Now that we can nuke with the new inquisitor transformation on SE, I've made myself this question...
Is a +10 Ecliptic Sword (magic power) is better than a clean Homu (acumen)???
I've come to the conclusion that the answer is no. The reasons:
- Reuse skills is way faster with homu
- Even on Undead mob, you must 2-shot them with Ecliptic (2 shot with homu too)
- On my SE, stats are Eclip= M. Atk 1400+, Homu= M. atk 900+ but still makes no big difference.
- Homu makes my MP last longer.
I have wit tatoos. These are conclusions based on my exp. Does anyone sees things differently?
First of all, I think almost no one uses the Magic Power SA because it's crap. The only characters I've heard really benefiting from it at all are SKs and other low-m.atk magic dabblers who sometimes like it on a secondary weapon, but not often on a primary weapon due to the MP consumption increase.
Since you two-shot the mobs in your hunting spot using either weapon, the choice is obvious. However, if you were hunting either higher HP mobs or mobs that you could frequently drop in one shot with a higher m.atk weapon, your preference might be different.
Generally speaking, though, ++m.atk is better. It just so happens that you don't benefit much from increased m.atk due to where you are currently hunting. The greatest benefit from using the higher m.atk weapon would probably be the option to save sps on the finishing nuke if you consistently take out 3/4 or more of a mob's HP in one shot.
Exactly so, -15% MP each time I nuke is something to really consider. Even though on higher lvl mob you can 1 shot them (save bssc money) you still get -15% mp in each shot. So it's matter of adena vs. time consumption... what wpn would you prefer contagion?
I really ask for this opinions coz I really like to learn from other ppl. Sometimes this 'obvious'-type questions are kinda tricky and always have some comeback ^^ Specially when I'm not used to playing mage classes (this is my first mage char i manage to lvl this far)
If the Magic Crap weapon allowed you to one-shot a mob instead of two-shotting it, the 15% increase in MP consumption per nuke would be worth it since you would be saving the greater MP drain of having to cast a second nuke for each mob. It would be both time-efficient and cost-efficient. Generally speaking, I prefer to save time over adena unless I stand to save a great deal of adena by sacrificing a tiny bit of time or effort, but I wouldn't have to compromise at all in this example situation.
This is similar to the old Demon/Nightmare vs. Decent C, B, or A Robe Set issue. When that extra m.atk helps you save at least one shot consistently, then it might be worth it in the interest of saving MP and/or adena, depending on your needs. Speaking of robes, if you don't already have an m.atk set for XPing, I'd look into it for when that little extra oomph saves you time, MP, and adena. SEs and EEs in Inquisitor have to maximize MP efficiency as much as possible since no one can Recharge them. I never imagined that I would have much use for my Arcana Robes on my SE, but I get quite a bit of mileage out of them now.
its great for CDL on SH or Necro on a C wep if youre poor since it lets you go to Vos much earlier with +3 wep and demon set and 1 shot everything there. Needs an SE though in cemetary if you use it there VOS SE is great to have since there are occasions when recharge is needed due to unlucky herb drops