RDM - Mind vs. MP?

[Phinneas]

Hello all,

New to the game here, (since April '08 ) and chose RDM as my main to start with.

I've gotten to 51 (whm sub) so far and have run into a dilemma and could use some advice from the more experienced players here.

Basic question is this:

Should I be building my setup around +mind gear or +mp gear? Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I find myself confused as to which set-up is more helpfull in xp parties at my level. Now, with refresh and convert, i can manage mp more effectively, but still find myself occasionally short.

On the other hand - all the mp in the world doesn't help when mobs continuously resist my debuffs... If i have to fire paralyze off three times before it sticks, it kinda defeats the purpose of the +mp gear.

I'm not looking for specific gear recommendations (i can figure that out for myself), just what emphasis I should be going for.

Thanks in advance for any advice you care to give.

Phinn

[Keria]

have both, convert/rest to full in mp gear

when the mp is used up, use mnd

[malak]

Getting resisted on debuffs usually involves lack of enfeebling magic, rather than MND. MND is for the potency.

There's not much you can do at that level besides use the correct elemental staff for the debuff. When you get Warlock's Tabard you should see a lot less resists.

As said before, it is important for a RDM to have setups for MND, MP/Convert and (eventually) enfeebling magic. (and more but not till later on)

[LinktheDeme]

Getting resisted on debuffs usually involves lack of enfeebling magic, rather than MND. MND is for the potency.

There's not much you can do at that level besides use the correct elemental staff for the debuff. When you get Warlock's Tabard you should see a lot less resists.

As said before, it is important for a RDM to have setups for MND, MP/Convert and (eventually) enfeebling magic. (and more but not till later on)

mind effects magic accuracy as well 2 MND is 1 magic acc. However it is very key for potency of slow and paralyze.
I do have a crazy crackpot theory that after you reach like 330ish enfeebling magic skill more or less that mind is the only real thing that will help your magic acc. Just something I noticed from a khimera and a god fight when i had double mnd etudes and a goblin mushpot.

Basically as a RDM you want a mnd set for slow and paralyze, enfeebling skill set and put int where you cant put enfeeb for gravity sleep bind and blind. Curing you want a negative enmity then mp where you cant ( I personally went the opposite direction mp then enmity). Convert you want all MP until you can create a balance of MP and HP unless your a taru youll probably want some HP in there too so in case you pull hate you wont get your face bashed in. Just make sure you use the appropriate staves as well for each spell.

[Kaslo]

mind effects magic accuracy as well 2 MND is 1 magic acc.

Has this been definitively proven, because I don't think it has.

Generally for EXP/Merit I tend to stick to MP
For endgame I tend to stick to a MND build and an enfeeble build.

[Syntex]

Do both.

Any good RDM will have multiple pieces of gear, some for +int some for +mnd some for +hp/mp for convert, some for a nuke set, some for a melee set ect.

You should focus on what you will be doing most of all which is enfeebling, make sure your skill is capped which is hard to do with this level sync going on.

I myself macro in electrum rings and other +hp/mp gear for convert and when I do enfeebles I macro in +mnd or +int gear to get the most out of it.

Thats what I would do if I were you.

[cdgreg]

You should focus on what you will be doing most of all which is enfeebling, make sure your skill is capped which is hard to do with this level sync going on.

Try to catch a besieged and spam dia for an hour, should have np capping it.

[Osede]

Has this been definitively proven, because I don't think it has.

Generally for EXP/Merit I tend to stick to MP
For endgame I tend to stick to a MND build and an enfeeble build.

It does, there is a JP that research on the effects of INT and elemental skill on magic acc. So, it should go as same as enfeebling skill and MND.

However, there is a threshold of magic accuracy before it comes as 2 MND = 1 acc. If below the threshold, I'm believe it is 3~5MND = 1acc and 2 skill = 1acc. After that it will be 1skill~ .9acc and 2 MND ~ 1acc.

[cdgreg]

It does, there is a JP that research on the effects of INT and elemental skill on magic acc. So, it should go as same as enfeebling skill and MND.

However, there is a threshold of magic accuracy before it comes as 2 MND = 1 acc. If below the threshold, I'm believe it is 3~5MND = 1acc and 2 skill = 1acc. After that it will be 1skill~ .9acc and 2 MND ~ 1acc.

Inb4 arguing over the validity of int/mnd = MACC because no one can provide an actual link