Couple of questions

[davethecurioussp]

1. Using ATMA's drop calculator - do you have an inherent 100%MF so if you were wearing 50% would you put 50 or 150 in the drop calc.

2. Just got this from hell meph
Eschuta's Temper
Eldritch Orb
One-Hand Damage: 27 to 75
Durability: 16 of 16
(Sorceress Only)
Required Level: 72
Orb Class - Fast Attack Speed
Item Version: 1.10+ Expansion
Item Level: 86
Fingerprint: 0x3a856dea
+26 to Energy
+3 to Sorceress Skill Levels
40% Faster Cast Rate
+20% to Fire Skill Damage
+20% to Lightning Skill Damage

Does this add 20% to the damage of a skill ,and so its synergies and mastery give bigger bonuses, or is it just equivalent to a point in the mastery

3. Just got a boneflame with +3 skills 23 resistance and 354 def is this better than a homonulcus that i hear about so often

Thanks in advance

[OldSoldier]

I couldn't tell you about ATMA, but I always enter the amount of MF gear I have on my character to determine the odds of a particular drop. I think most people like the Homunculus because it has a much higher blocking percentage which equates to a safer character. Those items are sweet though, my Eschuta's is a +1 and pretty much worthless. I think the added percentage damage is equivalent to the addition of points in the masteries.

[thegiantturtle]

I couldn't tell you about ATMA, but I always enter the amount of MF gear I have on my character to determine the odds of a particular drop.

This is the correct way to do it.

I think most people like the Homunculus because it has a much higher blocking percentage which equates to a safer character.

Only if you put points in dexterity.

I think the added percentage damage is equivalent to the addition of points in the masteries.

It is. +%elemental damage is additive with masteries.