kingdoms-amalur-reckoning
As I level up, I'm gaining increases to both my maximum health and my maximum mana. These don't seem to be increasing equally, however, as I'm seeing my maximum mana increase faster than my total health.
What factors are involved in determining my character's maximum health and mana?
You can kill almost anything except main quest givers. Side quest givers are a hit and miss because the ones you ARE able to kill will have a fate-like essence surrounding them. That means they will revive. Some will never die and continue to revive and attack you. An example is the first city you get to in the plains where a side quest giver is collecting arm bands. Attack him and everyone else and you will see what I am talking about. Guards are also unlimited and always seem to match your level in some way. If you resist arrest it takes a very long time for them to cool down so to speak.
The item rarities in Kingdoms of Amalur are very similar to the item rarities in World of Warcraft, or most other MMORPGs.
According to the in-game manual, the rarities are:
It's implied that the Gold (set items) are considered the most powerful items in the game (depending on how many pieces of the set you have), mostly because the more items you have equipped from that particular set, the more powerful each individual piece becomes the more powerful the set becomes.
In addition, the higher tier of armor, the more bonuses you receive.
As opposed to an Infrequent piece of armor.
The item sockets, in some cases (depending on your Sagecraft), can make an Infrequent item last a surprisingly long time in comparison to some Rare or even Unique items.
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I was playing around with this Ability Calculator (which is a great resource in and of itself!), and I noticed that it also displays maximum health and mana, and they seem to increase as my abilities increase.
With a bit of poking, I think I determined that the formula is:
Therefore, if you focus on solely Sorcery abilities, your mana will increase 2x faster than your health, and vice versa for Might. Finesse points increase both equally.
At level 40, your estimated maximum "base" health/mana (counting only health/mana gained from ability point increases) would be:
You can experiment with other combinations using the ability calculator I linked above, this is just a general reference as to what focusing on one tree to the exclusion of others might give you health and mana-wise.