If that's true (and nothing's been missed out) then the amounts they want are pretty random :/

The exact amounts they want do tend to be random... 39456 gold, or similar amounts, as opposed to say 40k. One thing Akyaevin left out was how recently the mob gave another amnesty, if their disposition is anything other than 'in a great mood' I think the amount required is adjusted up. I want to speculate and say that it's dependent to some extent on mob strength as well, but that may just be that they put strong leader mobs in places that are intended to be more expensive -- Faethorn, Illithoid, Kephera, Catacombs.

How does Divine Fire work?

Better yet, how can I best stack my demi powers for effective hunting as a lobo monk? I have no interest in PvP at all.

I was thinking +1 constitution, +1 dexterity, shrink, and divine fire (if it's the amazing super shield I think it is) would be a good start.

con and str. Strength has a way bigger effect on damage than dex does. Tested with reimagination. Divinefire for sticky situations; same with refresh. Expand.

Oh? I guess that's why I never noticed much difference with tae'dae as a monk.

Strength does close to nothing for BASHING damage as a monk. For pvp damage, sure.

I was under the impression that bard damage was changed to be solely based on charisma, as opposed to the former int/cha combination. Is this true, or did I imagine it?!

You imagined it.

Thank you!

To me it seems pretty neligible. I don't notice any difference in bashing speed no matter how I use enhancement.

So um... could I get a second opinion on how to stack my stats for bashing?

Also, is there some trick to Astral hunting? I've gathered that one or two creatures pop up somewhere on the bubble when I link, but sometimes they're scary strong and sometimes they're not. Also, it doesn't seem terribly efficient to link, wait, look around for the monster, kill, link again... What am I doing wrong?

Dex is the main stat for monk bashing. I'm not even sure whether strength does anything, but that's easy enough to try out, just get someone to shrink/enlarge you and test on a beast of yours.

Astral bashing solo is really only worth it if you can stay linked (at least over long periods of time). Otherwise you'd better bash something else.

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You'll find few, if any, things in the game where two stat points are obviously noticeable.

Linked mob strength can be pretty random. There's no rhythm or reason, much the same with whether it is 1 or 2 per link per person on the sphere, or where exactly they spawn. You either get unlucky with a pile of mobs coming at you all at once or get lucky with a trickle coming in at regular intervals.



Don't unlink after every pulse of power. Use squint efficiently and watch for what comes and when, and develop a sense for how many mobs you can handle in the room at once. Then unlink when you judge it to be prudent.

Also, avoid eagles if you can. I know they're right where you transverse up from your nexus, but the deafness/balance loss they spam you with can be pretty nasty solo. Almost as annoying as goats. Even abhorrences would be better for you at that point, either because of flip-up if you're acro or bonedensity if you're psymet.

Dex/Con.

When I solo bash astral I link a couple of times, run around, kill, then go back.

Much better to bash in groups. If more than two people, having a tank is good though to avoid dying. (in my experience)

Also, when you're solo, move out of the node room and back in to unlink, assuming you can easily do so. It's better than eating the eq loss. Use the UNLINK command if you're in a group and don't want mobs hitting you to be redirected to other targets (or to charge into a group of mobs right next to the node).

Thanks! That helps a lot.

Has anyone bought credits and received the present promotion?

Are these gnome quality presents or Iron Beard quality presents we're talking about?

Someone I know got vials. So I'm guessing Ironbeard.

Even just two unlinked eagles hurt.


I do well when linking lobs solo by unlinking and such. I unlink after each pulse, because I'd rather not take up to four lobs. It's not as efficient as others would like, but it works well enough for me in that I'm getting pretty good experience. Though, lobs are admittedly the only things I'll link solo. linking anything else solo for me.

I've heard that the number of spawns per pulse also increases with the number of people on the bubble. Is there any truth to that? I know it'd be easy to test but I don't want to risk my meager essence just yet.