Idol of the Magi

[Weland]

Idol of the Magi provides spell damage bonuses in exchange for an armor penalty. The penalty is 1.6% per AR. The distance penalty is 5% per tile beyond 1.5 tiles. The ten levels of the talisman average 20% bonus per level.

So maybe I'm just too tired right now for this to make sense to me but is it the more armor and further away I am the less bonus dmg I do or is it, the more armor I have and the further away I am the more bonus dmg I do.

Sorry for some reason my IQ points are struggling to make a fire out of this one.

Thanks for the help.

 

[ProdigyOsi]

You can wear armor, you just won't get as much benefit from it. Range big criteria here, and the only thing that goes against your gains, as far as I know.

 

[Weland]

So armor is cool but stay in their face.

 

[ProdigyOsi]

right
and you can tank with a daemon but still have to stay close. Some say you get less exp when you have a daemon tank but I'm not sure of that.

 

[SirLothar]

Would like someone to confirm the distance difference as I am finding no difference based on how far away I stand.

Also in April progressive patch notes it says Removed distance penalty for meta mages...?

 

[Gobbledygook]

This is interesting! I have thought about making a meta-mage and would like to know how distance affects the damage as well.

 

[Blaine the Gypsy]

Don't let me find you afk macroing up your talismans.

@Shane @eppy @Adam @JoeB

 

[Blaine the Gypsy]

5 hours later if you were not stopped you'd still be gaining XP for your talisman.
Instead someone blew up your ship and you are still afk macroing in my territory.
5 hours AFK of XP = ? XP you didn't get

 

[SirLothar]

Thought they capped the maximum xp you can get from a mob therefore no more afk macroing off say an ogre lord paragon while on a boat.

 

[Lexington]

Idol of the Magi provides spell damage bonuses in exchange for an armor penalty. The penalty is 1.6% per AR. The distance penalty is 5% per tile beyond 1.5 tiles. The ten levels of the talisman average 20% bonus per level.

So maybe I'm just too tired right now for this to make sense to me but is it the more armor and further away I am the less bonus dmg I do or is it, the more armor I have and the further away I am the more bonus dmg I do.

Sorry for some reason my IQ points are struggling to make a fire out of this one.

Thanks for the help.

@eppy... is this true? I thought the AR penalty was just for EXP gain and the distance penalty was removed............ Are there updated patch notes on this?

 

[Blaine the Gypsy]

Thought they capped the maximum xp you can get from a mob therefore no more afk macroing off say an ogre lord paragon while on a boat.

Relic gains are not capped just timed.
Not being able to be hit back in any fashion unless a magic casting monster is lured is bull.
While Average Joe is grinding hardcore Exploit Joe sits on a boat casting at something that can't hit back.

 

[Blaine the Gypsy]

These are the same people who go to locations that are supposed to be blocked off by staff as well. Seriously if I had the power these people wouldn't be playing here. Not about to rename the shard to UOExploiting.

 

[Weland]

@eppy... is this true? I thought the AR penalty was just for EXP gain and the distance penalty was removed............ Are there updated patch notes on this?

This is off the wiki and I know it hasn't been updated for a while. So I may be working off out dated info.

 

[steve-o]

Relic gains are not capped just timed.
Not being able to be hit back in any fashion unless a magic casting monster is lured is bull.
While Average Joe is grinding hardcore Exploit Joe sits on a boat casting at something that can't hit back.

u cant macro afk talisman xp

noone said that u cant macro afk relics on talisman...

 

[Blaine the Gypsy]

It's afk farming. Looting gold or not you're still getting an advantage over someone else. But yes please have staff clarify it for everyone.

 

[bane]

It's afk farming. Looting gold or not you're still getting an advantage over someone else. But yes please have staff clarify it for everyone.

I have been told by staff that leveling talisman relics afk is ok. What isn't ok is gaining talisman exp afk. I frequently level my defense dexxer talisman's afk