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Post by Mel ♪ on Aug 27, 2011 9:14:15 GMT -5
*shrugs* Luckily, you don't have to spend too long fighting them... Unlike the skeletons on the way to Zombom xD Oh my goodness the skeletons. .___. I... I don't want to know about Evil and InSaNe with them. .___. Also, I have a question. Do you focus on Mipsy's Single Direct Damage or Group Direct Damage? The guides I've read say that group is the best in the long run, since Astral Maelstrom does less damage, but doesn't miss nearly as often as Obliterate in the end, but still, I kinda want some thoughts.  I'm currently focusing on Single by the way.  I've used both, and um, I can't say I favor one over the other xD However, these are my thoughts: It's true that Direct Damage gets resisted a lot later in the game, but what I like about this is that it's fast. It's roughly 2.5x faster than Group Direct Damage, which gives Mipsy more turns (GDD's slowness is not so prominent early on, when Rohane's also pretty slow, but it's kinda obvious later on, about chapter 4-5), but yes, monsters will resist it. It's also better for bosses and in the early chapters, when Rohane and Talinia are still weak. GDD's also not as good against monsters that focus and bosses, and completely destroys Velm's mesmerization (he mesmerizes, and seconds later, GDD knocks the monsters out of the trance); it's a lot slower, which can get annoying, but it's pretty convenient for finishing off low HP monsters, and it's less likely to be resisted. (With GDD, though, Talinia can surpass Mipsy in terms of damage done pretty early, somewhere around chapter 3 or 4, depending on how many points you put on GDD. So if you like Talinia, GDD might be an option XD) If you're really curious, play another game and get Group Direct Damage; just don't get both, 'cause that's a waste xD And I could ramble on about this, but I think that's enough for one post =P Edit: If you're on normal, I say get both XD I only spend 11 points on a single skill, so I end up with 11 on DD/GDD, 11 on Haste, 11 on dmg shields, and 11 on casting haste, with 6 on defense. But overall, haste is more important than dmg shields. If you have to choose, go for haste. Later on, monsters will be faster, stronger, and some of them have haste of their own xD Not to mention it's free and can haste everyone in one turn, unlike potions. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2011 22:19:32 GMT -5
Oh my goodness the skeletons. .___. I... I don't want to know about Evil and InSaNe with them. .___. Also, I have a question. Do you focus on Mipsy's Single Direct Damage or Group Direct Damage? The guides I've read say that group is the best in the long run, since Astral Maelstrom does less damage, but doesn't miss nearly as often as Obliterate in the end, but still, I kinda want some thoughts. I'm currently focusing on Single by the way. I've used both, and um, I can't say I favor one over the other xD However, these are my thoughts: It's true that Direct Damage gets resisted a lot later in the game, but what I like about this is that it's fast. It's roughly 2.5x faster than Group Direct Damage, which gives Mipsy more turns (GDD's slowness is not so prominent early on, when Rohane's also pretty slow, but it's kinda obvious later on, about chapter 4-5), but yes, monsters will resist it. It's also better for bosses and in the early chapters, when Rohane and Talinia are still weak. GDD's also not as good against monsters that focus and bosses, and completely destroys Velm's mesmerization (he mesmerizes, and seconds later, GDD knocks the monsters out of the trance); it's a lot slower, which can get annoying, but it's pretty convenient for finishing off low HP monsters, and it's less likely to be resisted. (With GDD, though, Talinia can surpass Mipsy in terms of damage done pretty early, somewhere around chapter 3 or 4, depending on how many points you put on GDD. So if you like Talinia, GDD might be an option XD) If you're really curious, play another game and get Group Direct Damage; just don't get both, 'cause that's a waste xD And I could ramble on about this, but I think that's enough for one post =P Edit: If you're on normal, I say get both XD I only spend 11 points on a single skill, so I end up with 11 on DD/GDD, 11 on Haste, 11 on dmg shields, and 11 on casting haste, with 6 on defense. But overall, haste is more important than dmg shields. If you have to choose, go for haste. Later on, monsters will be faster, stronger, and some of them have haste of their own xD Not to mention it's free and can haste everyone in one turn, unlike potions. Okay. I'll keep this in mind. I did notice quite a bit more of delay with Group Direct Damage as opposed to Single Direct Damage. And I'll try and focus on Haste and a bit of the Damage Shields as well later. Thank you!  ;D Edit: I just accidentally made Mipsy use Flurry against a Dust Scarab. Oh well. Thank goodness Puree one hit KO's the Giant Sand Spyder's though. Too many enemies running about that take too long to defeat. X__X Or rather, are left with like 2 to 10 Health Points after Mipsy massacres them. Also, I love Stunning Strikes! ;D A Hulking Mummy is no match for stunning attacks and Puree! ;D |
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Post by Mel ♪ on Aug 28, 2011 5:51:51 GMT -5
You're welcome ^_^
...I love fighting Enormous Grundocerouses xD I find the fact that it bites and is on fire really amusing, for some reason.
And um, something that's been bothering me: Grundonoils. They're... Grundos + Noils. I can't help but find that really creepy...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2011 6:41:11 GMT -5
You're welcome ^_^ ...I love fighting Enormous Grundocerouses xD I find the fact that it bites and is on fire really amusing, for some reason. And um, something that's been bothering me: Grundonoils. They're... Grundos + Noils. I can't help but find that really creepy... So that's what that thing is called. XD And that sounds absolutely disturbing. .___. Noil's and grundos are a petpet and neopet species I'm pretty fond of as well, so... .___. |
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Post by Mel ♪ on Aug 28, 2011 7:10:09 GMT -5
You're welcome ^_^ ...I love fighting Enormous Grundocerouses xD I find the fact that it bites and is on fire really amusing, for some reason. And um, something that's been bothering me: Grundonoils. They're... Grundos + Noils. I can't help but find that really creepy... So that's what that thing is called. XD And that sounds absolutely disturbing. .___. Noil's and grundos are a petpet and neopet species I'm pretty fond of as well, so... .___. NQ II has a lot of disturbing things xD Wadjet-grundos, anyone? And let's not even get started on the Mucus Beasts. They have mucus dripping from their mouths. o__o |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2011 8:15:31 GMT -5
So that's what that thing is called. XD And that sounds absolutely disturbing. .___. Noil's and grundos are a petpet and neopet species I'm pretty fond of as well, so... .___. NQ II has a lot of disturbing things xD Wadjet-grundos, anyone? And let's not even get started on the Mucus Beasts. They have mucus dripping from their mouths. o__o Well, yeah, but still. XD And that sounds even worse. 0__o And those and Meuka would be good friends I would think. |
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Post by Chao on Aug 28, 2011 11:48:14 GMT -5
I'm currently at the stage of fighting those Mucus Beasts. Unlike the Grundo-based monsters (whether crossed-over with petpets or not) the sight really gets boring. With the Grundo-based you get at least cute art. Even the giant Grundo-Spider in the cave was cute. Now we have those snot-dripping swamp-grass coloured Tonus posing as Mucus Beasts again and the only other monster will be a couple of dots called fleas. *sigh* At least later on I get funny chia fighters in that chapter.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2011 21:58:04 GMT -5
I'm currently at the stage of fighting those Mucus Beasts. Unlike the Grundo-based monsters (whether crossed-over with petpets or not) the sight really gets boring. With the Grundo-based you get at least cute art. Even the giant Grundo-Spider in the cave was cute. Now we have those snot-dripping swamp-grass coloured Tonus posing as Mucus Beasts again and the only other monster will be a couple of dots called fleas. *sigh* At least later on I get funny chia fighters in that chapter. I'll look forward to fighting funny chia fighters. Edit: Giant Sand Spyders are hilariously weak now. XD 1 damage to Rohane. Edit 2: Rohane critical hit 44 Damage combo and Mipsy Puree 63 Damage on a Hulking Mummy without it getting more than a second. XD Edit 3: Anything that has a bite attack like the Dust Scarab tends to attacks Mipsy a little more than Rohane first. >__> Edit 4: Also, I noticed that enemies you've become too strong for decline the experience if you're fighting with enemies that do. >__> It's annoying. Not to mention that the bonus experience of two or more enemies that you've just become too strong for don't pile up the experience back to positive, if anything it becomes more negative. >__> On a side note, while I'm training, two Hulking Mummies... @__@ And one hit Rohane for 9 damage. >__> But Rohane critical'd him for 44 Damage before, so... Edit 5: Rohane critical'd a Dust Scarab for 45 Damage.  That's slightly higher than usual! ;D 8D And Puree did 44 Damage against another Dust Scarab as well. And a stunning a Dust Scarab in a double battle with a Giant Sand Spyder, sealing a victory! ;D 8D And a 44 Damage critical against a Hulking Mummy... @__@ So many criticals... @__@ Also, Rohane and Mipsy didn't get hit at all this time! ;D Edit 6: Oops, I forgot to change from Hunting Mode to Normal Mode when I last went away. ;^__^ Oh well. And no Damage this run as well! ;D Edit 7: A Hulking Mummy crushed Mipsy for 7 Damage. .___. She's fine though, and the mummy has been defeated. And I couldn't see Rohane for a second on the map. Yay for minor visual glitches! Edit 8: You are attacked by a dust scarab and two hulking mummies! You are attacked by a hulking mummy, a dust scarab and a giant sand spyder! 0___0 Rohane got crushed overall for 21 Damage total.  At least the Dust Scarab didn't bite Mipsy! 8D The Giant Sand Spyder did though for 2 Damage to both of them though. .___. And no Experience from the second fight. There was Gold though. And critical hit 45 Damage and Puree 63 Damage no second combo on another spyder! XD ;D Another spyder and Hulking Mummy fight got Mipsy bit for 1 Damage and crushed for 8 Damage though. No Experience, but Gold again though. And another mummy crushed Rohane for 5 Damage. Got both of them that fight though! And so many more fights with Dust Scarabs and more mummies and spyders and stuns against Rohane by spyders and another Experienceless spyder and mummy fight and Rohane stun strikes a mummy and... @__@ Edit 9: A Dust Scarab bites Rohane and a Hulking Mummy crushes Mipsy. .___. Reversing roles, are we? The fight left Rohane with 7 Hit Points left, just enough to be gained back by walking though. :3 And Mipsy just got hurt for 3 Damage, so she'll regenerate as well. ;D |
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Post by Chao on Sept 3, 2011 9:09:13 GMT -5
Finally got through that non-fun house and fought the four faeries. And I definitely have to say that I got lucky with them. No mesmerization from the dark faerie and only one brief scare when Velm dropped to 106 hp which had me fear he might die on me and I'd have to finish the fight without the healer and the option to mesmerize the water faerie. By the time Velm was back up to par, the dark faerie was down and it went all well. I know a lot of people recommend using potions on the faeries, but it was not really necessary.
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Post by Mel ♪ on Sept 3, 2011 9:33:27 GMT -5
Finally got through that non-fun house and fought the four faeries. And I definitely have to say that I got lucky with them. No mesmerization from the dark faerie and only one brief scare when Velm dropped to 106 hp which had me fear he might die on me and I'd have to finish the fight without the healer and the option to mesmerize the water faerie. By the time Velm was back up to par, the dark faerie was down and it went all well. I know a lot of people recommend using potions on the faeries, but it was not really necessary. You're at the same spot as me =D I didn't have any haste bonuses for Mipsy, so I just did without haste, which didn't go so well, really xD Rohane and Mipsy both spent lots of time in the yellow/red zone, and Velm's shields went down, but I wanted him to heal and I didn't want to waste Talinia's turns slowing the faeries (which uh, in hindsight was kinda stupid). In the end, it worked out - I won, only to find that the Faeries gave me really terrible weapons >> |
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Post by Chao on Sept 3, 2011 9:57:11 GMT -5
Finally got through that non-fun house and fought the four faeries. And I definitely have to say that I got lucky with them. No mesmerization from the dark faerie and only one brief scare when Velm dropped to 106 hp which had me fear he might die on me and I'd have to finish the fight without the healer and the option to mesmerize the water faerie. By the time Velm was back up to par, the dark faerie was down and it went all well. I know a lot of people recommend using potions on the faeries, but it was not really necessary. You're at the same spot as me =D I didn't have any haste bonuses for Mipsy, so I just did without haste, which didn't go so well, really xD Rohane and Mipsy both spent lots of time in the yellow/red zone, and Velm's shields went down, but I wanted him to heal and I didn't want to waste Talinia's turns slowing the faeries (which uh, in hindsight was kinda stupid). In the end, it worked out - I won, only to find that the Faeries gave me really terrible weapons >> Okay, I had the advantage that Mipsy could give me group-haste which was great since the dark faerie used her group haste as well. No slowing available though, only mesmerization in case of Velm. As for the weapons, don't really know if those I got were worth equipping... I think I mostly got armour. And those were only slightly better to what the group members were already wearing. Guess I'll skip Hubrid Nox as I am already level 51 right now which should be okay even on evil. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2011 10:18:45 GMT -5
I know I've been through this already, but Group Haste and Slowing really is IMPORTANT, huh. Also: You are attacked by a hulking mummy, a giant sand spyder and a dust scarab! You are attacked by two dust scarabs and a hulking mummy! 0___0 Stop doing this! DX And they crushed and bit Rohane for 12 Damage total and bit Mipsy for 6 Damage total. >__< And darn Giant Sand Spyders draining away the Experience from a Hulking Mummy. >__> At least Rohane landed a critical 45 Damage hit plus stun on a Dust Scarab for revenge. And another stun earlier on another Hulking Mummy. X3 |
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Post by Chao on Sept 11, 2011 3:52:11 GMT -5
Finally! Finally finished Haunted Woods. Though I have to say, that I'll kind of miss the Heart of Nox. It always reminded me of a toddler in yellow footed knight-pyjamas ;D
It's kind of sad also to see how little NP one gets for defeating the chapter's boss. Ah, well, not playing for the NP anyway, playing for the silver trophy.
EDIT: I was just wondering, since I'm already at level 57 (evil) and are on my way to Devilpuss... I am bound to reach max level comparatively early, considering the size of Faerie City and the palace... And since I'll have maxed out the healing potions as well... Is it worth continuing to fight the monsters in hope for random weapons? There are enough mini-bosses for this, I think, so I might be better off just walking the rest of the act in normal mode, once I reached max level...
EDIT 2: Of course I'll walk the rest of the act in normal mode. I might set a record in gold if I walked through in hunting mode, but I would seriously get mentally unbalanced... Am level 60 now, gained it shortly after I fought the thief for the first time. And I don't want to even imagine how this act would feel if I had to fight my way through it.
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Post by Chao on Sept 24, 2011 5:12:39 GMT -5
Sorry for the double post, but I think it's worth a new post: You have beaten NeoQuest® II on Evil difficulty! You are awarded a NeoQuest® II trophy... ...as well as 30,000 neopoints! (And I got Scuzzys Comb as item price ) Wohoo! Finally done! Does anyone know if there is a feature where I can look up how long it really took my to finish evil level? |
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Post by Lord Hayati on Jan 19, 2012 0:25:40 GMT -5
The Faeries each shrink to their normal size as they die, and suddenly their tiny bodies all vanish in an eyeblink. Balthazar shakes his head and sniffs the air, as the trees around you begin to change and wither. Within moments, Balthazar's grove has become its normal, evil self, no longer enchanted by happiness.
Rohane gained 2,000 experience points!
Mipsy gained 2,000 experience points!
Talinia gained 2,000 experience points!
Velm gained 2,000 experience points!
You found 2,500 gold pieces!
You found 1 piercing longbow!
You found 1 windskin tunic!
You found 1 grand plate!
You gain 1,000 neopoints!
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YESSS!!! INSANE MODE FAERIES, DONE!! WOOT!
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I'm currently focusing on Single by the way. 
That's slightly higher than usual! 
At least the Dust Scarab didn't bite Mipsy! 8D The Giant Sand Spyder did though for 2 Damage to both of them though. .___. 
