Switching From Light Armor

/ueron - Archosaur7
/ueron - Archosaur7 Posts: 2 Arc User
edited March 2011 in Venomancer
Hi I'm a veno who chose to be light armor from the very beginning.
When I hit lv 33 my friend said I was using my stats wrong. She's an arcane mage and said light armor wasnt even for venos. Is she right? I wanted to know if light armor is a good build for veno. I put 2 stat points in mag and 1 in str, dex and vit every lvl.

I'm now lvl 35 and I'm thinking of switching to arcane mage. Is it too late for me to switch? i always tend to mess up my characters because I use stat points wrong. I dont want to have to start over again :(

I know I can reset my stat points but I dont have the money to buy that reset note. Please help.
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  • Katzyn - Sanctuary
    Katzyn - Sanctuary Posts: 1,270 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    It's entirely up to you, what build you want to use. My veno started out LA, as well, by mistake, because I completely had no idea what I was doing, and I decided, around your level, to do AA after another veno told me I was an idiot and screwed up my stats, lol.

    I personally like AA, but there are many, many, many LA and even HA venos out there, so go for what YOU want.

    It's definitely not too late to switch, but you will need restat notes, as you said, and it you can't afford them...well, it's up to you. Again, if you want to stay LA, then stay.
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  • Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear
    Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,161 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Well, here's the thing. You need 3 mag every level in order to keep up with current magic weapons. Regardless of your armor type, that's pretty important. A true LA build for a veno is 3 mag, 1 str, 1 dex. Like Katzyn said, do what you want, but just keep that in mind. I would start following that build... you'll be a little behind, but just keep saving up for a reset note if you really don't want to start over. It won't be a huge deal.
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  • Arlenia - Dreamweaver
    Arlenia - Dreamweaver Posts: 55 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    It is possible to be LA build as a veno, but I personally would not recommmend it, especially not for a beginner. I'd got for arcane gear myself, with a bit of vit if you feel the need. At your level, it would probably be easiest to just reroll the char if you want to switch, rather than reset. It's pretty fast to hit 35.

    In case you want to stay LA: The pros are higher crit rate and better survivability against physical AOEs and melee mobs. Cons are lower overall damage and less consistent damage. Also, your pet heals will be weaker than as arcane.

    Even if you stay LA though, you still need to use your stats differently. There's no room for vit in a LA build. You need 3 mag every level in order to be able to use up to level weapons. Then you need 1 str and 1 dex per level for up to level LA gear. So the proper LA build would be 1str, 1dex and 3mag per level.
  • Shifong - Heavens Tear
    Shifong - Heavens Tear Posts: 409 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    LA works until level 90. After that level the defences are mediocre to low. Light armor can't get any vit. So putting vit in your build is absolutely wrong. Like the previous poster said, it's 3 mag, 1 str and 1 dex every level. You can still switch to arcane if you want without resetting your stats. Just put every stat point you get from now on into magic. But keep an eye out on str. Minimum str you need to wear the latest arcane armor is (your level / 2) + 4.

    Just save up for a reset note for later on.
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  • /ueron - Archosaur7
    /ueron - Archosaur7 Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Thank you so much I'll work on that. I may be a little behind as a new arcane but I'll work it out somehow :)
  • tweakz
    tweakz Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I have yet to see an advantage given for "higher crit rate". Survivability is kind of a moot point: get better equips as needed and you should be fine.

    Only advantage I could see is if you want to be a claw / fist veno, but I think you'd be better off rolling an Assassin instead.
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  • Mauntille - Heavens Tear
    Mauntille - Heavens Tear Posts: 694 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Even if you're not planning on being a claw/fist veno, LA is understandable if you're account stashing the gear between your veno and an Archer/Sin. If for no other reason than it can be shared.

    As a side note about survivability, LA only helps with p.def, and the advantages aren't as noticable 90+. Although even though the gap narrows, I see a lot more arcanes running from phys mobs than I do LAs. AA has much better m.def, so both have their advantages.
  • Lyritha - Heavens Tear
    Lyritha - Heavens Tear Posts: 447 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    claw/fist is up to you but you can use light armor without claw or fist however you will need to use magic swords and not patakas.... so if you plan to go rank 9 ever do not bother with this build.

    the interval added from later on armor bonuses benefit you in fox form. So basically you need to ask yourself if you want to deal decent magic and physical attack or deal just a lot of physical attack or magic attack

    arcane leans more toward magic damage
    heavy leans toward fox form physical damage
    light is middle road with balance of the two


    note if you go heavy or light non-fist sage is most beneficial
    if you go heavy or light fist build demon works best
    for arcane I would say demon would work best.
  • Myrrmidonna - Dreamweaver
    Myrrmidonna - Dreamweaver Posts: 204 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    I'm light fox (mainly humanform plus foxdebuffs, ocasional foxplay when feeling like doing something different), and I love every bit of it, although I plan on restating to heavy/arcane hybrid in my 90's.
    arcane leans more toward magic damage
    heavy leans toward fox form physical damage
    light is middle road with balance of the two
    quoted for truth b:chuckle

    Every build of veno has its pros and cons. Light is well-rounded, trading some of its dungeon soloing ability for better overall defences and flexibility. The downfall are all those points you need to put in dex, and the critrate you get of it, but 1/ it's just a few %, nothing big, 2/ it lets you do a bit more damage, and 3/ ads some 'fun' b:laugh
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  • Vixter - Harshlands
    Vixter - Harshlands Posts: 1,275 Arc User
    edited March 2011
    Light armor builds have 3 mag, 1 str, and 1 dex per lvl. the VIT stays at 5. but i have about 5.5k HP unbuffed on my light armor veno, which is a decent amount for only having 5 vit. i love being light armor, but when it comes to being the best of the best, you may not be able to achieve that with light armors. its about how you want to play the game.

    light armor provides a little more p.def than robe, with the sacrifice of less m.def. some people can pull off light armor well, and some people just arent so good at it. getting a decent amount of HP comes from your refine levels and shards. if you dont think you can afford decent refines and shards, light armor may not be suitable for you. but it is all on how you want to play your veno. venos, thankfully, have a wide variety in choices with the gears they can wear and builds they can use.
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