What should I upgrade? (Gear List Included: 48 Mage)

[Aasimon]

1 int @ 50 = ~9 mana. Compute accordingly.

[Mountaineer]

Even over 200 INT? For me, 3 wisdom OVER 200 is only 19 more mana, but 3 wis UNDER 200 wis is 30 mana.

[Eyry]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Even over 200 INT? For me, 3 wisdom OVER 200 is only 19 more mana, but 3 wis UNDER 200 wis is 30 mana.

^^ This

Originally Posted by Aasimon [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1 int @ 50 = ~9 mana. Compute accordingly.

^^ This doesn't seem correct. You must mean 1 Int over 200 is roughly 9 mana. Which makes sense.

[Eyry]

Originally Posted by Anaiyah [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

The actual honest answer to your question is that you are already fine. Classic does not have some hidden pool of gear from which to upgrade the items you listed. The gains you will be able to muster up at this point will be extremely marginal.

Thank you for the feedback.

[guineapig]

THis largely depends on what you plan on doing with your mage. You mention BD resist gear. If you plan on raiding then yes you will want a set of resist gear but that's not something you need to be wearing full time.

Honestly mages are one of the least gear dependent classes in classic. If you are chain casting pets and medding the rest of the time the size of your mana pool really isn't going to make difference.

I would say that if you are happy with your mana pool than looking for things that start raising your hitpoints without reducing your mana pool. IE: black sapphire pieces.

If I were you I would just try to get some raid pieces in Hate and Sky then wait till Kunark. There is really nothing you shoudl be wasting your money on before then.

[fuji]

Does the SMR in p1999 have Spell Haste II?

[liveitup1216]

Originally Posted by fuji [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Does the SMR in p1999 have Spell Haste II?

no, effects like that were not classic.

[Aasimon]

Originally Posted by Eyry [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

^^ This
^^ This doesn't seem correct. You must mean 1 Int over 200 is roughly 9 mana. Which makes sense.

I was speaking in terms of < 200 INT/WIS, which his calculation confirms (3 wis = 30 mana, ~9 (it's actually 9 and a long fraction)).

So, if you're comparing an item that gave you 50 mana or 4 int, the 50 mana item is superior, at 200 int or otherwise.

[Skope]

1 int ~9-10 mana under 200 int and that number is halved (~4-5mana) after 200 int.

As a mage you don't really require top of the class gear. You are nearly as viable naked with a stack of malachite as you are in full apothic, black sapphire set and a stack of malachite :P

The items that will put you above the other mages on the server are the pet enhancement staves, like the fire staff in pohate, the earth staff from innoruuk and water from phinny.

[Noleafclover]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Even over 200 INT? For me, 3 wisdom OVER 200 is only 19 more mana, but 3 wis UNDER 200 wis is 30 mana.

This applies for wis-casters, I can confirm. So roughly 2/3 (6+ vs. 9+).

I would think half - -- 4-5, would be off, Skope, unless int casters are different? Haven't tested it on my mage.

To answer the OP's question, just do the math. int on piece being replaced x 6(10) > or < piece being replaced when over 200 (or under for x10).