Siege Rams For Everybody

[trigali]

This is going to sound like a beginners' question (which it is)

Catapults/ballistae: can they be setup on the inside of a keep in order to shoot at attackers, as defensive weapons?

If so, do they do indiscriminate damage ? I mean if our tanks are in melee just outside and the catapult is poring ammo on top of the fight, will they take dmg same as the ennemy (it would make sense, of course).

I thought that was a somewhat constructive way to make a new bump.

 

[Jupitus]

Originally posted by trigali
Catapults/ballistae: can they be setup on the inside of a keep in order to shoot at attackers, as defensive weapons?

Yep, they can and are great fun too!

If so, do they do indiscriminate damage ? I mean if our tanks are in melee just outside and the catapult is poring ammo on top of the fight, will they take dmg same as the ennemy (it would make sense, of course).

Yes - using a catapult to target anywhere near your own realms fighters is VERY VERY dangerous to their health, so much so that I would strongly advise you to not go near them

 

[trigali]

Hmmm... I can just imagine a nice scenario, with catapults and ballistae hammering just behind the doors, casters on the remparts nuking the ram-users with their PBAoE while a bunch of stealthers take the rezzers from the back... interesting prospects

 

[toxii]

omg

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then i ask myself how do these damn mids take a keep just coz they'r bored xping or itemhunting ... Now i get it

 

[Graenit]

bump

 

[dJyng]

Some nice info on this old post.. not all correct due to patching tho

/Todin the rammer and stonethrower.

 

[Gaeswen]

I believe crafting the ramparts saves about 4 gold on a ram.
Crafting the parts on a Trebuchet saves about 15g.

See this link for pricing : http://daoc.djswifty.com/siege_weapon_worksheet.php

Crafting these pieces is as follows:
Ram Beak : 500 Weapon Crafting
Ram Cladding : 500 Armor Crafting
Swing Harnass : 500 Tailor + 200 metalworking!

Tailoring is the only skill where you need to raise an odd subskill to make the part , weapon and armor crafting have all the required subskills at the required level...

Funny thing is as of the latest patch a trebuchet weighs less then a siege ram

Strong characters or characters with self buffs can carry one of these themselves now.

 

[Glacier]

bump.. why not make this sticky on General forum?

 

[old.Flamin]

bump

 

[Ottar]

> bump.. why not make this sticky on General forum?

Mm.. because its about a year out of date?

Ottar

 

[Litmus]

How To Get A Siege Ram

To make a Siege Ram, one needs following:

1 ram beak,

1 ram cladding,

2 swing harnesses,

600 ironwood.

sure it isnt 300iw??, im sure it was last time i used a ram

 

[old.Hardbein]

Originally posted by Litmus
sure it isnt 300iw??, im sure it was last time i used a ram

This post is old hence the 600 IW...and yes the current IW ammount is 300 for a Siege Ram