[X] My Assistant

So you're curious as to what "The Trio And The Tree" means huh? Well let's see:

This looks daunting. So the tree is Yggdrasil and it can heal the other three? Makes sense. It has half the HP of the other 3? So naturally I would get rid of it first.

It's a setup! Supportive procs for the Legendaries!

Looks like they all have their own supportive magic cast upon their death.

It's downhill for them from here. X-Nerf was tailor-made for this fight. One to go...

Victory!

Now the question is, what should I do with the trophy? It sells for 4k, which is the same value as the Real Life shirt IIRC. Some exquisite or better plate armor would nice, but I have a feeling I'm going to get screwed over again by the shrine.

Edit: Yup, screwed over with some Fine chainmail something or the other, which of course sells for less than what the trophy was worth. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

This post has been edited by hitokiri84: Sep 21 2009, 11:23

Now I think it's time for Tenboro to take you down by himself. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Are those "Tier 7" creatures?

Just one shot Dark Skies, took me a godly health draught, 3 godly mana draughts and 2 godly mana potions. Got crap for the completion, though seeing my rei-gun hit them for 4200 soul damage was kinda fun.

Nice hitokiri. I want all those magics D:

My round limit is 18 on hard and 26 on easy.

And in the arena I can't play A New Beggining though I beated the others a lot like two months ago... oh, wait, now i can. LOL. Scary.

And why my montage skills sucks? +0.08 isn't worth it.

Cause you're low level and they're relatively high for your level. The further the proficiency is from your level the faster itll increase, and the closer it is the slower, and if you're training multiple things at once it goes even slower.

A personal best, round 73

And this is where I was killed:

0 10 Spawned Monster I: MID=1 (Green Slime) LV=37 HP=385 MP=26 SP=1 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 9 Spawned Monster H: MID=9 (Cookie Monster) LV=40 HP=423 MP=18 SP=7 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 8 Spawned Monster G: MID=5 (Giant Panda) LV=39 HP=417 MP=24 SP=6 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=2 (Tentacle Monster) LV=36 HP=386 MP=7 SP=12 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=3 (Mantitcore) LV=40 HP=431 MP=38 SP=4 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=4 (Cockatrice) LV=40 HP=415 MP=35 SP=7 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=7 (Scary Ghost) LV=35 HP=438 MP=6 SP=8 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=8 (Rabid Hamster) LV=39 HP=417 MP=4 SP=11 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=6 (Fire Fox) LV=40 HP=443 MP=24 SP=4 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 73) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

Cause you're low level and they're relatively high for your level. The further the proficiency is from your level the faster itll increase, and the closer it is the slower, and if you're training multiple things at once it goes even slower.

Thanks a lot (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

A personal best, round 73

And this is where I was killed:

0 10 Spawned Monster I: MID=1 (Green Slime) LV=37 HP=385 MP=26 SP=1 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 9 Spawned Monster H: MID=9 (Cookie Monster) LV=40 HP=423 MP=18 SP=7 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 8 Spawned Monster G: MID=5 (Giant Panda) LV=39 HP=417 MP=24 SP=6 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=2 (Tentacle Monster) LV=36 HP=386 MP=7 SP=12 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=3 (Mantitcore) LV=40 HP=431 MP=38 SP=4 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=4 (Cockatrice) LV=40 HP=415 MP=35 SP=7 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=7 (Scary Ghost) LV=35 HP=438 MP=6 SP=8 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=8 (Rabid Hamster) LV=39 HP=417 MP=4 SP=11 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=6 (Fire Fox) LV=40 HP=443 MP=24 SP=4 NA=94 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 73) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

73! How?

huh, so it looks like skuld, urd and verdandi don't have their own trophies. and the clear bonus for a level 200 arena can still suck.

not that i'm anywhere near being able to try it myself...

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cake round 325, items used: 10 crude mana draughts (ran out or npced the better ones at the moment for training funds, could probably get to some sick number if I used all godly mana draughts D:)

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cake round 325, items used: 10 crude mana draughts (ran out or npced the better ones at the moment for training funds, could probably get to some sick number if I used all godly mana draughts D:)

!!!

Do you get much more benefits at that rounds?

on cake? not really. i've gone 800+ rounds, and i've seen people here go over 1000.

from long cakan, i usual get 7-12 mediocre to crappy pieces of equip, 1 artifact, and one rare item (like a token or soul stone)
i'm pretty sure i've never gotten anything better than "fine" grade equipment from cake. maybe a superior or two i don't remember.


ponkan has reported going 300+ rounds on normal, and he has pulled in 30+ mana elixers per run, as well as a magnificent ethereal weapon of rape among other things. the lucky bastard...

This post has been edited by marcho: Sep 21 2009, 23:05

I go into cake grind to farm items for selling. Most of the equipment is junk anyway, but I've picked up some nicer pieces that someone will find useful once the Trader goes live. The only things of real value for selling that you can get from cake grinds are Infusions and Scrolls, anyway. Elixirs do drop, but they're rare (I've picked up about a dozen, altogether). I tend to just use the other consumables as throwaways for grinding, although I have picked up a ton of Godlies. I think I can transition to Easy in another level or two, but I'll have to pay more attention -- with Cake I just hold down a hotkey for a few seconds and move on until everything is dead, Cures and items at the start of the round if needed.

yeah i'm planning on seeing how easy or maybe even normal treat me in a bit when i get regen. cake so far is for c farming to buy items that don't suck. cause i certainly can't find em. i think i'm only using 1 item that i found myself.

probably still hand me my ass, but my cure prof is pretty good, about at my level.

This post has been edited by marcho: Sep 21 2009, 23:17

Broke my record:

0 10 Spawned Monster I: MID=10 (Blue Slime) LV=38 HP=403 MP=3 SP=8 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 9 Spawned Monster H: MID=1 (Green Slime) LV=40 HP=415 MP=36 SP=1 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 8 Spawned Monster G: MID=3 (Mantitcore) LV=36 HP=391 MP=36 SP=0 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=11 (Zombie Cow) LV=40 HP=990 MP=41 SP=13 NA=92 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=8 (Rabid Hamster) LV=39 HP=417 MP=5 SP=8 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=6 (Fire Fox) LV=37 HP=413 MP=39 SP=9 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=9 (Cookie Monster) LV=39 HP=413 MP=39 SP=2 NA=95 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=26 (Amphibious Sperm Whale) LV=40 HP=475 MP=21 SP=18 NA=93 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=7 (Scary Ghost) LV=40 HP=495 MP=33 SP=5 NA=91 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 120) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

I broke my previous record in Grindfest of 41 rounds. I reached 45 rounds now. It's a harder to get through Grindfest if you are do not have a mage type build. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

I broke my previous record in Grindfest of 41 rounds. I reached 45 rounds now. It's a harder to get through Grindfest if you are do not have a mage type build. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

i certainly don't have a mage type build. i have strong support and curative proficiencies, but 100% of my damage comes from melee. stickadin.

if you're not using curative spells yer not going to get anywhere though, regardless of what else you're doing.

i certainly don't have a mage type build. i have strong support and curative proficiencies, but 100% of my damage comes from melee. stickadin.

if you're not using curative spells yer not going to get anywhere though, regardless of what else you're doing.

What equipment are you using then? I'm using Heavy Armor with One-handed/Shield.

White Bunneh Cleared. (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)

47 8 You gain 10114 Credits!
47 7 You gain 2096.24 EXP!
47 6 Your HP and MP have been fully restored!
47 5 Arena Clear Bonus! Received:
[Godly Health Draught]
47 4 White Bunneh dropped [Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch]
47 3 You are Victorious!
47 2 White Bunneh has been defeated.

0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=17 (White Bunneh) LV=97 HP=14729 MP=149 SP=125 NA=71 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing arena challenge #102 (Round 1 / 1) ...
0 0 Battle Start!

What equipment are you using then? I'm using Heavy Armor with One-handed/Shield.

mixed armor (2 heavy, 2 cloth, 1 light), 1h + shield or staff (battlestick) for long grinds. 2h longsword for quickly clearing the first 7 er so arenas.

the staff is used more as a polearm with mp leach. i have +10 acc from auras and +10 acc from armor, so i get a reasonable +25-30% acc even using a staff. +12% damage from the staff isn't exactly horrible, although i do miss bleed and PA i get using my other weapons. but for cake, a solid ether theft staff gives me infinite mana, basically, a permanent shield (mine absorbs 22-23 damage and lasts 25 turns) and cure whenever i want it.

battlestic cakegrindan is slow going, but the upside is it costs 0 items and you can go as long as you want after you get a decent supportive rating. so its pure profit, no items used and no healing after.

23 absorb is probably better than most full heavy armor users get anywhere near my level, and i have an additional 15 from my armor. i also shopped for items with % mitigation in mind, so i have 10+% straight physical mit, and about an aditional 10-15% in pierce/slash/crush. also 15% evade.

This post has been edited by marcho: Sep 22 2009, 01:45

New record on Normal.

12 3 You have been defeated.
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0 7 Spawned Monster F: MID=8 (Rabid Hamster) LV=90 HP=937 MP=92 SP=24 NA=87 Type=hostile
0 6 Spawned Monster E: MID=4 (Cockatrice) LV=87 HP=880 MP=14 SP=18 NA=87 Type=hostile
0 5 Spawned Monster D: MID=12 (Manthra) LV=87 HP=2156 MP=66 SP=22 NA=80 Type=hostile
0 4 Spawned Monster C: MID=26 (Amphibious Sperm Whale) LV=92 HP=1065 MP=5 SP=31 NA=82 Type=hostile
0 3 Spawned Monster B: MID=7 (Scary Ghost) LV=89 HP=1076 MP=26 SP=14 NA=79 Type=hostile
0 2 Spawned Monster A: MID=9 (Cookie Monster) LV=89 HP=918 MP=76 SP=21 NA=87 Type=hostile
0 1 Initializing Grindfest (Round 11) ...
0 0 Battle Start!