<<<If i'm wrong on the high end i'm wrong but if my study at tier 7 is suggestive of anything, it is that necromancy bonus can be quite fulfilling when it comes to gathering ensorcell energy.>>>

Since math isn't my strong suit, what would you say are some optimal goals for necromancy ranks if someone wants to boost their energy gathering efforts? Are there any particular thresholds to shoot for, or is it just "more is better" and that's that?

By the way, sorry to have missed the Ensorcell Fireside Chat at Twilight Hall this evening. Would have loved to have been there.

~ Heathyr

Wow, that's fantastic, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for doing all this research, and sharing your results. Awesome. :)

~ Heathyr the forum witch

>If i'm wrong on the high end i'm wrong but if my study at tier 7 is suggestive of anything, it is that necromancy bonus can be quite fulfilling when it comes to gathering ensorcell energy.

I still think that how it is calculated puts most of the value on the level of the critter.

Suppose it is percentage modifier, 57% discount in kills at tier 19, you surmise, but that is the wrong way of looking at it. Lets just round it to a 50% discount, which really means you'get getting a 100% bonus on the value of critters you kill, which is the better way of looking at it (how it modifiers energy per kill, rather than kills per week).

Now, suppose it is 10 energy for killing like level, 9 for 1 level beneath you, 8 for 2 levels beneath you, and so on.

If you're hunting something like level, your benefit per kill is 10. If you're hunting something 10 levels beneath you, your benefit per kill is 1. The bonus is itself modified heavily by what you hunt.

Or, to say it another way, even at max necromancy training, you'd need to kill 5 critters 9 levels beneath you to get the exact same amount of necrojuice as someone who has 0 ranks in necromancy and merely kills a like leveled creature. Which makes the incentive to train in necromancy for this reason, slight. I wouldn't call it quite fulfilling in anycase, but it'll depend on what you hunt. If you do warcamps, maybe it is worth it.

I would like to thank Allereli for providing the challenge and some of her data as well as the author of the ;killcounter script who provided and modified the script with some of my suggestions!

Also thanks to coase for rolling this out practically on my birthday.

>>Is that a fair conclusion?

I would say so, although gathering energy may not be the only reason to use enhancives. I know Virilenus has maxed out necromancy enhancives so that he gets three acuity flares from ensorcell while leaving more ranks free for demonology and better phasing. It all depends on your goals.