New Multiplayer Battlefields: Salvage (12/15/2006)

[zymurgy]

The french get an easier time since they have never won anything before. So SE doesn't expect them to win assaults either.

This is, by far, the best post I've ever read on any forum site.

[Keyln]

Let's play "Count the Pathos"! According to the SE website, there's 20 different limits. Let's see if we can predict what they are.

Encumberment

1) Weapons
2) Visible Armor (Head, Body, Hands, Legs, Feet)
3) Accessories (Earring, Finger, Waist, Back)
4) Ranged Weapon/Ammo

Obliviscence
5) Subjob

Impairment
6) Job Abilities
7) Weapon Skills
8) Pet Commands

Omerta
9) White Magic
10) Black Magic
11) Songs
12) Ninjutsu
13) Summoning
14) Blue Magic

Debilitation
15) STR
16) VIT
17) DEX
18) AGI
19) INT
20) MND
21) CHR
22) M.HP/M.MP

Okay, a little more than 20.

[HAcoreRD]

The french get an easier time since they have never won anything before. So SE doesn't expect them to win assaults either.

This is, by far, the best post I've ever read on any forum site.

Not since Napoleon anyways. But he lost big at Waterloo

[spooky]

Yay now I might actually be able to get people to do Assaults with so I can get my last 2 yigit pieces. <3HMP
This looks like a lot of fun, and I for one am very glad it's only 1.5hrs. My shell does, Sky, Sea, Dynamis, Limbus, Kirin, Force pop NMs, etc, etc. Now we are going to have to fit this in too. Any longer and I think we would strugle to do it.
This will provide a much needed boost to the number of people doing Assaults.

[Janice]

Only thing that is kinda dumb is the weapons lock thing. Melees go in and their weapons are removed. Well some jobs have hand-to-hand skill so at least they can do something right away.

[Alvinho]

I guess we'll have to wait and see, but gathering (6-)18 people that care enough about Assault to have the 2k AP needed to do this (from the wording on the POL website, it seems like everyone that wants to go in will need a pass), will more than likely be a tough time if the rewards aren't good enough to keep the people who only make money from selling assault items satisfied.

Just a few days until Monday.

[Kimkytaru]

The french get an easier time since they have never won anything before. So SE doesn't expect them to win assaults either.

oh right sorry worldcup, FIFAeuro cup is nothing. And at least the french dont attack a country because they want there petrol and saying they go for Atomical bomb. Oh and yeah french didnt put Pinochet in Chile neither I think. that's all a good work of our friends the USA. Also french didnt launch 2 nuclear bomb to any country.

(btw I'm not french XD)

[Janice]

I hope there are enough challenging ones with decent rewards that LS's will want to include them in their end-game rotation. Otherwise it will kinda suck getting pick up parties or filling extra spots with random people.

[Kyreth]

Only thing that is kinda dumb is the weapons lock thing. Melees go in and their weapons are removed. Well some jobs have hand-to-hand skill so at least they can do something right away.

Behold, a reason to bring more jobs to the table when doing big stuff.

Also depending on limitations, see BST jugpetting and Summoners.

[Suiram]

People talk like 2k AP is this HUGE DEAL, it's like 2-3 runs, and takes 45min to an hour. They don't have any mercenary rank requirement to enter, and if anything you'll have more friends ranking up just from the 2-4k per week they get so they can do Salvage. For that matter, if they add stuff later on that does require a higher mercenary rank, it's less people crying that they haven't touched Assaults since April and are stuck on PSC.

[Isiolia]

Challenge has nothing to do with it. It's all gonna be about the rewards.

At the very least they're gonna have to be as good as gear at the Assault counters or it's a complete waste of development time.

The problem isn't getting 2k Assault points, Suiram, it's that by taking that, you severely cut into points people have for buying other items.

[Spira]

sounds interesting..

and very clever of SE.. now they put in a reason for people to keep doing assault after they get all the eq.. or even b4 that happens..

[Janice]

Wonder if MNKs will get pissed off.

MNK : why can't I lot on the weapon lock removal items?!!

LS : fuck you, you have fists.

[dedalius]

People talk like 2k AP is this HUGE DEAL, it's like 2-3 runs, and takes 45min to an hour. They don't have any mercenary rank requirement to enter, and if anything you'll have more friends ranking up just from the 2-4k per week they get so they can do Salvage. For that matter, if they add stuff later on that does require a higher mercenary rank, it's less people crying that they haven't touched Assaults since April and are stuck on PSC.

You seem to forget you can only get ~1k AP per day, which is what people are complaining about.

[Credos]

The french get an easier time since they have never won anything before. So SE doesn't expect them to win assaults either.

oh right sorry worldcup, FIFAeuro cup is nothing. And at least the french dont attack a country because they want there petrol and saying they go for Atomical bomb. Oh and yeah french didnt put Pinochet in Chile neither I think. that's all a good work of our friends the USA. Also french didnt launch 2 nuclear bomb to any country.

(btw I'm not french XD)

Anyone want one of these? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAS-36

Never fired, only dropped once.

[Exporta]

18 ppl is great imo. My LS barely get more than this online nowaday. People are bored of the game and quitting in mass.

no shit this game suck.. SE cant even fix the real problem (RMT) and fix HNM End Game stuff and fuck FFXI.. i just hope FFXI goes down and the DEV team make a new FF like FF12 but FFXI style.

This new thing will just be another 1 fucking anying thing to do and will be boring after 1 month just watch..

thx bye FU FFXI and SE

[SassiAsura]

Asuran war looking for assaults!

SP Rank ;_;

I'm looking forward to this new system... but unlike limbus it will be harder to organise within the 72hour minimum etc. Shit, it will take 3-4 days minimum no?

[Ninjiz]

BUt WHy is teh Black Mage using Blu Magics? I guess teh devs were just playing around?

People talk like 2k AP is this HUGE DEAL, it's like 2-3 runs, and takes 45min to an hour. They don't have any mercenary rank requirement to enter, and if anything you'll have more friends ranking up just from the 2-4k per week they get so they can do Salvage. For that matter, if they add stuff later on that does require a higher mercenary rank, it's less people crying that they haven't touched Assaults since April and are stuck on PSC.

You seem to forget you can only get ~1k AP per day, which is what people are complaining about.

Are you sure its only 1k a day?? I coudl have sworn i got clsoe to 1k each run....

[Purplenv]

Gogo Salvage LS... :/

I find it really interesting that there is ZERO mission status required, as well as ZERO Assault rank (although it does require AP) to enter.

If the drops are good, and they better be... I see AP items sky rocketing (the ones that people still buy) as nobody will be cashing out points to AH any more.
I personally cashed out over 3m in AP that i had stored in the last 2 months when I concluded that I didn't actually need/want full Pln. set for my COR. Prior to the last patch, all I had done was trade points for Pln. and bank everything else. I now am deeply regreting in losing patience in SE to add more use for AP, and now I will need to start over with minimal points in all zones.

I am happy that I have 2 things though.
SM rank. (so far no mention of new assault ranks this patch)
All AP R/E gear that I want. It would suck to be in a situation now to decide wether to get Salvage access or that Yigit set you were hoping for. If you do Salvage 2-3 times a week, that eats up your possible 7k-ish assault points you can acquire in that time.

[Popsiclestick]

People talk like 2k AP is this HUGE DEAL, it's like 2-3 runs, and takes 45min to an hour. They don't have any mercenary rank requirement to enter, and if anything you'll have more friends ranking up just from the 2-4k per week they get so they can do Salvage. For that matter, if they add stuff later on that does require a higher mercenary rank, it's less people crying that they haven't touched Assaults since April and are stuck on PSC.

You seem to forget you can only get ~1k AP per day, which is what people are complaining about.

Are you sure its only 1k a day?? I coudl have sworn i got clsoe to 1k each run....

Don't you get 1 tag a day?