How's downtime?

randomhero00
randomhero00 Posts: 0 Arc User
edited May 2009 in Venomancer
How's downtime lvl 20+ when soloing as a mage veno?

What's the class with the lowest downtime?
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  • Afet - Heavens Tear
    Afet - Heavens Tear Posts: 42 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    It depends. Sometimes there isn't much downtime, other times there's a lot of downtime.


    Shouldn't you pick a class based on other factors?
  • Literature - Harshlands
    Literature - Harshlands Posts: 822 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    Don't have any downtime...atleast at my lvl. ;o
  • Fatalvenom - Lost City
    Fatalvenom - Lost City Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    if you use charms (heiros) there is no downtime at all... it just gets expensive. Especially later in the game (early on gold mp charms last a long time)

    I go through gold mp charms all the time at my level. (maybe once every 3-4 levels or so?) My 1st one lasted me from level 1 to lev 50 (or maybe higher I cant remember) its mostly because of the amount of mp you have at high levels and the mp cost of our nukes at higher levels.

    The good news is HP gold charms last a very very long time on venos though... so we save some cash there.

    One option is (with or without charms)....you can slow down your casting and let your pet do most of the work.. this is a ton slower for leveling, but conserves tons of mana.

    However, if you don't mind buying and burning through tons of gold mp charms then just nuke full tilt non stop.
  • Daerys - Sanctuary
    Daerys - Sanctuary Posts: 1,022 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    What is this downtime you speak of?

    Hope that answers your question.
  • Literature - Harshlands
    Literature - Harshlands Posts: 822 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    if you use charms (heiros) there is no downtime at all... it just gets expensive. Especially later in the game (early on gold mp charms last a long time)

    I go through gold mp charms all the time at my level. (maybe once every 3-4 levels or so?) My 1st one lasted me from level 1 to lev 50 (or maybe higher I cant remember) its mostly because of the amount of mp you have at high levels and the mp cost of our nukes at higher levels.

    The good news is HP gold charms last a very very long time on venos though... so we save some cash there.

    One option is (with or without charms)....you can slow down your casting and let your pet do most of the work.. this is a ton slower for leveling, but conserves tons of mana.

    However, if you don't mind buying and burning through tons of gold mp charms then just nuke full tilt non stop.

    Wtf? Why do you use gold MP charms? What a waste of money. Gold HP charm + small pot usage = a week of gold hp charm.

    And I have sooo many pots just from grinding. I have about 100 of each lv 80 pots and I don't fall below 60 lv 70 hp/mp pots.

    1 tip...use all lucky packs you find. I would say a lot of my pots come from those.
  • XKIAx - Heavens Tear
    XKIAx - Heavens Tear Posts: 373 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    I use no charms, my downtime is 0.
    Nature's Grace + Soul Transfusion + Metabolic Boost ftw.

    Jade Powder are also useful (restores 3k mp).
  • Fatalvenom - Lost City
    Fatalvenom - Lost City Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited May 2009
    Perhaps, I should have prefaced my comments by saying if you use gold mp charms you can kill at "high speed" with zero downtime. I personally hate grinding and I like to get it over with and move on to doing something more fun. If you are casting slow and willing to kill slowly.. potting and other techniques without charms are fine.

    Also note I am on pvp server and don't like dealing with being low on mana if I engage in pvp. People like to attack while you are distracted killing mobs.

    Nature's Grace + Soul Transfusion + Metabolic Boost is cool.. (I have grace/boost at max level) but nature grace is a 5 min downtime.. and I find myself saving using metabolic boost for pvp just in case my gold hp charm gets ticked (along with hp pots).

    Using tons of mp pots is definitely an option, but with the consumption rate of mana doing non stop casting you would go through a ton of pots. Enough pots that gold mp charm should be considered as an option. I do get lots of pots (hp/mp) from mobs from grinding but not enough to maintain me without buying more (if I go all out casting non stop).

    Also, I am not sure what "Literature" is sayin about gold hp... I hope your not suggesting tanking tons if hits while your mana recovers? If your suggesting using the gold hp charm to convert to your mana your going to be ticking your hp charm which consumes a gold charm of equal value as an mp charm. Which is same cost in the end. Except I avoid having to deal with convert at all.

    The other reason i prefer gold mp charms is to maximize my speed when I use training esoterica (I use these when I wanna grind xp). Speed killing with zero downtime is what I like to make the best use of my bonus xp from the esoterica. There is no way, other then constant potting (which is also expensive if you buy them), that any other method will be as fast as using gold mp charms.....Slow kiting mobs, letting pet kill everything and you just heal, slow mellow casting... all of these are slower then non stop nukes of your highest damage spells... But sure.. they do conserve mana.

    For myself...Buying gold charms packs really isn't expensive for as long as they last (but that's going to be different for everyone). Many people I know on my server use gold charms especially at higher levels ... not sure how it is on your server. Play styles and budgets will vary.

    Long story short ...to the OP... whether you use charms, pots, conversion skills or mellow careful gameplay... venos can shine at killing with no downtime. I personally just like to kill at high speed with no down time.

    Speed killing is a luxury and it is more expensive then killing at a slower pace. Ask anyone who runs in zhen groups you go through gold charms like crazy. Its not just a luxury for us... its expensive to power level quick.