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where can i get crystallized phazon, shade fragment, repurposed actuator, defense matrix modulator and binding of slaughter?

Using Haste greatly increases your action speed, and it will enhance your defense and efficiency of other buffs for thier durations last longer.

Wiki says about burden and increased speed "at 90 any kind of bonus is eliminated", does haste still apply with that burden? Curious, as a mage, never had such high burden.

where can i get crystallized phazon, shade fragment, repurposed actuator, defense matrix modulator and binding of slaughter?

They are gifts from pet monsters. You can also buy them from other players.

edit: typo

This post has been edited by Colman: Nov 25 2013, 07:33

Well... EDB of elemental weapon is useful for melee who also want to use offensive spell (or battle mage, whatever it is called)
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Are there any battle mages apart from low levels though?

It's highly inefficient to play battle mage cuz most magic dmg boost come from phase robes and it doesn't really give you defenses ...

Wiki says about burden and increased speed "at 90 any kind of bonus is eliminated", does haste still apply with that burden? Curious, as a mage, never had such high burden.

Yes, burden decreases attack speed you get from AGI, swift weapon and some gears.
But Haste gives action speed (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
+50% action speed means you can act 1.5 times more than monsters, no matter how high your burden is.
Like this:
You - Monster - You - You - Monster - You - Monster - You - You - Monster - ...

Of course, the real thing depends on what you're doing(use item or gem, focus, etc.), the cast speed for spell, and the monster's action speed by its stat.

Are there any battle mages apart from low levels though?

It's highly inefficient to play battle mage cuz most magic dmg boost come from phase robes and it doesn't really give you defenses ...

Of course, it's inefficient.
But battle mage is somewhat the romance of a man. Efficiency is not the important thing when seeking romance. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

May be a little bit realistic with these. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
- High level
- Hallowed Axe(or Club) of Slaughter and Hallowed Rapier of Slaughter/Battlecaster (Hallowed Niten also deserves consideration)
- Fully forged phase of heimdall set
- Some hath perks (IA, VV, EE, RR, Divine Warmage, and etc...)

Cool, heh? (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif)
(still inefficient I know... (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/anime_cry.gif) )

main problem with battle mage is the lack of support in game mechanics. no coalesced.

main problem with battle mage is the lack of support in game mechanics from Tenboro

FTFY

Evident when he removes BC armor and add bonus to full set of armor.

This post has been edited by varst: Nov 25 2013, 07:27

Are there any battle mages apart from low levels though?

It's highly inefficient to play battle mage cuz most magic dmg boost come from phase robes and it doesn't really give you defenses ...

I do think full phase give better defense than full power slaughter.

You should have little problems on Normal, or Hard. Just make sure to keep an eye on your HP. If it drops too low, it would be prudent to cast a heal even if you're on your last round with only a monster left. I've died to such scenarios many times, after grinding for nearly an hour.

Using the mace would be best since it can stun, as the Estoc's PA effect wouldn't help much on those difficulty levels. However, remember that you can't IW an equipped item, so if you're trying to level your mace, for example, you'll need to equip your estoc or something else.

Question - what's the difference of doing Normal vs. Hard vs. harder difficulties in IW besides the drop quality? Aren't you doing it mostly for the Potency gain? Does it gain more potency on harder difficulties per run?

Question - what's the difference of doing Normal vs. Hard vs. harder difficulties in IW besides the drop quality? Aren't you doing it mostly for the Potency gain? Does it gain more potency on harder difficulties per run?

The PxP multiplier for IW is same as the monsters' HP multiplier.
i.e.: IW in IWBTH have 7.8x exp compared with normal IW.

This post has been edited by Colman: Nov 25 2013, 07:48

The PxP multiplier for IW is same as the monsters' HP multiplier.
i.e.: IW in IWBTH have 7.8x exp compared with normal IW.

Yup. For more details, http://ehwiki.org/wiki/settings shows the multipliers for potency, credits, etc for each difficulty level. Keep in mind that higher difficulties give more potency, but only if you can complete the run. Better to complete a lower difficulty run than die halfway.

Have school girls always dropped equipment and items, or is that something recent? I'm doing Eternal Darkness on Pfudor, and saw:

90 9 Ryouko Asakura dropped [Token of Blood]

I don't remember them dropping anything besides trophies and credits before...

I do think full phase give better defense than full power slaughter.

No way (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

U gotta be kidding (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

The hp boost from wearing all heavy from abilities and extra end stats! Not to mention all though def bonuses (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Hp is the best defence u can have as well and mages dont get any hp bonus apart from hath perks and one ability hp boost

Hoping for a little help with my character. Trying to play a melee beast, which things were working out great until recently. I go into battle with an inventory full of potions and can destroy anything around Nightmare/Hell difficulty. Problem is now with the later Arenas, I run out of potions before I can finish. I have seriously neglected magic with my build, me thinks, and could use some tips on what to do to survive longer without sacrificing much. Below are my stats, equipment, and my ability tree. Equipment I've had most of the game, can never find anything good in the shop to replace it except for that Power armor i bought.

Eww, plate of warding. I sent you some gear to fix that. For your stats, its definitely worth putting your agi to around your main stats -40 at least as you will only drop like 1 in a main stat. Also it is worth taking another point out of your main stat and putting it into intel as you can easily get 80+ points which is quite a bit of spirit.

For magic, take in a few mana pots and use cure to heal as it will start to become more cost efficient that using healing pots, your proficiency will catch up later.

No way (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

U gotta be kidding (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

The hp boost from wearing all heavy from abilities and extra end stats! Not to mention all though def bonuses (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Hp is the best defence u can have as well and mages dont get any hp bonus apart from hath perks and one ability hp boost

Well, you need to give it a try i think. I use 1H phase (holy, exq & mag class) can clear hell GF due to the high evade. However, my pure power set give me alot of sudden death, even more than phase.
I think the problem is the burden and lack of resist for power armor.

This post has been edited by Colman: Nov 25 2013, 09:15

okay those weekly auction, you know G and K, what day of the week are they held on?

main problem with battle mage is the lack of support in game mechanics. no coalesced.

I think the main problem with battle mage is that we cannot have Heartseeker and Arcane Focus both at a time (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
Oh, right. It's also another example of the lack of support in game mechanics. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

This post has been edited by Cats Lover: Nov 25 2013, 09:59

Well, you need to give it a try i think. I use 1H phase (holy, exq & mag class) can clear hell GF due to the high evade. However, my pure power set give me alot of sudden death, even more than phase.
I think the problem is the burden and lack of resist for power armor.

And people still pay 10m+ a piece for Leg Slaughters, says enough about their godly pimped gears. Makes me wonder if they aren't actually shitting credits. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/anime_cry.gif)

They probably use featherweight shards as well. High Dmg, high PMI and reduced burden and interference would probably do wonders.