magic for archers makes a difference?

Fuhjeebies - Harshlands
Fuhjeebies - Harshlands Posts: 209 Arc User
edited June 2009 in Archer
ok so i was fighting an increased magic defense mob with my skills but they were hitting for nothing compared to standard mobs and also i put 5 points on my mag to increase mana a lil and now my skills hit harder O_o

so my question is this:

why do ppl say archers don't need mag if it clearly gives skills like lightening strike and such extra damage?

so far i have been putting 5 on dex then when i lvl again 4 dex 1 strength (lvl 23) 90+ dex but i was wondering if maybe taking mag to about 30 would make lightening hit like a truck lol

also mp recovery rate for archers sucks ****!!1 archer = mana burner

wtb mana charm lolz
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  • Randoms - Dreamweaver
    Randoms - Dreamweaver Posts: 305 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    Mag doenst give extra attack, our attack is based on our physical attack, so I dont know how you did get incrise in your attacks, also it has been told a lot, but you could as well get gear with mp reg. add, its better than adding points into mag which doesnt give at thing.
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  • Cal - Harshlands
    Cal - Harshlands Posts: 111 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    magic archer rules b:cool
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  • Fuhjeebies - Harshlands
    Fuhjeebies - Harshlands Posts: 209 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    hmm still doesn't explain why skill attacks do less damage against an increased magic defense mob which still leads me to believe magic increases damage on certain skills

    if a standard shot does as much or more damage then lightening strike on one of those mobs then mag must play a factor at some level/point
  • _Krue_ - Heavens Tear
    _Krue_ - Heavens Tear Posts: 262 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    The reason your attack did less damage on an Increased magic defence mob is because Lightening strike is your physical damage + XXX Magic damage. Your magic level does not effect this skill, only the level of your skill and your physical damage.

    Never put magic into an archer...
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  • Fuhjeebies - Harshlands
    Fuhjeebies - Harshlands Posts: 209 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    k thanks for clearing that up cus it actually makes sense now lol

    i will eventually make an alt and give it some sort of magic build for fun to see the results at the mo i think i shall stay on the path of 9 dex and 1 strength every 2 lvls that seems to be ok for the light armours as of now

    the 5 dex then 4 dex 1 str makes me crit like a **** lol i one shot a lvl 22 mob when i was also lvl 22 lol b:laugh
  • Prediction - Lost City
    Prediction - Lost City Posts: 343 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    first of all, don't go 9dex 1str, go 1str 4dex

    2nd, it had more physical defense but since lightning strike does magic, it hit harder than your physicals





    Lightning Strike's Power
    It comes from your physical damage, you can have 200 magic and it won't make a difference

    At lvl 10
    A lightning bolt strikes the opponent, dealing Metal damage
    equal to base physical damage plus 2214.9.
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  • Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973
    Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973 Posts: 7,881 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    Archers have no skills that rely on magic damage and so the only effects magic has on an archer is that it increases your MP pool, magic defense, and MP regeneration rate.

    Dexterity on the other hand increases ranged weapon damage, accuracy, evasion, chance to crit, and is a requirement for bows and light armor. Which sounds more useful?
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  • Quilue - Sanctuary
    Quilue - Sanctuary Posts: 5,787 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    *raises hand* DEXTERITY!
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  • Thehate - Heavens Tear
    Thehate - Heavens Tear Posts: 250 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    id say mag, less charm ticks in rebirth
  • Legionarxx - Harshlands
    Legionarxx - Harshlands Posts: 13 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    I built my first arch with 4 mag 1 str every level. Sucko that is why i had to restart. Couldn't kill anything other than myself. 4 dex 1 str all the way now it has made all the difference.

    99.99% of the advice given on these forums is rock solid. Especially for newbs like me.
  • Fuhjeebies - Harshlands
    Fuhjeebies - Harshlands Posts: 209 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    102 dex already lol
    13 vit
    12 mag
    28 str
    as far as i can rememeber, makes no difference anyway the class is overkill.....and i like the crafted bows ^^
  • Death - Harshlands
    Death - Harshlands Posts: 139 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    Thehate - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    id say mag, less charm ticks in rebirth

    You will still use the same amount of mana, regardless if you tick every 1000 pts or 3000pts. If you have higher mag, it won't tick as often, but it will tick for more, so there is no gain.
  • Thehate - Heavens Tear
    Thehate - Heavens Tear Posts: 250 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    it was a joke, but it seems you havent done rebirth. your mana actually gets healed by mp aura there, just that with level 10 barrage it annoyingly ticks nearly every 5 seconds anyway. if you could do 2 barrages without ticking it coud help reduce few k in usage :P
  • meaangirl
    meaangirl Posts: 321 Arc User
    edited June 2009
    put some g5 wood shard in ur bow, it maek u doing more DoT dmages!!1!1!!1! b:laugh

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