New Assault Missions and Mercenary Rank (08/07/2007)

[Ryko]

>_> I should be glad that I got the ring on my first try farming that run.

[Retrieving/C.D/Searain]

Might be the last assault but not last rank. Wouldnt be surprising if you are awarded a final rank after completing this tier.

Regarding the new assaults: fighting fun stuff like Hydra without having to pledge your allegiance to a paramilitary organiz...er to a HNMLS and/or dealing with the lamps awfully coded nerves-jangling nonsense is pure win. Let's hope they'll release more free r/ex Perdu-like stuff too, that'd be the icing on the cake.

A 6 men merits party can fight and kill hydra (that is usually up). War war nin brd rdm whm. Adding more healer help, but you don't really need an hnmls for it.

I'm aware of that, motivating 5 friends that aren't already part of a HNMLS to get out of their way, gear up and go take on a worthless mob just because I find the fight enjoyable has always been the unsurmountable obstacle lol.

Besides, I believe it's currently camped by a small JP group nowadays around here so nvm, I'm not THAT haijin.

>_> I should be glad that I got the ring on my first try farming that run.

haet! :(

[Spira]

Maybe last assaults (and "bosses" like Vampyr and Hydra) will drop items needed for Nyzul Isle weapons upgrade?

That seems like a likely possibility, because it'd give people a reason to do the highest tiered assaults i guess. Right now other than those ISP rank items, your rank is pretty much useless. Its hard to say how they'll introduce the Nyzul Isle weapon upgrades but i'd think it'll be integrated with the current Assault/Nyzul/Salvage system...

I think the whole HNM tier assault is pretty cool tho.. if the rewards aren't shitty.. probably new stuff..

like Sagasundi said..
Mamool Ja: Hydra
Lebros: Cerberus
Ilrusi: Khimaira
Sanctum: Vampyr
Periqia: Dvergr

I'd love to be able to meet Vampyr and Dvergr without doing Einherjar

[BerenTebogo]

0/40+ Divisor ring
0/20+ Omicron ring
2/60+ (didnt win lots on either) Homam Feet for ninjar.

Something tells me I might just finally give in and start listening to Linkin Park after this update if they don't fix rates.

1/1 on psi ring! gogo 5dex

They seriously need to up the drop rate of those thing. It's not like 10% drop rate would break the economy

Luckyyyy

I'd take a free 5 DEX ring, I pawned my flame ring and traded Rajas for Sattva. + whats the secondary stat on it?

[Jkun]

I was joking, nub.

Homam feet for ninjar james, that means storm gambieras from L.13

Yeah, obviously I was the only one that missed your sarcasm.

Sath's brain never works when he wakes up. Takes about 3 hours before he boots up ;o

[layoneil]

0/40+ Divisor ring
0/20+ Omicron ring
2/60+ (didnt win lots on either) Homam Feet for ninjar.

my group got an Epsilon Ring just ranking up but we never got anything while farming.

getting "??? Box" is the worse, it can't even be something decent. they need to put like Khroma Ore, Shining Cloth and Behemoth Hides in them.

[Hanyoko]

I wouldnt mind spending ISP or AP on crafting materials you need for salvage armor.... Or heck just having them drop in an assault/salvage/nyzul would be nice.

But definatly with new ranks come ISP items. Where are the new AP items?

[Amele]

0/40+ Divisor ring
0/20+ Omicron ring
2/60+ (didnt win lots on either) Homam Feet for ninjar.

my group got an Epsilon Ring just ranking up but we never got anything while farming.

getting "??? Box" is the worse, it can't even be something decent. they need to put like Khroma Ore, Shining Cloth and Behemoth Hides in them.

considering how few of those boxes even get appraised these days (esp. higher tier) and the generally shitty drop rates for appraisals; for all we know they *have* put those in some of them.

[Khelek]

In before assault with Davy Jones Soulflayer NM

[Kaslo]

lol at the Count Dracula thing indeed..

I'm glad they're reusing some mobs for the next tier of assaults, which seems to be the final one..

Orochi is pretty cool too because its steeped in japanese mythos.. (Yamata no Orochi is the giant 8 headed serpent from Japanese mythology, who can be slayed, and in one of his tails was the legendary sword that becomes one of the 3 Imperial treasures of Japan - the Amanomurakumo <-lol which is relic GKT so thats not possible, but maybe they make another uber GKT and name it as one of the other names the sword had... such as Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi or Tsumugari-no-Tachi

Well tbh Gugnir the relic polearm is in mythos Odin's polearm, but it seems they are just gonna have him drop Valky's Fork (speculation) so don't see why they couldn't do something like that here.

[Khamsin]

0/40+ Divisor ring
0/20+ Omicron ring
2/60+ (didnt win lots on either) Homam Feet for ninjar.

my group got an Epsilon Ring just ranking up but we never got anything while farming.

getting "??? Box" is the worse, it can't even be something decent. they need to put like Khroma Ore, Shining Cloth and Behemoth Hides in them.

considering how few of those boxes even get appraised these days (esp. higher tier) and the generally shitty drop rates for appraisals; for all we know they *have* put those in some of them.

I've seen Hydra Scales in them before, and used to sell them for 1 mil or so. Haven't gotten any recently, so I haven't checked the prices, but I've heard they're lower now.

[Rocl]

make hydra scales in orochi nodowas and make mass profits

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[Septimus]

And wtf @ Count Dracula? SE really getting that lazy with NM Names?

Well, SE does tend to name NMs after various mythical and religious things, and I doubt there are a whole lot of examples of vampires with specific names (that aren't from the past 50 years anyway).

Spike NM go go go!

If they made a pair of Vampyr NMs named Spike and Drusilla I would fall into a fan-boy induced coma.

Good stuff! Assaults continue to be fun and unique experiences. And lol@the name. Hey, at least its not Count Chocula lol

What are you talking about? I could imagine a whole assault based off of this...

Count Chocula- Vampyr
Booberry- Bhoot
Frankenberry- Acrolith
Yummy Mummy- Qutrub

I could see it now.

Mission Name: Assault Mission- The Most Important Meal of the Day
Mercenary Rank: First Lieutenant
Start NPC: Lageegee - Aht Urhgan Whitegate (L-10)
Staging Point: Dvucca Isle Staging Point
Objective: Defeat the enemy leaders, locate survivers
Recruitment: Lv.70, 3-6 mercenaries
Mission Orders: During a recent scouting expedition in Periqia, Imperial General Mills was taken hostage by the Undead Swarm's fearsome team, the "Breakfast Brigade". You must locate the General and his troops before they are tortured and devoured as part of a complete breakfast.

Too bad there are no werewolf-type mobs for Fruit Brute.

[Nirokun!]

undead hounds would work for the werewolf

[evilpaul]

undead hounds would work for the werewolf

They'd totally reskin Fenrir.

[Spira]

lol at the Count Dracula thing indeed..

I'm glad they're reusing some mobs for the next tier of assaults, which seems to be the final one..

Orochi is pretty cool too because its steeped in japanese mythos.. (Yamata no Orochi is the giant 8 headed serpent from Japanese mythology, who can be slayed, and in one of his tails was the legendary sword that becomes one of the 3 Imperial treasures of Japan - the Amanomurakumo <-lol which is relic GKT so thats not possible, but maybe they make another uber GKT and name it as one of the other names the sword had... such as Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi or Tsumugari-no-Tachi

Well tbh Gugnir the relic polearm is in mythos Odin's polearm, but it seems they are just gonna have him drop Valky's Fork (speculation) so don't see why they couldn't do something like that here.

yup, thats exactly what i mean by that. If SE wants to follow in the theme of that orochi thing, its most likely that theres gonna be a new GKT available.. or they could make a new sword.. because its actually very swordlike.. the same could be said about the count dracula thing.. but i dont remember any fabled weapons from Dracula.. so we can't be too sure.. maybe a new set of Vampire weapons?

[Siatdiat]

In before people daydream of Assault highest rank dropping ridills.

[Taylorman]

lol at the Count Dracula thing indeed..

.. maybe a new set of Vampire weapons?

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[Rocl]

And wtf @ Count Dracula? SE really getting that lazy with NM Names?

Well, SE does tend to name NMs after various mythical and religious things, and I doubt there are a whole lot of examples of vampires with specific names (that aren't from the past 50 years anyway).

Spike NM go go go!

If they made a pair of Vampyr NMs named Spike and Drusilla I would fall into a fan-boy induced coma.

Good stuff! Assaults continue to be fun and unique experiences. And lol@the name. Hey, at least its not Count Chocula lol

What are you talking about? I could imagine a whole assault based off of this...

Count Chocula- Vampyr
Booberry- Bhoot
Frankenberry- Acrolith
Yummy Mummy- Qutrub

I could see it now.

Mission Name: Assault Mission- The Most Important Meal of the Day
Mercenary Rank: First Lieutenant
Start NPC: Lageegee - Aht Urhgan Whitegate (L-10)
Staging Point: Dvucca Isle Staging Point
Objective: Defeat the enemy leaders, locate survivers
Recruitment: Lv.70, 3-6 mercenaries
Mission Orders: During a recent scouting expedition in Periqia, Imperial General Mills was taken hostage by the Undead Swarm's fearsome team, the "Breakfast Brigade". You must locate the General and his troops before they are tortured and devoured as part of a complete breakfast.

Too bad there are no werewolf-type mobs for Fruit Brute.

Assault would be beyond awesome

[Kyreth]

Dracula? Now all we need is a funky castle on the way through the Assault and voila, pocket Castlevania.

Chief Sgt. now, so time to get back to cracking on rank ups.

Anyone else think that Elvaan + beard + harness outfit is a mite...scary?