Gifted Creatures

[Askip]

Professor Ixavier's School for Gifted Creatures on 07/06/2019 11:44 AM EDT
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Hi everybody,

I've released a set of updates to the pack/miniboss/boss creature systems, including the following things:

Several new boons that can be granted
Some tweaks to the existing boons
An update to ASSESS to show you all of the boon hints on a creature
Some new adjectives to describe the boons
An update to keep minibosses from piling up if they're avoided/missed
A slight bump to the minimum strength of minibosses
A Long-Term Experience reward for defeating pack, miniboss, and boss creatures

Have fun and watch out!

Ixix

This message was originally posted in Combat, Magic, and Character Mechanics, Hunting Grounds. To discuss the above, follow the link below.

http://forums.play.net/forums/19/327/3368/view/344
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So, what are "boons" and "boon hints"? Some kind of Boost? :D

[Menos]

Spotted a new trick.

Illustrious- auto self raise like dogmatists.

So far I have gotten exp between 30-75 for killing them.

[Berost]

Apparently, it is not a boost you get. But the exp dumped straight into yer LTE pool.

[Askip]

Is this good or at least decent? How much LTE can you have at once?

Also, is there a list of all the shit these things can have now?

Not worth it for constructs if you are a magic user, but any extra exp if you hunt the bosses is more than you got previously. No limit on LTE that I have seen, I've had a few thousand at once.

No clue on a list. :D

[loxe]

How about a list of creatures that can do this? Or is it on the wiki?

[Askip]

How about a list of creatures that can do this? Or is it on the wiki?

https://gswiki.play.net/Mini-boss

Also for discussion on the release: http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?118514-Official-Creatures-get-a-gift! :D

[audioserf]

games already hard (read as infuriatingly annoying sometimes) enough as is especially for newer players. making it even more tedious with these “immune to everything self rezzing super duper” critters is just poor judgement and a scam to get us moving higher up the gear chain (read as: spend more at Dusk you fucks!)

I'll give you this, you are wild dedicated to this conspiracy theory over a long term at this point, go off fam

[Gnomad]

Ixix also said on Discord:


Ixix Yesterday at 11:58 AM
I've got treasure updates in progress too.
A lot of the stuff in this update is also to support treasure bonuses.
So this stuff had to get done first is all.

[audioserf]

It’s not a “conspiracy theory” . Conspiracy would need to involve an organization, a large(r) one. GemStone and Simu is not that, we’re not WoW or even one of the smaller mmos, we’re a few hundred players with decent disposable incomes playing an out-moded format rpg mmo.

In such a case, if one person (in this case Wyrom) were to relieve us of said disposable income this would be one of many levers he can pull to get us spending.

I also know I can see this issue more objectively than you since I don’t have thousands of dollars on the line. No worries, I’m not attacking your assets, I’m just pointing out that what we’ve got with Simu and Wyrom’s trajectory with the game is A.) not normal B.) unsustainable.

Just don’t be super shocked or go nuts because one day you wake up and on the GemStone frontpage there’s a “message from Simu” that the game will close shop by the end of the month. That’s all, I want people to play responsibly. Look at Beld, after our long talk he’s finally quit and/or drastically scaled back his spending on the game. A responsible, adult move on his part.

I think you've got me a bit twisted my guy, I have some decent gear but nothing insane, and if GS shut down today I'd move on with my life tomorrow and just beat off more or something idk

This is a text MUD, not an asset. Assets appreciate, this shit is just a money sink

DR is the only F2P event I partake in and that's because 1)it's fun 2)I don't mind getting some cool shit while grinding it

[RichardCranium]

I think you've got me a bit twisted my guy, I have some decent gear but nothing insane, and if GS shut down today I'd move on with my life tomorrow and just beat off more or something idk

This is a text MUD, not an asset. Assets appreciate, this shit is just a money sink

DR is the only F2P event I partake in and that's because 1)it's fun 2)I don't mind getting some cool shit while grinding it

If you aren't hitting maximum numbers of beating off while playing Gemstone, you're doing one of the two wrong.

[Taernath]

Making these things finally despawn is a good change.

I would rather not see them at all though.

[Donquix]

Yeah it was pretty obnoxious leaving them spawning like that for so long. It's super great when after like, a week of the things mostly being ignored the only thing left are like lustrous + tattooed and you're just like wow, this is a great system! thanks!

[Methais]

games already hard (read as infuriatingly annoying sometimes) enough as is especially for newer players. making it even more tedious with these “immune to everything self rezzing super duper” critters is just poor judgement and a scam to get us moving higher up the gear chain (read as: spend more at Dusk you fucks!)

Name one miniboss that requires anything above basic gear to kill.

[Gelston]

Name one miniboss that requires anything above basic gear to kill.

David Whatley

[Methais]

Any one of them could be actually. especially those ones with jacked up DS, spell immunity, or crazy cman attacks, all of which will make gear level the playing field and those without said gear have a far more difficult time.

You’re a wiz Methais, so lesser gear dependence especially on the offensive side.

I can use most weapon types too, and I just use basic 4x shit. It can be annoying, but most are killable with my self cast non-enhanced AS. If something has some outrageously high DS and is magic immune, oh well.

In those cases it's not a gear barrier thing, it's a class barrier thing.


Have you ever went out there in 4x basic gear as a warrior and then rocked some exceptionally crit weighted falchion with heavy padding. Big diff. Bigly.

Yup, Of course there's going to be a difference. However, the difference won't matter as to whether you can still kill the thing or not. Worst case, it will just die 1 or 2 swings slower.

But tell me more about how any of that = forcing people to be dependent on high end gear.

[audioserf]

Magic immune stuff make me want to bail on magic goals for a sec and train THW and MOC to grab a maul and go full dwarf on a tattooed siren

[Donquix]

Magic immune stuff make me want to bail on magic goals for a sec and train THW and MOC to grab a maul and go full dwarf on a tattooed siren

I could tell it was a super good system when like, 50 of the things could pileup in some areas. Like wow, people are so ENGAGED in this rich counterplay.

[Taernath]

Couple new ones I've seen:

Dazzling - spirit dispel (fuck whoever added this one, srsly)

Indistinct - minor spirit spells (101, 103, 107)

[Methais]

So immersive. The immersivest.

[wetsand]

Dazzling - spirit dispel (fuck whoever added this one, srsly)


I REALLY hate the ones that absorb/dispel magic and then backlash that energy as an attack. It is super annoying to constantly refresh spells on a lower level pure that already struggles with limited mana.

Has anyone else noticed the new part added when you appraise the gifted creature(s)?

>app fae
The greater faeroth is large in size and about seven feet high in her current state.
The faeroth would have a slight advantage over you.
The greater faeroth appears to be stalwart, dazzling, and ghastly.

[wetsand]

A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a ghastly greater faeroth, consuming nearby magical energy!
The air calms down around you.
The elemental aura around xxxxxx fluxes chaotically!
... 8 points of damage!
Nasty blow to your abdomen!
You are stunned for 1 round!
The hazy film fades from around you.
A ghastly greater faeroth claws at you!
AS: +296 vs DS: +294 with AvD: +37 + d100 roll: +78 = +117
... and hits for 3 points of damage!
Swing at your eye catches your eyebrow instead!

This also happened three times in a row, so much mana wasted:

A swirling light suddenly appears and with a bright flash plunges into the body of a glorious greater faeroth! An unseen force yanks her to her feet and she quickly returns to life!

[Askip]

I remember hunting dark shamblers (17) and it was always a game of dodge the sand beetle (33).

But it was do-able because there was only one (rarely two) in a good size area.

The gen rate needs a serious downtweak.

:D

[Taernath]

Yeah when a pack with annoying abilities spawns I just leave the hunting area and hope they disappear after a while.

Fun and engaging gameplay experience. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[wetsand]

Just when I thought it couldn't possibly get worse, they give the damn things lasers.

You channel at an indistinct dreadnought raptor.
You concentrate intently on an indistinct dreadnought raptor, and a pulse of pearlescent energy ripples toward it!
CS: +224 - TD: +147 + CvA: +25 + d100: +71 == +173
Warding failed!
The dreadnought raptor shudders with sporadic convulsions as pearlescent ripples envelop its body.
The dreadnought raptor is crushed for 50 points of damage!
As the dreadnought raptor falls, an incandescent beam lashes out and strikes you! Crackling arcs of lightning surround you!
... 20 points of damage!
Nasty jolt to abdomen makes your stomach turn. Urp.
You are stunned for 3 rounds!
The dreadnought raptor writhes in agony, its wings flapping fruitlessly as it dies.
Your fireleaf runestaff pulses with a white-blue light!
You feel 3 mana surge into you!
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
Roundtime: 3 sec.

[Gelston]

All predicted by me, just saying.

Soon these things will be so spread out and pervasive you’re gonna need a SimuCoin whatever to deal with it.

Predicted by you? Are you pk? He was another retard that always said he predicted shit.

[Gelston]

Read my other thread.

Also, try not to call people “retard”; I volunteer at a handicap facility, it’s not fun what a lot of these people ate going through. Keep it civil.

That isn't nice. I'm calling you a retard, not the handicapped.

[Methais]

Read my other thread.

Also, try not to call people “retard”; I volunteer at a handicap facility, it’s not fun what a lot of these people ate going through. Keep it civil.

Are you making them read this thread? And what did they eat that made them handicapped?

[Wrathbringer]

Hey man, let’s share the love, recently here it’s been getting vicious (mostly politics stuff) we need more positive energy and less degrading one another.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/cdFn2d0vh1q4nPAQjv/source.gif

Cut a fart, macgyver.

[audioserf]

Amazing. That's literally "you take damage! Stunned! No arm! LOL you" because Ixix said so. Good thing he didn't also break the fame system when implementing them. Oh wait

[Gelston]

Amazing. That's literally "you take damage! Stunned! No arm! LOL you" because Ixix said so. Good thing he didn't also break the fame system when implementing them. Oh wait

[SMR result: 128 (Open d100: 94, Penalty: 9)]

He was pretty unlucky too though.

[Methais]

You thrust with a sonic lance at a ready dybbuk!
AS: +346 vs DS: +209 with AvD: +33 + d100 roll: +98 = +268
... and hit for 110 points of damage!
Strike to wrist severs right hand!
The dybbuk's rusted chain falls to the ground.
Roundtime: 5 sec.
R>
A ready dybbuk seizes the opportunity to launch a quick counterattack against you!
[SMR result: 128 (Open d100: 94, Penalty: 9)]
The dybbuk attack lands!
... 35 points of damage!
Strike to right arm cleanly severs it at the shoulder!
You are knocked to the ground!
You are stunned for 6 rounds!

What is it counter-attacking with? A bite? Pounding with its' fists? A tail? Let me just check all of the different attacks that a Dybbuk has access to...

https://i.imgur.com/FW091Hd.png


Oh.

So cool and immersive. Maximum engagement and suspension of disbelief achieved.

[Murrandii]

Simple question: Why are they implementing all this?

The paranoiac would say: anti-bigshot, to encourage more use of bounties, to increase hunting parties so more people = more chance to counter this or that

The pragmatic would say: it's a way to "develop" further the game, even if it's "BAD" development and it's a way to bring people to hunt together.

The resilient guy would simply shrug and say: same pattern with simu, they always develop stuff we don't need for who knows what reason

The optimist guy would say: They listen to players, it's a way to force manual commands to counter this or that features.

I used some personas of people here and we see, I think, a common root: They want to counter automation. I know, ;bigshot will be tweaked to counter some features, I'm sure. But at least they're trying.

Question: Why are they trying to counter automation if it'd be countered?

Another question: Why aren't they just asking players with a big survey what development we want? They said: Expect no savants, you guys were too disapointed with the last 2 professions, we don't want that anymore (wyrom)…. So why aren't they asking US what we want as development instead of bringing crap like that?

Simple answer is: More people than you think whine on the official to counter automation, therefore they go mini-boss and that gifted stuff to counter it… that's my theory as they know WHO the whales are (and I HIGHLY doubt the whales are ;bigshotters).

[Taernath]

[SMR result: 128 (Open d100: 94, Penalty: 9)]

He was pretty unlucky too though.

Losing an arm on a 28 endroll is balls though.

[Methais]

Simple question: Why are they implementing all this?

The paranoiac would say: anti-bigshot, to encourage more use of bounties, to increase hunting parties so more people = more chance to counter this or that

The pragmatic would say: it's a way to "develop" further the game, even if it's "BAD" development and it's a way to bring people to hunt together.

The resilient guy would simply shrug and say: same pattern with simu, they always develop stuff we don't need for who knows what reason

The optimist guy would say: They listen to players, it's a way to force manual commands to counter this or that features.

I used some personas of people here and we see, I think, a common root: They want to counter automation. I know, ;bigshot will be tweaked to counter some features, I'm sure. But at least they're trying.

Question: Why are they trying to counter automation if it'd be countered?

Another question: Why aren't they just asking players with a big survey what development we want? They said: Expect no savants, you guys were too disapointed with the last 2 professions, we don't want that anymore (wyrom)…. So why aren't they asking US what we want as development instead of bringing crap like that?

Simple answer is: More people than you think whine on the official to counter automation, therefore they go mini-boss and that gifted stuff to counter it… that's my theory as they know WHO the whales are (and I HIGHLY doubt the whales are ;bigshotters).

I think it's just a really horrible attempt by Simu to make hunting less monotonous. Simu typically comes up with ideas that are good on paper but an absolute train wreck in execution, and then they double down on it.

[Methais]

The eaisest most obvious explanation is they are jacking up the difficulty to create further reliance on gear.

I just don’t understand why you all are so repusled accepting the fucking 100% most simple obvi-fucking-usly answer. Seriously why?

You don't need any type of non-basic gear to kill these. We've been over this a million times. Stop being dumb.

[Askip]

I think it's just a really horrible attempt by Simu to make enchanting less monotonous. Simu typically comes up with ideas that are good on paper but an absolute train wreck in execution, and then they double down on it.

Fixed.

Oh wait, nevermind. :D

[Methais]

Fixed.

Oh wait, nevermind. :D

https://i.imgur.com/fVZY76E.png

[drumpel]

HAHAHAHA!

Some of you guys and the poor, shitty results this has given and how it has impacted you in some hunts from the clips posted....glad my supervisor isn't in the room or she'd be wondering why I'm sitting here laughing my ass off.

I do feel your pain, though.

The first round of "gifted creatures" had my wizard, while hunting Bonespear, caught in a stupid SMRv2 loop from a waern. The damn thing kept using an ability to basically mind jolt him, over and over again. He was caught up in a crap-tastic buildup of RT and stuns. After a couple minutes I said fuck it and logged off for the day.

I complained about it and Ixix said that shouldn't be happening and fixed it, but it was enough to put a sour taste in my mouth with these stupid gifted creatures. You see some "mini boss" roaming in your area and all it does it takes longer to kill (if you can) and you get nothing from it. I tend to ignore them, but then again, I haven't been out hunting since I maxed my wizard's essence - since they're still using the old system, I have no reason to put 12 hours a week into building up essence on them. So I haven't come across any gifted creatures in a while.

[wetsand]

So fucking lame, dumbass thing walked into the room and BAM:

A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy waern, consuming nearby magical energy!
You lose your extra internal fortitude.
The elemental aura around xxxxx fluxes chaotically!
... 30 points of damage!
Head explodes in flames! Grab some marshmallows.
The brilliant aura fades away from you.
Your SIGN OF STAUNCHING is no longer effective.
The very powerful look leaves you.
The white light leaves you.
The dim aura fades from around you.
The misty halo fades from you.
The air calms down around you.
The light blue glow leaves you.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
The opalescent aura fades from around you.
Like sand through an hourglass, your visions of the future slip away and fade from your mind.
Your heart hammers suddenly in your chest before failing entirely. Even the influence of Troll's Blood is not enough to change the fact of your death.
Your SIGN OF WARDING is no longer effective.
You feel your forehead pulse as your mind relaxes.
Your SIGN OF DEFENDING is no longer effective.
The powerful look leaves you.

[bunnymustdie]

So fucking lame, dumbass thing walked into the room and BAM:

A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy waern, consuming nearby magical energy!
You lose your extra internal fortitude.
The elemental aura around xxxxx fluxes chaotically!
... 30 points of damage!
Head explodes in flames! Grab some marshmallows.
The brilliant aura fades away from you.
Your SIGN OF STAUNCHING is no longer effective.
The very powerful look leaves you.
The white light leaves you.
The dim aura fades from around you.
The misty halo fades from you.
The air calms down around you.
The light blue glow leaves you.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
The opalescent aura fades from around you.
Like sand through an hourglass, your visions of the future slip away and fade from your mind.
Your heart hammers suddenly in your chest before failing entirely. Even the influence of Troll's Blood is not enough to change the fact of your death.
Your SIGN OF WARDING is no longer effective.
You feel your forehead pulse as your mind relaxes.
Your SIGN OF DEFENDING is no longer effective.
The powerful look leaves you.

That does suck, and it looks like you're purely self spelled too.

[wetsand]

That does suck, and it looks like you're purely self spelled too.

Only outside spells were 1204/1208.

This just isn't fun anymore, I mean I never cared for the "gifted" creatures but more insta-death stuff is just bad.

[RichardCranium]

What gear is going to protect you from insta-gib you fucking retard?

[Ososis]

What gear is going to protect you from insta-gib you fucking retard?

Fullplate of incessant bitching + mithril-edged dong-shaped whip-blade with a whine-wrapped sour-puss is almost always the goto.

But in all seriousness, being pissed at getting nuked from fully girded seems like fairly placed anger. To be clear, personally I would NOT want them to eliminate the chance, but the balance will be hard, and (I assume) most of these are proceduraly generated so there will be the rare double HET that nobody realized (before creation) that it had some unholy bullshit that twisted up into 1RT swings, flares every hit major puncture crits each miss, and it dates your mom and just really treats he shitty despite how much she tries. Serious HellBoss shit.

I would really enjoy seeing a roll out in the scatter EXCEPT for the massive issue with N/S already bottle necking the hell out of things. I wish they would just split the sides or find a way to allow cross over except for liches. Hell liches too, that way they can stand near the fissure and get spat out across all 5 lesser planes mwahahaha!

[RichardCranium]

But in all seriousness, being pissed at getting nuked from fully girded seems like fairly placed anger. To be clear, personally I would NOT want them to eliminate the chance, but the balance will be hard, and (I assume) most of these are proceduraly generated so there will be the rare double HET that nobody realized (before creation) that it had some unholy bullshit that twisted up into 1RT swings, flares every hit major puncture crits each miss, and it dates your mom and just really treats he shitty despite how much she tries. Serious HellBoss shit.

Agreed. I just wanted to respond to Mcgayver's post without actually responding to it.

[Gelston]

Anti-spellburst necklace, let’s you wear up to 100 mana absolutely safe. Trust me, it will be available sometime in the future; along with a gear piece that protects you from each of the corresponding gifted adjectives.

You're a goddamn retard.

[audioserf]

https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2018/02/mass_shooting_conspiracy.jpg?resize=865,452&quality=65

[Gelston]

Yeah, everyone is crazy until it happens. We’ll see I suppose.

You're a retard before, during, and after things happen.

[Astray]

Yeah, everyone is crazy until it happens. We’ll see I suppose.

Have wyvern mounts come out yet, you stupid bastard?

[Astray]

It’s been what a couple of months? In a game where even a simple bug fix can take a glacial age that’s a tad too soon to say.

So, no, they haven't. Has anything else you've predicted come true? No, it hasn't. You're being a dumb fuck and an obnoxious whiny bitch. Cut that shit out, hippy.

[audioserf]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcTj0RWd814A0fXiNCuPpVO-2HqUS8jbiZriWl0XBnymytVyXZcZ

Why even post this when your next galaxy brain SIMU CONSPIRACY post is less than 72 hours away, tops?

[Ososis]

Agreed. I just wanted to respond to Mcgayver's post without actually responding to it.

Ahhh, a noble cause, I see it now. Since his prediction/calling-it shtick is so repetitive I don't usually feel it necessary to know what specifically he is lying about this round. As such I assumed you were responding directly to wetsand, it did seem a little over the top hostile but I just assumed some PC backstory I wasn't aware of.

He was a lot more fun when he was playing Man-E-Faces 3-card Monty. Now that he has stopped* the ceaseless parade of accounts many of my issues are resolved, people can make their own call about him since he has a track record to be seen. Strangely though, as I felt less need to comment on MacG, many of the folks who had previously scolded me for not just ignoring him have taken over the reins and are so consistent on shit posting they are basically his signature line lol


I never want to disappoint my fans, so here is the a recap of my State of Paranoia
As you may recall, Murrandii was greatly weakened by the Macgyver Massacre of 2018. Having spent years grooming dozens of accounts to look valid in hopes of manipulating the PC, they were being outted and neg repped to oblivion (PB permitting) at an astounding rate and soon he was down to just two, Murrandi (pc/xbox/in game toon name) and Koars Light (long time poster, scammer, shill). He often shifted back and forth to try and keep heat from catching him (currently Murrandii is in hibernation). New alts are growing to maturity for Clue Round 2 and a few old favorites may make a cameo return.

[Lord Orbstar]

I like the mini boss addition. It Ramps up the risk and since I never script, that isn’t an issue. Plus it’s only certain creatures that sown them. You do not have to go into those areas I suppose. I like it when they appear since it’s a rush to target and kill them fast. I wasn’t fast enough last night on one of my hunts... insta kill attacks have always been bullshit that we hate and I do not want to see more of that. Chaos and unpredictable hunts however are welcome. Mini bosses should have an increased chance of dropping nice loot or a heavy box. Maybe they do though since I got a 109 pound box with over 17k silver in it last night. Idk. That’s just my opinion.

[Murrandii]

Ahhh, a noble cause, I see it now. Since his prediction/calling-it shtick is so repetitive I don't usually feel it necessary to know what specifically he is lying about this round. As such I assumed you were responding directly to wetsand, it did seem a little over the top hostile but I just assumed some PC backstory I wasn't aware of.

He was a lot more fun when he was playing Man-E-Faces 3-card Monty. Now that he has stopped* the ceaseless parade of accounts many of my issues are resolved, people can make their own call about him since he has a track record to be seen. Strangely though, as I felt less need to comment on MacG, many of the folks who had previously scolded me for not just ignoring him have taken over the reins and are so consistent on shit posting they are basically his signature line lol


I never want to disappoint my fans, so here is the a recap of my State of Paranoia
As you may recall, Murrandii was greatly weakened by the Macgyver Massacre of 2018. Having spent years grooming dozens of accounts to look valid in hopes of manipulating the PC, they were being outted and neg repped to oblivion (PB permitting) at an astounding rate and soon he was down to just two, Murrandi (pc/xbox/in game toon name) and Koars Light (long time poster, scammer, shill). He often shifted back and forth to try and keep heat from catching him (currently Murrandii is in hibernation). New alts are growing to maturity for Clue Round 2 and a few old favorites may make a cameo return.

lol

I was in vacations in Maine bro. Man I enjoyed them

[Methais]

So fucking lame, dumbass thing walked into the room and BAM:

A swirling burst of essence lashes out from a flashy waern, consuming nearby magical energy!
You lose your extra internal fortitude.
The elemental aura around xxxxx fluxes chaotically!
... 30 points of damage!
Head explodes in flames! Grab some marshmallows.
The brilliant aura fades away from you.
Your SIGN OF STAUNCHING is no longer effective.
The very powerful look leaves you.
The white light leaves you.
The dim aura fades from around you.
The misty halo fades from you.
The air calms down around you.
The light blue glow leaves you.
The deep blue glow leaves you.
The opalescent aura fades from around you.
Like sand through an hourglass, your visions of the future slip away and fade from your mind.
Your heart hammers suddenly in your chest before failing entirely. Even the influence of Troll's Blood is not enough to change the fact of your death.
Your SIGN OF WARDING is no longer effective.
You feel your forehead pulse as your mind relaxes.
Your SIGN OF DEFENDING is no longer effective.
The powerful look leaves you.

Is that all it did? Just walked in, did that, and then you died with nothing else happening between the time it walked in and that? How long after it walked in? I need more details for how retarded this whole thing is.

[Taernath]

Plus it’s only certain creatures that sown them. You do not have to go into those areas I suppose.

I think people have seen them as low as 17ish level. They show up in every hunting ground my 25-85 characters are in, in any case. Plus, bear in mind that some things are hunted specifically to get away from annoying insta-kill fuckery.

I'd hope that the lower leveled ones don't have the more annoying abilities, but who knows if they were given that much thought.

[Methais]

Anti-spellburst necklace, let’s you wear up to 100 mana absolutely safe. Trust me, it will be available sometime in the future; along with a gear piece that protects you from each of the corresponding gifted adjectives.

You're stupid.

[wetsand]

Is that all it did? Just walked in, did that, and then you died with nothing else happening between the time it walked in and that? How long after it walked in? I need more details for how retarded this whole thing is.

It happened within 9-10 seconds. I basically saw it spawn, tried casting at it three times, failed to ward(had +20 TD over normal). Appraised it and got the messaging about it being a risk to take on. Decided it wasn't worth the effort or mana but before I could move out of the room it blew me up.

*Tinfoil hat time* My thought on the spellburst/dispelling is; the GM's are annoyed they couldn't shut down Dreavenings and decided to add this as a little screw you mechanic.

[Lord Orbstar]

honestly, that sounds fair. it was a boss fight. It sounds like we need to do like the old days and have Ewave wearable pins you can rub and run when shit gets real.

[Methais]

honestly, that sounds fair. it was a boss fight. It sounds like we need to do like the old days and have Ewave wearable pins you can rub and run when shit gets real.

Are there even rewards for killing them yet? I wanna say I read about some update recently but I don't remember what it was.

[bunnymustdie]

Are there even rewards for killing them yet? I wanna say I read about some update recently but I don't remember what it was.

You get some long term exp deposited directly in your pool.

[Methais]

You get some long term exp deposited directly in your pool.

OH WOW 250 EXP PER DAY SO WORTH IT OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG

They should give an instant mind clearer or something.

[RichardCranium]

Are there even rewards for killing them yet? I wanna say I read about some update recently but I don't remember what it was.

WWISMD?

[Mobius1]

Thank goodness they haven't been added to Plane 4/Scatter.

I see this as being yet another balance nightmare. When or if they ever make the rewards worthwhile, the system clearly going to be in favor of certain classes. Right now, no one really cares, because they are retarded anyways.

But hey, maybe it will force them to focus more on class balance.

[Archigeek]

You don't need any type of non-basic gear to kill these. We've been over this a million times. Stop being dumb.

This is not factually correct for all classes. The part about what's needed. Soon we'll have boss liches. :ohshit:

[Gelston]

Guys make your voices heard on either Discord (https://discordapp.com/download) or on the Official Forums (www.play.net/forums).

I doubt we’ll be able to get rid of these but ... they may jack up rewards considerably (RPA orbs or guaranteed Tier 5 chest). This all depends on YOU getting the word out.

go away

[Ososis]

Make me you weak ass bitch.

https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/202/059/cb8.jpg

[Methais]

WWISMD?

https://i.imgur.com/phhwZjB.gif
https://i.imgur.com/vhwVvwG.gif

[Methais]

This is not factually correct for all classes. The part about what's needed. Soon we'll have boss liches. :ohshit:

Which classes need special gear to kill which miniboss critters? Immunities don't count because immunity.

https://66.media.tumblr.com/788d9c4a7224ea9cf09b320fb1c419e3/tumblr_o2crynDMd91u2ragso2_500.gif

[Methais]

Guys make your voices heard on either Discord (https://discordapp.com/download) or on the Official Forums (www.play.net/forums).

I doubt we’ll be able to get rid of these but ... they may jack up rewards considerably (RPA orbs or guaranteed Tier 5 chest). This all depends on YOU getting the word out.

Shut up Gay Methcguyver.