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Jul 28 2019, 07:14
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Nezu
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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QUOTE(kawaiikun @ Jul 28 2019, 03:19)  OK that might be, i have 3 phase pieces and other 2 assorted pieces of protection/warding, only my staff is heimdall, also what stat distribution would be better? i have most of my stats equal except for strength and endurance that are some points behind
Mage requires very specific gear to take advantage of the playstyle, and on higher difficulties it also requires forging to make the most of it. Upgrade materials are expensive for cloth, and mage gear is not cheap either. Divine is, by far, the most expensive. For holy you're going to want something like all of your gear to be phase of heimdall except for one piece (preferably shoes, maybe gloves) which would be cotton of the heaven-sent. This is because you need to get enough proficiency to lower enemy resistances to 0 in all cases (with the most resistance a monster can have being 75%), and holy/dark have slightly higher proficiency requirements to manage this than elemental because their imperil ability is a little weaker. Holy and dark also have slightly slower spellcasts compared to elemental types, so they're a little more dangerous. (Holy has the best debuff by far, which balances this out a little. Dark is a little disadvantaged.) You will find mage dies very easily compared to one-handed play, and this is true no matter how good your gear is, but without at least a reasonable legendary set of properly matching gear, some level of forging, IW juggernaut potencies, a properly IW levelled staff (with some levels of spellweaver) and maybe even some charged pieces for cast speed, you will find it uncomfortable. Especially at your level, where you do not have as many points to put into endurance (which you cannot get on your gear as a mage), and without most abilities unlocked (with the most important being the imperil abilities at 310, but also the various spell improvements which max out even later for divine and dark than they do for elemental). Attempting to play it to early will require you to make full use of deprecating spells like weaken, slow or silence, at the very least. It isn't meant to be cheap, nor is it meant to be easy. But if you can meet this criteria, and spend a lot on it, and you're willing to pay a little more attention to your health, you will blast through the game at unrivalled speed. Sorry if I'm sounding too harsh and elitist about it. I don't intend to gatekeep. There is a good guide here about starting mage, and it has been tested for the DWD arena even with mostly exquisite unforged gear, but it is as slow as melee playing like that, and requires a whole lot more attention. This post has been edited by lestion: Jul 28 2019, 07:15
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Jul 28 2019, 07:26
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Noni
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
Posts: 13,725
Joined: 19-February 16

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QUOTE(ryuseii @ Jul 28 2019, 04:21)  very newbie question, can you level up an equipment with you alone the way? or just buy a new weapon as you level up
As a newbie, it is best to get a new weapon every 30-50 levels or so. Unless you find an exceptionally good item, then you need to use the function 'soulfuse'. That will bind an item to your level and it levels up with you. But you can't sell it anymore. If you want to know if an item is good enough for soulfuse: just ask here. But in general, only legendary and peerless are good enough. Although I did soulfuse a magnificent rapier, but back then they were hard to come by.
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Jul 28 2019, 16:23
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kawaiikun
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QUOTE(lestion @ Jul 28 2019, 00:14)  Mage requires very specific gear to take advantage of the playstyle, and on higher difficulties it also requires forging to make the most of it. Upgrade materials are expensive for cloth, and mage gear is not cheap either. Divine is, by far, the most expensive. For holy you're going to want something like all of your gear to be phase of heimdall except for one piece (preferably shoes, maybe gloves) which would be cotton of the heaven-sent. This is because you need to get enough proficiency to lower enemy resistances to 0 in all cases (with the most resistance a monster can have being 75%), and holy/dark have slightly higher proficiency requirements to manage this than elemental because their imperil ability is a little weaker. Holy and dark also have slightly slower spellcasts compared to elemental types, so they're a little more dangerous. (Holy has the best debuff by far, which balances this out a little. Dark is a little disadvantaged.) You will find mage dies very easily compared to one-handed play, and this is true no matter how good your gear is, but without at least a reasonable legendary set of properly matching gear, some level of forging, IW juggernaut potencies, a properly IW levelled staff (with some levels of spellweaver) and maybe even some charged pieces for cast speed, you will find it uncomfortable. Especially at your level, where you do not have as many points to put into endurance (which you cannot get on your gear as a mage), and without most abilities unlocked (with the most important being the imperil abilities at 310, but also the various spell improvements which max out even later for divine and dark than they do for elemental). Attempting to play it to early will require you to make full use of deprecating spells like weaken, slow or silence, at the very least. It isn't meant to be cheap, nor is it meant to be easy. But if you can meet this criteria, and spend a lot on it, and you're willing to pay a little more attention to your health, you will blast through the game at unrivalled speed. Sorry if I'm sounding too harsh and elitist about it. I don't intend to gatekeep. There is a good guide here about starting mage, and it has been tested for the DWD arena even with mostly exquisite unforged gear, but it is as slow as melee playing like that, and requires a whole lot more attention. That sounds reasonable so you would say my stat investment is ok? Dexterity, agility,intelligence and wisdom are at 289 strenght is a 215 and endurance at 260 and my points are spent like this (IMG:[ i64.tinypic.com] http://i64.tinypic.com/2cholmf.png) This post has been edited by kawaiikun: Jul 28 2019, 16:30
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Jul 28 2019, 18:14
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Goodman2011
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QUOTE(decondelite @ Jul 27 2019, 19:39)  Just use your T1 spell: with your elec EDB it will still be more powerful than other elements T3, for a lower cost.
OK Thank You (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Jul 30 2019, 05:48
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ryuseii
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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i see alot of "IW" can someone please explain what it is for and how it works? thank you
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Jul 30 2019, 06:38
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SivSilly
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QUOTE(ryuseii @ Jul 29 2019, 22:48)  i see alot of "IW" can someone please explain what it is for and how it works? thank you
"IW" is an abbrievation of Item World. You can read about item World here: https://ehwiki.org/wiki/Item_World
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Jul 30 2019, 15:48
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Voxels
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What does "10% upkeep" means? I bought the first level of innate arcana and there this upkeep that I don't know what that means or do.
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Jul 30 2019, 15:52
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Noni
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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Joined: 19-February 16

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QUOTE(Voxels @ Jul 30 2019, 15:48)  What does "10% upkeep" means? I bought the first level of innate arcana and there this upkeep that I don't know what that means or do.
The spell that to have on IA autocast still costs mana. But instead of casting it once every so many rounds, it is constantly cast. Mana cost per round is equal in both situations, except for the 10% discount on mana costs that IA has. This post has been edited by DJNoni: Jul 30 2019, 15:52
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Jul 30 2019, 17:17
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Voxels
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Alright... I think I understand.
Follow up question: Should I invest hath in maxxing Inate Arcana? I have 5k hat at the moment, and I'm torn between Inate Arcana and the EXP perks.
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Jul 30 2019, 17:28
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SivSilly
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QUOTE(Voxels @ Jul 30 2019, 10:17)  Alright... I think I understand.
Follow up question: Should I invest hath in maxxing Inate Arcana? I have 5k hat at the moment, and I'm torn between Inate Arcana and the EXP perks.
Depends on your playstyle but i personally stopped after 3 IA perks for Spark of Life, Spirit Shield & Protection in that order. Anything more than 3 starts getting cost-prohibitive. I mean you CAN since you have 5000 hath, but that hath could also be used on other things like monster lab perks or even tokenizer/daemon duality This post has been edited by SivSilly: Jul 30 2019, 17:32
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Jul 30 2019, 17:45
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Noni
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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QUOTE(Voxels @ Jul 30 2019, 17:17)  Alright... I think I understand.
Follow up question: Should I invest hath in maxxing Inate Arcana? I have 5k hat at the moment, and I'm torn between Inate Arcana and the EXP perks.
up to 3 is very useful for all styles. 4 is less useful for melee, more useful if you play mage. IA 5 is a luxury item that you don't absolutely need, but hey, if you can afford it, then why not?
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Jul 30 2019, 18:03
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KitsuneAbby
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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Joined: 12-July 14

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I still recommend IA5 even for 1H, for the sake of having a lower upkeep cost.
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Jul 30 2019, 18:41
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mundomuñeca
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Hi experts (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) Yo'll can see my perks in signature ... now I am considering of getting Effluent Ether, since the other low-cost perks that I still lack (EXP & Xtal perks) are not interesting to me. Do you think that Effluent Ether is useful enough to not regret buying it, or should I go for Tokenizer first ? Thanks for replies.
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Jul 30 2019, 19:25
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KitsuneAbby
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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Joined: 12-July 14

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Tokenizer is the most important after Innate Arcana, IMHO. The vast majority of the perks are minor enhancements, but those two ones really are in the must-have.
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Jul 30 2019, 20:49
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mundomuñeca
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QUOTE(decondelite @ Jul 30 2019, 19:25)  Tokenizer is the most important after Innate Arcana, IMHO. The vast majority of the perks are minor enhancements, but those two ones really are in the must-have.
OK thanks, hoping that HV will last enough to fully populate my monster lab (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) This post has been edited by mundomuñeca: Jul 30 2019, 20:50
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Aug 1 2019, 03:53
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Rayosi
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Just wanted to say thanks for this guide, it answered a lot of questions i had without me having to actually ask someone .(IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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Aug 1 2019, 13:10
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kikikaki
Group: Gold Star Club
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I want to buy a Bronze Star. I want to know the process. Should I send credit to the seller first? Or get the Bronze star and then send it?
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Aug 1 2019, 13:27
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-vincento-
Group: Gold Star Club
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QUOTE(kikikaki @ Aug 1 2019, 19:10)  I want to buy a Bronze Star. I want to know the process. Should I send credit to the seller first? Or get the Bronze star and then send it?
1. Send your credits via MM first and your wallet address through donation page. 2. Usually due to price fluctuation, the seller will send you slightly more than the price of your star. You awaits the payment, and then confirm it. Then apply BTC as donation. Done. The seller should leave your payment pending before you have confirmed the seller's payment. If any circumstance regarding dishonesty, contact the mod team.
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Aug 1 2019, 13:42
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Uncle Stu
Group: Gold Star Club
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3. It can take some time for the star to appear, so wait again a bit. 4. Profit. (IMG:[ invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)
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Aug 1 2019, 16:01
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ryuseii
Group: Catgirl Camarilla
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Joined: 28-March 09

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I've got two questions hopefully someone can help me
1. After you collect 21 pony figurines, how do you activate OFC? or it just magically appear in your skill set next day?
2. After you get the OFC, what happen to the figurines? Disappear/trade in shrine/keep in bag?
thank you
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