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Originally Posted by the khan
Part of you systems theory rests on reducing damage done. I have found that when I attacked a lv 15 soldier with my cutlass with all its abilities I get 35 rep, but if I use hack only I get 53 rep, but my battle lasts much longer. Im not sure if I would be better served killing him quickly and starting the next one or going with you reduced damage theory. Along with that, scorch may be weak but it provides good rep.
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You are correct about it being slower to kill using weak attacks in some cases. It depends on the enemies level. If you attack an enemy that is too high level, hack will take forever. You need to search for enemies that work well with your current weapon level. In other cases if you find multiple enemies of a similar level that you are looking for, quickly cutting through them could be more advantageous as long as you don't have to wait for them to respawn.
Scorch was not added to the game simply as a rep gainer. It was supposed to be a powerful attack. That said you probably do get good rep. Unfortunately you also burn through your voodoo more quickly. I don't even have the ability on my current characters so I cant give to an XP number for Scorch. You will have to make the choice weather to use it or not as a rep gainer.
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Originally Posted by the khan
Do you advise avoiding weapon upgrades? The first 2 just cost money, but you will get about 1500 additional rep from completing the lv 15 weapon.
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This is my PERSONAL opinion about the upgrade weapons. WORTHLESS JUNK! They offer so little increase to your damage that actually paying money for them is a scam! Especially before the prices were dropped. It's a shame all those sorry suckers who bought those weapons early got ripped off! COME ON! Increasing my damage by +2 to +6 for thousands of gold? Why would I do that? My weapon is already doing HUNDREDS of damage per hit. How is a measly +2 to +6 going to help? Seriously! I had a major @#% moment when I first went into a weapon shop! As for the new free ones you get at level 15, they are not too bad for free. Unfortunately you do level your Notoriety. I personally have avoided them. Pistol adding more shots is my only exception. However if you want to buy them for cosmetic reasons the minimal damage increase will only hurt you a little.
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Originally Posted by the khan
Do you advise moving you skills up in tandem?
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Difficult to say. I do level them in tandem but there could be arguments as to why you would focus on a select few.
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What are you thoughts on cannon and sailing? I have been avoiding these skills because they appear to be easy to upgrade regardless of overall and weapon noteriety.
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Sailing is probably my favorite part of the game. I like many of the upgrades that come with leveling them. However if you wish to avoid them for Notoriety sake I am sure you will be able to find plenty of high level ships to level on later. The New Blood Scourge ships have a very strong hull which can take many hits.