What melee weapon in mid-upper teens?

[brian14]

I did in fact pick up a vorpal something few days ago; I am pretty sure it is not silver though.

It's Vorpal long sword of Righteousness, actually.

Bodyfeeder is not a possible upgrade on Blade of Fury, since it comes from Bloody Cleaver which too is a Fusible.

Here is what I decided (keep in mind, I solo a lot):

1. When soloing stick with Blade of Fury for maximum DPS. Get Improved Critical Slashing for respectable 17-20 crit range. Upgrade in Cauldron of Sora Katra, but it is not high priority. When soloing, it is important for me to make enemies stop hitting me, so I think Crippling beats Vampiric for me. Do not bite off more than I can chew -- avoid undead and other mobs immune to CON drain.
2. When in a party, mostly use Vorpal; against some mobs such as devils, Vorpal is clearly better choice even when NOT in a party.
3. Make Acid/Acid GS longsword for Summon Elemental clickie. Use it against undead.
4. Hit the red-named boss with Song of Capering, then hope all my charmed minions will take him down. I rarely have shortage of those!

Try to carry around something of Improved Destruction at higher levels, you can help out a lot that way too.

Are you aware than Improved Destruction is bugged?

It is supposed to lower target's AC by -8; instead it lowers it by -4, but stacks with regular Destruction. To get full -8 effect you need both. My main (AA 18) has TWF set for just that purpose: Rocksplitter + short sword of Improved Destruction (with Icy Burst and Force Critical rituals -- don't ask!). Sensate already has a Rocksplitter.

Speaking of Rocksplitters, what breaks DR on medusas and greenhags? Is it just DR/Adamantine, or DR/Adamantine + something else?

[Astraghal]

Are you aware than Improved Destruction is bugged?

It is supposed to lower target's AC by -8; instead it lowers it by -4, but stacks with regular Destruction. To get full -8 effect you need both. My main (AA 18) has TWF set for just that purpose: Rocksplitter + short sword of Improved Destruction (with Icy Burst and Force Critical rituals -- don't ask!). Sensate already has a Rocksplitter.

Speaking of Rocksplitters, what breaks DR on medusas and greenhags? Is it just DR/Adamantine, or DR/Adamantine + something else?

I have heard about it, but was unable to locate the origin of the information.

Can you direct me to the source?

[brian14]

I have heard about it, but was unable to locate the origin of the information.

Can you direct me to the source?

Well, if you trust Mr. Cow as source...

Unlike Mr. Cow, I do not have the patience to record hundreds of hits on the same mob in controlled conditions, to ferret out exact AC's and DR's. I do remember that when I started running Vale with my ranger Soondar, I would a) often miss Crimsonfoot spiders, especially Slayers and Soldiers, b) hitting them with Destruction weapon would improve my score considerably, and c) Improved Destruction made no noticeable difference over regular Destruction. By the time I read about the bug, my attack bonus was so high I was hitting Crimsonfoots pretty much all the time even without Destruction. But it sounded believable.

[Astraghal]

Well, if you trust Mr. Cow as source...

Unlike Mr. Cow, I do not have the patience to record hundreds of hits on the same mob in controlled conditions, to ferret out exact AC's and DR's. I do remember that when I started running Vale with my ranger Soondar, I would a) often miss Crimsonfoot spiders, especially Slayers and Soldiers, b) hitting them with Destruction weapon would improve my score considerably, and c) Improved Destruction made no noticeable difference over regular Destruction. By the time I read about the bug, my attack bonus was so high I was hitting Crimsonfoots pretty much all the time even without Destruction. But it sounded believable.

From that post, I can only assume it was tested before that conclusion was reached.

Now I'm wondering if it was a known bug and whether or not it's been addressed.