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Dear Experts

After the last time i asked i was advice by dan31 and scremaz after which as of now this is the result

What do you recommend me now [fighting style and which stats to look out for] ?

I am at level 177 and most probably 2 weeks away approx before i hit the level 200 cap and become illegal from borrowing from TFS . ALso my 2nd dilemma i am low on cash .

i am not much into the gallery side of the website so what would you reccommend me to boost my credits income .

[Donation and Gallery bounties are out of question at the moment]

Thanks

You don't need that much INT. INT for melee only slightly boosts SP, like any other stat.

Get a full exquisite shade of the fleet/shadowdancer set with good evade and 4 PABs everywhere. You will have 0 burden thanks to ethereal + shade, which will greatly boost your evade, and shade of the fleet/shadowdancer have bonus evade, too.

At your level, you can try 1H. Get an ethereal rapier of slaughter (balance or nimble if you don't have any), and a force shield with high block (EMax block for example). 1H/shade is slower than 1H/power, but it's quite tanky, having Evade + Block + Parry + Resist. Train your 1H prof to 100+, and it will be much more effective thanks to the additionnal counter. You might be able to tackle very high difficulty random encounters with that setup. Just cast Spark of Life first, followed by Haste, Protection, and the other buffs, and if Spark of Life proc at any time, heal with Cure (Full-Cure if on cooldown) (you can also use a Heroic Health Potion instead) and recast Spark of Life. Cast some weaken/silence spells. Kill monsters one by one. Enjoy the massive amount of Exp you get.

There are many ways to get more credits. I recommend you to train the loot-related training: Scavenger, Luck of the Draw, Quartermaster, Archeologist (before that, max Pack Rat and train Adept Learner to lvl 200 if not done yet). Sell your scrolls, infusions, shards, Energy Drinks, Last Elixirs, trophies, artifacts to the highest bidder (check the WTB section). Sell your useless Average (and below) gear at the Bazaar (or salvage if the materials you would get would sell for more). Sell your Scrap Cloth to other players (WTB). Get the first time clear arena bonuses. Raise a few monsters at the Monster Lab and sell the rare loots on WTB (Binding of Slaughter, Crystallized Phazon, Binding of Destruction, etc.). Fight Flying Spaghetti Monster (lvl 200 RoB monster) and sell the Noodly Appendage on WTB. Clear all arenas at Hell to get all the arena clear bonuses fast.

You can also participate in the monthly banner contest for a chance to get some hath every month. Making a banner isn't too hard if you know where to look for images and know how to use an image manipulation software, like Gimp, Paint.net, or Photoshop. Even if you don't, it's interesting to learn. Also, there isn't much competition nowadays (there used to be about 20 contestants per month, and now it's more like 10).

This post has been edited by Dan31: Nov 6 2014, 20:06

why isn't it possible to forge attack speed on gears? and have rapiers of swiftness ever existed? i was thinking about trying shade of fleet + rapier of swiftness (if it exists) + force shield to build a flash character, so quick and light that he may kill you twice before you even realize there's something bad behind you. his only problem would be to keep spirit stance... .-.

This post has been edited by Scremaz: Nov 6 2014, 20:07

Most Lv.400+ players must have tons of scripts and spreadsheets.

Not really.
I only use HVstat slim when I use 1H.
I also use SpellSpam when I use magic.

I use 2 scripts only.

Some high level mage only use KeyBind.

This post has been edited by Colman: Nov 6 2014, 20:11

why isn't it possible to forge attack speed on gears? and have rapiers of swiftness ever existed? i was thinking about trying shade of fleet + rapier of swiftness (if it exists) + force shield to build a flash character, so quick and light that he may kill you twice before you even realize there's something bad behind you. his only problem would be to keep spirit stance... .-.

I don't think it has ever existed. You can try Swift Strike lvl 5 + Agile Shade.

OC isn't too much of a problem with 1H. Even if you are out of OC, it gets maxed pretty fast.

I don't think it has ever existed. You can try Swift Strike lvl 5 + Agile Shade.

OC isn't too much of a problem with 1H. Even if you are out of OC, it gets maxed pretty fast.

alright, already have SS5. let's try it then...

have you already collected all first-time clear bonus? the RoB ones too?

Not all till first 2 from level 101 – 300

Have not touched RoB at all. Waiting for total cumalative sum of ToB = 28 for complete run single through of RoB .

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Thankyou very much for sharing your wisdom that I took the liberty of summarizing (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
Using your RE script . WORKS LIKE A CHARM
Keep up the good work

Yon't need that much INT. INT for melee only slightly boosts SP, like any other stat.

I have been clearing all arenas unlocked based on SP tank . At this level with all tank abilities invested it takes 1 pit refill in between level 101-300 1st arenas to endgame [2 lesser spirit pots] rest of arenas with DW config

Get a full exquisite shade of the fleet/shadowdancer set with good evade and 4 PABs everywhere. You will have 0 burden thanks to ethereal + shade, which will greatly boost your evade, and shade of the fleet/shadowdancer have bonus evade, too.

It is this factor that is bottle necking me I can just forget about HV for next 5 weeks [no earning] and concentrate on completing this set from TFS

At your level, you can try 1H. Get an ethereal rapier of slaughter (balance or nimble if you don't have any), and a force shield with high block (EMax block for example). 1H/shade is slower than 1H/power, but it's quite tanky, having Evade + Block + Parry + Resist. Train your 1H prof to 100+, and it will be much more effective thanks to the additionnal counter. You might be able to tackle very high difficulty random encounters with that setup. Just cast Spark of Life first, followed by Haste, Protection, and the other buffs, and if Spark of Life proc at any time, heal with Cure (Full-Cure if on cooldown) (you can also use a Heroic Health Potion instead) and recast Spark of Life. Cast some weaken/silence spells. Kill monsters one by one. Enjoy the massive amount of Exp you get.

If this will benefit me in future level 200+ at NIGHTMARE + difficulties and normal aswell then I will start grinding into this style RIGHT NOW [please give me the signal]

There are many ways to get more credits. I recommend you to train the loot-related training: Scavenger, Luck of the Draw, Quartermaster, Archeologist (before that, max Pack Rat and train Adept Learner to lvl 200 if not done yet).

That is where I screwed up BIG TIME and it has caused me into this mess .
This is just my instinct due to playing texas hold em and solitare for a good 5 years that I have developed gamblers instinct .
Scavenger 6 then LOD 2 [no problems happened ]
Then quarter master to 1 no archaeologist [shit happened in form of crappy inventory ] worked out fine now due to massive salvaging saved me on scrap items

Then archaeologist to 1 [no problem ] started having tokens finally
Uped it archaeologist to 2 [ artifacts disappeared]

[now took in a pet monster ] - tokens again drop to zero rate

….. LORD MURPHY AND MISTRESS JINX have an eternal grudge against me [sadistic aspects of my life]

Have uped LOD to 3 so system has started giving superior [based on difficulty settings I play at 9nightmare for RE)]

IF there is only simulator or a table explicitly stating the amount of credit cost it will take for each upgrade training to happen

I am thinking about packrat but tell me how much wil it cost for each slot after first [10k ]

Sell your scrolls, infusions, shards, Energy Drinks, Last Elixirs, trophies, artifacts to the highest bidder (check the WTB section). Sell your useless Average (and below) gear at the Bazaar (or salvage if the materials you would get would sell for more)

I read about scrolls and infusions but I figured I will ask you people before I use them I believe only scrollof gods and avatar are usefull and rare .
Infusions I don’t get because I am no forger and since I am using FS weapons I do not need to experiment AT ALL

Sell your useless Average (and below) gear at the Bazaar (or salvage if the materials you would get would sell for more).
Sell your Scrap Cloth to other players (WTB). Get the first time clear arena bonuses.

You said any stuff above 200 credits will give 2x scrap so I just sell stuff below 200 cred to bazaar and salvage 200 +credit stuff .

Raise a few monsters at the Monster Lab and sell the rare loots on WTB (Binding of Slaughter, Crystallized Phazon, Binding of Destruction, etc.).

Yes but unfortunately I read the wiki after unlocking and creating a monster about its crystal consumption ………… *DAMNIT NAPPA*
[so its more of a burden at this stage ]
Which begs me to ask this what is the PRACTICAL minimum Power level at which a monster starts to give gifts at daily basis . [it will be above 25 of course but what is the estimate of the number]

Fight Flying Spaghetti Monster (lvl 200 RoB monster) and sell the Noodly Appendage on WTB. Clear all arenas at Hell to get all the arena clear bonuses fast.

I am having my B grade hind handed over to me at normal difficulty at the moment . This is my dream and I am a LOOOOONG way from alber kurckee in this regard .
So recap I must follow the steps you have told merge djack’s holy_demon’s advice along the way.

My only frustration is regarding the lockdown on tokens and artifact imposed by the system due to my actions to up my training abilities Any suggestion on this ?
I would have been locked out from FS a long time ago if my adept learner was what you have recommended so that is a plus (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) .

This post has been edited by derp-z2: Nov 6 2014, 21:34

Have not touched RoB at all. Waiting for total cumalative sum of ToB = 28 for complete run single through of RoB .

(IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) there's something i don't understand in your reasoning, but oh well...

If this will benefit me in future level 200+ at NIGHTMARE + difficulties and normal aswell then I will start grinding into this style RIGHT NOW [please give me the signal]

green light! (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cool2.gif)

….. LORD MURPHY AND MISTRESS JINX have an eternal grudge against me [sadistic aspects of my life]

jinx is good! (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

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IF there is only simulator or a table explicitly stating the amount of credit cost it will take for each upgrade training to happen

I am thinking about packrat but tell me how much wil it cost for each slot after first [10k ]

simply solve the equations (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

I read about scrolls and infusions but I figured I will ask you people before I use them I believe only scrollof gods and avatar are usefull and rare .
Infusions I don’t get because I am no forger and since I am using FS weapons I do not need to experiment AT ALL

there are many people searching for scrolls of protections too, and they pay quite well. basically all scrolls have market, except for absorptions, which request is quite limited. i don't have a clear idea about infusions, but there are some threads for those too

You said any stuff above 200 credits will give 2x scrap so I just sell stuff below 200 cred to bazaar and salvage 200 +credit stuff .

you can also salvage and sell scraps. they go for 80~90 c depending on the kind

Yes but unfortunately I read the wiki after unlocking and creating a monster about its crystal consumption ………… *DAMNIT NAPPA*
[so its more of a burden at this stage ]
Which begs me to ask this what is the PRACTICAL minimum Power level at which a monster starts to give gifts at daily basis . [it will be above 25 of course but what is the estimate of the number]

it's continuously growing, but iirc last time colman said 1030 or so; otherwise, expect gifts every other day or other three. btw, creating a monster and keeping on feed it with crystals is surely a burden, but giving them the ones that usually drop isn't (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) oh, and be careful to check twice when you create it: yesterday i created a daimon instead of a celestial, but realized only after having thrown away 5k crystals (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

I am having my B grade hind handed over to me at normal difficulty at the moment . This is my dream and I am a LOOOOONG way from alber kurckee in this regard .

just do every RoB at normal with *all* you have (infusions, scrolls, every available buff...) for the first clear bonus. FSM may be worthy redoing it, but still at normal.

Currently, which fighting style is the best with a full shade of the fleet/shadowdancer set? And accordingly which weapons are the best for it?

(IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/huh.gif) there's something i don't understand in your reasoning, but oh well...

Greetings Scremaz

well if you count the number of ToB required for each RoB arena they all will sum up to 28 granted for 300 + level player to make a singleplay through . Sinve the first pay off is almost worth lifetime of arena plays i set the minimum amount to 28 before i touch them and this resolution was when i had gained my 1sdt token back when i started communicating at the thread and asking you experts for advice.

nowas i mentioned before i "jinxed" my token gaining rate back to numeric zero cesspool i happily accquired 4 ToB

which my cumalative 5 oh well we will see whenthe system retakes sympathy on me . " cross my fingers behind my back ready to stick the cupcake up the system B.... Never mind"

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well if you count the number of ToB required for each RoB arena they all will sum up to 28 granted for 300 + level player to make a singleplay through . Sinve the first pay off is almost worth lifetime of arena plays i set the minimum amount to 28 before i touch them and this resolution was when i had gained my 1sdt token back when i started communicating at the thread and asking you experts for advice.

oh, i know the total is 28, it's only that i don't see any particular reason to wait rather than collecting them bit by bit. also, there's a chance that you will earn a token by clearing it, so you don't necessarily have to wait until you collect all 28 ToB (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Currently, which fighting style is the best with a full shade of the fleet/shadowdancer set? And accordingly which weapons are the best for it?

I'd say an ethereal estoc (2H) but I may be wrong...

Do you Experts find that piercing weapons are better than crushing weapons? I'm having a hard time deciding if im going to mix it up for my dual wield or stick to just one.

Do you Experts find that piercing weapons are better than crushing weapons? I'm having a hard time deciding if im going to mix it up for my dual wield or stick to just one.

yep, undoubtly. if you want to go with 1H rapier of slaughter is almost a need, while if you want to go DW you'd still better put a rapier in your mix (though this time you can choose the suffix: for example club of slaughter + rapier of nimble, since your priority is to stun and offhand weapon has a boost to its parry)

Currently, which fighting style is the best with a full shade of the fleet/shadowdancer set? And accordingly which weapons are the best for it?

i'd say DW, so you can boost a bit your evade (provided that both of your weapons have AGI) and dramatically increase your parry compared to 2H. 2H only for low difficulties at the moment

This post has been edited by Scremaz: Nov 7 2014, 00:14

Currently, which fighting style is the best with a full shade of the fleet/shadowdancer set? And accordingly which weapons are the best for it?

About any melee style can be used with Shade, though 1H benefits from Power more. The style benefiting the most from Shade is probably DW. Light armor prof (with the related ability slotted) gives crit, Shade has a good DEX and can come with the Savage prefix and Shadowdancer suffix further boosting crits, and you can get crit from both weapons, plus get the IW potency Fatality lvl 5 twice. The recommended setup is an Ethereal Club of Slaughter (or even an Axe if you can survive without stun) and an Ethereal Rapier of Balance/Nimble.

Or an Ethereal Estoc of Slaughter with Swift Strike lvl 5, Agile armor with high AGI, and the FUS ROH DAH skill, though I haven't tested the setup myself.

Do you Experts find that piercing weapons are better than crushing weapons? I'm having a hard time deciding if im going to mix it up for my dual wield or stick to just one.

Ethereal weapons are just better. Also, it is usually better to be able to inflict two different kinds of procs than only one.

This post has been edited by Dan31: Nov 7 2014, 00:18

Not all till first 2 from level 101 – 300

Have not touched RoB at all. Waiting for total cumalative sum of ToB = 28 for complete run single through of RoB .

What are you waiting for? Play at Normal and grab those credits, right now! You're playing with DW, so this should be a piece of cake.

I have been clearing all arenas unlocked based on SP tank . At this level with all tank abilities invested it takes 1 pit refill in between level 101-300 1st arenas to endgame [2 lesser spirit pots] rest of arenas with DW config

I can assure you that the exp you put in INT would be more useful in STR.

It is this factor that is bottle necking me I can just forget about HV for next 5 weeks [no earning] and concentrate on completing this set from TFS

When you wish upon a star... Check your MM, I've sent you a basic Superior Shade set and a Force shield. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

If this will benefit me in future level 200+ at NIGHTMARE + difficulties and normal aswell then I will start grinding into this style RIGHT NOW [please give me the signal]

You can't do more than Nightmare? Damn, try it right away! Using DW for arenas with big groups of monsters isn't exactly a good plan, a Mace would have been better for that job.

That is where I screwed up BIG TIME and it has caused me into this mess .
This is just my instinct due to playing texas hold em and solitare for a good 5 years that I have developed gamblers instinct .
Scavenger 6 then LOD 2 [no problems happened ]
Then quarter master to 1 no archaeologist [shit happened in form of crappy inventory ] worked out fine now due to massive salvaging saved me on scrap items

Then archaeologist to 1 [no problem ] started having tokens finally
Uped it archaeologist to 2 [ artifacts disappeared]

[now took in a pet monster ] - tokens again drop to zero rate

….. LORD MURPHY AND MISTRESS JINX have an eternal grudge against me [sadistic aspects of my life]

Have uped LOD to 3 so system has started giving superior [based on difficulty settings I play at 9nightmare for RE)]

IF there is only simulator or a table explicitly stating the amount of credit cost it will take for each upgrade training to happen

I am thinking about packrat but tell me how much wil it cost for each slot after first [10k ]

Well, don't worry too much, loot-related trainings aren't too important at low level, it's better to focus on leveling up first. You really should max Pack Rat though, more potions allow you to last longer.
The wiki has all the details regarding training costs. Pack Rat costs 10k for lvl 1, 20k for lvl 2, etc. and 100k for lvl 10, which makes 540,000 credits to max out. Consider raising it to lvl 7 (280k in total) first if you don't want to spend that many credits.

I read about scrolls and infusions but I figured I will ask you people before I use them I believe only scrollof gods and avatar are usefull and rare .
Infusions I don’t get because I am no forger and since I am using FS weapons I do not need to experiment AT ALL

Scroll of Protection/Swiftness/Shadows are easier to sell to other players.
Infusions are kinda useful, bringing a temporary boost to attack, try them sometime.

You said any stuff above 200 credits will give 2x scrap so I just sell stuff below 200 cred to bazaar and salvage 200 +credit stuff .

Actually, you should do the contrary, most of the time. Also, it is stuff between 101 and 200 credits that give 2 scraps, 201~300 gives 3. What you have to do is consider how much they would give if salvaged compared to the sell price.

Imagine that you have a bunch of average (or below) equipment that can be salvaged to give scrap worth 80c a piece on the market.
If the sell price is between 101c and 160c, you should salvage, because 2x80c (value of scrap) > sell price.
If the sell price is between 160c and 200c, you should sell, because 2x80c (value of scrap) < sell price.
If the sell price is between 201c and 240c, you should salvage, because 3x80c (value of scrap) > sell price.
If the sell price is between 240c and 300c, you should sell, because 3x80c (value of scrap) < sell price.

BTW, wood and cloth are worth at least 90c on the market, so it is usually always worth it to salvage average cloth/shield/staff.

Yes but unfortunately I read the wiki after unlocking and creating a monster about its crystal consumption ………… *DAMNIT NAPPA*
[so its more of a burden at this stage ]
Which begs me to ask this what is the PRACTICAL minimum Power level at which a monster starts to give gifts at daily basis . [it will be above 25 of course but what is the estimate of the number]

Don't worry too much about monsters at your level. They need to be like PL 750+ to get kills consistently, so...
If anything, try to get one to PL 200. But it shouldn't be a priority.

I am having my B grade hind handed over to me at normal difficulty at the moment . This is my dream and I am a LOOOOONG way from alber kurckee in this regard .
So recap I must follow the steps you have told merge djack’s holy_demon’s advice along the way.

My only frustration is regarding the lockdown on tokens and artifact imposed by the system due to my actions to up my training abilities Any suggestion on this ?
I would have been locked out from FS a long time ago if my adept learner was what you have recommended so that is a plus (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) .

At your level, you should be able to afford a much higher difficulty. Doing arenas with DW may be one cause, but... Could you provide a screenshot of your ability screen?

Token and Artifact drops are random and rare, and it isn't because of your actions that you seem to get less of them right now. So don't worry about that.

What is FS?

This post has been edited by Dan31: Nov 7 2014, 01:31

Don't worry too much about monsters at your level. They need to be like PL 750+ to get kills consistently, so...

uh, much better than what i knew. there's still hope then! or at least they won't bring LG anymore at that level...

What is FS?

FreeShop. he's still eligible to ask there, so it's another thing he keeps into account

uh, much better than what i knew. there's still hope then! or at least they won't bring LG anymore at that level...

To be fair, I don't have monsters at that PL, so, I may be plain wrong. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif)

FreeShop. he's still eligible to ask there, so it's another thing he keeps into account

Oh, yeah.

To be fair, I don't have monsters at that PL, so, I may be plain wrong. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif)

wiki says that at PL750 your monster cannot bring you LG materials anymore, and i guess this is verified.
but as for daily battles, i'm quite positive that colman said is needed ~PL1000. well, to be honest i'd be happy enough with battles every other day (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif)

So I am using several scripts to make the game easier. So I am using one script to just mouse-hover attack' using Shockblast, but I don't like pressing 'X' to turn 'hover' off and then on. When I face a boss-type mob I need to use Imperil. Is there any script that makes using any deprecating spell in combination with 'mouse hover', easy?. Like for example, right mouse click or something? Then... Is there a way to combine attack spells with 'hover'? One that needs to cool down, and then one that doesn't. Like Wrath of Thor-Shockblast in combination. WrathOfThor is used, Shockblast then, cool down ends and WrathOfThor is used again, Shockblast then, etc.

I hope somebody understands what I am saying... Thanks in advance!

Q1.
Is Juggernaut additive or multiplicative when stacked?
Trying to figure out which I should get first, VV or some levels of Juggernaut.

Q2.
Provided that I don't play GF, will I ever need the EE, the SS and the RR Hath perks?

Q3.
Is it worthwhile to get Crystarium I, II and III, if I only play REs and arenas?

Q4.
I remember that gc00018 says that level is not important once reaching Lv.330. (or Lv.350? not quite sure)
Since I already have 300/300 AL and Thinking Cap, do I still need Mentats?

Q5.
5-1
Do Corruptioin, Disintegrate and Ragnorak have the same proc chance of Ripened Soul?
5-2
Does the increase of deprecating prof increases the proc chance of Ripened Soul?

Q6.
Should I ever consider getting Daemon Duality before forging the ADB of my mainhand weapon to Lv.100?

Q7.
From what I see in the WTB forum, I guess that high-level mages rely heavily on scrolls to clear arenas and GF, right?
The cost of 10000x protection scrolls is 3.5m, swift scrolls 1.8m, shadow scrolls 1.2m,
and most of the time they also use infusions, which cost shitloads of credits as well.
How do they make ends meet?

Q8.
Is there any catgirl been banned in the history?

Thanks. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


This post has been edited by djackallstar: Nov 7 2014, 05:30