Hi everyone. I've been using my Mage quite a while while waiting for Arch Ranger to arrive and I thought I'd share a few tips and tricks I've picked up along the way. Oh and if you haven't already, please take a while to check out Zhon's Video: Zhon's Arme Video I'm going to quote a few moves here by Zhon so if you want to stick around for the rest of this guide, do watch.
I'm no pro at Alchemist so if you know of this, move along. :P
Why Play Alchemist?
If you're like me and just got Alchemist, you're probably be disappointed at how weak, slow and limited your attacks are. A Bomb and a swing-your-pot dash attack doesn't seem much. Also, everyone seems to be annoyed by your bombs throwing everything in the air (including your teammates). Well give it time and you'll soon come to love your Alchemist. :D
Alchemist is both a great support and great damage character. Most only get to see her Support side. =P Also, having both jobs helps make things less tedious and boring. Done 10 rounds with your Alchemist? Switch to Mage! Both are just as fun. :)
Things to Know about the Bomb
You have two default attacks: Bombs and your Dash Attack (Swing-Your-Pot). Most would just go use Dash Attack when using Alchemist but you should practice using your bombs. Why? You gain more MP as each bomb has a blast (like Meteor). If it hits, you get 4 equal hits. If a bunch of mobs get hit at the same time = More MP.
The Bomb:
Also, it's good for setting up Aerials. With the Flutter, you can set up bombs everywhere like a madman. Control it well, and you can just make things go boom the way you want to. If timed right, you can make a bomb do aerial damage. :P
Flinch? When a mob gets hit by a bomb, they flinch (stunned) for a short duration of time. This can be helpful in stopping mobs in their tracks long enough for you to dash attack or bomb them. If you throw a bomb at an enemy in mid-fall, they will rise up a bit long enough for you to dash in an Aerial Dash attack. (Thanks to Zhon!)
How to use the Bomb
Use of Dash and Platforms makes efficient bomb throwing. Flutter Bombs work better than regular bombs because they go off faster. Learn to flutter all over the map. If you can do this, you can set up bombs just about anywhere. A good place example is in Hell Bridge, in the room just before Gardosen.
It's also better to start bombing mobs that aren't being targeted by your teammates. This is to avoid annoying them or messing their combo. Spears and Sword Masters don't have quite problem with this though as they're attacks are wide enough to hit flying objects.
Avoid bombing single mobs. Best use your Dash Attack instead.
If you've seen the guide, you can use your bombs to move around. I haven't gotten around to using the Dash Bomb much but the Jump Bomb I have. It's great for getting up places an Arme normally can't.
Dark Magic
White Magic
That's about it. x_x It's very wordy so I'll try and pick up a few screenshots to help you get by haha. :P Hope it helped.
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i find this rather useful :3
i personally in Alchemist just use Melee attacks its about 150 a hit 300 damage i can probably deal 1k damage every 10 seconds maybe less its rather nice
Dungeoning with Alchy is a rather nice change from Wand its a very nice Support char but...it does have its flaws,as in MOST people get so hooked up into making items they pretty Much Leech off of everyone,cause there to dam busy making items that uaslly come out Coins
and for Jumping Stages Jumping with Alchy can be a challenge to overall
nice guide :3
Moose is not mean
Thanks Moose. :D I have to agree though, there are quite a lot of times Dash Attack seems to deal more damage. But what I noticed, if a Bomb hits full force, it deals 82 x 4 = 330 Damage. I deal 169 per back hit with pot equaling, 170+170= 340.(I'm sure you hit more than 150 Moose. xD) If coupled with more bombs and Cloud Kill, pretty deadly. :P
AND YES, true to that! Switching between Mage and Alchemist makes it less tedious and boring. :D
Wooo the Moose commented!!
lol yea, this is a very diffrent guide you uaslly see pvp guides :3 im glad you got a nice Dungeon guide
but yes the Bombs are very nice they do nice damage but then your teamates complain "god dammit moose ..i mean xxxx stop throwing bombs!"
This is great, now I don't have to write an Alchy guide, haha. (I've been too lazy to finish my Mage guide as of yet) x_x
You covered everything really well. One thing I'd also like to note is that if the Big Bomb animation is finished before the Big Bombs actually hit something, you can gain a LOT of MP from the bomb explosions. Sometimes I get up to near 2 full bars back, making Big Bomb only cost 1 1/2 bars or so if done right.
I've only had this work on Kaze'aze so far though, I haven't practiced on how to do it otherwise. But it's definitely worth mentioning.
Very nice guide, the aspects that you covered are very well explained. (I can't count how many times I've been yelled at for bombing in dungeons...)Although I personally disagree with using booby trap at all in dungeons... I only set them down to finish off a boss in a comical way and give my friends some laughs x_X But if you can use them effectively, then bravo!
Also, Kentisu is right... If you use it on a big group of enemies, you can even get all 3 bars back :P
Another property of the bomb that you could add is that hitting an enemy with a bomb causes them to flinch, or while they're in mid-air stops their fall very briefly. Of course it doesn't do damage, but say an enemy is falling onto a platform - you can flutter up to them and toss the bomb, then finish off with a dash attack for some extra (aerial as well) damage.
Just thought I'd share :3
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Thank you Kentisu and Zhon (omg the Zhon!!)!!
I knew I missed something. xD That Big Bomb bit, yes that's true but I never really quite figured out from what it was coming from. I was sure it had something to do with the blast. From what I know, if you hit a single mob with it, one bomb will throw it off making it so that the blasts from the 2nd and 3rd don't hit fully. I guess that must be it. :D I'll add that right in.
And yep, flinching!! :D That's also very important. In a lagless game, I can keep a mob in the air for a few seconds, and if timed right, make the bomb on it's way down explode netting aerial. :P Also helps making mobs stay still. Thanks Zhon! Will add those tips as well.
Still wordy. xD Lack picturesss.
What is fluttering?
I have never used alch much, I prefer mage because of firestorm, but I shall now give alch another chance!
Credit to ME!! XD
Flutter. I strongly suggest you watch Zhon's video. :P It's Dash-Jump basically. It's a lower jump but it's faster. You can throw two consecutive bombs by using this technique and a platform. First Flutter + Throw Bomb, then as soon as you land on the platform, drop down and Throw Bomb. If you do it right, you'll throw two bombs. :D
I'm glad it inspired you a bit to play ALchemist. xD I gave up on it too sometime after I got it and decided to play it again after watching Zhon's videos. :))
Fuikosan:Make Item Here's a list of items that drop (in case you don't know what they're for):Money - Not sure how much GP it adds.
Here's a present for you, Fuiko-san.
(First run) - (Second run) - (Third run)
First and third, I made no items. Second run however I picked up a "Money" item from my 3rd bar white magic skill.Each run was done on Gorgos server Trial Forest one star, and ended in the worst rating possible. Controlled environment ftw.I've come to the conclusion that at least in dungeons, the item is completely, one-hundred percent useless.
^~^.
(I just realized I lost my Vampire Face... Ugh ;-; /shame )
Wow. =o
Thank you so much Zhon. =D That's really awesome. Though, here's the thing, I noticed that sometimes, when a penalty kick in, what the dungeon shows does not apply. But for now, that means money's pretty much useless. =S
Thanks for testing. :P I'll add that bit up right now.
LosseyLo:
this guy have some mentle problem