New/Unseen Scholar Spells?

[EdgeMoragan]

Please delete if this is of ignorance. (Try not to flame either).

But basically, I came into no less than Five squads from Bastok assaulting the Grauberg outpost. But that wasn't the interesting thing... this was:

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Adelheid is a full AF Scholar leader NPC. She was deploying 2 different kinds of the strange floating object you see on the left end of the SS. They were alternately called "Stun Tube" and "Bind Tube". They would float and "deploy" themselves open, causing the runic pattern symbol from their center that you see. They would hover in place for about 8-15 seconds, and then "explode" at the end, the explosion for one was dark while the other was a fizzle. It appeared as if they were either repeatedly casting Stun/Bind or in fact just causing a repeating animation. Adelheid can be seen saying her quote, which she said anytime she deployed these.

Is it possible this is something for Scholar not yet implemented? I have not seen anything like this on absolutely any resource so far.

Edit: The blue portion of the pattern is extremely detailed but its hard to see in a Jpeg like this. Also, the red arrow looking points around it would twitch and circle. I'd almost say it reminds me of the countdown that "Predators" have on their self destruct devices like from the movie Predator and etc.

[eva00r]

Well, we don't have 5 serpent generals' ws either. However, I bet SQEN will not decide anything about SCH's cat2 merit until they practically observe how SCH75 perform in the real world. That's the game design/balancing point of view.

[Judai]

or it culd just be a special NC General thing. Like Zonpa-Zippa calling Cardians and the Mithra BST who supposedly calls 2 Rocs, etcetc.

[EdgeMoragan]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

[Coz]

The floating object looks like a cryptex (term coined by Dan Brown for the Da Vinci Code), I think. It seems reasonable that a scholar would have an ability using one of them.

[Bariss]

who cares?!

It's shiny @_@

[Sagacious Sundi]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

It does seem strange for them to make a unique model for a single NPC. But then again, this is the CoP team, and they made 2 regions filled with only unique mobs, but then never used them again.

[miokomioko]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

It does seem strange for them to make a unique model for a single NPC. But then again, this is the CoP team, and they made 2 regions filled with only unique mobs, but then never used them again.

Cravers were the biggest waste of an epic mob model...

[Khamsin]

The floating object looks like a cryptex (term coined by Dan Brown for the Da Vinci Code), I think. It seems reasonable that a scholar would have an ability using one of them.

There's already cryptexes in the game, for Garrison. Like the Jade Cryptex and Red Cryptex they added in the 2002 update, or whenever it was.

[Charla]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

It does seem strange for them to make a unique model for a single NPC. But then again, this is the CoP team, and they made 2 regions filled with only unique mobs, but then never used them again.

Maybe they wanted Promyvion to be really spooky and impressive and stuff because it was the only CoP storyline zone that most of the population was supposed to see.

[Khamsin]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

It does seem strange for them to make a unique model for a single NPC. But then again, this is the CoP team, and they made 2 regions filled with only unique mobs, but then never used them again.

Maybe they wanted Promyvion to be really spooky and impressive and stuff because it was the only CoP storyline zone that most of the population was supposed to see.

The only one? Weren't they also supposed to see Misareaux, Lufaise Meadows, Riverne, and Al'Taieu?

[Charla]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

It does seem strange for them to make a unique model for a single NPC. But then again, this is the CoP team, and they made 2 regions filled with only unique mobs, but then never used them again.

Maybe they wanted Promyvion to be really spooky and impressive and stuff because it was the only CoP storyline zone that most of the population was supposed to see.

The only one? Weren't they also supposed to see Misareaux, Lufaise Meadows, Riverne, and Al'Taieu?

"Most" as in the 90% of players that couldn't beat promyvions before the first set of nerfs (hint: it's a hyperbole).

[byte]

What I really want to know is.. why are those npcs on the wall? XD

[Sagacious Sundi]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

It does seem strange for them to make a unique model for a single NPC. But then again, this is the CoP team, and they made 2 regions filled with only unique mobs, but then never used them again.

Maybe they wanted Promyvion to be really spooky and impressive and stuff because it was the only CoP storyline zone that most of the population was supposed to see.

The only one? Weren't they also supposed to see Misareaux, Lufaise Meadows, Riverne, and Al'Taieu?

"Most" as in the 90% of players that couldn't beat promyvions before the first set of nerfs (hint: it's a hyperbole).

I think it's just another smartass comment from Khamsin, like "Mumbo jumbos aren't acroliths." <_< >_>

[Khamsin]

[quote=Sagacious Sundi]

I am sure it is just like that example however what makes me question this is the fact its not only something unseen before, but entirely unseen models doing things we have never seen... Not to mention specifically designed, as opposed to some summonable mobs running around or a semi-different looking weaponskill. These are entirely different models from anything else, doing something particularly strange. Really wondering what truly is up with this.

It does seem strange for them to make a unique model for a single NPC. But then again, this is the CoP team, and they made 2 regions filled with only unique mobs, but then never used them again.

Maybe they wanted Promyvion to be really spooky and impressive and stuff because it was the only CoP storyline zone that most of the population was supposed to see.

The only one? Weren't they also supposed to see Misareaux, Lufaise Meadows, Riverne, and Al'Taieu?

"Most" as in the 90% of players that couldn't beat promyvions before the first set of nerfs (hint: it's a hyperbole).

I think it's just another smartass comment from Khamsin, like "Mumbo jumbos aren't acroliths." <_< >_>[/quote:1hrguzq6]
While I do indeed make a lot of smartass comments, "Mumbo Jumbos aren't acroliths" isn't one of them! You claiming "Mumbo Jumbos aren't acroliths" is a smartass comment is a smartass comment!

[Rocl]

If Khasmin wasn't loyal to the throne I would hate him, but since he is, I can't. This is what makes him awesome.

[Lordwafik]

I just noticed the similarity between Kham's sig and Tonko's avatar.

[Enpsi]

My two cents, I remember hearing SCH would use "Items" before it came out. Obviously if SE took the time to make a Unique and new animation and Job mechanism , for 1 SCH NPC, I think it's safe to say it will be implemented in a future update.

Although I'm betting only 1 can be used at a time. Like how the PUP mob in Beseiged uses multiple automatons and how the Mithra NPC uses multiple pets. Or who knows, all we can discern is that YES, we will most likely, getting it. Infact I would go as far to say, we ARE getting it, for sure. Or who knows... Cake anyone?

[EdgeMoragan]

She was in fact using one at a time, but she was spamming them one after another, and to me the idea of something either chainspelling, or causing a constant effect of "Bind" or "Stun" would certainly not be available nonstop if it was given to players. That's where I'd pick out a difference between what we could/are getting and what the NPC is using.

[SamanosukeShiva]

if u notice, it's a similar move to quite a few mobs.

Kirin's astral flow: insta summon then 2hr
Dynamis Lord: he summon another DL then do its WS thing
Quadav Campaign NM (adamantfist) also does this, summon another quadav then do ore lobe

and for this SCH case it's the tube.