+1 thundering Scimitar of Smiting.

**Varr** · 06-13-2008, 12:16 PM

Currently looking for 3 smiting scmitars.......willing to pay 250 k plat each, but Im on Khyber.....and we are all rich over here. 250k will feel like a deal to me (non vicious of course.)

**Mhykke** · 06-13-2008, 01:25 PM

Wow,
Amazing how a little thread about an item for trade brings out all different kinds of opinions.

It sure is interesting though.

**cdbd3rd** · 06-13-2008, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by Mhykke

Wow,
Amazing how a little thread about an item for trade brings out all different kinds of opinions.

It sure is interesting though.

yeah, you guys. You all know it's a suxxorz weapon....

(and once I get my little paws on it, I'll let ya know how bad it suxxorz - or maybe I won't)

**FoxOne** · 06-13-2008, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Beherit Baphomar

Its not a matter of varying opinions. Its fact.

Whether people are spec'd for scimmies (??) or not its the (2nd) best slashing smiter in the game. If yer paladin is longsword spec'd he's still better using a scimitar to smite, if yer cleric is morningstar spec'd yer better using a scimitar.

Its the crit range, forget about the name of the thing, its all about the crit range...

Why is this so hard to understand?

Dont worry about the base damage, dont worry about it being a **** weapon, when it has smiting on it it rocks.

And getting health back every hit?!?!?! Who cares??

Please, please read the posts above...my god.

big ****ing deal i made a mistake on the prefix whoooo hooo then end of the world is near...sometimes you can't crit to save yourself and you end up taking those golems in necropolis down with dps,it does happen every now and then.But i also remember seeing green numbers atop their heads so whatever floats your boat folks

**Beherit_Baphomar** · 06-13-2008, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by FoxOne

big ****ing deal i made a mistake on the prefix whoooo hooo then end of the world is near...sometimes you can't crit to save yourself and you end up taking those golems in necropolis down with dps,it does happen every now and then.But i also remember seeing green numbers atop their heads so whatever floats your boat folks

What?!?!

What are you talkin' about bubba?

You might not be able to crit to save yerself with yer +1 thundering mace of smiting...THATS THE POINT!

I cant do it any more.....Im done with this...

**ArkoHighStar** · 06-13-2008, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by FoxOne

big ****ing deal i made a mistake on the prefix whoooo hooo then end of the world is near...sometimes you can't crit to save yourself and you end up taking those golems in necropolis down with dps,it does happen every now and then.But i also remember seeing green numbers atop their heads so whatever floats your boat folks

exactly that is why a smiting scimtar, rapier or kukri are the best smiters in the game, they all have a base crit range of 18-20 which means with the correct improved critical feat that sits at 15-20 with a raging barb with barb crit 2 that is 13-20, at that point, there is reall no dps weapon that will kill a construct faster than you can hit a critical, because the only way those weapons are doing massive damage is when they do hit a critical, and I for one would rather kill it outright on the first crit than have to rely on the dmg from multiple crits. Want to dps a flesh golem get a caster with disintegrate.

**KoboldKiller** · 06-13-2008, 03:19 PM

First off, I have almost a full bank page of scimis and have recently started a Dwarven Tempest Scimi build so yes scimis are used. Secondly agreed that the "smiting" negates the DPS argument. I didn't dual weild smiters in PoP against the Marut hoping to wear him down (BTW I normally take him down in the first 2 swings shocking smiting dagger and smiting light pick ic piercing) so any "insta-kill" weapon is not used for DPS IMHO. I don't use my Vorpal greataxe hoping I can not roll a 20 long enough to DPS the guy to death or my Disruptors or whatever. Whether or not the ele effect heals the MoB or not is moot for the insta-kill effect.

**toughguyjoe** · 06-13-2008, 05:00 PM

I'm glad to see my oppinions fluently stated above several times. smiting scimitar= good stuff.

I saw someone suggest that i make this an auction. so, i'm going to make it an auction.

Argo, you have until midnight on Saturday to make bids.

I'll try and make updates on the current winner as often as possible.

Good luck!

**KoboldKiller** · 06-13-2008, 05:09 PM

There will be no auction!!!!!

All your smiter are belong to us.

**CSFurious** · 06-13-2008, 05:35 PM

i did not realize that the scimitar has a 1 to 2 number advantage of the other weapons

however, i do not think a smiting scimitar is worth some of the prices talked about in this thread, it is just plain crazy because if all the melee in your group has one or two smiters aimed at the construct, it is going down fast, i guess it excites many to be the first one to bring it down

it makes me think of bringing a machine gun to a boxing match

anyway, i also stand by my original statement that you should use your racial enhancements & fight mainly with those weapons, at least, as you level to end-game, but, if you are running with a good bard, you probably can use other weapons, but i would still stick with my favored ones

Originally Posted by Do'Urden

It sounds like you don't quite understand why a smiting scimitar is valuable. Scimitars are great for effects that process on a crit (smiting, enfeebling, crippling, etc.) because of the base crit range 18-20. With the improved crit feat on a smiting scimitar, you're processing a crit on a 15-20 roll assuming your Attack Bonus is high enough to hit at those levels and you confirm. A slashing spec barb can get that to 13-20. A khopesh is 19-20 base, 17-20 with improved crit, 15-20 with improved crit and Barbarian Crit II. A Dwarven Axe? Even worse at 20 base, 19-20 with improved crit, 17-20 with Barbarian Crit II.

Am I making sense? The scimitar is a better smiting weapon than a khopesh....much better than a dwarven axe. Same as a rapier but different spec (slashing vs. piercing).

**rawfocat** · 06-13-2008, 06:17 PM

Since some above posted they would offer 30k plat, I will start the bidding at 40k plat

**cdbd3rd** · 06-13-2008, 06:29 PM

Plat auction?

Rats.

/Idly wonders what the current plat value of a +3 Thundering Heavy Repeating Crossbow of Puncturing is....

**toughguyjoe** · 06-13-2008, 07:33 PM

Yeah guys, i am a little low on money right now, so its going to be up for auction. the current high bidder is

Rawfocat- 40k plat

Lets get the bids coming in!

**USB** · 06-13-2008, 07:43 PM

scimy crit range 18-20. now if ur specced slashing that crit goes to 15-20. if ur raged to goes to 13-20. **** nice scimy

**Lorichie** · 06-13-2008, 09:08 PM

50k

**ArkoHighStar** · 06-13-2008, 09:10 PM

65kpp

**toughguyjoe** · 06-14-2008, 03:59 AM

The bidding is going well gentlemen

Current high bidder:

ArkoHighstar: 65k Plat.

**sirgog** · 06-14-2008, 04:11 AM

If I had a toon on Argo, I'd be bidding much higher than that!

Come on folks... 18-20 smiters are still uber and rare as hell too, unlike the common (but still good) 19-20 ones and the vendor trash crit-on-20 ones.

**Attomic** · 06-14-2008, 06:36 AM

75k plat.

**Aerilyn** · 06-14-2008, 07:29 AM

You guys might want to check the AH More ofter. I have purchased 2 lately for my first offer of 30K Plat, that is why I offered said 30K. Here on Argo the economy is very different from those of other servers. The only stuff that still brings a lot of plat are W/P Weapons, +5 MITH FP, +6 CON Rings, and the rare trinkets and +5 Resistance items.

Just my opinions and good luck with the auction

Aerilyn

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