Kingdom Hearts II MP Charge duration - overstudy

Hello everyone,

So I surprised myself by having me and my friend actually stopwatch the MP Charge in Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix.
The thing is, I suspected the MP Abilities, such as MP Haste, to dysfunction in the game, and not work as they should. In the end, I came up with this.

It's helpful to know how long it takes for your MP to come back.

Now, enjoy my ultra-nerdy efforts (Hey, why not use what we learn in school for something useful once in a while?) :

WARNING :
Lots of nerdyness below​

This chart simply shows how long the MP Charge will last, depending on your MP Abilities setup. Note that the two lone dots, the red and green one, have absolutely no link with the X axis. I just put them where they can be seen.

So until now, things DO make sense :

- MP Haste = MP recharges 25% faster
- MP Hastera = MP recharges 50% faster
- MP Hastega = MP recharges 75% faster

As you can see, 3 MP Hastes yields the same result as one MP Hastega, because 75 = 25*3. Likewise, 4 MP Hastes = 2 MP Hasteras, because 50*2 = 25*4.

To calculate the exact time, I came up with a formula that works well enough. Add all the bonuses, in percentage, add 1, and divide the initial MP Charge time by the answer.

So if you have 6 MP Hastes, 2 MP Hasteras, and 1 MP Hastega...

.25*6 + 0.5*2 + 0.75 = 3.25

3.25 + 1 = 4.25

49.91 / 4.25 = 11.74 seconds

I timed 11.46 seconds, so there is some margin of error, despite having tried my best at stopwatching. Or this formula is wrong. Whichever you like most.



So yeah, if you actually find this useful, hope this helps you.



NOTE 1
The Ability setups ARE possible.

You can get 7 MP Hastes ; Marluxia's Accessory(+) X4, Circle of Life Keyblade, Sora's Ability, and a Final Form Ability.

You can get 2 MP Hastera : Obtained for being on Critical Mode, and a Master Form Ability.

You can get 3 MP Hastegas : Ultima Weapon Keyblade, and two times as a Wisdom Form Ability.


NOTE 2
The best you can get is 6 MP Hastes, 2 Hasteras, and 1 Hastega.
Equip 4 of Marluxia's Accessory(+), wield Circle of Life and Ultima Weapon, equip Sora's MP Haste Ability, equip MP Hastera (Critical Mode required), and Drive in Master Form.


NOTE 3
Your allies' Abilities and weapon Abilities DO NOT affect YOUR MP Charge. I've tested. I'm not sure about their Accesories though. Think of Draw Ring and Lucky Ring, whose effects stack for the whole Party. But anyway, I took all their items off for my tests.


NOTE 4
When you check a given Form's abilities, don't get fooled. The Support Abilities (the ones in green) include both the Form's abilities, as well as Sora's natural abilities. You might get tricked into thinking a Form has more abilities than it really does.

 

i like this, it's pretty hardcore :)

 

Pretty cool! this is like a whole new level of nerdiness! Congratz man! :p

Nah just kidding. This is pretty cool. Thanks for taking time to study this. :)

Edit: Lolz, I just realized this thread was made by StarSeeker.

 

Great job, Captain Obvious...

Ok, well I gotta admit, it's often a surprise when you suddenly realise who made the Post! It happened to me like 4 times on your Threads.

 

I just found it funny that I replied to you in such a way since the project I started is so much nerdier.

 

Now I wonder if the numbers are the same for normal KH2...​

 

They probably are, except you may not be able to get all of the same combinations.

 

interesting how 7 mp hastes is still longer than 3 mp hastegas.

 

The numbers should be the same. I haven't tested, and also happened to lend my KH2 copy on the exact same day.

But as Pezz pointed out, you can less abilities in normal KH2. You can't synth those Archives thingies ( the "Marluxia Accessory(+)" ), so that's 4 less MP Hastes right off the bat. There's no Critical Mode, so no extra MP Hastera. Also, I'm not sure if Wisdom Form has one, or two MP Hastegas in normal KH2.



If anyone can check a few of the times of normal KH2, I'll gladly mention your contribution.

 

That's going to help me. I wasn't even sure if the MP Haste/ra/ga's stack.