Trapmaking

[ghortagg]

So my fellow rogues, as soon as i ve learned that U5 was upon us, i run toward the Free Agent vendor and read the guides about trapmaking.

So there are 3 kinds of Traps


1) Grenades
2) Mines
3) Spell Traps

1)
Grenades will be flasks to launch

you need: traps salvages+Vials (Free agent store)+ Fire elementals soul gems+ Syberis Dragonshards

2)
Mines will do damages based on your mechanical Skill (Disable device) and do a little extra if you're mecha speced

you need: Traps salvages+ syberis dragonshards

3)
Spelltraps are based on harmfull spells leves 1-3 (blind, web,hold person...)

you need: Trap salvages+ Spell scrolls (notice the plural)+ Syberys dragon shards


That's the first info i got, i ll let you know what the tests reveal

See you soon

[Dylos_Moon]

soul gems as in trap the soul? And dragonshards? seriously turbine?

[Memnir]

I sense a mighty fail approaching...

[Trillea]

I sense a mighty fail approaching...

As if millions of rogues cried out for help... and were silenced.

[ghortagg]

that's only for medium to high power traps, but yes it's needed

[Arovin]

Grenades look good for us Wiz/Rog as it will be easy to get the soul gems with Trap the Soul.

I am glad damage is based off of DD and not Rogue level.

[Cyr]

I sense a mighty fail approaching...

Yeah, I sensed the same thing the moment the trap idea was discussed.

[Seikojin]

The only difficult thing I see is flasks. I just hope their output is equal to their input.

[rimble]

Any indication of what the save DCs are based off? Hopefully something 'universal', like Rogue Level or Disable Device Skill...if they use something like Int I think that's a little unfairly in favor of making Assassins the best trapmakers, which doesn't feel quite right.

[ghortagg]

i think DC is based on disable device, and you got a bonus if your mechanic.

By the way

First test

Sunken Sewer
6 traps
On Normal: 6 parts gathered
On Elite: 9 parts gatherd

rushing toward Gwylan's
i'll tell you how it comes out.

[TreknaQudane]

Dragonshards or the fragments that drop like candy?

[Symar-FangofLloth]

Trap the soul gems? Really?

Guess I"ll be bugging my guildies for the next forever to make me fire gems :/

[sapman2]

Donna know... this is looking like more trouble than it will be worth unless the damage is pretty high. Even than...

So are we gonna need Trap Part Bags now? I smell a few new DDO store items....

[Arovin]

Maybe we will end up seeing a bunch of high INT Mechanics wielding these:

+5 Greensteel Heavy Repeating Crossbow (2d8, 19-20/x2) With Shock, +1d6 Electricity, Evil Burst, +1d6 evil, +3d6/4d6/5d6 vs non-evil on crit - Destruction (2/day), Shock Blast (1d10 * (critical multiplier -1) on Critical, + 4d6 on 20) - Trap the Soul (On-Hit, HD 20 or 30 Version)

[Coldin]

Just fragments.

It's the souls that are going to be annoying to get. The only way to get them is to have a friendly wizard help you.

Haven't really been able to test damage so much. But the weak acid trap barely made a dent in the HIPS guards.

[TreknaQudane]

Maybe we will end up seeing a bunch of high INT Mechanics wielding these:

+5 Greensteel Heavy Repeating Crossbow (2d8, 19-20/x2) With Shock, +1d6 Electricity, Evil Burst, +1d6 evil, +3d6/4d6/5d6 vs non-evil on crit - Destruction (2/day), Shock Blast (1d10 * (critical multiplier -1) on Critical, + 4d6 on 20) - Trap the Soul (On-Hit, HD 20 or 30 Version)

I don't thinking you know how right you are...

It looks like Rogue Mechanics now add Int to crossbow damage.

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=252274

[Shyver]

Just fragments.

It's the souls that are going to be annoying to get. The only way to get them is to have a friendly wizard help you.
Haven't really been able to test damage so much. But the weak acid trap barely made a dent in the HIPS guards.

Trap the Soul Greensteel Weapon will work too.

[Symar-FangofLloth]

Reading the in-game guide, it sounds like we can use ANY soul stone, which will change the elemental damage around. But it only specifically talks about fire.

[Coldin]

Trap the Soul Greensteel Weapon will work too.

Or farming for a Trap the Soul greensteel weapon. Doesn't that only work once, and then you need to rest again?

[Shyver]

Or farming for a Trap the Soul greensteel weapon. Doesn't that only work once, and then you need to rest again?

From the amount that Bunks repeater used to proc I would say that the rate is about the same as a lightning strike going off. And it certainly went off more than once/rest.