[Draft] 0 to 15 in 60 minutes

True, but you could apply it to LUK or something for extra stats, or the extra STR might prove helpful for "finishing" off a mob.

Plus, where are you getting all of the extra red snail shells?

Silly you. Three Snails no longer requires snail shells. Also, why should you have to run up close when you can use Three Snails from afar with better damage? Three Snails basically makes you a mage with a stronger Energy Bolt at level 10.

If you want to run up to a mob just to finish it off and save some MP, be my guest. But since you have 100 beginner MP pots (which give you 80 MP a pop) at this point, there's no reason to have to resort to regular attacks or power strike.