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Okay experts; how can I make my mage better?

current stats:

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Current auras: rank 1 indigo and blue auras (bronze too of course)

Abilities: level 3 snowstorm and inferno, level 1 poison, level 6 magic tank, all exp bonus slots filled, cure, and level 2 health tank.

you are playing on hard difficulty...

need to see your equipment page as well...

don't waste the ap on exp bonus. use them on hp and mp tank. 1 point in poison useless.

concentrate on filling up one element first (ie. all the way till the ratings) before you start on the other one.

int for magic damage, wis for max mp, end for max hp, agi for action speed.

What is the estimated chance for Absorb to process? I have it maxed out but it never seems like its working when I have it on

What is the estimated chance for Absorb to process? I have it maxed out but it never seems like its working when I have it on

75%/ maxed/ non-crit/ confirmed by tenb/ with 5 points.

Really... I just went a bunch of rounds with 0 Hp doing Magic Mis with absorb on and I did not get more MP back than the normal recovery amount.

Really... I just went a bunch of rounds with 0 Hp doing Magic Mis with absorb on and I did not get more MP back than the normal recovery amount.

Wait, were you asking about how much MP you get back or the chance of it triggering?

hmm... let me try helping by ask the question in another way...

according to the ehwiki...

Absorb (x5) - The next magical attack against the target will be absorbed and partially converted to MP. Additional points increase the duration and power of the spell. (Supportive - Self-Targeted)

so where does the mp that is being absorbed come from?

is it from the mp of the monster that you attack? i.e. if the monster currently has 10mp and absorb is absorbing at 50% so you will get 5mp.

or is it from the mp that you used to cast the magic attack? i.e. if you cast a magic attack for 8mp and absorb is absorbing at 50% so you will get 4mp.

or is it from the magic dmg that you caused? i.e. if the magic attack that you cast caused 100 dmg to the monster and absorb is absorbing at 50% so you will get 50mp.

This post has been edited by hentai_fusion: Sep 3 2010, 19:50

More like the mp that the monster used to cast its spell/damage that you would have taken from it.

The amount of MP absorbed is based on your Base MP. IIRC, somewhere between 5-10%.

So... Absorb does not actually take MP from the enemy but restores a % of your base MP after casting?

No. You're absorbing their magic attack and converting it into your own MP. I used to have data on Absorb, but I haven't used it since I reset my STAT several months ago.

No, all equipment stats are directly tied to the level of the item. Leveling an item 1 level in cake difficulty would up the stats the same as leveling the item 1 level in battletoads.

Theoretically, you could have an 8 item drop with 0/50 in scavenger. It's all just luck. I've had a six item drop once IIRC. I have 21 levels in scavenger.

Base drop rate is 6% correct? So your drop rate would be at 9%. So the odds of getting 8 drops in lets say an 8 monster round would be .09^8 or roughly 1/232 million. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Itemworld-normal - Superior
This is the first time i've had a 6 item drop that I can recall. I have 28/50 scavenger now so that may have helped. Before it was 25/50 (+50%) to base drops. I think having it over the 50% change helps, but I'd like to hear from someone with 40/50 scavenger or higher and what they can get.

1 28 Fire Fox dropped [Godly Health Potion]
1 27 Mutant Peacock dropped [Superior Mana Draught]
1 26 Green Slime dropped [Godly Health Draught]
1 25 Rabid Hamster dropped [Godly Spirit Potion]
1 24 Mantitcore dropped [Superior Health Potion]
1 23 Scary Ghost dropped [Godly Mana Potion]
1 22 You are Victorious!

oh okay now I see what I was mistaken about, I wasn't thinking of Absorb in terms of when magic is casted on myself but magic I cast

Think of it as being like The Fourth Wave.

and I guess since I maxed it out it would be the Fifth Wave lol

I thought proficiencies were capped at 250.

you are playing on hard difficulty...

need to see your equipment page as well...

don't waste the ap on exp bonus. use them on hp and mp tank. 1 point in poison useless.

concentrate on filling up one element first (ie. all the way till the ratings) before you start on the other one.

int for magic damage, wis for max mp, end for max hp, agi for action speed.

Yep, been on hard difficulty for a while now.

Equipment...
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exp bonus is a waste?? I have them all filled, but does that mean it's only 9% total increase of 3% per level making it 27%? I'll start focusing on HP and MP tank once Snowstorm is at lvl 5 (currently at 4). Poison I'll up later, or start on Weaken maybe.

I thought proficiencies were capped at 250.

I don't think Tenb has ever mentioned a hard cap on proficiencies, just that certain calculations that used proficiencies put a max value at 250 or 200.

Shadow Veil continues to grow past 250. I'll be unhittable by physical attacks at 950!

I feel silly asking this as I'm sure the answer is somewhere, but I've done a little bit of digging and can't come up with a result.

So I jumped into HV headfirst without really doing any reading/research, and I spent all my credits on experience bonus (Which I just read is a silly thing to do), and don't know how to make a little bit back so I can invest in more profitable means. I've tried some grindfest, but since I didn't know anything about character builds, I can barely last long enough to cover the price of healing afterward.



No gear, no items. Help out the newbie!

Many thanks.