Re: magic

[Greg Mowczko <mooch>]

> From: Steve Ames <steve>
>
> > Teresium sucking the units out of you works on the battery method.
>
> Thats mindset, not mechanics. The mechanics say you can cast 1 less
> spell unit. *shrug* 

 Huh?

> > The example of being able to do more when in the right areas also
> > applys to the battery. If you take a 2 batteries and stuck them in
> > 2 different brands of walkmans and turned them on one of them may
> > run out faster due to poor efficiency.
>
> Except not. You , as a battery, can only hold so much juice. You need
> to prepare your body (through study and buying of spells) to be able
> to handle more. Or have an object to hold some for you which you
> then _CHANNEL_ *grin*. Matrix gems are all about channeling.

As you buy more spells you just learn how to get more charge into your
battery. Matrix Gems just make your units more efficient so it takes 
half as many to get the result. Your way has them just inhibiting the
natural deterioration of the magic "pathways" that result in your cap
for the day.
						Greg