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Speaking of inclinations, this is a public service announcement: for the love of god, check a pawn's inclinations before you hire it. I wanted to pick up a fighter since I was going to try out being a wizard, but I didn't notice that his primary inclination was Guardian. Which means he'll glue himself to your rear end and never fight anything if it doesn't come within five feet of you or him. Which it didn't, because it was a loving hydra and I was sitting back throwing spells at it. Most worthless goddamn pawn ever 
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It's honestly staggering the amount of pawns that have nothing but Guardian/Medicant or Guardian/Pioneer or god forbid Guardian/Nexus. It's come to the point where if a pawn doesn't have Guardian anywhere near it, it's pretty much going to be the best choice regardless of everything else.
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May 13, 2014 00:51
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I'm guessing it's because people don't look up what the inclinations actually do, so they think "Guardian" means like a tank or something. And if you're playing a melee type you might not notice anything's wrong since you're always up in a monster's poo poo.
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May 13, 2014 00:54
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Evil Mastermind posted:I'm guessing it's because people don't look up what the inclinations actually do, so they think "Guardian" means like a tank or something. And if you're playing a melee type you might not notice anything's wrong since you're always up in a monster's poo poo. There is some definite truth to this. When I first picked up the game I assumed that is what it meant and went out of my way with my first attempt at a pawn to make them a guardian.
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May 13, 2014 01:01
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Infinity Gaia posted:It's honestly staggering the amount of pawns that have nothing but Guardian/Medicant or Guardian/Pioneer or god forbid Guardian/Nexus. It's come to the point where if a pawn doesn't have Guardian anywhere near it, it's pretty much going to be the best choice regardless of everything else. Yeah, I've had to dismiss pawns with the exact set of skills I'd want because they're a strider with medicant or a mage with guardian/acquisitor or the extremely common warrior or fighter with guardian/anything. A lot of medicant fighters lately too. Teach your pawns to be good, random strangers!  Evil Mastermind posted:I'm guessing it's because people don't look up what the inclinations actually do, so they think "Guardian" means like a tank or something. And if you're playing a melee type you might not notice anything's wrong since you're always up in a monster's poo poo. Honestly it's totally understandable that someone who isn't looking at a forum or wiki wouldn't know that guardian is a horrible trap that ruins your pawn. But that doesn't make it any less frustrating when you're looking for pawns to hire.
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May 13, 2014 01:02
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How useful is the shield launch ability. I keep leaving it on my pawn thinking it will be needed at some point but lately she just keeps launching me onto dragon wings when I am wailing on the dragon heart.
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May 13, 2014 01:34
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 Or not. I walked back and it was still there. I just couldn't port to it. I picked it up then replaced it and it worked fine. Geocities Homepage King fucked around with this message at 02:17 on May 13, 2014 |
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May 13, 2014 01:49
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Donkringel posted:How useful is the shield launch ability. I keep leaving it on my pawn thinking it will be needed at some point but lately she just keeps launching me onto dragon wings when I am wailing on the dragon heart. Neo Helbeast posted:Man that Daimon fight was massively anticlimactic, I didn't even die once. He did this ground pound that I knocked him out of and he stayed down for so long I one cycled him.
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May 13, 2014 02:34
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Walrus Pete posted:Yeah, I've had to dismiss pawns with the exact set of skills I'd want because they're a strider with medicant or a mage with guardian/acquisitor or the extremely common warrior or fighter with guardian/anything. A lot of medicant fighters lately too. Well, it's not like the game really explains anything in a useful way, so it's to be expected that people screw up on pawn inclinations.
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May 13, 2014 02:38
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I get the feeling the glut of Guardians isn't intentional, it's just from clueless newbies spamming "Help Me!" on the dpad and shifting the inclination.
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May 13, 2014 04:44
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If i don't spam help me then the Maneaters kill me everytime 
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May 13, 2014 07:34
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HOOLY BOOLY posted:If i don't spam help me then the Maneaters kill me everytime
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May 13, 2014 07:47
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I just neutralized my pawn and then used elixirs to make it scather/challenger (I forget whichorder) and I never had to give it a command again.
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May 13, 2014 08:42
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One thing that always kept me from using Neutralizing Elixirs was the offhanded thought it would mess with all the customization I did with the Knowledge Chair. Can I reset the pawn without destroying that?
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May 13, 2014 09:40
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The chair just changes their inclinations.by small amounts too. Only thing unique about the chair is the frequency of their speech. Which carrys over through a neutralizer.
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May 13, 2014 13:34
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Finally beat the main game last night. Time to do post game stuff! Is there a good way to make a lot of cash to fund my gear buying/enhancing habit?
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May 13, 2014 14:11
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Since you're in the post game you just need to get Wakestones and sell them off. If you can fight the Ur-Dragon reliably, you'll get 20 every time you kill him. Otherwise, get the three dragonkin tears (Wyvern, Drake, and Wyrm Tears together will cause every enemy to drop Wakestones in the Everfall) and do it that way.* *I haven't done this in ages but I'm pretty sure that's how it works.
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May 13, 2014 14:16
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Nahxela posted:I don't really think it's all that useful. I just do all the climbing by myself, easier to go for specific things that way. Yea there was an "incident". My mage pawn got mind controlled by a near dead wyvern. She was casting a healing spell to boot. I was making my way over to slit the mage's throat when my main pawn launched me onto the wyvern. That was painful.
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Lunethex posted:Since you're in the post game you just need to get Wakestones and sell them off. If you can fight the Ur-Dragon reliably, you'll get 20 every time you kill him. What else does carrying all 3 of those Tears do other than that? It's suppose to make guys give out better loot but i've not noticed it really working that much on BBI
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Nahxela posted:I don't really think it's all that useful. I just do all the climbing by myself, easier to go for specific things that way. First fight, second fight was significantly more annoying. He spammed stone forest and that firewall move basically non stop. I had to stop going to pound town on him like every ten seconds to go pick up my pawns. And then I didn't even get the Devilsbane for it.
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HOOLY BOOLY posted:What else does carrying all 3 of those Tears do other than that? It's suppose to make guys give out better loot but i've not noticed it really working that much on BBI I have at least 3 extra complete sets, if anybody needs them.
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Mad Dragon posted:The 3 tears increase the drop rate of rare materials when killing monsters. No one really knows how much, though. It's only 0.60 of extra weight. If you're on 360 I'd love a set, I didn't even know about this until now. GT SmootherHades81, pawn BuzzKill.
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Mad Dragon posted:The 3 tears increase the drop rate of rare materials when killing monsters. No one really knows how much, though. It's only 0.60 of extra weight. Do the tears affect enemies outside the Everfall? I read somewhere that they don't...but then again, I can't really be sure. I do remember when I was fighting a drake in Post-Game with the tears still on me that he dropped like 3 tears and even more when I was save scumming the dragon forging, way more than he naturally would I reckon.
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Does anyone happen to have an extra gold idol? I screwed up with escorting that little terrorist girl. My PSN is Vicious0093. Pawn name is Xiao Waifu, ~80 mage
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May 14, 2014 03:24
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I went through and tweaked my skills a bit, and decided to give shields a try. I feel like I'm a lot more effective now with Burst Strike/Full Moon/Antler Toss and Swift Castle/Shield Storm/Enhanced Riposte. Shield skills don't seem that great yet, but Riposte -> Antler Toss is pretty fun.
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May 14, 2014 03:46
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Sadly normal shield skills are all pretty trash. Only Magic Shields have good skills.
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Genocyber posted:Sadly normal shield skills are all pretty trash. Only Magic Shields have good skills. Sheltered Fusillade is decent, especially for pawns that have snap reflexes so they go around using it like they're glorified fencers and one hit killing everything. Only downside is it has no impact so can't knock things over.
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Supreme Allah posted:If you're on 360 I'd love a set, I didn't even know about this until now. GT SmootherHades81, pawn BuzzKill. Done. I have 20 drake's tears, 6 wyrm's tears, and 5 wyvern's tears.
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Mad Dragon posted:Done. I have 20 drake's tears, 6 wyrm's tears, and 5 wyvern's tears. That's awesome, thanks. I need to buckle down and do some looting/farming this weekend.
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The best way to farm dragonforging is by bringing rancid bait meat to the Duskmoon Tower area. There's usually a thunderwyvern or firedrake there (post-Daimon), so kill that first. If a cursed dragon doesn't spawn off of them, use the meat. Cursed dragons have a higher chance of forging equipment, and the equipment doesn't need to be upgraded. I haven't tried it pre-Daimon, but it should still work. Cursed dragons can be tough, but they are weak against fire and torpor.
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I always went to dragon pope if I needed anything dragon forged.
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Hey, for gold tier dragon forging, does that make lower end items same rough lower level as high end gold tier items? Basically allow more swapout options? Or am I just going to be rolling in bitterback equipment all the time now?
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Donkringel posted:Hey, for gold tier dragon forging, does that make lower end items same rough lower level as high end gold tier items? Basically allow more swapout options? Or am I just going to be rolling in bitterback equipment all the time now? I always wear whatever looks coolest.  The weaponry is what really counts in BBI.
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I did it. I collected all 100 of those stupid badges. I have absolutely no idea why I did it. But I loving did it, goddamn it. It was absolutely not worth it, even if it did teach me about some hidden areas I never would've found otherwise.
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Infinity Gaia posted:I did it. I collected all 100 of those stupid badges. I have absolutely no idea why I did it. But I loving did it, goddamn it. Well at least you get to keep the badges after turning the quests in. You can now turn them in on every new game plus for a bunch of free rift crystals. Unless you sold them after completing the quests.
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What do ya'll look for in a sorcerer pawn?
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Healing spells, fire. Everything else is secondary. Meteors are a plus.
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CJacobs posted:Healing spells, fire. Everything else is secondary. Meteors are a plus. faster casting aug and a rad outfit (mages heal, not sorcerers)
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Lunethex posted:What do ya'll look for in a sorcerer pawn? With sorcerers I don't care too much what exact skills they have unless I'm after a specific element, which is usually fire. High miasma and lassitude are good to have, and bolide/maelstrom for funsies. But really as long as their inclinations are good and their moveset isn't total trash I'll grab whatever sorcerer looks cool. I pay much more attention to mage skills. If they don't have halidom, anodyne, and spellscreen then they should be a sorcerer and I want them to go away until they are.  Thing I learned today: lassitude is apparently a real word. Thanks, spellcheck!
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Lunethex posted:What do ya'll look for in a sorcerer pawn? Having a sorcerer's ring/band is definitely a plus, since it makes spells even more powerful. As mentioned above, articulacy (faster casting) is a necessity for sorcerers. Casting time is ridiculous, especially for grand-level spells. Sinew is good for any pawn. Nobody wants a pawn going light at 20 weight units (lbs? kg?). Try to enhance your pawn's weapons as much as you can. Dragonforged should be the minimum, if you're in the post-game or on BBI. If you're low level, it's not as important. At lower levels, the Queen's Clothing is probably the best armor for a pawn. Once you start farming the Everfall or BBI, you'll get better gear. I'd gift you a set, but I don't think it's possible to trade. This page lists the archistaves form best to worst. Are you on 360? I can give you some better gear if you need it. I have a few decent acrhistaves that I'm never going to use again. edit: Lunethex posted:...PS3 version ... I have a Lv.200 Pawn  Mad Dragon fucked around with this message at 06:05 on May 17, 2014 |
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