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Kaeporo wrote on 2014-10-26 06:11
Does this reforge stack with Magic Attack? I currently have 18 level on some gloves (3.8) and my character either has 230 or 520 magic attack depending on my equipment and title choice.
When I tested it against Emerald Bison these were my results:
14~18 Mana Shield
4~7 w/Gloves
4~7 w/Gloves, Staff, and Title
4~7 w/Staff and Title
The reforge is on my bohemian gloves, so it's sort of nice to have the extra cladding whether i'm casting spells with my rosemary gloves or attacking through normal means but I wondering if anyone else could give some clarification on how this is calculated.
Does it simply weigh your reforge against your skill rank and magic attack bonus and choose whichever is higher? Is there some hidden cap (at perhaps 4.0)?
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Oberynn wrote on 2014-10-26 06:27
It's simply diminishing returns.
The higher your MA, the more useless mana shield reforge or even ranking mana shield itself past rank F becomes.
Unless you have really low MA when doing non-magey stuff, reroll that for something that actually does something. Funny how it's been so long since formula rebalance and people keep trying to sell MS reforged stuff for 15m+ when it might as well say taunt enhancement instead.
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ironwoman wrote on 2014-10-26 06:32
Quote from Oberynn;1252114:
It's simply diminishing returns.
The higher your MA, the more useless mana shield reforge or even ranking mana shield itself past rank F becomes.
Unless you have really low MA when doing non-magey stuff, reroll that for something that actually does something. Funny how it's been so long since formula rebalance and people keep trying to sell MS reforged stuff for 15m+ when it might as well say taunt enhancement instead.
I've been saying it ever since the patch. And people still think it's worth keeping.
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Kaeporo wrote on 2014-10-26 06:45
Quote from ironwoman;1252115:
I've been saying it ever since the patch. And people still think it's worth keeping.
Well, from what I've seen the reforge improves the skill's efficiency by more than 2.5x the base amount.
Either way, I just rerolled over it and got Crash Shot Fragment Damage 20 level with one toolkit. I guess that works.
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Zekkii wrote on 2014-10-26 07:39
It doesn't stack, higher of MATK or skill reforge is chosen. So max you'll get is 5.8 from using the reforge unless you use a healing wand. Interestingly enough, mana reduction doesn't effect it anymore. If I'm remembering correctly, level 20 mana shield is equal to about 470 MATK but after that the efficiency gains from MATK are extremely exponential.
Edit: I listed 3.8, should have been 5.8. The best way to test this seems to be white dragon/black dragon, instead of 100 you will take 17 damage with max reforge.