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What stats should I be going for with a 1H, shield, heavy armor build?
Is there an optimal ratio?
I can complete all of the content available at my lvl (237) on IWBTH, but it requires paying close attention to my resources. Should I be playing at a lower difficulty?

IWBTH should be fine as long as you don't die regularly. Paying close attention is part of the fun of HV. If needed, use silence once at the start of every round. Or weaken. Or both.

You don't need any INT. You do need the other stats. At your level, I just keep all the others at the same value. Even WIS? Yes, because I always use depr. spells. And with those, I can play on PFUDOR at your level. You can probably do PFUDOR as well.

IWBTH should be fine as long as you don't die regularly. Paying close attention is part of the fun of HV. If needed, use silence once at the start of every round. Or weaken. Or both.

You don't need any INT. You do need the other stats. At your level, I just keep all the others at the same value. Even WIS? Yes, because I always use depr. spells. And with those, I can play on PFUDOR at your level. You can probably do PFUDOR as well.

Much appreciated.

is there a setting or something that helps with the Riddlemaster...I can barely see the ponies so I'm guessing half the time and of course that leads to stamina drain... I try to match them to the chart but they are just blending so much that I just cannot see them

is there a setting or something that helps with the Riddlemaster...I can barely see the ponies so I'm guessing half the time and of course that leads to stamina drain... I try to match them to the chart but they are just blending so much that I just cannot see them

I'm half color blind, so sometimes the images are just too faint to discern. These are what I look for though:
- A hat, that's Applejack
- Shaggy multi-colored tail, that's Rainbow Dash
- Straight multi-colored tail, that's Twilight Sparkle
- Old Hollywood actress hairdo, that's Rarity
- Curly hair, that's Pinkie Pie
- Curved pointy hair, that's Fluttershy

How much damage difference between Legendary Arctic Redwood Staff of Niflheim and Destruction ? Which one is stronger? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

How much damage difference between Legendary Arctic Redwood Staff of Niflheim and Destruction ? Which one is stronger? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

destruction is still the best suffix possible, but Niglfheim is also playable. How much difference? For MDB and EDB you can do the calculation yourself, with use of the equimpent ranges on wiki. But the actual damage is a complex formula - I think some people did do the theoretical calculation for peerless staffs, should be on the HV research thread I guess.

elementalist should be the best suffix in theoretically, with 5 peerless radiant and full forged I mean. with 4 high forged radiant the edb staff could almost the same as destruction, but for lower output equips and lower forged the destruction could have up to 10% higher magic score maybe. mathl33t have post a Forge Optimizer in his Signature, you can calculate it by yourself

This post has been edited by what_is_name: Sep 3 2022, 18:17

For imperil play, redwood of the elementalist overkills proficiency pretty quickly, so destruction is still better. You might be thinking of non-imperil, where theoretically elementalist + 5 phase has the highest average damage, but in practice the consistency of willow's counter-resist results in faster festing.

destruction is still the best suffix possible, but Niglfheim is also playable. How much difference? For MDB and EDB you can do the calculation yourself, with use of the equimpent ranges on wiki. But the actual damage is a complex formula - I think some people did do the theoretical calculation for peerless staffs, should be on the HV research thread I guess.

Look like niflheim is not that worth to purchase at high price.

elementalist should be the best suffix in theoretically, with 5 peerless radiant and full forged I mean. with 4 high forged radiant the edb staff could almost the same as destruction, but for lower output equips and lower forged the destruction could have up to 10% higher magic score maybe. mathl33t have post a Forge Optimizer in his Signature, you can calculate it by yourself

found it, thanks

For imperil play, redwood of the elementalist overkills proficiency pretty quickly, so destruction is still better. You might be thinking of non-imperil, where theoretically elementalist + 5 phase has the highest average damage, but in practice the consistency of willow's counter-resist results in faster festing.

Nice tool and good reference, thanks

This post has been edited by BA-ZA-HEI: Sep 4 2022, 04:18

Was exp, like, heavily nerfed? Cause I could swear I used to get like 3x what I get now and if anything I've only added more bonuses to xp. Like I was getting around 56 mill or something and now I'm only getting like 15.

And now I'm only getting 1.3 mil xp.. what the heck is going on???

And now I'm only getting 1.3 mil xp.. what the heck is going on???

If you posted at least once on the forum in the last 30 days, you get +100% exp. If your stamina is above 60, you get +100% exp. Maybe this is why?

And now I'm only getting 1.3 mil xp.. what the heck is going on???

what LogJammin said, plus: if you rank in a daily toplist, you get exp bonus. So with all these effects, you can get dramatic changes in exp.

About how long does it usually take for the Stamina Riddlemaster debuff to wear off?
I initially answered randomly to riddles because I wasn't aware there would be such a major drawback and now the debuff has been on for something like 4 days, and it's still going strong (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

About how long does it usually take for the Stamina Riddlemaster debuff to wear off?
I initially answered randomly to riddles because I wasn't aware there would be such a major drawback and now the debuff has been on for something like 4 days, and it's still going strong (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

that is unknown. Others have reported that it may take up to 4 weeks, but I haven't seen any proof of that. All we know for sure is: get more riddles right and it will be solved in time

Thanks.
I assume this is also unknown, but I'm asking just in case: do we know if the Stamina penalty is a multiplier or a flat value?
I've been staying over 60 Stamina because I aim for the best Exp per Stamina ratio, but if the Riddlemaster penalty is a multiplier, it might become optimal to intentionally stay under 60 Stamina so I can do more battles for the same Stamina cost, thus encountering more riddles and getting rid of the penalty earlier

Thanks.
I assume this is also unknown, but I'm asking just in case: do we know if the Stamina penalty is a multiplier or a flat value?
I've been staying over 60 Stamina because I aim for the best Exp per Stamina ratio, but if the Riddlemaster penalty is a multiplier, it might become optimal to intentionally stay under 60 Stamina so I can do more battles for the same Stamina cost, thus encountering more riddles and getting rid of the penalty earlier

I don't think that has been shared... but in any case it won't matter that much if you are above or below 60. If you are above when you play, it's a matter of time before you're below.

If you posted at least once on the forum in the last 30 days, you get +100% exp. If your stamina is above 60, you get +100% exp. Maybe this is why?

what LogJammin said, plus: if you rank in a daily toplist, you get exp bonus. So with all these effects, you can get dramatic changes in exp.

I don't think it is. I've never been on any top lists. I rarely do more than like 1 random encounter a day, if that. I usually just refresh to get the daily bonuses. So my stamina shouldn't have ever been below 99.

I have posted on the forum occasionally, mostly for the bonus and that may have expired for the 1m. But going from 56m to 15m to 1.3m makes no sense. I guess maybe 15m to 1.3m if I didn't have the forum bonus if it was 10x cause +100% from 1.3m should be 2.6m.

Maybe my 252% exp bonus from adept learner and my 50% from hath somehow broke and stopped working..? 2.6×2×3 is 15.6 so that would make sense for reaching the 15. But I have no idea how it could get from 15 to 56. That's a massive jump.

....wait. I figured out why. Turns out I'm an idiot. I was on Nintendo before. I was on normal for some reason. 2.6×15 is like 39. I haven't tested it yet but that's gotta be what it was.

Is there some way to see in my logs how much exp monsters are giving and if my exp bonuses are applying?

edit: 24.7m back on Nintendo at least. Not sure where the other doubling must've come from though.

This post has been edited by Futa Lord: Sep 6 2022, 22:22

Not sure if this is still ATE territory or warrants its own thread. I'm hoping to talk about and get some feedback from others who have progressed the tower as 2H.

So far I did my floor per day, am level 342 on floor 47 and while it is still doable, I feel like soon my strategy will hit a cap, atleast without better gear or levels.
I'm using Legendary Etheral Mace of Balance and a mix of Mag./Leg. Fleet shades, some with agile prefix, and only very little forging on the shades. Scrolls I use on and off in the latter half of a run.

My basic strategy is to perma stun the first 5 monsters with Rend and Shatter and debuff the remainder with at least weaken+silence and either a good sleep hit or repeated stuns thrown in.
The difficulty of a round heavily depends on how much my debuffs get evaded/resisted. A full sleep hit (e.g. through a channeling proc) at the start makes the round basically free while repeatedly hitting only 0-1 monsters per debuff cast can make the round start a real struggle.

Is my experience so far on par or am I missing something? Did you use a different strategy? Out of curiousity since I have no intention of respeccing, how do the experience of 1H or mage compare?

I feel like getting more good agile shades and reforging the weapon to 5 attack speed would be helpful? Maybe it could even be worth to get at least one arcanist part to soft cap my spell hit?
Are there other ways to improve the debuff hitrate? Theres no way for 2H to counter resist since the tower monsters outlevel profiency, correct?
Thanks for reading and your feedback!

Props for pushing the limits with 2H! I'd recommend using Aether Shards if you aren't already. Use it on your weapon and you get an hour of +50% magical accuracy (and a bit of mana conservation). If your magical accuracy is below 100%, you can miss spells entirely. Increasing from 100% to 200% (actually 194.8% due to a rounding error in the game) reduces monsters' chance to evade your spells, which is why aether shards are so good. There's not a good way to reduce resists unfortunately. I'd also recommend more forging on your shades.

I like to use 1H mage in tower, which gets defense from weapon's parry and shield's block while using cloth armor for spell damage. It's great for debuffing and area damage both, but it's thirsty for mana. (I wrote a guide for it.) Standard 1H is the best defensively, and can target down one monster at a time to make the rest of the round safer. It can use heavy armor for better offense or light armor to become nearly unkillable but weak offensively. DW is also a possible option.

For my Hath Perks, should I focus on purchasing the levels of a single Perk first, or should I gain different levels of multiple perks when I reach the minimum cost requirement?

For example: Should I get DD Lv. 2 and then DD Lv. 3, and so forth? Or should I get DD Lv. 2, then Crystarium Lv. 5?