Only Hope... Questions for the noob mage

[vange26]

I want to become a gud mage pvper so im asking questions... just trying to learn everything i can. Please help me :).

1. How to do it?(general tips please)
2. Do mages just wait for people to drop? or go up and grab?
3. Should i save my wooden sword? what is it for?
4. Best combo? Skills?
5. What to do when MP is out?
6. how to train efficiently?
7. Which skills to use for mobbing?
8. What to do vs. jump archers
9. What to do vs. trappers
10. What to do vs. never ending attack of monks?
11. What to do vs. other mages?
12. How to practice grab?
13. How to grab and cast??
14. Timing of ice fire combo
15. ANYTHING u can add or tell me to help me will be well appreciated.

Thanks in advance :) please save me from quitting :D

[deoxys114]

1. How to do it?(general tips please)
Mages aren't meant to keep their distance and just obliterate the opponent. That's pretty much what they do.

2. Do mages just wait for people to drop? or go up and grab?
It really depends on your style. If you don't mind getting hit, go run straight for them and grab combo them. I for one mix it up. I do that, but I also will just sit there and when someone comes for me, I attack them.

3. Should i save my wooden sword? what is it for?
You will need your Woodie for when you run out of MP in PvP. A mage's strong attack is weak. A strong attack from a mage's staff will land about 18 dmg onto the opponent. But with a Woodie, you do 49 dmg. A great difference.

4. Best combo? Skills?
If you go Elementalist, the best combo you can do is Ice --> Blizzard --> Ice --> Fire wall. It's pretty much a 4 hit KO. Try not to get caught in it. I don't know much about the Summoner Branch so I can't answer much for that. XD For just mage, the Ice Fire combo is your best combo

5. What to do when MP is out?
When MP runs out in PvP, use your Woodie.

6. how to train efficiently?
I'm confused with this question. Do you mean train to get better at PvP? Or train to get higher lvl? If PvP, just figure out some good tactics. That's pretty much what there is. To get to a higher lvl, just speed kill. Attack anything that moves. XD

7. Which skills to use for mobbing?
Fire skills if still a Mage. Fire skills have a spread effect where if one monster gets hit, all monsters around them get hit. If you go Elementalist, the first good dmging AoE (Area of Effect) skill is Earthquake, then Blizzard. For Summoners, Comet is your AoE skill.

8. What to do vs. jump archers
When an Archer is doing it's strong attack while jumping the best thing to do is to guard just long enough to take the hit, but not get stunned, then quickly hit them with an Ice Fire combo. When an archer does their strong attack while jumping they are defenseless when landing, so if you don't get stunned, you got a free shot.

9. What to do vs. trappers
With trappers the best thing I learned is keep your distance. If they stun you, it's all over. If they get close to you, either block or tele away. If they are invisible, and it's a 1v1, don't move. Look at the mini map. Watch when they disappear. Then wait until you hear footsteps coming, and then attack in the direction that they disappeared. They can't mask the sound of their footsteps. If it's more than 1v1, run until they reappear.

10. What to do vs. never ending attack of monks?
Again, keep your distance. Monks can turn on the dime. If you are too close, they will just kick you to death. However if you are facing a Shaolin that has the kicking and punching moves, if you stay right on them, they can't use those against you.

11. What to do vs. other mages?
Predict what they do. Many mages will try and tele behind you, and attack. Just know when they do that. If it's an Elementalist, they will most likely attack from below with Fire wall or Blizzard, so never stand too close when above them. Same with Summoners with Comet.

12. How to practice grab?
Get a friend to help. Create a room and just practice grabbing. Try seeing how many grabs you can do in a row. Try dashing and grabbing. Try grabbing someone that is dashing. Try grabbing someone that is dashing towards you while you are dashing at them. If they are a rogue, have them go inviso and grab them while inviso. When I accidentally grab someone that is inviso, it messes with me because I didn't expect it.

13. How to grab and cast??
Right when you grab, press the hotkey, and you will cast right after you push them. Throw them behind you to make it so they can't block as fast.

14. Timing of ice fire combo
This you just got to learn on your own. Count seconds if you need to. I though just know when to cast. More of a feeling than anything.

15. ANYTHING u can add or tell me to help me will be well appreciated.
Ignore people that call you cheap and say you're a noob. Just play the class as it was developed.

Hope this helped. ^^

[vange26]

thankyou... but i got a bit confused: grab and throw him behind me? what does that mean?

and another... i have an archer at lvl 28. Do u think a mage will be waay better?
i have 191 downs and 141 kills. This means i got boned 50 times more than i should've. I dunno.

Thankyou deoxys!! that was like, almost a whole guide :)

[deoxys114]

XD Np. When I say Grab and throw behind you basically what you do is when you grab someone by pressing strong attack, press the key that is behind you. So if you are facing left, grab and press right. Or vice versa. This will cause you to turn and push them the other way. They have a harder time to block when this happens.

If you like really long range, then go for Archers, but they don't hit nearly as hard as mages.

Either choice you make, gl and hf. ^^

[joenarbj]

That was nice advice deoxys114
You master your mage.

Muhahaha..

In PVP die and die as long as you gain WSP lol

In leveling look for safe place to drop your mob then use your AOE then repeat it.

Mages are best in leveling and in pvp.

Enjoy Windslayer


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