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Crysfest ONLY drop crysytals. NOTHING ELSE (of course, no artifacts).

Wrong.
http://ehwiki.org/wiki/CrysFest

Wrong.
http://ehwiki.org/wiki/CrysFest

Well sorry then. But I never got a single artifact or token from crysfest (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cry.gif) ( I did get many from arenas and grindfest though). And considering it the mode I play the most (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) .

This post has been edited by LangTuTaiHoa: Feb 29 2012, 17:25

Crysfest ONLY drop crysytals. NOTHING ELSE (of course, no artifacts).
I'm a mage so I don't know much about melee, but some general tips are: focus on monsters with high mana first (as their magic/special hurts), make good use of shatter strike (for example, using it at the start of a round is much better than at near the end). Also invest in some supportive spells like shadow veil which makes you get hit less often, or protection if your armor is good,.... If you don't have much mana to spare, using their counterpart scrolls is also good.

Well, yea, that's what i am doing most of the time. I am only using 5/5 Haste. Using other spells with Haste is too mana consuming. Unlike mages, meelees have more trouble dealing with a big group of mobs. Our AoE depends on luck after all.

Either way, i am in need of Tokens of Blood, badly. Leveling too fast in Crysfest on IWBH, burning through pots tho (1pot/round) (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

This post has been edited by Oversoul: Feb 29 2012, 17:36

@Oversoul do your arenas on as high difficulty as you can manage if you want equips. hourlies help a lot as well

@Yurine Get some trainings. Adept learner (at least 50) + Ability boost training (at least 15). Recommended limit for Adept learner is ~100 levels and Ability boost is ~40 levels (unless you're made of money). Get that last HP tank that it looks like you're missing.

Train some levels of scavenger. On your search for Protection gear as Varst suggested, try to keep in mind the burden values. More crit = more bleed+damage

Save Trophies or use them right away?
Also I'm using Kelvar and 2H wep, is it correct to assume Ethereal weps are more worth in general than gears?

No wonder people kept asking what is 'Resist' ... Or worst, believing it doing something else entirely. Even a long time player still got it wrong sometime, me included; I remember reading skillchip wrote that he incorrectly thought that Critical = 2x dmg, for example.

I thought it was 1.5x for mage, 2x for melee like most rpgs, but it didnt take many observations to prove that wrong

I've browsed through my inventory and stumbled across these two things:

Fine Power Gauntlets of the Ox | Superior Power Gauntlets of Warding

I'm kinda curious - which one is better?

This post has been edited by Evil Scorpio: Feb 29 2012, 22:09

Since i'm at 90ish, arenas get cleared pretty quickly, so it's impossible to 'farm' them atm.

I honestly see no reason to choose grindfest over crysfest if not for the equips. Afaik, both places drop Artifacts.

For arenas, i start with IWBH, then lower the difficulty bit by bit. I can only clear lvl60+ arenas on normal mode as there are just too many rounds. Any tips for surviving 25+ rounds without using too many pots? Using Mace and Kevlar of Protection set

You might want to up your gear's absorb/mitigation a bit, and compare your weapon to those on sale in WTS. I just progressed through your levels and had no trouble finishing on the latest arenas on normal w/o pots (2hander + heavy armor). I do them all now on hard w/o trouble. I'm probably a bit over trained (proficiency-wise) so I might be having it easier than you.

Hopefully first, you're using Spirit Stance to cast your spells whenever possible.

I do remember having some trouble when the rounds increased non-linearly, pre-patch, but altered my strategy a bit and it worked out well. First couple rounds just melee away. A couple rounds in, after building up some OC, and needing a rebuff, i start using Spirit stance. Stuff killed quickly = less healing. Go as far as you want/can; don't worry too much about spirit. Save shatterstrike for the later levels (5 or more mobs), or when there are too many guys w/ half-full mana bars.

Definitely learn to activate spirit stance in small bursts. You should always activate before buffs run out, if you're gonna rebuff. Once you've buffed, can go through a few mobs, or turn it off, as needed. Another good time is right before last enemy is killed, and you goto the next round; I prefer to avoid right at the beginning of a round (which blows cuz you basically give all the mobs a free hit; seriously that needs to be changed), but if you see a bunch of crush-resistant foes you might have to; you can use it to take out the more problematic foe (resistant or high mana), and then revert to normal. If you have a good weapon, non-resistant foes and ones w/o high endurance should die in 1 hit usually in SS.

If you haven't invested in OCboost, do so. Trying to get OC back up to 100 from 0 for shatterstrike is a chore. I have 3 tiers of OC boost, so i start at 30% usually. You can also use spirit stance + shatterstrike that way, in case shatter isn't strong enough for giants and mini-bosses.

Use regen; calculate how much spare hp room you have before casting it. I have 2300 hp, and usually don't cast unless I'm under 1100 hp or so. If you're getting hit a lot while waiting for regen to bring you up to a safer level, use SS.

This post has been edited by etothex: Feb 29 2012, 22:28

Well, i don't think 47/47% mit and 21/28% magic mit is that low
And my mace has 22(4) + 370 ADB with 120% OC.

I'll try your suggestions :3

Well, i don't think 47/47% mit and 21/28% magic mit is that low
And my mace has 22(4) + 370 ADB with 120% OC.

I'll try your suggestions :3

your equip's fine then. I use to just shatterstrike, build up OC, shatterstrike, but now, actually using SS is a lot better, at least until we can get 200+ OC I'm guessing.

I'm sure it's been mentioned, but aim at ones w/ high mana, and also prioritize elementals, since they die quickly and your magical defense is a lot worse.

Also just in case it needs to be said, make use of positioning to maximize domino strike whenever possible.

This post has been edited by etothex: Feb 29 2012, 22:47

Aye, starting a round with no is just depressing, especially on IWBH. Also, i only have ~200 mana, which is about 5 spells (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Aye, starting a round with no is just depressing, especially on IWBH. Also, i only have ~200 mana, which is about 5 spells (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

ah i see, that's a problem. Up your wisdom, pronto. I have my stats all balanced, save Int, but i have 400+ mana.

Doubt it's my wis, my stats: 102/100/98/92/98
It's probably my mana tank, have 33 points in Exp tank instead of Mana tank, else, i'd get a 99% boost in mana.

Doubt it's my wis, my stats: 102/100/98/92/98
It's probably my mana tank, have 33 points in Exp tank instead of Mana tank, else, i'd get a 99% boost in mana.

ah my bad, put some in mana tanks then (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Nah, i'd rather level double as fast, even if i have to spend shitloads of pots lol

When you go to FSM with Full Spirit Ward gear that gives 100+ Dark mitigation, it means you take no damage except from it's spirit atack?

Cant get 100+ anymore because specific mitigation are also effected by diminishing returns

...so when I needed them they just won't show up and I had to buy them for quite a price. Then they get nerfed to the ground and I immediately receive two very cute pieces of them. Pristine.
Kevlar-Protection, that is. Two recent lewts. And one more Protection-type piece of other class. Cute.

This post has been edited by Mi-Ala Starbreeze: Mar 1 2012, 02:49

To experts..

about the new dawn thing I waited for 0:00 UTC but I don't seem to find the notification" where can it be found? :|

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