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i was just wondering if im wasting my time leveling this rapier up. i have been reading that my penetrating armor is kinda low. should i stop leveling this item up? http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=98dc17a726

is it common to get butcher the first 5 levels in a row?

That rapier is quite decent, you should continue leveling it up to get void damage and void strike. You were lucky to get butcher 5 times in a row. There was a 50% chance you could have gotten a different potency each time it leveled up.

also how do people link equipment as an item number link?

There are scripts available for managing equipment links if you want to run a shop.

i was just wondering if im wasting my time leveling this rapier up. i have been reading that my penetrating armor is kinda low. should i stop leveling this item up? http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=98dc17a726

is it common to get butcher the first 5 levels in a row?

also how do people link equipment as an item number link?

The proc duration is kinda low, yeah. I would say it doesn't matter that much if all you do is strike a single target repeatedly.

The chance of getting a potency to level 5 on the first 5 levels is 6.25%. Or ~1.56% for a particular melee weapon potency. And Butcher lvl 5 on your first try is pretty great. Now, if you can get some levels of Fatality, it will be even better.

"item number link"?

btw, it will take a lot of time leveling it up to 10 at your level. You will have an easier time at lvl 300. Or just whenever you can clear IW at IWBTH difficulty (to maximize the pxp gain).

I'm changing from Magic to Melee at level 158, and I'm having trouble lasting long (30+ rounds) on normal difficulty in Arenas. I really depend on RNG (Channelling and Mana/Mystic gems) to keep up Protection/Regen/Haste up. Without at least 2 of these buffs my health gets worn down.

I'm using a 2hander, what am I doing wrong ?

Stats [puu.sh] http://puu.sh/dOJOJ/89d87f5a83.png
Equip [puu.sh] http://puu.sh/dOJSz/28ab18fed1.png

Weap http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=aa4246d95b
Head http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=50f4fe088b
Chest http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=3c8cbca2ec
Hands http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=c53b68431a
Legs http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=5eb5d12ad5
Feet http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=5eb5d12ad5

I'm changing from Magic to Melee at level 158, and I'm having trouble lasting long (30+ rounds) on normal difficulty in Arenas. I really depend on RNG (Channelling and Mana/Mystic gems) to keep up Protection/Regen/Haste up. Without at least 2 of these buffs my health gets worn down.

I'm using a 2hander, what am I doing wrong ?

Stats [puu.sh] http://puu.sh/dOJOJ/89d87f5a83.png
Equip [puu.sh] http://puu.sh/dOJSz/28ab18fed1.png

Weap http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=aa4246d95b
Head http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=50f4fe088b
Chest http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=3c8cbca2ec
Hands http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=c53b68431a
Legs http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=5eb5d12ad5
Feet http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=5eb5d12ad5

Vampire suffix? Bad idea.
Stoneskin suffix? Slashing attacks represent only 20% of incoming melee damage because no armor is particularly weak against slashing (light armor's melee weakness is piercing, heavy's is crushing, cloth has no melee mitigations), so players generally avoid putting slashing attacks on their monsters.
And overall your gear isn't too good (but that's expected at your level).

I've sent you some stuff. 1H is very powerful defensively thanks to the shield's block + stun from counters, as well as offensively when you have the right gear (ie Power armor of Slaughter). It will be even better once you reach 100 1H prof (can counter once more per turn), same with 200 prof (same). Work on lowering your burden to 70 or less, otherwise your crit chance is reduced.

At your level, you can get equipment from the Free Shop.

This post has been edited by Dan31: Dec 29 2014, 23:54

find a mace of slaughter to raise your ADB - quite crappy atm
raise DEX and lower INT
try to reduce your BUR/ITR, for example switching to leather: you won't lose so much mitigation but you will earn some evade
and obviously check if all useful abilities are slotted, especially the tank and better potions ones

Thanks for the advice Dan31 and Scremaz.

I'll try out a 1H and keep on shifting my Int into Str/Dex. And check out and see what I can do to reduce my bur/itr.

Don't mind your interference too much, you'll spend a lot of mana anyway with heavy armor. Focus on reducing your burden to 70 or less. That's not really easy with Plate, but Power has less burden. Also, you may want an ethereal weapon for that (0 burden/interference).

Is there a big difference between using heavy armour and light armour?
The guide suggests light armour for a 2H melee build, but I'm too poverty to afford a brand new set for light armour.

Also, am I supposed to be getting wrecked on the higher difficulties?
I can't do the hourly battles on anything above Nightmare difficulty because some monster always ends up hitting me for 5k void damage and that's the end of that.

Is there a big difference between using heavy armour and light armour?
The guide suggests light armour for a 2H melee build, but I'm too poverty to afford a brand new set for light armour.

Also, am I supposed to be getting wrecked on the higher difficulties?
I can't do the hourly battles on anything above Nightmare difficulty because some monster always ends up hitting me for 5k void damage and that's the end of that.

Yeah, one plus side of light armor is it's evade but at low levels the evade is too low to make up what you lack with heavy armor. Also, if you are interested in leather armor it is actually pretty cheap.

Yes, you should be. As you level up you get to unlock certain things such as Spark of Life and Spirit shield (and many others) which increase your overall survivability thus allowing you to incrementally increase the difficulty. One more thing, since you are pretty low level still you might want to consider visiting the FreeShop, if you haven't already.

Yeah, one plus side of light armor is it's evade but at low levels the evade is too low to make up what you lack with heavy armor. Also, if you are interested in leather armor it is actually pretty cheap.

Yes, you should be. As you level up you get to unlock certain things such as Spark of Life and Spirit shield (and many others) which increase your overall survivability thus allowing you to incrementally increase the difficulty. One more thing, since you are pretty low level still you might want to consider visiting the FreeShop, if you haven't already.

Thanks, friend.
I'll just keep the difficulty toned down until I feel confident moving up.

Thanks, friend.
I'll just keep the difficulty toned down until I feel confident moving up.

What's your current equipment set?

I've sent you some gear.

This post has been edited by Dan31: Dec 30 2014, 03:23

I'm using a 2hander, what am I doing wrong ?

Stats [puu.sh] http://puu.sh/dOJOJ/89d87f5a83.png

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Don't you feel the pain when looking at these letters for too long?
Arial/8/normal or any other common settings will work.

Character->settings->Font Engine->Custom Font Please (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
Don't you feel the pain when looking at these letters for too long?
Arial/8/normal or any other common settings will work.

Didn't even change it till lvl 300+ (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

Didn't even change it till lvl 300+ (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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I know that it's always best to salvage average- equipment for scrap materials if I'm planning to use the materials.

But if I'm not planning to use the materials and there are people offering to buy scrap for 90c each, is it worthwhile to salvage and sell? Or should I just bazaar?

I know that it's always best to salvage average- equipment for scrap materials if I'm planning to use the materials.

But if I'm not planning to use the materials and there are people offering to buy scrap for 90c each, is it worthwhile to salvage and sell? Or should I just bazaar?

The money you gain by selling scraps you don't need is too little to be worth the effort (time-wise) to salvage those equips one by one in the forge.
However, if you know how to use the Item Manager script to help you salvage multiple equips in short periods of time, then that's another story.

What's your current equipment set?

I've sent you some gear.

This is my heavy armour set right now.

http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=3f3e39b185

http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=5fbe24dfd0
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=1acdee3ad0
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=a793881afe
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=8379352945
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=a0e159a95f

From the responses to #60643, I take it that my woes are mid-level Mage woes. I think/hope it shouldn't take too long to get to Lvl 310, so back to the Magi's question, haha, since time isn't really free.

Currently, I can clear the challenges:
- Eternal Darkness - barely cleared at Normal with all Mana pots expended and running low on Magic.
- End of Days - barely cleared at Hard
- the remaining challenges on the second Arena page at Hell
- the challenges on the first Arena page at Nintendo

I'm trying to decide for myself which Arenas to fight and which difficulty levels to play. What is good for XP, for credits, and for any other factors (stamina efficiency?) Should I clear from the top-down, or bottom up? I'm trying to put together a table to compare and guesstimate these factors, but would like to know what're your thoughts since conventional wisdom is usually right.

I think I might skip re-clearing Eternal Darkness. As-is, luck rolls may go against me (less Mana gems) and I may fail to clear the last rounds. And, Normal difficulty means no shard drops.

Hey all,

If anyone has a mind to, I would love to get a bit of advice! I started out using the HentaiVerse Advice guide on the wiki, which has helped me a lot. I chose the 2H/Light Armor style, using a mace for the stun, and that has been working decently so far. I can currently easily handle most battles on Battletoads. Any difficulty higher and there is a chance I might die. In any case, I'm not sure what the best way to move forward is. Any tips or advice, such as anything I might be doing wrong or could do better or that I haven't done but should do, would be great. I'm open to changing my style up if I need to, or even just to mix things up and try something different...

Here are all of my stats and gear:

Stats:



Gear:



Individual links (hopefully they work, I've never done this):

http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=87322929f3
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=1bdc019be8
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=ca944f67f4
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=34051a1ffa
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=b087a9e112
http://hentaiverse.org/pages/showequip.php...;key=1219074b26

Abilities:



Training:



Monster:



Thanks in advance for taking a look. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

This post has been edited by massa: Dec 30 2014, 08:03

From the responses to #60643, I take it that my woes are mid-level Mage woes. I think/hope it shouldn't take too long to get to Lvl 310, so back to the Magi's question, haha, since time isn't really free.

Currently, I can clear the challenges:
- Eternal Darkness - barely cleared at Normal with all Mana pots expended and running low on Magic.
- End of Days - barely cleared at Hard
- the remaining challenges on the second Arena page at Hell
- the challenges on the first Arena page at Nintendo

I'm trying to decide for myself which Arenas to fight and which difficulty levels to play. What is good for XP, for credits, and for any other factors (stamina efficiency?) Should I clear from the top-down, or bottom up? I'm trying to put together a table to compare and guesstimate these factors, but would like to know what're your thoughts since conventional wisdom is usually right.

I think I might skip re-clearing Eternal Darkness. As-is, luck rolls may go against me (less Mana gems) and I may fail to clear the last rounds. And, Normal difficulty means no shard drops.

Regarding the schoolgirl marathons, they might be easier if you think of the schoolgirls as MP batteries. They have the most HP, so they're the last to die in the round; in other words, they're easy to isolate. Weaken, Silence, and then spam your cheapest spell (probably Weaken or some T1 elemental spell) until Coalesced Mana procs. Then hit it with your staff until Ether Tap procs, and repeat the process. Also don't forget to convert the Overcharge you build up into MP. Just keep going until the schoolgirl dies or your MP is back to a level that you're comfortable with.

I'm not sure if it's possible to have a net positive MP gain using this method at your current level though, but if it works then you can clear the marathons without using a single potion. Of course, the main drawback is time, so you have to strike a balance between Ether Tap and potion usage.

This post has been edited by n125: Dec 30 2014, 08:31