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How exactly do you get bindings in this? I'm nearly lvl.100 and haven't seen a single one drop. Are there any other methods used to receive them?

From whoring your monsters out in the monster lab

Tenrag: The timer is only checked when you check the monster. Also, the rounding of # of gifts is done just before receiving them, so it can roll 2.5 gifts.

@jacklejake: Monsters bring them, or you can buy them from other players/from bazaar.

Tenrag: The timer is only checked when you check the monster. Also, the rounding of # of gifts is done just before receiving them, so it can roll 2.5 gifts.

Last patch note:

Monster gifts no longer have a random element. They will always give a gift as soon as they have passed a threshold, and checking them no longer affects the timer

So it is not the case. It was like that prior to the patch.

This post has been edited by Tenrag: Jun 25 2013, 19:54

Both what I said and what patch notes said are correct simultaneously.

got a quick question, what should I do with the 40+ tokens of blood I got left after I complete each ToB arenas on normal?

Which one is the best to max profit (credits mostly)? And what difficulty do you advise?

thanks in advance.

Best one would be FSM since noodly appendage can sell for quite a bit, but most players go for TTT since it provides better clear bonus equip drop+more equips in general.

And always IWBTH.

This post has been edited by Lement: Jun 25 2013, 20:21

Both what I said and what patch notes said are correct simultaneously.

Hmm, for the first second I was like WTF!? but it would be actually good for the server as well (less to process),
If after long time of not checking, server would simulate time spent to get those max 3 gifts:

- Monsters will now hold on to up to three gifts (with a chance to double to six with double gift) if you neglect to check them for a while. To pre-empt certain "exploits", the timer will reset and nothing will be given if morale has dropped to 0.

It would make perfect sense.

Thanks for clarifying this.

This post has been edited by Tenrag: Jun 25 2013, 20:27

Nearing level 200. (however slowly) Anything I need to change?


[oi43.tinypic.com] Character & abilities

Equipment:
Superior Ethereal Shortsword of Slaughter
Exquisite Ethereal Dagger of Balance
Fine Shade Helmet of the Fleet
Superior Shade Breastplate of the Fleet
Superior Agile Shade Gauntlets of the Arcanist
Superior Shade Leggings of Negation
Superior Amber Shade Boots of the Shadowdancer

Well, first of all at your level you are going to start benefitting a lot from rapier (usually of Balance) in the off-hand.

Secondly, might want to balance your melee attributes a bit more. END definitely isn't 50% better than AGI or nearly 3x better than DEX for you.

Nearing level 200. (however slowly) Anything I need to change?
[oi43.tinypic.com] Character & abilities

Equipment:
Superior Ethereal Shortsword of Slaughter
Exquisite Ethereal Dagger of Balance
Fine Shade Helmet of the Fleet
Superior Shade Breastplate of the Fleet
Superior Agile Shade Gauntlets of the Arcanist
Superior Shade Leggings of Negation
Superior Amber Shade Boots of the Shadowdancer

Should switch to club + rapier, you're missing out on so much. You're gonna be falling off a cliff when the real monsters come at 200+

watisthis: Do you have the new encounter formula by any chance?

because the pre-0.76 ones are clearly false, anybody below 376 shouldn't be even able to encounter Kodou Yuki on IWBTH.

watisthis: Do you have the new encounter formula by any chance?

because the pre-0.76 ones are clearly false, anybody below 376 shouldn't be even able to encounter Kodou Yuki on IWBTH.

look at who i encountered right after reading your post... (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

So why doesn't anybody recommend using wakizashi? Seems weird to me because wakizashi is tier 3 while rapier, axe and club are tier 2 but they are the things people recommend.
Axe and club I can understand, but aside from damage type wakizashi doesn't seem that different from rapier. What am I missing?

This post has been edited by Second Dus: Jun 25 2013, 22:47

You're missing proc. Penetrated armor on single target is incredibly powerful, much more so than with 2h weapons. Rapier is usually used offhand because of it's relatively inferior damage when compared to clubs and axes.

Compare Washizaki for dagger for a bit.

Then note how no one recommends daggers.

In all fairness, waki isn't so bad now, as the AS makes it function as defensive option that still allows you to stack PA if you have rapier of slaughter in mainhand. But as far as defenses go, club is superior while offensively axe is superior.

This post has been edited by Lement: Jun 25 2013, 22:50

I see. I switched to DW recently, so that was quite helpful.
What about using two wakizashi so I have that much AS? Would it be worth sacrificing penetrated armor for the extra speed?

You're not really becoming faster, monsters are hitting you less often, regenerating mana slower and you leak mana slower per turn.

As for worth it, well. Compare your damage against a monster you know is decently strong with penetrated armor off and at 3 stacks. Most estimate that it is not worth the sacrifice.

Another thing that Scythe/mace/katana has that Axe/Club/waki don't is access to penetrated armor through skills.

Still, a good waki is useful enough to find a buyer, this one was recently sold for 5 mil.

This post has been edited by Lement: Jun 25 2013, 23:18

watisthis: Do you have the new encounter formula by any chance?

because the pre-0.76 ones are clearly false, anybody below 376 shouldn't be even able to encounter Kodou Yuki on IWBTH.

I thought it was the same thing just lowered the chances for certain things with the group of same types coming together

I see. I switched to DW recently, so that was quite helpful.
What about using two wakizashi so I have that much AS? Would it be worth sacrificing penetrated armor for the extra speed?

You really want PA at high levels. When I'm running with the Estoc instead of Cold Maging shit to death, my damage doubles when I get 3x PA online. It won't be as huge for you at your level (since average PMI is lower), but against any mob with high END PA does wonderful things for your damage output.

I thought it was the same thing just lowered the chances for certain things with the group of same types coming together

No, the change to ML changed up the PL formulas for monsters and thus the encounter formula had to be changed too or people would never see PL 1500+ guys. I was still quite a few levels from hitting 501st on IWBTH before the patch, now I encounter her regularly on Nintendo and her PL has risen significantly. Kodou Yuki shows up for me, but only on IWBTH.

I see. I switched to DW recently, so that was quite helpful.
What about using two wakizashi so I have that much AS? Would it be worth sacrificing penetrated armor for the extra speed?

like lement say , it only monster hit you less often (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)


well if that waka is both leg/mag eth + forged + fast ping than it maybe worthy to try (IMG:[invalid] style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Should switch to club + rapier, you're missing out on so much. You're gonna be falling off a cliff when the real monsters come at 200+

Is it really that bad? Right now I'm doing hourly encounters on Nightmare. On Normal most monsters fall after one attack. And even without it's enough for low END classes.
Is any semi decent Superior club/rapier combo better then my two void weapons? I might not have the credits to buy two exqs or even mags