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Author Topic: Spiral Knights - Phantasy Star Four Swords Online  (Read 60995 times)

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Re: Spiral Knights - Phantasy Star Four Swords Online
« Reply #60 on: April 09, 2011, 04:38:13 pm »

If you mean RP-wise, it's probably high tech (hence the rarity), and impossible to use economically (because the tank gets destroyed when using it).
If you mean "what happens when i use my mist tank ?", it just recharges your mist energy to 100 no matter what amount you had (so use it only when it's at 0).

But really, it's just that they want you to buy energy with real money, hence limiting your options if you're not paying.
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« Reply #61 on: April 09, 2011, 07:56:04 pm »

Alright, I have a question for some of you higher tier players. My friends and I just managed to reach the Royal Jelly. I'm in tier 3 gear while they're in mostly tier 2, but when we tried poking at her highness she just obliterated us. I've been looking for strategies all over the place but I can't find anything.. other than a video of tier 5 people bum rushing her.

How do we handle that fight? None of us have poison weaponry.
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« Reply #62 on: April 09, 2011, 08:37:30 pm »

Thanks Taz, that's exactly what I was looking for. We're an ambitious lot so we'll probably try to get the correct gear and go at it again, even if we are destined to fall on our faces.
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« Reply #63 on: April 10, 2011, 12:47:25 pm »

Ok, so here's a question, I see the different levels moving along in the gate screen, and I get that those are the levels it's cycling through, but how do I tell which ones are the ones it will pick, and how often exactly do they cycle? Because I really want to be able to guarantee an arena level.
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« Reply #64 on: April 10, 2011, 01:06:00 pm »

Started playing, as a friend recommended this.

In-game name is Rodlenjack.
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« Reply #65 on: April 10, 2011, 01:31:23 pm »

Ok, so here's a question, I see the different levels moving along in the gate screen, and I get that those are the levels it's cycling through, but how do I tell which ones are the ones it will pick, and how often exactly do they cycle? Because I really want to be able to guarantee an arena level.

I think the levels are each depth are actually randomized, or at least pseudo-random.

Jack, good to hear you like it so far, I'll probably add you as a friend later today.

Does anyone need materials? I've got a bunch I'd like to exchange for cash that I probably won't use, up to 3* stuff.
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« Reply #66 on: April 10, 2011, 01:46:12 pm »

Ok, so here's a question, I see the different levels moving along in the gate screen, and I get that those are the levels it's cycling through, but how do I tell which ones are the ones it will pick, and how often exactly do they cycle? Because I really want to be able to guarantee an arena level.

I think the levels are each depth are actually randomized, or at least pseudo-random.

Jack, good to hear you like it so far, I'll probably add you as a friend later today.

Does anyone need materials? I've got a bunch I'd like to exchange for cash that I probably won't use, up to 3* stuff.
No the levels appear to be more or less the same every time, it's just each gate cycles through a set of levels, you can see them on the gate map when you click on it, they have a level type, which determines the map, then a subtype that determines the enemies. At least I'm pretty sure that's how it works.

The levels seem to cycle every 10 minutes or so. Not sure about which ones exactly are the ones it picks...

EDIT: Ok, so it seems to pick the one at the back of the list, so if the arrows are pointing right it will be the one furthest left that it picks... I'm guessing the levels that have ?'s just pick randomly.

EDIT2: I'm anduin in game if anyone cares.
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« Reply #67 on: April 10, 2011, 02:14:38 pm »

No, those symbols are the level types, not the levels themselves. The question mark indicates either a Treasure Vault or Graveyard level (50/50 chance). The levels are not random, but also do not cycle, iirc, each type of level has several preset maps that it can chose when you enter the map.
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« Reply #68 on: April 10, 2011, 02:22:33 pm »

Are you talking about the symbols, or the name of the symbols that comes up when you mouse over them? Because they have a name, then a subtitle, and I've noticed that the same maps seem to crop up, with different enemies, so I'm guessing the name is the map, then the subname is the content. I don't know for certain though.

Also they cycle every 15 minutes, same time as your energy.
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« Reply #69 on: April 10, 2011, 02:45:45 pm »

Hang on, I actually didnt know you could do that.
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« Reply #70 on: April 10, 2011, 03:26:12 pm »

So the symbols were confusing me but I think I figured it out, with the help of the wiki... which is actually really unhelpful in this case.

The symbols themselves have a frontdrop color and a backdrop color, the frontdrop color being the kinds of enemies:
Purple: Slime
Yellow: Beast
Dark Blue: Fiend
Blue Grey: Undead
Brown: Construct
Orange: Gremlin

The backdrop is the element type of the creatures
Teal: Shock
Grey Blue: Freeze
Dark Red: Fire
Dark Green: Poison

It was confusing me because I didn't realize that the elements were actually modifiers rather than level types themselves.
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« Reply #71 on: April 10, 2011, 10:37:46 pm »

Does anyone here have the Magic Cloak recipe learned? I'd like to get one, but the terminal merchant just is not cooperating. I can supply materials, crowns and CE to cover the costs. Please send a PM if your interested.
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« Reply #72 on: April 12, 2011, 10:20:27 am »

Signed up, downloaded it, tried to play, black window pops up for about 2 seconds then disappears without a trace.

Video drivers are updated(as much as possible, my card is an old Radeon x1950 Pro.) Java is updated. No idea if there's anything else I can do.
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« Reply #73 on: April 12, 2011, 02:00:12 pm »

Yo- anyone need a graviton bomb recipe? Shadow damage(Gremlins + Slimes), AoE root. Saw it for sale, impulse buy :P

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« Reply #74 on: April 12, 2011, 09:14:23 pm »

All I need now is a tier 2 shield and I get tier 2 access....
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