Definitive answer on Load Times

I did a bunch of load time tests with the crystals I had available, as well a perfect skill reset capsule. To measure the load times, I used a stopwatch to time from when the skill button was pressed to when the crystal loading animation finished. Times also include time due to human response delay and any game latency, so the real values will be slightly lower, by perhaps 0.2-0.4 seconds.

Results showed that the load time is a combination of the load time from your Mana Crystallization rank as well as the type and rank of the advanced magic crystal, about equal to the time to load one charge.

The data also strongly suggests the load times listed for Ice Spear are off by 0.05 seconds at rC and 0.1 seconds at r9, and that the Load Time listed for Fireball is not 4 but closer to 4.5 seconds. I cannot verify high ranks of Ice Spear, but auto-charging 5 charges of fireball does take 22.5 seconds plus a little more for latency, so I will update the respective pages.

From my data, Mana Crystallization load time is N + T, where:

• N is 7 for Mana Crystallization rF-r6.
• N is 6 for Mana Crystallization r5-r2.
• N is 5 for Mana Crystallization r1.
• T is 4.5 seconds for Fireball.
• T is 2-1.5 seconds for Ice Spear, depending on crystal rank.
• T is 5-3 seconds for Thunder, depending on crystal rank.

These are the values I am updating the Mana Crystallization page with.

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What follows is the raw data I collected. Times are in seconds, and the three lowest recorded times listed.

Mana Crystallization rF: (N = 7.4 av, rounds down to 7 seconds)

• FB r8 5c: 11.92 11.89 11.84 (Minus 4 spell load time = 7.84 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.45)
• FB rC 5c: 11.90 11.86 11.83 (Minus 4 spell load time = 7.83 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.45)
• No differences, within margin of error

• IS r4 5c: 8.92 8.88 8.83 (Minus 1.6 spell load time = 7.23 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 1.45)
• IS rC 5c: 9.21 9.17 9.12 (Minus 1.8 spell load time = 7.32 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 1.75)
• IS rD 5c: 9.48 9.42 9.39 (Minus 2 spell load time = 7.39 crystallization load time)
• Diff r4-rC = 0.29
• Diff rC-rD = 0.26333
• Total = 0.55333

• TH r4 1c: 11.01 10.96 10.89 (Minus 3.5 spell load time = 7.39 crystallization load time)
• TH r6 1c: 11.00 10.98 10.89 (Minus 3.5 spell load time = 7.39 crystallization load time)
• TH r8 5c: 11.52 11.46 11.40 (Minus 4 spell load time = 7.4 crystallization load time)
• TH rC 5c: 12.45 12.41 12.39 (Minus 5 spell load time = 7.39 crystallization load time)
• TH rD 5c: 12.46 12.41 12.37 (Minus 5 spell load time = 7.37 crystallization load time)
• Diff r4/6-r8 = 0.505
• Diff r8-rC/D = 0.955
• Total = 1.46

Mana Crystallization r5: (N = 6.4 av, rounds down to 6 seconds)

• FB r8 5c: 10.90 10.84 10.81 (Minus 4 spell load time = 6.81 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.4)
• FB rC 5c: 10.93 10.89 10.80 (Minus 4 spell load time = 6.80 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.4)
• No differences, within margin of error

• IS r4 5c: 7.92 7.89 7.88 (Minus 1.6 spell load time = 6.28 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 1.5)
• IS rC 5c: 8.23 8.21 8.16 (Minus 1.8 spell load time = 6.36 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 1.75)
• IS rD 5c: 8.45 8.41 8.36 (Minus 2 spell load time = 6.36 crystallization load time)
• Diff r4-rC = 0.30333
• Diff rC-rD = 0.20666
• Total = 0.50999

• TH r4 1c: 9.93 9.91 9.87 (Minus 3.5 spell load time = 6.37 crystallization load time)
• TH r6 1c: 9.92 9.87 9.84 (Minus 3.5 spell load time = 6.34 crystallization load time)
• TH r8 5c: 10.43 10.40 10.38 (Minus 4 spell load time = 6.38 crystallization load time)
• TH rC 5c: 11.45 11.44 11.41 (Minus 5 spell load time = 6.41 crystallization load time)
• TH rD 5c: 11.48 11.43 11.41 (Minus 5 spell load time = 6.41 crystallization load time)
• Diff r4/6-r8 = 0.51333
• Diff r8-rC/D = 1.03333
• Total = 1.54666

Mana Crystallization r1: (N = 5.3 av, times may be 0.1 off here, compared to above ranks, rounds down to 5 seconds)

• FB r7 5c: 9.87 9.75 9.71 (Minus 4 spell load time = 5.71 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.4)
• FB r8 5c: 9.89 9.81 9.74 (Minus 4 spell load time = 5.74 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.45)
• FB r9 5c: 9.86 9.78 9.75 (Minus 4 spell load time = 5.75 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.45)
• FB rA 5c: 9.89 9.85 9.76 (Minus 4 spell load time = 5.76 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.45)
• FB rC 5c: 9.89 9.86 9.71 (Minus 4 spell load time = 5.71 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 4.4)
• No differences, within margin of error

• IS r4 5c: 6.88 6.87 6.76 (Minus 1.6 spell load time = 5.16 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 1.45)
• IS rC 5c: 7.15 7.08 7.03 (Minus 1.8 spell load time = 5.23 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 1.75)
• IS rD 5c: 7.41 7.40 7.38 (Minus 2 spell load time = 5.38 crystallization load time, implies should be closer to 2.1)
• Diff r4-rC = 0.25
• Diff rC-rD = 0.31
• Total = 0.56

• TH r4 1c: 8.91 8.89 8.87 (Minus 3.5 spell load time = 5.37 crystallization load time)
• TH r6 1c: 8.94 8.91 8.89 (Minus 3.5 spell load time = 5.39 crystallization load time)
• TH r8 5c: 9.26 9.22 9.21 (Minus 4 spell load time = 5.21 crystallization load time, though seem a bit too low and timing may be off)
• TH rC 5c: 10.43 10.3 10.26 (Minus 5 spell load time = 5.26 crystallization load time)
• TH rD 5c: 10.39 10.36 10.26 (Minus 5 spell load time = 5.26 crystallization load time)
• TH rF 5c: 10.42 10.37 10.27 (Minus 5 spell load time = 5.27 crystallization load time)
• Diff r4/6-r8 = 0.32833
• Diff r8-rC/D = 1.10333
• Total = 1.43166

Okay, I updated the Load Times listed for Mana Crystallization, Ice Spear, and Fireball. Dispute my test results if you can. :3

Packfiles say 4 seconds for fireball.

Disputed.

That's for the Magic skill, though, not the crystal skill. o3o. w

Yes. but he changed it to 4.5 for the magic skill.