Staff Mastery (SM)

[MrFreaky]

Originally Posted by Sentan

sure but marksman attack speed is the same or even better with stronger hits and range

as i've said in previous posts, SM has a higher DPS than Marks. i give special attention to the damage log while in game and conclude according to what i see.

i'm not sure if this is because Marks are forced to 'setup' in a particular way for war, and thus sacrifice some damage/AS, but from what i've seen throughout the past year or two, is that SM wins the DPS contest. unless of course, Marks are completely decked out with the best bows and jewelry which is not a norm on Haven.

it would be nice to actually test these figures and come to a definite conclusion.

[Hayir]

Originally Posted by MrFreaky

but in the end it comes down to the fact that spell casting is simply outdated and deeply inferior to SM. sure we can do a little tree hugging and PvP and the spell caster will stand out no doubt, but we all know this is not the core of Regnum which we know to be RvR based.

This is actually news to me, i have never seen a SM lock be more effective than a "regular" one in a RvR situation.

[Hollow-Ichigo]

Originally Posted by Hayir

This is actually news to me, i have never seen a SM lock be more effective than a "regular" one in a RvR situation.

The only time SM was OP was years ago when conjurers used it with zarkits and were basically unkillable. I dont see SM lock being more effective than normal locks who just use areas, while it might be fun its clear how war works. Warlocks keep everyone CC'd with areas whilst barbarians and knights run in to area everyone to death.

Besides, it became clear to me that NGD is bad at balance when arcana strike was buffed for no good reason. I highly doubt SM warlocks will become a thing in RvR.

[Takeyo]

Warlocks were always supposed to have the option of damaging with basic attacks. This is why they were given the second-highest attack damage scale in the game.

Look at the way the game is designed, and judge based off of that. Quit all of this visceral, gut reaction. If SM has become the best method of dealing damage for some people, there's nothing wrong with that. It's just one option among many, and a good one at that.

[MrFreaky]

Originally Posted by Hayir

This is actually news to me, i have never seen a SM lock be more effective than a "regular" one in a RvR situation.

most definitely! i know it seems surprising but SM locks are in fact much more useful than regular locks. take this build for example... SM + terror (5), mod (5), pylon (5) + frozen storm (3) + dispell (5). here we have an obvious RvR build but at the same time we are allowing SM to remain. We are also maintaining our own personal CCs such as ivy, freeze, mind push, and beetle storm. also, self heals such as vamp or SK. and defenses such as Wind wall and magic barrier.

SM simply replaces spells such as Meteor, fireball, ice blast, and lightning which we know by now have been crippled to the point of uselessness.

in most cases ice blast and lightning get dispelled almost instantly since let's agree that dispel 4/5 has become the backbone to any mage. Meteor and fireball are nowhere as damaging as they used to be. so instead we replace with SM. we all know what damage SM can do. it quite simply blows the mentioned 4 spells out of the water as far as DPS and range are concerned. not to mention the huge impact it has on enemy rangers. it is very effective with keeping the pressure on enemy conjus.

[crownapollo]

I call for a long overdue warju buff! Let the dark ages of tremor and SM begin again.

[Lebeau]

Originally Posted by MrFreaky

...SM has a higher DPS than Marks...

True for some, but if ANY mage can out-DPS Sara, Bidinger, etc, I'll be ASStonished & ASStounded...

[C4RB0N4]

Originally Posted by MrFreaky

most definitely! i know it seems surprising but SM locks are in fact much more useful than regular locks. take this build for example... SM + terror (5), mod (5), pylon (5) + frozen storm (3) + dispell (5). here we have an obvious RvR build but at the same time we are allowing SM to remain. We are also maintaining our own personal CCs such as ivy, freeze, mind push, and beetle storm. also, self heals such as vamp or SK. and defenses such as Wind wall and magic barrier.

SM simply replaces spells such as Meteor, fireball, ice blast, and lightning which we know by now have been crippled to the point of uselessness.

in most cases ice blast and lightning get dispelled almost instantly since let's agree that dispel 4/5 has become the backbone to any mage. Meteor and fireball are nowhere as damaging as they used to be. so instead we replace with SM. we all know what damage SM can do. it quite simply blows the mentioned 4 spells out of the water as far as DPS and range are concerned. not to mention the huge impact it has on enemy rangers. it is very effective with keeping the pressure on enemy conjus.

if you can make setup fitting these requirements, plz share

best i can come up to is this:
https://regnumsentinel.com/t6t7
however, 3,7-3,8k hp may cause problems as attack speed is wat you're going for

[Almighty1]

Originally Posted by C4RB0N4

if you can make setup fitting these requirements, plz share

best i can come up to is this:
https://regnumsentinel.com/t6t7
however, 3,7-3,8k hp may cause problems as attack speed is wat you're going for

You can make a setup as Freaky told, but it becomes entirely a war setup.

https://regnumsentinel.com/t6tb

Just made a quick one based on the spells he wrote.

[Almighty1]

Originally Posted by Hollow-Ichigo

I highly doubt SM warlocks will become a thing in RvR.

I actually see a lot of warlocks trying SM right now
Few locks I saw playing SM were Synyster Peacemaker (syrtis) , Siwy ,Aniara , Carbona (Alsius), Ke-Lun (Ignis).
These are the ones I remember.