Showing posts with label veteran. Show all posts
Showing posts with label veteran. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

The main reason on my recent GE activity


Veteran promotion. It will come soon for us!

Alright, let me give the reason why I have leveled up these characters to 100. What comes after level 100? Veteran, right? Well, that's the exact purpose of it. Now, I'm saving up some cash right now so I can just by the Veteran Promotion Scrolls at a bundle instead of one by one. Now, each of these characters have their importance of reaching Veteran (in the future). Allow me to explain...

For Calyce, I was very interested at her Sagitta stance when I saw it in action. Many people said it was deadly than the Arbalester stance that she has by level 60. Once I give it a try, I'll let you guys know if it'll live up to its expectations (like how impressed I was with the Outrage Shot Stance).

For Karjalanien, I am after her ability to craft the ultimate gems since the NPC at Auch cannot craft Siren's Scale, Archangel's Heart or Seeds of Rafflesia. This will increase my independence on making these stuff (and maybe doing a favor like what others did for me when they had Veteran Karjalaniens). Plus, she can craft those necklaces with nifty resistance bonuses!

For Andre, it's his trademark costumes and some of the elite armors that he can craft. Like Karjalanien, I'll be able to make those elite level 84 armors (and Veteran Costumes) without looking for someone else to help me out (especially when I'm in a bind or in a rush).

Well, Karjalanien and Andre are not the only crafting RNPCs in this game. There are others who also possess the similar ability but in different specialties. Maybe I'll have Idge next to be veteran, for generic leather and metal armor crafting (of course, elites!). How about Adelina? Yeah, she'll be able to craft one-handed blades, like swords, sabers, rapiers and daggers. Maybe main gauche is covered too, no? Grace? Pistols and rifles. How about shotguns? Lorch'll take care of that! What was the name of that big guy? Oh, Claude! I bet he can craft big weapons, like spears, blunts and great swords! How about magic-based weapons like bracelets, staves and rods? M'Boma's the man for the job!

Whew! That's another one down to get off my chest. Maybe I'll make a little guide on crafting basics... Lemme go ahead and dive into some recipes as well! Catch ya later, pioneers!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Grace is now 100!

Why celebrate having my Grace Bernelli at 100? Because I don't have G Points to pay for the "promotion fee"/Veteran Scroll for my Grace! But I'm really happy that another pending Veteran ready to be promoted!

Next up in my list: Male Reboldoeux Soldier (I want to get that special version of his costume!). Will also post up on what I did to celebrate my achievement on getting Grace to 100! :D

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Getting into the trend...

Ever since I have gotten my Musketeer to Veteran, I have run out of goals to do in Granado Espada. So far, I have created a total of four Land of the Dead weapons and six Veterans. The vets I have created totally took all my attention into the game itself, even if I tried multitasking with GE. My multitasking habits range from playing other games (via Flash games or my older sister's boyfriend's PSP!) to doing the laundry. What's worse, I even tried doing three things together! :(

My friends tell me that I should get a Vet Grace Bernelli so I can be able to AFK level in some areas. There you have it, I joined the ever growing trend of getting a Grace Bernelli that can kill fast with either a shotgun or a rifle. I have seen that everyone wants the Veteran Shotgun Stance.


Leveling my Grace with Catherine and Emilia the Sage

Looks like I have another goal after this. Leveling my Reboldoeux Soldier to upgrade his costume! :D

P.S.
Looks like I did not execute my joke properly!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

New veteran: Samantha the Musketeer!

Inspired in getting the Outrage Shot stance, I am pleased to announce my new vet:


Samantha is now a Veteran!

Leveling characters from level 88 to 100 at the Skullic Dungeon was no easy task! I had to sacrifice sleep to make the most out of my Expert Combat Manual that gives me an additional 100% boost in level EXP. Looks like I can finally get a taste of having my Musketeer try out the Outrage Shot stance soon enough! Happy happy me!

Of course, here's a bonus pic that I took when I just slept for four hours!


So tired... Must rest... Zzzzz...

Yup. That's my leveling team, Catherine and Emilia the Sage. My ETS is actually level 100 but I didn't bother have her promoted to Veteran yet. Since she has only one Veteran Stance (which is an enhanced buffing stance), I felt it would be too early to have her promoted. So, I left to be a high level healer for the meantime.

On the next post, here's what you can expect:


Echo of Steels... O RLY?!?
Just wait for it!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Leveling Rio is over. Now what?

Looks like I haven't gotten a goal to motivate me to play GE... Let me list down a possible set of goals I can accomplish:
  • Level up my characters using firearms so I can AFK level in peace.
  • Level up my construction workers for more power leveling options.
  • Level up my main characters to progress forward.
  • Level up the other characters to 72 at the Rion Dungeon Hollow.
I sure pretty need some advice at this point. I would to have a direction right now. What do you guys think?

What I've accomplished so far:
  • Having a Veteran Catherine.
  • Reaching Veteran for the main team.
  • Having Rio reaching Veteran for the in-game event.
That totals it to five Veteran Characters. Well, I hope I would get some feedback from you guys. Catch y'all later! :D

Another trip to the Master Room...

Guess what? My Vicente Rio is officially a Veteran! That means by the end of this month I'll have that free costume from qualifying from the event! :D


Marvin congratulating Rio for being a Veteran

Right after that, I had my scout learn the "Tactical Assitance" Stance for Veteran Scouts. The prequisite? Fortidudo at max.


Sabrina receiving the Tactical Assistance Book

After that, I took the liberty of learning the Serenade Veteran Stance for Rio as well. I'll get to that in the next post! :D

I guess I spent around 4,000 G Points for my Rio to level up. Looks like I was able to a little G Points for this one (and it was used for a useful purpose!). Yay! Bach Costume, here I come!

Thursday, July 10, 2008

What's this? New limits to break?

When I read about IAH's take on Garim's Nest, I was really amazed on what are the rewards you can get from defeating the boss. By reading this thread, I was surprised on what you can achieve in the months to come!

Wow! An item that adds a stat point!

First, it is possible to achieve a stat (STR, AGI, HP, INT, DEX and CHA) rating of 11. Here's what Kaioujin has to say:

The belt can only be used by Fighter, Scout or Musketeer types. And yes, the 11HP trick can be used by them as well.

Sorry if you misunderstood the article but the fighter comment was meant to be an example.

Seeing this, it means that we can go beyond the "limit" of 10 in a stat. Here's what I also found on the same discussion:


Kaioujin's Gracielo in Grand Master level

P.S. Don't need to speculate about weird stats, That's my Grand Master Gracielo on the test server

I decided to do some research on Gracielo's original stats and this is what I found:

STR: 6
AGI: 7
HP: 6
DEX: 5
INT: 3
CHA: 3

Does this mean there is a total of five additional stat points? All I know you get one from Veteran and another from Expert. I've seen some discussions on "Master" levels but looks like there's something higher than this! Looking further, here's Kaiouijin has to say:

This is not to be confused with our GMs (Game Master)
The one I'm referring to is the leveling system.
Veteran -> Expert -> Master -> High Master -> Grand Master

Whawhawha?!?!?!? Up to Grand Master?!?!? Level 150?!?!?

*calm down*

Okay... From this information I have, let me see what I can summarize:
  • I guess the limit of 10 stats intact but equipping an accessory that has stat gain will break the limit.
  • It is possible to achieve 11 in a stat as long as you reach the limit of a stat. One example would be Alejandro with his massive 9 STR. Add one on Veteran and equip him with an accessory that promises +1 STR and you get 11 STR.
  • A stat with an orange color indicates that the stat is increased with equipped accessories.
  • With what Kaioujin has to say, looks like we'll be getting a total of 5 stats points upon reaching Grand Master.
Looks like that's it for now. And I am shocked to see this. I just hope some sort of resolution will come out after maintenance!

Thursday, July 3, 2008

YES!!! My Catherine's a Veteran!!!


Catherine gets recognized by a Master Wizard

Yes! I have my Catherine hit Veteran status! I am so happy for this moment!!! It took me a total of 12 hours just to complete this task (with the help of EXP Boosters, of course!). This my fourth character who has reach Veteran status. Looks like the trials and tribulations were well worth the effort in getting her in this position. Now, I'll tell you the story why I was driven to make her reach Veteran.

During the course I was leveling a lot of characters at Level 72, I was advised from DeSanggria to level my Catherine to level 100 so she can help the other low leveled ones to reach higher levels in no time. Also, a long maintenance was coming up and that drove me to reach my Catherine to level 100 before the maintenance occurred. Of course, that means traversing to maps other than the Rion Dungeon Hollow. So, I warmed up Catherine in the jungles of Ustiur and evetually ended up on the first floor of the Skullic Dungeon. Those dungeons are famed for their high respawn rate which allows fast EXP allocation. On that every day, I was also doing the laundry as well. So I sometime would encounter my family dead upon checking the progress of the laundry. I started around 10 AM on that day and I even got the EXP Booster and 2 pairs of Devil Wings. I was leveling up Alana (Catherine) and Shannon (Emilia the Sage) while they were accompanied by Sabrina (Scout).

It was a pretty hectic experience while the laundry was ongoing but I was finally alleviated of my laundry duties by 6PM. For four hours, I was able to hit the target: Catherine Level 100. I broadcasted my achievement and a few players noticed it and congratulated me. I made my way back to Auch, cleared my pockets (a bit), got a Veteran scroll and promoted Catherine to Veteran. Wow... I now have my very own Veteran Catherine! *sniff* *tears of joy rolling*

Of course, I did make my ETS reach 100 as well but I didn't bother to promote her for the meantime. Well, biggest thanks to my faction mates, DeSanggria and the people who congratulated me!

From this post, I will include something extra on certain post when I have a participant:

THE 20 QUESTION CHALLENGE
really fun if you ask me! :P

To start off, my dad got this neat toy from a friend from the U.S. (called a 20Q) and so far it has guessed 90% of what I have thought of. I decided to do this challnge onto RoseChavez, a fellow faction mate. I was going to relay the questions given by the toy and he just needed to answer Yes, No, Sometimes or Unknown. So here's what happened during that time:

Q1: Is it an Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Other or Unknown?
RoseChavez: Other

Q2: Do you hold when you use it?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q3: Is it used in travel?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q4: Does it come in a box?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q5: Does it use electricity?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q6: Is it used for communication?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q7: Can you read it?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q8: Can it fit in an envelope?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q9: Can it cheer you up?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q10: Is it flexible?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q11: Does it break if dropped?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q12: Is it made from paper?
RoseChavez: No

Q13: Is it a tool?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q14: Is it flat?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q15: Can you put something into it?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q16: Is it heavier than a pound of butter?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q17: Does it weigh more than a duck?
RoseChavez: No

Q18: Is it straight?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q19: Is it comforting?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q20: Does it involve contact with other humans?
RoseChavez: Yes

The toy thinks and guesses: "Is it everything?"
RoseChavez: No

Q21: Can it bend without breaking?
RoseChavez: No

Q22: Is it usually colorful?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q23: Do you carry it in your pocket?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q24: Would you pay to use it?
RoseChavez: Yes

Q25: Is it made of metal?
RoseChavez: Sometimes

The toy makes another guess: "Is it something?"
RoseChavez: No

RoseChavez wins the challenge and he gets a prize from me! I won't tell you what it was! :P Look forward for more 20 Question Challenges in future posts! :D You might get a prize from me if you win! Also, this means I must set some rules so that the game is fair, alright? :D

Monday, April 14, 2008

Dreamz and Fantazzies Fulfilled! (Part 2 of 2)

My fighter reaching veteran didn't stop there! Stephanie (Elementalist) and Sabrina (Scout) were on the road on reaching Level 100 too! Right after Marvin (Fighter) got promoted and learned the Advance Guard/Garde stance, I met up with gellardes and Colbourn once again to continue leveling up. It was a tedious task, with ocassional AFKs, deaths and resurrections. Well, I ended up sleeping through the night and I took the risk of going AFK big time.

Waking up the next morning, I continued on leveling without Colbourn but gellardes was still with me. I ended up teaming up with one of the Vongola Brothers and one of gellardes' friends in the process. After ocassionally AFK'ing to check on some websites, I finally did it. Stephanie and Sabrina have hit Level 100!!! If I were to use my fellow bloggers' happy statement, it would be "tambling sabay split sa ere." For those of you who are clueless about it, it's translated as "tumbling while doing a split mid-air." For the tambling/tumbling, we Filipinos consider it as the flips of a gymnast.

So excited, I was able to have Stephanie promoted. That's when I did the pic of my Fighter (more like me!) doing the Dance Pose. Remember newly promoted Veterans, you can get the 10th Pose Volume from Andre as long as you have a Veteran character in your current team when you speak to him! I left out Sabrina because I was advised not to promote her to Veteran just yet. I still need Sabrina to stay as the main medic of the family for her to assist the other two. Oh yeah, an event happened right after this happy moment! Here's my coverage as well!

I remember saving up for the materials I need for a level 100 costume for Elementalists because I took a chance in in buying 10 Andre Costume Boxes months ago and I got a couple of Mutation Elementalist Costumes and an extra Original Female Elem Costume in the process. Reading the recipe for the Rosa Matrimonia Costume (it's my super favorite for the Females!), I needed:
  • Elementalist Level 100
  • 1 Original Male Elem Costume*
  • 1 Original Female Elem Costume
  • 1 Robe of Wind Costume
  • 1 Mutation Elem Costume
  • 3 Triumph Fillers*
  • Level 100 Andre Janzur*
I took note of this recipe in my head so when that day ever came, I will just gather the other materials. The items I marked with an asterisk indicates that I didn't have those items yet on the day itself. However, when that day came, I was able to acquire the Original Male Elem Costume and the Triumph Fillers. Now I needed was a Level 100 Andre Janzur which I don't have yet! I remembered that when leveling up with gellardes, he was leveling up his Andre Janzur to Veteran. When I asked if he could craft me the costume, he told me to meet him at Auch. After giving the items to him, he gave me what I have longed for: Rosa Matimono Costume! Immediately when I got it, I wore over my Elementalist Le Blanc armor and wore the matching head piece. Never have a accomplished a feat so challenging... Indeed my dreamz and fantazzies have come true!


Rosa Matrimonio Costume! Is zis for real?!?

Bless the gellardes family for his support in making this dream and fantazzy come true! Well, that's all I got for now people! Hope you too will fulfill your dreamz and fantazzies! Oh yeah, what's this entry about without the Man in White himself as a dedication to his life's statement?


Dreamz and fantazzies can come true! Believe in yourself!

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Dreamz and Fantazzies Fulfilled! (Part 1 of 2)

After 11 months of playing Granado Espda, it all came down to this...

I AM FINALLY A VETERAN!!!

Yes indeed. I have reached such a status and it is a FIRST FOR ME IN ANY MMORPG I HAVE EVER PLAYED! My biggest thanks to IAH Games, IMC Games, e-Games, Kim Hak Kyu, Takhisis Faction and my fellow bloggers for being with me during my whole journey in reaching level 100! Well, time for me to tell the tale on the day I have reached level 100/Veteran...

Right after I got home from work, I logged in and decided to AFK at Topolo Durga since I had a prior dental appointment to attend to. In the process, I decided to purchase a Pioneer's Level 80 Leather Armor for my Scout so she can live a little longer and the DEF rating was worth my money. After producing one of those armors, it'll be 12 High Grade Glaziums for the next one. I better watch what I make then... After the dental appointment, I had the chance to level up with Colbourn once again! As usual, we journeyed to the 1st Floor of the Skullic Dungeon. After time passed, I decided this would be a perfect opportunity to use my powerleveling kit! So, I bought 1 day Expert Manuals for both Combat and Tactics. I also bought my "1-day rental wing set."

Coming back at the site, Colbourn had teamed us up with a player from Malaysia by the name of gellardes. We had a good chat throughout the evening and he event commented that he liked the song "Anak" by Freddie Aguilar. Wow! It was really nice of him to appreciate that song because it reminds him of his childhood. Plus, he got to hear it in Malay! We chatted the night away while taking occasional AFK's and resurrections. What got me pumped is that by approximately 10PM, this is what happened:


Me? Veteran? Here's proof!

Yes. I can now wear that Le Blanc armor I won from the "Love, Me" contest, use them fancy equips I got from Adelina's Booty and I have the right to level past 100. Never in my life have I accomplished a long term goal in the world of online gaming. Once again, I thank IAH Games, IMC Games, e-Games, Kim Hak Kyu, Takhisis Faction and my fellow bloggers for being with me during my whole journey in reaching Veteran. I hope you guys are reading this and what I write is true.

However, I can't let my fighter be the only one reaching the top! My Elementalist and Scout are on the road to catching up! Watch out for part 2 to hear the rest of the story, okay?

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Me? At Veteran? Come on!

It has come to my attention that someone mistook me as a Veteran. Why? A player checked my profile and saw that my Family Level is at 17. When I told him my highest level was 79, he didn't believe me. To substantiate this, I told him that I have 30 characters in my family plus the fact that I'm in a Level 52 Faction that granted the +3 Family Level boost. He immediately apologized for his wrong assumption but I forgave him. This "incident" prompted me to ask a friend what's the usual Family Level for Veterans. He told me that it was around 14 - 16 and it may include being with a faction that grants the additional Family Level boost. Taking this into consideration, I am thankful to reach such a family level without reaching Veteran (and belonging to a faction that has the boost). As of now, I have 31 characters (I recently added a Male Scout because I got the Korean Costume due to the large influx of Bok-Jo-Ris I have acquired!) and a base Family Level of 14. Apply +3 to that and you get 17. Wow... 17%+ HP and 7%+ ATK. Hey hey hey! Don't assume that I'm a Vet because of my current situation right now. I'll be a vet soon... Maybe in two months time?

Allow me to give you, the reader, a lecture on the level systems here so you can tell the difference between Character Level, Stance Level and Family Level.

Character Level:
This is the level of the character that is in your party. The major factor of a character's level is the ability for him/her to be able use weapons, armor, accessories and costumes as long as the character meets the level requirements. Level 1 characters start off with 200 SP but it increases per 20 SP every five levels. At every level, a character's HP increases slightly as well. To increase a character's level, you have to gain EXP by defeating the monsters and/or use EXP cards. In the Player-Kill (PK) servers, there is a danger to lose EXP and therefore get demoted to a lower level. The maximum limit right now is Level 100 but you can reach as high as Level 120 by purchasing Veteran Scrolls (to reach the Level 110 Limit) and Expert Scrolls (to reach the Level 120 Limit).

Stance Level:
This is the level of a character's stance. The major factor of the stance level is the ability to use skills related to the stance once reaching certain levels. You also earn points per level to increase the skills related to the stance. All stances have a level limit of 25. When learning new stance via Stance Books (purchased from Master Room), there are some stances that have level requirements in either Character or Stance or even both.

Family Level:
Now, I haven't gotten solid info but I'll do my best to share what I can about this. Family Level dictates on how much the total experience that all your family members (including the ones in the barracks) have. I noticed that this increased when I add new characters with levels starting beyond 44. Family Level plays an important role in the game as it allows you to be privileged to vote during the elections, make a faction of your own, enter into player-killing mode (in the Cervantes, Vivaldi and Caravaggio servers) and gain bonuses. Bonuses, I say? Well, you gain an HP Bonus by percent depending on your Family Level. Once reaching Family Level 11, you get +1% ATK Bonus and it adds up per Family Level. To give you a gist on how this works, here's something I can think up:

Family Level 1: +1% HP Bonus
Family Level 2: +2% HP Bonus
Family Level 3: +3% HP Bonus
Family Level 4: +4% HP Bonus
Family Level 5: +5% HP Bonus
Family Level 6: +6% HP Bonus
Family Level 7: +7% HP Bonus
Family Level 8: +8% HP Bonus
Family Level 9: +9% HP Bonus
Family Level 10: +10% HP Bonus

Family Level 11: +11% HP Bonus and +1% ATK Bonus
Family Level 12: +12% HP Bonus and +2% ATK Bonus
Family Level 13: +13% HP Bonus and +3% ATK Bonus
Family Level 14: +14% HP Bonus and +4% ATK Bonus
Family Level 15: +15% HP Bonus and +5% ATK Bonus
Family Level 16: +16% HP Bonus and +6% ATK Bonus
Family Level 17: +17% HP Bonus and +7% ATK Bonus

So far, there is no limit that I know of. If there is anyone knowledgeable about this system, please let me know what I can provide here! Wow. Looks like I was able to get that off my chest. Wait for more posts, alright?


Hey... Isn't it way too early or way too late for Halloween?

Sunday, January 13, 2008

The Philippine Online Gaming Summit (POGS) 2008 event

I I may not have pictures to share (gotta wait from the other bloggers and friends) but my recollections are totally priceless!

I was able to snag a January issue of GAME! Magazine to serve as my ticket to attending the Philippine Online Gaming Summit (POGS) 2008 event held at the TriNoma Mall located at North Edsa. I arrived around past 10AM and I could see a lot of people already. Even though I have my magazine as the ticket, I still to register for the entrance. After doing such, I got a card that I can have stamped from several booths for freebies. Of course, the Granado Espada/e-Games booth is what I went after first! :P So, I just typed my details and got a poster. The poster was like an ad to promote G.E. in the Philippines. I did subscribe to the text/SMS updates for my cellphone number and I got a freebie item code. We'll talk about that freebie later. Anyhoo, I was looking for another booth to have my card stamped. When I approached a booth selling old issues of Hinge Inquirer Publications magazines, I had to purchase an old issue in order to get a stamp from that booth. I decided to forgo this "quest" and wandered around the e-Games gaming area.

I met Ms. Ivee Feria (please correct spelling if necessary) and asked where DeSanggria and Veya were. After a short chat, she had to go back at the e-Games booth. Reclusion and DeSanggria called my attention and we were all giddy to see each other with Veya! Fiksdotter has arrived as well and so did NineMoons! Yay, it was a happy gathering for us GE Bloggers! I took the chance to participate in the 2-on-2 PVP tourney that was gonna happen around 4PM and my teammate was Fiksdotter! We all decided to have lunch together. NineMoons led us to the food court located at the second floor since the food court I knew at Landmark has the tendency to be very crowded. After the Reclusion brothers got their order, I took the opportunity to help myself on orders of Shrimp Puffs and Shark's Fin Dumpling with Hainanese Rice to go along with these two dishes, plus a bottle of C2 Lemon as well. We were still in happy mode as we talked about many things including the Fantazzztic Film Awards. DeSanggria made the conversation lively by making us imagine Andre Janzur wearing just a white t-back walking around saying "Let's Walk Elegantly!" I did the same by "successfully" impersonating Andre's voice! :D

After the lunch, we headed back to event where we hanged out the area near the center stage. We were able to have Reclusion's two films "Not Another Love Story?" and "Lonely Hearts Club part 2" shown and it was a happy moment. We really enjoyed that moment since it was available for the public to watch! :D And to my joy, Welling made an appearance! Plus, I got to know another blogger who's been around G.E. for a good amount of time and she is Sigrid!

When the 2-on-2 PVP event started, me and Fiksdotter were among the first to participate. Our opponents were Welling and his faction mate from AF and we got simply owned from those two. They did have a tough time when I used The Defender Veteran Stance since it was challenging for them to wipe me out fast! Nevertheless, it was a great experience trying out a Veteran Stance (and not to mention a serious PVP match!). As the tourney went along, I think Welling's team won the event! Please confirm that, please! :D

After the event, I remembered something. I wanted to have my fellow GE Bloggers sign their siggies (my plural form of the slang "siggy") on my GAME! Magazine. This issue will now be forever treasured, even after G.E. We stayed a little longer for a performance by Moonstar88 and the raffle. Too bad neither of any of us won a Nintendo Wii or a Gaming PC.

NineMoons led us bloggers to a fancy place to eat, namely at Toast Box. I decided to sample their Thick Toast with Kaya on top, plus a couple of Soft-Boiled eggs and coffee. It was a totally new experience since it was my first time. That Kaya was delicious! We parted after having our "dinner" and wished the best to each other. Another "happiest moment" is now chronicled ever since my experience during the Intel Machinimasia Movie-Making Workshop I attended and covered (not to mention getting blogspotted for it!).

Well, looking forward to great events in the Philippines related G.E. (if my work schedule allows it! :P )! If you'll excuse me, I'll just go dancing at High Street 5!

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Scouts now have a Veteran Stance!

I go to this site regularly for the pictures, despite the fact I can't read Japanese. I stumbled across this! Is this a Veteran Stance? For Scouts? I decided to lurk the forums for any English translations of the skills in this "Tactical Assistance" stance.

From what I have acquired and understood, here's the info:

Tactical Advantage - set of elite assistance buffs
Requirements: Special Catalyst (?)

Level 1 - Consolidation
SP: 200
Cooldown: 5s
Consumes Mithridart x10
Duration 300s
Penetration effect on party members within 10m
[Penetration] ignores opponent's DR (or DEF?), RES, Block, and Evasion by 10 points

Level 10 - Prompt Action
SP: 200
Cooldown: 5s
Consumes Pain Killer x10
Duration: 300s
Improves skill-casting speed of party members within 10m by 25%

Level 15 - Divine Bless
SP: 200
Cooldown: 5s
Consumes Nutrition x10
Duration: 180s
Improves HP and SP regeneration rate of party members within 10m by some big numbers (not really sure how it works, HP +500, SP +100)

Level 20 - Refresh Mind
SP: 600
Cooldown: 60s
Consumes 5000HP and Analeptic Remedy x15
Removes Stun, Mortal Wound, Confusion, Lethargy, and Petrify statuses
Instantly makes skills of targeted character available right after casting

Thanks to this post I found at the sGE forums, now I understand what the skills are. Refresh Mind is really... pwning! These skills totally require tactics since this eats up a lot of buff consumables (not to mention a chunk of health for the Scout!). The words "Use wisely" is heavily advised! :D The post's thread also stated that Viki and Soho will be able to use this. Does this mean that Fortitudo is the required stance to max out? We'll just have to find out...

My family