Pure alchemist?

• Vanof wrote on 2010-08-27 01:44
  I'd recommend r5 water cannon, actually, for max spammability. With chain cylinder it's devastating.
• Kyouriharu wrote on 2010-08-27 01:46
  I changed my mage human to an alchemy human. With 200 levels behind my giant, my human can outdamage my giant severely with r1 Water Cannon and full Waterdrop gear.
• Justified wrote on 2010-08-27 01:46

  Quote from MikeHo;137992:

  It possible. Only real problem is that most alchemy skills damage aren't based on stats so there's a point where you wont get any stronger than you already are.

  
  
  IMO, it's pretty much the same thing as being pure magic.
  
  Alchemy and Magic damage is pretty much predetermined (Int adds almost nothing, and 100% balance is easily attained).
  Both require a non-effective weapon to get full usage (Cylinder, Wand).
  Both are ranged skills which can be pre-loaded and stacked to deal instant damage, and have always-knockback properties (Firebolt, Windblast).
  Both have to carry many supples (MP, Crystals). Both can be costly to maintain comfortable amounts.
  
  Where mages can use swords and still dish out bolts, alchemists win by having golems. Therefore mages win in ease, but alchemists win in power.
  Advanced Magic can be relatively compared to Flame Burst in early-to-mid game. Here, alchemists win in ease (speed, AP cost) but mages win in power.
  
  So yea. Easily possible, but would probably be annoying.
• Vanof wrote on 2010-08-27 01:53
  Uhhh... Except that there are enchants which can raise alchemy damage. Max damage enchants affect alchemy damage, just not stacked damage.(or so it appears to be) That is, it's added onto at the end after the stack multiplier.
  There are also enchants which raise alchemy damage which are effected by the stacking, which are elemental-specific damage increase enchants, such as Water Drop.
  
  Being an alchemist is much cheaper, and they have a skillset with a wider variety of uses.
  To support this, crystal costs are fairy cheap. The only typical-use crystals which you'll have a harder time getting are golem crystals.(snow golems can be a particular pain) Alchemists have golem summoning, two skills to render their enemy useless to attack(Frozen blast, sand burst), a skill to protect them(Barrier Spikes), and a skill to restore lost HP.(Life Drain) Also don't forget Spark, which has many mob-controlling uses.
• Yah wrote on 2010-08-27 02:00
  If you plan to max flamer early I would highly suggest getting r1 crit aswell. Without crit flamer damage is much much lower then it sould be for effective use. Flamer + crit or water cannon.
• mewball wrote on 2010-08-27 03:38
  well isn't it a given that you rank up crit everytime you can XD? i might have r9 on my elf right now.
  
  Anyway, thanks a crap load phunkie <3 and i just started being an alchemist when i got approval from this thread, so i have rF barrier spikes and rF WC and rF AM and rF WB.
  
  Also for people that are saying its gonna take money, its really not that much o.o and besides, i have 500k anyway which is easily enough for the crystal needs.
  
  Hell if i get lazy then i could just buy wood >_>;;;
  
  ANYWAY. Im going to do this build:
  
  WC r5 for spammability and damage
  
  then start ranking up AM and Barrier spikes. Also get r9 Golem for AM boost and melee help.
  
  Then get r5 Flamer after r5 barrier and w/e AM i have at the time.
  
  then max WC, max Flamer, max Spikes, and then start ranking up golem along with AM. Ill probably max golem from doing all the AM stuff xD;;
  
  hopefully by that time i'll have a good level AM (from what i've heard that'll probably only get me to r9 at the most ;;)
  
  Also anytime i can rank up crit and cap it at r9 (if i don't already have that)
  
  *cracks knuckles* NOW I NEED LOTS OF AP ;A;