How is testing less accurate in Arena than maze, exactly? The only real difference is that you go with chains vs damage numbers. Keep your int at the same count for both, and with one, dump everything but your 70 points into strength, the other into dex. Do you best to figure out the number of hits it takes to kill mobs at each level from 55 to 71, get your chain numbers at each level, and mark your damage.

The only catch is, the defensive mods on everything need to be about the same. Example: If you're using a dex robe with no ee, you need to use a strength robe with no ee.

Try to keep things as uniform as possible, but aside from that, go go. Oh yeah, and if you don't heal with strength, don't heal with dex, etc.

It's all about controlling the variables, marking the chains, and you can also mark the levelling times as well. Those are pretty easy numbers to track.

BTW, I've had a TOTAL of perhaps... 6 climbs via catacombs? I'm an arena player, mate. And when I started, there was no catacombs. So testing variables for arena is second nature. I'd not thought it'd seem so difficult, my apologies.



It used to. Whether it still does? Dunno. But dex used to increase attack speed for melee, and int used to increase attack speed for casting. It was minimal, but it was there.

This post was edited by InsaneBobb on May 24 2009 09:59am

I'm talking about sheer numbers to track. Being able to SS your number of hits/damage taken/avg damage, etc. Can't be done in arena. Not to mention, most people play maze from 55-71. And, for that matter, this is the direction Paul is taking the game into. Pretty soon, arena will be gone too (well maybe )

I've not seen any plans for Arena to go away. Paul's already stated that the arena is a character training ground. Further, there's not always others to play with online. Consider me another in that 20% of people who avoid Maze the majority of the time.

Anyway, Arena is not about just damage. It's also defense, healing, etc. Hence why you need to base it either on chains, or levelling speed, or both.

This post was edited by InsaneBobb on May 24 2009 10:03am

Arena will not go away -- it is an absolute necessity for the times when you get frustrated with the noobishness of the cata players who have no clue how to play the game.

I use arena in order to lvl up my chars whenever i feel like, not having to wait for a decent group.

Leechers with less than adequate equipment are wrecking the cata parties IMO

This post was edited by Paparick on May 24 2009 10:05am

so, pretty much... you don't like playing the game alongside friends ??

edit: I was being funny with the arena part going away which is why I put the there.

This post was edited by coolbreeze on May 24 2009 10:09am

i agree, not only that but arena is definately necessary for times when no one is on and there is no way to cata, paul wont ever get rid of arena no matter how much he gears ls towards cata, arena will always be there

InsaneBobb, are you talking strict Melee? OR does Dex help Casters too?



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This post was edited by stiffleronfire on May 24 2009 10:20am

I was speaking of melee, but dex CAN help casters. Typically with a caster though, you simply pump up your int so high that you kill it before it kills you, and heal up any damage it's done.

But this is a melee discussion, so yeah.

Couldn't have said this better myself.

So, now ur telling that you as a headhunter had stats of 100,150,100,35(guess since you didn't state)

HH standard is 55/75/5/35 So, you had additional 215 stat points added to your char eh???

Even given the 20 stats from extra to start with, you still needed 195 extra points from gear. I find this pretty hard to believe but I guess it's still feasibly possible. My guess though is complete lie.

But if true, ur using like 100 stats more than what most people would ever hope to have on their char with top gear on. Geesh..... no wonder you supposedly did full chains with that setup. Should be able to do 2 MQs per day which should put you at over 1000 MQs by now.... what are you doing with your time with only 125ish under your belt???

Nice story though.