Newb question about the Elemental Staves

[Palum_Q]

So I'm reaching that point where I'm going to be getting these staves... I want to make sure I'm maximizing what I can do with them. I think I'm just going braindead looking at too much internet descriptions while I'm at work. But can someoen help me with these questions?

Many of the staves say like:

Additional Effect: < Specific Elemental > Damage.
Does this mean it increases the damage of the elemental spell cast? Or does that mean the weapon would just do some <specific elemental> damage when the weapon strikes?

What is the shortcut macro to exchange your weapon?

I hear it's worthwhile to set up macros to change your staff to the spell you're casting. Is that true?

I think that's all the questions I have right now. These things just popped to mind as I was doing some reading.

 

[oraga]

Elemental staffs boost the elemental of what you cast Earth is of course Stone or for summons Titan i think for the macro its /equip "item" <me> and it greatly improoves damage sometimes.

 

[Mattaru]

Equipment change macro is:

/equip slot (head, main etc.) "Armor/weapon name" at least i think so my equip change macros havent changed in awhile.

 

[Jimm]

The additional effect in the description is the dmg that you do when you melee w/ it. However I believe theres a hidden effect that increases elemental magic power by like... 8-10% or something like that. So its a good idea to equip it before you cast a spell.

The macro is something like /equip Main "Dark staff" <me>

You're prolly better off hearing this from a mage...I'm not sure if I'm 100% correct.

 

[Sindarkus]

the staves help with resist rate of the spell of that element. the normal staves give 10% to damage, and high quality is 15%. they also give a reduced perpetuation cost to avatars by some odd amount.

i just use macros to switch out my equipment, but don't macro in spells with it. of course, i play with a controller so it's actually easier to choose from the magic menu than to use several sets of macros, so that may be different for you.

 

[Daveman]

Yeah, normal Staves are +10% HQ +15% dmg to all spells of its element, AND -10% or 15% for spells of opposite element (aka: don't cast wind spells with ice staff)

I have all my spells macroed to appropiate staff and have macros just for earth/dark staff switch (incase of aggro or resting)

 

[Neche]

What they all said for the staffs. And macro is /equip slot item.. Don't need the """" I believe.

 

[Flameass]

I use equip macros.

Example /equip waist "Life Belt" would be a correct line. So you want: /equip main "<Element> Staff"

 

[alanon]

What all these guys said ^^

Ill add that I have 6 macros for the 6 basic spells

/equip Main "Aquillo's Staff"
/ma "Blizzard II" <t>

etc.

I also macro it in for stun macro

/equip Main "Jupiter's Staff"
/ma "Stun" <t>


AND

I have another for whatever the MB is:

/equip Main "Neptune's Staff"
/ma "Waterga III" <t>

 

[Jagster]

They help in getting enfeebles to land as well.

Earth staff is going to help with landing slow, ice to paralyze, wind for gravity ( I think gravity is wind ), etc.

 

[Shakaar]

From what I've heard they also boost any abilities you have based on the element of the staff you're using. For example, BST's "Charm" ability is light-based, so I use a light staff in my charm macro, and I really notice a difference between using it and my AF1 axe. Much lower mischarm rate with light staff. 8) Going to upgrade to Apollo's staff eventually.