Mage research

[EQBallzz]

So the Mage research looks to be a serious PITA. Is this correct that I need to burn an actual spell for each combine to skill up research? It's hard enough buying spells once to use but I can't imagine having to burn one for every skillup. Someone in game told me he thought there was a way to raise skill without creating spells or something? Anyone know if this is true and if so...how?

[Nagash]

Spend money with your trainer to raise the skill.

[Pyrion]

You can also use practice runes:
http://wiki.project1999.com/Research#Practice_Runes

But since every practice rune has a component that can not be vendor bought, it can be even worse. Do what Nagash said, practice with trainer... but that will be *very* expensive at higher levels, so save money.

[Jimjam]

The server is really top heavy, lots of people have been finding stuff to do here for many years.

I bet there are A LOT of people with max research skill mages that can help you out...

If raising your own skill is a preference for character progression then good luck!

[EQBallzz]

Yeah, I wanted to raise my own skill if possible but as an alt this isn't looking that doable unless I get some sort of plat windfall. If I raise skill by combines that will be expensive. If I use the trainer that will get expensive very fast as well. Wonder why mage research is so much more expensive/difficult than other casters. Oh well..I guess this really is as bad as I suspected. Thanks all for the info.

[Pyrion]

Actually the cost to raise the skill with a trainer goes up approximately at the same rate that your money earning skills go up. At first its really cheap. So, it is doable even for a first char, you just have to prioritize it.

[EQBallzz]

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

Actually the cost to raise the skill with a trainer goes up approximately at the same rate that your money earning skills go up. At first its really cheap. So, it is doable even for a first char, you just have to prioritize it.

Well..even if I max out at my trainer I will only be able to hit 45 in research by lvl 24 (iirc). The spells I need for that level (including my research only pets) are trivial at 62.

Apparently, this is no secret because those pages for 24 spells sell for silly amounts of plat. I had somebody wanting to charge me 200p for a single transcendence page. I did manage to find a couple at 50p but even that is pretty expensive at 24 when there is an expectation of failing the combines multiple times and the combines also includes the cost of a spell on top of that. Now repeat that for the pets and it's potentially quite expensive. Maybe I will get lucky and not fail but I'm not counting on that. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Qtip]

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

You can also use practice runes:
http://wiki.project1999.com/Research#Practice_Runes

But since every practice rune has a component that can not be vendor bought, it can be even worse. Do what Nagash said, practice with trainer... but that will be *very* expensive at higher levels, so save money.

Cost me 1-2k on my enchanter to max. As a mage just spend a an hour at seafurys or sisters in lfay if you're a lower lvl. Go the trainer route. Makes it so simple.

[EQBallzz]

The struggle continues. Just blowing my skills (and plat) on research to keep it max but now I can't find *any* flame of vox for 29 pet. Anyone know where to get this? I have looked on vendors from NFP/WFP/EC/WC/misty/HPH/HK but not found a single one. Are there any vendor that sell this? Any mobs that reliably drop it?

[Pyrion]

All the research stuff just drops randomly. Your best bet is to kill level appropriate mobs and check vendors in those zones. You can also auction ("WTB: Flame of vox") in those zones. Unfortunately sometimes you just wont get it in time.