Fiona Sword vs. Hammer Comparison and Analysis Guide

• Nichibon wrote on 2011-01-28 17:56
  Just saw this great thread...thanks to the OP for putting time to research this topic and post this info...it's very useful.
  
  Props to Papa for that awesome vid tho...very inspiring...i've been practicing Hidden for solo since I saw it lol. It is alot harder than you make it look...but I am determined to get it down @_@
• phresh wrote on 2011-01-28 18:46

  Quote from Nichibon;308233:

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  Props to Papa for that awesome vid tho...very inspiring...i've been practicing Hidden for solo since I saw it lol. It is alot harder than you make it look...but I am determined to get it down @_@

  
  
  I found Papa's vid quite inspiring as well. I don't believe that was his second time ever playing Fiona, though. I main Fiona and it took me 10-20 tries to get it down. I haven't used a sword since then.
  
  Oh whoa, I live in SD too. Too bad you play on East.
• Mama wrote on 2011-01-28 20:51

  Quote from phresh;308300:

  I found Papa's vid quite inspiring as well. I don't believe that was his second time ever playing Fiona, though. I main Fiona and it took me 10-20 tries to get it down. I haven't used a sword since then.
  
  Oh whoa, I live in SD too. Too bad you play on East.

  
  
  it was his second time using my character, but he did run it for a couple hours before making the finalized video.
  he's just unnatural when it comes to games so don't let it get you down. i can hardly do a perfect run and ive been using fiona forever..
• Nichibon wrote on 2011-01-31 18:18
  Not as good/fast as papa, but finally got it!
  
  [video=youtube;0FFnQcEi1FE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FFnQcEi1FE[/video]
• blahblahblahx wrote on 2011-02-01 20:21
  Congrats.
• Mama wrote on 2011-02-02 00:40
  how come you didn't butterfly after PGing his left claw? That would have cut your clear time considerably.
  
  but yea, nice job.
• Nichibon wrote on 2011-02-02 23:32

  Quote from Mama;315303:

  how come you didn't butterfly after PGing his left claw? That would have cut your clear time considerably.
  
  but yea, nice job.

  
  
  First time solo'ing it without getting owned, so i played it safe by just using counter attack. I will try the butterfly swing at some point :)
• Mama wrote on 2011-02-03 17:10

  Quote from Nichibon;317515:

  First time solo'ing it without getting owned, so i played it safe by just using counter attack. I will try the butterfly swing at some point :)

  
  
  goodluck!
• Kendrak wrote on 2011-02-07 07:59
  thanks for all the comments :) ive been playing pretty much exclusively hammer for a while now and have seen the beauty of butterfly and other attacks. i still maintain my statement that sword is safer because of stander crutch and that in the right hands hammer is more effective in many circumstances but ive also seen that in future boats and specifically hero mode many bosses dont have the kinds of openings they do now...and therefore you often are only allowed an orchid strike or maybe butterfly where with a sword you could get 2 or 3 hits of blossom...so who knows, its still of course up to preference.
  
  i managed to emulate papas run, and all credit to him for the amazing job, it was inspirational...heres my vid, im cheating using a +7 hammer and extra potions, but my spiders also pretty *****y early on doing nothing but smashing for the first minute.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkZcGBBO2N4
• Andy-Buddy wrote on 2011-02-07 08:24
  Impressive, Kendrak.
  
  I do find sword safer, but many times with a sword I wish I could have a bit more power. I guess it is a trade off, but it evens out in the end, especially as you become a much more technical hammer user. You begin to use your shield more for quicker attacks, and use the hammer for sure-hits.
  
  (Once Shield Rush comes out, I wonder if there is a noticeable difference in damage between a hammer and a sword of similar level.)
• Mama wrote on 2011-02-07 19:11
  nice job ken.
  the +7 stigma sure stuns the spider A LOT!
  
  and yea, I'm sticking with hammer until I meet a boss where I need to be quicker on my toes.
• Kendrak wrote on 2011-02-08 02:05
  thanks :D it really does. i think its possible to do the spider with it in like 1:30 if he doesn't act up like he did. but it really shows the effectiveness of your strategy XD
• Mama wrote on 2011-02-08 03:13

  Quote from Kendrak;325077:

  thanks :D it really does. i think its possible to do the spider with it in like 1:30 if he doesn't act up like he did. but it really shows the effectiveness of your strategy XD

  
  
  aw i cant take credit for papas work, he simply used my character while I watched.
  
  but yea the spider was a smashin spammer for a good minute :<
• 23237 wrote on 2011-07-06 04:33
  I know this is essentially a dead thread, but I was wondering what you thought about the usefulness of the extra attacks of butterfly after the recent patch, as the developers said they buffed it. This of course being compared to a 0charge Stigma. Just curious as to what you think.
• Gotejjeken wrote on 2011-07-06 05:12
  Butterfly got broken...in a good way. Slashing high is now a must if you want to 'butterfly2win', that is gain the highest DPS with little effort, as long as the target isn't moving around all that much. It actually has become a lot more versatile also due to hammer's speed upgrade.