Vurin
01-19-2005, 11:58 PM
<DIV>I've been getting good prices on Opals and the like and have been upgrading some of my lower level spells. Since I am nearing 50 stuff like damages and such aren't that useful so I've been upgrading some of the less traditional spells.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So far I have adept 3 Capture Mind, illusory Shroud, and Seal of Comprehension.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Capture midn at adept 3 is pretty lackluster. Its the first mez I've ever taken above app3, and frankly I can't tell the difference. Still get lots of resists, still wears off early etc etc. This is probably the best upgrade of the 3 here and I still can't see a difference.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Illusory shroud I mainly got this because some rumor I heard about adept+ invises working on lower con see ivnis/scout mobs. Totally not true, and at app IV and lvl 45+ the spell will work on everything its going to. I suppose if you got it early it'd be good for getting past glacier bears in EF and stuff, but by and large useless until the level limit raises and normal mobs becomes 52+</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Seal of Comprehension , now this spell was iffy before hand. Giving a random and relatively low amount of int/wis annd then a sizable arcane resist buff. At adept 3 it doesn't give ANY more int/wis/arcane reistsance than it would have before hand ( assuming you recasted it enough to get good numbers). I haven't tested the power heal proc... but thats mostly because its too small to notice anyway.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>All in all I'm nearly 2 plat and my effectiveness hasn't improved by any noticable margin. I'm not complaining. Live and learn as they say, but at least you won't have to make the same mistakes I did.</DIV>