Is the Iron Fist obsolete?

[majorvex]

Dmg on gold fists maxes out at like 20% of what you can get on a slingbow, even with just dmg + crit/crit.

(Maybe they didn’t remove the AOE on fists bc they plan to allow AOE on them for real )

[CoralSkye]

I guess that I just wish that everyone could craft them. It would be a great option for new players to have. It just feels like the point of having them as a reward anymore is mute. I can understand the gold fists as a reward, but not the iron ones.

@majorvex

(Maybe they didn’t remove the AOE on fists bc they plan to allow AOE on them for real )

Oh, yes please, I can only hope so. I can see some instances where it might be useful.

[Crete]

@majorvex

Dmg on gold fists maxes out at like 20% or less than what you can get on a slingbow, even with just dmg + crit/crit.

Noooooo!

My Gold “Fists of Doom” do the most damage in-game…

@Crete

Ever wanted to see a Cuttletrunk explode into goo in one hit?

Introducing the Fist of Doom!:
With Critical Damage every hit, You’ll be doing ~20k Dmg with skills, ~30k if you add a Strength Brew, and it starts getting weird with Focus brews… I haven’t tested that… might be a bit of overkill.

I don’t make them much anymore, but they sure do some damage

[majorvex]

Yes, I have someone that forges them exactly like that for me. I can get hits that give well over 15k dmg, but slingbows can do tens/hundreds of thousands in dmg.

[Cuetzpalomitl]

Oh not sure if aoe can be useful but If we can get 9 fists coming out from a single click…

It would look sick lol

[Cuetzpalomitl]

But the only reason for this is that gold has the best critical base values right? Gold bow can get pretty damn strong too lol

[the-moebius]

hm maybe cuase iron fist kinda lame backer gift they should give it to everyone
and then give early backers the burning fist

[majorvex]

@the-moebius

give early backers the burning fist

oooh a fist with flames…yaasss

[Mayumichi]

The iron fist isn’t even backer exclusive as first advertised, I think it’s unlocked with the deluxe edition as well.

[Cuetzpalomitl]

If that’s true then it’s even more disappointing lol

[GrayFrequency]

We need elemental fists lol

Fire would be awesome

[Mayumichi]

Haven’t heard anything concrete recently, here’s some talk about it from a while back.

Early backer perks?

Just to recap: There were early backer tiers that granted special items: Explorer granted the Explorer’s Fist weapon Wayfarer granted the Wayfarer’s Totem tool All early backers got free access to a special mask (“craftable wearable”) in the Exchange After 1.0 was went live in August 2018 I could craft the Explorer’s Fist and the Wayfarer’s Totem because I was an early backer. When Boundless went GA in September 2018, the devs announced the Digital Deluxe edition, which came with a special …

[ginabean]

If durability is better on iron, I would think they would be superior to gold if being used as a loot/armor fist… (which I is what I use fists for.) …the armor is what consumes the durability.

[Cuetzpalomitl]

Explorer has 1000 golden only has 700

What boons make them work like armor?

[ginabean]

@Cuetzpalomitl

What boons make them work like armor?

It’s the venerable gum. It gives the Armor Buff… Hard as Nails…

[tarranth]

I gave my roommate an explorer fist as his first weapon. It was forged with extra durability and damage. He even used it on hunts on a T3. He prefers it over a slingbow.
If I have them, I tend to give the unforged ones away to new players.

[Soju-VB]

I still use them, forged with the extended reach… to gather goo from high cave roofs on Exos

[DreamEvil]

That is a really damn good idea! How the heck did I not think of this

[XxymoxX]

@Crete

I don’t make them much anymore, but they sure do some damage

I make them and have them forged for me. When I saw you original post on this I loved it. They are cheaper to make than gem bows. If it takes me 2 or 3 hits to kill them so be it.

[CoralSkye]

@ginabean

If durability is better on iron, I would think they would be superior to gold if being used as a loot/armor fist… (which I is what I use fists for.) …the armor is what consumes the durability.

That is such an amazing piece of information! The iron fists work perfectly as glow loot magnets with armor.

@Soju-VB

I still use them, forged with the extended reach… to gather goo from high cave roofs on Exos

This is also a great idea