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Thanks Fudo!

Can I ask, what is this "active ability" thing? I tried wiki on it but I can't find any info.

I have my supportive stuff on innate arcana
And set the other spells on settings->quickbar slots

Do they have to also be in the slot above the abilities? (The ones that cost mastery points) what does that do if I put an ability in there?

yes you need to put those on the slots that cost mastery point, else they won't have any effect. imagine the ability as materia and those slots as materia slot on weapon in ff7

Was just wondering about mage in general.
So you just spam MP pots on cooldown huh.

how about for 1h and mana pots? Still have em going at all times? Is it now just part of the meta?

you don't just spam mp pots, you'll also spam mp draught too, and spirit draught, and spirit potion, and sometimes elixir if you're not strong enough.

for 1h with enough block and parry usually only mana draught is enough (as long as you don't have to spend so much healing)

this is how it looks now.


that's mid-low price equip dark mage doing 150 round arena


and that's 1h-heavy doing grindfest.

This post has been edited by Fudo Masamune: Oct 7 2018, 11:15

Thanks! I appreciate the details.

One more quick question.
I'm looking to buy a rapier/force shield/full power armor equipment.

What would I roughly be in for (credit wise) for decent gear?
and if possible, where should I spend more and what can I skimp on?
Like is it better to get a really really good expensive rapier and ok shield, or better to get pretty good rapier and pretty good shield?

I've got like 3,1mil C and 125 Hath to spend

I can rustle up another ~1,5mil C if necessary

This post has been edited by (Cheater) KamuiSeph: Oct 7 2018, 12:00

Thanks! I appreciate the details.

One more quick question.
I'm looking to buy a rapier/force shield/full power armor equipment.

What would I roughly be in for (credit wise) for decent gear?
and if possible, where should I spend more and what can I skimp on?
Like is it better to get a really really good expensive rapier and ok shield, or better to get pretty good rapier and pretty good shield?

I've got like 3,1mil C and 125 Hath to spend

I can rustle up another ~1,5mil C if necessary

a "just working" 1h heavy equip is relatively cheap, you could get legendary rapier as low as 50k as long as you're not too fussy with element and adb, so do leg force shield with low block and undesirable PAB (read : agility), power slaughter armors is more expensive as they might go in million even for mid-low pab.

problem is you need to consider your level too, as you can't equip stuff with higher lvl than yours and you can't soulfuse equip more than 100 level above you (not to mention it's fkin expensive to soulfuse equip 100 lvl above yours, moreover legendaries)
so, lower level equips sometimes are more expensive than higher level equip (on auction usually low adb bonus rapier could have no bid while the other got around 300-400k only because one is lvl 500 and the other is <lvl 350)

in my experience exq rapier and mixmatched mag-heavy armor (any power and plate) work fine until 350-ish, mag rapier works fine until 400, even at this level I still use 3 mag power slaughter, and I'm fine doing grindfest.

except for the shield and rapier, the difference between expensive and cheap 1h-heavy equips are mostly time needed to clear content.

so if you're going to look, look for decent ADB and parry rapier, and high block force shield first.
for a temporary alternative : exq/mag elemental rapier with str-dex and 30%+ block kite shield/buckler barrier should be fine.

for armors just grab any plate and power you could find, and slowly change to power slaughter with higher adb bonus.
actually at your level and until early 300-ish using light armor is fine too as the evade might help in case your shield didn't give enough block for survivability.

if you wants to look for what you expect to pay for them, try look for past auction, super keep his past auction record here : [reasoningtheory.net] https://reasoningtheory.net/ check the itemlist.

This post has been edited by Fudo Masamune: Oct 7 2018, 12:32

Thanks! I appreciate the details.

One more quick question.
I'm looking to buy a rapier/force shield/full power armor equipment.

What would I roughly be in for (credit wise) for decent gear?
and if possible, where should I spend more and what can I skimp on?
Like is it better to get a really really good expensive rapier and ok shield, or better to get pretty good rapier and pretty good shield?

I've got like 3,1mil C and 125 Hath to spend

I can rustle up another ~1,5mil C if necessary

wait for the pieces you want to appear at the auctions, be sure that they aren't over 100 higher than your current level, don't try to wait for pieces in the 90%+ since they're rare at such levels, conform to legendary pieces in the 40-80% and bid 500k at most if it is a really good piece, i think you can get your full set for a million, the problem is the soul fragments you'll need if they're really high level, don't buy something that you won't equip for a long time
rapiers are more expensive if they're holy/dark, I'd say just go for other element
a good shield is important since the block % is what keeps a power armor player alive, don't forget to check that the shield has dexterity to further increase block, also upgrade the block the max you can or ask someone to forge it for you, get the materials needed; a most desired shield has STR DEX END, but conform to STR DEX AGI if you can't get one
you should try to get armor of protection/warding, with high ADB but if you see a piece of slaughter with lowish ADB that isn't getting much attention go for it
and when/if you reach level ~350 get new better gear, either to replace your equipment, or start trying mage, though i wouldn't recommend it until level 400

Thanks Fudo Masamune, yami_zetsu!

Excellent tips :3

Protip: rapiers aren't the only thing that have parry.
And penetrated armor isn't even needed if you use Imperil.

That was my two cents that could help players save millions.

Protip: rapiers aren't the only thing that have parry.
And penetrated armor isn't even needed if you use Imperil.

That was my two cents that could help players save millions.

Translated: decondelite says use a shortsword.

Protip: rapiers aren't the only thing that have parry.
And penetrated armor isn't even needed if you use Imperil.

That was my two cents that could help players save millions.

Except you lose millions on clear time and potions (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Just to mention it but you can use PA and Imperil at the same time and cut even trought SG's as if they were made of paper. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

This post has been edited by Uncle Stu: Oct 7 2018, 15:57

I can't afford either a desktop or a laptop but I'm hoping to buy either one someday soon so anyway I have a question for anybody who uses a laptop sometimes or very often.

How is it like playing HV on a laptop?

I have never played HV on a laptop unlike a desktop.

This post has been edited by PersonaFan08: Oct 7 2018, 19:28

you know a laptop technically *is* a pc, right?

you know a laptop technically *is* a pc, right?

I'll change my post to say the word desktop instead of PC.

I'll change my post to say the word desktop instead of PC.

doesn't matter. PC, desktop, laptop: HV plays the same. It's the mouse, you know?

Mobile works pretty good with monsterbation, though

doesn't matter. PC, desktop, laptop: HV plays the same. It's the mouse, you know?

Mobile works pretty good with monsterbation, though

Okay.

I assumed that playing on HV on a laptop would be very different from playing on a desktop.

I was worried that someone would say that playing HV on a laptop is really bad and should get a desktop instead.

Please don't bother mentioning monsterbation to me.

Okay.

I assumed that playing on HV on a laptop would be very different from playing on a desktop.

I was worried that someone would say that playing HV on a laptop is really bad and should get a desktop instead.

Please don't bother mentioning monsterbation to me.

I guess it might be troublesome if you play on a potato laptop, with an ancient cpu, but most laptops have decent hardware for a reasonable price nowadays.

Unless you get something that runs slower than 1GHz, you should be fine.

I was worried that someone would say that playing HV on a laptop is really bad and should get a desktop instead.

You can buy cheapest (window 7)used laptop you can find .
Still HV will run smoothly on it
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FYI: i too play on laptop with mouse.
(likes to use laptop while in Bed (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/duck.gif) )

This post has been edited by ALL_MIGHT: Oct 7 2018, 22:58

I guess it might be troublesome if you play on a potato laptop, with an ancient cpu, but most laptops have decent hardware for a reasonable price nowadays.

Unless you get something that runs slower than 1GHz, you should be fine.

I'll keep it in mind.

Thanks.

You can buy cheapest (window 7)used laptop you can find .
Still HV will run smoothly on it
(IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

FYI: i too play on laptop with mouse.
(likes to use laptop while in Bed (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/duck.gif) )

I don't have a laptop of my own and I'll be planning most likely to buy a new laptop instead of a used one.

Thanks for the info.

Guys... What is ADB?
Attack damage bonus?

Legendary Jade Power Leggings of Slaughter

How much do you think I could get here?

2-3m at least

59% ADB is not top tier, but all the stats are very solid so it's a very good piece.

So.. If I look at the equip, the attack dmg is 642 (26.44 base), then I thought... Well maybe it's all the attack bonuses (base) added together? But no.. that would be 51.16...




Oh and also this:

[One31] Legendary Arctic Rapier of Slaughter (Level 312, ADB 42%, Parry 87%) (seller: Aurusw) | Start: 1500k | Quick bid: 2500k

Parry 87%??

Am I dumb? I don't see how you can possibly have 87% Parry. Is it at lvl 500 + all upgrades or smth?

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ADB - attack damage bonus, the damage written on a piece of equipment

(Level 312, ADB 42%, Parry 87%) - these numbers show where stats lie within (legendary) percentiles, peerless being 100%. Not absolutely accurate since data rely on player's drops.

ADB - attack damage bonus, the damage written on a piece of equipment

(Level 312, ADB 42%, Parry 87%) - these numbers show where stats lie within (legendary) percentiles, peerless being 100%. Not absolutely accurate since data rely on player's drops.

That... Didn't clear anything up... Wait, sorry, what?
So 87% Parry means "The Parry on this Rapier is better than 87% of all other Rapiers"?
And ADB 42% means "The ADB on this Rapier is better than 42% of all other Rapiers"?