Dressing For Success

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Description

There are days where you'll want to maximize a particular stat or game mechanics ability. Perhaps it's for plumbing the depths of Fernswarthy's Basement, overpowering your opponents in PvP, farming for meat or items, dealing with a difficult opponent, or just experimenting. At times like these, you'll want to be Dressing For Success. There's a lot more to it than just finding the right hat for the job - you'll want to take advantage of buffs, passive skills, effects from items and more.

In recognition of the fact that most people don't have piles of Mafia Raffle Prize gear stacked up in their closet, we've organized things by player classifications. The five player classifications are KOL Deity, Villa, Ascender, Casual, and Normal. These classifications stratify players according to the level of time and effort they have invested in the game, which translates into the quality of gear and buffs they can afford as well as the number of skills they have accumulated. The classifications are in descending order and are more fully discussed in the Player Classifications section below. The Equipment/Buff Classifications are also more fully discussed in the Equipment/Buff Classifications section below.

Maximizing Your ...

Here are the links to the gear/buff combinations that will maximize a particular stat/game mechanic.

Note that percentage increases to Base Stats have been calculated on an assumed Base Stat value of 150; in many cases, figures may differ significantly.

Character Base Stats

• Muscle
• Mysticality
• Moxie
• HP
• MP

Combat Abilities

• Bonus Melee Damage
• Bonus Spell Damage
• Combat Initiative
• Damage Absorption
• Elemental Resistance

Monster Drops

• Item Drops
• Meat Drops

Other

• Rollover Adventures
• Maximizing Monster Level
• LTSynergy (not a Game Mechanic, but laid out in the "Maximizing Your ..." style)

Recap Table

Recapped here are the totals from each of the Maximizing Your ... pages:

Stat/Game Mechanic	KOL Deity	Villa	Ascender	Casual	Normal
Muscle	2191-2532	2126-2212	1884-1969	1603-1689	980-1066
Mysticality	1897-2249	1909	1772	1517	851
Moxie	2037-2367	1971	1776	1406	775
HP	419	419	419	375	365
MP	397	397	397	295	230
Bonus Melee Damage	161 (48)(23-27) (47)(38)(30)	171 (28)(13-17) (37)(28)(20)	136 (23)(13-17) (15)(28)(25)	131 (23)(3-7) (3)(28)(23)	51 (15)(0-4) (10)(20)
Bonus Spell Damage1	167 (20)(12)	164 (20)(12)	124 (20)(12)	114 (15)(12)	82 (15)
Combat Initiative	+405%	+405%	+405%	+310%	+310%
Damage Absorption	1435	1435	975	610	380
Item Drops	+553-643%	+527.5%	+356.5%	+263.5%	+131%
Meat Drops	+740%	+685%	+550%	+379%	+161%
Rollover Adventures	+53	+46	+29	+28	+8
Monster Level	+186+(0-50)+2 per level	+136+2 per level	+121+2 per level	+60+2 per level	+20

¹Elemental bonuses are generally only applied to spells of the same element, but they can stack if elemental phials are used (e.g., phial of coldness).

Explanation of Methodology

This table details the equipment and buffs available to each Player Classification. All players are assumed to have full access to the mall and are free of any Ronin or Hardcore constraints.

Equipment/Buff Classification	KOL Deity	Villa	Ascender	Casual	Normal
Custom Equipment	Yes	No	No	No	No
Ultra Rares	Yes	No	No	No	No
Mafia Prizes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Maximum Equipment Value	n/a	10,000,000	4,000,000	1,000,000	100,000
Brimstone Equipment	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Plexiglass Equipment	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Non Buff Skills	Yes	Yes	Yes	Common Ones	No
Clan Buffs	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Clan Equipment	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Class Equipment	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Duct Tape Items	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Zodiac Sign Bonus	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Hopped Up on Goofballs	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Limit on Mind-Control Device Gear	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
Stainless Steel Equipment	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Maximum Item Buff Value	n/a	n/a	10,000	5,000	1,000
Skill Buffs	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
! Potions	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Player Classifications

• KOL Deity

This player has the absolute best possible equipment and advantages. This represents the theoretical maximum.

• Villa

This player has worked steadfastly to obtain the best possible gear, excepting only gear priced in the low bugmeat range and higher. This player has ascended a number of times, including some hardcore, hardcore oxy and hardcore moon runs. This player has also made the choice to do such things as picking the appropriate class and zodiac sign, getting Hopped Up on Goofballs and getting their clan to shell out for buffs. It can be a tough task, but any player in the game can do it, given enough diligence and perseverance.

• Ascender

This player has worked very hard and has ascended a number of times, including some hardcore, hardcore oxy and harcore moon runs, but has not gone to quite the extremes that a Villa player (villan) has.

• Casual

This player may have not been around long, but has made a decent effort to play the game. They have ascended a number of times including some hardcore runs, but has not gone to quite the extremes that a Ascender has.

• Normal

This player probably hasn't ascended yet, but has made a decent effort.

Equipment/Buff Classifications

• Custom Equipment

Custom Equipment is only available to KOL Deity type players.

• Ultra Rares

Ultra Rares are only available to KOL Deity OR incredibly-lucky type players.

• Mafia Prizes

Mafia Raffle Prizes are only available to KOL Deity type players.

• Maximum Equipment Value

The maximum value of a single piece of equipment. Villa type players receive a relatively generous allowance of 10,000,000 meat, with the allowance for each subsequent player type being reduced by a factor of 10. This means, for example, that Villa players may equip three Mr. Accessorys while a Normal may not equip any of the Mr. Store items as they are currently too expensive.

• Brimstone Equipment

Brimstone Equipment is only available to Ascender types and above because the only way to get it is to go through a Hardcore Bad Moon ascension.

• Plexiglass Equipment

Plexiglass Equipment is only available to Ascender types and above because the only way to obtain it is to complete a very difficult Hardcore Oxygenarian ascension.

• Non Buff Skills

These are self-only skills. As it will typically take a number of ascensions to accumulate these, this category is only readly available to Ascender types and above. The Casual type most likely has chosen the best ones for him and as such they have access to the common ones (Double-Fisted Skull Smashing, Torso Awaregness, Amphibian Sympathy, Mad Looting Skillz, and Leash of Linguini).

• Clan Buffs

It's a rare player who can get clan buffs on command. Consequently, this category is only available to Villa types and above.

• Clan Equipment

A clan with the equipment that you want is normally easily found so any player can find one that has the equipment to help maximize what they want.

• Class Equipment

Class-Specific Equipment will benefit you only if you have selected a particular class to play. Consequently, this category is only available to Ascender types and above.

• Duct Tape Items

Duct tape has a low drop rate and often takes many days to amass and as such these items are only available to Ascenders and above.

• Zodiac Sign Bonus

Zodiac sign bonuses (like The Packrat) will benefit you only if you have selected a particular Zodiac sign to play. Consequently, this category is only available to Ascender types and above.

• Hopped Up on Goofballs

You have to be pretty crazy to get Hopped Up on Goofballs. This category is only available to Villa types and above.

• Limit on Mind-Control Device Equipment

Additional copies of The Super-Secret Canadian Mind-Control Device special drops can only be obtained by ascending multiple times, and even so, you must have the right device setting. Accordingly, multiple Mind-Control special accessories are limited to Casual types and above. No Mind-Control special drops of any kind are available to Normal type.

• Stainless Steel Equipment

Stainless Steel Equipment is only available to Casual types and above because the only way to obtain it is to complete a fairly difficult Hardcore ascension.

• Maximum Item Buff Value

The maximum value of an item that gives the desired buff. Ascenders are allowed a 10k limit which will allow them almost all buffs, casual are allowed 5k which cuts out some of the higher buffs and Normal would be reluctant to spend much on item buffs are allowed only 1k.

• Skill Buffs

Everyone can either self-buff or are able to purchase skill buffs from other players.

• ! Potions

Most everyone can use the Dungeons of Doom potions to obtain a desired result.

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