1) Because it does improve your stats. The gains may be small, but they are gains nonetheless. Especially at endgame (lv41), small differences in stats are the difference between wins and losses in PvP and death vs. near death in elite maps.
2) The reason why people go crazy is because the best gear and pets in the game come from them. People also go crazy because the odds are so low that when people spend hundreds of real dollars and get nothing, and someone else opens one and gets the best item in game, it makes people rage. Farmers (like me) feel that it creates a pay to win scenario, because the only way to get top gear is either open locked crates yourself or buy the gear off of someone else who did (for millions).
3) Yes, mana is usually the Rogues biggest weakness (especially in PvP). In PvE, use pots....lots of them. I believe it is widely accepted that Rogues are the most expensive class to play, and pot consumption is one of the primary reasons. There are mana pets like Nexus, Valkin, McCraw, etc., and there are mana regen pets like Loki, but the fact is that mana is a problem and you cannot get around it.
4) See my previous response about DPS vs DMG.
5) Strength and Armor assist in your survivability. At endgame elites, survivability is a challenge, so I recommend maxing out your Might and Armor passives to help. DO NOT put attribute points towards STR. If anything, you can compliment your STR stats by gear and pets. Malison is an affordable, well rounded pet that can help with your HP. Little Bear is a decent pet that can help with your armor. If STR and Armor are your concern, look for "of Will" gear sets, but keep in mind, you will sacrifice your damage stats for HP and armor. It is always good to have a tank set and a DMG set for flexibility.
6) You are most likely referring to the lv26 Mythic Helm and lv31 Mythic Armor. These two Mythic items are upgradeable to lv36 via a series of quests. There have been a lot of debates over whether this improved or hurt gameplay, so I doubt that there will be any additional Mythic Upgrade quests in the future.
7) The Leprechaun Pendant only helps with improving the odds of a reroll in a map. It does not improve the contents of a chest nor what you receive from Klaas. There have been a lot of rumors that luck can affect these things, but it has been confirmed by the Developers many times that they do not. Basically, the value of the Lep is that it stacks with Luck elixirs and Combo elixirs. The whole purpose of rerolls being desirable is that instead of looting an Epic item from a boss or mob (which you liquidate for 7-10 gold), you end up "getting lucky" and rerolling for a Legendary item or egg which will be worth quite a bit more.
8) Pets are very situational and using the right pet at the right time is the difference between a difficult run, and an easy run. For instance, many people like Kelvin because of his quick cooldown and 100% stun on arcane ability. This trait is desirable against tough bosses with one-hit kill shots. Other times, pets like Samael and Grimm have a Banish capability which causes some mobs to simply disappear - this is desirable when fighting a lot of tough mobs in elite maps. Other times, speed pets help you keep up with your party or simply outrun mobs when you are skipping them to get to the boss. Pets like Ribbit/Gyrm give a +40% crit ability, which really reduces the time needed to kill bosses. So, that is what people are typically referring to. Plus, there are pets that are so bad, they have become running jokes in the game. Pets like Cerella, Deary, Esteban, etc. are so bad that when you use them, people simply laugh because they are so ineffective.
9) People fall victim to scams for two reasons, greed and stupidity. Greed in the sense where someone
thinks they can make a ton of money off of a
"noob", so they rush to make a trade, and after the trade, they realize that they didn't get the item they
thought they were getting. Stupidity in the sense that someone says, can I borrow X/Y/Z item, I want to see what it does for my stats, and you give it to them, then they disappear. If you remember these three things, you will never get scammed: Don't trust anyone. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. Check, and double-check the trade window before accepting (sometimes you get the missing zero scam, or the quick swap out of items in the trade window scam).
I'm glad you're enjoying the game! The community here is terrific and generally supportive. The forums are full of good information and will really help you along.
In particular, I highly recommend the following guides/posts:
Guide - Arcane Legends Quests:
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...Legends-quests
Guide - Pet System:
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...ide-Pet-system
Shameless plug:
Guide - Elite Chronicles, Solo Adventures in the Elite Maps of Arlor:
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...-Maps-of-Arlor
Discussion - Bugs in DMG/Armor stacking mechanics (specifically post #33):
http://www.spacetimestudios.com/show...nt-based-buffs
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