Optimal mana utility

princespectre
princespectre Posts: 21 Arc User
edited April 2013 in Dungeons & Tactics
When is the best use of mana pots? Why?
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  • Nariin - Dreamweaver
    Nariin - Dreamweaver Posts: 890 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I assume % is the amount of mana left. Depends on your max MP vs. amount of mana you gain with pot and time it takes to refill... and at what rate you are loosing mana. If you use a pot which refills more mana then you need, extra mana goes to waste of course :o
    I use it at around 30% or when I a message that my mana is running low, just because I don't really pay attention to it.
    Optimal use would be something like using a pot which contains 80% of your max mana at 30% mp left. The extra 10% will get used up by the time the pot fully takes effect.
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  • HrunsPanda - Archosaur
    HrunsPanda - Archosaur Posts: 1,136 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    Depends on situation. During my level up times, when there was little killing to do, i just used mana pots when my mana was near empty. The mana pool is small and would soon be refilled. If i didnt need mana ery quickly, no problem. And it would be would be empty again after killing a few mobs. When there was lots of grinding to do, i used the 10 minutes 50 mana per second apoth so i dont have to use a pot every 3 mobs or so.

    When i am pulling masses, i use a mana pots as soon as i start casting skills even though my mana is still full. I now made kind of a habbit of that. Whenever i get into action, i use a mana pot.

    So where is my 100% option ?!
  • Mayfly - Dreamweaver
    Mayfly - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,094 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    If you're a low level cleric spam healing the tank on a boss, the correct answer is "as soon as the last pot is off cooldown" because you're using mana faster than the pots can refill it.
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  • Jarkhen - Archosaur
    Jarkhen - Archosaur Posts: 990 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    As an archer, I have my autopot set to use an herb at 60% MP just because anything lower than that ends up making demon boa drop occasionally.
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  • Samaela - Dreamweaver
    Samaela - Dreamweaver Posts: 426 Arc User
    edited April 2013
    I don't really pay attention any more since I have a decent sized mana pool and alright regen, so I generally just use mp food when I run out/low mana pops up. The pots give me a high enough amount for that to be ok.

    Before I could use the 75 pots though I used them everytime they were on cooldown when I was in a squad. If I solo grinded I just meditated for awhile to save money.
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