[X] My Assistant

Took another shot at RL to see how it was.

422 12 You gain 329 Credits!
422 11 You gain 15421.57 EXP!
422 10 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
422 9 Arena Token Bonus! Received:
[Token of Healing]
422 8 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Godly Health Potion]
422 7 Real Life dropped [Black T-Shirt]
422 6 You are Victorious!
422 5 The effect Nerfed on Real Life has expired.
422 4 Real Life has been defeated.
422 3 Bleeding Wound hits Real Life for 602 damage.
422 2 You evade the attack from Real Life.
422 1 You unleash REPPUU SEIKENZUKI!! on Real Life for 4012 soul damage.
...
0 5 You gain the effect Shadow Veil.
0 4 You gain the effect Hastened.
0 3 You gain the effect Shield.
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=24 (Real Life) LV=174 HP=308555 MP=89 SP=153 NA=50 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing arena challenge #109 (Round 1 / 1) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

6 Godly Draughts with MP to spare. Kept Nerf, Slow, Silence on it while I had Regen II, Heartseeker, and my autocasts. Didn't use a Super Spirit Attack and I only used about 5 miniblasts AND it took fewer turns. Heartseeker and Nerf definitely helped, and so did leveling my rapier (it has a whole 2 points more Damage than the first time). Also, I'd say PA was up at least 90% of the time, and that was definitely helpful (around 900 damage per hit with it up).

It wasn't easy, but it wasn't hard, either. Not really worth the items I spent yet, but a spare T-shirt is always handy to have. Don't know if I want to take another shot at IPU, I might rearrange my Holy gear since I've gotten some Thrice-Blessed drops since then.

I figured that I'd give this a try...
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It took a almost six hours, but I pulled it off. I ran into Mithra at the end, which sucks since all my gear is made for increasing my elemental damage, and she's only weak to Holy >_<. I also made a huge mistake and kept pressing "r" after having cast Cure II, thinking that I was casting Banish. That cost me an extra mana elixir.

I'm gonna give Twisted Plots a shot now, and I don't think I'll have much of a problem with it. With the right strat, this really just becomes an endurance event. I'm going to need increasing numbers of Mana Elixirs for each successive arena, but I think it'll be reasonably easy.

This post has been edited by coredumperror: Mar 1 2010, 08:32

Sorry for making this post so large, but check is out:

EndGame cleared!

Items used: 1 Average Mana Draught!


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Twisted Plots cleared!

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Peace of cake! Now to the RL challenge.

0 10 Spawned Monster I: MID=10 (Blue Slime) LV=36 HP=383 MP=12 SP=6 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 9 Spawned Monster H: MID=25 (Mutant Peacock) LV=41 HP=490 MP=40 SP=12 NA=92 Type=hostile
0 8 Spawned Monster G: MID=4 (Cockatrice) LV=39 HP=405 MP=20 SP=10 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=9 (Cookie Monster) LV=40 HP=423 MP=26 SP=7 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=5 (Giant Panda) LV=39 HP=417 MP=42 SP=6 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=6 (Fire Fox) LV=41 HP=454 MP=8 SP=13 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=7 (Scary Ghost) LV=40 HP=495 MP=5 SP=7 NA=91 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=2 (Tentacle Monster) LV=37 HP=397 MP=16 SP=11 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=14 (Blue Hedgehog) LV=40 HP=966 MP=14 SP=7 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 55) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

Feast for Crows Cleared

21 9 You gain 20048 Credits!
21 8 You gain 5986.57 EXP!
21 7 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
21 6 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Average Emerald Mace of Slaughter]
21 5 Dalek dropped [Dalek Voicebox]
21 4 You are Victorious!

Can't wait until 190 so I can take on the next one.

141 10 You gain 41005 Credits!
141 9 You gain 20263.07 EXP!
141 8 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
141 7 Arena Token Bonus! Received:
[Token of Healing]
141 6 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Fine Ruby Plate Gauntlets of the Fire-eater]
141 5 Mikuru Asahina dropped [Bunny-Girl Costume]
141 4 You are Victorious!
141 3 Regen restores you with 222 points of health.
141 2 Mikuru Asahina has been defeated.
141 1 You unleash REPPUU SEIKENZUKI!! on Mikuru Asahina for 20310 soul damage.
...
0 10 Spawned Monster I: MID=21 (Mikuru Asahina) LV=180 HP=151980 MP=23 SP=94 NA=50 Type=hostile
0 9 Spawned Monster H: MID=12 (Manthra) LV=175 HP=4320 MP=85 SP=6 NA=58 Type=hostile
0 8 Spawned Monster G: MID=3 (Mantitcore) LV=180 HP=1882 MP=8 SP=48 NA=69 Type=hostile
0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=11 (Zombie Cow) LV=176 HP=4240 MP=121 SP=4 NA=61 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=15 (Apathetic Canuck) LV=179 HP=4202 MP=158 SP=32 NA=63 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=10 (Blue Slime) LV=175 HP=1795 MP=85 SP=48 NA=72 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=14 (Blue Hedgehog) LV=179 HP=4202 MP=198 SP=16 NA=63 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=4 (Cockatrice) LV=179 HP=1800 MP=72 SP=52 NA=72 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=13 (Mind Raper) LV=175 HP=3936 MP=192 SP=41 NA=64 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing arena challenge #26 (Round 80 / 80) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

0 10 Spawned Monster I: MID=4 (Cockatrice) LV=40 HP=415 MP=22 SP=9 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 9 Spawned Monster H: MID=6 (Fire Fox) LV=39 HP=433 MP=36 SP=13 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 8 Spawned Monster G: MID=2 (Tentacle Monster) LV=38 HP=407 MP=9 SP=0 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=1 (Green Slime) LV=42 HP=435 MP=30 SP=6 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=26 (Amphibious Sperm Whale) LV=39 HP=465 MP=32 SP=3 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=5 (Giant Panda) LV=40 HP=427 MP=15 SP=5 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=25 (Mutant Peacock) LV=39 HP=465 MP=21 SP=4 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=3 (Mantitcore) LV=38 HP=411 MP=18 SP=11 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=8 (Rabid Hamster) LV=43 HP=458 MP=7 SP=13 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 51) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

Without item.

Exile Cleared!

Ho-hum.

More impressive I think, is the 200+ rounds of normal/superior Item World I did.
Uber boring though. No, that's not right. Uber isn't strong enough a word.
What's higher than uber? Hella? No, I think hella is less than uber... How about
quantum? Quantum boring? That girl is quantum hot. This movie quantum sucks.
Last night I went out and got quantum drunk. Works. Pass it around to your friends.

2 16 You have been defeated.
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 210) ...

No items.

2 16 You have been defeated.
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 210) ...

No items.

NormalFest?

NormalFest?

Yes.

Nice. What strategy did you use? That's way farther than I've ever gotten with no items.

0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 56) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

Nice. What strategy did you use? That's way farther than I've ever gotten with no items.

The same strategy you use. (Thunderstorm) What is the Ether Theft on your staff? I've got 32% for 3 turns (I swear I get 4 turns about 1/3rd of the time). I'm also using only 1 piece of elementalist equipment (my phase shoes).

Edit:
Yeah, I just completed a 177 round IW on my Phase Pants without using an item (I was close due to a Mithra showing up around 130ish).

This post has been edited by Boggyb: Mar 5 2010, 20:23

Ahhh, there's your advantage. You likely have much more evade than me (since I use all elementalist gear, not known for it's high evade), so you need to spend less on healing. You've also got 1 more turn of ET on your staff. See how far you can get in HardFest; I think you'd have a tougher time, since you probably won't be able to clear the rounds with only 2 Thunderstorms.

About the 4 turns deal. Do you mean you get 4 ticks of ET, or you see a 4 in the "turns left" field (or the duration badge, if you use STAT)? If it's the former, that's normal, since everything actually lasts 1 turn longer than it says, because the 0-turn counts (my 2-turn ET actually gives me 3 ticks of mana before expiring). If it's the latter, I have no idea.

See how far you can get in HardFest; I think you'd have a tougher time, since you probably won't be able to clear the rounds with only 2 Thunderstorms.

I never play on a difficulty other than normal. It just isn't worth my time.

0 9 Spawned Monster H: MID=10 (Blue Slime) LV=41 HP=433 MP=12 SP=6 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 8 Spawned Monster G: MID=1 (Green Slime) LV=43 HP=445 MP=1 SP=2 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=5 (Giant Panda) LV=43 HP=458 MP=34 SP=11 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=9 (Cookie Monster) LV=44 HP=464 MP=32 SP=0 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=25 (Mutant Peacock) LV=40 HP=475 MP=5 SP=13 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=26 (Amphibious Sperm Whale) LV=39 HP=465 MP=18 SP=0 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=3 (Mantitcore) LV=40 HP=431 MP=5 SP=9 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=4 (Cockatrice) LV=44 HP=455 MP=27 SP=4 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 65) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

I never play on a difficulty other than normal. It just isn't worth my time.

That's the interesting this about HardFest, as least for me: it doesn't take any longer than NormalFest. I can clear every round with 2 Thunderstorms, just the same as I can in Normal. The major difference being that on Hard, I rarely kill anything with the first storm, but almost everything dies to the second, while on Normal most of the monsters die instantly, and the second storm is just to mop up.

That's the same reason that I do most of my arenas on Hard. On both Hard and Normal, it generally takes just a Thunderstorm (Chain Lighting on Hard) and a Flames of Loki to totally clear the round. So I spend the same amount of time (but more mana pots) and get 70% more EXP (and more credits). That's worth it, imo.

That's the interesting this about HardFest, as least for me: it doesn't take any longer than NormalFest. I can clear every round with 2 Thunderstorms, just the same as I can in Normal. The major difference being that on Hard, I rarely kill anything with the first storm, but almost everything dies to the second, while on Normal most of the monsters die instantly, and the second storm is just to mop up.

That's the same reason that I do most of my arenas on Hard. On both Hard and Normal, it generally takes just a Thunderstorm (Chain Lighting on Hard) and a Flames of Loki to totally clear the round. So I spend the same amount of time (but more mana pots) and get 70% more EXP (and more credits). That's worth it, imo.

As I don't use Thunderstorm for arenas, it might be worth trying. I'll edit this post once I try an arena or two on hard.

Edit:
Yeah, I did Endgame, and it was taking too much effort. Maybe if I had more elementalist gear or something it would be better.

Edit 2:
Just beat To Kill a God for the first time.

This post has been edited by Boggyb: Mar 6 2010, 21:36

Sealed Power Cleared

31 14 You gain 25073 Credits!
31 13 You gain 8825.52 EXP!
31 12 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
31 11 Arena Token Bonus! Received:
[Token of Blood]
31 10 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Godly Health Draught]
31 9 You have obtained the title: Destined
31 8 Dalek dropped [Dalek Voicebox]
31 7 White Bunneh dropped [Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch]
31 6 Blue Hedgehog dropped [Godly Health Draught]
31 5 You are Victorious!