Just an FYI, paper build is working out fine
I will be selling my armors ASAP. I have 222 into MP, 70 into INT, and 152 into HP, and I am doing much better in PK. My defense is about 920 with 350 AC and ac enchant, and my HP is like 7994 or something like that with undy. My damage is in the 650-700 range with the faun, and my stun rate is still the same.
You figure.. I was only able to reach this HP with full heal crystal build. When I was statted like that, I had 139 into MP, and hit for shit, and had 1100 or So AC. As similarly statted MP build crystal, I was hitting for 700, but had 6.7k HP, and 999 defense with Faun. Now, as paper..I have 8k HP, 920 Defense, and I hit for 700. With a DD helmet, and the ability to switch talias, I am having no problem in PK. In fact, I am doing much better. Once I sell my armors and my elysium 8 my uniques will be much better. I'm thinking..Imirs +3, SSE +2's or WSE's +3, just to help make up for the mana loss, which is my only con atm.
You guys obviously haven't played with the cursed staves yet. I'd have to say as any build mage, they definitely change the way you play your character and how you look at PK. As a lightning mage, my one and only priority in PK is to stun and cancel the priest's heals and debuffs, on top of keeping my party all at the scene of the battle. The faun also has the added bonus of the curse, which..honestly rapes parties. Generally, it activates at least once, many times twice in a battle, and when it does, it pretty much takes out the priest instantly. If it doesnt, the party's other priest does, or if he's smart, he'll stop healing himself, and my dmg will finish him off.
It seems like mages nowadays are forced into the role of "I must be a tank, so I can stay alive and keep my party alive". You can be a tank, while also being paper, and I was skeptical as well, but now I'm loving the build. I encourage you to try it out as well
And to Raoul..everyone comes after you regardless as a mage. No difference there. Not like they know I'm paper ^^ Besides, my party always has two awesome priests, so It's hard to kill me anyways. I always keep my talia on, as well as my DD helmet, so defense is even less effective when compared to the other builds.
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