[Mabinogi KR Test] Renovation Update - Magic // 15th of January, 2015

• ＣＩＲＮＯ wrote on 2015-01-23 00:41
  I hope you guys understand that this update practically means I have unlimited MP and that thanks to my reforges and all that shit, I will actually be at capped MP 75% of the time, and 60% mp for the next 25% while spamming spells + mana shield, yes?
  
  1.3k MP non-trans.
  4.5mp/s
  Trinity and all that shizzle to further reduce mp cost
  
  OP? Yes.
  Will this update change anything for me? No.
  
  Frankly, I've been MP managing ever since GENERATION 0. I fucked myself over with 36 total mp and my only skill was R1 firebolt. I knew MP will be a huge factor to consider in a game like this, and has always been working on my MP ever since. MP used to be a scarce resource, it makes people who plays mages a tad better at prepping before entering a dungeon due to the cost of repair, expensive MP potions and even survivability.
  
  However, as generations passed, MP became more and more irrelevant. Removal of MP evaporation, buffing of Meditation, inclusion of MP reduction sets, books that grants 300% MP, MP recovery music, and now, a skill that literally let's you leech MP off mobs and a skill that regens 50% of your MP every 2 minutes.
  
  Nexon might as well remove the MP stat, this update has effectively made me god.
  
  I'm pleased.
• Tropa wrote on 2015-01-23 00:49

  Quote from Kapra;1262546:

  I do not look forward to an Archery buff. I do not look forward to an Archery nerf. I look forward to Archery being more fun because if you ask me, Archery is really boring. It is one of the last skillsets I have to rank, I've been purposefully avoiding it, and now that I am ranking it I hate it. A fun update would be nice.

  
  
  This is exactly have I feel about archery, at most you'll only being using like 3 skills, maybe 4.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-01-23 00:56
  Well I hope you guys are ready to get your Black Dragon A Game on cause I just finished Way of the Flash quest on Live to obtain Lightning Rod
  
  1) Obtain Thunder, Lightning Bold, Lightning Mastery to obtain "Way of the Flash" Quest
  2) Use Lightning Bolt 20 times on a Lightning Sprite (not bad)
  3) Use Lightning Bold 20 times on a Lightning Wyvern (not bad)
  4) Use Thunder on the Black Dragon 30 times (Have fun with that! Chain casted Thunder only counts as 1 hit btw) If someone is able to pull the dragon away from the raptors or get them distracted then this is easy)
  5) Talk to Stewart to wrap that up.
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/eTpDv/61b3db7af9.png]
• Tropa wrote on 2015-01-23 00:59
  Thunder a black dragon 30 times? well that's easy.
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-01-23 01:02

  Quote from Tropa;1262560:

  Thunder a black dragon 30 times? well that's easy.

  
  
  You try that on KR when you have low ranked skills, barely any pots, and then come back to me with that statement >.>
  
  Died like 5-6 times testing that out for you guys. Until then...bleh...just bleh...
  
  So much running in and out and crisis escaping. Weaving in and out trying to avoid his foot and the raptors. Stupid Black Dragon foot and stupid raptors >.>
  
  Some days I wish you guys would just go play on a newbie account with no resources from fresh before you complain about an update. Maybe then you'll see it in a new light.
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2015-01-23 01:11

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1262559:

  Well I hope you guys are ready to get your Black Dragon A Game on cause I just finished Way of the Flash quest on Live to obtain Lightning Rod
  
  1) Obtain Thunder, Lightning Bold, Lightning Mastery to obtain "Way of the Flash" Quest
  2) Use Lightning Bolt 20 times on a Lightning Sprite (not bad)
  3) Use Lightning Bold 20 times on a Lightning Wyvern (not bad)
  4) Use Thunder on the Black Dragon 30 times (Have fun with that! Chain casted Thunder only counts as 1 hit btw) If someone is able to pull the dragon away from the raptors or get them distracted then this is easy)
  5) Talk to Stewart to wrap that up.
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/eTpDv/61b3db7af9.png]

  
  
  Now I wonder if they made acquiring Meteor Strike easier...
• Aubog007 wrote on 2015-01-23 01:12

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1262562:

  You try that on KR when you have low ranked skills, barely any pots, and then come back to me with that statement >.>
  
  Died like 5-6 times testing that out for you guys. Until then...bleh...just bleh...
  
  So much running in and out and crisis escaping. Weaving in and out trying to avoid his foot and the raptors. Stupid Black Dragon foot and stupid raptors >.>
  
  Some days I wish you guys would just go play on a newbie account with no resources from fresh before you complain about an update. Maybe then you'll see it in a new light.

  
  
  Why would i go on a newbie account when i have mine.
  
  Way to throw 5 years of effort down the drain for "science"
  
  Btw, i don't mean any offense, but when you tell me to go on a newbie account after me having to do so.
  Yeah. No.
• Tyskiyomy wrote on 2015-01-23 01:14

  Quote from Darkboy132;1262427:

  
  Anyway, I'm not seeing how 50% can be considered "fine", especially as I've said before magic already has too many resources to reduce and regenerate MP.
  

  
  
  • Every 50 Int reduces MP Cost by 1% of Fireball, Ice Spear, Thunder, and Hail Storm. 1.5k Int reduces MP cost by 30%.
    
  • Elemental Mastery reduces MP cost by 20% at Rank 1.
    
  • Some wand upgrades.
    
  • Some set effects.
    
  • Meditation increases MP regeneration rate by 940%.
    
  • Enduring Melody increases MP regeneration rate by 410%, plus some Music Effect Buff.
    
  • Fantastic Chorus gives 3 MP per second.
    
  • Awakening of Light gives 5 MP per second.
    
  • Nimbus increases MP regeneration rate by 400%.
    
  • Eweca increases MP regeneration rate by 300%.
    
  • Celestial Spike's Deepening Trust gives 38 MP (which is admittedly kinda underpowered).
    
  • Mana Potions.
    

  
  So I'm failing to see how Mana Recovery is fine at all.

  
  
  I'm sorry but how often do you use magic?
  Like really, most of those are so impractical to stack every time. I use a good amount of mp reduction and MP regen on some occasions, meditation is honestly lackluster to the point that I only use it for rafting[given you attack so rarely on that] and maybe hot air balloon, and getting hungry to lose weight sometimes. Sure I'm no mage expert, sure the skill could use some[some] tweaking, but either way it still stands as ok in my eyes.
  
  At times I still find myself out of mana given I use mana shield and mainly magic[Occasional Meele/ranged dependent on deflectors]. This is a good skill that will come in handy for me, or you know I could just spam potions as I already have[Which outshines almost all the other mana regen methods], and that is basically the same thing as this skill just it cost time[Gathering and making pots] and money if I buy them[rarely].
  [SIZE="1"];^; Darn, I've been holding back too much. Should take a break.[/SIZE]
  
  
  
  Aaaanyway, I'm reeeally looking foward to the Lightning Rod skill :D
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2015-01-23 01:20

  Quote from Aubog007;1262564:

  Why would i go on a newbie account when i have mine.
  
  Way to throw 5 years of effort down the drain for "science"
  
  Btw, i don't mean any offense, but when you tell me to go on a newbie account after me having to do so.
  Yeah. No.

  
  
  Fair enough, but I think that people need to keep in mind all types of players when they revamp an old skillset and not just the end game players. Devcat has their reasons for choosing the way they go about things I'm sure.
  
  For final hit, I'm pretty sure that devcat had improving dual wielding combat on their mind and didn't take into consideration reforges or end game player stats when doing that.
• Citrusjuice wrote on 2015-01-23 01:22

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1262559:

  
  1) Obtain Thunder, Lightning Bold, Lightning Mastery to obtain "Way of the Flash" Quest
  

  
  
  you dont even need to rank 1 all of them?? If they nerf meteor strike quest :shoe:
  
  really need that mana skill.
• Tropa wrote on 2015-01-23 01:23

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1262562:

  You try that on KR when you have low ranked skills, barely any pots, and then come back to me with that statement >.>

  
  
  I meant easy for my main.
  
  Oh well.
• DefinitelyNotTwin wrote on 2015-01-23 01:49

  Quote from Tyskiyomy;1262551:

  I'd worry how they manage to clear things with hundreds of mobs shooting one by one :l

  SC cast Fireball ,and continue 1v1ing mobs at a time with Firebolt since its strong and pretty fast.When do you seriously encounter hundreds of mobs at a single time anyways?
• Zeo wrote on 2015-01-23 02:27
  Here's a video of high-ranked Lightning Rod skill.
  
  [video=youtube;t7REPhnhjKE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7REPhnhjKE&feature=youtu.be&[/video]
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2015-01-23 02:34
  [Image: http://i.imgur.com/ElhYq3ol.jpg]

  
  
  Uncharged no-critical.
  
  

  [Image: http://i.imgur.com/8YTwWBpl.jpg]

  
  
  Fully charged no-critical.
  
  

  [Image: http://i.imgur.com/7tYNi15l.jpg]

  
  
  Uncharged critical.
  
  

  [Image: http://i.imgur.com/vfuTUKul.jpg]

  
  
  Fully charged critical.
  
  This was apparently with 539 Magic Attack, no reforges.
• Kaeporo wrote on 2015-01-23 02:49

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1262566:

  Fair enough, but I think that people need to keep in mind all types of players when they revamp an old skillset and not just the end game players. Devcat has their reasons for choosing the way they go about things I'm sure.
  
  For final hit, I'm pretty sure that devcat had improving dual wielding combat on their mind and didn't take into consideration reforges or end game player stats when doing that.

  
  
  You have to remember that our content options are based around the notion that you're nearing end-game status by level 1,000 (hard difficulty)...which is the same level you stop receiving beginner benefits. I'm also pretty sure that DevCat has this strange notion that you can only use Final Hit effectively if you're a "warrior" which is silly because everyone knows that the second Final Hit enters cooldown, that shit is thrown in the trash in favor of lance piercing and dual guns.
  
  You can take on pretty much everything "meaningful" (because tougher content has garbage rewards) by the time you hit level 1,000. It doesn't matter if you're hitting 20k per hit or 5k because everything is getting trashed.
  
  
  

  Quote from Darkboy132;1262574:

  This was apparently with 539 Magic Attack, no reforges.

  
  
  That pretty much confirms the damage formula.