900% of 31 (the max damage with an atlatl or so) is still no where near 1k.
^ HS = Heavy Stander, MD = Mana Deflector
You're a giant, definitely go melee first. It's fairly difficult for a giant to effectively use magic at a low level offensively due to low Int and very low Mana. My Magic Mastery is capped and I only have 137 base Mana. I've spent about 200k just getting my Int to 169 base without buying dungeon book drops. I have to rely on my herb pets and I constantly have to make mana pots. I'm not even a mage, I only use Firebolt with my melee and I'll occasionally use FireBall at boss rooms.
Going mage first as a giant is not a good idea. Although with a lot of leveling and training and AP and money, a giant mage can be pulled off.
I advise at least getting all of your bolts anyway as each bolt has a different advantage in different situations like fire countering ogre warriors or ice countering. Just do not rely on them to be pulling off any decent damage, use them strategically and take advantage of a giant's strength and stamina with melee. You certainly cannot go wrong there.
Wasn't he going for human mage..?
900% of 31 (the max damage with an atlatl or so) is still no where near 1k.
Also, the necessary AP to max out all your skills is probably pushing 13k+ by now. "End-game" no longer means you have everything capped out so much as the skill set of your choice finished. I don't think it's entirely fair to say that in the end you'll have it all~
If the max damage of Throwing Attack at r1 is 70 (discounting Atlatl weapon damage, Long Javelins, and +dmg enchants), 900% of that is 630 dmg. All it needs is a rD Critical Hit to pass the 1k dmg mark. Assuming the target has no Defense/Protection/Natural Shield/Charge.
It's doable in theory. It's incredibly minimized in practice. :srsly?:
Wasn't he going for human mage..?
Where was that specified? He even said he wouldn't be able to use range because of javelins so it seemed he was talking giant.
I love my mage and my melee now.
Same for the magic/melee character, Melee would be backup. I wouldn't be using smash with a fire wand and then casting fireball!
Where was that specified? He even said he wouldn't be able to use range because of javelins so it seemed he was talking giant.
I use Charge/Smash/Windmill all the time with a wand, after casting Fireball.
My Windmill with a wand crits for ~700 in Hard Shadow Missions.
Isn't the 900% at r1 replacing the 10-70?
There went your dura?
Cost of mana potions > Cost of repairs
Melee = No mana usage
Do the math.
Melee is cheapest and is very efficient. Mage IMO is strongest endgame weakest earlygame. Range is about the middle same with alchemy. Endgame mixing Mage Alchemy seems to have most potential but....its never cheap.