QUOTE(Sapo84 @ Feb 21 2016, 00:16)

Mages use potions because draughts alone do not restore enough mana (and if even potions are not enough they use elixirs, but that's 9->85->350 credits, the price increase is steep).
85 -> 350
I initially thought so as well, but it's actually not quite that bad. For me, a potion restores 1397, and I have a pool of 4708, and I'd use an elixir at ~500 (10% for IA, rarely 10%-25% if I get Sparked during that time).
Potion: 29% of pool restored for 85 credits = 286 credits per full pool restored
Elixir: 89% of pool restored for 350 credits = 392 credits per full pool restored
With this (somewhat naive) view, it's a bit more expensive, but still similar.
You can also factor in the cost per turn: a good mage's income is 50 credits/turn. A better way of looking at it might be:
Potion: 29% of pool restored for cost + opportunity cost of (85 + 50) credits = 455 credits per full pool restored
Elixir: 89% of pool restored for cost + opportunity cost of (350 + 50) credits = 448 credits per full pool restored
Looking at it this way, using elixirs is very slightly better than potions, at least for someone with my MP boost (153%) and income. And I have only 3 Capacitor potencies on all my gear. If I got more, or if I leveled up more, or increased my clearing ability (more speed -> more c/turn), Elixirs would become even more profitable over potions.
Lower level players with less MP Tank from level proficiency would be slightly disadvantaged, but it's still more than fine. I'd say to use a potion whenever you feel like using a potion (or never, if you want) and using an elixir whenever your mana gets low, no matter which one you choose, the effect on your net worth in the end will be too similar to care about.
QUOTE(Scremaz @ Feb 21 2016, 00:33)

let's say one or two draught+potion combo on T&T at most. total cost? 0C since they surely drop on the arena? (IMG:[
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I'm nitpicking, but - I used to think this way about a bunch of things too ("Doesn't matter if I use a bunch of spirit potions since I'll gain the same number during the battle series"), but it's a trap. Better to look at all costs and all revenue separately, since if you hadn't used them (whatever the items in question are), you'd get that much more value that could be sold.
QUOTE(Sapo84 @ Feb 21 2016, 00:42)

With gold star + Effluent Ether + Resplendent Regeneration + Force of Nature I don't really need that much mana.
I'm curious, did it feel like Force of Nature made any difference at all? I'd been thinking about it just because there's very little I can spend on...
This post has been edited by Superlatanium: Feb 21 2016, 03:43