and its synergy gets you the majority of its value and you might want to put the rest of the pts in something else. If you are a corsair for example it would be better to hit the slowing cap via batter + nightshade than to just use a high level of batter. But slowing people is good.
Are bosses immune to slowing? I haven't thought of that before...
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