Saturday, January 30, 2010

Raw Power Optimization

This is the easiest optimization of the setup. Simply choose your mechanism and magic circle that gives you best raw power. However people seldom pay attention to the other 3 factors i.e. contract, companion, and bait. These 3 parts can contribute to raw power too. A difference in only 5 points of raw power can be significantly important!

Contracts that have raw power bonus
Traditional: IJS (+5)
High Tech: DFN(+5) ECT(+2) SOD(+1) MDR(+1)
Bio: ZEP(+3) TWL(+3) GTS(+2)
There is no Arcane and Magic Circle contract that gives raw power bonus.
So depending on the type of your mechanism, choose your best contract accordingly.

How about companion? They can give you raw power bonus too, but the best bonus that they can give is +5 only if they reached level 5. These pets includes Emerald Dragon Whelp, Ghost Kitty and Special Ghost Kitty, Ghost Owl, Little Kelpie, and Twilight Dragon Whelp.

Bait is the most underestimated component in this raw power optimization. Unlike contracts, bait gives the boost with no restriction to the type of mechanism used. Examples of these baits are Jimmy Stalker 12 y.o.(+5) and its older counterpart Jimmy Stalker 30 y.o. (+5). However these 2 Jimmy's have low attraction, meaning that it may not give you the best results. Mab Bier (+10) seems very attractive, but actually its attraction rate is very low, leading to FTA's or Angel's Share's if not properly managed.

Cocktails is better in terms of attraction, and these special cocktails that give raw power bonus notably is The Jesperian Way (+5), Cherry Bomb (+3), Midnight Smash (+3), Ruby Tuesday (+3), and Devil Driver (+1).

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