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Which one is better? Int or M.atk? - Izwardo - 2011-02-23
When it comes to equips that already have mak on it, whats the best way to get the most out of said item?
1) Chaos the hell out of it and pot for %int
OR
2) Leave matk as is and scroll for int with %int pot
From what I understand pre BB, pure atk of any sort was always better than pure stat simply because around 150, you require a lot more stat to = 1 atk roughly. Post BB with this potential system, whats the best way to get the most out of my gear?
Which one is better? Int or M.atk? - Shidoshi - 2011-02-23
No change, matk is better than int. Just see what you INT/matk ratio is, normally it's better to chaos stuff (mostly shoes and purple capes) that can't be scrolled for matk but have some to begin with.
Which one is better? Int or M.atk? - Izwardo - 2011-02-23
Shidoshi Wrote:No change, matk is better than int. Just see what you INT/matk ratio is, normally it's better to chaos stuff (mostly shoes and purple capes) that can't be scrolled for matk but have some to begin with.
Yea, Ive been trying to get m.atk shoes but out of uh... 20shoes Ive makered and potentialed only 2 has become 3lined and both went to 0m.atk either after 1 or 2chaos scrolls >_>'
Should I really use a purple cape or get a lvl 75+cape 3lined scroll for int/luk(since Im wearing ele staff with a 20base) and get 15+%int?
Which one is better? Int or M.atk? - SaptaZapta - 2011-02-23
Post BB, INT and M.ATT for a magician are like STR and W.ATT for a warrior (respectively).
What does that mean?
The damage formula basically multiplies your primary-stat by your attack. (There are various constants involved, and a bit of secondary stat, but those don't matter for this discussion).
That means that, for example, you can double your overall damage by doubling your primary stat or your attack.
Let's assume you have a total of 800 int (including stats on gear) and 200 m.att. This means that adding 2 more M.Att will increase your overall damage by 1%, since 2 is 1% of 200. If you wanted to get the same increase to your damage by adding INT, you'd have to add 8 INT (1% of 800). If you had 1000 INT, you'd need to add 10 INT to get the same kind of damage boost.
Do this math for your own stats. You'll need to add up M.Att by yourself, it's not shown in the stats window. Weapon, shield, gloves, cape, belt, medal, pendant, ring(s), shoes, Blessing of the Fairy, and any buffs or m.att potions you normally use. But, generally speaking, the ratio of INT to M.Att is in the general vicinity of 4-5. So, chaosing your item and getting 3 more M.Att is as useful as scrolling it for 12-15 extra INT.
Of course, chaos can also ruin your item entirely, but that's a whole 'nother discussion.
Izwardo Wrote:Yea, Ive been trying to get m.atk shoes but out of uh... 20shoes Ive makered and potentialed only 2 has become 3lined and both went to 0m.atk either after 1 or 2chaos scrolls >_>'
Should I really use a purple cape or get a lvl 75+cape 3lined scroll for int/luk(since Im wearing ele staff with a 20base) and get 15+%int?
If I remember correctly, clean purple capes normally have 6-8 M.Att, but they are level 50.
The potential difference between level 75+ and 50 is up to 9% INT. 9% of your overall M.Att is likely to be 20 or higher, so it would appear that getting a high level cape and cubing it to death is the way to go.
However, do keep in mind that those 9% can be misleading. The more total % INT potential bonuses you have on all your gear, the less actual damage each additional % adds (because it is additive, not multiplicative). So, perversely, the more %INT potential gear you have, the better that PuAC looks.
Gotta do the math with your own stats, though. Every case is different.
Which one is better? Int or M.atk? - Shidoshi - 2011-02-23
Chaosing shoes is a lottery, specially if you want both good matk and 3 lines. It can take quite a while.
Which one is better? Int or M.atk? - Izwardo - 2011-02-23
So atm Im 15% Int and uh 202m.atk total(counting all equips blessing/mastery and staff). Gaining more %Int atm would be better then trying to get more M.atk correct?
List of equips that have m.atk
M.atk equip
4 Rings
22 Shield
4 Belt
8 Cape
10 MoN(making into a HTpend once Im 120 Friday)
11 Earring
117 Ele staff
List of equips with % int
% Equips
9 Gloves
3 Shoes
3 Earrings
Im not completely finished Cubing most of my gear but ATM Im mainly trying to get some good m.atk shoes that are 3lined and cubing on and off each week to finish up my equips.
Again thanks for the help, I dont have much time to play anymore or do any of the calc. and keep up with the calc. anymore.