MABINATION SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD

• Rynn wrote on 2015-09-25 15:20

  Quote from ironwoman;1287416:

  you will do better without trans because more Magic Attack.

  
  
  DK always has a 10% forced damage reduction.
  Even stuff that is fixed damage like black dragon's 100 dmg flying fire will do 90 dmg. You can even survive any girgash's meteor if you transform as DK and have full health.
  
  DK is better than paladin if you have clouds. If you're not close to 1500 stats, you can reroll in rabbie arena for 360 of your favorite stat then keep it indefinitely. If you have no clouds, then it's a toss up and who cares since either way it's only gonna last a few minutes.
  
  If you're endgame using /any/ trans can lower your damage, in which case you would only be using it for stat regen or as an "oh shit" button. DK performs better as a stat regen (due to more stats) and as an "oh shit" button (due to better RNG-free tanking).
• Intimacy wrote on 2015-09-25 15:29

  Quote from Rynn;1287420:

  DK always has a 10% forced damage reduction.
  Even stuff that is fixed damage like black dragon's 100 dmg flying fire will do 90 dmg. You can even survive any girgash's meteor if you transform as DK and have full health.
  
  DK is better than paladin if you have clouds. If you're not close to 1500 stats, you can reroll in rabbie arena for 360 of your favorite stat then keep it indefinitely. If you have no clouds, then it's a toss up and who cares since either way it's only gonna last a few minutes.
  
  If you're endgame using /any/ trans can lower your damage, in which case you would only be using it for stat regen or as an "oh shit" button. DK performs better as a stat regen (due to more stats) and as an "oh shit" button (due to better RNG-free tanking).

  
  
  I'm honestly curious how many clouds it'd take to keep infra going? at the moment i have two.
• Rynn wrote on 2015-09-25 16:00
  5~6 or so can keep it going forever, but once you can cap stats with just cater it's no longer worth it to go for the infinite trans aspect.
• callback wrote on 2015-09-25 17:56

  Quote from Intimacy;1287423:

  I'm honestly curious how many clouds it'd take to keep infra going? at the moment i have two.

  
  
  4 if you don't take outside damage. 2 if you don't mind spending the mana/stam to spam SoT with 15 healing hands (SoT alone should sustain you cloudless after g20's crusader cooldown buff).
• Aliyah wrote on 2015-09-25 19:12

  Quote from Rynn;1287355:

  
  Staff = blue.
  Why?
  
  1. 70% of the reason to use a staff is Lightning Rod. Even if you do extremely inefficient things and get 618 magic attack (without a 10 minute magic weapon power pot) and a red staff, you'll only make blue and red EQUAL in average damage and you would need a number much larger than that for there to even be a noticeable difference.
  
  2. Magic balance is 100%. In other skillsets where balance is capped at 80%, CDMG inherently has more value since critical portions ignore the balance formula. Magic crits and non-crits are more properly balanced.
  
  3. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Most magic skill mechanics revolve around dealing burst damage with slow refire and mass aggro. Getting non-crit fireball to OHKO and save you from any aggro and having to cast again, extra ice spear chaining because you can actually get chains started without having to pray to RNG, etc is far more valuable towards practical DPS.
  
  Higher average damage of red only matters when damage is actually constant and not wasted, but in current content red critical damage for magic is mostly wasted because blue crits are already overkill.

  
  Makes sense, thank you :)
  Looks like blue celtic staff it is
  
  and thanks Esileruf for those breakeven points.
• Chihaya wrote on 2015-09-25 19:23

  Quote from Rynn;1287384:

  You'd need more damage than that, cause 1212 x 1.39 > 1200 x 1.4. Bone chip + inspiring make it a pretty close call though.
  
  But yeah, if you're using cater to get 1500 regardless and you're the one buffing then GM bard wins every time no matter what.

  
  
  The thing is, it's not only about damage that I'm contemplating GM Bard; it's also the Vivace Bonus for raids and Harvest Song for material collection too.
  However, considering that I'll be capping STR soon with the help of Catering, I'll make sure I hit GM Bard when I can.
  
  One more question, but it's more of a price check. I'm getting tired of the Dreamland bag taking up a huge 3x4 space in my inventory, and will be buying a Lorna or Carasek bag. Any idea how much either of these cost on TARLACH server? (Prices on other servers welcome so I can "correlate" down to Tarlach prices)
• Kenero wrote on 2015-09-25 20:19
  20 mil on mari for casarek
• Intimacy wrote on 2015-09-25 20:26

  Quote from Kenero;1287436:

  20 mil on mari for casarek

  
  I've seen a selling ad for the same price on a Casarek bag here on Alexina.
• Invisible wrote on 2015-09-25 20:59
  I got a gathering speed stone for alban, but is there any thing to gather from? Other than pets.
  
  

  Quote from Chihaya;1287434:

  I'm getting tired of the Dreamland bag taking up a huge 3x4 space in my inventory, and will be buying a Lorna or Carasek bag.

  
  
  I thought you could use all three of them at once...unless you really hate that 3x4 shape.
• Chihaya wrote on 2015-09-26 00:42

  Quote from Invisible;1287439:

  I got a gathering speed stone for alban, but is there any thing to gather from? Other than pets.
  
  I thought you could use all three of them at once...unless you really hate that 3x4 shape.

  
  
  Unless the Paradise of Gems have something to gather from, I'd say the stone is useless. The others are pretty much the Aton Anvil and Hall of Warriors/Rangers/Mages, so I don't think there's anything to gather.
  
  Not only the shape and how it takes up 12 while the others take 4 and 1 respectively, but I also carry around Ore/Herb bags as well, so I don't have much room. I have three doll bags and also need a 2x2 space for Shop Licenses (because they for some reason cannot be put in bags).
  
  Purchased a Lorna bag for 4m (which is probably a bit OP, but I was pretty desperate), and stuck my 3x4 bag in the bank to rot.
  
  Question: What's the approximate chance to obtain a Demonic Gloomy from Episode 5, for both the Non-Wednesday/Weekend and the Wednesday/Weekend bonus? I've been trying daily for a whole two weeks with no avail, which kinda explains why they're easily 1m each on Tarlach. At this point, I'm also thinking doing it on alts for it.
• Blissfulkill wrote on 2015-09-26 10:28
  Ohaiyo, what's the deal with the rain?
• Chihaya wrote on 2015-09-26 17:52

  Quote from Blissfulkill;1287477:

  Ohaiyo, what's the deal with the rain?

  
  
  Like in game...? It does a lot of things, but I think the wiki page might do a better job at explaining: http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/view/Weather
• ikillforpie wrote on 2015-09-28 02:48
  There been rumors(?) that Champion es drops from mammoth. Just wondering if this is true or not :o Doesn't say anything on it wiki and i heard all the ES from WD comes from other raid bosses.
• Chihaya wrote on 2015-09-28 04:14

  Quote from ikillforpie;1287582:

  There been rumors(?) that Champion es drops from mammoth. Just wondering if this is true or not :o Doesn't say anything on it wiki and i heard all the ES from WD comes from other raid bosses.

  
  
  Remember that Wiki is a player-edited database, and is heavily outdated with the raid boss revamp. Not many people will be able to confirm a Champion Drop from a Mammoth mainly because of the lack of players fighting it, so the only certain way to find out is if you perform the raids yourself.
  
  While it is true that WD's ES rewards appear in other raid bosses as well, it's not a good idea to make fact about a drop simply based on one person's observation. AKA, get at least two more witnesses to Champion drops from Mammoths before actually making such an assumption.
• Kenero wrote on 2015-09-28 09:23
  FH vs. BASH vs. WM
  
  What order do you recommend to rank first?