FOnewm stats

[Kaze]

My mag is usually about 25 def, 25 dex, 150 mind. Mind is usefull for me, and FOnewms already get decent defense, so it's all chill.

[NetNomad]

Heheh... I still don't know what the deal is with the ultra-high MIND mags. People putting so much into their mind mags at the total expense of any other stat... sorta funny actually. On my FOnewm's Sil Dragon run tonight I switched his mags (his standard, 60/60/50/30 Combo-Force mag compared to his 30/30/50/90 mag that I plan to use online), and the difference in my Gizonde damage didn't even amount to 30 HP (I was testing it on a Mothvist and some Mothverts). 120 MST for 30 HP damage... :ermm:

I really don't think it's worth it.

[jarl]

what you dont notice is that with 120 extra mst is that you can use lots of brand new shiny tech discs that will make you do more damage, thats why!

[Ark]

wow..thats alot of hp for such a weak attack...I use the same thing..does about 45 damage..I lose like 30-50 TP...anyways..its settled..Im improving ATA...you all say MST..so to stand out..I'm going the way of ATA ^^

[NetNomad]

jarl: I said that. But you know what else... you can equip a high-mind mag, a few Angel/Mind++ units and you can use a lot more disks than you otherwise could. Then, switch back to your original equipment and use them anyway. There are limits, of course (I could theoretically put 3 God/Minds on my FOnewearl for disk usage, but I don't).

[jarl]

up, thats what i do to i always thought it was fairly obvious myself, but if you do that and use a high mind mag, well then you have lots and lots, and you want the extra mst as a force to (or at least i do!)

[Phantom_RAcast]

With any type of character, even forces, you should have half-decent ATA, for TP-stealing weapons and special attacks. I would put at least 50 DEX on that mag. I'm probably going to have 30/30/50/90 on my FOnewearl's mag, or perhaps even more towards an even DEX/MIND ratio.

See, people glorify high-MIND mags too much. High MST is nice for equipping weapons and using tech disks faster, but for the actual DAMAGE it does, it's way overrated. What difference does equipping a wand-type weapon make over another kind of weapon? Not much; I find myself using my FOnewm's Fire Scepter: Agni for the technique boost, far more often than his Hildeblue's Cane, even though the latter has a bit more MST (the only reason I use the blue's cane on occasion is for the Barta boost). As far as I'm concerned, forget the insanely-high MST; I'm not gonna cry over a few lost damage points. Give me some decent ATA, any day.

*barfs* ewwwwwww, way to much def/pow/dex, I'd say shift as much of that as you can to mind for a foneweral

[Kaze]

I use a mind mag because I need the damned TP. Lol. I lost my mag a bit back, and the damage difference wasn't huge for 300 MST, but the amount of TP went way down, and the fluid usage went up. Also... it makes absolute sense for me to have a mind-mag at the expense of all other stats, simply because that's the only stat that affects my fights in any significant way. I don't even equip weapons on my FOnewm, for the fast tech casting, and I tend to dodge attacks, or stay away, and even then, he gets a reasonable bit of defense, so the only stat that really affects my battle style at all is mind. Why would I use something else? Just doesn't suit my fighting style to up anything but Mind.

[D3COYBOY]

Seeing that the stats I originally posted (50/0/0/150) have been heavily scrutinized, one must understand that this was intended for my FOnewearl. As you know, she has the lowest ATA and ATP, meaning that there is really no point on wasting points on something that is going to prove ineffective in that harder difficulties. You will either miss or deal lots of zeros on damage. So the way I see it, capitalize on her strength and assist on her weakness (DEF since she does have the lowest HP). With as much TP she has, there really is no need to hold a weapon unless its to grant her more MST. She could just simply walk around casting Foie as a basic attack and do even more damage due to her Simple Tech bonus. TP is not an issue since she gets so much and the simple techs cost so little. IMO, I think that she does more damage this way than having any silly weapon she would otherwise wield. Again I repeat, this is actually intended for a FOnewearl. I have no experiance with a FOnewm, but to my understanding, they could use more DEX. Perhaps something like 5/0/50/145 could be a little more useful, but who am I to say.

[Wootem Ace]

I think the high ATA comes in handy when you want to equip a good handgun, like the Red Handgun, or something, because I use them as a "Last Resort", or when I'm too lazy to use a fluid.