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Ultimate duo

Sylvian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:58:47 +0000

I have to admit that I wasn’t playing my second sub-class (tyrant) for a quite long time. There was few reasons of that thing. First and most important – i was trying to reach 78lev with my Fortune Seeker. Second, with last chronicle NCsoft nerfed Tyrants pretty bad, taking away their main totem, which was Bizon (it reuse time increased to 5min). After that i lost a heart to my tyrant and focused on FS.

But as you can see, last days i managed to get this 78lev on my FS so this is a best time to start playing Tyrant again. Of course, I do play in duo with my Shilien Elder (and her Greater Wolf)… at this point you can ask “and what happened”? Well it was like a blast, i got shocked – Tyrant with SE and wolf are ultimate duo (or trio maybe?). I’m not sure if patch notes mentioned any change to Ogre totem (which is now our main skill) but i think it recived pretty nice boost. But it’s not about Ogre totem which is nothing special itself. The difference is… new SE skill called Stigma. This “thing” causing target to recive 50% more melee damage and last 30sec.! If you take it with VR, natural hight DPS of Tyrant and Greater Wolf reasults are trully amazing – mobs are vanishing in matter of seconds. Seriously you have to see thins on your own eyes.

There is one upside tho… if you are using VR there is no damn chance to get below 30% of your HP to use Zeal or/and Bizon. I don’t know how do you feel about that, buy I myself can live with that

Territory Wars

Sylvian — Thu, 28 May 2009 12:06:36 +0000

In last weekend for a first time we had a chance to test how the Territory Wars looks like. You may ask “what’s it at all”? Well, NCsoft gave us another sige-like event in which we can fight not only for one castle/fortress but over whole territory/zone (like Oren or Giran for example). In every castle, there is a flag of current zone – every clan which signed for territory war can try to capture that flag, take it to siege camp (made by clan leader) and crest there. What’s most interesting we are not limited to one area only and what’s more – state of territory wars is “saved” to next one (which mean – if one castle take control over few others territories those flags gonna be in their castle when another war launch).

OK, everything is cool but what is the event where there is no prize! And here is the coolest thing about Territory Wars. While the event last you party recives orders / tasks to acomplish (like “kill enemy buffers”) and for each completed task your team reacive some points. At the end you are able to spend those point to purchase few different things… and belts in specific. To each belt you can attach a pin (which increase one total weight) or pouch (which increase inventory slots). Both pins and pouchces are in all grades and rarity (low, normal, top).

In general, Territory Wars are pretty cool – way much more intensive then regular sieges, with non-stop battle and possibility to take every territory. Unfortunetly nothing is perfect, so does the Territory Wars are. Distance between castle and camp is so small, so with a force you are able to take every single territory flag for one clan. Also, when you kill someone not signed for specific area (who is not in war with you) you… going red (at some point i had almost heart attack when my dwarf went red with 8 PK points just in front of huge enemy lines). Anyway i enjoyed whole event pretty much

Finally 78

Sylvian — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:29:02 +0000

Last days i’m playing my Fortune Seeken more actively. No matter if I have any party or not, if I play couple of hours or only 1-2 buffrounds. Slowly but methodicaly I’m heading to 78 level. Even if last 3% was really long – of course our enemies started to jump up out of the bushes, I finally made it, and today my fat dwarven ass hitted 78 level.
And it’s OK that i had SP only for 1/3 of my skills

Luck?

Sylvian — Fri, 15 May 2009 19:26:13 +0000

Last day i put my hands on Naga Storm dagger recipe. I took it with idea of reselling for profit, but as you can imagine my small dwarven brain was tempted by other idea. Did you ever heard those voices? “Let’s give a try!”, “We gonna be rich” and so on, etc.
Well, normally i would craft it without thinking, but last days i’m quite short on money. So I prefer to use them for Elemental Stones since i lack some element in my second weapon and armour. And then i though… “man my TH gonna rock with such weapon”. And this in fact made my final decision.

I was looking for main parts on the market, but it’s not easy thing to find those. Thanks god, I found 4 pieces which allowed me to setup shop and to my suprise i bought in 1 night all i wanted. I thought i have everything i need and then 2 difficulties went up. I lack 1200 charcoal and bloody crafter with Naga recipe. First issue was solved thanks to KRWAWYMARKUS (thanks mate!). The second one i found almost when I gaved up. Crafter was a guy called Bohemond and damn he was pricing his services pretty high, but the hell he sucessfully made my dagger. Yay lucky me!

Gracia Final launch

Sylvian — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:40:57 +0000

So it’s happened. After long time of waiting we finally have our brand new chronicle – Chaotic Throne 2.3 called Gracia Final. Some people may think “it’s impossible” – but yes, after 5 years of waiting we finally have in-game capes. It doesn’t matter that only toons with 80level+ can wear it – NCsoft finally made it!

Well, enough of sarcasm. Gracia Final brings us a few interesting features about which noone whish to say before. My favorite one – we got new game client which finally solves “invisible drops” bug – so yes, i can see drops once again – madness

Another cool thing – belt system, which allow one to increse inventory slots and capacity. As for megreat thing which help a lot with switching between subs.

At the whole end a cherry. NCsoft understood his great mistake, and we have full drops again!

So there is a lot pretty positive changes was made – to bad those ones aren’t this promoted the most.

Intensive…

Sylvian — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:12:25 +0000

More then one and half of moth break from playing resulted with huge hunger of L2. So i’m back and playing, but to be hoest in my deepest dreams I didn’t thought it will be so intensive and full of … everything! First 2 days i spended at hunting for clan enemies, grinding and defending myself from beign hunted while XP’ing. Result? In 4h i managed to do +10 PvP and 25% at my Saggitarius. At my taste not bad at all

Another days weren’t more boring at all. More grinding with PvP, few Raid Bosses, 4 Sepulchers, finished 4th level of Alliance with Varka Silesnos, sucessfull Ant Queen raid and Antharas with biggest zonk ever ^^ At the end event closing this week – sieges. I have to admit it where pretty busy week.