If they're planning on PvM only, it's better for them to be an elf for the extra 20 mana anyway.
Aren't a lot of fairly specific items/armor pieces needed for this? I truly don't know.
Not at all.
Not since the nerf to Vamp form. Now you just need specific mods instead of specific items. The template is a little more cramped, but the suits are a lot easier to build.
Just to clarify the wraiths "heal 50% of the damage they do" part. It's from casting curse weapon. A sammy can cast it as well and add that extra 50% on top of their native 20%. The life leech from vampire form/curse weapon is superior to the life leech from weapons in that they will trigger 100% of the time (well, unless you are using a 100% life leech weapon like breath of the dead/grim reaper scythe or using focus attack etc).
Yeah, also the leeches on weapons are a % of 40% of the damage for life and mana leech and 100% for stamina (at least I think it is). So a 100% mana leech weapon will leech 40% of the damage, as most weapons don't have that the forms leeches are, as ya say, superior.
They don't usually have the regs/lrc or ss to cast it, though I'm not really sure what it's duration is anymore as the old page on it seemed to be way off.
The diversion chance is your ninjitsu skill -30, so 90% at 120 skill. You also get ranged dp and could hop off a swampy summon images and remount.
Exactly, that's what I figured, it is like a 90% chance to parry, plus some innate parry chance from weapon skill and parry JOAT.
I'm glad you asked... I too was in "wtf" mode.
Wearing the jackal's collar will reduce mana regen rate. It's not the straight 3 MR from JOAT or items, but it affects the base speed of your mana regen speed.
A step up from a humdinger but a step below a beaut.
If you don't have Med and are an elf, it doesn't affect anything. If you're a Wammy as the OP asked, they'll be leeching mana from their opponents anyway, so they're better off having a larger mana pool to add to.
I agree, imo theres really no reason to be an elf for anything other than resource gathering mules or tamers needing cu's. If I need a cu I usually go elf then change back to human when I have it, the quests are easy enough.
Actually, based on this:
Ah, I did it the other way - I converted all my chars to elves when ML was released, including my stealth mages, tamers and resource gatherers heh. I particularly like the perma night-sight and the ability to have them all look like drow (black skin w white hair). Only switched my warriors back into humans.
If you're going by the formula above, the math would work out to be exactly the same either way.
Ahh, apologies, I didn't clarify that part.
Sounds like a good FOF question!
Good idea! Er, how do we submit it?
I agree. I'll let Harlequin do the submitting since he's got all the formulas and such.
You know me... I never let feelings get in the way of asking a question
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Question posted
Was searching to see if there's some submission page, but it seems like making a post would do.
With 0 Meditation skill.
Yes and no. It'll be really short without SS.
Actually, it affects 0 med/focus elves as well. Bonus MR from meditation takes into account Int
With the 20 SS from JOAT, curse weapon lasts about 3 secs (about 2 - 3 swings on a fast weap).
Base regen is 0.2, 20 focus is 0.1 = 0.3. As said, 0.13 mana regen per second isn't actually realistically discernible (1 mana every ~7-8 seconds). Any fighter who know's what he's doing has a mana leech weapon or meditation or high MR or a combination.Actually, it affects 0 med/focus elves as well. Bonus MR from meditation takes into account Int
50 int, 0 med/focus elves wearing non medable armour gets 0.065 mana per sec. With medable armour, it's 0.19 mana per sec. That's 3 times faster.
A human with 50 int, 0 med/focus gets 0.429 per sec in med-able armour, 0.1542 in non med-able amour. Also about 3 times faster.
I agree it doesn't make sense, but it really does look like there's a negative modifier (which will reduce the base 0.2 mana regen to 0.05).
