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So... have melees been fucked over?
I'm not noticing any particular difference as a mage.
If anything, Spirit Mode makes things easier.
And it's basically the same thing as FFIX's Trance, now that I think about it.

So... have melees been fucked over?
I'm not noticing any particular difference as a mage.
If anything, Spirit Mode makes things easier.
And it's basically the same thing as FFIX's Trance, now that I think about it.

Melees have been fucked over...and over...and over. With every new patch. This one is not an exception. Looks like Rainboro have a soft spot for mages. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

P.S.: special thanks for no HP/MP restore after arenas, that's just fuckin' great... (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

This post has been edited by Evil Scorpio: Dec 24 2011, 19:55

Tried to recalculate on that binding matter.

At upgrade level 0 it seems to be something like

Qulaity_bonus -> binidngs required (low+mid)

Below 0.5 -> 5 + 0
0.5 - 0.6 -> 4 + 1
0.6 - 0.7 -> 3 + 2
0.7 - 0.8 -> 2 + 3
0.8 - 0.85 -> 1 + 4
Above 0.85 -> 0 + 5

Note that this is only my rough estimate and may require further data-polishing.

You guys must be doing it wrong. I have no problems meleeing. It is slower than before but not by that much if you use the correct set-up.

Mid Grade Mat's certainly the bottleneck to getting anything decently high. I'm surprised Low-Grades aren't getting more action in the forging process. I got a fuckton of L-G's that I don't even know what to do with.

Well my staff requires 3 high grade and 2 mid grade per upgrade, so mid grade is not necessarily a bottleneck depending on what you upgrade and how easily you can obtain the two materials.

Man, I just realized now I can't even farm for spell proficiencies anymore without having to spend potions/tokens after the arena. I suppose it's a good thing I did most of it during the last month...

You guys must be doing it wrong. I have no problems meleeing. It is slower than before but not by that much if you use the correct set-up.

You can melee even before Tenb begin to buff them with the correct set-up, too. But the fact remains that it still sucks...

Melees have been fucked over...and over...and over. With every new patch. This one is not an exception. Looks like Rainboro have a soft spot for mages. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

IMO, this is the first patch ever that absolutely nerfed melee since Tenb began to buff them about a year ago. ... Yes, there was a patch that reduce stun dmg bonus, but it was too OP and after the nerfed, you still get a dmg bonus anyway so it still a plus for melee as a whole.

This post has been edited by buktore: Dec 24 2011, 21:48

You guys must be doing it wrong. I have no problems meleeing. It is slower than before but not by that much if you use the correct set-up.

Let me guess. Evade Shade and a Banshee Mace?

Hmmm, looks like I came back just in time for The Forge. Let's see what's up with that. I will cry about what Tenboro did to melee later. =_=

Edit: Still no way to use the extra chaos tokens huh?

This post has been edited by eleeinos: Dec 24 2011, 21:41

/edit: reposting in Forge thread

This post has been edited by Ichy: Dec 24 2011, 22:08

Do I even want to upgrade this?

damn that *is* tough... honestly though, i wouldn't up it.

Do I even want to upgrade this?

Nah. Not Ethereal.

well to be fair. if the forging applies after everything else, the magni makes that mace a pretty nice candidate... but yeah... non eth... and it's not like slaughter bindings fall from the sky =\

Concussive Strike damages Smaug for 904 crushing damage.

Lol, this skill blows.

The only thing I have worth upgrading is this, but I'd rather wait for a max Robe or Pants.
Or a Legendary Destruction, I'm not too picky.
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Yeah I'm just going to wait for robes. 50k phazons are on the line here!!

e: might have to start throwing noodles at snowflake and hope for some LEGENDARY phase robes. probably just get shitton of exq cottons instead tho

This post has been edited by dcherry: Dec 24 2011, 23:43

Well my staff requires 3 high grade and 2 mid grade per upgrade, so mid grade is not necessarily a bottleneck depending on what you upgrade and how easily you can obtain the two materials.

Considering your staff is only +3, those high grade costs seem pretty ridiculous. Not sure if want.

Let me guess. Evade Shade and a Banshee Mace?

Nah, I obliterate everything without a mace. Maces = slow. Speaking of which, here's a tip to all the aspiring melee-ers. What type of weapon doesn't get affected by damage bonuses, ignores enemy defense, and isn't affected by stamina statuses, Spirit Mode, or the obsolete OC?

Bleed (Scythe)

Considering your staff is only +3, those high grade costs seem pretty ridiculous. Not sure if want.

Actually, the problem is I only have 5 monsters and never bothered to acquire bindings of destruction. I only had 3. Also have almost no phazons either, not that I have anything worth using them on. I still have dozens of high grade wood, despite not collecting materials for almost 2 months.

And Spirit Beast Mode is making mage pretty OP against legendaries on BT DwD. It makes maging a reasonable alternative to bleeding everything. ~35 turns to kill per activation. This will go pretty fast after all.

This post has been edited by hitokiri84: Dec 25 2011, 01:02