Arcane VS L.A. ONCE AND FOR ALL!

EmiliaGray - Lost City
EmiliaGray - Lost City Posts: 57 Arc User
edited December 2009 in Wizard
ONCE AND FOR ALL, let's discuss, debate, and determine which is a better build, Arcane VS L.A. for Wizards.

I'm tired of the forum disputes on the forums, tired of the disputes in-game, and tired of hearing about 'pure' or 'light' wizards builds on OTHER rpgs! Once and for all, already understanding that Wizards @ 9X are extremely powerful, which would win? Arcane VS L.A.?

It shouldn't be too hard to determine a winner, since Perfect World only has four stats, (which makes the game incredibly strategic, which is genius, btw developers...), so please post as long and as detailed as you want. :) Also post links to any videos or any in depth discussions concerning this topic. I want to be the best of the best.

Some of the things I'm interested in are:

PVPing. (most important...)
TW's. (very important...)
Kicking ****. (Duh?)
Having fun. (Both builds are pathetic until endgame, so IDC about that...)
Helping others.

Also if I could get a character calculator example, one being Arcane with the best Arcane armor and another being LA with the best LA, (No rings, belts, etc, as these all are very personal opinions, I think, but feel free to post on what rings belts etc an LA or Arcane should wear to even out the match a bit...), that would be GREAT. :)

Here are some random things I know about both builds:

Arcane:
More damage.
More resist to mdef.
Less crit hit.
Less pdef.

L.A.:
Damn good pdef. (Stone Barrier much?)
Damage less than Arcane. (but not by much)
Better crits.
Better phys attacks. (but wizzies don't need this...)
HH90 Green Light set?
Better at PVP.
Better at dealing with other classes.

And finally, I know one thing is for sure, and that is that at ninety everyone goes pure. Crazy idea, but what are other things I can do at 9X? I know you can get to 105, so that's 55 extra points that an LA wiz can do what the hell ever with. (That's what I am so far, wondering if I should switch...?) 55 points could go straight into magic, but I'm thinking about putting some of those 55 into vit or maybe even dex, since LA has higher dex in the first place? Or is that worth it? Maybe I should just dump all into mag to even out the damage ratio btw Arcane VS LA? I don't know, feel free to rant about any sort of 'hybrid' builds that I could do to **** at 9X, and of course which build is better. Let's end the debates! :) Thanks guys for all input :)

Also if Perfect World ever does expand levels to 150, how would that change things? Imagine the possibilities!
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  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    This post what you posted here clearly shows, that you don't know what you talking about. Because your level is too low. Your opinion will drastically change, when(if) you reach lv. 90+.
    Especially this.

    "Better at PVP.
    Better at dealing with other classes."
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  • EmiliaGray - Lost City
    EmiliaGray - Lost City Posts: 57 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    This post what you posted here clearly shows, that you don't know what you talking about. Because your level is too low. Your opinion will drastically change, when(if) you reach lv. 90+.
    Especially this.

    "Better at PVP.
    Better at dealing with other classes."

    Uh... that is exactly the reason why I'm posting this now at level 27, instead of when it's level 99 and my stats are already set.

    Duh. lol.
  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Uh... that is exactly the reason why I'm posting this now at level 27, instead of when it's level 99 and my stats are already set.

    Duh. lol.
    But you can always restat you points. But I recommend to go with LA and then around LV 85+ restat to Pure. But while you will come to lv 80+ it takes months and months of playing. It will be new race here, abilities, maybe new map. Everything will be different. So You have lot of time to choose your path. b:victory
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  • LloydAsplund - Sanctuary
    LloydAsplund - Sanctuary Posts: 3,899 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Uh... that is exactly the reason why I'm posting this now at level 27, instead of when it's level 99 and my stats are already set.

    Duh. lol.

    This post still shows that you dont understand what Mumintroll was talking about.
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    PVPing. (most important...)
    LA > Arcane before level 90
    Arcane > LA since P def gets diminishing returns. whereas robes give + stats which are more useful to you.

    TW's. (very important...)
    Varies but... this is nearly the same as sage/demon in TW... both are good at killing....in different ways.
    Arcane > LA They expect you to be killing not taking hits.

    Kicking ****. (Duh?)
    Arcane even during the low levels if your a smart wizard you would know to simply ambush em in the back and run if they survive.

    Having fun. (Both builds are pathetic until endgame, so IDC about that...)
    Helping others.
    LA > Arcane during the lower levels as kiting for hours on end sucks....
    Arcane > LA at helping others more damage = more helpful. d(^.-d)

    O.o' someone voted other. =O
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  • pand0ra
    pand0ra Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    But you can always restat you points. But I recommend to go with LA and then around LV 85+ restat to Pure. But while you will come to lv 80+ it takes months and months of playing. It will be new race here, abilities, maybe new map. Everything will be different. So You have lot of time to choose your path. b:victory

    exactly..

    My wiz is only lvl 35 but from what I've understood L.A. will give you more survivability until you get TT90 arcane (which is full of Vit/Hp/P.def ~ gold wrists + green pants b:dirty) at which point you restat to pure for extra~awesome DD.

    My wiz is LA (5% crit at lvl 35 b:pleased)

    O.o' someone voted other. =O

    That was you b:shocked
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    pand0ra wrote: »
    That was you b:shocked


    b:avoid
    or was it? o.O'
    also lol nice name it's um very very silimar to pandora.
    xD
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  • Damaged - Lost City
    Damaged - Lost City Posts: 460 Arc User
    edited September 2009
  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009

    How to get this comparable windows? I never see it before. thanks.
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    How to get this comparable windows? I never see it before. thanks.

    cash shop item. Mumin try right clicking anyone and try to click show attributes. says something like you don't have the required (cash shop) item.

    also if the other guy is LA why is his P def lower? O.o
    b:shocked
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    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
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  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    cash shop item. Mumin try right clicking anyone and try to click show attributes. says something like you don't have the required (cash shop) item.

    also if the other guy is LA why is his P def lower? O.o
    b:shocked

    Ok, thanks. And can you tell the name of item in cash shop? Thank you very much.
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Ok, thanks. And can you tell the name of item in cash shop? Thank you very much.

    me would....but me has no access to the game right now. b:cryb:cry *sad hamster*
    mayhaps another person knows/can check for us.
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  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    me would....but me has no access to the game right now. b:cryb:cry *sad hamster*
    mayhaps another person knows/can check for us.

    Np. When you come home or when you will play, can you check it please? And post it here? I will find it here later. Thanks.
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  • Damaged - Lost City
    Damaged - Lost City Posts: 460 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    How to get this comparable windows? I never see it before. thanks.

    Eye of Observation, exchange tokens
  • pand0ra
    pand0ra Posts: 5 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Let's not forget sharding has alot to do with survivability..and blues.. I guess you can get comparable p.def with a good +p.def A.A. sharded with p.def gems to what L.A. is while not compromising M.def

    It's a constant debate which is best (like with the shards..)
    I guess I'd have to make a new AA wiz to see what the diff really is..

    On a side note, while my Wiz is mainly L.A., I also carry A.A. for magic mobs
    At lvl 35 I've been able to solo all my own bosses (except for FB's ~ didn't try those) Even Yansheng at the mines..

    And all this time I thought Wizzy's were squishy b:chuckle


    b:avoid
    or was it? o.O'
    also lol nice name it's um very very silimar to pandora.
    xD

    I was Pandora on other mmo's I've played, I chose my nickname before I knew about THE pandora lol
  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Eye of Observation, exchange tokens

    Thanks a lot.b:pleased
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Thanks a lot.b:pleased

    b:shocked
    everyone look out Mumintroll now knows all about you!!
    xD

    also @pand0ra

    lol same here someone stole my first name which I used in dozens of other games and forums....
    Hamsta
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    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
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  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    b:shocked
    everyone look out Mumintroll now knows all about you!!
    xD

    also @pand0ra

    lol same here someone stole my first name which I used in dozens of other games and forums....
    Hamsta
    But I think this is very useful items, Hopefully it not just temporary, but permanent. When I will buy it I can use it forever right?
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    But I think this is very useful items, Hopefully it not just temporary, but permanent. When I will buy it I can use it forever right?

    somehow me get the feeling it's not permanent. b:shockedb:sad
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
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  • Mumintroll - Heavens Tear
    Mumintroll - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,393 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    somehow me get the feeling it's not permanent. b:shockedb:sad

    That would be very bad.b:cry
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  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    That would be very bad.b:cry

    bad for us good for the company. b:worriedb:lipcurlb:scorn
    darthpanda16: Firefox crashed on me. Aryannamage: I don't think I am a GM that would be new.
    Hawk:Do this. closing thread
    frankieraye: I'll see if we can replace the woman with a stick figure and the tiger fangs with marshmallows.//Issues like these need to get escalated quickly to minimize the damage.
    Kantorek: Yeah.. you should try it. It's awesome.
    Sihndra: Nope- not currently possible under any circumstances. Sorry.
    LokisDottir: I mean...not haunting the forums, nope nope..
    Konariraiden: You don't know what you are up against. You will lose.
    Waiting for...Hamster Packs!
    58% chance to get tokens
    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
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  • Kannone - Heavens Tear
    Kannone - Heavens Tear Posts: 907 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    At lv 86 LA all i notice is this:

    They have to gank me in TW to kill me (survivability ftw)

    I can't really kill anyone solo unless I crit (12% isn't often enough really); however I still hit HA/LA classes for 1.7-2k with gush, about double that with SS, so when I assist-attack we still get the job done.

    Still, LA vs Pure up to lv 90 is preference. @90 there's no excuse for being LA, check pwicalc, look at the adds you can get on OHT gear (my wrists: 94pdef, 94def, 105HP & haven't started making hats yet), HH top & pants all with garnets = same p.def as LA, 2k more m.damage (that + sage/demon skills = 800+ extra damage in PvP).
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Also, physical defense gives "constant returns" proportional to your health and your health gives "constant returns" proportional to something a little bigger than your defense.

    Also, the original poster missed out on about arcane: pure arcane wizards have bigger mana pools (and somewhat faster mana recovery) than light armor wizards.

    o.o' it's diminishing returns for physical defense. Getting sharded for health = will give exactly how much life the shard says it will give whereas sharding for Physical defense the physical defense will reduce less and less physical damage the more total physical defense you have.
    X_X'

    and um what the heck is "something a little bigger than your defense."?

    also agreed about the mana pool/ mana regen.
    I run circles around my LA friend which makes me more wanted then him.
    xD
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    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
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  • Cholla - Harshlands
    Cholla - Harshlands Posts: 132 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    o.o' it's diminishing returns for physical defense. Getting sharded for health = will give exactly how much life the shard says it will give whereas sharding for Physical defense the physical defense will reduce less and less physical damage the more total physical defense you have.

    You are thinking about damage reduction percentage.

    But damage reduction percentage is... well...

    Let's say you have 2000 health.

    If you have 16% damage reduction, 2380 damage will kill you
    If you have 29% damage reduction, 2816 damage will kill you
    If you have 41% damage reduction, 3389 damage will kill you
    If you have 50% damage reduction, 4000 damage will kill you
    If you have 58% damage reduction, 4761 damage will kill you
    If you have 65% damage reduction, 5714 damage will kill you
    If you have 70% damage reduction, 6666 damage will kill you
    If you have 75% damage reduction, 8000 damage will kill you
    If you have 79% damage reduction, 9523 damage will kill you
    ...
    If you have 100% damage rediction, you would not take damage.

    Your "diminishing returns" were because you were getting closer and closer to 100% damage reduction.
  • MagicHamsta - Lost City
    MagicHamsta - Lost City Posts: 10,466 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    You are thinking about damage reduction percentage.

    But damage reduction percentage is... well...

    Let's say you have 2000 health.

    If you have 16% damage reduction, 2380 damage will kill you
    If you have 29% damage reduction, 2816 damage will kill you
    If you have 41% damage reduction, 3389 damage will kill you
    If you have 50% damage reduction, 4000 damage will kill you
    If you have 58% damage reduction, 4761 damage will kill you
    If you have 65% damage reduction, 5714 damage will kill you
    If you have 70% damage reduction, 6666 damage will kill you
    If you have 75% damage reduction, 8000 damage will kill you
    If you have 79% damage reduction, 9523 damage will kill you
    ...
    If you have 100% damage rediction, you would not take damage.

    Your "diminishing returns" were because you were getting closer and closer to 100% damage reduction.

    yea... it's called diminishing return and it does exist o.o'. you need ever more physical defense to even get it up 1% more as you get more and more phyiscal defense.

    me still wondering what the heck is "something a little bigger than your defense."?
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    41% chance to get an all class pet hamster....but they has already been freed by the magic hamster.
    1% chance to get ban hamstered with the message "Hamsters United!"
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  • Miss_Tika - Lost City
    Miss_Tika - Lost City Posts: 730 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Ya its abuot the % reduction. Not the actual defense number.

    someone could have 700 more defense than me but have the same % reduction. silly huh...
  • Elrond - Heavens Tear
    Elrond - Heavens Tear Posts: 44 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Also 700 defense will make a difference even if the present does not go up. PWI does not use incremental damage reduction, look around on the forums or test it out yourself if you don't believe me.

    Also notice in Cholla's post that the greater the % the more damage you can take, this does not improve linearly.

    This is why a vit build will have better defense then a LA build.

    So robes vs LA... im gonna add 2 other builds into the mix for your consiteration. Vit Robes, and HA/robes mix

    Vit - http://pwcalc.ru/pwi/?char=8e67cff28ff5b92e (better deffence then LA, slightly worse damage)

    and HA - http://pwcalc.ru/pwi/?char=5c00f0626ac18ed4 - better pdef and worse mdef then vit, about the same damage.

    if your goal is to survive until you can drop a ultimate on someone/hordes of ppl consiter these ^_^
    light/vit/HA does about 89% of the damage a pure would do for casting ultimates (earth/water), and 82% for gush.
  • Miss_Tika - Lost City
    Miss_Tika - Lost City Posts: 730 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    I think you need to take into account the person's level, since you only see damage reduction percents for fighting opponents your own level. And I think you need to ignore "round off for display purposes".

    Each level one has over the other is another % reduction, not quite relevant to what we're talking about.

    Your second sentence i don't understand...
  • Amour - Lost City
    Amour - Lost City Posts: 1,825 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Each level one has over the other is another % reduction, not quite relevant to what we're talking about.

    Your second sentence i don't understand...

    I think (s)he means that the displayed % in character screen is rounded for ease, when I guess it is rounded... but it's rounded because you cant have half a percent... so it's either 50% reduction or 51% reduction... so I don't know where your argument comes from.
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  • blackcid4
    blackcid4 Posts: 121 Arc User
    edited September 2009
    Arcane is the only way, Wizard LA aren't useful, low attack, low magic defense, low life, medium fisical defense.

    There are only two ways and all are arcane:

    Full atack wizard (full mag), superatack, super magical defense, medium-low phisical defense, bad life.

    Hibrid wizard (vit and mag), good atack, medium life, good magical defense, medium-low physical defense.