New Notorious Monsters to Take Campaign by Storm! (03/09/2009)

[ringthree]

You know, upon re-reading the first part of the update info



You are correct Spira, seems to be that you just go to the spot make sure everyone in the alliance has the key item, and then target the ??? to pop the item. The game will probably check to make sure everyone in the party/alliance has the key item. If not, you will probably get some odd message "You sense nothing out of the ordinary" or something. It might treat the party/alliance similar to the Pirate Chart quest.

Actually the other descriptions, like the limiting of the number to 18 people, and the fact that everyone needs a key item seems to point in the direction of instancing or at least something like a BC area. If it was open world, then there would be no need for a limit on the number of people or for everyone to have a key item.

I am not sure how the Pirate Chart quest works. Could you explain it?

[Xno Kappa]

This sounds, smells, and tastes like pure unadulterated win. Throw me in with the peeps having 500k+ AN, finally something to use them on. Here's to hoping the drops, AND THE DAMN DROP RATE, are at least somewhat relevant.

[Unstable]

omg wow. I only have 26k notes XD. I have been doing hnm and other stuff so I guess I just don't get to much time to campaign. Usually on the weekends I manage a few :D

I do every single hnm even nq beh / turtle..... camping khim/cerb/tiamat for every window... just get a second toon or a 3rd lol

[Hyan]

*insert joke about entering your mom daily and her drops being lame ever since the 04/06 patch*


You can "enter" Sandworm daily... it's drops suck.
You can battle in DA daily... it's drops suck.

...wait wut?

Only one group can fight them daily...!

[Spira]

lol yes.. i actually see that we're in agreement now..

ultimagi> or if you remember certain quests/event fights where they will restrict your level and prevent anyone who didnt flag the quest from even healing you or targeting the mob.. i think this is how they'll do it, except no level cap... and at the point of popping the NM, everyone who wants to engage/be in party has to have the key item or the NM wont pop, probably..
its timed at 30min.. so if there are mobs left unkilled by then, they depop and your restriction is lifted.
im guessing you can't invite more people once the battle starts either.

[Spira]

am I the only one that noticed that NPCs name?

http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/images/celebs_kenan1.jpg

are they irish or something?

[Max™]

Only one group can fight them daily...!

Well that's definitely different from Starr's mom then.

Sorry for the bad metaphor folks. T.T

[Stubwub]

The body pieces to those AN armor sets better be in this update. Actually, I would like those body pieces to be some of the drops from these NMs.

I'm going to have to choke a bitch if another update goes by with no Iron Ram body.

[Ultimagi]

Wow, I completely forgot about Eco-Warrior! It's been years since I did that. This does seem like a possibility.

[Starr]

*insert joke about entering your mom daily and her drops being lame ever since the 04/06 patch*


You can "enter" Sandworm daily... it's drops suck.
You can battle in DA daily... it's drops suck.

...wait wut?

You're dumb, all I'll say is there are 4+ LS on my server that camp them both and no shell has 100% claim rate.

[ringthree]

lol yes.. i actually see that we're in agreement now..

ultimagi> or if you remember certain quests/event fights where they will restrict your level and prevent anyone who didnt flag the quest from even healing you or targeting the mob.. i think this is how they'll do it, except no level cap... and at the point of popping the NM, everyone who wants to engage/be in party has to have the key item or the NM wont pop, probably..
its timed at 30min.. so if there are mobs left unkilled by then, they depop and your restriction is lifted.
im guessing you can't invite more people once the battle starts either.

That sounds like the Garrison system. I hope they don't use it, and I doubt they will.

[Hyan]

More situational gear would be good, like "Reduces overload" "Enhances dodge/zerk/angon/2hr" and so on. Pretty sure that these won't be near as epic as salvage gears for example, but they could make the shit worth getting by making them more like AF2's that you macro in when you use a JA..

[Starr]

I'm still worried that AN bodies are going to disappoint after waiting 18months since the expansion came out.

[frodnonnag]

i'm calling it, a second source of wootz ore.

[Spira]

yea.. i could see it as being garrison, but no level cap, and no NPCs..
or Eco-warrior, but no level cap.. and once a day instead of once a week

[Gwynplaine]

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...196/4196_8.jpg

That's one of the gigas thrones in Vunkerl Inlet that sit in those little dead ends so looks like it's outside battle to me. Sounds like a mix of ISNM, Pirate Chart quest, and the Ashu Talif battle series. Which is fine with me because I personally loved the Ashu Talif quests. Get up to three chests if you meet certain goals. Hopefully there's no new item on the insanely low drop level as star sapphire however...

Hmm if they are outside, I can't help but wonder if you could get Campaign tags, then use temp items like body boost to fight them.

[Araelus]

Hmm if they are outside, I can't help but wonder if you could get Campaign tags, then use temp items like body boost to fight them.

Since Campaign temp items don't wear off after the tags are lifted, it should work. Body/Mana boost last for quite a while, too. (15 minutes?)

Wow, I completely forgot about Eco-Warrior! It's been years since I did that. This does seem like a possibility.

Am I the only one who remembers Eco-Warrior as being absolutely horrible, though?

[Kaylia]

http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...196/4196_8.jpg

That's one of the gigas thrones in Vunkerl Inlet that sit in those little dead ends so looks like it's outside battle to me. Sounds like a mix of ISNM, Pirate Chart quest, and the Ashu Talif battle series. Which is fine with me because I personally loved the Ashu Talif quests. Get up to three chests if you meet certain goals. Hopefully there's no new item on the insanely low drop level as star sapphire however...

Hmm if they are outside, I can't help but wonder if you could get Campaign tags, then use temp items like body boost to fight them.

There is BC in every zone similar to the one in La vaule/ostroya. They are probably going to use those instead.



Those fight looks fun in theory, but we all know lootpool is going to suck balls.

[Starr]

They look like Limbus chests to me but they're time, full heal and drops in Limbus whereas they might be gil, exp or items in this new stuff but hopefully you don't have to choose one.

[Max™]

Judging from the existing I.R. pieces, and the pattern from their stats to the hecatomb pieces I have, body should be Def 47~48, HP +28~29, Enm +5~6, Mdb +5~6 (if Enm 5, Mdb 6, or 6/5) and the resist stuff.