Puppetry guide, No Strings attached!

• Zekkii wrote on 2013-04-08 17:04

  Quote from radionoise;1064321:

  The only puppet reforge for gloves is marionette max damage. I suppose if you have the NX to get a lv 15+ of that, then tengu glove with normal enchants could be better than a non-reforged dustin/spaika.

  
  
  There's also combat mastery, and of course non-puppet oriented reforges. Most people I know would go for MS though.
• radionoise wrote on 2013-04-08 17:22

  Quote from Zekkii;1064964:

  There's also combat mastery, and of course non-puppet oriented reforges. Most people I know would go for MS though.

  
  
  Combat mastery reforge only contributes 70%, so it's even less useful than the marionette max reforge which is already not that useful considering the amount of NX you would spend.
  
  Mana shield is good if you're a hybrid, but for puppetry utility I dunno...
  >getting hit
  >puppetry
• Zekkii wrote on 2013-04-08 18:13

  Quote from radionoise;1064971:

  Combat mastery reforge only contributes 70%, so it's even less useful than the marionette max reforge which is already not that useful considering the amount of NX you would spend.
  
  Mana shield is good if you're a hybrid, but for puppetry utility I dunno...
  >getting hit
  >puppetry

  
  
  It does offer full max for control bar and whatever is in your side slot. I wouldn't personally bother aiming for this though.
  
  As for MS, it's not too hard to get hit when Act 7 misses or enemies attack through your puppet's animation, or perhaps you may get hit frequently in whatever you hybrid with. In any case, it never hurts to be near invincible.
• Aubog007 wrote on 2013-04-09 05:39

  Quote from Zekkii;1064989:

  It does offer full max for control bar and whatever is in your side slot. I wouldn't personally bother aiming for this though.
  
  As for MS, it's not too hard to get hit when Act 7 misses or enemies attack through your puppet's animation, or perhaps you may get hit frequently in whatever you hybrid with. In any case, it never hurts to be near invincible.

  
  
  Splash is the only thing that hits me. I acquired my god mode via pets.
  
  
  
  /except for archers.
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2013-04-09 07:37

  Quote from Pureblooded;1064203:

  Also Crisis can be reaaaaaaaaally annoying for Fighters because of the invincibility frames it gives, the slow animations for Fighter, and the fact that your timed to get those chains in (i believe the invul frames on crisis last longer then the time it gives u from chain 2 to chain 3 meaning u literally CANNOT use ur chain 3 if someone uses crisis after ur chain 2). Its great however for setting up a good crash shot, but I've had many drop kicks die mid animation because someone used Crisis during my drop kick animation and lost ALL the damage....

  
  
  I've met Archers who were pissed off with Crisis, mostly because of Crash Shot (even though I was setting it up for them). Likewise, I don't like how people Windmill BEFORE I use Crisis. >.>
  
  Puppeteer isn't really compatible with other skillsets.
  
  

  Quote from nandattebayo;1064209:

  To train Crisis, use Battle for Taillteann I or II. The Barrier Spikes should count for training. Alternatively, Lingering Darkness also works, and has no ice mines.

  
  
  I don't really see it, because you need the Shadows ALIVE as Crisis won't trigger with just Barrier Spikes.
• Tropa wrote on 2013-04-09 13:11

  Quote from Darkboy132;1065360:

  Puppeteer isn't really compatible with other skillsets.

  
  
  What the heck did I just read...
• nandattebayo wrote on 2013-04-09 13:17

  Quote from Darkboy132;1065360:

  I don't really see it, because you need the Shadows ALIVE as Crisis won't trigger with just Barrier Spikes.

  
  
  Obviously. You reload the mission when they are all dead.
• mageisfun wrote on 2013-04-11 20:39
  Compared to oblivion, how hard is nostalgic to get? It could potentially replace all oblivion enchants I was planning to put on my bohemian
• nandattebayo wrote on 2013-04-11 23:07

  Quote from mageisfun;1066760:

  Compared to oblivion, how hard is nostalgic to get? It could potentially replace all oblivion enchants I was planning to put on my bohemian

  
  
  It's an uncommon reward from Peaca normal.
• Friggerton wrote on 2013-04-11 23:43
  Is detachment from the puppet required upon using act 9? AI could be nice so I could get back to using my bow, but the option to actually control a buffed puppet seems more appealing.
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2013-04-12 01:04

  Quote from Tropa;1065404:

  What the heck did I just read...

  
  
  Puppeteer uses Act 2.
  Warrior uses Smash / Mage uses Firebolt / Archer uses Magnum Shot / etc while Act 2 is in mid-animation.
  Puppeteer: RAGE
  
  Puppeteer loads Act 6
  Warrior uses Windmill / Mage uses Fireball / etc and knocks enemies out of Act 6 range
  Puppeteer: RAGE
  
  Archer fires Crash Shot
  Puppeteer uses Act 6 before Crash Shot's splash effect occurs
  Archer: RAGE
  
  

  Quote from Friggerton;1066864:

  Is detachment from the puppet required upon using act 9? AI could be nice so I could get back to using my bow, but the option to actually control a buffed puppet seems more appealing.

  
  
  No, but its not recommended. Most of the Puppet's damage comes from Control and YOU, and the AI is extremely dumb.
• Friggerton wrote on 2013-04-12 02:22

  Quote from Darkboy132;1066923:

  Puppeteer uses Act 2.
  Warrior uses Smash / Mage uses Firebolt / Archer uses Magnum Shot / etc while Act 2 is in mid-animation.
  Puppeteer: RAGE
  
  Puppeteer loads Act 6
  Warrior uses Windmill / Mage uses Fireball / etc and knocks enemies out of Act 6 range
  Puppeteer: RAGE
  
  Archer fires Crash Shot
  Puppeteer uses Act 6 before Crash Shot's splash effect occurs
  Archer: RAGE
  
  
  
  No, but its not recommended. Most of the Puppet's damage comes from Control and YOU, and the AI is extremely dumb.

  
  
  Thanks. Aren't those examples just because of poor party communication, though?
• nandattebayo wrote on 2013-04-12 02:51

  Quote from Friggerton;1066864:

  Is detachment from the puppet required upon using act 9? AI could be nice so I could get back to using my bow, but the option to actually control a buffed puppet seems more appealing.

  
  
  No. If you choose to reattach wires, the damage bonus from act 9 will add on to your normal puppet damage.
• Kyubey wrote on 2013-04-13 00:37

  Quote from Darkboy132;1066923:

  
  Archer fires Crash Shot
  Puppeteer uses Act 6 before Crash Shot's splash effect occurs
  Archer: RAGE
  

  
  
  Crash shot can be annoying both ways, after crisis will make all mobs get up and hit you or your puppet, before yea... can cancel crash dmg. Best way for the puppeteer to not get screwed over is to tell the archers to wait for crisis then use ice dragon to freeze everything, there everyone can spam wtv they want.
• Insomnia wrote on 2013-04-13 15:03

  Quote from mageisfun;1066760:

  Compared to oblivion, how hard is nostalgic to get? It could potentially replace all oblivion enchants I was planning to put on my bohemian

  
  
  Got 2 nostalgic ES from 4 peaca runs. Got 0 oblivions from about 15 gnus? :s