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I think prof factor uses effective prof since base profs cap at 1.2 of player's lvl

right you are, I stand corrected

Does Assimilator affect Dawn of a New Day prof gains or is it just a base amount?

Just base amount.

For elemental: 0.68 prof factor will fix that. First you imperil 'Can of Kickass', then with your prof factor 0.68 your 'freeze' will do Great Damage.

Wut? Prof factor? Huh? Prof factor = ( [your base proficiency] / [your level] ) -1

base elemental proficiency can be found on your character page.

So... how do I get prof higher than my level?! You use Legendary ... Cotton ... of the Elementalist.

But then I can't have 5 phase equips! Right. That's where the 4+1 kicks in. For elemental, you only need one cotton, so you can play 4+1 to get 0.68 prof factor, and play imperil style.

Read more here

my ele proficiency is 420, with cotton elemental leggings it's around 550. currently i have a .16 proficiency factor; for me to get .68 i would need 800. to reach that i need at least 3 cotton elemental pieces with the elemental perk. Am i missing something here, at what point will i be able to 1h mage with one cotton piece and the rest phase(imperil)?

Am i missing something here?

Proficiency, obviousely (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) in two ways, in fact: your base prof is too low, and you also don't get prof from staff if you go 1h.
So you should probably go for either 0.2-0.4 prof factor, or give up on prof alltogether and go 5 phase.
And start grinding prof too.

This post has been edited by quitetanky: Jun 6 2018, 05:17

I'm sorry, but I can't remember which of the arena levels that have higher chances of giving out tokens as bonus rewards. I know the highest levels are a given, but what are the lowest levels where the tokens are more likely?

Also, is there a hot key that will allow me to copy my stats and display them in the forum so that I can ask for advice on what I should adjust?

I'm sorry, but I can't remember which of the arena levels that have higher chances of giving out tokens as bonus rewards. I know the highest levels are a given, but what are the lowest levels where the tokens are more likely?

The higher, the better... (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Also, is there a hot key that will allow me to copy my stats and display them in the forum so that I can ask for advice on what I should adjust?

For equipments press 'c', for whole stats, i guess screenshot will do...

last time i checked 1h shield is the safest for high difficulties however if i want to just want to clear the arena as fast as possible on normal what would the best choice and what reasons are there for me to not play this way.

This post has been edited by billyismad: Jun 7 2018, 16:05

last time i checked 1h shield is the safest for high difficulties however if i want to just want to clear the arena as fast as possible on normal what would the best choice and what reasons are there for to not play this way.

Impact of difficulty

higher difficulty: more exp, more credit, much better drops.

Normal? I wouldn't go so low. And as you level up, the benefit of normal gets smaller and smaller, as the monsters get harder to kill even at lower difficulties.

If you must: fastest is DW, I think. Or mage, but I don't think you gain the full benefits at your level yet. And perhaps 1h heavy with rapier is even fastest of all melee styles, because of PA and parry?

I'm thinking about 1h mage and I do know that I need a battlecaster weapon and buckler of the barrier right?
What kind of armor should I be getting?
How much mp does 1h mage use?
Does it use a lot of mp?

I'm thinking about 1h mage and I do know that I need a battlecaster weapon and buckler of the barrier right?
What kind of armor should I be getting?
How much mp does 1h mage use?
Does it use a lot of mp?

If you only want to play Pfudor Arena, don't use 1H-Mage.
If you want to play 100 Floors Pfudor IW, you can use Battlecaster Weapon and Battlecaster Buckler.
If you want play through Pfudor Fest, you may try Battlecatser Weapon and Barrier Buckler. Using Buckler of Barrier can be safer and save SP Potion, I use Battlecaster Buckler and it costs a lot of SP after 650 and I have to use 4-5 SP Elixir after 800. Yes, Battlecaster Buckler saves a lot of MP, but low SP is dangerous and low MP isn't, you can find your own Balance.

What kind of armor should I be getting?
How much mp does 1h mage use?
Does it use a lot of mp?

Except the weapon and the shield afaik it should more or less the same as a normal mage.

If you only want to play Pfudor Arena, don't use 1H-Mage.
If you want to play 100 Floors Pfudor IW, you can use Battlecaster Weapon and Battlecaster Buckler.
If you want play through Pfudor Fest, you may try Battlecatser Weapon and Barrier Buckler. Using Buckler of Barrier can be safer and save SP Potion, I use Battlecaster Buckler and it costs a lot of SP after 650 and I have to use 4-5 SP Elixir after 800. Yes, Battlecaster Buckler saves a lot of MP, but low SP is dangerous and low MP isn't, you can find your own Balance.

I'm not interested in playing Pfudor Arena, Pfudor Grindfest or Pfudor Item World yet anyway and I didn't know there was a battlecaster buckler.
Thanks for the info.

Except the weapon and the shield afaik it should more or less the same as a normal mage.

So I should use phase or cotton?
Okay.

How much mp does 1h mage use?
Does it use a lot of mp?

Well, I only have two Records without using OFC:

Well, I only have two Records without using OFC:

This is fine so should I go with full phase or full cotton equipment or neither?

This is fine so should I go with full phase or full cotton equipment or neither?

Just do as Uncle says, use a normal Set of Mage, I use my 4 Phase 1 Cotton (Gloves), you can also use Shoes instead.

This is fine so should I go with full phase or full cotton equipment or neither?

I tried 1H mage for a while. Full cotton is useless because you get zero damage bonus. 1 piece of cotton + 4 phases worked better for me than full phase, because with full phase you'll get a lot of 90% and 75% resist of your spells on monsters.

Just do as Uncle says, use a normal Set of Mage, I use my 4 Phase 1 Cotton (Gloves), you can also use Shoes instead.

Okay.

I tried 1H mage for a while. Full cotton is useless because you get zero damage bonus. 1 piece of cotton + 4 phases worked better for me than full phase, because with full phase you'll get a lot of 90% and 75% resist of your spells on monsters.

I'm still considering not trying 1h mage yet but I will try to find 1 piece of cotton and 4 phases to use.
I hope they won't cost too much but they probably won't.

This post has been edited by PersonaFan08: Jun 7 2018, 18:24

Just do as Uncle says, use a normal Set of Mage, I use my 4 Phase 1 Cotton (Gloves), you can also use Shoes instead.

Correct me if i am wrong. But isnt it more important for a 1H mage to look for equipment that gives your prof? Iirc to compensate for the lack of a staff and by that way the lack of Penetrator? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

This post has been edited by Uncle Stu: Jun 7 2018, 18:53

Correct me if i am wrong. But isnt it more important for a 1H mage to look for equipment that gives your prof? Iirc to compensate for the lack of a staff and by that way the lack of Penetrator? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

Why do the most Elemental Mages use 5 Phases before 0.82? Because we don't have enough Damage with those old Equipments, so the Prof Gears don't work as well as it does today, You know, charged Cotton wasn't that popular and expensive at that Time. And now, what lacks the 1H Mage, when we don't use a Staff? Yes, base Damage. That's also why 1H Mage must use Imperil, no Imperil no Damage. So I recommand 4+1, which can be used both for Staff and 1H.

For Counter-Resist, if Imperil fails, it's not dangerous for 1H Mage, just cast it again. For offensive Spells, we use Elec to increase decrease the Counter-Resist of Monsters.

This post has been edited by chjj30: Jun 7 2018, 19:39