Quickk Qn: Does Passion RW works on staves?

[saracen85]

Quickk Qn: Does Passion RW works on staves?

from AS;
Melee Weapons = Most weapons that aren't ranged such as a Sword or Hammer. A Bow or Crossbow is a ranged weapon and is not in this category. Sorceress Orbs are not considered Melee Weapons. Melee Weapons: Hand-to-Hand, Blunt, Combo Weapon, Polearm, Spear, Knife, Sword, Axe.

Weapons = Melee Weapons, Missile Weapons, Orbs.

Staves = Mean Staves and not other items that are Staff class weapons like Wands.

So, are Staves considered orbs? blunt?

 

[silospen1]

I thought staves were blunt. Check ATMA stash categories

Wand/Scepter/Staff = blunt.

 

[saracen85]

oh, ok.. they're under staves + rods which is sub-category of blunt.

so i assume that passion will work on them?

 

[Colorless Green]

Passion
4 Socket Weapons

Weapons means every weapon, which includes staves (and four-socket orbs if you can find any, and the equally elusive four-socket katars, and bows, and anything you can hold in your hand besides shields and quest items (as of 1.10 at least)). For future reference, I believe melee weapons includes staves as well.

-CG

 

[saracen85]

oh.. ok. thx all for the help=)

 

[Thyiad1]

Runewords.pdf on this page is a great list of all the runewords. I have it printed out and find it's very very helpful.

 

[Skinhead On The MBTA]

Weapons means every weapon, which includes staves (and four-socket orbs if you can find any, and the equally elusive four-socket katars, and bows, and anything you can hold in your hand besides shields and quest items (as of 1.10 at least)). For future reference, I believe melee weapons includes staves as well.

-CG

I would love to have a four socket katar. I like the idea of a claw/claw assassin, with burst of speed, attacking at the speed of light :grin:

I don't, however, see the point in a Passion bow. You can't Beserk or Zeal with from rang, and you can't use a bow as a big stick, so there doesn't seem to be a point.

 

[saracen85]

I don't, however, see the point in a Passion bow. You can't Beserk or Zeal with from rang, and you can't use a bow as a big stick, so there doesn't seem to be a point.

a passion bow looks interesting. sort of an escape/crowd control weapon for a strafer.. enemies either flee or blinded=P

 

[SiTro]

Passion
Diamond Bow
'DolOrtEldLem'
Two-Hand Damage: 87 to 105
Required Dexterity: 132
Required Strength: 89
Required Level: 54
Bow Class - Very Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 85
Fingerprint: 0x6b65ba65
+164% Enhanced Damage
Adds 1-50 lightning damage
75% Extra Gold from Monsters
25% Increased Attack Speed
+1 to Berserk
+1 to Zeal
Hit Causes Monster to Flee 25%
Hit Blinds Target +10
61% Bonus to Attack Rating
75% Damage to Undead
+50 to Attack Rating against Undead
Level 3 Heart of Wolverine (12/12 Charges)
Socketed (4: 4 used)

It's interesting actually. I took interest in it for the moderate damage bonus, boost to AR and the Hit Blinds Target and Hit Causes Monster to Flee. As a melee weapon, the latter two could be annoying I guess, but the rate they go off I quite like having them both on a bow. I've tried this on a hunter druid so far, but I didn't like the character, don't think I'll finish him tbh. I might experiment with using this bow on an Act 1 merc some...

I'll see how it goes.

 

[Colorless Green]

GG to sitro for making one, but I was just mentioning four socket bows/orbs/katars to illustrate the many, many things that are considered "weapons".

 

[Cattleya]

I don't, however, see the point in a Passion bow. You can't Beserk or Zeal with from rang, and you can't use a bow as a big stick, so there doesn't seem to be a point.

The flee and blind are nice to keep distance between yourself and the bad guys. (Those two mods generally hurt passion as a melee weapon.) You also have to remember back to a time before the new runewords came out. Passion was one of the best (affordable) runewords you could make in a bow. Pretty much your only other choice in that price range was Melody, which sucks for physical damage.