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Originally Posted by WizardHawk
As to training grenades, I too spent my share of time on the lower area of kinghead. After that you can move up to the building area in kingshead and attrack everyone around you using blast on your staff to get their attention and then move backwards and throw like you did with the 18 vets. This too will take you higher, but only so far.
The real power of the grenades opened up to me after I started using them more or less as they were intended. I mostly level it now by throwing them at targets on the backside of padre (the shore with high level enemy). I stand in one spot and turn to hit whatever is there. Doing this has made my aim darned good at any distance, even with some that move. I only use the move backward attack on things that do not die before reaching me. The gypsy and genadiers are easy to kill since they never get close to you. I don't even bother using hex eaters on the gypsys large enough to hurt me as they are dead long before they can kill me.
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Im at level 19 with grenades and still use the top area of Kingshead to train them (and also the lynching area in the fort) , using the staff to draw as many soldiers to me as I can. Often there are 3 to 5 level 21 to 30 enemies within reach. I have been saving my skill points, except to put one each on stink pot, fire bomb and smoke bomb (which may not be that useful in regular game play, but which are better for earning more experience points while leveling than the regular explosive). In an average run, fully stocked, you can still get 2500 experience points, depending on how many over level 20's there are around. That may change after I hit level 20 with them, but until then, Kingshead is still a good place for leveling, IMHO.
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Originally Posted by WizardHawk
I'll state this again. I've used all of the weapons and have most at or above 20. I once too thought the staff was the end-all weapon. After working more on learning to use them to their potential, the grenade moved way back up my list and there are enemy I only use grenades on (such as those pesky 20+ raiders).
Note that I can seriously harm a 33 raider with my staff, but if I use flameskull I run out of voodoo before I can kill it which makes me have to switch to cutlass. If I use wither it just takes too many of them and he still gets a lot of hits on me. Either way, I often end up using tonics using a staff on them. I NEVER EVER have to use a tonic with the grenades. Which would you use?
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I've become more fond of grenades, as well (especially now that they don't hang in the air everytime I try to throw them), but would have to say that my personal favorite, especially for up close and personal enemies, would have to be the life drain/curse combo on the doll. Not only is life drain (when maxed out) very effective, but you can attune others for healing at the same time. Nothing bothers me more than to board and sink a Colossus, only to discover one of my crewmates didnt make it. I love being able to attune a couple/few crewmates and then drain the life from a soldier at the same time. Woot! Voodoo dolls Rock! But, I have to agree that grenades do have their place in the game (If all the cannons are occupied on the side of the boat we're attacking from, I like to stand there and throw grenades at the incoming ship.
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I enjoy reading your posts, WH- they're very informative and articulate, and I'm not disagreening with anything you have said. I think grenades are a great addition to the arsenal, and the most efficient choice in certain situations. I also think everyone is going to have a different style of play, and that some will have a higher regard for certain weapons, even in the same situation, than another person does, and that those differing styles and preferances can often compliment each other.
Happy plundering!
