Celtic Heroes

Hi Mages

n00b here trying to understand the game (@ L31 atm).

Questions re: Wands

I currently have 2 wands:

A is the main quest reward that does 10 magic damage - what exactly does that mean?
B is the sunflower wand that does 20 Heat damage - again, what exactly does that mean? Does it affect my Fire based spell spells?

How do you calculate the DPS for wands? or for any weapons, for that matter?
For A above, it's 2200 speed. how exactly do you read that and use to calculate DPS? it can't be 10/2200, can it?
For B, it's 2400 speed (i think). So it looks like it's better than A; 20/2400 > 10/2200. Right?


Thank you kindly!

great question.

Your wand damage only effects the wand hits, not your spells in anyway.

There are 3 types of elemental damage, magic, fire, and ice. Heat is fire.

Now, they all do the same damage if the enemy has the same resists to all (which it seems they usually do).

So with a mage, your lures will make a difference with this damage, so pick a high damage weapon that you have a good lure for. The sunflower is good because most ppl have a decent lure of fire.

Now, divide your weapon speed by 1000, that is how many seconds between a swing.

Now divide your damage by that seconds.

so 20/2.4= 8.3 dps (this is the max you will do if the enemy has 0 resistance or if your lure brings them to 0.)

Keep the questions coming, good work.

Haha thanks again Mdimarco! maybe I should just PM you

Why in the world did 1Thumb include the 1000??? I Kinda assumed it was related to that, but I just couldn't think of Why (hence the rather incredulous question in the orig post lol).

So given the numbers below, I'm looking at
10/2.2 = 4.55 DPS Magic dmg
20/2.4 = 8.33 DPS Fire Dmg

One more:

To what extent, if any, does weapon (and not just wands) speed affect spells, or skills? What if I run around with a 2H hammer (I did, last night )? Assuming that I don't have any wands that gives a bonus (I Am hoping that there are those that do?), then it's really pure DPS unless I have the Lure that helps the wand (in this case, Fire Lure + Heat Dmg)?




Thank you!

To what extent, if any, does weapon (and not just wands) speed affect spells, or skills? What if I run around with a 2H hammer (I did, last night )? Assuming that I don't have any wands that gives a bonus (I Am hoping that there are those that do?), then it's really pure DPS unless I have the Lure that helps the wand (in this case, Fire Lure + Heat Dmg)?

The pure speed of a weapon does not affect skill spells you have. The speed just means how fast or slow you use that weapon which for mainly non-casting classes (warrior, rogue, ranger) is a very importaint aspect when choosing a weapon. For casting classes (mage and druid) its not as importaint as making sure your abilities in ice and fire are maxed. As a mage, you will always do more damage with your spells than with your wand (not taking in consideration temp wands like faery wands from Otherworld or the proc from Frozen wand). And as you devolp your wand ability you will do more damage with a wand than with a different class's weapon.

Now, there are wands and weapons that gives boosts. For example, the higher level quartz and diamond mage armor gives +100 or +200 to Ice/fire ability which will boost the spells that draw on those abilites like ice shards or firebolt.

Lures are your friend! All mages will have lures of ice and fire which will aid your spell damage with those elements. There are several other lures including those for: magic, pierce, crush, and slash- however those lures are dropped from bosses in the otherworld.

I would say the sunflower wand combined with your lure of fire is the best combination for you until you earn a better wand.

Sincerely,

Lady Rosethorn of Rhiannon
Guardian and Scribe to Rapture Eve

Thanks LadyRosethorn!

I feel kinda bad for selling a 24 dmg wand lol, it had 3200 speed but since the sunflower is better all around anyway, not as much I sold it prior to getting the flower, as I thought it was affecting my casts.

Yup ladyrosethorn is right on.

Like she said, stick to a wand even though you may do more damage with another weapon.

The 1000 is just in milliseconds, I guess so they didn't have to include decimals.

Keep posting to the forum instead of PMing me . That way:

1. you get faster responses

2. I don't have to type as much

3. and other people can learn too (some of these things even some lvl 140's don't realize)

That said you and anyone else is always free to PM me about anything. I'm happy to help.