Christmas Maps???

[hybridintellect]

Are they bring back the Christmas maps like they had last year. They where so much fun and it lasted several weeks.... I know last year people got rich off of xens but just drop the count of them... In general that was so much fun playing those maps.... Also if they dont want to drop the xen count they could always teir it off am make certian levels go to certain maps so it would make it fair... It was not cool that the high levels would get everything and the low levels did not have a chance.... Please bring the maps back... I made me get excited for the holiday.... I miss the music too... and the big Christmas tree.... :)

[himoses]

Murdock said that Christmas lair is coming next week. I assume that means after maitenance on Wednesday. Be prepared for a large patch.

I am giddy in anticipation.

[comp4ssion]

Hybridmind makes a good point about the holiday maps being tiered, I think it would be awesome if they were in some ways. Then again, it does make it impossible for higher leveled players to party with their lower leveled friends and help them get good drops, so.....

Either way, I hope the holiday maps come out soon. Those should be REALLY fun.

[bobalitos]

finally something (besides looking good and as some would argue, pvp) having a ranger can actually be useful for D:

[poochyenarulez]

if its teh same as last year, alot of high lvls will be able to one hit kill alot of the monsters o.o

[konataedagawa]

guys were do u find the christmas maps do u transport there??

[momo79]

when the maps become available for us.. there will be an NCP by the christmas tree in essene and bryn that will warp u n =)

[hybridintellect]

http://www.telepk.com/img/animated-smileys/1/0002.gif

I can't wait... I dont mind the long patch as long as we get those maps... Christmas here we come

http://www.telepk.com/img/animated-smileys/1/0003.gif

[blake3470]

Lol they should drop xens AND leathers so the price of leathers is dropped as well...

[konataedagawa]

thanx guys but were wil the tree be and how hard r the maps for a lvl 45 disciple

[hybridintellect]

you should have no problems when it comes to the christmas map.... the monsters are all colored red in writing but they are not hard...

when the maps become available for us.. there will be an NCP by the christmas tree in essene and bryn that will warp u n =)

Santa will be by the christmas tree with it arrvies and I think another NPC also is there too....

[kerupted]

if the xens drop then the xens drop but i liked having the option to collect candy at will and the reindeer pet when u finish the quest
and i vote to have it tiered for the fact that last year i was a lvl 45ish squire and i had a heck of a time trying to find the deers for the quest kill 30 part....but i quickly learned they dropped the xen and thats why i barely finished the quest like 5 days b4 it was leaving

[wardomic]

Tier it every 45 levels or so and we won't have a repeat of last year.

[konataedagawa]

wait so where is the tree in essene and how much xens drop and what types of monsters r in there

[konataedagawa]

how long does the christmas map stay there

[wardomic]

you ask quite a few questions lol. The tree in bryn will be in arcanas square, the treen in essene will be in the middle of town. Last year xens dropped from 2 specific monsters within the lairs. I'm not going to spoil the surpise of last year please wait til the next maintenance. Just have fun with it when it comes ok. And the lair lasts til 2 weeks after christmas if i remember right.

[konataedagawa]

this is my last question please tell me what monsters drop the xens kk im sooo srry for askin soo many questions its just becus im a noob srry lol

[wardomic]

If it's like last year it will be Santa X(evil santa) and a very nosey reindeer called Ludopang. I am thinking they are changing things a little bit this year tho so no xens may drop at all, or the 2nd monster will be different. Wait and see and remember to have fun. The holiday lairs are like big kron sink with the pot spamming everyone will do killing monsters for candy(they ignore defense for the most part so even high level people will burn pots) so prices will hopefully go down as well.

[konataedagawa]

oh so the christmas maps are hard

[wardomic]

The monsters will be red to everyone, but the damage they deal isn't that great. High defense means almost nothing to holiday monsters. People will be able to safely use sc gear instead of their normal stuff too for the most part.

[Grapefruithead]

Oh goodie, I foresee tons of ksing and mob dropping :'D

[konataedagawa]

soo if u have normal gear they wont hurt u that much

[wardomic]

It's like the blackheart lair we had for valentines day and saint patty's day. My squire on marian who i haven't played in so long has his save recall glitched into the blackheart lair. With 64 defense on the first level I take between 16 and 22 damage from everything except blackheart itself. With no armor at all I take 17 - 25 points of damage. Defense doesn't mean much against these holiday monsters.

Edit: in the 2nd level I take about 10 points of damage more, it should be similar to how the christmas monsters are only there are 3 levels instead.

[jackyama]

wait is it like dimensions or is it regular christmas maps

[himoses]

Last year, all the mobs were "hard hitters" no matter what your defense was. That said, the first map should be realtively easy. The ensuing maps get a little harder. The mobs all dropped candy last year, so that should help your attack power. Combine that with a toasty egg from the spa and you should kill pretty quickly.

[tazsbigtoy]

soo if u have normal gear they wont hurt u that much

It's not so much they hit hard as it is a dungeon type map and very agro and chaotic. There isn't experience loss and there is no cool down to reenter if it is like last year.

[konataedagawa]

like is it a dimension or is it a normal map

[atanisoft]

it is a normal map with all mobs being hard hitters. Regardless of your defense they will always hit between 15-20. Most of these also are relatively easily killed with normal skills (aoe skills just bring in more things to kill faster). The christmas maps are broken into a couple "parts", the first part being santa's workshop in which you kill presents and toys. There were a couple floors of this last year with different parts of a robotic reindeer being dropped on each floor. The second part was a train station and you had to kill 8 types of monsters (i think, maybe more maybe less). On each of these maps one mob would have a higher than normal drop rate of Xen Stones. Many people would try to purposely hunt these and KS everyone to get the Xen Stone drop. After collecting the required number of kills you were supposed to leave but many people would stay and continue to collect more drops.

From what I understand this years maps will be slightly different in that their is reported to be level tiers, automatic warp when you complete the quest, time limit on completion.

[Daft_Brat]

From what I understand this years maps will be slightly different in that their is reported to be level tiers, automatic warp when you complete the quest, time limit on completion.

Lolz, if that's true a whole lot of people are going to be pretty upset/disappointed this year. X-mas lair is the one thing a lot of people look forward to.

Where'd you hear that anyway?

[wardomic]

Leveled tiers, warp upon completion, I'd say that's a real improvement over last year's mess. Hopefully they will be smart about the tier and have it as either every 40 or 45 levels assuming that's true.

[Daft_Brat]

I haven't seen a problem with the Xmas dungeon for the past two year. Granted there's complaining about KSing, which is ridiculous considering that it's a lair and not a map, but everyone has a chance for free exp and xens. Changing it to having a time limit is not a pro, that's a con. If there is a time limit then that only hurts the people who can't kill fast enough instead of adding any pro.

The only people who have a problem with the way the Xmas lair has been are the people who can't kill fast enough or those who just want everyone else to suffer through a boring lair. *roll eyes*

It comes once a year, it should be something great that has an amazing bonus for people who stick around Sots and fund it.

Why exactly would you want to turn a ONCE A YEAR event into the dungeon we already have? Seems a bit redundant...

[higen-]

I wouldn't go so far as to believe these rumors you guys are so steadfast to believe. No official announcement, no official word. O__o You have sources? Well, Unless you/he/she/they/it are working for Outspark well.. They wouldn't go against policy and leak information out to players. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Tiered event maps? Timed quest completion? I have one word: lolololol.

[wardomic]

If you read I said nothing about the time limit rumor, I have to agree that is a con.

[cake2]

Murdock said that Christmas lair is coming next week. I assume that means after maitenance on Wednesday. Be prepared for a large patch.

I am giddy in anticipation.


OOOOOOOOh yay santa lair coming!!! :D :D :D:D:D:D:D:D

[konataedagawa]

i hope i get xens

[doninpon]

WOOT!! This will be my first year in the Santa's Lair. I remember the Easter Lair.. that was soo much fun. Even though i was sooo nub and couldnt kill much lol. Any tips on how to do well in the lair...? Oo

[violetremorse]

yays~ i cant wait :D

*begins countdown* O.O

[doninpon]

woot i like your siggy quote. Makes me think of this "Without Adversity, we would never understand True Victory!!"

[Arkova]

Many thousands of xenstones soon to be shoveled into the games economy...wonderful.

[onetoo3forfine]

if mobs hit me for less than 20 dmg, i could actually aoe that place as a HA...lol...nah jk, i will put on the atk wings and cat bell..

[hybridintellect]

I need the xens for the blacksmith... He seems to be getting stubbern in his old age... I fail a lot more now at lower level gears now... I went thru 5 xens to upgrade from +1 to a +2. Thats was not cool... Anyways. Christmas here we come.... I just want Candy buffs mostly... Helps with the faster exp... See u all there.... Just have fun... Its just a game....

[himoses]

Many thousands of xenstones soon to be shoveled into the games economy...wonderful.

It should be interesting, especially if the lair turns out to be a xen farm like last year. It's hard to predict what will happen until all the details are final. If anything, the lair caused temporary deflation as so many people were inside farming/playing and not adding kron to the economy. We have so many more kron sinks now compared to last year (spa, alchemist, party dungeon). At least Marian does not have to worry about the xen and kron glitch after effects like Adeline does.

I just hope that OS does not sanitize the fun out of the dungeon just to make it easier for everyone. In fact, I hope the in game rewards are better than last year. Lots of YWM, large pots, xens, chocolate, pet quest items to go around please. Even if last year's lair is recycled 100%, I will be happy. If that is the case, make sure you acos have an alt or two prepared.

[bakuyaa]

finally something (besides looking good and as some would argue, pvp) having a ranger can actually be useful for D:




LOL! besides looking good huh. That man dress dont look good foo!~

[konataedagawa]

when is the maintenance today

[wardomic]

Learn to be patient.

From the time of this post 9 hours 5 minutes til the start of maint, 2 hours after that and the server will be back up

[konataedagawa]

thank u soo much

[Mr.Strawberry]

question.

will we evr be able o go back after we coplete the quest? i really wana go bak D:

[comp4ssion]

question.

will we evr be able o go back after we coplete the quest? i really wana go bak D:

Off the top of my head, I'd be inclined to say no. It does give you the option to go back after you finish, but then something happens and you can't. If it's a bug, it's unlikely to be fixed by the time the content is removed from the game.

Poo. I wanted to double-strike the Ludolpang to death eleventy bajillion more times. D:

[Parcol]

what lvl do you find robo antlers and robo heads on

[atanisoft]

feet on the first floor, antlers on the second and the head on the third floor.

As for going in, it has to do with the rudolph from my testing... I never opened mine last year and it would not let me in until I did open it... once in I got a second one and now it wont let me in again :(

[victorjr4352]

finally something (besides looking good and as some would argue, pvp) having a ranger can actually be useful for D:





ROFL that made my day