MABINATION SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD

• Chihaya wrote on 2011-02-15 21:08
  I think Defense is a little more useful because of the Base Defense. Also, it's considered better than Counterattack since it allows the player to perform an offensive attack rather than to knock back the opponent then prepare another skill.
  
  At r1 with a shield, I think I can negate anything up to 300 to less than 10 damage when hit in Defense
• Kaeporo wrote on 2011-02-16 00:38
  Alright. My damage output as a Human archer is pretty terrible compared to players with nearly half my level. I've come to the conclusion that i'll never be able to compete with similar-level players that have equal skill unless DevCat gives (Human) ranged combat some sort of buff. Regardless, i'm looking into improving my ranged effectiveness, though with a bit of a chip on my shoulder.
  
  Obtaining more MP/SP is pretty straight-forward. Dexterity, on the other hand, is pretty brutal. I currently have all of my ranged skills (except Support Shot) at r1. I've also capped refine and production mastery.
  
  1. How should I go about obtaining more dexterity?
  2. How useful is fragmentation?
  3. How much dexterity should I have before I start ranking Shock?
  4. When upgrading a gathering axe, should I go for the 20% chance or the 1 second reduction?
• Zatrox wrote on 2011-02-16 03:45

  Quote from Kaeporo;337216:

  
  1. How should I go about obtaining more dexterity?
  2. How useful is fragmentation?
  3. How much dexterity should I have before I start ranking Shock?
  4. When upgrading a gathering axe, should I go for the 20% chance or the 1 second reduction?

  
  
  1) Weaving, Playing Instrument. If you had Wood Boards yesterday I would have said Handicraft also (less than an inventory's worth took me rC-> r7). If you haven't already, get the "easy" +Dex skills (First Aid, Metallurgy, r8 Tailor) if you don't really care about AP.
  
  2) Useful, but it's more efficient to have a guildmate who has ranked it instead. Unless you have high AM/Transmutation ranks....
  
  3) There's really no guideline. Since you have Range capped I'd say you can rank Shock whenever. Life Skills take more time than AP. You might want to rank CM for that easy DEX. Also, be sure to stock enough AP for Bow/XBow mastery
  
  4) Can't help you here, sorry :( I just use stock Axes and feed to ego when they're dead
• Combusken wrote on 2011-02-16 03:53

  Quote from Kaeporo;337216:

  4. When upgrading a gathering axe, should I go for the 20% chance or the 1 second reduction?

  
  
  When I upgraded my Gathering Axe, I just followed the upgrade path that the wiki listed.
  Hilt Change > Hilt Polishing > Hilt Polishing > Hilt Polishing > Tracy's Gathering Axe Upgrade.
  It ends up with -0.75s speed along with the 20% chance for firewood so it is pretty useful.
• Xemnas wrote on 2011-02-16 16:49
  What mission does "Defeat the Shadow Warrior Elite" drop from?
• Zatrox wrote on 2011-02-17 03:01
  How to transfer skill books between characters?
  
  More specifically, the Cooking books.
• truefire wrote on 2011-02-17 03:11

  Quote from Xemnas;337912:

  What mission does "Defeat the Shadow Warrior Elite" drop from?

  
  
  Any Taillteann Shadow Mission. I'm not sure if they drop below advanced, but they definitely drop from advanced upward.
• radionoise wrote on 2011-02-17 12:01

  Quote from Kaeporo;337216:

  Alright. My damage output as a Human archer is pretty terrible compared to players with nearly half my level. I've come to the conclusion that i'll never be able to compete with similar-level players that have equal skill unless DevCat gives (Human) ranged combat some sort of buff. Regardless, i'm looking into improving my ranged effectiveness, though with a bit of a chip on my shoulder.
  
  Obtaining more MP/SP is pretty straight-forward. Dexterity, on the other hand, is pretty brutal. I currently have all of my ranged skills (except Support Shot) at r1. I've also capped refine and production mastery.
  
  1. How should I go about obtaining more dexterity?
  2. How useful is fragmentation?
  3. How much dexterity should I have before I start ranking Shock?
  4. When upgrading a gathering axe, should I go for the 20% chance or the 1 second reduction?

  
  
  1. Life skills... forever (Enchant, Hailstorm and Metal Conversion too). Pretty much you want to rank every dex-giving skill in the game, because Human Range can be fairly decent with a strong focus on life skills and an excellent enchant setup. No, you won't make record times, but Human Range was always good and reliable... elven range is just ridiculous, just like giant melee, but humans shine by being able to do both decently.
  
  You can max out the easier skills that Zatrox mentioned and with spare AP from each rebirth, slowly work on a rank or two of the more challenging ones... Range is an endgame skill-set, since outstanding damage is dependent on having the dreaded life skill tab as close to completion as possible.
  
  3. If you're ranking it for the title, then I'd probably investigate further... Apparently, it's glitched? If it's for the use of the skill itself, then it doesn't matter what your dexterity is since it will support you in multi-aggro situations just the same.
  
  Also, try to rank skills with only MP in mind (Mana Shield gets along nicely with a large MP pool), save enough money for Cypress weapons or hunt for the ES and never worry about stamina failure again *hint* *hint*
• NotAnElf wrote on 2011-02-17 18:57
  Does a trinity staff get the two handed sword multiplier ?
• Fyois wrote on 2011-02-17 23:10
  Seeing as it's not classed as a sword, I would have to say no.
• NotAnElf wrote on 2011-02-18 00:06

  Quote from Fyois;339402:

  Seeing as it's not classed as a sword, I would have to say no.

  
  
  I meant two handed weapons, because I'm fairly certain two handed axes/blunts get it as well. :C
• Sauron wrote on 2011-02-18 01:19

  Quote from truefire;338697:

  Any Taillteann Shadow Mission. I'm not sure if they drop below advanced, but they definitely drop from advanced upward.

  
  Well, i got a stones of sliab cuillin elite from shadow warrior basic...
• Klaius wrote on 2011-02-19 02:20
  Can you upgrade with blue upgrade stones if you've already upgraded once or twice with red upgrade stones? (and vice versa)
• Fyois wrote on 2011-02-19 22:16
  If on my mule account, I have one character who's level 25, and a different character gets to level 5, will their levels add together to cancel my free service?
• Adrianblade wrote on 2011-02-19 22:26

  Quote from Fyois;341941:

  If on my mule account, I have one character who's level 25, and a different character gets to level 5, will their levels add together to cancel my free service?

  
  
  nah so long as they all remain under lvl 30 total you will be fine
  
  Also Noble's Sword thats dropped from mammoth field boss
  
  Has anyone ever gotten one from killing it because I've yet to know even one person who has lol