Gurgintius Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I appologize if this topic has been discussed already, please point me to the thread... Has anyone done any research into changing out the Cunning Mods on HK's weapons for +Aim mods? My understanding is that he has sniper abilities which is why he has the cunning mods in the first place, (I could be wrong though). But does swapping them for Aim mods make any noticeable difference? Currently I use HK to run Dailies with my Healer. I have upgraded a few of the mods and he is my most destructive companion. He makes mowing down Black Hole NPCs a fun time (I love his saying as he is engaging targets). I can solo Sec X area (not including Heroics) without too much difficulty and my Healer is not the best geared. Just curious if more Aim stats will make him even more leathal or have an unexpected and adverse effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quraswren Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 My understanding is you can use Aim or Cunning and you get the same benefits. Neither is better or worse then the other. Stack him with whatever you can get your hands on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Ziva Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 If you hover over Cunning or Aim on the HK-51 character screen, you will see they both give the same bonuses. He has two main stats, Cunning and Aim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xZarquon Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Given that both Aim and Cunning are main stats, do they have their own individual crit DR curve for each? in which case, wouldn't it be better to have equal levels of cunning/aim to maximize the crit gained from these stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keypek Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Given that both Aim and Cunning are main stats, do they have their own individual crit DR curve for each? in which case, wouldn't it be better to have equal levels of cunning/aim to maximize the crit gained from these stats? This would definitely be worth finding out. But I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkerus Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Given that both Aim and Cunning are main stats, do they have their own individual crit DR curve for each? in which case, wouldn't it be better to have equal levels of cunning/aim to maximize the crit gained from these stats? Yes. You would do slightly better when mixing cunning and aim mods. The reality of it is that it will probably be barely noticeable. I would always just put in the best mods you can find between cunning and aim. Don't worry about an exact mix of 50/50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimsPicken Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I am quite curious what his stats look like in full 154 gear and swapped mods... is anyone crazy enough to have done this and screen shotted it? If he can bypass DR by using equal AIM/CUN and not going above the threshold on either, he may well outperform most player characters... The new trend will be 2 man groups with 2 HKs eliminating all meatbag opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozivicus Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 I'm curious as to whether or not the droid schematics provide better stats than one could get from individually placing mods,armoring, and enhancements into HK's initial gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbayer Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 (edited) I'm curious as to whether or not the droid schematics provide better stats than one could get from individually placing mods,armoring, and enhancements into HK's initial gear. Fully itemized dread gear provides slightly better stats than the droid schematics. But considering the material cost for the dread guard stuff, particularly the non slot specific armorings you would need to use. The droid schematics are really a good deal and very powerful. My HK unit is in full droid parts and he has a higher combined main stat than my character, it was a little over 2800 and I have not upgraded his ear or implants yet. *edit I'm stupid and added aim and endurance together instead of aim and cunning, it's still good gear though. Edited December 5, 2012 by nbayer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screaming_Ziva Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Fully itemized dread gear provides slightly better stats than the droid schematics. But considering the material cost for the dread guard stuff, particularly the non slot specific armorings you would need to use. The droid schematics are really a good deal and very powerful. My HK unit is in full droid parts and he has a higher combined main stat than my character, it was a little over 2800 and I have not upgraded his ear or implants yet. 2800? That doesn't really seem possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbayer Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 2800? That doesn't really seem possible. Hmm, I though that's what it was. I can't find a link to all the parts right now though. Maybe I'm mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozivicus Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Fully itemized dread gear provides slightly better stats than the droid schematics. But considering the material cost for the dread guard stuff, particularly the non slot specific armorings you would need to use. The droid schematics are really a good deal and very powerful. My HK unit is in full droid parts and he has a higher combined main stat than my character, it was a little over 2800 and I have not upgraded his ear or implants yet. Well I know who IM doing section x dailies with now. Lol What server are you on btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowermanx Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I got mine decked out in assassin armour, rak implants and ear, black hole weapon and offhand(both cunning) Damage(Pri) is 1174 - 1271 Bonus Damage 736.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARBS_SOLO Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Only additional thing i've noticed with HK , is that the base stat on aim and cunning are different. Base aim on HK is 100 where as on Cunning it's 250?? Not sure if there's any significance with that but on the default gear he got, only 2 items came with cunning everything else was aim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozivicus Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I got mine decked out in assassin armour, rak implants and ear, black hole weapon and offhand(both cunning) Damage(Pri) is 1174 - 1271 Bonus Damage 736.1 By assassin armor, you mean decked out in all HK assassin droid parts ( motor,sensor,etc)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dacentabaal Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 No I think he means the Craftable level 50 Assassin DPS Armourings, you buy the schems from the dailies vendors for Cybertechs to craft.. thair armour base rating is 154 so even though they're not moddable.. they really give your HK a boost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_SeanTX Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Well to my knowledge Cunning provides more damage with tech and aim is with blasters so pick which on you want HK to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenseitsvonBose Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 All DT-12 Assassin parts, plus stock off-hand, reslotted disaster insurance (smuggler dps rakata) for mainhand, stock ear and implants. Aim: 1173 Cunning: 481 End: 1390 Acc: 284 Crit: 100 Surge: 227 Power: 539 Far from optimal, but it's good for what it is, especially if you have a ton of molecular stabilizers burning a hole in your inventory. Could be made much better with crit/surge stacked ears and implants, and a better off-hand. TBH, I don't really find him much more useful than my BH/Campaign-geared Risha, but he's certainly more fun to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefo_Tchir Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Risha wins in the aesthetics stakes though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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