@Arxdewn: I did swap to melee(from ex-mag forged to sup equips), so my perspective on that may be a bit flawed (IMG:[
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Anyway, nowhere in your numbers does it mention that mage must be wearing phase equips at all, so saying that they need to use phase now seems rather strange if you didn't account for phase before.
But some actual numbers:
Melee set:
1 2 3 4 5 6Stanced(well, stance IS on 75% of the time, heartseeker. And of course the unavoidable PA). Every turn costs me 2.66 MP if I'm completely unsharded+regen/heartseeker/absorb
Log:
QUOTE
20 6 Your spike shield hits Kodou Yuki for 58 points of fire damage.
20 5 Kodou Yuki hits you for 558 crushing damage.
20 4 Void Strike hits Kodou Yuki for 6570 void damage.
20 3 Holy Strike hits Kodou Yuki for 2226 holy damage.
20 2 You hit Unohananosakuyahime for 13158 void damage.
20 1 You hit Kodou Yuki for 16710 void damage.
QUOTE
22 9 Regen restores 1103 points of health.
22 8 Your spike shield hits Kodou Yuki for 5 points of fire damage.
22 7 You parry the attack from Kodou Yuki.
22 6 Kodou Yuki gains the effect Penetrated Armor.
22 5 Void Strike crits Kodou Yuki for 6713 void damage.
22 4 Holy Strike crits Kodou Yuki for 2551 holy damage.
22 3 Unohananosakuyahime has been defeated.
22 2 You crit Unohananosakuyahime for 22050 void damage.
22 1 You crit Kodou Yuki for 24293 void damage.
Okay, that went as usual. Let's put some AP in those dark spells.
Mage set:
1 2 3 4 5 6Log:
AF on of course. Every turn costs 1.29 MP+regen/AF/spirit shield costs per turn, plus 27 MP(Corruption) to 66 MP(Ragnarok)
QUOTE
4 13 The effect Searing Skin on Kodou Yuki has expired.
4 12 Regen restores 106 points of health.
4 11 You evade the attack from Kodou Yuki.
4 10 Your spike shield hits Btx for 11 points of fire damage.
4 9 Btx crits you for 58 crushing damage.
4 8 You evade the attack from Kodou Yuki.
4 7 Your spike shield hits Btx for 9 points of fire damage.
4 6 Btx hits you for 48 crushing damage.
4 5 Kodou Yuki gains the effect Blunted Attack.
4 4 Ragnarok blasts Kodou Yuki for 11310 dark damage.
4 3 Btx gains the effect Coalesced Mana.
4 2 Ragnarok hits Btx for 12624 dark damage.
4 1 You cast Ragnarok.
QUOTE
11 3 Kodou Yuki gains the effect Blunted Attack.
11 2 Ragnarok hits Kodou Yuki for 7974 dark damage.
11 1 You cast Ragnarok.
QUOTE
5 3 Kodou Yuki gains the effect Blunted Attack.
5 2 Corruption hits Kodou Yuki for 4883 dark damage.
5 1 You cast Corruption.
And given that this comparison favors the mage(equips are more forged where it counts, better IW result, Arthropods aren't resistant to dark, but fire/elec/wind/slashing and have much higher AGI than WIS), it's kind of sad.
Of course, I realize I didn't give AP to cloth and staff abilities, but only one of these that affect the damage is staff spell damage, which would increase the damage I deal with spells by whopping 2.4%
@danixxx: You do bait Chosen well. But you know, if you seek weak players to laugh at, I must recommend Ask the Experts thread in hentaiverse chat. Some of these guys can't even last 12 rounds in grindfest!
This post has been edited by Lement: Jul 31 2013, 08:33