a pure PVE guide

ehwaz
ehwaz Posts: 2 Arc User
edited January 2009 in Venomancer
hello im new to the game and have tried combing thru the forums bfore posting this question. im sure its somewhere but i didnt run across it. what im searching for is a pure PVE guide with absoluyely no PVP being factored into it. thank you to all who reply .
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  • Spellbind - Lost City
    Spellbind - Lost City Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Magic build, all magic stats with 1 strength every other level(every even level). Basically, at level 2 put +1 strength, +4 magic. Then at level 3 put +5 magic. And on...Wear Magic Robes with hp gems in them.

    Use the pet Crystalline Magmite as a meat shield for probably your entire PW lifetime... Petite Sawfly for the air. Later on get the level 46 Eldergoth Marksman for luring(search for a luring guide if you don't know what it is). You won't need luring until at least level 30 probably...

    Both the Magmite and the Sawfly are often sold by players in the City of the Lost(the untamed main city) so finding them won't be a problem.

    The basic strategy from beginning to end for you will be to send in your pet first and allow it to attack the monster before you attack. Always keep yourself at a safe distance from all mobs so that they don't attack you because the full magic build leaves you with low health points(but massive attack so its worth it).

    ^Basic guide without all the fine details but if you follow it you'll learn everything else you'll need without much trouble on your own.
  • mwyn
    mwyn Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    thank you! I've been looking all over for pure magic pve info--I'm new too, 2 weeks in the game. The attributes were my biggest issue, but all of this helps. Such a relief to finally find this.

    I love my bunny but now, at level 42, I got a lvl 17 Crystalline Magmite for all the reasons you read about. I needed more of a tank. Leveling him at my level is interesting, hehe.

    One more question tho. Do we put anything in vit and dex? I did but will gladly get reset thingies. I have so much to learn.

    again, thank you.
  • Spellbind - Lost City
    Spellbind - Lost City Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Dexterity, no. But Vitality is up to your gameplay style. A pure magic build means that you can do a lot of damage , but this also means that you will have low health points. If you find that having low health is just to much of a pain to deal with, you can start pointing points into vitality if needed. Some builds even go as far as putting +1 vitality every level, but that is more for a PvP build in my opinion. For a PvE build I would suggest 1 vitality every other level but in the end it all depends on how easy you find it to survive on the health you have.b:thanks
  • Sigr - Heavens Tear
    Sigr - Heavens Tear Posts: 280 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    I have 33 veno with

    135 Mag (131+4)
    17 Vit (13+4)
    20 Dex (15+5)
    21 Str

    which is just a bit on the light side for vit (1 every 3-4 levels) which means a stiff breeze blows her away, but she can decimate mobs as long as I'm paying attention to everything around her. If an aggressive mob spawns on top of her, it get really dicey if it aggros until I get my pet to pull aggro while running around screaming "GET IT OFF ME".

    And no, those 10 points I put into dex wouldn't have gone into Vit, they would have been dumped into Magic pushing it to 145, but she does have a 4% crit rate, but that's just what I wanted to do.
    mwyn wrote: »
    I love my bunny but now, at level 42, I got a lvl 17 Crystalline Magmite for all the reasons you read about. I needed more of a tank. Leveling him at my level is interesting, hehe.

    Just grind mobs at or slightly above the level of the golem that you can kill fast, and it'll level faster.
    Lament of a Hybrid Veno: Where oh where did my spirit go? b:sad

    I hate ranged mobs. b:angry

    I <3 my cactopod. b:pleased
  • Shikome - Heavens Tear
    Shikome - Heavens Tear Posts: 15 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    These are all great guides that I'm sure will address a great deal of the questions you might have, enjoy. b:victory

    A basic guide on surviving with no defenses (PvE) - Perfect World International Forum - http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=137821

    Leveling up a Significantly Lower Lvl Pet - Perfect World International Forum - http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=157131

    Pulling a monster - guide - Perfect World International Forum - http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?p=256641#post256641

    And last but definitely not the least Venomancer F.A.Q. - Perfect World International Forum - http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=13971

    You'll be able to find links to the pages I posted above as well as a boatload of other useful information via the Venomancer F.A.Q.
  • mwyn
    mwyn Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Thanks for all the links. I'm still reading up on this but there is one thing I haven't found.

    Targeting has always been a pain for me in PW, but with the magmite, omg. My pets have all been short.

    When he blocks me, moving to another monster b4 I target...all I target is him for too long a time.

    Running and zigging around trying to target is driving me nuts and its dangerous.

    This can be a problem when I'm in squads too but mostly I haven't run into this much before. Except I get swords a lot when I target or the click on the monster doesn't target it.

    There has to be something to do, something I missed, that I don't know about targeting. I haven't found it.

    I don't die much but dying at all now is a a big grrr. And I hate putting my squad at more risk with slow targeting.
  • Sigr - Heavens Tear
    Sigr - Heavens Tear Posts: 280 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Use "shift" to click through the magmite.
    Lament of a Hybrid Veno: Where oh where did my spirit go? b:sad

    I hate ranged mobs. b:angry

    I <3 my cactopod. b:pleased
  • Vidalaire - Heavens Tear
    Vidalaire - Heavens Tear Posts: 389 Arc User
    edited January 2009
    Hold Shift and click. That combination ignores players and pets. Only mobs and npcs are selectable. Absolutely necessary if you're using a golem. Becomes second nature.

    Also, holding Alt+clicking makes only players and pets selectable. Less useful, but still good to know.

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