New to Mabi, and I have a few questions.

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matt24668 wrote on 2014-01-09 02:01

Hello, I'm new to mabi, and these forums! :thumb: I have a few questions.

1. I know that ranking wm to 1 should be done early on, i just finished that. What other skills would be a pain to do when you are too powerful?

2. What exactly is there to do in this game once you are done with the generations/mainstream quests? (other than ranking everything to 1)

and..

3. at what total level should i start branching out to different talents? (I'm close combat now)

Thanks for the help! :2thumb:
arochia246 wrote on 2014-01-09 02:58

Which race do you play?
matt24668 wrote on 2014-01-09 03:37

I play a human. I also have the free elf and giant characters, but i haven't done anything on them yet.
ironwoman wrote on 2014-01-09 03:45

Quote from arochia246;1186009:
Which race do you play?

This is probably the first thing we should know.
Regardless of race, there are few skills that everyone needs to rank earlier on. Windmill is one of them, so you got that out of the way. Another one would be refining. Personally, I don't find refining hard. However, since it does have "fail" as part of the training, having a lower success rate on making ingots would help you, meaning it's best to do at lower dex.

For giants, it'd be something like stomp, taunt, etc, basically your basic str skills. For elves, it'd be crash shot/magnum shot. For humans, this depends on what you want to start out with. I recommend starting out with warrior.

2. You can hang out with others, make money, or just level and get stronger. PvP is also another feature of the game, but I don't really recommend it unless you're derping with your friends. Reason is... well, those who hang around in pvp area tend to be not very skilled players, and tend to be childish. Nothing good you get from it, really.

3. You're asking the wrong question. Rather than what total level, it'd be more like at what stats. I recommend that you get at least a master in something before moving into another one. Depending on a skillset, this level could be anywhere from 100 to 2000, but do note some skillsets are more useful earlier on, while some lag behind later. For example, I usually tell people to not go into puppetry unless they have at least 800-900 str+dex combined. For some, it could be a high standard, and it's just me. Whether you feel strong enough or not in your skillset is completely up to you. For close combat, I'd move onto knight right after masterint close combat, and once you can do 10-12k, you can invest in another talent. I recommend range, but again, up to you.
matt24668 wrote on 2014-01-09 04:05

Ok, thanks for the reply!

also, I am doing human warrior. I want to rank archery skills once I am done with warrior, but the problem is, i can't really wear heavy armor for archery. So if i want to switch between close combat and archery i would have to wear light armor, because heavy kills your dex. So is this a bad build?
ironwoman wrote on 2014-01-09 04:16

Quote from matt24668;1186032:
Ok, thanks for the reply!

also, I am doing human warrior. I want to rank archery skills once I am done with warrior, but the problem is, i can't really wear heavy armor for archery. So if i want to switch between close combat and archery i would have to wear light armor, because heavy kills your dex. So is this a bad build?

No, in fact, I don't think humans should be wearing heavy armors at all unless they're doing melee/gunner/bard in the missions. I have a thames set fully enchanted that I rarely use.

Btw, warrior doesn't just apply to close combat talent. It should consist of knight, carpentry, and you should also rank mining to 1 for easy str.

Also, this is what I see some people do that they shouldn't be doing... do not wear heavy armor with fighter if you're not a giant. Period. Nothing good that you really gain.

Try to invest in a light armor, as it will be something that you want later on.
matt24668 wrote on 2014-01-09 04:22

Alright, Thanks for the info. I will be doing light armor then.
Yuuki Asuna wrote on 2014-01-09 04:23

Don't grind excessively as trivial as that sounds. A lot of people starting out quit prematurely because they tire themselves out from trying to get ahead (training hard shit, leveling past 100 weekly). Breaks are important and so is your pacing if you want to get longevity out of this game, haha.
Brynn wrote on 2014-01-09 06:05

Quote from Yuuki Asuna;1186041:
Don't grind excessively as trivial as that sounds. A lot of people starting out quit prematurely because they tire themselves out from trying to get ahead (training hard shit, leveling past 100 weekly). Breaks are important and so is your pacing if you want to get longevity out of this game, haha.

Yeah what this person says... I've had a lot of people start the game and get bored because they feel like they HAVE to get wm/refine to rank one before they do anything else.

Make sure you get your trans ASAP!
Osiris wrote on 2014-01-09 18:06

If you are on Mari, I can help you rank refining if you bring me holy waters. I can synthesize all the ingots you need and fragment them back into ores for you to train on. I am also a rank 1 blacksmith, carpenter, and potion maker so I can give you some items/gear to help you out.

Aside from the assistance above, I would also recommend you stick to close combat for a good while. It will help you master the combat system and allow your character to grow at a steady pace. From there I would look into another skillset that either 1) fills any gaps in your desired combat style or 2) also adds STR to complement your close combat. When I started, I was close combat for about 600-700 levels or so. Then I picked up archery and fighter once those skills came out. I never use close combat anymore (except windmill and counter), but it was very useful for when I started out. I see you have mentioned archery above. Archery is rewarding, but it takes extreme dedication to become a powerful archer. Bows don't have a very high min/max attack, so we rely on our DEX for damage (which require tedious life skills).

Some other options to consider though. After close combat, pick up a lance and gain even more power as a lance fighter (lances are serious damage dealers). If you have high STR+DEX puppets are another option, or gunners if you prefer STR+INT. Fighter Damage is great for fighting single targets and builds off your WILL stat. There are a lot of places to branch out into after you get a solid combat foundation.
IgnNive wrote on 2014-01-09 18:48

You can commerce, Daily SM, Peaca raids, Merch
matt24668 wrote on 2014-01-09 23:29

Thanks for all the replies, i haven't checked this thread all day ._.

Osiris, I'm on alexina so i guess you can't help me.