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Weedhead Actual Hawk Posts: 284	How can I improve my mage? #45840 - 01/30/08 08:04 PM
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FSeries Actual Hawk Posts: 260	Re: How can I improve my mage? #45851 - 01/30/08 09:08 PM
	Try gaseous blast. I'd also put shadow lightning as one of your mouse clicks if you're going for shadow spec. -------------------- Freesia - 7 days, 16 hours, 42 minutes to 100

Necrophilius
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Re: How can I improve my mage?
#45859 - 01/30/08 10:06 PM

Try getting equipments that concentrate on one particular element, instead of those that have elemental bonuses all over the place.

Using Shadow Bolts and Ice Shards at the same time is completely pointless, since they both do the same thing (deal lots of damage). If you need to switch elements to counter resistances, do so manually: you don't need both at the same time.

Heal Self, Not Other and Spontaneous Regeneration are completely and utterly crap in PvE. They usually heal less than Potions do, with ridiculously long cooldowns and long casting times: Heal Self, Not Other in particular gets interrupted if you use it in combat. Basically, Potions vastly outstrips those two skills. They are used only in PvP, where you cannot use potions.

Put Shadow Lightning on one of your mouse buttons: I suggest you put Shadow Lightning on Left and Shadow Bolt/Ice Shards on Right, since Shadow Lightning needs a target anyway. It has a quick cooldown, so on the mouse button is better.

Get Gaseous Blast from the Ranger Trainer. It may seem like a Ranger Skill, but in truth it is a powerful Mage AOE. It's damage is based on INT, as are all elemental attacks.

I have mixed feelings about Spirit of the Hare and Coach Potato, but if you think you need them, so be it. You may wish to consider Gym Freak or Average BMI should you ever feel you need more HP. If you are going for INT Mage, which you seem to be, get BSoL when you can - though it may not be that useful at the early levels, it is important once it is higher leveled.

Weedhead Actual Hawk Posts: 284	Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #45859] #45931 - 01/31/08 05:50 PM
	Ty guys. I maxed out gaseous blast a week ago but I was fighting poison monsters so it doesn't help so I took it out. As for shadow lightning, I also have the knock down one. Which one should I use? Also I read another post talking about getting 4k hp. Should I do that or continue to obliterate monsters with powerful magic? Edited by Weedhead (01/31/08 06:09 PM)

Necrophilius Veternarian Posts: 1,379	Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #45931] #45978 - 01/31/08 11:52 PM
	Shadow Word: Smackdown is completely and utterly useless except in PvP. Getting HP is definitely important, but don't go out on your way to do so. As I said, using Gym Freak or Average BMI is nice.

skurx
New Kid
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Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #45978]
#45989 - 02/01/08 02:35 AM

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Shadow Word: Smackdown is completely and utterly useless except in PvP. Getting HP is definitely important, but don't go out on your way to do so. As I said, using Gym Freak or Average BMI is nice.

I ahve found this to be totally true >) Smackdown is junk in PvM. I have had zero input on my mage, and just found this thread so I must pirate it and insert my own mage for appraisal.
http://www.threeplanetssoftware.com/software/dr/profile.php?character=skur

Necrophilius Veternarian Posts: 1,379	Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #45989] #45990 - 02/01/08 03:24 AM
	Don't put Dark Wizardry on the mouse button: you are not a Fighter or Ranger. Instead, put a Bolt spell there. Fire Bolt shouldn't be on the skillbar, it should be on the mouse button. Considering your gear is mainly +Shadow, I would use Shadow Bolt instead of Fire Bolt, but that is up to you.

Weedhead Actual Hawk Posts: 284	Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #45990] #46038 - 02/01/08 06:15 PM
	Which one should I put if I'm going to use SR in the future? Gym Freak or Avg BMI? http://www.threeplanetssoftware.com/software/dr/Crackersd -------------------- The above is my thinking . I can not be held accountable for correctness or understandability. http://www.threeplanetssoftware.com/software/dr/Crackersd Score: Me: 3 DR: 25970

Necrophilius Veternarian Posts: 1,379	Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #46038] #46079 - 02/01/08 10:04 PM
	SR as in Soul Rend? If so, DON'T BOTHER. Soul Rend, despite its damage being based on INT, has an accuracy based on AR. It's a Fighter's Skill, not a Mage Skill. Personally, I prefer Gym Freak because Average BMI really does little.

Disodo
New Kid
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Re: How can I improve my mage?
#46120 - 02/02/08 02:33 PM

FSeries originally postd these numbers, credit to him...

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* Average BMI + Couch Potato. This is an odd combination of two potentially conflicting passives, but the net gain of combining the two are rather interesting.

Average BMI: +10% health per point of endurance, +5 agility, + 5 endurance, -5% mana per point of intellect, -5 strength, -5 intellect
Couch Potato: -5% health per point of endurance, -5 agility, -5 endurance, +20% mana per point of intellect, +5 strength, +5 intellect
Net gain: +5% health per point of endurance, +15% mana per point of intellect

* Gym Freak + Bookworm. Like Average BMI and Couch Potato, these two skills are also reflections of each other.

Gym Freak: +50% health per point of endurance, +5 strength, +5 agility, -25% mana per point of intellect, -5 endurance, -5 intellect
Bookworm: -25% health per point of endurance, -5 strength, -5 agility, +100% mana per point of intellect, +5 endurance, +5 intellect
Net gain: +25% health per point of endurance, +75% mana per point of intellect

so as you see this is what could be done... also if your not going to rely on Blue Screen of Life then you badly need to do one of these. And focus your gear on the lower int boost but higher def...

Disodo New Kid Posts: 8	Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #46120] #46121 - 02/02/08 02:34 PM
	then again you quit playing so... man these boards are dead

Weedhead
Actual Hawk
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Re: How can I improve my mage? [Re: #46120]
#46122 - 02/02/08 03:39 PM

Quote:

FSeries originally postd these numbers, credit to him...
Quote:

* Average BMI + Couch Potato. This is an odd combination of two potentially conflicting passives, but the net gain of combining the two are rather interesting.

Average BMI: +10% health per point of endurance, +5 agility, + 5 endurance, -5% mana per point of intellect, -5 strength, -5 intellect
Couch Potato: -5% health per point of endurance, -5 agility, -5 endurance, +20% mana per point of intellect, +5 strength, +5 intellect
Net gain: +5% health per point of endurance, +15% mana per point of intellect

* Gym Freak + Bookworm. Like Average BMI and Couch Potato, these two skills are also reflections of each other.

Gym Freak: +50% health per point of endurance, +5 strength, +5 agility, -25% mana per point of intellect, -5 endurance, -5 intellect
Bookworm: -25% health per point of endurance, -5 strength, -5 agility, +100% mana per point of intellect, +5 endurance, +5 intellect
Net gain: +25% health per point of endurance, +75% mana per point of intellect

so as you see this is what could be done... also if your not going to rely on Blue Screen of Life then you badly need to do one of these. And focus your gear on the lower int boost but higher def...

I tried using gym freak but it sucks when I'm not the meat shield in party.

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