Cleric information for newcomers

junk wrote: »

F. Useless Skills
- Thunderball
Don't get these, ever.

junk wrote: »

About archers flying at level 1, yes they 'can' fly, but the mana drain on the wings is greater than their regen. Which means they can only fly for a limited time. Of course this doesn't apply if they have a hierogram or spam potions, but otherwise they have to wait until 30 when they get non-drain wings (or until their regen outgrows the drain). Clerics on the other hand have greater mana regen and it allows them to fly indefinitely.

As for the physical defense buff being useful for a robe build, I agree that with +def mods and def stones you can get a solid amount. But getting said equipments relies on your luck/money. A character with robes and no +def mods won't gain much from the def buff because it's a percentage as opposed to a flat bonus. If you have 10% damage resist, buffing yourself can at best get you to 17%, ignoring diminishing returns and considering a maxed buff level. So if you're wearing robes with anything other than stacked +def, you're better off investing in sleep/paralyse to keep things away from you rather than improving the defense buff, which at 5% extra def per level, won't make any diffrence if your def is abysmally low to begin with.

On the other hand, if money and equipment is not a problem, you have to consider wether stacking +def on robes is effective. Because by doing that you're using up stone slots and blue attributes you could spend on +hp. By using light armor instead you are either sacrificing con or int for naturally higher pdef. If you're sacrificing con, you can replace it with +hp mods on gear, while the +def mods you're giving up are replaced by natural def. However, you also gain a higher crit%, which amplifies your dps, but lose survivability versus magic. If you're giving up on int, you'll gain overall survivability, be able to mantain dps with enough crit% but you lose out on healing power which is not affected by crit%. Well I guess I went off topic with the light +hp versus robe +def, so to sum it up, the pdef buff only helps you if you are already building towards a good base def, whichever way you'd go (robe/light).

Magyk_El - Raging Tide wrote: »

bad guide i think never to use thunderball what a guide is this

Tojop - Dreamweaver wrote: »

The only thing I use Thunderball for is to reset my cooldowns when I demon spark sometimes. Usually it's spark>cyclone>wield thunder>cyclone>plumeshot>thunderball>cyclone>wield thunder>cyclone, but only if I'm DDing a single target (boss) and don't have to heal/purify a tank. Also, if left at level 1, it's excellent damage-per-mana, as your base magic attack is very large at higher levels.

Still a terrible skill with very narrow application. I'll judge the way I see fit b:pleased

DT - Raging Tide wrote: »

Wow... o__O

If we could give + or Kudos or sort of thumbs up system you would be over 9000. b:laugh

P.S. My build is
5 MAG
4 VIT
1 STR

4 VIT instead of 3 because the last thing anyone wants is for their only cleric to eat some dirt...