New Best Dragoon Weapon?

[Marcicus]

With Conte Corazza, Conte Cosciales, and Skystrider with /SAM you should get 28TP on Jumps iirc.

[eva00r]

Does Store TP increase jump's TP ?

If it does, stacking up store tp equipment until jump's tp is equal to 2 regular hits would be really nice. Since Drakesbane is a 4-hit WS, you can aim only for ~98TP instead of 100.

[Zilong]

Do barone > conte upgrade add TP on the jump enhancement?

And Skystrider's 5TP? damn that's pretty fucking awesome.

[Xanthe]

Do barone > conte upgrade add TP on the jump enhancement

Yes, Barone pieces add 2 TP, and Conte pieces add 3 TP. I wouldn't use them over Ares's Cuirass/Flanchard, but if you don't have those Barone/Conte are good pieces to use.

Skystrider...if I don't see a Valkyrie's Fork drop on Sunday I might consider hunting it. The extra TP on Jumps would be nice when not subbing SAM to avoid that annoying 98 TP at 7 hits (not counting additional hits from weapon skills). The earring would definitely be a macro piece for weapon skills only (maybe jumps).

[Gunslinger]

Barone >> Conte is 1 extra tp per jump.

And yes, store TP will increase TP from a jump, because it counts as a single hit (unless you double attack, of course). Depending on your build/sub/sTP it either makes barone/conte a really nice option, or detrimental to your performance. If you're not going to shave a hit off by using conte/barone, there's better armor to wear in both slots for jump accuracy / damage, or in the case of high jump, hate control.

Still, the skystrider seems like a really nice option, wish it had been around a few months ago before I got my precious

Edit: Gl on the fork Xanthe, I think we're like 1/14 now... but I've seen one or two randomly appear on my server, so some people are having luck!

[TT]

Its totally +7 tp on jumps. I have no idea how anyone came up with +5. I get 26tp from a jump @ 0%. 16(normal hit) +3(Conte legs) +7(skystrider).

V. Forks 3% DA is uncomparable but skystrider w/earring is prolly just about as good.

[Yugl]

Valk Fork > Skystrider > Thala just incase anyone isn't getting the point.

[HadesBothari]

Its totally +7 tp on jumps. I have no idea how anyone came up with +5. I get 26tp from a jump @ 0%. 16(normal hit) +3(Conte legs) +7(skystrider).

Ok, I just tested this and something pretty darn wierd is going on with this weapon.

DRG/WAR with no gear other than than the Skystrider, I got 13.3 TP per normal hit and 18.3 TP for each Jump (63 TP displayed after 2 Jumps and 2 hits)

I then changed to DRG/SAM and equiped Conte Legs + Raja's ring + Brutal Earring for +21 Store TP. My normal hits in this setup end up with 16 TP even. My jumps, however, Returned 25 TP (displayed). Now, here's the kicker, 2 Jumps Displayed 50 TP and a swing after that took my TP to 66.

This could be explained partially by the fact that all " 'Jump' TP Bonus' gear mods are calculated before Store TP is applied. I.e. (13.3 + 3 + 5) x 1.21. This, however, is incorrect because then my TP from 2 Jumps would have been > 51 (25.7 x 2). So, what it looks like is that the +5 from Skystrider is modified by StoreTP but the + 3 from Conte isn't. [(13.3 + 5) x 1.21] + 3 = 25.143.

I'm guessing TT had Askar+Brutal+Rajas equiped giving him [(13.3 + 5) x 1.26] + 3 = 26 TP.

[Furoris]

Personally my list now would be, ignoring lolrelic/mythic:
Valk. Fork > Skystrider (+earring) > Thala >or= Mezaq>Skystrider (no earring) > all other
I'd say get the earring before selling a Thala or Mezraq and getting Skystrider.

edit: btw did they prove drakesbane could DA proc? I never saw it in the WS thread.

[Zilong]

Personally my list now would be, ignoring lolrelic/mythic:
Valk. Fork > Skystrider (+earring) > Thala >or= Mezaq>Skystrider (no earring) > all other
I'd say get the earring before selling a Thala or Mezraq and getting Skystrider.

edit: btw did they prove drakesbane could DA proc? I never saw it in the WS thread.

Why would any WS with less than 8 hit not DA proc?

[Nameless]

I see no reason why it shouldn't

[drewbixcube]

What does Skystrider look like? (I like your icon.)

Orichalcum lance style? It's not the prettiest looking polearm but it's nice :d