Questions to Scythes (And some staves)

• Kueh wrote on 2010-12-21 18:23

  Quote from PandaSong;255647:

  It adds a total of 5 seconds to your Mercury Traps.

  
  
  I'm imagining either a full bloody thread with and almost done mark of death with that 5 seconds. And add a mana pistol in background (that would pretty much be useless otherwise if the boss runs off).
  
  5 seconds is a long time when well-used.
  
  Does anyone know how long a trap holds at rank F? It seems to be variable to me.
• rdk1 wrote on 2010-12-21 19:31
  at 185xx ap, i have both wisp and mercury at rF.
  
  if you have maxed all the damage skills and still looking for places to spend some on ap (combat/str doesn't really count as dmg for evies), i'd spend those ap on def/lifeflare/will/standingendurance/HP/HPPOT before i spend it on wisp and mercury
• Singleuseonly wrote on 2010-12-21 20:05
  Or you could work on staff skills and go hybrid (you want rA magic arrow anyways for the extra int boost).
• sakraycore wrote on 2010-12-21 21:01
  I don't think I have personally maxed blink, but I can imagine it would be incredibly useful to have it maxed. There are a couple of occassions where continuous blinks have saved me. Those spider raids come to mind, they cover such a huge range of area that 1 blink is basically not enough if it's coming after you.
• Eoryu wrote on 2010-12-21 21:43
  * Have you maxed Wisp? Is it worth it?
  Yes completely he owns and will be a major help whether you're soloing or not, plus he's small so he rarely gets hit and he can take some pretty hard hits plus there is no reload times so once he dies you can just BAM pop out another
  * Have you maxed Eagle Talon? Is it worth it?
  havent really bother to level, but some say it's good some say it's not
  * Have you maxed Blink? Is it worth it?
  YES!!!!!!!!!!YES YES YES!!!!! that is all
  * Have you maxed Mercury? Is it worth it?
  absolutely not :3 it is only useful on 2 bosses right now really, the werewolf's and the 1st prairie boss that jumps around a lot, other than that absolute waste of time....
• PandaSong wrote on 2010-12-21 22:46

  Quote from Whyrainfalls;255656:

  I'm imagining either a full bloody thread with and almost done mark of death with that 5 seconds. And add a mana pistol in background (that would pretty much be useless otherwise if the boss runs off).
  
  5 seconds is a long time when well-used.
  
  Does anyone know how long a trap holds at rank F? It seems to be variable to me.

  
  
  That is true, :P but we don't have it yet, so right now it's useless to put AP into unless you have nothing else to rank. By the time we get Mana Pistol, most Evies should have most their stuff maxed. It's not like it costs a lot of AP either. xD So.. ~ until that point, I wouldn't say it's worth it.
• Juno wrote on 2010-12-22 00:47
  As a staff Evie, maxxed Eagle Talon works wonders. It deals a ton of damage and doesn't require me to sit still like fireball, so of course I can work it in. On slow bosses I can lay it right on them, on more mobile bosses I can put it in the general area and they'll likely hit it.
  
  It's also great for clearing weaker mobs.
• Shirayuki wrote on 2010-12-22 00:48
  I haven't raised any of those 4 skills, and I only plan to raise Blink out of all of them.
  
  :U
• BlackShuck wrote on 2010-12-22 07:34
  Whats does Mercury Trap actualy do and what bosses does it work on? It just seems to be a slow to me.
• Skye wrote on 2010-12-22 07:57

  Quote from Eoryu;255880:

  * Have you maxed Wisp? Is it worth it?
  Yes completely he owns and will be a major help whether you're soloing or not, plus he's small so he rarely gets hit and he can take some pretty hard hits plus there is no reload times so once he dies you can just BAM pop out another

  
  
  The wisp actually can go pretty fast...I was doing Brynn's Research today for the dailies, and I decided to pop out a wisp on the boss so I could break all the stalagmites for those STUPID ice crystals, and the thing died in probably only about a minute. And I have mine capped.
  
  I guess wisps are really a matter of opinion and playing style. They're more of a little bit of a boost, I think. I use mine all the time, but I don't think they're really vital to the gameplay.
• Singleuseonly wrote on 2010-12-22 08:04

  Quote from Skye;257252:

  The wisp actually can go pretty fast...I was doing Brynn's Research today for the dailies, and I decided to pop out a wisp on the boss so I could break all the stalagmites for those STUPID ice crystals, and the thing died in probably only about a minute. And I have mine capped.
  
  I guess wisps are really a matter of opinion and playing style. They're more of a little bit of a boost, I think. I use mine all the time, but I don't think they're really vital to the gameplay.

  
  
  Holy smokes...my wisp dies in 2 swipes.
• Kueh wrote on 2010-12-22 08:09

  Quote from BlackShuck;257186:

  Whats does Mercury Trap actualy do and what bosses does it work on? It just seems to be a slow to me.

  
  
  It stops the movement of all enemies inside the circle for a set amount of time.
• PandaSong wrote on 2010-12-22 13:21
  Don't forget: It only stops within the circle. As in, the mobs/boss can run around inside the circle and still hit you if you aren't careful. :( It also doesn't work on anything that's too big (Tyrant and Spiders) and nothing that has no legs (xD Well duh, but I wanted to test that out anyways). It also has no effect on ranged weapons, so any boss that is ranged = no go for those. Unless you use it only to keep them standing still.
• BlackShuck wrote on 2010-12-22 19:21
  Ok thanks, what bosses are mercury traps useful for besides werewolves and nine-fingers?
• Kueh wrote on 2010-12-22 19:41

  Quote from BlackShuck;257742:

  Ok thanks, what bosses are mercury traps useful for besides werewolves and nine-fingers?

  
  
  

  Quote from Whyrainfalls;255635:

  I find Mercury incredibly useful on bosses who have a rushing skill. Like Black Scar, Kobold Chief, and Stong Ekelch.

  
  
  Rushing attacks can seriously mess people up. Even Speedy Ekuloch's if you're on hard can kill people.