Well I have more newbie questions. I am level 20 Human Wizard going for sorcerer/ss.
Will mana regeneration get any better as I gain in levels?
I know I will not be able to kill none stop but it takes entirely to long to regenerate mana back.
Do SP scrolls exist? Are they hard to get?
What is the difference between spiritshot and blessed spiritshot?
At the moment, I'm a level 59 Sorcerer; and mana regeneration does suck(I have -8men, which affects my regen rate). I have about 2070 Mana, I can burn through that, unbuffed in about 6 minutes. then if I just sit, and alt tab to regen, it takes me about 8 minutes to get full MP again. Sorc's get a skill called "Clear mind" which will increase your mana regeneration while standing or in /walk mode. yes, it does help.
Unless you have a Shillien Elder or an Elven elder following you around using Recharge, expect to sit alot. but, we can kill strong mobs, fast. so I guess it evens out in a way.
SP scrolls do exist yes, the top available one, gives you 100,000 SP. and will cost you about 1Million adena. (470k? Ancient Adena, which is 2adena per 1 AA if you buy it.)
The difference between blessed spiritshot and Normal Spirit shot is Speed. with blessed you cast a bit faster, than with normal. I'm not really sure if there is any Damage difference, I've not used Normal Spirit shot since Open Beta.
Your armor, all depends on if you want more Casting speed, or more damage. Personally I recommend the Demon set(C Grade) it has +4 INT, which will give you a nice boost in M.atk, but it has -1 Wit. which will lower your casting speed. (which isn't all that much, but as for myself, I am ALL about the cast speed.) it also has -270 HP. So don't expect to take alot of hits.
Or you can go for Karmian, which gives 15% casting speed and +5.24% P.def.
For B grade Armor, again, do you want Cast speed or more damage?
Zubei set gives +10% M.atk, which is nice. it's about the same as Demon. but there's no -HP. (it has -5% MP regen, but just take your gloves off when you sit)
If you want cast speed, go with Avadon robes, they have +15% Cast speed and +5.247% Pdef.
(I use Zubei robes when I'm Hunting, and I use Avadon robes when I PVP.)
For A Grade armor, again, Casting speed, or M.atk?
Nightmare robes give +2INT(M.atk), +8% M.atk, MP Regen +4% Sleep and hold resistance 70% and -2 WIT(cast speed)
Dark Crystal robes give +8% P.def, 15% cast speed, +7 to run speed, Paralize resist 50%, +2 WIt, -2MEN(mp.regen, Max mp, m.def)
(I'm going for DC Robes, because.. the cast speed is just.. insane.)
There is a damage difference between Blessed shots and regular shots. I don't know the exact calcuation, but I can one shot stuff with BSPS that I can't with SPS.
For B grade Armor, again, do you want Cast speed or more damage?
Zubei set gives +10% M.atk, which is nice. it's about the same as Demon. but there's no -HP. (it has -5% MP regen, but just take your gloves off when you sit)
If you want cast speed, go with Avadon robes, they have +15% Cast speed and +5.247% Pdef.
(I use Zubei robes when I'm Hunting, and I use Avadon robes when I PVP.)
For hunting i suggest Doom robes, not Zubei. MP regen +5.24% and men+1, along with int+2. Im not sure how to compare int+2 and +10% matk, but there is no big difference i guess (+3 wit is better then +15%castspeed, i got more castspeed with BW than with majestic, maybe +2int is even better then +10%matk). -3 wit is alot, but can easy compared with acumen weapon and acumen2/3 pots. Anyways, more castspeed = faster out-of-mp. +7 runspeed also helps if ya need to kite.
At level 25 you get Body to Mind (BtM,) which raises your MP by lowering your HP. At level 30 you get Corpse Life Drain (CDL,) which recharges your HP from dead mobs.
Use these together to keep your MP full. Use BtM to regen your MP, then use CDL on the next mob to regen your HP. The skill you need to develop is to not let your HP get too low, running the risk of getting killed by the mob you intend to CDL. With a little practice, you will find your MP bar full most of the time.
For the best C grade weapon, I would nominate the Homunkulus' Sword with the Acumen Special Ability. 15% casting speed boost.
The difference between blessed spiritshot and Normal Spirit shot is Speed. with blessed you cast a bit faster, than with normal. I'm not really sure if there is any Damage difference, I've not used Normal Spirit shot since Open Beta.
i have a question here :
i used blessed spiritshots from lv 20 - 40 just to speeding up my xp.
but because the price of blessed sp is so high i find myself so broke i can't even pay a c-grade weapon.
So, how do you do that ?
and using blessed sp and saving adena for equiment is possible ?
i'm doing something very wrong here :(
First, craft em urself, dont buy this crap (unless ur from Sieghardt, then buy mine :D). Take a clan/ally/friend WS to craft em for 1a. Dont buy spirit ore in Giran, go to Dorfland or rune, or any town that dont have taxes. Buy a lot there, so u dont have to go back too soon. If ya cant buy a lot, ask ur WS friend to sell ur some of his pool. Normaly a WS got enough of that stuff. Buy crystals as cheap as u can. Better waste a night than pay too much, higher ur buyprice if u dont get what u want, but just a bit :) Know where and what to hunt. ++++exp but no drops or ++exp and some nice drops? And finally: Dont spam em. B2M or surrender dont need to be blessed. Doing about 80% damage with the first shot? the 2nd shot without blessed will do 40% = 120% = sure death for the mob
edit: do u play in groups or solo? In a party u will do less casts on a mob as normal to save up mp. More mobs, more money, same sps need ^_^