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Yeah I agreed that Elemental Mage is fucked up. I used to be a Cold mage but even with a really good stick and some good phase pieces it just plain sucks.

Even Ichy's resources can't make Nif viable. That's. . . comforting. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/anime_cry.gif)

Dear lord, I would've quit with that kind of ms. Don't tell me you've got that ping with the connection in your sig?

It's all distance. He can have all the fiber-optic shenanigans he wants, but he's on the opposite side of the world from the HV servers. Even a little closer, you won't be seeing Americans with 10 ms ping either, we're all in the 100s somewhere (which is one of the few things we can't blame on our stupid broadband monopolies). Now I kind of want to know how that connection is routed, from Vietnam northwest across Central Asia through Russia to the Netherlands, or through Japan and then the US across both oceans? Given the geography of Central Asia, I'd guess through Japan or maybe Indonesia.

Ichy's somewhere in Europe I'd guess (Germany if I had to pick a country), so he's right next door.

I'd guess (Germany if I had to pick a country), so he's right next door.

Very close but not exactly.

Very close but not exactly.

Wien? Otherwise Switzerland, maybe Benelux or Czech Republic, but if not Germany, I'm guessing Austria.

Wien? Otherwise Switzerland, maybe Benelux or Czech Republic, but if not Germany, I'm guessing Austria.

Yep Austria (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

It's all distance.

Sure it's about the distance, but that can't be all. I live in europe and my ping to the US or SEA is ~120 with a 16/1 connection.
A 350 ping would require some shitty routing I imagine. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Sure it's about the distance, but that can't be all. I live in europe and my ping to the US or SEA is ~120 with a 16/1 connection.
A 350 ping would require some shitty routing I imagine. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

Extremely shitty routing.

How about this:

Monsters will now bring you a extra 'Gift' every time they kill someone. Kill not just battles won.
They will bring you the Ear of a killed player. Ears will be named after Players so people can collect them or:

Donating Ears to Snowflake will grant you Black Crystals. High leveled players Ears are worth more of course.

Those Crystals can be used at a new Training Page just for Monsters where you can get some benefits just for yourself like:
increased Loot Quality Bonus when killing you own monster.
Get an Extra Credit when killing them. Could even work on no Credit drop Modes.
Extra Monster Loot and much more.

Sure it's about the distance, but that can't be all. I live in europe and my ping to the US or SEA is ~120 with a 16/1 connection.
A 350 ping would require some shitty routing I imagine. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

With my "new" resources, HV seems twice fast, and yet I've only got a 340 ping (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

How about this:

Monsters will now bring you a extra 'Gift' every time they kill someone. Kill not just battles won.
They will bring you the Ear of a killed player. Ears will be named after Players so people can collect them or:

Donating Ears to Snowflake will grant you Black Crystals. High leveled players Ears are worth more of course.

Those Crystals can be used at a new Training Page just for Monsters where you can get some benefits just for yourself like:
increased Loot Quality Bonus when killing you own monster.
Get an Extra Credit when killing them. Could even work on no Credit drop Modes.
Extra Monster Loot and much more.

I guess it won't work well as you expected.
When I got killed, it's just some random mob, not the top ones. (esp. true for mage)

How did I manage to play HV for this long without ever reading this thread? Most of you have good ideas addressing my issues but I have this completely poorly thought through idea for the mage SP problem that sounds really good to me right now.

Edit in response to Ichy's thing:
Every time you cast a spell on a mob with coalesced mana, you get THREE counters.
Every time you cast a spell and it's not on a mob with coalesced mana, you lose a counter. Whenever you get 10 counters, you lose all your counters and get (some arbitrary small number)% of your SP back.

This isn't meant to stop you from dying. It's meant to give mages a free way to get some SP back so they can proc SoL again while staying on the offensive.

Am I a genius or what.

This post has been edited by losernyeo: Dec 31 2012, 00:15

Every time you cast a spell and it's not on a mob with coalesced mana, you lose a counter. Whenever you get 10 counters, you lose all your counters and get 1% of your SP back. Am I a genius or what.

so -1 at the start of each round?
Does not help in GF at all since you are toast if you need more than 2 casts (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

How are you ever gonna get 10 counters (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

It might work if spirit recharged is higher and you don't lose counters.

With my "new" resources, HV seems twice fast, and yet I've only got a 340 ping (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

if you use chrome HV should be faster. It also helps if you don't run any scripts.

Not sure if this is already suggested but here goes.

The current Item world is somewhat similar in concept to Disgaea. It can sometime become tedious (note not for all people it would seem some are requesting longer rounds).

Suggestion: Why not add a time rechargeable exit similar to Disgaea's "Mr. Gency" item, which when used allows for a player to put on hold his item world run and return when it's more convenient (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

Fix Soul magic please. I just used an Astral Katalox and some pieces of ancient Demon Fiend Phase but... (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/heh.gif) (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/faint.gif)

How about putting Soul into Dark and Holy cycle?
Cast Holy -> Weak to Dark -> Cast Dark -> Weak to Soul -> Cast Soul -> Weak to Holy and BOOM

This post has been edited by chamois: Jan 1 2013, 18:06

How about putting Soul into Dark and Holy cycle?
Cast Holy -> Weak to Dark -> Cast Dark -> Weak to Soul -> Cast Soul -> Weak to Holy and BOOM

One of the worst suggestions I've seen. Holy/dark is powerful because there's only two spells to cycle.

One of the worst suggestions I've seen. Holy/dark is powerful because there's only two spells to cycle.

And i am a melee. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

This post has been edited by chamois: Jan 1 2013, 19:53

Sure it's about the distance, but that can't be all. I live in europe and my ping to the US or SEA is ~120 with a 16/1 connection.
A 350 ping would require some shitty routing I imagine. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)

shitty routing is fairly common. If you are getting really bad ping then there is a good chance it is bounced across the ocean a couple of times for no good reason.

One of the worst suggestions I've seen. Holy/dark is powerful because there's only two spells to cycle.

Well, obviously, H/d mages is OP and must suffer.