Parangea (atys)
As a general rule, kitins and other animals with a hard shell (carapace) will give in best to cold, and least to acid.- There are different types of offensive magic, how can i know beforehand what creatures are affected by what type of magic. Currently my offensive magic skill is at lvl 30, and i noticed some creatures are not affected by acid for example, so i bought the ice magic and now those creatures are dead.
Each animal has its own resistances to magic and melee damage types, you can look them up individually here: http://ballisticmystix.net/?p=mob . There's also a consolidated mob resistence guide, check this topic: http://app.ryzom.com/app_forum/index.php?page=topic/view/13298/1 .
Parangea (atys)
Game is not particularly mission-based. There are fight missions, given generally by military personnel (corporals, sergeants etc). Craft missions are given by city and tribe overseers. Delivery missions are given by messengers.- Finding missions. I am having quite a hard time finding them, perhaps i am looking in the wrong places tho..
You can use bmsite, type the name of the city and it will list all NPCs in there: http://ballisticmystix.net/?p=npc
Parangea (atys)
To the best of my knowledge, there is no such system in place. Your odds to resist/absorb certain spells are given by the jewelry you wear and your race (iirc), similarly absording melee damage is a function of your armor. There isn't much need for a DR system, seeing how you already have some chance to resist a spell that was thrown at you.- DR system (Diminishing Returns). For those who don't know what the hell im talking about here, DR is some sort of immunity system where you cannot be chain-stunned or silenced, but become immune to it for an amount of time to still give you a fighting chance.
Parangea (atys)
You have to be in a team to get xp, drive-by healing doesn't work; when the kill is finished you should get a message telling you how much xp you gained.- I am always interested in playing a healer-side role. I have noticed that using healing spells do not increase the defensive healing tree. Perhaps i am mistaken here, but i would like to know how i can be more effective at healing.
Parangea (atys)
No, only tutorial missins award you gear, and sage quest lines (the gear is good, but the quests are long and cumbersome..).- Gear. I am having a hard time getting new gear. Is it only obtainable thru crafting and trading. Or can i get new gear from completing missions and/or NPC merchants.
I'd suggest looking at the stuff that's for sale, check who crafted, and message that crafter directly to see if they can make an item specific for your needs. Seeing the population is not particularly high, it's more efficient for a crafter to work on demand rather than put random stuff on sale with the hope it will be bought; that only works on large-scale economies.
I left pvp out, and I'm sure there will be more things to say beside what I already did :)
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