Editing Genie Guides (section)

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

<span style="color:#ffff00">''' Can you Equip your Genie? '''</span>

Yes, you can equip your genie! “Players can buy equipment for their Genies from the Watcher of the Earth. Genie Equipment includes Jades, Mirrors, Orbs, and Charms. Once equipped, Genie equipment can no longer be de-equipped; it can only be destroyed or replaced. Destroying and replacing Genie equipment is also done through the Watcher of the Earth.” HOWEVER, before everyone gets all excited…these items cost 1 million coins. Therefore, and unfortunately, these items will be out of reach for many.


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' If I do not like the genie I have, what can I do? '''</span>

You can talk to new NPC and select appropriate option to dismiss your genie. You gain EXP stone in proportion to genie level. To dismiss genie that is L40 and above, you genie must be in tradeable mode to do so.

The tradeable mode option is one in which allows for other players to trade or sell there genies. However, one must keep in mind that “Genies can be traded amongst players after they have been converted into TRADE READY state. Click the Trade State button in the Genie interface menu in order to access this feature. It will take 7 days to convert your Genie into to TRADE READY state. By default, a Genie is set to NO-Trade state. In this state, the Genie cannot be traded, sold, or discarded.” From Trade to NO-Trade is instant, but it will take another 7 days if you do decide to trade it again.


<span style="color:#ff0000">Please note that Genies in '''TRADE READY''' state, the Genie can be traded, sold, and dropped and EXP infusion is restricted to EXP Cubes only. To infuse EXP or Spirit into the Genie, please switch the Genie back to NO-TRADE state.</span>

* '''- From NO-Trade to Trade will take 7 days (168 hours).'''

* '''- From Trade to NO-Trade is instant, but it will take another 7 days if you do decide to trade it again.'''


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' Do I have to Feed my Genie? '''</span>

You have to give it chi stones from decomposing player equipment to fill its stamina bar, which is used up whenever you use one of the genies skills. Other than that genies do not require any kind of food.

If you do not "feed" your genie, the stamina bar will eventually run low and you will not be able to utilize the skills.<BR>
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{| {{DefTable}}
|+ <span style="color:#ffff00">'''Chi Stone Value Chart '''</span>
! <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Chi Stone</span>
! <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Level</span>
! <span style="color:#FFFFFF">Image</span>
! <span style="color:#FFFFFF">+ Stamina on Genie</span>
|- 
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Yiyuan stone</span>
! 1
! [[Image:ChiStone-1.jpeg]]
| + 40
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Liangyi stone</span>
! 2
! [[Image:ChiStone-2.jpeg]]
| + 80
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Santsai stone</span>
! 3
! [[Image:ChiStone-3.jpeg]]
| + 160
|- 
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Ssuhsiang stone</span>
! 4
! [[Image:ChiStone-4.jpeg]]
| + 240 
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Wuhsing stone</span>
! 5
! [[Image:ChiStone-5.jpeg]]
| + 320
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Liuho stone</span>
! 6
! [[Image:ChiStone-6.jpeg]]
| + 400
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Chihsing stone</span>
! 7
! [[Image:ChiStone-7.jpeg]]
| + 480
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Pakua stone</span>
! 8
! [[Image:ChiStone-8.jpeg]]
| + 560
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Chiukung stone</span>
! 9
! [[Image:ChiStone-9.jpeg]]
| + 640
|-
! <span style="color:#81DAF5">Perfect stone</span>
! 10
! [[Image:ChiStonePerfect-10.jpeg]]
| + 720
|}
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Combining Chi stones is '''not''' recommended, since you will lose more total stamina points than you gain by combining them.<BR><BR>

<span style="color:#ffff00">''' Do they act automatically or do we have to use those skills manually, like our character skills? '''</span>

You have to activate the skill... as in you need to "click" the icon like you would your own skills. You can also drag them into the hot-key slots for easy activation.<BR>


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' How to get my hands on Chi stones? '''</span>

You can get Chi Stones from other players, but the best and easiest way is by decomposing armor and/or weapons. The lower the level of these equips, the less the Chi stone will give in terms of stamina. You can however combine chi stones into "higher" level ones at the Jewelcraftsman. Obviously the Perfect Stones are the best, but even then it can get expensive to "feed" your genie. As the Perfect Stones only give 720 stamina back. 

[[Image:ChiStone-1.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-2.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-3.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-4.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-5.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-6.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-7.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-8.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStone-9.jpeg]]
[[Image:ChiStonePerfect-10.jpeg]]
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<span style="color:#ffff00">''' How do I “feed” my Genie? '''</span>

To "feed" your genie, just drag-and-drop the stone(s) onto the icon of the genie you wish to feed in your inventory.  Genies do not need to be equipped to be fed this way.


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' So how do you stat your genie? '''</span>

Stating your Genie is mainly based on the type that you have chosen. For a Longevity genie you have a genie with an affinity to Dexterity. Since this is the case you would want to stack your dexterity as it would apply to your skills.

Here in lies one of the confusing aspects of the Genie: the only difference with the Genies is the color and the stats with which that start out with. The stating of the actual genie will largely depend upon the skills in which you are going to use with the genie and the overall effect you want. 

<span style="color:#ffffff">'''* For example ''':</span> If you were to chose the Will Surge (immunity to silence for 5.2 seconds), you would need +50 Dexterity to add 1 second to the skill. Likewise, the skill of Smoldering Burst (40 fire dmg 24.8 fire dmg after 3 sec) would need +1 Strength to increase the damage by 1%.

'''The attributes that you place, keep in mind, will not affect how you can place your affinity points. Those are used to gain and increase the power of specific skills. '''


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' What is the "growth" in the Genie window? '''</span>

The "Growth" is the same on everyone's genie, set at 50.  It's unknown what this is for or if they will ever add anything that affects or uses this stat.


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' Are genies actually worth the exp they drain from your character, along with the cost of feeding via chi stones? '''</span>

Although it may seem as though this is a huge cost expenditure, I find that if you do it right it is not bad at all. By this I mean: You do not just have to feed it Perfect stones. The Perfect Stones give the highest stamina replenishment to your Genie, but there are a number of other Chi stones that you can use. For those who do not want a huge cost "feeding," here is what I recommend: after grinding, or whatever, decompose the armor that has been dropped (unless it is obviously something worth while to you). This armor will decompose into Chi stones which will in turn "feed" your Genie. Combining low level Chi stones into higher level Chi stones is '''not''' recommended, since the total Chi drops as you combine the Chi stones.


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' Are Genies useful in lower levels, higher levels, all the time, or are they never really useful? '''</span>

Some love them, some like them, some are neutral, and some hate them. However, '''if''' you find skills that work for your class and your play style, then yes they can be and are useful. Depending on the skill, they can be useful at any level. At high levels, genies are particularly useful in PK (because of instant cast-time on skills and the wide variety of skills available), but still have their place in PvE, for example anti-stun skills in Rebirth, and the Zeal skill 'Earthflame' for pulling one mob from a group.


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' Is the genie received determined by something we do in game? By Class? '''</span>

Your first Genie, the one that is "free" is a random choice Genie. It has nothing to do with class, gender or anything else, it is random.


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' What is the best way to level up your genie without using your own SP or Exp? '''</span>

Other than having the genie equipped while you gain EXP, that is the only way, besides using an EXP cube. Those can be costly depending on the Genie's level that was decomposed. Though genies gain some EXP if they're equipped when you gain EXP, but it isn't enough to keep them at your level.

Additionally, it is much easier to level it with you because of the penalty in infusing the exp or sp. Those in the "middle" level range have a hard time with spirit so it might be difficult to infuse a ton of SP. However, if you wish to stay at any given level and not 'waste' your EXP, giving your EXP to your genies is a popular option.


<span style="color:#ffff00">''' Is it unusual to simply not use a genie? '''</span>

As they are given freely at low level, and have no detriment on game play, it is very unusual to see players without a genie even if they aren't utilising it.  However, many do not level up their genies to their own level.

Again, at higher levels when players have EXP or spirit to spare (which in earlier would have been vital for skills or leveling) genies become much more popular.

The "penalty" for infusing EXP gets worse the higher level you are away from your Genies level, so it's often good to keep your genie up-to-date, but skills are almost always going to be worth getting before you spend anything on your genie.

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