Too many options! Not enough MTP (Air Lore Flare question too)

[AbnInfamy]

Each rank of Elemental Lore, Air will add to a separate chance for the weapon to flare on any given hit. There is a possibility that the sonic weapon could flare twice on a given hit.

Ok that is from the official site. Has anyone figured out what this means? Does it also add to the possibility of the first strike?

I'm a TWC MOC bard.
2x Edge (gonna use either long and short, or short and dagger)
2x TWC
.5x CM (I tanked Con so maneuvers not a big deal to me)
1x MOC

Now I have a handful of MTP left over that I can never decide what to do with. I plan on using sonic weapon from the onset, but I only have enough MTP to go for .75x Lores

I constantly hunt with an empath so MC Mental is an option (can't forget unravel)

I also have no tertiary skills at -all- no perception, swimming, climbing, etc, so that's another option

Ok, breaking down my babbling, help me decide

1) Air lore for more flares
2) Mental Mana Control
3) Tertiary skills
4) Drop TWC down to 1.5x to get other skills

Thanks

[Stunseed]

Get MoC to 30 ranks, then use those points in other areas. 1.5x in TWC is an alternative, but I wouldn't.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by AbnInfamy
Ok that is from the official site. Has anyone figured out what this means? Does it also add to the possibility of the first strike?Krakii has a chart of anything any lore does for bards. 1 rank of Air Lore gives you a 1% chance of a second flare, 100 ranks gives you a 35% chance, which is the maximum. Air Lore does *not* affect the first flare in any way.

Air lore is also good for Tonis. Go with Air Lore.

MMC and Unravel is kind of a controversial topic. Some people swear that 24 ranks is all you need, and then others show they get much better results with 30-40.

[Danical]

I have, in my saved email folder, an email from Solli saying -- as for MMC and unravel, 24 ranks is all you'll ever need.

I would like to think Solli is correct.

[Sean of the Thread]

Bard mechanic threads are so much more civil than sorc or weezard threads. Touche mutha f'rs .. touche.

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by vulvamancer
I would like to think Solli is correct. I have no doubt that Solli said 24 ranks. However, I must take into account Krakii's story, though a story is all it is.

[Danical]

Robert hasn't produced an R-value. It's all supposition. From my experience with it I didn't notice any difference with 40 ranks of MMC or 24.

The values are so random that, it seems to me, over 24 ranks of MMC is a complete waste.