Light Armor Wizard by 90

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Tazi - Heavens Tear
Tazi - Heavens Tear Posts: 98 Arc User
edited November 2010 in Wizard
I'm going to switch to LA gear by lvl 90.

What shards should I add? Citrine, Garnet or someone mentioned mag attack....

Thanks!
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Wizard - Tazi 100
Psychic - Anastaszia 70
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  • Meyki - Sanctuary
    Meyki - Sanctuary Posts: 222 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Are you wearing HA now or what?
  • Adroit - Lost City
    Adroit - Lost City Posts: 4,628 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Tazi - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    I'm going to switch to LA gear by lvl 90.

    What shards should I add? Citrine, Garnet or someone mentioned mag attack....

    Thanks!

    I hope this is a troll.
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    Current gear: pwcalc.com/6ab2893fbfb080a8
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  • Tazi - Heavens Tear
    Tazi - Heavens Tear Posts: 98 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    I'm AA.

    And why would you hope I'm a troll???

    Do you guys never see LA Wizards in your servers or something? I've seen a lot in HT. Why would you think I have HA?
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    Wizard - Tazi 100
    Psychic - Anastaszia 70
  • Adroit - Lost City
    Adroit - Lost City Posts: 4,628 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Tazi - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    I'm AA.

    And why would you hope I'm a troll???

    I kinda look the other way at people LA from 1-89, but LA at 90+.. you should know better by now.
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    Current gear: pwcalc.com/6ab2893fbfb080a8
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  • Tazi - Heavens Tear
    Tazi - Heavens Tear Posts: 98 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Okay. I appreciate your opinion.
    I still have seven levels to completely make my mind up, but as of right now this is what I am leaning towards.

    What are your reasons for being against it?

    Do you have any positives?

    What do you have?

    It's possible to convince me to stay. I just need more feedback of the logical kind. Not too many wizards to speak to one-on-one unfortunately. So, any information is helpful, but keep in mind of my level so I won't know ALL the 100+ acronyms used for things. b:laugh
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    Wizard - Tazi 100
    Psychic - Anastaszia 70
  • Borsuc - Raging Tide
    Borsuc - Raging Tide Posts: 1,526 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    You can refine protection ornaments for extra pdef. With stone barrier you can bring your pdef near your mdef with some modest gear as an AA. Which means high, since your magic defense is high as an arcane.

    As a LA, your mag def will suck, your pdef won't be much better either. Only solution I see is to use elemental ornaments and refine them, but I doubt the extra crit is valuable compared to the mag attack you lose.
  • Adroit - Lost City
    Adroit - Lost City Posts: 4,628 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Basically.. wearing LA means you trade your magic points for str and dex. At level 100, you are sacrificing ~150 stat points, or 30% of your overall points for an extra 4-5% crit. The survivability between arcane and LA is so close its not even worth mentioning.. and if that is what you are really worried about you can throw in some extra vit for a vit arcane build (higher survivability than LA if you do it right). Why exactly were u planning on going LA?
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  • Shevanel - Sanctuary
    Shevanel - Sanctuary Posts: 436 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    I made up two really quite basic level 90 (With TT 90 and easily aquirable ornaments, refines and shards)*
    One LA http://pwcalc.ru/pwi/?char=f456aec5d724b373
    One AA http://pwcalc.ru/pwi/?char=94fb1e3938c53f75

    Breakdown

    HP
    LA 3737
    AA 3704

    Pdef
    LA 5561
    AA 3621

    Mres
    LA 4795
    AA 7175

    Matk
    LA 4205-5540
    AA 5918-7741

    Crit
    LA 8%
    AA 4%

    (Thats without a second ring)


    Arcane has lower pdef, but even with swapping out 4 citrines for 4 garnets, it still has more hp (Due to cape) Take that away, -180hp is still more than the LA build.

    Arcane Pros:
    Very similar hp
    Higher Matk
    Higher mres
    More mana (less mp cost = money towards refines)

    Cons
    Lower pdef (can be brought up with refines)
    Less crit (can be improved with a second teacher ring.




    *Perhaps the Arcane cape is a bit far fetched, but can be surely found with similar stats.. Even Vit+hp.

    EDIT: I forgot to shard the LA..
    Koiz - omfg my life is now complete
    Shevanel - haha oh?
    ~~~
    Koiz - i took this massive dump
    Koiz - while listening to im on a boat hahahah
    Shevanel - hahahahaha
    Shevanel - haha
    Shevanel - Oh wow

    Certain levels of Boredom..
    ThaMessiah: I'd rather endlessly wack it till I shot a load that hits my ceiling than do a 3-2
  • Amour - Lost City
    Amour - Lost City Posts: 1,825 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    LA is okay for 9x, especially when you can't refine a whole lot... but overall I think AA is better.

    You shouldn't be anything but AA at end game though, with all of the +pdef and crit addons from gear (lunar rings give 500 pdef and 6% crit alone) and stone barrier your pdef should be just fine.
    "Amour is better suited to rainbow text, because he is a classy lady." - Nakhimov
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  • iamgodtruestory
    iamgodtruestory Posts: 24 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    not this thread again...
  • Minimus - Sanctuary
    Minimus - Sanctuary Posts: 208 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Have a LA wiz in guild who does fine but has Nirvana gear +10-12 I think. It is said that the disadvantages of LA outweigh its advatages but it may be challenging to play LA wiz. Personally I prefer pure mag for my wiz.
  • Shevanel - Sanctuary
    Shevanel - Sanctuary Posts: 436 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Who's that mini? I thought I had tabs on all regi wizzies.. unless its someone I'm overlooking.
    Koiz - omfg my life is now complete
    Shevanel - haha oh?
    ~~~
    Koiz - i took this massive dump
    Koiz - while listening to im on a boat hahahah
    Shevanel - hahahahaha
    Shevanel - haha
    Shevanel - Oh wow

    Certain levels of Boredom..
    ThaMessiah: I'd rather endlessly wack it till I shot a load that hits my ceiling than do a 3-2
  • Minimus - Sanctuary
    Minimus - Sanctuary Posts: 208 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Shevanel - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Who's that mini? I thought I had tabs on all regi wizzies.. unless its someone I'm overlooking.

    SupremeQueen b:dirty
  • Shevanel - Sanctuary
    Shevanel - Sanctuary Posts: 436 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Yeah, someone I overlooked.. I was thinking it when I was typing, but I guess cos I've never had anything to do with SQ, I've never really checked/interested myself with the gear.
    Koiz - omfg my life is now complete
    Shevanel - haha oh?
    ~~~
    Koiz - i took this massive dump
    Koiz - while listening to im on a boat hahahah
    Shevanel - hahahahaha
    Shevanel - haha
    Shevanel - Oh wow

    Certain levels of Boredom..
    ThaMessiah: I'd rather endlessly wack it till I shot a load that hits my ceiling than do a 3-2
  • Tazi - Heavens Tear
    Tazi - Heavens Tear Posts: 98 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Okay. I think I've been convinced to stay AA. :)
    Thank you!
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    Wizard - Tazi 100
    Psychic - Anastaszia 70
  • DarkTabard - Sanctuary
    DarkTabard - Sanctuary Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    AA for the win... 11k BIDS at lvl 59 unsparked no genie skills with utter **** gear :) b:pleased
  • Meyki - Sanctuary
    Meyki - Sanctuary Posts: 222 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Thanks the comparsions guys, I really thought LA would suck much more.


    iamgodtruestory wrote: »
    not this thread again...
    And if this wiz asked in the old one (or the other one, or...), you would shout "necro!". So, people are solving similar problems thorough all the history, and if you don't like it, just gtfo.
  • BLOODMYSTIC - Archosaur
    BLOODMYSTIC - Archosaur Posts: 1,842 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    After 90, LA wizards should shard rubies
    "And as for bragging, I don't need to brag. I am famous, yo. My accomplishments are legendary. I am BLOODMYSTIC, speaker of truth, bane of the Barbarians of Impulse, slayer of the **** of Narla, liberator of all the free peoples of the Archosaur server, former master propagandist for our leader in freedom, Proski, and Archtroll of the PWI Forums. And now? Amiable pve wizard, beloved by all, aka BLUEMYSTIC. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
  • Tinaaaaaa - Lost City
    Tinaaaaaa - Lost City Posts: 67 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    LOL troll? Ya go full interval LA mage at 99, that will do you best. b:dirty
  • BlastingWave - Harshlands
    BlastingWave - Harshlands Posts: 75 Arc User
    edited November 2010
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    Goes to roll a full interval LA mage xD
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