Those who have passed the 7th and 8th circle tests.

Chmee
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Those who have passed the 7th and 8th circle tests.

by Chmee » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:18 am

Hm. Rangers, afaik, get the family bonus (at whatever level they've studied) for whatever critter is in the test. For example, if you have the full family bonus (+1 atkus, +1 darkus per gossamer rank) for the orga family, and there's a "captured whatever orga" in the test, you get that bonus against that critter. If you have less than full family, you get whatever you have. So it seems to me Champs ought to get something. Fell bonus would be hard (impossible?) to use, I think, since it's hard to get behind critters that are attacking you. Maybe just the passive 'ite bonus?

One thing about Champs I've always found confusing. They're supposed to be the "brick" sub-class, right? So they're supposed to stand there and take hits while others beat on the critter from behind. But they have this fell blade, which gives them a bonus if they hit from behind. What are they supposed to do, drop the critter on a mystic so they can get behind it?

Destian
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Those who have passed the 7th and 8th circle tests.

by Destian » Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:01 pm

Chmee wrote:What are they supposed to do, drop the critter on a mystic so they can get behind it?
Exactly.

But in all seriousness, the fell blade should do more damage from the FRONT and maybe flanking from the side.

Sinclaire liked the sound of champion, but that ended when I informed her that champions get bonuses for attacking creatures from behind instead of being like a tank.

Chmee
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Those who have passed the 7th and 8th circle tests.

by Chmee » Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:46 pm

Destian wrote: But in all seriousness, the fell blade should do more damage from the FRONT and maybe flanking from the side.
You're describing the Rel'lblade. Talk to Rel'lim about that. He's been looking for one for years. 8)

Bahzell is going to go Champion, in spite of the fell blade silliness.

Kojiro
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by Kojiro » Sun Feb 09, 2014 3:58 pm

Champions get armor run speed in tests. And, I guess, the passive earth'ite bonus. You can't activate it, though.

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by Cirnahl_Lovsya » Tue Feb 18, 2014 7:11 am

I've been "more than halfway" on the 7th circle test for roughly two years (OOC). Even after a stint of over 150 straight Faustus I can't seem to make any progress on that wretched test.

Oh, well... it's not like I'm planning to wear the shirt anyway... Hehe

Thinking it'll come a bit more naturally once I train the 200+ Respia I'm short to counter all the Faustus. I don't know. I suppose if I was actually concerned by the test I'd have well more than 350 Higgrus by now.

Stinkfist
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Post #51

Those who have passed the 7th and 8th circle tests.

by Stinkfist » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:47 pm

In other news, Zelkhorn is a total badass already. Go him.

Stinkfist
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by Stinkfist » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:44 pm

And once again, Zelky out badasses himself. Double go him!

Zelkhorn
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by Zelkhorn » Thu Apr 03, 2014 3:57 pm

Stinkfist wrote:And once again, Zelky out badasses himself. Double go him!
passing 8th on april fool's day seems particularly fitting, heh. thanks stinky, and thanks to everyone who helped me reach this point :)

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by FriedDylan » Thu Apr 03, 2014 5:48 pm

Kojiro wrote:Champions get armor run speed in tests. And, I guess, the passive earth'ite bonus. You can't activate it, though.
No I've not been able to activate *ites but I can utilize my Lava cloak.. you know.. to burn myself to death.. yeaahh.

Cecil
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Those who have passed the 7th and 8th circle tests.

by Cecil » Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:42 pm

Anyone have any links for a video on passing the 8th circle healer test!

Maeght
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by Maeght » Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:40 am

As near as I can tell, Lorikeet is the only one that didn't just train up the Faustus and Higgrus, put on their armor and run up and hug Glory.

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by Lorikeet » Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:33 pm

Cecil wrote:Anyone have any links for a video on passing the 8th circle healer test!
I have one which consists of Lorikeet running around like crazy and healing Glory in between fire, if you want it. Can give me an email on ICQ.

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by Nunul » Sat Jun 28, 2014 8:06 pm

Maeght wrote:As near as I can tell, Lorikeet is the only one that didn't just train up the Faustus and Higgrus, put on their armor and run up and hug Glory.
Does armor help against the firebursts?

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by Maeght » Sat Jun 28, 2014 9:50 pm

Nunul wrote:
Maeght wrote:As near as I can tell, Lorikeet is the only one that didn't just train up the Faustus and Higgrus, put on their armor and run up and hug Glory.
Does armor help against the firebursts?
I don't know. In spite of the fact that Thrund did nothing but hug Glory, I didn't notice. I was also training a long stretch of Higgrus, so that probably helped obscure the effects of the armor. But to the best of my knowledge, no healer has passed 8th the first time without it.

Lorikeet
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by Lorikeet » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:10 am

Nunul wrote:
Maeght wrote:As near as I can tell, Lorikeet is the only one that didn't just train up the Faustus and Higgrus, put on their armor and run up and hug Glory.
Does armor help against the firebursts?
I'm quite certain armor helps in all the tests, including 8th, but I didn't test it specifically. It cuts damage, so it makes sense that it would.