While I understand the need for the magic split mechanically and thematically, in application it has resulted in extreme micromanagement that somewhere between begs and forces people to script.

I used to train magics just fine and naturally by buffing and hunting (with TM spells doing most of the work). Now I have to make sure I'm debilitating every single target, recasting buffs (augments/wards) far more than the duration calls for, and a number of other silly super repetitive tasks in order to train.

I know, I know... I should be used to repetition by now having played DR for so long. But this just feels contrived, tedious, and has transformed me from someone who hunts by hand with macros (yes I know I'm a relic) into someone seriously looking at scripting the whole thing.

Honestly the bulk of my problem with the new system is having to repetitively re-cast buffs to train Augment/Ward ON TOP of repeatedly casting battle/TM spells.

So on to my question. For spells with a duration...mostly Augmentation, Warding, Utility? is there any way to have them trickle in EXP, sort of like First Aid skill did with tending, so that we don't have to continually and artificially recast them?

My suggestion? Make a barb. One command activation, trains while active.

Or a thief. No magic requirement but converting sometime to presumably function similar to barbs.

I agreed about the magic system but it is what it is, so I just rolled a guild that doesn't have to micromanage the skills

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Could just ask for a utility/warding/augment cast to give a much larger exp amount per spell. If its quicker to lock in a couple of spells, one could move on to the next skill and minimize screen scroll of from everyone continuously chain casting.

Since you get full bit pulses at very low mindstates, it's actually pretty easy to train everything across the board with casual casting. But you're right, different story if you want to lock things up.

>I used to train magics just fine and naturally by buffing and hunting (with TM spells doing most of the work)...

I'm... surprised by this. What kind of ranks did you have under 2.0?

>>How is that surprising? SD and CL were amazing trainers. It worked as high as 1300s, locking everything but PP and Arcana.

Exp tweaking aside, I think this was part of the issue. There's no reason why someone casting tons of TM spells should necessarily also become better at buffing, debuffing, etc, just like someone casting ES outside the guild all day would necessarily be able to cast TM spells great.

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