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I knew that. It's been a while since I've done one. Isn't it like the training (you can battle and do other stuff during)?

Nah, while you're on a Montage you can't do anything. You can't even leave the Montage screen. No random encounters, no training, no shopping, no sending Moogle Mail, etc.

Can I view a stat popup?

You can't do anything. When you come into hentaiverse.org, you'll only see the montage screen.

Quick question to mages:
how do you deal with bosses? I just cleared EndGame, and without item I killed all the mobs except dalek, now to took down him I need to spent 4 lesser mana draughts, and worse than that I have to kill by hitting him in the head because inferno/thunderstorm weren't effective, I wish I could switch to rapier back then (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

This post has been edited by cmdct: Apr 6 2010, 02:42

Quick question to mages:
how do you deal with bosses? I just cleared EndGame, and without item I killed all the mobs except dalek, now to took down him I need to spent 4 lesser mana draughts, and worse than that I have to kill by hitting him in the head because inferno/thunderstorm weren't effective, I wish I could switch to rapier back then (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

If you're stuck with a staff, you deal with them by carrying something stronger than lesser draughts.
Protect yourself from their attacks as best you can and chip away. Poison helps greatly.

Use Magic Missile to get Coalesced Mana, hit him to get Ether Theft, use Magic Missile again to get Channeling, cast whatever spell he's weak against. Repeat until done.

Edit, What do you mean, "stuck with" a staff?

This post has been edited by Sayo Aisaka: Apr 6 2010, 03:50

Edit, What do you mean, "stuck with" a staff?

I wish I could switch to rapier back then (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

It would certainly be handy to switch, but you're committed to what you start with.

Lesser draughts? The lowest thing I keep in my slots is a superior potion. There's a couple godly potions, and an elixir in there too.

Since I'm getting to the point of AP planning for the next skill tree, Absorb: worth it?

--edit--
I still have a few "crude" consumables kicking around. I suppose I'm keeping them as souvenirs.

This post has been edited by Panuru: Apr 6 2010, 06:06

Lesser draughts? The lowest thing I keep in my slots is a superior potion. There's a couple godly potions, and an elixir in there too.

Huh, I just horded all my consumables. Then I sold all my Health / Spirit potions lower than Superior, but kept the Mana.

I now have like 400+ Lesser combined, 250+ Average combined and 300+ Greater combined.

It's nice to have reserves.

Use Magic Missile to get Coalesced Mana, hit him to get Ether Theft, use Magic Missile again to get Channeling, cast whatever spell he's weak against. Repeat until done.

I tried to do that, but my staff isn't the best for that (1-turn 20% ET), and my low staff prof doesn't help.
Still I want to use maging for it's speed, there's no point for using it if it takes an eternity to these guys.
I thought the solution was using a higher tier of magic or something, well stick with 1HS on +EndGame arenas.
BDW how can I get channeling? I never got one ever.

Lesser draughts? The lowest thing I keep in my slots is a superior potion. There's a couple godly potions, and an elixir in there too.

I don't need anything more than 1 lesser/average and they're the cheapest, so if I save up the higher ones I can sell them.

I tried to do that, but my staff isn't the best for that (1-turn 20% ET), and my low staff prof doesn't help.
Still I want to use maging for it's speed, there's no point for using it if it takes an eternity to these guys.
I thought the solution was using a higher tier of magic or something, well stick with 1HS on +EndGame arenas.
BDW how can I get channeling? I never got one ever.
I don't need anything more than 1 lesser/average and they're the cheapest, so if I save up the higher ones I can sell them.

Get a better staff please!! Nothing less than 32% 2T ET. Then you'll love maging. I know I do. Anyway, for channelling, what you have to do is get ET on a mob, then cast a magic on THAT mob for channelling to proc. And this is the beauty part: If you proc it on a mob that has a resistance you have a spell in, ie. fire, you can repeatedly cast AOE on that mob and get at 1-2 free spells off of it, killing everything else, AND get mana back. Lovely (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

EDIT: Something u should know also. I think any spell on a mob can proc CM. I have had weaken proc it before. Handy for bosses/minibosses

This post has been edited by ChosenUno: Apr 6 2010, 16:13

Get a better staff please!! Nothing less than 32% 2T ET. Then you'll love maging. I know I do. Anyway, for channelling, what you have to do is get ET on a mob, then cast a magic on THAT mob for channelling to proc. And this is the beauty part: If you proc it on a mob that has a resistance you have a spell in, ie. fire, you can repeatedly cast AOE on that mob and get at 1-2 free spells off of it, killing everything else, AND get mana back. Lovely (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

EDIT: Something u should know also. I think any spell on a mob can proc CM. I have had weaken proc it before. Handy for bosses/minibosses

I using maging only for leveling up faster not to switch from melee character, that's why I use a powerful staff regardless the ET being crap, I afford to use items, and I can clear my items, and all arenas, but there's no point on maging in +EndGame arenas if I waste much more time killing the boss. (bosses on IW not a problem as well)
I'm aware any spell can proc CM, what the way I used to raise my deprecating prof (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

bdw I still prefer the melee way, but I understand why so much guys switch to maging, although I know now how to end the superior mage character against melee character, without getting nerfed, and I believe more guys also know, but I'm not gonna say, otherwise someone will "fix" it.

I using maging only for leveling up faster not to switch from melee character, that's why I use a powerful staff regardless the ET being crap, I afford to use items, and I can clear my items, and all arenas, but there's no point on maging in +EndGame arenas if I waste much more time killing the boss. (bosses on IW not a problem as well)
I'm aware any spell can proc CM, what the way I used to raise my deprecating prof (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

bdw I still prefer the melee way, but I understand why so much guys switch to maging, although I know now how to end the superior mage character against melee character, without getting nerfed, and I believe more guys also know, but I'm not gonna say, otherwise someone will "fix" it.

But if you get a better staff, you'll last longer--> more exp in the long run.

But if you get a better staff, you'll last longer--> more exp in the long run.

Only if you're talking about exquisite prism items which I don't have, or even fine prism ones which I probably can clear it (still to bored to try it) plus I don't need to be the max exp possible per unit time, I can't level up too fast because my items will be behind.
My real objective is to pass less time playing HV with more XP gain.
And finding a better staff I'll do it, but only after 30s more level or so.

There is no jump in difficulty at level 40, or any other level for that matter. It's a myth.

Back in the days of the closed beta, there WAS a difficulty jump. I think because that was when you originally got cure. Or maybe it was Regen. I can't remember, that was over a year ago.

Quick question to mages:
how do you deal with bosses?

You hit them with something harder than the tier 1 spells. And that is the problem with mages. You want the lower tier spells due to their mana efficiency because you don't need that much to kill the normal mobs, but you also want the higher tier spells to kill the bosses.

Since I'm getting to the point of AP planning for the next skill tree, Absorb: worth it?

I've never used it and I seem to do fine.

Get a better staff please!! Nothing less than 32% 2T ET.

Ether theft is overrated. You proc it, what, 2-3 times at most during an arena? Ether theft should be a distant 2nd (or possibly even 3rd) when deciding on staffs.

This post has been edited by Boggyb: Apr 6 2010, 18:19

Ether theft is overrated. You proc it, what, 2-3 times at most during an arena? Ether theft should be a distant 2nd (or possibly even 3rd) when deciding on staffs.

You can get ET a lot more than that if you're actively trying to get it, in which case it makes sense to use a staff with a high proc chance.

Well, I've been looking over this thread and can safely say I don't know much about staffs. This is the current one I'm using and it seems pretty good to me. I suppose my question is should I look for another one? Most of the clothing I have for this setup is elementalist and I usually only use bolt and on rare occasions holy, but I suppose that will change in the future.

Fine Ebony Staff of Focus

That's a pretty nice staff. I think it would be hard to find a better one for offensive magic. The question is whether you might be better off with something like this (ignoring the difference in quality) that boosts your defence instead. I don't really know the answer to that one, but I suspect not.