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  1. I don't really agree too much with the 4 hours since not everyone can continuously farm like that.
    I can agree however to maybe every 3 hours or kept as is with 2 hours.
    Extending it to 4 hours would just hurt the people who can't play all the time but want to play this game earnestly. 
    There's also the people who can not always drop a little money into the game, whether they have parents that say, "No"; they don't have the ability to donate/have a job, or have tight budgets.

  2. 5 hours ago, Saudade said:

    Haha it starts to hurt at around 500 if you're doing the 1000 in a few days (work for it's supposed to be spread on the 7 weeks before midterms but most of us cram the 1000 like a week before it LOL) but you'll eventually get used to it. You can draw any kind of pose as long as it's a human and it's a full-body. I personally used dance videos as reference for mine. Pausing the video every time they move LOL

    Because there's an insane (imo) amount of poses, do you ever think you've accidentally done multiples? Do they/Would they catch the multiples of the same pose?
    Oh man. Dance videos. That's a great tip tbh.
    Rip people who crammed.
    if I'm getting annoying, just tell me to stfu. ok? ok.

  3. 20 hours ago, Saudade said:

    Well it is very, very tedious. For example, I have one class that requires us to draw 100 different poses per week which totals to around 700 when we reach midterms plus a separate 1000 as midterm project.

    In another class, we make small traditional animations for the animation principles where in it's required to have at least 30 frames each, around 50/100 for midterms and finals, then we're supposed to take a picture of each drawing and arrange it on the PC, so most animation students carry a lot of animation paper during 1st/2nd yr.

    Very tedious, but it's fun, imo, if you really enjoy drawing since you'll be suffering with like-minded people and the improvement results are quite visible after every term.

    w-what.
    Your poor hands. DO THEY HURT?
    Did you build up extreme calluses on your fingers from all the drawing?
    1700 in just one quarter.
    That's absolutely amazing.
    The 1000 midterm project, is it free for all or on a specific project.
    I can't even wrap my head around even doing 100 in the first place.

    I'm jealous but not jealous.

  4. Just now, Saudade said:

    Well they originally wanted me to take Accounting or Vet Med. I was supposed to take Vet Med in the end but my Mom didn't like the university so she just opted to my 3rd choice which was Game Design & Dev. A year into GDD, I shifted to Animation. :--)

    Mmmm. I would personally recommend the new Wacom MobileStudio Pro tho over the Cintiq if you go out quite a lot or if you travel since MSP is a standalone which means you don't need to connect it to a PC/Laptop unlike the Cintiq but this is just my own personal preference since I like to bring my Laptop + Cintiq with me all the time and they're heavy af. LOL

    What's Animation like? 
    I've tried on my own as a bit of experimenting and it was just so... tedious. Haha.
    But I wanted to do my own little skit.
    Haaah~ rip me.

    It's so pretty. ; o ;
    Though I probably would carry my laptop w/ me regardless. Haha.
    ....oh man, rip my wallet if I ever want either one though. 

  5. 1 hour ago, Sphinx said:

    If you can do digital art , then you will be okay doing traditional art. q.q Just like digital art, you need to practice. And btw, I'm not that good on digital art, but not that bad either, it's just some people excel on other style than the others. QQing all day.

    lmaoooo, I just can't. I really just can't.
    I've tried to do traditional and then I find myself going, "LF> Ctrl+Z".
    My hand does this little motion habit like I'm about to press it. 
    w/ traditional art, I find myself wonderful with line art like it would be w/ digital but I can't do much more than that.
    I can see what I want to do but I can't pull it off.

  6. 14 hours ago, Saudade said:

    Haha I'm Asian too, luckily my parents are very supportive.

    The cracked Sai I had was from Tumblr. I've read a lot of journal entries in dA about Sai not properly working with Cintiq unless you buy an actual license for it and keep it up-to-date. I do plan on buying the license soon though.

    Ahh.. Mine aren't.
    Or at least.. weren't.
    They're trying to be supportive now that it's too late to change what I want to be. lmao.
    They had just asked last year what did I want to be if I didn't want to be a doctor.
    I told them the truth.
    That I didn't want to be a doctor whatsoever and that I only became one because they've been pressuring me into being one since I was 8 years old.
    I originally wanted to be an architect.


    Ahh, I see. At least SAI is cheap in comparison to other programs.
    I gotta keep this in mind now whenever I attempt to buy a Cintiq. ; u ;
    They're so pretty.

  7. 4 hours ago, Sphinx said:

    AHH EMM GEE! THE FIRST CHIBI IS ME Q.Q

    I do draw. I was in Fine arts major in painting, shifted on Advertising arts after some time. Currently working. I  mostly draw portraits, Abstract if I'm in awe and stuck in for some ideas.

    Here is my DA, but it's not updated. Been some years already since I last posted,  most of my works aren't posted. (I'm not a cool guy so...and I don't have time to open my phone and take a shot on my works and post it on instagram or other social networks just for "wow" and "awesome" comments from people q.q) http://hamhamscribbles.deviantart.com/

    The mediums I really like to use are pencil and watercolors, mixed media of watercolors and pens are kinda cool too if you get the hang of it.

     

    PS: I'm bored in twin saga so I was clicking things in forums owo

     

    Yaaaaaaas.
    I ended up drawing a bunch of them.
    One day, I'll actually do something better.
    I wanted to use it for the guild recruitment page, haha but I'm slow on graphics.

    Your art is so great though.
    I can't do traditional worth shit. :(
    When I do try to do those sorts of things, I usually stick to pens or markers only.

  8. 6 hours ago, Saudade said:

    Do I draw? I do. I'm currently in college (BA in Animation). I'll be starting my thesis next year, and hopefully graduating in a year and a half. :--) I'm generally focusing on 2D Anim while I'm studying but plan on self-improving in 3D after graduating. I don't really want to post actual artworks but you can see some of my doodles/sketches here. I've been busy with one of my classes lately that I don't have much time to draw for myself.

    My medium is digital with some very small traditional on the side. I use a Cintiq 13HD + Clip Studio Paint (mainly because a cracked SAI doesn't work well with the Cintiq).

    Sounds awesome. I've always wanted to go into art in school but I got dem stereotypical asian parents so.. Haha. Rip me.
    It's very understandable about not posting actual works. I've had art theft happen to me before and so I pulled out all of my official works and only post things I don't really care for. Like the stuff in OP.

    Also, I did not know that. O:
    That's interesting. Was it downloaded from tpb or off dA?
    As far as I know, dA has some un-cracked clean versions if you look hard enough.

  9. I find it therapeutic sometimes. I also find it frustrating as well.
    Do you draw?
    If so, what do you like to draw? 
    Got some art you wanna post & brag about?
    How about your favorite artist? 
    What kind of mediums do you prefer? Traditional? CG?

    Anything, really.

    EDIT cause new wip:
    I usually do small little scribbles, I really like landscapes.
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    [medium] digital
    [tools] wacom intuos 3 medium + laptop
    [program] paint tool sai
    [guild] owo

  10. Bosses, their order and skills.
        Note: More info regarding bosses will be added in time.
    What is currently provided is based on my own personal experience.
    I suggest using the "Hide All Players" option on the mini-map to minimize amount of lag you may experience.


    DeLong & Bello;

    • Double boss power! They must both be killed to summon a single hihou.
    • Dinosaur-lizard things that spawns ice everywhere, and I mean everywhere. They are first bosses and spawns really close to the entrance should you die. There are no other notable skills other than ice spam worse than Mei's buffed ult.
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.
    • For visual reference :  http://i.imgur.com/3bbX3LW.jpg
      • My thanks to Taco for the screenshot.

    Rocker;

    • Notable skills includes a knock back but otherwise, he is nothing special. Destroy their lives like no tomorrow for impeding your quest. Don't forget their hihou.
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.

    OSPAR, Austin, Oscar;

    • This is a triple boss threat and need to be killed at roughly the same time.
      If you do not, one will respawn a minute later, thus continuing the fight.
    • Don't ask me why OSPAR alone has a name in all capitals, ask the translator who did that, why is this guy so special?!
    • Despite being a triple threat, they still only drop a single hihou.
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.
    • For visual reference :  

    Jester;

    • Spawns in the same spot as the previous hihou and casts fire on the floor. He can also transform you into bugs so beware!
    • Note: If you step on these red and yellow auras, you can actually buff up the boss! Avoid at all costs!
      • From what I've seen, you can debuff him as well with the same auras but the instructions are in very broken English and the instructions disappear fast.
      • His hihou is special, it can drop the lv75 legendary weapon so if there is a need to use a charm in this instance, it’s for this hihou.
    • For visual reference :  http://i.imgur.com/COTBsBs.jpg
      • My thanks to Taco for the screenshot.

    Follow the arrows!
    You will go through a blue light which then teleports you to the next section.
    For visual reference : http://i.imgur.com/VdKjkfe.jpg

    Ou Mula;

    • This boss is special, he shows up to spawn a bunch of birds and other monsters then disappears for a while.
    • The monsters’ skills are very graphic intense which can cause heavy lag and you may die often if you're not geared enough. They don't care how many skills are casted, they will all lap over each other so it's sometimes hard to avoid all the skills. In a sense, this can be a mini-game in itself. Haha, good luck!
      • Fret not, the start point is not closed during this, the timer for starting points begin with the first hit on whatever boss.
    • After bird genocide, make fried chicken, have a nice dinner and you’ll spawn Ou Mula.
    • His attacks are nothing special, just lots of skill spamming. Just like his pet chickens.
      • Note: There will be warnings of destroying an egg before they mature as you begin killing the monsters that Ou Mula spawns. Just ignore this until you get to "Fantasy Egg / WarCraft".
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.
    • For visual reference :  http://i.imgur.com/4mwxTWK.jpg
      • My thanks to Taco for the screenshot.

    “Mini Game” – the bridge;

    • This section is a mini-game of some sort.
    • You must get across the path by going from bubble to bubble.
      • The bubble generates a shield around you to save you from a lightning-y death.
    • Disable the certain death linear AoE by destroying the “Space Gun” at the end of the bridge.
      • Note: You can somewhat speed up this process by being reckless/risky with the use of Move Speed buffs + Flip. 
    • For visual reference : 

    Mobs await you at the end of the bridge, killing them spawns the next boss.

    Ke Maier;

    • After killing the mobs, he spawns.
    • He has no notable skills but due to where he spawns, it is much more cramped and somewhat harder to avoid.
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.
    • For visual reference : 

    Gus More;

    • Nothing special about this boss other than he spews a deadly green gas everywhere.
    • The gas is very easy to avoid so... Destroy him. Make him regret his actions.
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.

    Fantasy Egg; / WarCraft;
    If you noticed text regarding a bug egg during Ou Mula’s section of the dungeon, it is referring to this.
    You need to destroy the egg before the timer ends, if you do not, it will spawn WarCraft.

    • Upon Fantasy Egg’s destruction, it spawns this boss.
           Trace Bone;
      • He spawns poisonous gas around the map. Find the these "water circles" on the ground, they purify the poison away.
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.
      • For visual reference :  http://i.imgur.com/ehIVXwE.jpg
        My thanks to Taco for the screenshot.
         
    • If you do not make it to the egg and destroy it in time, it spawns this boss.
          WarCraft;
      • He is a brutal boss that spawns fire everywhere.
      • He is very tanky in comparison to his Tracer Bone counterpart.
      • This is because the Fantasy Egg has “matured”, thus making the upgrade to Tracer Bone.
      • Regular “Dream Hihou” spawns after death.

    Cut scene ensues.
    If you have not seen it before, you cannot skip it.

    • Note: If you are stuck in the cut scene, you will most likely die as the boss does not care and will begin to attack immediately. This is very unfortunate for new-comers but there is no way to avoid it.

    Buffy;

    • He spawns fire everywhere and is very mobile.
    • If you happen to be “on fire”, you can search for these “water circles” on the ground to purify it off.
    • If you notice above your regular timer, there is another timer above it that is roughly 1 minute.
      • This is a notifier of when Buffy does his room-wide fire aoe that could OHKO you. To avoid your possible impending death (because it can miss if you have enough 'Evasion'), stand inside these purple aura spheres that are located in the room.
    • His hihou spawns behind the next boss's character model and is quite the distance away from the start point. If you die during this boss and cannot re-enter, make sure to prepare a range skill of any sort, as you may not be able to reach the hihou in time using melee skills before self-destruct.
      • His hihou is special, it can drop the lv75 legendary weapon so if there is a need to use a charm in this instance, it’s for this hihou.

    Buffy – Stage 2;

    • This guy is quite the jerk.
    • DPSing him isn’t a problem… at first.
      • But once he hits roughly 15% hp left, he will automatically trigger an HP-regen. 1% per second.
        It wouldn’t too hard if he didn’t do one specific thing… He runs away.
        And he runs far, far away.
        He does not even need a target to run away, he simply just flees whenever he wants, making it very difficult to continue dpsing him until he regenerates all of his health.
    • There is no known way to stop the regen as it goes through any CC and is automatic. The only thing you can do is DPS him continuously through his regen until his death. Your best bet is to have everyone continuously stacking DoTs as well as heavy burst damage at the same time. However, it is extremely useful to save any CC for when he is below 20% to prevent him from running away during his regen, making the burst damage easier to deal.
      • His hihou is special, it can drop the lv75 legendary weapon so if there is a need to use a charm in this instance, it’s for this hihou.


    Upon Buffy – Stage 2’s death, a blue portal spawns, allowing you to leave the dungeon.

    [/End dungeon.]

    Date of first successful run done on Twin Saga VGN : 
    Sunday, October 9, 2016 @ the 7:00 entry time.

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  11. What is Fantasy Star?
         It’s a 30 min instance where you kill bosses to steal their egg in hopes of obtaining shiny things like the 75 legendary weapon or the Energy Stars that are used to craft them. You can also earn lv73 legendary armor pieces as well as Star Points which are necessary to purchase items from the Fantasy Star battlefield shop.
         Note: You must be level 70 or higher to queue/join.

                                                                                              

    How to enter?
    You enter through queue in the battlefield.
                    Monday, Tuesday : Closed
                    Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 7pm, 10pm
                    Saturday, Sunday : 4pm, 7pm, 10pm

    • These are server times so refer to the mini map in game.
    • It takes a minimum of 10 people to enter and can have a max of 20 people in one instance.
      • In the event that the instance is full, another 10 people would have to enter queue in hopes of opening another room.
    • There are 2 different ways to queue in.
      • First is "Guild Room Queue";
             This is reserved for guild masters who can open their own instance.

        It is meant for keeping guildmates all in one room, instead of regular queue which can cause people to be put into different instances. 
        What happens when the guild master opens the 'guild room' is that a list opens up that only guildmates can queue inside of. It shows who is coming, their class and what lvl they are. Upon reaching a minimum of 10 members in the list, the guild master can then start the queue. The instance will then open and if there is room, it will also pull people on the regular queue to fill the instance to 20. Guild master has no control over who will enter to fill in the empty spaces, if there are any.
      • Second is "Regular" Queue;
             You cannot view who else is also in queue. You can only hope there is at least 10 people also in queue to start this instance. If by chance there is opening in a guild room queue that has created their own instance, you may enter this instance if there is free space. If they are full 20/20, you cannot enter and would have to rely on 10 people to make a different instance. The only guaranteed way to enter Fantasy Star is if you are in a guild that has successfully queued together.
      • If you look at the video reference at the bottom of the guide @ 0:00, that is what the guild room queue looks like. It is a full 20/20. They get their own instance to themselves without interference of people in regular queue.

                                                                                              

    What to expect:

    • This ‘dungeon’ is divided into sections where you must kill the boss for each section before progressing on.  
    • In each section, you are given 1 minute to enter before the section is closed off.
      • This mean whether you are enter the first time or die and respawn.
        If you do not enter before it is closed, you are blocked from entry until either the boss dies or everyone wipes.
      • Timer starts from the first hit on each boss.
    • Each section seems to have a gimmick of some sort and will be explained in the next post.
    • Bosses do not drop items, the ‘hihou’-eggs that spawn after it, do. Be sure to hit them.
    • You are given 30 minutes to complete the whole dungeon before being booted out. There are no time-extensions. The countdown starts as soon as the first person loads inside.
    • If you disconnect any time during Fantasy Star, you can re-enter by joining the room unless it is full.
    • Once the Fantasy Star queue ends, you gain a buff that does not allow you to enter another Fantasy Star until the next daily reset at 6am. This may change upon BaSH’s decision.

                                                                                             

    At the Event of Death:

    • Should you die, you may respawn back at the beginning.
    • Instead of running all the way back to where you were, you may talk to the NPC "Transferred Point" and it will transport you to the next "Start Point".
    • It also sells all the listed potions in the next section as well as regular HP potions.

                                                                                             

    Fantasy Star Shop (Battlefield) :
         Accessed by the Battlefield option on the mini-map, you can buy items with the Star Points that are dropped in the dungeon.

    • Energy Star Lucky Bag : 1500 pts (1-3 Energy Stars, guaranteed)
    • Starstone Lucky Bag : 150 pts
    • Star Pet Lucky Bag : 120 pts
    • Primary Star Potion : 50 pts (+20k Max HP during Fantasy Star) 
    • Senior Star Potion : 100 pts (+40k Max HP during Fantasy Star)
    • Primary Star Defense Potion : 50 pts (+8% Def during Fantasy Star)
    • Senior Star Defense Potion : 100 pts (+16% Def during Fantasy Star)
    • Buffy - Sid (Pet) : 10000 pts
    • DeLong (Pet) : 10000 pts
    • Rocky (Pet) : 10000 pts
    • Mini Sid (Pet) : 4000 pts
    • Mini DeLong (Pet) : 4000 pts
    • Mini Rocky (Pet) : 4000 pts

    I wish I could contribute what the pets do or what's in the Starstone Lucky Bag but they are still in Chinese and need to be translated.
    For visual reference : http://i.imgur.com/dReBfn8.png

                                                                                             

    Dream Hihou Drops :
         They are mysterious egg-shaped pinata-like chests that drop goodies that you may like, they spawn after each boss dies. They are immune to damage for a few seconds, allowing people who are there to hit then self-destruct on it's own. You do not get drops unless you have attacked the egg at least once. Bosses themselves do not drop any items, mobs can drop items occasionally.

         Star Points :

    • They are used for the shop inside Fantasy Star and the battlefield shop in the mini-map.
    • Not to be confused with the Celestial Compendium currency.
    • They drop in quantities of 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000.
    • They also have the chance to drop in "Astral Point Bag (Small / Large)". (10, 20, 50pts)
      • I am unsure of why both large and small give the same amount, it may possibly be an error of some sort.

         Starstones :

    • Epic :
      • Lv70 Blue Diamond : +Def, +HP
      • Lv70 Red Diamond : +Crit, +Atk
    • Legendary :
      • Lv75 Yellow Trigon : +Def, +Atk


         Etc drops :

    • Gear Evolution Scroll (bound) ; Accessory Evolution Scroll (bound)
      • Green rank, Acc scrolls drop really often here.
    • Heavenly, Morningstar
      • Blue materials; usage is currently unknown(?)
    • Energy Star
      • Used for crafting the Legendary gear found in Fantasy Star.
    • Star Points (50,100pts)
      • Celestial Compendium currency.
    • Regen. Potion
    • Loot Charms (I, II)


         Weapons & Armor :

    • Sid's Dominance (Gloves) : 
      • 5 Energy Star + 400g or Lv73 Legendary Hand Armor Chest
         
    • Sid's Nightmare (Belt) : 
      • 4 Energy Star + 400g or Lv73 Legendary Waist Armor Chest
         
    • Sid's Destructive Trample (Boots) :
      • 4 Energy Star + 400g or Lv73 Legendary Leg Armor Chest
         
    • Jester's Memories (Gloves) : 
      • 5 Energy Star + 400g or Lv73 Legendary Hand Armor Chest
         
    • Jester's Bind (Belt) : 
      • 4 Energy Star + 400g or Lv73 Legendary Waist Armor Chest
         
    • Jester's Firm Steps (Boots) :
      • 4 Energy Star + 400g or Lv73 Legendary Leg Armor Chest
         
    • Star Field of Force (Weapon) : 
      • 9 Energy Star + 1200g or Lv75 Legendary Astral Weapon Chest
      • Weapons can only be found in specific Dream Hihou, spawned by Jester, Buffy, Buffy-2nd stage.
         
    • Force of a Star (Weapon) :
      • 9 Energy Star + 1200g or Lv75 Legendary Astral Weapon Chest
      • Weapons can only be found in specific Dream Hihou, spawned by Jester, Buffy, Buffy-2nd stage.

    Any data regarding the upper half of these sets would be greatly appreciated as they do not seem to be in the crafting table nor seen inside the dungeon.
         It is questionable if it even exists but I would not worry about it as Lv78 Legendary Armor exists in the game and is easily more accessible and some pieces are sold frequently to the community.

                                                                                             

    Personal Advice :

    • Gather a party before entering to begin the dungeon faster. Waiting for people to form parties in the dungeon wastes precious time.
       
    • Use lucky badges and loot charms throughout the dungeon. Lucky badges especially as it increases the chance of getting higher amounts of Star Points. Loot Charms work only on the Hihou but which # is dependent on what you wish to use.
      • I suggest saving your Loot Charm Vs on the special hihou that drops the weapon box though you may use them on regular hihou as well.
         
    • Star Points are given throughout the dungeon and are best saved for the “Energy Star Lucky Bags”.
      • They guarantee at least 1 Energy Star with a possible max of 3 per grab bag.
      • You need 9 Energy Stars to craft the lv75 legendary weapon plus 1.2k gold to craft.
      • You can craft the weapon inside your terracottage : workshop @ your crafting table.
         
    • If you lag a lot or freeze, turn off the following:
      • Mini-map > Hide All Players.
            Note: This does not hide your party members, which I think is a good thing.
      •  System settings > Environment > Special Effects > Hide Friendly
      •  System settings > Gameplay > Combat > Other's Floating Damage + Low Health Warning.
             I suggest taking off the warning due it possibly showing up far too often in FS, causing some lag/freezing.
      • These settings are also very useful outside of Fantasy Star as well and can help you if you have troubles running the game. If you have a crappy pc, these settings help tremendously.
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  12. All there is to know about Fantasy Star in one convenient thread.
       The guide is currently “Complete”.
       Do note that the names may change in the future due to new patch updates and translations.
       If there are any problems or questions, you can locate me ingame as Aiko.


         Post 1 : Intro, Updates, & Progress
         Post 2 : About Fantasy Star, shops, items, drops, advice, other tidbits.
         Post 3 : Bosses, their skills, what to expect, what to avoid.
         Post 4 : Youtube Video reference


    Last thread update: October 9, 2016 @ 6:47 pm PST
    Recent changes:

    • Added info regarding drops & shops.
    • Added more info to the 3rd post.
    • Guide is now considered "Complete", only visuals and unimportant data remain to be filled.

    Currently in Progress:

    • Collecting visual references for bosses, if you have any, it will be greatly appreciated.
      Credit will be referenced under each boss along side the link.
      If there is no credit stated, it is because I took the screenshot, myself.
    • Collecting more data on bosses and their skills, however, it is not necessary as the majority of each boss' skill set has been added.


    Personal Note:
         A "Going for the Gold"-guide? And it's not by Par? Yeah. I figured it fits the same category since the real aim of Fantasy Star is the Lv75 Legendary Weapons, haha. Love you, Par. <3
         I made this guide with 4 posts, I'll probably have a 5th post if I deem it necessary.
         Why the cramped post style? Because I didn't want to get another warning for making a guide with too many posts... which apparently, you can get. Go figure.

    If you use my guide in any way, whether it is a single line or all of it, please hit the Like button to motivate me to make more guides & help the community~
    Thanks. <3

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  13. Out of curiosity, what name are you searching for?
    I hogged a few names but I'm quite up for releasing them if someone really wants them and will be willing to use them far more than I have. Only 2 would be out of commission for a while due to them being leveled to 4x.
    If they are leveled, they remain in the system for roughly two months before being purged and releasing the name for grabs.

    (Senpai.Genji.Hanzo.Kawaii.)

  14. Maybe this could help.
    They do work as intended but sometimes I think people misunderstand what they do.
    Especially Lucky Badges.

    Loot Charms are only additional drops, this means it gives you more chances, it does not increase the rate of getting an epic/legendary item.
    And while Lucky Badges do increase the rate, it is increasing the base % by 10/20%, NOT adding an additional +10/20% to the base %.

  15. After reading a few complaints over loot charms and lucky badges, I decided to release a guide on how they work.
    Whether you are a new player or an old, hopefully you can learn something new in this guide. 

    If there is any problems or questions, you can locate me in game as Aiko or ask away in the thread.


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           These are Loot Charms.

    • They only work on Gold Crown-ranking Bosses.
      • Silver crowns are Elites and so they do not work with them.
    • They give an additional # of drops dependent on the type. 
    • They do not increase the rate of getting a rare.
      • All items given by a boss have a set % and are not affected by this.

           How does this affect you?

    • When killing a boss, you roll something called RNG.
      • What is RNG?
        RNG stands for "Random Number Generator".
        It is system that is implemented in nearly every single game & mmo.
      • How does it work?
        Each item that could possibly be dropped by a boss has a certain number range.
        Common items have a higher range, which results in a larger chance of it being dropped.
        Legendary items have a very minimal range, resulting in very rare and hard-to-get drops.
        With this system, each item has a specific % chance of dropping.
      • When the monster or boss dies, it runs the RNG on each drop.
        It then generates the item and is given to you.
         
    • How do loot charms work then?
      • Loot Charms generates an additional amount of items aside from what the boss already gives you.
        They do not mean that you have a higher chance of getting a legendary.
        It simply means you have more chances at rolling.
      • In a sense and maybe why people misinterpret loot charms as a higher chance of getting legendaries, is that it is more likely to get a legendary when given more chances of rolling. However, just because there are more chances, does not change the fact that you are rolling RNG. Thus, you must realize that each item rolled still has a large chance of being a common item.
         
    • When should I use a Loot Charm?
      • You should use a Loot Charm when you want to have more items from specific bosses.
             This can mean bosses who could drop a Legendary rank item for more chances.
        You can even use them on bosses that give LP or furniture, if that is more of your style.
      • Possibilities are endless but for my own suggestion, use them only in the endgame content.
             This means dungeons such as White Magic Research Office, City of Flames, Desert Canyon, and most important of all: Fantasy Star, which can only be run once a day and carry what is currently the two best weapons in the game.

     

     

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           These are Lucky Badges.

    • They affect the % of each individual drop's chance.
    • They take the base % of an item and multiply it by the % that is given by the loot badge.
      This means that if a Legendary has a 5% chance and you use a loot badge, it increases the chance by 10% or 20%.
       
    • You were probably thinking, 5% + 10% = 15%, right?
      However, you are wrong. Horribly, horribly wrong.
      • What?! Are you sure?
             Yes. 100% sure.
             Please re-read the text again for the lucky badges.
      • What the text says:
             "Increases loot drop rate when defeating enemies by #%"
      • It says increases by, not add.
    • So what really happens?
      • If you take that hypothetical chance of 5%  and increase it by 10% as an example,
        you get this: 
             5% + (10% of 5%) = New rate of 5.5%
             5% being the base chance.
             10% being the loot badge increase.
        And yes. 10% of 5% is really just .5%
      • By this same example, for using an Advanced Lucky Badge (20%), you really only gain 1%
             5% + (20% of 5%) = New rate of 6%
      • Yay! We just did math!
             This is where you go, "Thank you, Math teacher!"
    • Did you know that both badges stack?
      • Yes. Both badges stack together. You can use both of them at the same time.
      • How does the math work though?
             To be honest, it'd probably be like this:
             5% + (10% of 5%) + (20% of 5%) = New rate of 6.5%
      • Yay! More math!
    • People may feel discouraged from using lucky badges now that they see nearly no increase in Legendary drops. Lucky badges do work however and they are not broken in any way, despite popular belief. Sometimes, I feel that people are expecting too much out of them because they are under the impression that once they use a lucky badge + a loot charm, they are practically guaranteed a legendary drop. For some people, this might actually be the case but in the end, it's all up to RNG to save you now.

           So when should I use a lucky badge?

    • Lucky Badges are wonderful things and you can get the best use of it in these scenarios.
      • LP dungeons.
             Using them in LP dungeons do increase the chances of LP dropping.
             They also affect the % of getting a large amount of LP such as a 500 or 2000.
      • When you are running multiple dungeons in a row.
             Why?
             Because they work on every single drop for the whole duration.
             They also work wonderfully when paired with Loot Charms as Loot Charms give you more chances at items dropped by the boss.
      • Other scenarios where you are farming for the whole duration and want better drops.
             While running multiple dungeons is a great example, another example of this is running Fantasy Star for the whole 30 minutes. This can greatly enhance the worth of running it, as you can only run it once a day.

     

     

    Last thread update: September 29, 2016 @ 1:15 am PST
    Recent changes: none;

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  16. Conversations all in one convenient thread from Raywing Harbor to Silent Hill.
    The guide is now "complete".
    If there are any problems or questions, you can locate me ingame as Aiko.

    How to?
                Simply eavesdrop on the conversation by standing near them until they finish their dialogue.
                Their achievement will unlock afterwards, also granting you a nifty lil' title as well.

    Last thread update: September 27, 2016 @ 9:33 pm PST
    Recent changes:

    • Added the maps:
         Sanctopolis : Prismatica / Sky Castle
         Sanctopolis : Constellacia / Sky Castle : Capital
         Lunar Canyon
         Silent Hill

      Special thanks to Yinja who provided the info.
    • On each map there is a dot, indicating the location of a conversation.
          They look like this : 86f34a1860f1011b3b8c3f62218eb61b.png

     

    You may find the Hidden Quests guide here:

    Good luck, everyone! & Happy hunting!

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  17. 1 hour ago, aislan said:

    You hardly find these items (Recipes and other best items) being offered in trade chat or auction house by the game drop to be a joke. Reason why many players left the server. They increased only the amount of items that you can drop, which simply means more waste. You can check here in the forum even many players commenting on. But if you want to try to wish good luck to you anyway.

    Alright there, you need to chill.

    Everything is still RNG based as is every other MMO unless they hand you everything on a silver platter.
    As far as I know, the ones complaining the most are those who try a dungeon once and then whine about things.
    Or worse, don't understand how loot charms/badges/rates work in the game and then insist they are "broken".

    As for people not offering it in trade/auction house, it is because people are farming for themselves and their guildmates/friends first before selling to the community. So of course it's not going to be on the market through trade or auction house just quite yet.
    And even then, when I last checked auction house, there was 2 pages of lv78 yellow waist equipment as well as a few boots and gloves.

     

    Sorry for my off-topic-ish post. 
    I don't want new players to be discouraged like that.
    The game is great tbh and things are as what Par posted.
    The community is young and everyone is still gearing.

  18. 7 hours ago, HappyMeaLx said:

    @Aiko I think 16:00 server time up to 21:00 server time correct me if I am wrong removing the debuffs won't change the fact that we from GMT+ 8 or more still need to wake up 4 am - 8 am just do to it.

    Ahh. Haha, I see.
    Then more times would be nice in your case but removing the debuff would still be grand considering the difficulty and the amount of people who have to queue it with you to even enter in the first place.
    Even with additional times, with no one to do it with because they went to one prior to it, you wouldn't be able to enter it in the first place. (Unless done with the community and not the guild because they potentially entered beforehand.)

    Sooooooo I really think the debuff either has to go or be reduced so that you cannot enter again in the same 30 minutes that Fantasy Star is open but queue on the next one.

    Also... Not to mention, to do the guild room queue, Par himself has to open the room because he's the guild leader for us.
    If it's added in your later time zones and he is asleep, then you need to do it outside the guild room queue.

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