You should be able to do it at that level! You're probably in a good place right now to do it. It's achievable at that CP but it may still present a little bit of challenge, which is good practice for vet one day.

If you're more-less experienced with a class you can do it anytime under fifty easily so with cp it's a breeze anyway. Vma is another deal.

Do special maelstrom weapons only drop on veteran level ? 😢
Or are there also dropping in normal mode ?

I thought the perfected version was in veteran and the normal versions are in normal version?

eMKa8 wrote: »

Do special maelstrom weapons only drop on veteran level ? 😢
Or are there also dropping in normal mode ?

I thought the perfected version was in veteran and the normal versions are in normal version?

Standard on none perfect drop in normal.

Normal maelstrom arena is easy, does not even need cp to complete, some people using it for leveling new toons...

Pick Magsorc and you don't even need CP for Vet difficulty. Magsorc is since the arena exists the most broken class to beat it.

The difference between normal MA and veteran MA regarding difficulty is pretty huge,yet the difference between perfected and non-perfected weapons is pretty small.

Probably not worth it farming Veteran for weapons,maybe just for achievement.

You can normal maelstrom at level 3. I've leveled in there before, with characters that didn't even have 5 skills on their bar when they entered, putting on whatever dropped as I went.

Normal is quite forgiving, manageable at any CP, including zero.

L_Nici wrote: »

Pick Magsorc and you don't even need CP for Vet difficulty. Magsorc is since the arena exists the most broken class to beat it.

The no CP for vMA part I agree - personally I did almost flawless at CP 160 on 2nd account. Assuming one knows the mechs, vMA at no CP is doable. How many deaths varies with your personal familiarity with mechs/spawn points.

But the magsorc is "most broken class to beat it" claim is just hysterical exaggeration and/or class envy, perpetuating a myth based on state of class from literally years ago.

Back when magsorcs had huge shields and pre-morrowind sustain nerfs, sure - 100% agree was easiest class to start with. Not the best but nice burst dps, not the best but nice self heals via crit surge + matriarch. Key words being 'to start with'. VMA is equally easy on any class once you learn the mechs and the class specific ways to beat it. But to start, sure - magsorc used to be easiest. Key words - used to be.

Now? What false claim are you basing magsorc = most broken class to beat VMA?
-shields? Got massively nerfed, and ALL mag classes now have access to light armor shield morph that gives exact same 60% hp cap shield size as hardened ward.

-burst dps? Nope - can debate all day whether magblade, magwarden, or magnecro has higher burst, but most reasonable people are going to rank those 3 above magsorc.

-healing without slowing dps? Magplar hands down.

-sustain? Magsorc is worst of all classes in terms of sustain.

-pets? It is passive dps sure, but every mag class has a passive dps skill or bar slot, whether it is no push inner light or 1 click warden/necro passive dps. I would say magsorcs have better passive dps than the others but nowhere near enough to offset all the above areas where other classes excel.

Just which part of magsorc other than the old myth of super shields which hasn't been true now for years, are you basing your claim of broken status?

eMKa8 wrote: »

I am now cp 250 and was wondering if i could do the maelstrom arena on my own on normal difficulty.

As of what cp level should you be able to do the arena ? What is advised in general?

Dude you can do normal pre CP, it's very easy. But you don't learn the mechanics and then Vet will feel intense.

But CP wise you will be ok for vMA, that's said you are max stats at CP300 so could wait for that I guess.

Mechanics kill you in vMA more than owt else.