Here's another guide I thought should also be added here. It's a copy and past, but I'll edit it later when I have more time.
1. Introduction
2. Getting started
3. Basic techniques
4. Advanced techniques
4b. Massive strike exploits
4c. Lunging
Why hello there! Welcome to my D style guide. Why did I bother writing this guide when there are plenty of other guides floating around the internet? Well, the current guide here is outdated and incorrect. Also, this guide is fairly exhaustive, coving just about everything every other d style guide covers, all in one. And before you say something, yes, I did get a lot of this information from other people or guides, I didn’t discover all these moves on my own. I will cite and thank anyone who was involved in the writing of this guide in the conclusion section.
Now, a little about me: I’ve been playing Gunz on and off since the month igunz opened. I’ve been D styling for almost a year now. I cannot hit all these moves 100% in a game situation, but I do practice them regularly and can do them at least sometimes.
Why would someone D style? Well, there are a number of reasons. D style gives you more control over your movement, is more evasive, the lighter weight lets you play around with more weapon combos without sacrificing too much armor, and it’s not nearly as popular as K style. I will be straight forward with it however, the learning curve is steep and D style is inferior to K style. But if you like playing with that extra challenge, then stab away!
So, you want to start D styling. You’re bored with K style or you want to be different or you want an extra challenge, or whatever your reason. Read through this guide. Read through it again. Go practice the moves. For God’s sake, don’t just strap on a dagger and figure things out as you go, that’s not d style, that’s idiocy.
Alright. So you decided you want to be a D stylist, well, it’s time to start looking like one! First thing is first. You need a dagger. But there are so many to choose from, so here is a quick break down of Premium and non premium daggers, I draw my conclusions on these daggers both from stats and personal experience (yes, I have every premium dagger)
Non-premium:
Rusty Dagger – it’s not especially light, it’s got low damage and high delay. Only time you should use it is when starting a new character. Don’t bother ever buying one
Iron Dagger – lower delay and higher damage than rusty dagger, but still not anything spectacular. I tend to skip on buying this since at low levels I’m usually strapped for cash, and you’ll be getting a new dagger in 4 levels anyway. I’d suggest against buying is
Military Dagger – First dagger with a decent amount of damage. Some might see the added weight as a drawback, but at lower levels you really shouldn’t have any problems staying within weight limits. I suggest buying this when available
Lightweight Dagger – lower damage than military dagger but also lower delay and lower weight. At level 18, you will likely be using breaker5/breaker6 or a Maxwell lx30 or a Walcom L1 so the weight might be necessary. Also, this lower delay is useful for some d style moves as you can cancel dashes quicker. It maybe be a good idea buying this unless you are the type to directly use your dagger (stabbing and lunge people)
High end Dagger – it has pretty good damage, fairly low delay, but high weight. If you are using the military dagger still, go ahead and buy it. If not, stick with that lightweight dagger.
Phantom Slaying Dagger – very low weight and a good amount of damage. If you don’t need the extra low delay of lightweight dagger, then definitely upgrade to this.
Warlord’s Gut Ripper – The highest damage dagger in the game. It’s a tad on the heavy side, but it has super low delay and high damage. If weight is not an issue, then this is the dagger to use in almost any situation.
So a quick breakdown-
Premiums:
Ridic Hunter dagger – at first I thought this was more of a novelty item, and then I realized it’s got its uses. It’s a 4 weight dagger (lowest weight) and adds AP. So if you just use your dagger for movement and mostly rely on your guns to deal damage, this isn’t a bad option. It’s low weight so you have more options for equipping armor and guns, and it adds AP so it’s almost like a piece of armor in and of itself. The drawbacks are it has low damage (8, same as a rusty) and mediocre delay(356), so if you plan on stabbing anyone or using any very advanced d style moves, you might find yourself in trouble.
Adventurer Dagger – honestly, this is a novelty item. It has mediocre delay (356), low damage (9). It’s essentially a level 0 iron dagger with 1 less weight. I wouldn’t bother purchasing this unless you want ever premium item like me.
Koden Knife – I also thought this dagger would be a novelty, but once again it has its uses. It’s a 4 weight dagger (lowest in the game) it has 10 damage, which is a fairly decent amount, and it has 346 delay, the lowest in the game. This dagger is a very good compliment to the Dark Sun Martial Dagger, and then at level 45 to the Warlord’s Gut Ripper. If you use either of those daggers as your main dagger, and find yourself just a tad bit over weight limit, try equipping this. Taking the hit in the dagger’s attack power may be worth that extra AP or being able to equip that second rocket.
Dark Sun Martial Dagger – this dagger is really quite overpowered for its level. It has good attack power and low delay. I would use this dagger exclusively (unless I needed more weight, then I’d use Koden Knife) until I got to level 45 and could equip a Warlord’s Gut Ripper
Well, now that you’ve read that huge wall of text just to equip one item, let’s move on to ranged weapons! Don’t worry; it won’t be nearly as bad this time around.
Now first things first, let’s get this straight out there. Dual shotgun is THE strongest weapon combination in the game. It has the highest spike damage, highest damage per second (when using RS), a good amount of damage per clip, and the spread combat lag quite well. I VERY much suggest you learn to use two shotguns regardless of style and you learn to RS and do it well. So if you are good at utilizing dual shotguns, you are proficient with RS, and you are using a male character, I STRONGLY suggest you use them. If you aren’t I still suggest you use them and try getting familiar with them.
However, if you are a female character, that might not be a viable option. Female characters cannot yoyo with a shotgun, so this can cause quite a few headaches. Still equipping one shotgun may be a good idea, without the ability to RS spam, the shotgun does lose a bit of an edge (but not much) I suggest using SG with rocket, revolver, or rifle. You maybe also want to try dual rockets or equipping two sets of dual revolvers. It is possible to use a female and two shotguns, but riquires mastery of blink step, which is considered a fairly advanced move by many.
D Style Guide
by KY Jelly
Table of Contentby KY Jelly
1. Introduction
2. Getting started
3. Basic techniques
4. Advanced techniques
4b. Massive strike exploits
4c. Lunging
Introduction
Why hello there! Welcome to my D style guide. Why did I bother writing this guide when there are plenty of other guides floating around the internet? Well, the current guide here is outdated and incorrect. Also, this guide is fairly exhaustive, coving just about everything every other d style guide covers, all in one. And before you say something, yes, I did get a lot of this information from other people or guides, I didn’t discover all these moves on my own. I will cite and thank anyone who was involved in the writing of this guide in the conclusion section.
Now, a little about me: I’ve been playing Gunz on and off since the month igunz opened. I’ve been D styling for almost a year now. I cannot hit all these moves 100% in a game situation, but I do practice them regularly and can do them at least sometimes.
Why would someone D style? Well, there are a number of reasons. D style gives you more control over your movement, is more evasive, the lighter weight lets you play around with more weapon combos without sacrificing too much armor, and it’s not nearly as popular as K style. I will be straight forward with it however, the learning curve is steep and D style is inferior to K style. But if you like playing with that extra challenge, then stab away!
So, you want to start D styling. You’re bored with K style or you want to be different or you want an extra challenge, or whatever your reason. Read through this guide. Read through it again. Go practice the moves. For God’s sake, don’t just strap on a dagger and figure things out as you go, that’s not d style, that’s idiocy.
Getting Started
Alright. So you decided you want to be a D stylist, well, it’s time to start looking like one! First thing is first. You need a dagger. But there are so many to choose from, so here is a quick break down of Premium and non premium daggers, I draw my conclusions on these daggers both from stats and personal experience (yes, I have every premium dagger)
Non-premium:
Rusty Dagger – it’s not especially light, it’s got low damage and high delay. Only time you should use it is when starting a new character. Don’t bother ever buying one
Iron Dagger – lower delay and higher damage than rusty dagger, but still not anything spectacular. I tend to skip on buying this since at low levels I’m usually strapped for cash, and you’ll be getting a new dagger in 4 levels anyway. I’d suggest against buying is
Military Dagger – First dagger with a decent amount of damage. Some might see the added weight as a drawback, but at lower levels you really shouldn’t have any problems staying within weight limits. I suggest buying this when available
Lightweight Dagger – lower damage than military dagger but also lower delay and lower weight. At level 18, you will likely be using breaker5/breaker6 or a Maxwell lx30 or a Walcom L1 so the weight might be necessary. Also, this lower delay is useful for some d style moves as you can cancel dashes quicker. It maybe be a good idea buying this unless you are the type to directly use your dagger (stabbing and lunge people)
High end Dagger – it has pretty good damage, fairly low delay, but high weight. If you are using the military dagger still, go ahead and buy it. If not, stick with that lightweight dagger.
Phantom Slaying Dagger – very low weight and a good amount of damage. If you don’t need the extra low delay of lightweight dagger, then definitely upgrade to this.
Warlord’s Gut Ripper – The highest damage dagger in the game. It’s a tad on the heavy side, but it has super low delay and high damage. If weight is not an issue, then this is the dagger to use in almost any situation.
So a quick breakdown-
- If you find yourself stabbing and trapping people to death a lot, start with rusty, then get military, then high end, phantom slaying, and finally finish with the warlord’s gut ripper.
- If you mostly use your dagger to move and don’t really use it a lot – start with rusty, then get military, then lightweight, then phantom slaying dagger
- If you use advanced moves like RS yoyo quarter – start with rusty, then get military, then lightweight, then warlord’s gut ripper. You’ll need the low delay to pull off some of the more advanced D style moves.
Premiums:
Ridic Hunter dagger – at first I thought this was more of a novelty item, and then I realized it’s got its uses. It’s a 4 weight dagger (lowest weight) and adds AP. So if you just use your dagger for movement and mostly rely on your guns to deal damage, this isn’t a bad option. It’s low weight so you have more options for equipping armor and guns, and it adds AP so it’s almost like a piece of armor in and of itself. The drawbacks are it has low damage (8, same as a rusty) and mediocre delay(356), so if you plan on stabbing anyone or using any very advanced d style moves, you might find yourself in trouble.
Adventurer Dagger – honestly, this is a novelty item. It has mediocre delay (356), low damage (9). It’s essentially a level 0 iron dagger with 1 less weight. I wouldn’t bother purchasing this unless you want ever premium item like me.
Koden Knife – I also thought this dagger would be a novelty, but once again it has its uses. It’s a 4 weight dagger (lowest in the game) it has 10 damage, which is a fairly decent amount, and it has 346 delay, the lowest in the game. This dagger is a very good compliment to the Dark Sun Martial Dagger, and then at level 45 to the Warlord’s Gut Ripper. If you use either of those daggers as your main dagger, and find yourself just a tad bit over weight limit, try equipping this. Taking the hit in the dagger’s attack power may be worth that extra AP or being able to equip that second rocket.
Dark Sun Martial Dagger – this dagger is really quite overpowered for its level. It has good attack power and low delay. I would use this dagger exclusively (unless I needed more weight, then I’d use Koden Knife) until I got to level 45 and could equip a Warlord’s Gut Ripper
Well, now that you’ve read that huge wall of text just to equip one item, let’s move on to ranged weapons! Don’t worry; it won’t be nearly as bad this time around.
Now first things first, let’s get this straight out there. Dual shotgun is THE strongest weapon combination in the game. It has the highest spike damage, highest damage per second (when using RS), a good amount of damage per clip, and the spread combat lag quite well. I VERY much suggest you learn to use two shotguns regardless of style and you learn to RS and do it well. So if you are good at utilizing dual shotguns, you are proficient with RS, and you are using a male character, I STRONGLY suggest you use them. If you aren’t I still suggest you use them and try getting familiar with them.
However, if you are a female character, that might not be a viable option. Female characters cannot yoyo with a shotgun, so this can cause quite a few headaches. Still equipping one shotgun may be a good idea, without the ability to RS spam, the shotgun does lose a bit of an edge (but not much) I suggest using SG with rocket, revolver, or rifle. You maybe also want to try dual rockets or equipping two sets of dual revolvers. It is possible to use a female and two shotguns, but riquires mastery of blink step, which is considered a fairly advanced move by many.
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