What Mage build are you going?
 

im going full int atm. i can do very strong dmg but dying alot makes it a right pain in the ass. any suggestions?

I'm doing a 2:1 Int : End.

im going full INT till i got +10 then ill add END

Rightclaw that seems like a smart plan.

My build is kind of odd, but I'm just testing.
For every 3 int, I get 1 END & 1 SPR.
I just love the crit & more health isn't going to hurt.

im going 5int:1 end

3int:2sp boost(what stat is it i forgot?)

Int adds damage and then Spr adds crit rate. I dont know how much crit rate SPR adds but its always nice when you get a crit.

I'm not sure what I'm adding really. I add mostly INT and some END here and there, and eventually I will add a bit of SPR too I think.

Glad this will be wiped so it doesn't matter if I mess up my build in Closed Beta. So I get a chance to see what works and what not.

spri adds .2% crit rate

I am pondering if i want to aoe later which would mean i need to add END.

you can always party with a fighter and cleric. The game works better with big parties

Currently added 4 points to end and then all to int , with scrolls its not a problem to tank a mob (:

i usually just kite the mobs

I've heard from high level friends that INT does nothing for the Mage right now. It may be bugged.

lol INT does ALOT for mages. my mage is FULL INT and it does considerably higher damage than all other classes at the same lvl. the downside is that i cannot deny dat yu do die alot.

It's bugged for some people.

Certainly isnt bugged for me.

For now im testing out a 4int-1spr build. My end i may add later but that depends. But i can also take care of my end by just wearing alot fo jewlerly that boosts it but i still will probably need to use some points on it.

1:1 INT/SPR for me.

I've gone aprox 2:1 int/spr, and i notice i get quite a few crit hits with it, maybe every other monster which is good...
But i still cant seem to kill anything above my level without running away and using lots of hp potions:( But hey i do do a lot more dmg than most others!

If you go full SPR and you reach level 50 then you got 100% chance of crit rate... so like add 10 int [is max level 60?] and all the rest in spr.

no it drops to .1 after 25 points into spr and even if it stays at .2 it would be like 11% not 100% lolz

1:2 End:spr

I suck at math. don't laugh at my faults.

Okay, so I'm going to be a mage again when ob starts and I was a noob the first time around, cuz I'm used to stats from other games. What would you guys suggest I put all of my beginning points to?

Lol. Old thread.

I would suggest 1:1 INT/SPR, a lot of people have called me stupid for it, but you have high damage and high critical rate/SP.

Your only disadvantage is that you have low HP and low defense. So that build is better off with a party.

My opinion on mage builds
 

I agree with you I would add SPR until the benefit goes from .2 to .1 then all out INT. I don't see myself spending a single point on END. :p

:rolleyes: But then i guess you really have to ask yourself why you're playing mage. I played a tarutaru Black Mage in Final fantasy for 1½ years. I loved the glass cannon roll, very high damage.

I think the goal of a good mage (in a standard grinding environment with a tank/healer) should be find the best possible tank and do as much damage as possible without taking hate, while using the least amount of SP possible. END does not help in that setting. Or in any other setting i could describe..save crazy suicidal soloing.

I found another good way to go was duoing with a cleric and keeping a finger over Life Tap. Very Fast XP, safe (my healer was pro ^^) and i think it benefited us, in this setting SPR was the best to invest in. Since the speed of grinding was dictated by how long i could keep lifetapping and nuking hard.

I dunno :o, I guess all in all it's by play style. Mine is efficiency and high damage.

I was new to the game. I only played 2 weeks. Um.. I liked my mage, I did a majority INT and evenly between the rest. I'm sure I didn't have the most amount of SP, and the lowest amount of HP. But I was content.. I rarely needed a party, I did all of my quests and kills on my own with no problem.
I was a wizard on EverQuest Online Adventures. And for that class you needed INT and DEX, INT added mp, which was sp, dex added damage. But yeah, its different in this game.

That's cool, one could probably argue easily that since the build was majority INT, you would benefit more from causing the extra damage to bring the mob down faster, instead of attempting to take an extra hit.

Did the Dex do anything for you??

No need for dex. If you have aim issues, throw up a Power scroll.

I would nevah use it. I wanted to see what he would say. :)

I've been adding 1 END every 2 INT. Not sure if I'm gonna do this for every level though.

I'm currently half and half with SPR and INT.

I'd stop adding END D: you're reducing ur potential.
If you want to stay alive, buy VIT scrolls and potions and stones.. using END is an unfixable (at the moment) mistake! D:

Or if u want to play around with END, buy END rings or something, don't scar your mage for life :D

That's a great build Yosei, i'm about 60% INT 40% SPR

I'm doing mostly SPR, with some END and I've used up a couple INT points as well (bc it's my first char, for a couple levels I didn't know what to go for). I have heard that INT is not worth putting many points into, bc unlike SPR, you only get +1 point for every level. That's really not that much extra damage for awhile, especially when if you add SPR and have a great chance to crit, the added dmg is sort of null...

but I'm a noob, used to different MMORPGs!

Add some SPR.
By the way you're going.. you'll be a mage who can take hits.. but runs out of sp fast.

IMO for mages.. I say we put points to the stats that help us the most.. which is INT and SPR, but if we want to have more hp and defense.. get jewelry that gives us those extra points.

well...IMO its kinda the same as yours and differnet. i'd say go all out on benifical stats, and then get jews to improve them more. becasue really, you dont need def and hp if you kill them b4 they get to you. and if you say you want to kill harder things just find a party? they most likely will want a nuker. problem solved, just get the +crit% or +aim% earrings. sp n hp + r a waste since this game has both stones n pots for you to use.

btw lilly, after you have 25 points into spr, it only adds .1% to crit %, not .2% anymore.

as for me, i'm going INT, and a few poitns into SPR, and most likely using aim%+, or crit%+ earrings over the +hp/sp ones.