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[[Pulse]]s are points in time where the restoration of mana, health, experience, and other timed factors occur. |
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The term "pulse" is most commonly used to refer to [[mana]] pulses when characters [[Mana point regeneration|regenerate]] expended mana. The interval between mana pulses is 2 minutes on average, but can vary by up to about 15 seconds. Each mana pulse happens simultaneously for all characters in game. Experienced spellcasters can invoke a mana pulse for themselves before the global timer by using the verb [[MANA (verb)|MANA PULSE]]. |
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If one takes the reference point concerning mana, of grave import to spell casters and probably the most frequently used case, the time between pulses is somewhere between 1.75 minutes (105 seconds) and 2.25 minutes (135 seconds), with infrequent variance outside of these norms. So for most purposes, a pulse is expected about every 2 minutes. It is not infrequent to hear a spell user say she will be ready after a couple of pulses, which means she will have enough mana for the task in about four minutes. |
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When discussing [[Experience#Absorbing experience|experience absorption rates]], a "pulse" refers to the points in time where unabsorbed field experience is processed into actual experience gains. Field experience is absorbed twice per mana pulse, once about halfway through the 2 minute period, and once with the mana pulse at around the 2 minute point. |
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Long term players will sometimes use the pulse as a reference point of measurement, and sometimes speak of durations in pulses or fractions thereof. Another term used is round, or [[roundtime]], which long term players will refer to as six seconds in duration. This duration is modified by many factors, but the key referent here is that there are generally 20 rounds to the 2 minute pulse interval. |
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A wise wizard once said that there can be 40 spells cast between pulses, but only one needs to be effective; so make sure to wear armor that allows you to cast that one spell. The reason for 40 spells is that spells generally take 3 seconds to cast, or half a round and so on. |
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Revision as of 16:04, 26 March 2015
Pulses are points in time where the restoration of mana, health, experience, and other timed factors occur.
The term "pulse" is most commonly used to refer to mana pulses when characters regenerate expended mana. The interval between mana pulses is 2 minutes on average, but can vary by up to about 15 seconds. Each mana pulse happens simultaneously for all characters in game. Experienced spellcasters can invoke a mana pulse for themselves before the global timer by using the verb MANA PULSE.
When discussing experience absorption rates, a "pulse" refers to the points in time where unabsorbed field experience is processed into actual experience gains. Field experience is absorbed twice per mana pulse, once about halfway through the 2 minute period, and once with the mana pulse at around the 2 minute point.
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