Redstiza wrote on 2016-03-11 13:18
Hi, so I've been playing Mabinogi off and on since it came out but mainly off the past three or so years. I want to get back into this game but I have no idea where to start. No idea what gear is good and there were a few things that I never did. Last thing I remember working on was getting Paladin transformation back when it was still new but never finished that whole thing.
I like the idea of the Close Combat Talent but dunno what weapons or gear are good to use. I always wanted one of the one handed katana weapons and after selling old event items I was able to get one, a Blessed Muramasa.
As for gear I pretty much just have a Selina Sexy Bare Look, Blessed Fabien Greaves, Terks' Open-Finger Gloves, and Dev-Cat Earmuffs.
I've never upgraded anything and am currently at cumulative level 500 exact.
I'm hoping to work towards any party type content or anything else but don't know where to begin after missing out on so many changes!
My character is Human by the way if that matters and pretty much all the skills under that talent are close to being at 1 aside from Final Hit.
TheDarkPaladin wrote on 2016-03-11 14:56
close combat can probably easily be considered the best talent in the game atm, it runs on str which is main stat for more talents than it should be (this is part of the reason why elves are weaker than humans and giants). humans and close combat are especially good, doubly so with FH (at r1 the thing does 400% dmg per hit, lets you warp between mobs a fair distance, doesnt consume dura for weapons that are considered blunts, swords, or axes, and speeds up your atks too). early on a pair of daggers work great for FH, later you'll want to get stronger ones, but thats best saved until you have a steady supply of gold since the best weapons for close combat can get expensive to repair.
if you're looking to be able to survive more stuff, light armors and heavy armors can give some nice defensive bonuses, especially with their masteries at r1 (warning, heavy armor mastery once rE or higher reduces your agi by X% while wearing heavy armor, depending on your race and its rank)
id suggest trying to finish getting paladin as soon as you can, early on trans skills are good and can save your hide sometimes. unfortunately after a certain point the bonuses you get while transed either dont make a difference or even reduce your stats while transed due to it replacing your titles. Demigod is the exception to that, as it buffs your hp/mp/stam regen rate, increases your movement speed, and a few other nice things.
the best gear atm thats not gacha only stuff are probably the celtic royal knight swords, but only humans can rly benefit from those. armor wise the royal knight armor from the adventure seal shop is good for heavy armor, light armor you'd be best off with the languhiris chaser stuff, but those arent too common due to the mats being from dragon raids. tho to go through all the best stuff would take too long, different things are good for different purposes.
not too far in the future we should be getting G20, which will bring with it some new gear, some of which are rly nice like the new shield, others are more ...idk, for looks? despite having good stats, they just arent as good as the stuff people already have i guess