Notes on Elemental wave's meters

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Tropa wrote on 2013-06-07 00:55

Apparently the Meters when filled gives you a total of 150 Health/Mana/Stamina.

When using Alchemy skill, these meters will fill up, When filled, they allow you to use Elemental wave.

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Skill - Water | Fire | Wind | Earth
Watercannon: 2% | 0% | 0.5% | 0%
Frozenblast: 8% | 0% | 2% | 0%
Rain Casting: 10% | 0% | 2% | 0%
Flameburst: 0% | 2% | 0% | 0.5%
Heat Buster: 0% | 8% | 0% | 2%
Windblast: 0.5% | 0% | 2% | 0%
Shock: 3% | 0% | 10% | 0%
Life Drain: 2% | 0% | 8% | 0%
Sandburst: 0% | 0.5% | 0% | 2%
Golem summon: 0% | 2.5% | 0% | 10%
Hydra: 0% | 2.5% | 0% | 10%
Barrier Spikes: 0% | 2.5% | 0% | 10%
â€¢ Chain cylinder Watercannon adds 10% to Water instead of 2%.
â€¢ Chain cylinder Flameburst adds 10% to Fire instead of 2%.
â€¢ Charging Watercannon or Flameburest will not add %, it will always stay 2%.

Since we gain 150 HP/MP/SP when the meters are filled, I have reason to believe we gain 0.375 HP/MP/SP for every 1%, I could be wrong though.

I just found this interesting, Alchemists get stronger the more times they use skills.
Kendoza wrote on 2013-06-07 00:57

now do we gain it both in max and current? or do the max increase and our current gets left behind? Like using a HP +200 pot?
Tropa wrote on 2013-06-07 01:00

Quote from Kendoza;1102362:
now do we gain it both in max and current? or do the max increase and our current gets left behind? Like using a HP +200 pot?

I think it gets added to base, then after using Elemental wave, we lose it.
Slayerj wrote on 2013-06-07 03:56

So just a question, if you fill the %s all the way, then use golden wave to use elemental wave, do you use the %s or keep them? If so, fk yeah!~ If not, eh. XD
Eliirae wrote on 2013-06-07 04:35

We only get these orbs if you "dual wield" a shield cylinder and a regular cylinder, correct? If not, then why not just hold onto all the orbs for permanent +150 to HP/MP/Stam

And if so, then I can still see holding onto the orbs forever until a boss room or something before using elemental wave
Tropa wrote on 2013-06-07 10:19

Quote from Slayerj;1102460:
So just a question, if you fill the %s all the way, then use golden wave to use elemental wave, do you use the %s or keep them? If so, fk yeah!~ If not, eh. XD

You can hold onto them. You need to manually activate Elemental wave with a hotkey.

Quote from Eliirae;1102471:
We only get these orbs if you "dual wield" a shield cylinder and a regular cylinder, correct? If not, then why not just hold onto all the orbs for permanent +150 to HP/MP/Stam

And if so, then I can still see holding onto the orbs forever until a boss room or something before using elemental wave

You can hold onto them while dual-wielding cylinders. The meter won't pop up when you have Other weapon + Guard cylinder.
nandattebayo wrote on 2013-06-07 11:53

If you fill up the orbs and then switch weapon tabs, will they empty out again?
Kenero wrote on 2013-06-07 12:10

Quote from nandattebayo;1102590:
If you fill up the orbs and then switch weapon tabs, will they empty out again?

They just won't be able to be re-filled. However upon death, changing channels, you lose all charges.

Also to note tropa, you have to let them know that charging the skill won't yield a boost. You need to actually use the skill. If you charge water cannon and canceling it, it won't build up. You actually have to attack.

Also before anyone asks, this only applies to battle alchemy skills (including the initial summoning golem and barrier spikes). Construct Alchemy, such as synthesis, defrag, or etc. won't fill the bar up.
Tropa wrote on 2013-06-07 14:00

Quote from Kenero;1102598:
They just won't be able to be re-filled. However upon death, changing channels, you lose all charges.

Also to note tropa, you have to let them know that charging the skill won't yield a boost. You need to actually use the skill. If you charge water cannon and canceling it, it won't build up. You actually have to attack.

Also before anyone asks, this only applies to battle alchemy skills (including the initial summoning golem and barrier spikes). Construct Alchemy, such as synthesis, defrag, or etc. won't fill the bar up.

I already pointed that out

Bâ€¢ Charging Watercannon or Flameburest will not affect the 2% gained.

Maybe I should reword it.

Also, I think golden time doesn't affect the meters, it just allows to use of Elemental wave.
Kenero wrote on 2013-06-07 14:24

Quote from Tropa;1102621:
I already pointed that out

Maybe I should reword it.

Also, I think golden time doesn't affect the meters, it just allows to use of Elemental wave.

I also suspect that too when using golden time, it gives you a "second" elemental wave bar... when you use it, you'll revert back to your normal bar.

Though more test is needed.
Tropa wrote on 2013-06-07 15:11

Quote from Kenero;1102623:
I also suspect that too when using golden time, it gives you a "second" elemental wave bar... when you use it, you'll revert back to your normal bar.

Though more test is needed.

Yeah, I hope so. I hope Golden time's Elemental wave doesn't effect the Elemental meters.

My Alchemist friend in KR is currently doing something for the navy, I don't think she'll be back for awhile. :(
Vejosa wrote on 2013-06-07 15:30

I can test golden time later.
Tropa wrote on 2013-06-07 15:32

Quote from Vejosa;1102636:
I can test golden time now.

God speed, God speed!

FOR SCIENCE!
Vejosa wrote on 2013-06-07 15:39

Quote from Tropa;1102637:
God speed, God speed!

FOR SCIENCE!

FOR SCIENCE!!
It might have to be later though, the client is wanting me to do an update, and that takes a while.
truefire wrote on 2013-06-09 02:33

Looks like filling up wind's going to be a pain. Sure, Life Drain gives 8% per use, but I don't like the idea of intentionally walking into fists to fill a quarter of the meter.