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Should I get Yellow or Violet for my next one?

Should I get Yellow or Violet for my next one?

Green, you need it for better defenses.

Green, you need it for better defenses.

This works for when I switch to mage later right?

Also, is there like a firefox add-on or something that will hold down the attack button for me? Melee combat is so boring

I usually drop green when I switch to mage mode. Currently have red, yellow, violet active.
Any sort of firefox addons for holding down buttons of any sort is illegal.

Any sort of firefox addons for holding down buttons of any sort is illegal.

Yeah I sort of realized that after thinking about it a little bit, it would be like botting in any other mmo

This post has been edited by funkafied: May 12 2010, 02:54

Personally, I would recommend yellow. The point of evade will be generally more useful than the damage soak.

If you want to find out what happens when you automate any part of HV, do a search for members who got [cheater] stuck on the front of their usernames.

I have a bit of trouble when fighting monster in the arena and grindind
Lv1-30 look fine with me but now I dont know why...

Here is my stat

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I'm thinking about switch to mage,any good advice (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ?

You just have horrible equipment. Take off the heavy stuff, especially the ones that only give you meager bonuses. 2-handed is usually for cakefest, not for normal grinding.

I usually drop green when I switch to mage mode. Currently have red, yellow, violet active.

You drop green why?

Personally, I would recommend yellow. The point of evade will be generally more useful than the damage soak.

That's a valid argument since yellow also gives a boost of elec damage, but I rather prefer green at low levels when absorb is better than evade.
The 2 points of END will give you more shield/barrier ratings, helping against hits, you'll have a little more base HP which also increase the power of curative spells.

I have a bit of trouble when fighting monster in the arena and grindind
Lv1-30 look fine with me but now I dont know why...

Here is my stat

I'm thinking about switch to mage,any good advice (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ?

Yes, your equipment sucks. If you are going to be a mage, you must get Interference below 25 or risk a magic attack failing. This means the Leather has to go. You might be able to keep the Negation Breastplate. Yee, an Estoc? Hardly anyone uses those. You'll need a Staff first and foremost. You'll eventually need a Rapier and Dagger. (Magic is greatly enhanced by the Rapier's PA effect - The Estoc is too heavy and Interfering to use.)

As for abilities, pull 6 AP out of Health Tank and another 6 out of Mana Tank and move them to Inferno and Thunderstorm. You'll need to get some Cloth Gloves and Shoes from one of the player stores. A Destruction or Elementalist Staff is best. Destruction gives you a better overall damage bonus but, you lack the non-Elemental attack spells to exploit that so, for now get an Elementalist Staff.

Use your next three AP to refill Magic Tank, at 40 get Aura Slot III, then start filling out Flame Tongues and Static Charge.

Do some Cakefest using Rapier and Dagger to Dual-Wield with your leather, and forget maging then to build up your DW proficiency which you'll need for higher Arenas and the Ring of Blood.

Auras - Go Yellow, Red, and then add Green at 40.

This post has been edited by Alpha 7: May 12 2010, 16:22

If you are going to be a mage, you must get Interference below 25 or risk a magic attack failing.

That's not true, well the part of Interference above 25 is risk of a magic attack failing, and gives proficiencies penalties is correct.
If you are going to be a mage, you must get 0 Interference,so cloth is a must. every single point of interference removes 1% magic damage, so with 25 interference you're losing 25% magic power.

If you are going to be a mage, you must get 0 Interference,...

It's worth taking a point of interference for, say, a good Battlecaster DW set or an equivalently useful item, but this is essentially correct. Zero interference should be the base, and exceptions only made case by case.

I have been playing this for some days now and would like to how to improve my character.

Here is my stats:
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I have Red, Orange and Yellow Auras.

I can reach ~70 rounds in grindfest on cake without using any items.
I tried to complete "A rolling stone" (lvl 20) in the Arena, failed because I forgot to use Items. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Should I use Rapier/Dagger or Dagger/Dagger ?

Any advise on how to improve and proceed is welcome.


I also have a question. Is there any differences in how good and how often equipment drops, based on difficulty, and type of battle?

More difficulty, more equips, better equips. Cakefest is 1/5 drops and quality compared to Normal, while its monsters' hp remains the same and attack gets cut in half. Rapier/dagger. Dagger is only supposed to be offhand - b/c offhand daggers gets a major stat boost in accuracy and parry, while its low attack doesn't get cut as much.
The general consensus here seems to be not to mage until you're around lv 40 at least. I've been told to put mine into tanks and weaken (and by god they were correct!) before I get some of my secondary spells.

My opinion on low LV people who having trouble...

1. Use a decent Shield (the one that have 20% block chance or more.. I might donate this one if someone interested.

2. Use Green Aura.

Problem solve!

Other tips for low LV char (below 40, maybe 50) from my past experience.

- Weapons with bleed proc are better than PA proc (rapier). At low level, monster HP are not that high and bleed does huge damage, might be even higher than the actual attack in some case and it's not hard to find the 1 hit and ... *imitate Kenshiro* "You are already dead! " (when it proc) weapons at this LV.

- Cakefest with 2H weapon that can bleed and high Phy Absorbs gears work fairly well for gaining some credits.

- Buying equipments that peoples put up for sale in WTS forum, which have a lots of decent to good gears at low price, is a good way to save credits. Don't repeat the same mistake that I did... (waste credit on junks when you hardly have any credits and didn't have enough credits to buy thing from bazaar when there's a ridiculously good gear appears)

- Health Draught works well, even for arena.

- Cotton sucks.

Just my 2 cent..

This post has been edited by buktore: May 13 2010, 10:36

Hi,

I got a few questions

1. Can anyone tell me if I'm doing something wrong with building up my character?

2. Can anyone offer any advice to make my character better?

2. Is it too late to try and be mage at level 51?

Auras = Red, Orange and Yellow.

Please and Thanks.

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Hi,

I got a few questions

1. Can anyone tell me if I'm doing something wrong with building up my character?

2. Can anyone offer any advice to make my character better?

3. Is it too late to try and be mage at level 51?

Auras = Red, Orange and Yellow.

Please and Thanks.

1. not really wrong. your STR, DEX, AGI, END is near with your level. put your AP to MP tanks(full), Weaken, Haste, Item Slot II & III, shield, and poison. unlock Green Aura cuz green give more HP, than red.
2. if melee, see no. 1. if mage, increase INT, and WIS, also get fire & thunder magic.
3. not really, some people use mage style in low level, just use good silk, gossamer, and staff for that, also see no. 2.

This post has been edited by yuripe: May 14 2010, 16:36

First, my question...

Does Dark magic use the Forbidden Proficiency?

I am getting it at Level 150, and want to know if I should start doing Soul Harvest grinds, again, to raise my Forbidden proficiency beforehand.

That's not true, well the part of Interference above 25 is risk of a magic attack failing, and gives proficiencies penalties is correct.
If you are going to be a mage, you must get 0 Interference,so cloth is a must. every single point of interference removes 1% magic damage, so with 25 interference you're losing 25% magic power.

Quoting HV 0.3.5 Release Notes...

Interference Changes

- Reduced the chance to fail spells outright due to interference.

- Interference now instead applies a penalty on your magical proficiencies:
-- Every point of interference above 25 reduces all effective proficiencies by 0.75% of the base proficiency. Since you can't have negative proficiency, this naturally caps at about 154.8 interference.
-- This also applies for curative and supportive magic, meaning that mage-type and lightly armored builds will have access to stronger heals and buffs than their fridge counterparts. The effect on supportive will be significant due to the way proficiency is applied across all supportive spells, but not so much on curative (25% with 200 prof).
-- This penalty cannot be reduced with Focus.

Unless, there was a later change, the first 25 points of Interference do not affect you, except for the new spell Soul Burst at 250.

Hi,

I got a few questions

1. Can anyone tell me if I'm doing something wrong with building up my character?

All Primary Stats should be close, although low level players can let the two key stats for the battle type they are not using fall a little behind. INT at 15 is far, far too behind. Use your Unspent EXP to raise it as much as you can. WIS is too low, too. If you do switch to mage, STR and DEX can trail everything else.

2. Is it too late to try and be mage at level 51?

Auras = Red, Orange and Yellow.

Please and Thanks.

It's not too late. However, your WIS and INT need to seriously be raised before any other stat is raised again. Also, your magic will be weak at first, and the only way to get it stronger is to just keep using it and building up your Elemental proficiency. CakeFest and Flimsy Item Worlds are the best place for that. Just remember you're there for the proficiency gain and not Credits or EXP.

This post has been edited by Alpha 7: May 14 2010, 17:59

I am wondering if it's smart to spend my credits on the trainer for "luck of the draw" and "item scavanger" now or should i wait till i am at a higher level?

This post has been edited by hyl: May 14 2010, 18:12

I am wondering if it's smart to spend my credits on the trainer for "luck of the draw" and "item scavanger" now or should i wait till i am at a higher level?

for me, I'll wait cuz when you reach the level that can challenge boss, you'll get some useful credits if win. I prefer scavenger than luck of draw.