So if Parsimony halves MP cost.....?????

[Mychael]

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In addition to returning MP, Parsimony reduces the spell cost. Quoting the game description, "Reduces MP cost of next attack spell by half, and restores MP when spell is cast." That would lead me to believe that my spell costs half the required MP regardless of how much it restores. Which still makes us wonder why you need the full MP amount when the cost is reduced. If a store has a 50% off sale, do you expect them to charge you the full amount then refund the money--all at the same time of course, but such that you have to have the full amount?

[Eldaena]

In addition to returning MP, Parsimony reduces the spell cost. Quoting the game description, "Reduces MP cost of next attack spell by half, and restores MP when spell is cast." That would lead me to believe that my spell costs half the required MP regardless of how much it restores. Which still makes us wonder why you need the full MP amount when the cost is reduced. If a store has a 50% off sale, do you expect them to charge you the full amount then refund the money--all at the same time of course, but such that you have to have the full amount?

Perhaps I haven't looked at it correctly, since I mostly play conjurer, but I thought that the reduced cost was how much you cast it for minus the MP that was returned to you.

Edit: I see it's half the MP of the original cost + you get MP returned to you based off of other factors.

[Eldaena]

546 for thundaga and you get a return of 273. (Since that's all I spent on the spell.) Basically, you only spend 273 MP on thundaga, but you need the full 546 MP to cast it is all. And I came up with some suggestions above as to why that is the way it is.