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[quote="JACKELPUP"]I was hoping to get some advice please …. It has been suggested that my character should have “no problem” soloing Magmas in VOD. However, I seem to be unable to manage it. I would appreciate any help, thoughts, comments and advice …. My character does not have much INT (in sorcery gear) but has a decent amount of STR and DEX – certainly enough STR to kill them. The problem is (or seems to be) the INT damage which occurs as I approach the Magma (ranged attack) and then continued sporadic bursts at range 1. These attacks drain a lot of life. Carrying 130 x 100HP pots (I could increase that) I can kill 25 Magmas before I have to warp. I have tried healing but, aside from it being tiresome to the extreme, I get pounded by newly spawning Magmas and blown up by the exploding mini-magma thingies. I have taken a second character and used that to heal – They both seem to end up back in town in record time having been at the centre of nuclear explosions (resurrection scrolls delay the process). I have tried to anticipate when the Magma is going to range attack with INT and avoid it – I can find no pattern. In short, I do not know how to hunt them …. Can anyone help please? 8) Jac [/quote]

[quote="FRINGE"]Ill do a record of how i hunt them later if you want. basically i can hunt without any whelps coming near me. i use a very large res and work my way around them. and lure the magma away. while its coming to you run back to it and it doesnt get an int shot in str8 away most of the time. then just smash em till dead heal/pot and repeat[/quote]

[quote="FOXTRCK"]Slow access set has worked wonders for me. [/quote]

[quote="MAVERICK"]hmm, with your very low int and magmas having 170 int, theres not much you can do effectively, a few ideas, *maybe try and make an occulist set? which adds MD to arms, * as fox says try and make a slow set, or just a couple of slow rings. * up the number of pots that your carrying. * lure one out at time * maybe run prowler up there naked carrying the maximum pots she can. ( not sure your level etc but if she is stood logged off somewhere near the master of axe or where the palus tps take you with an extra 150 pots for you. that will double your time there. and even better if you have another char say level 60+ with full pots waiting. * as your in DL, they win gvw often, maybe try changing up your hunts and hunt magmas when dl have trace. that way if you ask nicely someone might trace up to you regularly and drop you pots off to save you running back or tping all the time. [/quote]

[quote="ASUSS"]slow rings, slow ear, slow necky ii. [/quote]

[quote="JACKELPUP"]Awesome, thank you good people .... I shall take the advice of Fringe, copy Fox, get the accessories of Assus and do as Maverick says. (and report back) 8) Jac [/quote]

[quote="MAVERICK"]good luck :)[/quote]

[quote="MERLIN"]if you used full slow gear you probably wouldnt need any robes have you tried maxing your md by upgrading your robes with occ emblem or whichever it is[/quote]

[quote="CHOJINE"]Lure Magmas using slow from a distance, it stops the healers following them as you pull them into position. Either cast slow then equip your weapon or use an mtag wep and slow them before you engage them. The other option as suggested is slow rings =] I have 2x 5% slow rings you can borrow dude if you need =][/quote]

[quote="ALEXISONFIRE"]1) Why are you only taking 150 pots? Alexis carrys 230 100 hp pot, 25 ressi scrolls plus a tbow 2) Don't be afraid to be slow with your pulls.... keep pulling them away until you wont pull any more, then run back at them half the time they wont get an int cast off this way 3) Don't kill the magus... Just hit them once and run to the left or right so they are out of range of other mags (so wont heal) 4) Don't be afraid to die, if you know you're going to burn through a lot of pots after a bad stone or chances whelp is going to hit you, just die and use a ressi scroll (barr isn't an issue at mags) 5) Don't waste you time wearing eva gear. With you're dex they'll barely hit you. Instead use acc/atk gear (invest in attack accessory if you have the means to buy, the quicker they die, the less chance of their int attack) 6)Ask people to come with you :) I'm always at mags, would be more than happy for a bow user to come along. I'm more than happy to roll on all the drops (as would i'm sure a lot of people)[/quote]

[quote="CYA"]lure the magus out of the way they cant respawn if they still alive so move them out of the way[/quote]

[quote="MAD_MAX"]Welcome to dsoma issues, you need to lure a mag to the edge been weary of doing on damage to the mag that causes a magus to follow the mag, then jump in close to the mag whilst its moving so it doesnt cast on you.[/quote]

[quote="MERLIN"]Having just read your post again and worked it out, 5 pots per magma I would say is a great return, I get through many more than that, the only perk dsoma has is I can carry 350 pots At 5 pots per mob can anyone really complain or is hsoma that easy throughout?[/quote]

[quote="JACKELPUP"][b]Magma Hunt[/b] Wearing 18% Slow Proc Time Taken : 1hr 15Mins Magma Kills : 52 Whelp Kills : 12 Magus Kills : 0 100HP Pots Used : 203 Deaths from Explosions : 4 Barr collected : 311890 Drops: Snake Bite (Rare) Bone pieces x 6 (4 untagged, 2 epic) Bitter Bone pieces x 1 (Hardened) GTR x 1 (Epic) 31 times (out of 52) I got hit with INT attack whilst running up to the Magma 49 times (out of 52) I got hit with INT attack at range 1 after the slow kicked in 52 times (out of 52) the Magma was slowed 1 time (out of 52 times) I was stoned further away than range 1 and got INT raped How does that stack up against other characters? Also, I have become fed up holding my tongue with bullies who just harass folk. I am repeatedly told to keep quiet and they will “leave you alone” but they don’t and I am sick of it. I do not understand why certain players think it is “good” (or whatever sick adjective they would prefer to use) to harass and bully players who never fight back - then keep doing it time and time again. I know people don’t need a reason to PK and I know it’s part of the game BUT multiple attacking players going after the same soft targets time and time again (individuals who don’t fight back) is hardly “playing the game” – it is just bullying and harassment. Twice today I had to warp and log off for a while. I didn’t complete the dailies and I didn’t get to finish the Magma trial with the good advice people here offered. It gets very tiresome. Pack it in before the small user count gets even smaller. Jac [/quote]

[quote="CUPID"][quote="JACKELPUP"][b]Magma Hunt[/b] Also, I have become fed up holding my tongue with bullies who just harass folk. I am repeatedly told to keep quiet and they will “leave you alone” but they don’t and I am sick of it. I do not understand why certain players think it is “good” (or whatever sick adjective they would prefer to use) to harass and bully players who never fight back - then keep doing it time and time again. I know people don’t need a reason to PK and I know it’s part of the game BUT multiple attacking players going after the same soft targets time and time again (individuals who don’t fight back) is hardly “playing the game” – it is just bullying and harassment. Twice today I had to warp and log off for a while. I didn’t complete the dailies and I didn’t get to finish the Magma trial with the good advice people here offered. It gets very tiresome. Pack it in before the small user count gets even smaller. Jac [/quote] Jac mate, Have a look at the PK FEED DL have been running round every map for the last 2 days killing every single leveling char in espada, To the point they were asking for PK turning off.. Your friends and guild are just as bad as your enemy, remember that. [/quote]