Questions about meso gaurd and my next dagger.

[Basen]

Ok the first question is about meso gaurd. Im level 78 and I just put it to lvl 2. I know what the skill does and understand why you need it but I dont get the technical description. It says it "saves up" a certain amount of mesos when you use it but I don't loose any money when I do. That's only when I get hit. Is the saving up money thing the time limit. Then how is the number of mesos "saved up" related to the time the skill lasts and how much damage it blocks. And what level should I have this at before doing another skill?

When I reach lvl80 i'm going to need a new dagger and I assumed I would just get a dragon tail but theres new weapons since the last time I played. The new lvl64 maple weapons is mosty what i'm talking about. The dark mate has a faster speed instead of fast wich is a first for a non str dagger, I believe, and that interests me a lot. The bad thing is that it's got about the same clean attack as a kandine. My kandine right now is 90 attack so I would have to scroll it well or pay a lot for a nicely scrolled one. Is the extra speed worth it? Is it really as fast as other str daggers like the cass?

[Loose]

The things I've heard about the "Saved Up" part is that it was implemented in some Test Server and removed, but the description was never updated. So it doesn't really mean anything. If it actually does mean something, then it's possibly something very insignificant.

[Basen]

So leveling it up makes it last longer, and it always blocks the same amount of damage, taking away the same amount of mesos when you get hit? Does it ever last the same length as haste and dagger booster? If so, what level?

[Loose]

Yes, leveling it makes it last longer. My max Meso Guard lasts about 100 seconds, which is a royal pain in the ass. So no, it won't ever last as much as Haste and Booster.

You'll always take half the damage, what changes is the amount of mesos you lose (less mesos at higher levels), the amount of MP it costs and the time the skill lasts.

[Dusk]

The Meso Guard description is what it used to do. It wasn't just some test server thing. The mechanics of the actual skill were changed before GMS got 3rd job, though.