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Sealed Power Cleared!

25 12 You gain 25542 Credits!
25 11 You gain 15584.5 EXP!
25 10 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
25 9 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Godly Health Potion]
25 8 You have obtained the title: Destined
25 7 Mithra dropped [Mithra's Flower]
25 6 Manthra dropped [Superior Mana Draught]
25 5 White Bunneh dropped [Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch]
25 4 You are Victorious!

I can be Destined now.

EDIT: But I won't.

This post has been edited by EvolutionKing: Jan 5 2010, 05:54

I tried Trio and the Tree again and look how close I came to clearing it! Skuld was the last one I needed to take out.

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Aw, man. Maybe next time.


But congrats to everyone on clearing your challenges.

What kind of equipment and items are you using for it? It's not really a challenge that should take you several tries to clear.

Have you considered using Weaken + Bewilder instead of Silence? They are all pretty weak hitters Spirit-wise, and Yggdrasil doesn't even have offensive magic or spirit, so you wouldn't need to cast Silence on it to begin with. It's just a suggestion since I can beat it without items pretty regularly doing it like that.

What kind of equipment and items are you using for it? It's not really a challenge that should take you several tries to clear.

Have you considered using Weaken + Bewilder instead of Silence? They are all pretty weak hitters Spirit-wise, and Yggdrasil doesn't even have offensive magic or spirit, so you wouldn't need to cast Silence on it to begin with. It's just a suggestion since I can beat it without items pretty regularly doing it like that.

I don't have special equipment or a cheater cookie like you do but my weapons are kind of decent and I have a lot of strength.

I don't even have Bewilder. I use Silence, X-Nerf and Poison on them. And I was thinking of not using Silence but didn't want to take the chance. I can beat them down but I run out of items (I use Mana Elixirs and an Infusion of Gaia or two) but when those are gone, my HP and MP runs out toward the very end. Too bad we can't use Weaken and Silence together or else I would have cleared this long ago.

And I wish my huge power and spirit attack could do more than just sit there and look pretty. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

This post has been edited by Tenseigamoon: Jan 6 2010, 01:37

Apocalypse Soon Cleared!

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I don't know why I waited, and ground out some deprec/soul prof first. It was the same as the previous one: one round of DW to build-up Overcharge, then all Elemental AOEs with some Cure/Cure II as needed. (Regen couldn't keep up with the damage I was taking.)

Two more before Endgame, and next up: first time with three mids at the end.

I don't have special equipment or a cheater cookie like you do but my weapons are kind of decent and I have a lot of strength.

Umm, the "cheater" cookie doesn't help, among all of the Awards, its kinda weak...

(The Cookie gives you a permanent bonus of +20% EXP and +20% Power, and is not obtainable outside of special events.)

Well, then, if you don't have Bewilder, I guess Weaken the Tree, and don't bother Silencing it. That should save some Mana.

Un-Sealed Power.

191 15 You gain 25801 Credits!
191 14 You gain 7601.93 EXP!
191 13 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
191 12 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Fine Sapphire Club]
191 11 You have obtained the title: Destined
191 10 Giant Panda dropped [Greater Mana Potion]
191 9 Cookie Monster dropped [Average Health Potion]
191 8 Manbearpig dropped [ManBearPig Tail]
191 7 Dalek dropped [Dalek Voicebox]
191 6 You are Victorious!

Used a whopping 8 Godly Mana Draughts, a Godly Health Draught, and two Shield Scrolls. I won't be doing this one again for awhile, it uses up way too many items.

ENDGAME CLEAR!

86 11 You gain 10255 Credits!
86 10 You gain 3792.82 EXP!
86 9 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
86 8 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Fair Silk Cap of the Cheetah]
86 7 You have obtained the title: Ascended
86 6 Manbearpig dropped [ManBearPig Tail]
86 5 Mind Raper dropped [Average Health Draught]
86 4 You are Victorious!

That was very easy. Not sure why folks used to have such a hard time with their first Endgame clear. MBP used Global Warming once, but missed (poison on him from turn one meant his spirit regen was sloooow). I had Spark up for it, anyway, and nothing else was still alive. With poison and my 1H+S and cloth gear, it took about 30-40 rounds of beating on him to finish it, after I cleared out the rest of the monsters.

Killzone Cleared.

9 13 You gain 8188 Credits!
9 12 You gain 1773.47 EXP!
9 11 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
9 10 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Greater Health Draught]
9 9 Apathetic Canuck dropped [Spirit Elixir]
9 8 You are Victorious!

I discovered one bad thing about Innate Arcana: I obviously don't use it enough, because I wasn't used to the constant mana drain, so that put me in a tight spot a few times. At certain points I didn't know whether to attack with my rapier or spells: spells used up mana more quickly, but the longer I took to kill something, the more mana I lost anyway due to Innate Arcana. I did manage to keep it until my final attack, which was enough to kill the last miniboss.

That was very easy. Not sure why folks used to have such a hard time with their first Endgame clear. MBP used Global Warming once, but missed (poison on him from turn one meant his spirit regen was sloooow). I had Spark up for it, anyway, and nothing else was still alive. With poison and my 1H+S and cloth gear, it took about 30-40 rounds of beating on him to finish it, after I cleared out the rest of the monsters.

The perceived difficulty of Endgame fluctuates as Tenboro nerfs and buffs us with patches. Right now we're at a high point -- I can clear Endgame on Normal with no items. I can even clear it with a 2H and on Hard, though those actually require items.

THE TRIO AND THE TREE CLEARED! I'M A GODSLAYER!

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Whoo, yeah! Fucking finally.

I used Mana Elixirs and one Infusion of Gaia. I weakened Yaggledraggle as suggested and then when another one was about to die, I switched out Silence for Weaken and that killed them off a lot quicker. I had the feeling I didn't even need to silence them at all but I didn't want to risk it. Anyway, I was victorious! \o/

Congrats. You know what? I think you should get a thing to display in your sidebar for that, along with the stars and gems and other shiny stuff. Nothing impresses the lurkers like shiny stuff in your sidebar.

THE TRIO AND THE TREE CLEARED! I'M A GODSLAYER!

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Whoo, yeah! Fucking finally.

I used Mana Elixirs and one Infusion of Gaia. I weakened Yaggledraggle as suggested and then when another one was about to die, I switched out Silence for Weaken and that killed them off a lot quicker. I had the feeling I didn't even need to silence them at all but I didn't want to risk it. Anyway, I was victorious! \o/

Congrats on being the second Godslayer!

Meanwhile, I botched Power Flux. I ran low on HP and MP at the same time and panicked, got confused and died. It all started when my Health Alert flashed red and I cast Cure and my HP bar barely moved. (I must have got Blasted by a mob or 2 on the same turn.) So, I am like 'screw it' and "cast" Cure II and didn't have enough MP for it. Then I used a Superior Mana Draught, which turned out to be too weak/slow to get me enough MP for Cure II. So, basically, I had to whack at them with the Staff, while waiting for enough MP to cast Cure II and hope I don't die before then. Obviously, that "plan" didn't work. I should have used a Godly. Ah, well, lesson learned.

I'll try again tonight. If I survive, I'll probably try Killzone, too, setting the Stage for Endgame.

THE TRIO AND THE TREE CLEARED! I'M A GODSLAYER!

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Whoo, yeah! Fucking finally.

I used Mana Elixirs and one Infusion of Gaia. I weakened Yaggledraggle as suggested and then when another one was about to die, I switched out Silence for Weaken and that killed them off a lot quicker. I had the feeling I didn't even need to silence them at all but I didn't want to risk it. Anyway, I was victorious! \o/

Congrats on reaching Godslayer. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Oh and look, you're already Lv.220 as well. Finally, there is someone else to appreciate the horror that is End of Days. Comparing the difficulty of End of Days to Trio is kinda like comparing Endgame to First Blood, so don't say I didn't warn you. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Congrats.

Congrats on being the second Godslayer!

Congrats on reaching Godslayer. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Thanks, guys. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/happy.gif)

Oh and look, you're already Lv.220 as well. Finally, there is someone else to appreciate the horror that is End of Days. Comparing the difficulty of End of Days to Trio is kinda like comparing Endgame to First Blood, so don't say I didn't warn you. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

I'm not even going to try that for a while. I'm still basking in my Trio win. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

But Hito, now we can have a Godslayer pajama party and paint each other's toenails and play Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board. It'll be so fun~ (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

TWISTED PLOTS CLEAR!


105 12 You gain 12278 Credits!
105 11 You gain 3628.75 EXP!
105 10 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
105 9 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Superior Health Draught]
105 8 White Bunneh dropped [Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch]
105 7 Cookie Monster dropped [Superior Spirit Draught]
105 6 You are Victorious!
105 5 Regen restores you with 62 points of health.
105 4 White Bunneh has been defeated.

OM NOM NOM NOM hit me for ~550 damage, which is kinda weird since Awww actually hit harder (I kept Weaken and Bewilder up all the time). Considering that I have 1600HP, and only 4 tiers of HP tank, that's fairly sad.

It cost me 3 superior and 5 greater mana, and 2 Superior Health Draughts (for the early part of last round), though, so I may not end up doing it every day.

I got an Average Gossamer Gloves of the Heaven-sent for that hand grenade.

Twisted Plots Cleared!


ON my first attempt, a Dalek crited me and I died.
Second attempt, I used spark of life (but didn't need it).
Victory is mine!

Power Flux Cleared!

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So, this is what the ocean is like. After spending some much time in Crude Item Worlds and CakeFest farming prof, EXP, and drops, I'd hadn't tried an Arena over #5-6 in 20+ levels so, I am left kinda of guessing and blundering my way through these higher Arenas.

This was the second try, I dumped the Sup Mana Drght as, they only delivered 11 MP turn, which is less than the 14 I need for a simple Elem AOE attack. Added a Godly Mana Potion (see image above), although +44 MP a turn isn't enough for a 56 MP blast of Cure II. (Love that 66% total HP restore.) Also, had Scroll of Shadows running, although I don't know if it helped. Had a few Superior Mana Potions left.

More importantly, I kept a better eye on both my HP and MP bars and used Cure/Cure II and mana pots faster, unlike last time where I got caught in a trap.

Given the extra Mana Potions at the end, the next-to-last Arena before Endgame seems doable. Should I try Ring of Blood before Endgame to get the feel of a real Boss battle?

As luck would have it, this final round was short enough to avoid scroll-off on the battle log so, I am attaching the entire final round battle log if, anyone wants to comment on my general high Arena battle technique.

 PowerFlux.txt ( 4.99k ) Number of downloads: 15


Edit:

Killzone Cleared!

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My concern here is I burnt through all but my Godly Mana Potion....

Killzone Battle Inventory
--------------------------
Greater Mana Potion
Greater Mana Potion
Greater Mana Potion
Greater Mana Potion
Superior Mana Potion
Superior Mana Potion
Godly Mana Potion
Scroll of Shadows

I am thinking I should adjust to...

Endgame Battle Inventory
--------------------------
Mana Elixir
Mana Elixir
Mana Elixir
Mana Elixir
Mana Elixir (?)
?
?
Soul Stone

This is what I have on hand...

Infusion of Gaia 3
Scroll of Swiftness 16
Scroll of Shielding 16
Scroll of Warding 19
Scroll of the Avatar 9
Scroll of Absorption 5
Scroll of Shadows 1
Scroll of Life 3
Scroll of the Gods 7
Soul Stone 2
Flower Vase 3
Last Elixir 2
Bubble-Gum 1

What should I add to my Endgame Battle Inventory? Should I buy another Item Slot just for Endgame? Should I do a Ring of Blood Battle first? I had gotten a suggestion to Plate Tank it but, is my Rapier's attack strong enough to forgo the usual endless cascade of Elemental nuking of the mobs?

This post has been edited by Alpha 7: Jan 8 2010, 16:29

Crusade Cleared !

121 14 You gain 35413 Credits!
121 13 You gain 16675.78 EXP!
121 12 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
121 11 Arena Clear Bonus! Received: [Godly Health Potion]
121 10 Manbearpig dropped [ManBearPig Tail]
121 9 Mithra dropped [Mithra's Flower]
121 8 Blue Hedgehog dropped [Godly Health Potion]
121 7 Dalek dropped [Dalek Voicebox]
121 6 Cookie Monster dropped [Godly Health Draught]
121 5 You are Victorious!
121 4 Regen restores you with 104 points of health.
121 3 Manbearpig has been defeated.
121 2 Your offhand hits Manbearpig for 122 slashing damage.
121 1 You crit Manbearpig for 297 piercing damage.

Took only 4 godly mana potion, thanks to Heartseeker with a mystic gem which had a duration of 375 turns (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

What should I add to my Endgame Battle Inventory? Should I buy another Item Slot just for Endgame? Should I do a Ring of Blood Battle first? I had gotten a suggestion to Plate Tank it but, is my Rapier's attack strong enough to forgo the usual endless cascade of Elemental nuking of the mobs?

I'd suggest trying a RoB battle to see how you fair against full strength bosses first (if you encountered a boss aanywhere before round 50 normal in a grind or item would it was at a fraction of what you would face in the RoB or arenas)

I clear endgame on ~3 average mana draughts and I'm about your level, which means you are either a) spending to much mana on offensive spells, b) not enough on preventative/defensive spells, or c) you might look in to upgrading your equipment.

Growing Storm Cleared!

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Cost me 2 Greater Health, 3 Greater Mana and a bit luck with Second Wind (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)