00:00 <Cepheid> The boss loses all it's limbs after the attack. One limb regrows each turn after that.
00:00 <Cepheid> If all limbs are alive, the next turn us the TPK attack.
00:01 <Cepheid> And since that special skill requires everyone to be at full union gauge, it may or may not be ready to be used.
00:02 <Cepheid> It is basically the battle from hell. Only one such boss have I ever defeated before. That was the giant bug from EO4.
00:03 <Cepheid> It is like your team is in the position of Loki when the Hulk goes to town on him.
00:12 <Lumindia> can you attack the limbs individually?
00:12 <Lumindia> or do the limbs exist as just a visual timer of sorts?
00:13 * Schism finishes a rant. :<
00:14 <Schism> Kinda angry at someone who just threw the 2nd amendment at me.
00:17 <Schism> In short form: https://twitter.com/theogrin/status/1158168124333670402
00:18 <Cepheid> You can attack the limbs yes. Kind of what needs to be done in fact.
00:19 <Cepheid> Problem is killing the limbs does no damage to the boss. It is a tricky situation. Especially as each limb can perform an action by itself as well.
00:19 <Schism> Each type of limb also has its own strengths and weaknesses.
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00:21 <Schism> Which is actually kinda funny, because if my conversation with Cepheid from before is accurate, they're physically oriented in the front, and magically oriented in the back -- just like the party.
00:21 <Cepheid> Yes.
00:22 * Schism casts Larboard Cannon.
00:22 * Schism then turns 180 degrees and casts Larboard Cannon again.
00:22 <Cepheid> The parts in the back do primarily magic damage or effects. Forward parts deal mostly physical damage.
00:23 <Cepheid> The team effectively has to be outfitted with the best gear money and murder can buy, and would need to be max level. Then I would also need a stock of the most powerful restoratives for HP and TP..
00:24 <Schism> ... Cepheid: https://twitter.com/3liza/status/1084611874891522048
00:25 <Cepheid> Yep. I used to do that with Spitfire.
00:33 <Cepheid> Meanwhile over in Nexus, I need consumables and a few levels. Because two bosses in a blasted row.
00:33 <Cepheid> One from EO4. Other from EO1.
00:56 <Lumindia> I'm guessing one strategy is to keep taking care of certain limbs so the boss can't TPK?
00:59 <Cepheid> More or less.
00:59 <Cepheid> That would probably need to be...
01:00 <Cepheid> Rocket Booster and Energy Vent. Those two buff and heal the core.
01:02 <Cepheid> In fact I had not considered the idea of building a team directed at keeping those two parts out of commission. Thanks, Lumindia.
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01:46 <PinkieShy> Gave my dogs some frosty paws dog treats :D
01:46 <PinkieShy> They loved it so much to the point their snout was coated in it.. XD
02:13 * Ali waits around for a gold Charmander to straddle by, stupid safari zone pokemon game
02:17 * Golden flops.
02:18 <PinkieShy> Dang.. :/
02:18 <PinkieShy> network drop..
02:18 <PinkieShy> in vr.. >_>
02:18 <PinkieShy> at 90fps..
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02:22 <Golden> Hehe
02:28 <Schism> ... :3
02:29 <Schism> Cloudflare have decided to discontinue their hosting of a certain imageboard, one which has been known to be a white supremacist pileup and a host for vile imagery involving minors.
02:30 * Filly_Nightmares licks s
02:30 * Filly_Nightmares licks Schism!
02:31 <Filly_Nightmares> o3o
02:31 * Schism squeaks, all unicorn-like.
02:31 * Schism then turns into a copy of Ali, but is significantly less cute.
02:31 * Ali isn't cute in the first place
02:32 * Schism finds it surprisingly easy to be less cute than Ali.
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02:39 * PinkieShy hands Filly_Nightmares a cheesecake
02:39 * Ali squeaks
02:39 * PinkieShy hands Ali and DashedRainbows a cup of whipped cream
02:41 * DashedRainbows sniffs PinkieShy and the whipped cream
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03:29 * Filly_Nightmares licks Ali next!
03:30 * Ali squeaks
03:58 * DashedRainbows sits on Ali. Giddy up tiem?
04:06 <Schism> Snapai and I are like siblings, long-separated... >>;
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04:38 <ConfusionRift> Hello everypony.
04:39 * Ali flops into ConfusionRift. "So many bad Terraria worlds."
04:40 <ConfusionRift> Hehehe.
04:42 <Ali> First one I had was Jungle right to the right of base that spilled into the frost biome
04:42 <Ali> Then when I killed the WoF, the Hallow tried to spawn in the Jungle
04:43 <Ali> Next world had Crimson right in the middle of the jungle
04:43 <ConfusionRift> At the very least... never mind. That last one sucks.
04:43 <Ali> 3rd world was dead end city
04:43 <Ali> ConfusionRift, no underground hallow
04:43 <Ali> No Souls of Light
04:44 * DashedRainbows paws at ConfusionRift and barks
04:44 <ConfusionRift> Remember that Hallow still spreads, but that meant you had to wait for it to spread past that area.
04:44 * ConfusionRift pets DashedRainbows. :P
04:44 <Finwe> Good mornin, eveeypony.
04:44 <ConfusionRift> RAdm. Finwe. (salutes)
04:44 <Ali> ConfusionRift, hallow doesn't spread on mud
04:44 <Ali> Nor will it corrupt it to hallow
04:45 * DashedRainbows plays with Finwe's hooves
04:45 <Finwe> Lt Cdr ConfusionRift, Miss Ali, Messrs Schism and PinkieShy.
04:45 <Finwe> o7
04:46 * PinkieShy hands Finwe a cookie cat
04:47 <ConfusionRift> Hallow spawns diagonally, the Jungle biome is mainly vertical. So there will still be some hallow spreading way deep right next to the jungle. Problem is the spread. It will take forever for it to make its way.
04:48 * DashedRainbows also paws at PinkieShy
04:48 <Schism> Good news for once. A copycat shooting at a Florida Wal*Mart was averted after the abortive shooter called it in ahead of time, doubtless seeking to earn some troll cred or something. The response was on point and shoppers were evacuated well ahead of his arrival.
04:49 * ConfusionRift sighs.
04:49 <Ali> My lord
04:49 <ConfusionRift> This is gonna be a really long week.
04:49 <Ali> This is why the damn media needs to stop giving these things 24 hour attention..
04:49 <Ali> I swear this will never end
04:50 <Ali> Probably cause the US is too stubborn to give up its AK47's to the public
04:50 <Schism> At least this time, there were no deaths.
04:50 <Ali> Common people DO NOT need military grade weapons
04:50 <Ali> They should be illegal to buy/sell to all people
04:50 <Ali> They should only be in the hands of military personel and SWAT
04:51 <Ali> Cause you won't get this kind of death with a pistol
04:51 * ConfusionRift sighs again. "Gonna stay clear off the minefield."
04:51 <Ali> I know sorry, just venting.
04:52 <ConfusionRift> It's fine. It's just that was basically the arguments that have been going on as of late.
04:52 * PinkieShy hands DashedRainbows a lion lickers ice cream sandwich.
04:52 <Ali> This garbage has been going on since Columbine to be honest.
04:53 <Ali> But the US is never known for taking action quickly
04:53 <DashedRainbows> Yay!
04:53 <Ali> Something has to go horridly wrong before its stopped, sadly weekly mass shooting don't seem to budge congress to do anything
04:53 <PinkieShy> Japan I heard is restricted on stuff like that Ali.
04:53 <Ali> There's tons of countries that are
04:53 <ConfusionRift> ^
04:54 <Ali> I don't mind the right to bare arms
04:54 <Ali> Just you don't need a civilian armed with an AK47
04:54 <PinkieShy> Ikr
04:54 <PinkieShy> All that should be allowed is pistol for regular people and whatever else for hunters.
04:55 <Ali> Hunting rifles are too slow due to the need for reload
04:55 <Ali> Just like pistols having small clips
04:55 <Ali> AK you can spray and pray
04:55 <Schism> A shotgun is a useful tool. It has multiple purposes depending upon the loadout, and with low-weight birdshot, it's comparatively unlikely to result in the death of anyone by mistake.
04:55 * ConfusionRift laughs,
04:55 <Ali> Shotguns also have very short range
04:55 * Schism nods. "As I said, comparatively unlikely to get someone killed."
04:55 <Ali> Even with buckshot
04:56 <Ali> But again, do you want to get that close to someone who might have a pistol?
04:56 <ConfusionRift> As I said, gonna just sit back for now.
04:56 <Ali> Sorry ConfusionRift >.<
04:56 <ConfusionRift> No no. I'm just... you do remember, right? :P
04:57 * Ali headtilts, remembers what?
04:57 <ConfusionRift> I'm a firearms owner as well?
04:57 * DashedRainbows curls up with her favorite plushie. Nini horseys
04:58 <Ali> I don't mind the right to have guns, there's just certain ones I just don't think that civilians should have
04:59 <Schism> ConfusionRift: You're the sensible sort, though, instead of someone who figures that he needs to own a semi-automatic with a 36-bullet magazine for the sole purpose of preserving his human rights.
04:59 <Schism> full automatic*
05:00 <Schism> (Guns are almost always semi-automatic, I keep mistyping that.)
05:00 * ConfusionRift points at a WASR-10, an AR pistol, and a pistol.
05:01 <Schism> The wood stock is a little much.
05:01 <ConfusionRift> I do admit automatic firearms are way too much. Then again, they are mostly within civilians who have waaaay too much money. Talking about law abiding citizens of course.
05:01 * Ali puts a shiny Charmander on ConfusionRift head.
05:01 * ConfusionRift yays and smiles.
05:02 * Schism looks at a field-stripped WASR-10. "That's a very simple machine."
05:03 * ConfusionRift whispers at Schism. "It's a Romanian AK pattern."
05:04 <ConfusionRift> It's semi, of course. And mine hasn't seen much clean air in a long time.
05:04 <Schism> Simplicity like that in the field is definitely an advantage. I don't do firearms, but I can approve of a certain elegance just for the sake of things.
05:05 <ConfusionRift> That's what I like about it. Just how simple everything is as a mechanism. And just as hardy as it's original pattern.
05:08 <ConfusionRift> In any case... (huggles Ali) I respect that. :)
05:10 <Schism> A gun is a tool intended to destroy whatever it's pointed at, and ... well, ConfusionRift: https://twitter.com/theogrin/status/1158168124333670402
05:11 <ConfusionRift> By admitting they have that form of sentience, they are far more competent.
05:12 <Schism> That'd be me. o3o; But even so, I know better than to deal with such things, EXCEPT -- maybe! -- if I were under the strict supervision of a qualified rangemaster.
05:15 <ConfusionRift> If possible, you could go to a range. Not to shoot or anything. More like watch how things are, and maybe talk to someone about it. You can also talk to someone who teaches conceal carry classes, or maybe even an officer. Just to kinda get an idea of things.
05:17 <Schism> Well, I'm in Canada, so I'd have a fun time finding a concealed carry class. And I'm ... somewhat leery of certain aspects of law enforcement, despite having no sensible reason to be. Call it a part of my chaotic alignment.
05:18 <Schism> Auditing a range might not be a bad idea, though. I'm sure I could find one around these parts.
05:19 <ConfusionRift> It's just to get an idea of things, get a bit familiar. Not shooting necessary.
05:20 * Schism nods, "And handling parts of field-stripped weaponry, to become familiar with their mechanisms. I'm not what you'd call hoplophobic, but if I were ever to even pick up a gun, I'd want to know its workings inside and out."
05:22 <Schism> ConfusionRift: But let us depart from the consideration of weaponry, and instead embark on comedy. http://web.mit.edu/jemorris/humor/500-miles
05:23 * ConfusionRift barely noticed that was Schism's twitter. :P
05:23 <Schism> Tis an older handle of mine. o3o;
05:25 * Golden has blinks. His DM allowed his Dragonborn wild mage to be a descendant, and reincarnation of Bahamut for the DnD sessions he takes part of.
05:26 * ConfusionRift chuckles at Schism, and pokes at his Steam.
05:26 <ConfusionRift> I am real slow today. :P
05:27 <Golden> I am surprised my DM is allowing it.
05:27 <ConfusionRift> Hehehe.
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05:32 * Filly_Nightmares pushes her head into Golden chest warms
05:33 * Golden smiles patting Filly_Nightmares on the head.
05:37 * Filly_Nightmares noms Golden cheekies!
05:42 * ConfusionRift pokes Ali with his Terraria world... a bit modded. "Yep, we barely started and there's a blood moon." :P
05:42 <Ali> I had that too
05:43 <Ali> Reset to a new world
05:43 <Ali> First night Blood Moon cause I had 160 HP
05:43 <ConfusionRift> That explains it.
05:45 <Ali> I think it can trigger as soon as someone has 120HP
05:47 <ConfusionRift> More than 120, yep.
05:48 <ConfusionRift> Which kinda sucks, because if you use two life crystals, the flag is on.
05:51 <Ali> Pretty much
05:51 <Ali> Blood moon is really just a weapon test
05:51 <Ali> Most of the mobs aren't too bad, just if you have basic tools they'll just wear you down
05:51 <ConfusionRift> "Let's see how well you do."
05:51 <Ali> Heck I think the demon eyes are the worst mob, and those are just normal
05:52 <Ali> Zombo's and Blood zombos do get minor knockback and the Drippers don't bounce randomly around like the eyes do
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06:30 * ConfusionRift was looking for a way to summon a boss, and just found he could just make the stupid item. 0_0;
06:31 * Schism hums. "I never eat beets. However, a plain, roasted beet with a little vanilla, some salt and pepper is actually palatable enough."
06:35 <Schism> Exceedingly red, however.
06:35 <Ali> Forgot about the Eye huh ConfusionRift?
06:37 <ConfusionRift> It's a mod boss. And apparently, that changed. I have to find a specific scorpion to summon it.
06:37 <Schism> Time to enjoy the sandstorm.
06:45 <Ali> Then get smashed by the angry tumblers
06:47 <ConfusionRift> "Whoa! That storm kicked in fast!" | There's an item for that, which is good. Also... get ready. | "Why?" | [Enemy spawn rate set to x10.] | "Lea, why, lea! It's nighttime, you fool!!!" | AAAAAH!!!
06:47 <ConfusionRift> I got iiiiiit!
06:55 <Schism> Ohey, they released 1.2, didn't they?
06:55 <Schism> Or not. Pleh.
06:57 <ConfusionRift> Unsure. Haven't played it in a while.
06:57 <Schism> Looks like the last update was 1.1, the arena. 1.2 will include New Game Plus, though.
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07:02 <Finwe> Breakfast tiem? :3
07:02 * Ali squeaks
07:02 * Finwe countersqueaks at Ali.
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07:41 <ConfusionRift> The Chitin Staff... hehehe.
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13:59 <Reiko> Huh
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14:19 <LibrarianofHope> hi eeeeeeee
14:19 * LibrarianofHope glomps the eeeeeee
14:19 * Filly_Nightmares eees at LibrarianofHope and goes squish!
14:19 <LibrarianofHope> squishy
14:20 * Filly_Nightmares mewls
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15:10 * Cepheid awakens.
15:13 <Reiko> Huh
15:14 <Reiko> Stop doing that
15:14 <ADragonHoarding> Stop waking up?
15:15 <Reiko> yes like polly pocket
15:15 <LibrarianofHope> morning
15:16 <ADragonHoarding> Polly Pocket is dead?
15:16 <Reiko> Yes
15:16 <ADragonHoarding> When's the funeral?
15:16 <Reiko> Now like you
15:16 <ADragonHoarding> Statement does not make sense, please try again.
15:17 <Reiko> Okay
15:17 <LibrarianofHope> instructs unclear, polly pocket is now undead
15:17 <Reiko> And alive
15:20 <Cepheid> What's your damned problem, Reiko?
15:22 <Reiko> It is you Cepheid
15:23 <Cepheid> What, do I talk too much for your liking?
15:23 <Reiko> Yes
15:23 <Cepheid> Well too bad.
15:23 <Reiko> And why not
15:24 <Cepheid> Because unless one of the mods says otherwise, I'm free to talk as little or as much as I want.
15:24 <ADragonHoarding> Reiko, why are you being needlessly antagonistic?
15:24 <Cepheid> Probably trying to piss me off.
15:24 <Reiko> Even you could hsve been burn yet
15:24 <LibrarianofHope> this feels like trolling at this point really
15:25 <Cepheid> Yeah.
15:25 <Cepheid> That's why I'm being antagonistic back, more or less.
15:25 <ADragonHoarding> The nonsensical statements lend themselves to that asssessment.
15:25 <LibrarianofHope> just dont say anything ban worthy, besides that go nuts
15:26 <Cepheid> Truth told, I just need to do one simple thing.
15:26 * Cepheid types in "/ignore ...."
15:26 <ADragonHoarding> I recommend breakfast and water, as well.
15:26 <Reiko> Yeah...thst is?
15:26 <LibrarianofHope> forgot one could do that
15:26 <Cepheid> I've had breakfast, and water. I just haven't taken my meds is all.
15:26 <ADragonHoarding> ah, good and good, then.
15:27 * Reiko hugs
15:27 <LibrarianofHope> so
15:27 <Reiko> Huh?
15:28 <LibrarianofHope> i had a general seed of an idea about broken minds and broken souls
15:29 <LibrarianofHope> i feel its good, but i still cant quite ground it to make sense
15:29 <ADragonHoarding> Meanwhile, the client at my workplace now requires phone calls on all callbacks. Three, no less. This seems like a step back from a more adaptable system.
15:33 <LibrarianofHope> what do you work at adra?
15:35 <ADragonHoarding> Support desk for a web-based portal that connects automotive dealers with lenders. I'm the incident controller, so I make sure the tickets don't languish without being addressed and also do all the callbacks on tickets that were escalated and then de-escalated.
15:36 <LibrarianofHope> sounds simple but dull, with the eventual crazy customer mixed in
15:37 <Cepheid> Is it weird that the one kanji I've learned on my own that I recognize quite well is the kanji for "death"?
15:37 <ADragonHoarding> Depends how and why you learned it.
15:37 <LibrarianofHope> yep, context
15:37 <Cepheid> Honestly? Just 'cause I saw it pretty frequently.
15:38 <Cepheid> Plus, the association with the number 4.
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15:38 <ADragonHoarding> games?
15:38 <Cepheid> Games, anime, twitter messages.
15:38 <ADragonHoarding> then nah.
15:38 <LibrarianofHope> reminded me of the no 13 floor thing
15:39 <Cepheid> In regards to the number 4, "shine" is "Death" in Japanese. The number 4 can be expressed as "shi" or "yon."
15:39 <Cepheid> And in regards to "shine" the "ne" is actually kana, while "shi" is in kanji form.
15:40 <Cepheid> Most folks use "yon" to say "4" now, but there's a few special cases where that's not allowed. I forget them off hand. Should probably do a refresher before school starts.
15:40 <Cepheid> LibrarianofHope: Yeah, in Western society, 13 is an unlucky number.
15:40 <Cepheid> Likewise, Japan has no 4th floor in many of it's buildings, for the same reason.
15:40 <ADragonHoarding> Meanwhile in the States, the 4th floor is where all the golfers hang out.
15:41 <Cepheid> ...
15:41 <Cepheid> People are protesting over a game that looks and plays very similarly to BoTW.
15:41 <Cepheid> Gods, people are morons.
15:41 <ADragonHoarding> Protesting what, exactly?
15:42 <Cepheid> Genshin Impact for the PS4, it's an open-world game, and plays a lot like Breath of the Wild. People are upset over the fact that it appears to be a clone of the game.
15:42 <Cepheid> Nevermind these same people play Fortnite Battle Royale, probably.
15:43 <ADragonHoarding> ...Well, I mean, you could argue that MGS5 plays a lot like Breath of the Wild.
15:43 <Cepheid> Or Skyrim.
15:43 <Cepheid> Like I said, people are morons.
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15:45 <Cepheid> In any case...
15:45 <Cepheid> They can protest all they want.
15:48 * Schism yawns, and reads another chapter of "Mother of Learning".
15:48 <Cepheid> The only time lawsuits over similarities occur is when the game is pretty much a direct copy of another game.
15:51 <ADragonHoarding> PUBG lost its suit against Epic.
15:51 <ADragonHoarding> Because you can't copyright genres. Only actual code.
15:51 <Lumindia> '-'
15:51 <Lumindia> why does this not surprise me?
15:51 <Lumindia> weren't they the one that tried to sue Valve over the use of a frying pan as a weapon?:
15:52 <ADragonHoarding> PUBG? I don't think so
15:52 <Schism> Yes.
15:52 <Schism> "It is controversial that the use of frying pan as a weapon is what PUBG Corp believes to hold exclusive rights, claiming that former shooters did not use frying pan as a weapon."
15:52 <ADragonHoarding> They were?
15:53 <ADragonHoarding> oh dear.
15:53 <ADragonHoarding> This is copyright maximalism, folks.
15:53 <Cepheid> It's people being greedy is what it is.
15:53 <Schism> The obvious snark was to suggest to Valve that they sue PUBG Corp. for putting a crowbar intheir game.
15:53 <Cepheid> They see an opening to get more money, they take it.
15:53 <Lumindia> o hai schism
15:54 <Lumindia> did you see my DM?
15:54 <ADragonHoarding> I assume it got thrown out and the only people who got any money were the lawyers.
15:54 <Schism> Yup. That's a drop. o3o
15:54 <Lumindia> that's a SYNCED drop
15:54 <Lumindia> the best kind of drops
15:55 <Lumindia> also from that same group, one pull they nearly killed him, but their monk accidentally dragged limit break off their bar trying to click it
15:55 <Lumindia> and they hit enrage and wiped
15:56 <Schism> Yeowch.
15:56 <Schism> Gotta keep your hotbars locked in combat. o3o;
15:56 * Cepheid stretches, yawns.
15:56 <ADragonHoarding> lock the UI!
15:56 * Schism has occasionally dragged LB off.
15:56 <Schism> Also dragged off Sprint.
15:56 <Lumindia> well sprint isn't as bad
15:56 <Schism> Still annoying. But yea.
15:58 <Lumindia> DMed you that clip as well
15:58 <ADragonHoarding> Sprint's going bye-bye permanently unless the State AG's block it.
15:58 <Lumindia> we're talking about a skill in a game
15:59 <Lumindia> not the company
15:59 <ADragonHoarding> I know.
15:59 <LibrarianofHope> Monster Hunter question, what armor set gives a "conan barbarian" look?
15:59 <ADragonHoarding> Depends. Which Monster Hunter?
15:59 <Cepheid> Depends on the game.
15:59 <LibrarianofHope> any, its for a warhammer miniature conversion idea
16:00 <ADragonHoarding> Bulldrome
16:00 <ADragonHoarding> Bone
16:00 <Cepheid> Yeah, I'm inclined to agree.
16:00 <Cepheid> Most of the early armor sets in Monster Hunter World also give off a barbarian vibe, to boot.
16:00 * Filly_Nightmares rolls onto LibrarianofHope and eees at Lumindia!
16:01 <LibrarianofHope> i got the new warcry game box, came with some blacksmiths bois and some barbarian hunter types
16:01 <LibrarianofHope> got no personal lore to fit barbarian so a monster hunter scheme sounds fund
16:01 <LibrarianofHope> fun
16:02 <ADragonHoarding> https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CojhKnkWcAEQY74.jpg
16:03 <ADragonHoarding> There's a lack of screencaps easily found of it.
16:03 <LibrarianofHope> yep, works great
16:03 <LibrarianofHope> i just wanted a general view, this work greay yhank you
16:05 <ADragonHoarding> female version: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxIe1FnUUAUkgBx.jpg
16:06 * Filly_Nightmares noms LibrarianofHope
16:06 <LibrarianofHope> i do have some horns , i cant make it work as a snow theme
16:06 <LibrarianofHope> i can
16:07 * Lumindia pets Surry
16:20 * Cepheid cracks knucles, hands, wrists. The wrists in particular emit wilhelm screams instead of cracking or popping sounds.
16:21 <Lumindia> wat
16:22 <Cepheid> Because of excessive force applied to my wrists, they crack and pop non-stop whenever I move my hands around. No pain, just lots of cracking and popping.
16:25 <LibrarianofHope> carpain tunnel?
16:25 <Lumindia> I mean the wilhelm thing
16:25 <Cepheid> No.
16:26 <Cepheid> As for the wilhelm thing, you know that one, really, really well-known scream you regularly hear in movies, TV shows and the like?
16:26 <Cepheid> LibrarianofHope: I actually don't suffer carpal tunnel, I suspect it has to do with the damage I applied to my wrists.
16:28 <Schism> Lumindia, I like how the chat on that Twitch thing is just, 'Oh no. Oh no."
16:29 <Schism> The Wilhelm Scream, also known as "Man being eaten by alligator"...
16:30 <Cepheid> In any case, the damage incurred to my right wrist is numerous applications of perpendicular compressive force to the wrist. From punching walls.
16:30 <Schism> There was a Wilhelm Scream during that penultimate cutscene in HW, where several soldiers fall off the Steps of Faith. o3o
16:30 <Lumindia> no, I know what the wilhelm scream is
16:30 <Lumindia> I... never mind
16:30 <Cepheid> It also suffered some parallel compressive forces from being slammed into a cement pillar three times, hard enough that my wrist and hand were black and blue for a week.
16:30 * Schism pops its shoulder, and it lets out a preternatural shriek of despair.
16:30 <Schism> his*
16:31 <Cepheid> Lumindia: Essentially, I like to describe the sounds my wrist makes in fun ways. Especially since apparently they're bad enough they creep out my mother.
16:32 <DashedRainbows> Good morning horseys
16:36 * Schism watches a Randy Rainbow song or two. "I'm a sucker for a good parody."
16:37 <Schism> "Dear healers, please use Esuna." --a friend on a board has poor luck with PUGs
16:39 * Filly_Nightmares suckles on Schism cheek
16:39 * Filly_Nightmares skree!
16:40 * Schism offers Filly_Nightmares a turkey pie wif extra spicy mustard!
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16:41 <Ali> Schism, a bad pug healer? NO WAY
16:43 * LibrarianofHope heals Ali, misses, and now the wardrobe talks
16:43 <LibrarianofHope> becuase yay
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16:44 <Schism> Ali: It's kinda funny, but you get healers who don't use Regen properly, or put cards on the wrong players, or don't use Esuna. The latter is particularly annoying, because there are plenty of DOT mechanics which can be obviated by zapping the debuff off. (Looking at you, Eden Titan, and your cover-the-party-in-dirt move.)
16:44 <Cepheid> Indeed.
16:45 <Ali> Schism, sorry I don't know FF14's mechanics only WoW
16:45 <Cepheid> And some of them are so powerful that removing them would save you a lot of trouble.
16:45 <Ali> And most of the time it was HoTs
16:45 <Cepheid> They're much the same, in terms of damage-over-time and such.
16:45 <Cepheid> And heal-over-times.
16:45 * Filly_Nightmares noms Schism and food!
16:45 * Filly_Nightmares sneezies at Ali
16:45 <Schism> Regen's the biggest HoT, that and Medica 2. But yeah, Esuna is a debuff removal spell. Every healer gets it, and it can make an enormous difference if, for example, the tank somehow winds up with 6 stacks of Poison.
16:45 <Ali> Oh spot removal
16:46 <Ali> Yes..yes people even in WoW were back with debuff removals
16:46 <Ali> bad*
16:46 * Schism nods.
16:46 <Ali> I think there was a debuff that made the target's armor basically non existant
16:46 <Schism> Esuna is also /incredibly/ quick to cast, you can basically use it once every 2 seconds. And doesn't cost much MP.
16:46 <Cepheid> A lot of the time is that it's hard to notice the debuffs are there. I'd personally prefer a debuff listing that had buffs on a top row, and debuffs on a bottom row.
16:46 <Ali> And when put on the main tank, it would lead to a quick wipe if not removed quickly
16:47 <Schism> Cepheid: I'm thankful that there's an option to make it so that ONLY the buffs/debuffs you've added to a player show up.
16:47 <Schism> Or enemy.
16:47 <Ali> Some mods add color alterations to the player's bar
16:47 <Schism> Heh, we get Vulnerability Up stacks, which happens when someone fails the mechanic. That one CAN'T be removed via Esuna, because it's punishment for screwing up.
16:47 <Ali> Like if a player was cursed, their bar would turn purple, reminding players that a curse removal spell was needed.
16:47 <Cepheid> Yeah, unfortunately, UI mods aren't a thing in FF14.
16:48 <Ali> How strange
16:48 <Cepheid> I usually end up replicating the heal button system that most UI mods for healers in WoW provide by using a ****-ton of macros.
16:48 * Cepheid wanders off to take meds.
16:48 <LibrarianofHope> all of that sounds stressing
16:49 <Schism> The only combat macro I have is a nice little speech note when I pop a Revive.
16:49 <LibrarianofHope> wow type guilds can be like full time jobs i read once
16:49 <Ali> Do they have battlerezzes?
16:49 <Schism> Yea, first res in battle gives you a 2-minute stack of -25% stats, second and from then on bumps it up to -50%.
16:49 <Ali> Huh, in WoW only Druids could battle rez
16:49 <Schism> Unless the healer uses their level 3 limit break, as should often be the case if the party's about to wipe.
16:50 <Schism> (That's a full revive of the whole team.)
16:50 <Schism> There are also some DPS classes which get a res -- Red Mages and Summoners, that is.
16:50 <Cepheid> Schism: I set up like, a huge set of macros and line them up with the party window so I know which line is which for each player.
16:50 <Cepheid> They include the most common spells I'd likely cast on each target.
16:51 <Cepheid> So Cure, Cure II, Cure III, Regen, Esuna, Revive, etc.
16:51 <Cepheid> The main bars at the bottom are for group-based spells.
16:51 * Schism nods, "That's an interesting way of doing it. Makes sense."
16:51 * DashedRainbows sniffs Ali then paws at her
16:51 * Ali squeaks at DashedRainbows
16:51 <Schism> Also, I am still le sad that WHMs don't get Aero 2 anymore. The only AoE is now Holy. BUT Holy now costs only 600 MP to cast, and it's almost as fast as Stone.
16:52 <Cepheid> More or less.
16:52 <Ali> Eh just meteos everything
16:52 <Fn> I am deathing
16:52 <Ali> Or whatever the darn name of that spell is
16:52 <Cepheid> That's Black Mages.
16:52 <Cepheid> And certain individuals who cast specialized versions of Meteor.
16:52 <Fn> I cycled 150m at 12%-16% gradient in mere 10 minutes
16:52 <Ali> Also Cepheid I've had some strange luck in Terraria, most bad
16:53 <Ali> Ever seen a Jungle and Frost biome merge?
16:53 <Schism> Well, BLM doesn't get Meteor, but they do get Flare. Also, Xenoglossy and Foul, which are exceedingly powerful and can be cast once every 30 seconds under the right conditions.
16:53 <Fn> My heart is not happy with my smol cycling record
16:53 <Cepheid> Black Mages get Meteor as a Limit Break, don't they?
16:54 <Ali> Also had the luck that by defeating the wall of flesh, that the hallow side shot thru the jungle biome...
16:54 <Cepheid> In any case, Meteor is treated as a literal "Rocks fall, everything dies" type attack, especially when used on players.
16:54 <Schism> Unless you get behind another rock. o3o
16:54 <Cepheid> In FF14, it requires special handling.
16:54 <Cepheid> Yeah, and in MHWorld as well.
16:54 <Cepheid> 'Cause Behemoth in MHWorld.
16:54 <Schism> Yuppers.
16:54 <Ali> So no underground hallow
16:54 <Cepheid> Ali: Oof.
16:55 <Schism> Ali: Whurf. Welp, time to roll a new map, eh?
16:55 <Ali> Eeyup
16:55 <Ali> Then a rolled one where the Crimson spawned in the middle of the jungle
16:55 * Ali noped out of that one quickly
16:57 <Schism> Also, huh, I guess BLM /does/ get Meteor for a LB3. I'd forgotten about that, because I almost never pop a ranged DPS limit break when a single-target melee DPS is available to do more damage.
16:57 * Cepheid needs bread.
16:57 * Schism ensures that Cepheid has bread with /butter/, for to avoid the hiccups.
16:59 * Cepheid noms bread by itself.
17:01 <Finwe> Miss Ali, Messrs Cepheid, Fn and Schism.
17:01 * Finwe doffs his hat.
17:02 <LibrarianofHope> uhh
17:02 <LibrarianofHope> an finwe
17:02 * LibrarianofHope doffs ali
17:02 <Finwe> Mr LibrarianofHope!
17:02 * Finwe redoffs his hat.
17:03 * Hat is doffed
17:05 <Ali> So in the world of Factorio I did get that green circuit train set up. But my lord do I have a lot of work still to go from a self centered base fed directly, to remotely.
17:09 * LibrarianofHope puts Hat on
17:09 <LibrarianofHope> lets go on an odyssei, worked for Mario
17:10 <ADragonHoarding> massive expansion is greatly aided by construction bots and rail-blueprints.
17:11 <LibrarianofHope> what would you say is the non campagin point of factorio?
17:11 <ADragonHoarding> I saw one series where the guy made a bunch of blueprints with built-in signaling and integrated power poles, solar panels, and accumulators.
17:12 <LibrarianofHope> meaning like a win scenario
17:13 <Ali> ADragonHoarding, sadly don't have the tech yet for construct bots
17:13 <Ali> Its moved a bit from where it was in .16, now needing 3 tech bottles instead of two
17:13 <ADragonHoarding> Aye.
17:14 <ADragonHoarding> ...I think that Youtube series is called "Meiosis" actually...
17:14 <Ali> Might not work in .17's current build, a ton has changed since .16
17:15 <ADragonHoarding> aye.
17:15 <Ali> Heck the .17.60 build turned basic oil processing to only petrol
17:15 <Ali> Which is a godsend since the other two types were barely used that early
17:15 <Ali> Sadly makes switching from coal powered stuff to solid fuel a bit harder
17:16 <Ali> I ended up with such a massive open space I decided to slap solar panels down. I know I'll need a ton of accumulators and panels to keep the place going 24/7 but I do have eff one tech to help keep the furnaces from eating all the power.
17:20 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Rarity Obsession - Unhealthy Pony Obsession [ http://tinyurl.com/y39xobtd ]
17:28 * Filly_Nightmares eees and melts
17:28 * LibrarianofHope puts the eeeeee juice in a bottle
17:29 <LibrarianofHope> anyone want eeee juice? im only 40 percent sure its not mutagenic
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17:37 <Cepheid> Bleh.
17:37 <Cepheid> Mind wants to work, but the body is unwilling. And I can't relax, either.
17:42 * Ali gives Cepheid back wubs to help relax
17:43 <Cepheid> I need something to impair my brain.
17:44 <Cepheid> It's the only way I'll relax.
17:45 <Cepheid> Hell with it, I'll cut one of my sedatives in half. Maybe that'll be weak enough to slow my brain down and not knock me out.
17:47 <Cepheid> Even better, that was less than a half.
17:47 <Cepheid> Attempt to cut it caused the knife to angle itself slightly in one direction. I took the smaller portion.
17:48 <Cepheid> The alternative would have been to steal a glass of wine.
17:50 <Cepheid> Meanwhile..
17:50 * Cepheid noms more bread.
17:50 <Cepheid> My parents bought a challah bread for making french toast. Now that it's mostly been used, I gave it a try plain and by itself. Good gods this stuff is good.
17:51 <Finwe> o3o
17:53 * Cepheid o3o's back. oƐo
17:53 <Lumindia> ⎝⎠ ╲╱╲╱ ⎝⎠
17:54 * Cepheid applies hoof to face. o3(\ oƐo
17:55 <Finwe> o3x
17:55 * Cepheid pokes fang. ⎝⎠ ╲╱╲╱ ⎝(\ oƐo
17:58 <Cepheid> https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49234054 Seriously?
18:00 <Cepheid> https://www.newschannel5.com/news/multi-state-police-chase-of-kitten-filled-car-ends-in-clarksville Those poor kittens.
18:10 <Cepheid> !link https://youtu.be/Pkj0DEqkv2Y
18:10 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
18:10 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about YouTube
18:10 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Comics: Friendship Rings / Letters from Applejack / Storms Lullaby #15 [ http://tinyurl.com/yxtezb5c ]
18:11 * Cepheid looks at party. Level 99.
18:11 <Cepheid> And still, not enough to take out that devourer of stars.
18:12 <Cepheid> Hum, I need to restore all my data on the boss.
18:12 <Cepheid> Time for a suicide run!
18:14 <Cepheid> ...
18:14 <Cepheid> Are you kidding me game?
18:14 <Cepheid> I managed to paralyze the boss on the first turn, so now it's gonna use that damned skill on the *SECOND* turn.
18:16 <Cepheid> ...?
18:16 <Cepheid> All of the parts were alive. Why did it not try to use the attack?
18:17 <Cepheid> ... And why is it not regenerating the Energy Tube?
18:19 <Cepheid> This leaves an implication that I do not relish.
18:19 <Cepheid> The implication being that, each part regenerates on a specific turn that follows a set pattern.
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18:22 <Lumindia> :thonk:
18:22 <Lumindia> Hmmm
18:22 <Cepheid> That, or..
18:22 <Cepheid> It doesn't regenerate if the core is impaired.
18:23 <Cepheid> As I just paralyzed it, it couldn't act as a result, and no part regenerated.
18:23 <Lumindia> what does paralyzing do in that game? is it 'chance to lose a turn' or just 'lose that turn'?
18:23 <Cepheid> Chance to lose turn.
18:23 <Cepheid> Usually pretty high chance.
18:23 <Cepheid> There's other effects that do the same, like Stun.
18:23 <Lumindia> if it lost its first turn, it probably just delayed the AI script
18:23 <Lumindia> and as a result, used TPK as its 'first' action
18:24 <Cepheid> Irony.
18:24 <Cepheid> Destruction of it's body parts from using the TPK..
18:24 <Cepheid> Results in me knowing all the stats of the body parts that regenerate.
18:24 <Cepheid> It treats it's self-destruct as a "kill" from my team.
18:24 <Lumindia> wait, so it kills the body parts as well when it TPKs?
18:24 <Cepheid> Yeah.
18:25 <Cepheid> All of the body parts are destroyed upon using the TPK.
18:25 <Cepheid> And they regenerate one by one, every turn. Apparently this doesn't apply if the core loses a turn.
18:26 <Cepheid> Each part can, by itself, be destroyed. But it doesn't regenerate immediately, as far as I can recall from my attempts over a month ago.
18:26 <Cepheid> This is actually the first time I've seen a part not regenerate, as well.
18:26 <Cepheid> Let's see, that's one part I know about, so..
18:30 <Cepheid> Hum, I need unicode symbols.
18:30 <Lumindia> I'll code your uni
18:31 <Cepheid> Found the ones I need.
18:32 <Cepheid> The series uses the Japanese approach of Circles, Circles-In-Circles, X and Triangles to indicate resistances and such.
18:32 <Cepheid> ...
18:32 <Cepheid> The Agile Sword is weak to Curse. That's hilarious.
18:33 <Lumindia> that would be... weak, double weak, resist, and immune?
18:33 <Lumindia> or other way around?
18:33 * Finwe boops Lumindia.
18:33 * Lumindia falls over
18:34 <Cepheid> X - No effect. Triangle - Resist. Circle - Normal. Double-Circle - Weak
18:35 <Cepheid> Agile Sword(First to regenerate) is weak to... Fire, Ice, Thunder, Stun, Curse. Normal for Blind, Arm Bind. Resistant or No Effect for the rest.
18:35 <Cepheid> It's hilarious that it's weak to curse.
18:35 <Cepheid> That means I could effectively make it kill itself.
18:36 <Cepheid> Yeah, it can only regenerate a part if it gets a turn.
18:37 <Cepheid> That was 3 turns the core lost a turn, and no regeneration. Finally got a turn through the paralysis, and it regenerated a part.
18:39 <Cepheid> That said, I'm pretty sure it's out of order.
18:39 <Cepheid> Which implies if it loses it's turn, it's either advancing in it's AI one step, or the part that regenerates is dependent on the turn number.
18:39 * Cepheid writes down the turn number it regenerated on, just in case.
18:41 <Cepheid> By the way, the above youtube link, that's the boss theme for the boss.
18:41 <Cepheid> Not as epic as the one for the original final boss, though.
18:42 <Cepheid> !link https://youtu.be/gTiM74pRn_0
18:42 <DerpyBot> I need to ask Twilight about that one.
18:42 <DerpyBot> Twilight told me this video is about YouTube
18:42 <Cepheid> It takes a bit to really get going though.
18:42 <Cepheid> That 9 minute length isn't for a loop.
18:42 <Cepheid> Er, 6-minute length.
18:42 <Cepheid> It is legitimately a six-minute long boss track.
18:44 <Cepheid> .. Wait, what do you mean the Energy Tube is normal for IK?
18:46 <Cepheid> None of the parts appear to be weak to stone or confusion so far. There's a weird pattern for elemental and physical resistances, though.
18:46 <Schism> Lumindia! Lumindia Lumindia Lumindia! http://www.owlsteaparty.com/the-great-serpent-of-ronka-plush-template/
18:47 <Cepheid> I want a skill to remove all debuffs on the enemy.
18:47 <Cepheid> There's no way to stop the Energy Tube from applying that healing buff, as it moves before I can get a turn after it regenerates.
18:47 <Cepheid> So the better move is to remove it.
18:48 <Cepheid> Same goes for attempting any sort of effect before it moves.
18:48 <Cepheid> Unless an agility up skill can increase my action speed.
18:48 <Cepheid> Because practically half of the thing moves before I do.
18:49 <Schism> ... Formidable... https://twitter.com/SegaOfPlanetune/status/1155953383074758658
18:50 <Cepheid> I kind of want to kill this thing before I do Nexus.
18:50 <Cepheid> Because I want to see how this game truly ends, so I can figure out it's connection to Nexus.
18:50 <Cepheid> It definitely regenerates parts in a sequence, though.
18:51 <Cepheid> It's not regenerating the parts I killed after they regenerated. It's simply moving onto the next part in the list.
18:52 <Cepheid> ... Wait. What?
18:52 <Cepheid> It just regenerated two parts.
18:52 <Cepheid> Towering Sword, the final part in the sequence. Then it did the Sound Cannon.
18:52 <Cepheid> That Sonic Mirage does more than just increase Evade, I think.
18:54 <Cepheid> The whole thing is immune to stone and confusion, apparently. So no making the thing hit itself in the face.
18:56 <Cepheid> Aaand TPK.
18:56 <Cepheid> Last bit to get info on is the core. I need an Analysis Lens for that though.
18:59 <Cepheid> The fact that I paralysed the core was a fluke.
18:59 <Cepheid> It's resistant against paralysis.
19:01 <Cepheid> Right then, all resistances collected. Just need to figure out effect of all the skills, now. o3o
19:01 <Cepheid> Full Burst is the TPK. Regeneration's obvious. o3o
19:05 * DashedRainbows chews on Finwe's hat
19:07 <Cepheid> ...? That's several turns early, Star Devourer. Why did you regenerate the Towering Sword already?
19:10 <DerpyBot> New post on Equestria Daily by Sethisto: Twilight Day Happening on August 12th! [ http://tinyurl.com/y5jdg97k ]
19:13 <Cepheid> Oh, by the way. That TPK? It's only dodgeable by either interrupting any of the parts(Kill, paralysis), and it cannot be weathered by defensive skills.
19:13 <Cepheid> If somehow, a character survives it, the game applies another attack to the character, for several thousand damage. If they somehow survive that, it does it again. Repeat until dead.
19:14 * LibrarianofHope rubs dashed in da tummy
19:14 <LibrarianofHope> i got it owo
19:14 <Cepheid> I don't want to know what happens if a player cheats their health such that they can't die.
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19:18 <Cepheid> Need to stop speeding through turns, so I can get the attacks down..
19:22 <Cepheid> ... The hay? Why'd it regenerate two parts there?
19:23 <DashedRainbows> This internet is so slow
19:24 <Reiko> Yet...
19:24 <Cepheid> Heh.
19:24 <Cepheid> They changed the message of "It's a swarm of monsters!" for the Star Devourer.
19:24 <Cepheid> "Star Devourer and Regenerating Parts"
19:25 * DashedRainbows chews on LibrarianofHope instead
19:26 <DashedRainbows> Fortunately quassel isn't high bandwidth
19:30 <Cepheid> Why does this keep happening? It regenerated the Sound Cannon *AND* the Towering Sword on the same turn.
19:30 <Cepheid> What's triggering it?
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19:37 <Cepheid> Hum..
19:37 <Cepheid> I got a general idea as to all the various effects and problems.
19:38 <Cepheid> Energy Tube is highest priority. It has to be killed or silenced somehow before it uses Energy Feed(Massive HP restoration).
19:38 <Cepheid> Confuse and Stone are useless.
19:39 <Cepheid> Ailments are all over the place, as are binds.
19:39 <Cepheid> Binds are... not worth it though.
19:40 <Cepheid> Ailments and binds are not worth it. Raw, pure damage is the best approach.
19:43 <Cepheid> The only status that is of note is stun. Every single part, except the core, is weak to stun. The problem is abusing it. I have to move faster than the boss.
20:14 <Cepheid> Right, now that I've had a shower I'm in a clearer state of mind.
20:17 <Cepheid> Analysis of all spells and abilities indicate, at a minimum, I need the following: High speed to beat the boss in action. High physical and elemental damage. Defense boosting ability. Healing. As many sources of stun as possible. Ailment removal. Buff removal.
20:20 <Cepheid> Falcon Rover, Elemancer, Phantom Duelists, and Blade Dancer have the highest agility boosts.
20:22 <Cepheid> Flying Falcon(Falcon Rover), and Blade Dancer have the highest Strength and Agility. Overall, for speed and strength, Flying Falcon wins out. For output of damage though, Blade Dancers have higher potential damage.
20:24 <Cepheid> For elemental damage, Elemancers are the best for damage. For melee damage, Blade Dancers appear to have the highest damage output, but are excrutiatingly fragile.
20:25 <Cepheid> They can equip up to four katanas, and can attack with them all.
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20:27 <Cepheid> That said, they aren't *REQUIRED* to equip multiple katanas. Meanwhile, the alternative, the Flying Falcon..
20:28 <Cepheid> It has the benefit of providing an extra hand for damage in the form of the Falcon.
20:30 <Cepheid> The rover also uses bows, so they have a benefit of being able to hit the front or back bits no problem.
20:31 <Cepheid> For healing, Schism will go back to the healing subclass.
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20:34 <Cepheid> Razor is retired to play a Masurao Rover, aiming for Falconry.
20:38 <Cepheid> For speed modification purposes..
20:42 <Cepheid> Grease Boots for everyone! ... I need 500,000en for that.
20:45 <Cepheid> Hmm.
20:46 <Cepheid> Schism's decked out purely in healing skills. Some quite powerful.
20:51 <Cepheid> Hmm. Dreamer really only needs one elemental attack. All parts weak to elemental damage are, by default, weak to all elemental damage.
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21:03 <Cepheid> Geezus. That hawk rivals some of the PCs for HP.
21:12 <Cepheid> So that's our ranged physical damage...
21:13 <Cepheid> I absolutely need some damage reduction. Defensive buffs are good, but I need more.
21:16 <Cepheid> I wonder how effective a Bunker would be against the boss.
21:17 <Cepheid> It's a 10-HP unit that Dragoons summon. It has some impressively-high defense, and draws attacks.
21:17 <Cepheid> No harm in trying it I guess.
21:22 <Cepheid> Heavy Armor reduces initiative by 10... Light Armor, no change. Cloth armor, +5 to initiative.
21:22 <Cepheid> Shields also decrease by 5.
21:23 <Cepheid> To balance it out, I'd have to wear boots, and light armor.
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21:23 <Cepheid> Replacing the heavy armor with light armor reduces defense by 38 points. Not sure how significant that is. Good way to tell is to get him to max level and compare him to other characters.
21:25 <Cepheid> I just realized I could have used "alter class" instead of "retire." Whoops.
21:25 <Cepheid> Oh well, it doesn't take a lot of those quests to get them back up to level 99.
21:25 <LibrarianofHope> muscle pain medicine sucks, it did got the pain out but im drowsy and cant focus
21:26 <Cepheid> Meanwhile, cutting my sedative in half has impaired my mind enough that I'm not exhausted or sleepy, but can relax and play games.
21:27 <LibrarianofHope> wanna trade to even out?
21:27 <LibrarianofHope> balanced, as all things must be
21:27 <Cepheid> Depends on the type of balance.
21:28 <Cepheid> Part of a baton twirler's technique is to use an unbalanced baton, to start.
21:28 <Cepheid> ... Okay, this wiki is confused.
21:28 <Cepheid> It says the Hawk should have 330 HP at level 99.
21:28 <LibrarianofHope> im to drowsy for another thanos quote, so fill in wahtever in aproppiate
21:29 * LibrarianofHope flops on ali and naps
21:29 <Cepheid> Razor's Level 99 Hawk has 495 HP. More HP than 4/5ths of the party.
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21:29 <Cepheid> Somehow, Schism, the healer, has more HP than the rest of the party.
21:31 <Cepheid> Hum, I wonder how MATK and wisdom affect healing.
21:33 <Cepheid> Hum. Dragon Force helps with negating damage to the squishies, but is there any skill that might just allow Andrew(I used my real name this time. o3o) to take as much of the damage as possible?
21:33 <Cepheid> Mana Guard works on the party. Reduces elemental damage. Full Guard works on the entire party, but has a staggering 7-turn cooldown.
21:34 <Cepheid> Which can be reduced to 5 turns.
21:34 <Cepheid> I wonder if it's sufficient to survive the TPK.
21:38 <Cepheid> Well, really only one way to find out, I guess.
21:39 * Filly_Nightmares meows
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21:44 * LibrarianofHope poke the eeeee
21:44 <LibrarianofHope> multilingual
21:44 * LibrarianofHope mooooo at eeeeee
21:44 * Filly_Nightmares meows at LibrarianofHope!
21:45 * LibrarianofHope does dolphin sounds at the eeeee
21:45 * Lumindia Screes at Surry
21:46 * Lumindia then very gently headbutts their side
21:48 <Cepheid> Right then. Team is assembled for a quick test of abilities. Not expecting to succeed.
21:49 <Cepheid> Aaaand Full Guard is useless.
21:51 * Filly_Nightmares eees at Lumindia and climbs onto head!
21:51 * Lumindia wobbles unsteadily, then falls over
21:52 <LibrarianofHope> the eeee totem project was a failure
21:52 <LibrarianofHope> years of research wasted
21:52 * Filly_Nightmares eees at LibrarianofHope!
21:53 <Cepheid> Hum. The defense of a Dragoon with their absolute best gear, is 396. The next highest target, who is in the front row, and was surviving hits reasonably well, topped out at around 290 or so.
21:53 <Cepheid> I can afford the 38 defense for better initiative.
22:03 <Cepheid> That said, I need money now. o3o
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22:29 <Cepheid> Hum. All I need at this point is the body armor for Razor.
22:37 <Cepheid> Holy geeze. Hawk Rovers are nuts.
22:40 <Cepheid> I'm... surviving?
22:40 <Cepheid> This team... might just be able to do it.
22:43 <Cepheid> ... And Reflex Herb is overpowered.
22:45 <Cepheid> It's used instantly, before the enemy even moves. If a party member gets hit by any attack damage, and I mean *ANY* damage, the user heals the target. Triggers once on multi-hit attacks against a target. But if multiple targets are hit over an attack, every target gets healed.
22:49 <Cepheid> Turn 20. 80% health. This team can definitely do it, but it needs some improvement.
22:52 <Cepheid> Defensive strength from Andrew as a Dragoon isn't worth it. Too much setup, not enough benefit.
22:56 <Cepheid> Hum..
22:59 <Cepheid> Harbinger Deathguard can remove all buffs on a single enemy, dealing a number of attacks equal to the number of buffs removed. Shaman Punisher has Purification, which removes *ALL* buffs and debuffs on *ALL* combatants, enemies and players, to restore TP to the user.
23:00 <Cepheid> And since the number of targets is upwards of 7, each all getting buffed on a regular basis, the shaman would restore a considerable amount of TP regularly.
23:02 <Cepheid> There's an item, Laudanum, which removes all buffs on the enemy party. That said, items should be reserved for consumables of use.
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23:02 <Cepheid> Shaman seems the most reasonable choice.
23:18 <Lumindia> I wonder how much of EqD's chat these days is just Ceph talking to themselves
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23:19 <Cepheid> Same amount of percentage as usual.
23:21 <Cepheid> Everyone is geared up as best as possible. It's not possible to get any better gear, outside of whatever the item the final boss drops provides.
23:25 <Cepheid> Hmm.
23:25 <Cepheid> Each part seems to have it's own AI pattern.
23:28 <Cepheid> Man, Dreamer's wiping out the swords like nuts.
23:32 <Cepheid> So much data I have to keep track of. xƐx
23:35 * PinkieShy offers Cepheid a hug
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23:45 <Cepheid> I have officially hit 75% of it's HP left.
23:48 <Cepheid> So far, I have had incredible luck in dealing with the TPK.
23:52 <Cepheid> Aaand he just undid 10% of my damage.
23:56 <Cepheid> Well that's annoying. Get to 70% or so, and he starts spamming the restoration skill ASAP.
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