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rzetlin wrote on 2010-08-23 17:06
There are so many choices (Water Cannon, Flame Burst, Wind Blast, etc.).
Which Offensive Alchemy Skill is worth ranking up to 1?
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EndlessDreams wrote on 2010-08-23 17:15
Lifedrain, definitely. You will never have to worry about being massive pot poison again after WMing yourself from deadly, and you have an attack that can ignore defense/protection. If you make a mistake in field bosses, and go into very deadly, life drain can help a lot too. Not to mention, it won't count as using items in secret shadow missions either.
The only downside is the massive AP it requires, and maybe the getting crystals part if you have a problem doing that.
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-08-23 18:13
Wind Blast and Sand Burst aren't uncapped yet, so the max they can go up to is Rank 6. However, they're purely just situational Alchemy and therefore, crap.
Life Drain is a wonderful skill. It drains a lot at Rank 1. Water Cannon is strong as well. And a lot of people can vouch for Flame Burst too.
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Kyouriharu wrote on 2010-08-23 18:17
Flame Burst is probably the best in terms of raw damage, whether single or full charge. Water Cannon is a little bit more versatile, adaptive, and faster. Perhaps outclassing Flame Burst DPS in terms of single charge spamming.
Life Drain is a must too.
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Shirayuki wrote on 2010-08-23 18:18
Quote from Kyouriharu;134847:
Flame Burst is probably the best in terms of raw damage, whether single or full charge. Water Cannon is a little bit more versatile, adaptive, and faster. Perhaps outclassing Flame Burst DPS in terms of single charge spamming.
Life Drain is a must too.
With chain cylinder though, Flame Burst DPS is better at high ranks of both skills.
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Kyouriharu wrote on 2010-08-23 18:25
Quote from Shirayuki;134850:
With chain cylinder though, Flame Burst DPS is better at high ranks of both skills.
Forgot about that.
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Kaeporo wrote on 2010-08-23 19:27
Flame burst. Spark.
Water cannon is just a suped up firebolt w/out chaincasting IMO. Golem is pretty awesome...until they remove gained xp in G13 making it a novelty. Life drain is useful for windmill spammers. The rarity of the life drain crystals isn't worth the AP investment to reach r1, IMO. Frozen blast is awesome but the AP requirements are pretty unfortunate.
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rzetlin wrote on 2010-08-23 19:38
Is Flame burst able to go through Rank 5+ Spike Barriers?
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Shirayuki wrote on 2010-08-23 19:40
Quote from rzetlin;135000:
Is Flame burst able to go through Rank 5+ Spike Barriers?
I don't think it's considered a ranged skill, because it only damages area in front of you, but it might.
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Kaeporo wrote on 2010-08-23 19:46
Several skills can pass over barrier spikes. Flame burst is not one of them.
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rzetlin wrote on 2010-08-23 20:55
Compared to magic (Ice Bolt, Fire Bolt and Lightning Bolt), which is more powerful - Magic or Alchemy?
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Shirayuki wrote on 2010-08-23 20:56
Quote from rzetlin;135080:
Compared to magic (Ice Bolt, Fire Bolt and Lightning Bolt), which is more powerful - Magic or Alchemy?
Depends on how far you go/which updates you take into consideration. I don't use either though so I can't give a definite answer ; ;
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Cucurbita wrote on 2010-08-23 21:23
Alchemy can probably do better DPS.
But Magic doesn't require a specific equip to use, so its a bit more open and easier.
Your call.
If you do decide to pump into alchemy, these are a must though.
Water Cannon, Flame Burst, Life Drain, Spark.
Golem is nice too.
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Sapphireoath wrote on 2010-08-23 22:20
Lets see...most of what are people have said. Flame Burst, Water Cannon, Life/HP Drain, and if you get it, Spark (Get it past Novice I mean). Here is a pro Spark usage video for those who doubt Spark: [video=youtube;xQ8FT5kgA_M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ8FT5kgA_M[/video]
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Yogurticecream wrote on 2010-08-24 01:46
Quote from Kaeporo;134983:
Flame burst. Spark.
Water cannon is just a suped up firebolt w/out chaincasting IMO. Golem is pretty awesome...until they remove gained xp in G13 making it a novelty. Life drain is useful for windmill spammers. The rarity of the life drain crystals isn't worth the AP investment to reach r1, IMO. Frozen blast is awesome but the AP requirements are pretty unfortunate.
Does it mean that the player using golem will not get exp for the finishes the golem get?