The elements

Gregen - Lost City
Gregen - Lost City Posts: 174 Arc User
edited June 2009 in Wizard
Is it really necessary to use all your elements? I just have my fire balls and crown of flame maxed with Fire Mastery at level 9 until I can max that. I never use any other elements and my strategy is the same for every creature, whatever its element, and I don't get hit.

It makes more sense to me to have one really powerful area than several moderate ones.
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  • Shevanel - Sanctuary
    Shevanel - Sanctuary Posts: 436 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    I think having a good range of spells, that can be useable at any point, is more exciting and brings more flavour (For lack of the better word I was thinking of) to your fighting.

    It's always good to use the proper element again the mob, as in general it will do more damage, uses less mana = less pots (If you use them) or less ticks on your charm.

    I have all three elements at equal spots, the main three maxed.
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  • Ishmah - Sanctuary
    Ishmah - Sanctuary Posts: 192 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    Do yourself a favour & max earth element for;

    lvl 76 dragonmaids
    lvl 87 undine mystics
    lvl 88 ultrafin suprmes

    Whilst having 2* fire main fire based spells for grinding (pyrogram & Will of Phoenix), you have 3 earth based spells (Sandstorm, Stone Rain & Pitfall).

    There are the fire & earth based ultimate spells too of course but needing 2 sparks they are less often used than the regular nuke spells.

    And, lastly, as you're going to be doing more & more grinding each level max Glacial Embrace to grind water mobs.

    Sandstorm is your main grinding damage spell so why not use it against mobs that are weak to earth element.

    *Have not included Crown of Flame. Whilst Crown of Flame & Pitfall are both DoT's, Pitfall at least has a chance to slow or freeze a mob unlike Crown of Flames.
  • Shevanel - Sanctuary
    Shevanel - Sanctuary Posts: 436 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    pitfall and crown are so fast to cast, that you can get both off in the time of one and a half of other attacks.

    Hailstorm also has a chance to freeze, giving you more time to get another attack off.
    Koiz - omfg my life is now complete
    Shevanel - haha oh?
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    Koiz - i took this massive dump
    Koiz - while listening to im on a boat hahahah
    Shevanel - hahahahaha
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    Shevanel - Oh wow

    Certain levels of Boredom..
    ThaMessiah: I'd rather endlessly wack it till I shot a load that hits my ceiling than do a 3-2
  • FireMagican - Sanctuary
    FireMagican - Sanctuary Posts: 23 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    well I'm not the best mage
    but i did it this way:
    max stone rain, gush, pyrogram, sandstorm, element buffs, and Divine Pyrogram (as possible)

    then till 60 i looking for some eqipt things with just 1-2 elements so that they have very much ress, and choose mobs to grind about what element (mostly water, metal or fire because most dmg and most ressi)
    so i think one of the biggest advantage of the mages is that they have 3 elements
    so i prefer to upgrade all

    Fire
  • Mizuoni - Dreamweaver
    Mizuoni - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,533 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    How can you tank mantavip with only fire skills o_0 You need a decent live GB i hated it when i had to tank mantavip for my guild. It was horrrrrrible! It took way too long. >.<
    Sins are Scissors. Psychics are Rocks.
    Archers, Venos, Barbs, Wizards, BMs, Mystics, Seekers are Paper.
    ...and Clerics are Mushrooms.
    Paper beats Rock. Scissors beats Paper. Scissors also happens to beat Rock...until Rock gets 50k+ soulforce at which point Rock becomes an unstoppable killing machine that beats Paper... and would beat Scissors but it can't find Scissors, because Scissors are invisible.
    So Scissors beat Paper and avoids Rock, and that is called BALANCE. -cheze
  • FireMagican - Sanctuary
    FireMagican - Sanctuary Posts: 23 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    lol you could tank mantavip with lvl 65 ?? o.O
    isn't mantavip lvl 70 and a very hard boss ??
  • Mothergoose - Sanctuary
    Mothergoose - Sanctuary Posts: 1,320 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    FireMagican - Sanctuary wrote: »
    lol you could tank mantavip with lvl 65 ?? o.O
    isn't mantavip lvl 70 and a very hard boss ??

    Not really, the it's only hard for barbs to tank because it use magic attack only, and not melee. HA is at a disadvantage. If you really want to, a robe class can tank him on pots.
  • Mizuoni - Dreamweaver
    Mizuoni - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,533 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    i tanked mantavip at 58,60 and for my token quest at 62. It was really annoying he kept on interupting my channeling basically i just got two sparks then either sutra or MS. It took under 20 minutes though but it felt longer.
    Sins are Scissors. Psychics are Rocks.
    Archers, Venos, Barbs, Wizards, BMs, Mystics, Seekers are Paper.
    ...and Clerics are Mushrooms.
    Paper beats Rock. Scissors beats Paper. Scissors also happens to beat Rock...until Rock gets 50k+ soulforce at which point Rock becomes an unstoppable killing machine that beats Paper... and would beat Scissors but it can't find Scissors, because Scissors are invisible.
    So Scissors beat Paper and avoids Rock, and that is called BALANCE. -cheze
  • Gregen - Lost City
    Gregen - Lost City Posts: 174 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    Maybe it's just me. Right now my pyrogram does more damage to a fire monster then gush does, my gush is level 9. I got sandstorm up to level 7 and earth mastery level 1 and is still doing not nearly as much as divine pyrogram. I don't know what reasons other people like to play, but I like to play for fun. I'm not striving to become number 1 or anything, I just have my style of gameplay. :)
  • Ursa - Dreamweaver
    Ursa - Dreamweaver Posts: 2,634 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    whatever you do next, raise those masteries asap.
    Makes a hell of a diference to have about 18% more dmg.
    and pyro on mob does more than gush?...something is not right there :)
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  • Gregen - Lost City
    Gregen - Lost City Posts: 174 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    [QUOTE=and pyro on mob does more than gush?...something is not right there :)[/QUOTE]

    I have fire mastery Level 9
  • FireMagican - Sanctuary
    FireMagican - Sanctuary Posts: 23 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    Ty for the tip ursa
    @gregen why had you started this thread? Just to defend youtr way
    If you like your way and get All mobs easily you needn't any help
    So keep on the way you like till u think its a bad one

    Fire
  • Gregen - Lost City
    Gregen - Lost City Posts: 174 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    Sounds about right. I go on these forums when I'm bored.

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