Mabinogi Guru Forums - View Single Post - Neither 10 Nor 17: The Secrets of Choosing What Age to Birth At

Tolinar · 02-27-2008, 10:37 AM

The "Magic" ages - 15 onward - seem appetizing, but to be honest, the AP loss is realy really bad. Yet those stats call so loudly... what to do?

There's really only one thing you CAN do.

Be patient.

Birthing at 10, and then NOT LEVELING, will let you pile the bulk of your levels onto an age like 15 to 17.

This gives you both lots of extra AP, and also highly effective stats.

What's more, you can age past 17 this way...

starting to level a character at 20 or 21 will get you all the Age AP, as well as all the stats from concentrated levels on good ages.

But every silver cloud is yet full of rain.
You see, to make this strategy work, your character must IDLE.

Idling is not fun. =/ Mabinogi is a GAME.
To go from 10 to 15, a character must idle for 4 weeks and a day minimum. That's a month of no-leveling. Which sucks.

From 10 to 21 takes 10 weeks and a day minimum, or 2 and a half months of inactivity.

What to do?
Make an alternate character.

Play a main character that is actually active and set this magician aside. You will have a powerful magic character when the time comes, very quickly. This strategy can be GREAT fun to play!

Indeed, idling additional characters is an ingenious way to build ANY character type's AP total up while retaining the good stat balance!

"Resting" a character, as it is called, takes a little longer, but the results are very enjoyable.

Here's a great newbie Tip. Since you get better Dex at age 11, and good Dex is helpful in Crafting and such, you can get a cheap enhancement to play by:

- Making a character at Age 10 on a Friday evening, then logging off.
- Wait till Saturday morning, AGE UP.

VOILA! A super-newbie character, with the ideal age 11 growth for a full week, and the AP of Age 10!

Think of it as a thank you for reading.

Remember, AGE 11 is better suited to characters who want to try all the crafting and gathering skills. AGE 10 is better for pure-Combat characters who want high LUCK for more Criticals and better drops!

Pick carefully whether to make a normal newbie on Saturday morning, or a Super-Newbie on Friday Night!

Enjoy!

~Tolinar

02-27-2008, 10:37 AM	#5 (permalink)
Tolinar Dug in the Prairie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 429 Gold: 14,122	The "Magic" ages - 15 onward - seem appetizing, but to be honest, the AP loss is realy really bad. Yet those stats call so loudly... what to do? There's really only one thing you CAN do. Be patient. Birthing at 10, and then NOT LEVELING, will let you pile the bulk of your levels onto an age like 15 to 17. This gives you both lots of extra AP, and also highly effective stats. What's more, you can age past 17 this way... starting to level a character at 20 or 21 will get you all the Age AP, as well as all the stats from concentrated levels on good ages. But every silver cloud is yet full of rain. You see, to make this strategy work, your character must IDLE. Idling is not fun. =/ Mabinogi is a GAME. To go from 10 to 15, a character must idle for 4 weeks and a day minimum. That's a month of no-leveling. Which sucks. From 10 to 21 takes 10 weeks and a day minimum, or 2 and a half months of inactivity. What to do? Make an alternate character. Play a main character that is actually active and set this magician aside. You will have a powerful magic character when the time comes, very quickly. This strategy can be GREAT fun to play! Indeed, idling additional characters is an ingenious way to build ANY character type's AP total up while retaining the good stat balance! "Resting" a character, as it is called, takes a little longer, but the results are very enjoyable. Here's a great newbie Tip. Since you get better Dex at age 11, and good Dex is helpful in Crafting and such, you can get a cheap enhancement to play by: - Making a character at Age 10 on a Friday evening, then logging off. - Wait till Saturday morning, AGE UP. VOILA! A super-newbie character, with the ideal age 11 growth for a full week, and the AP of Age 10! Think of it as a thank you for reading. Remember, AGE 11 is better suited to characters who want to try all the crafting and gathering skills. AGE 10 is better for pure-Combat characters who want high LUCK for more Criticals and better drops! Pick carefully whether to make a normal newbie on Saturday morning, or a Super-Newbie on Friday Night! Enjoy! ~Tolinar Last edited by Tolinar; 02-28-2008 at 08:52 PM.