The craziest thing just happened to me in cube

Mraochan - Lost City

Ok first off, I run cube daily and for a long time (since lvl 52) it's been a breeze, no trouble at all.

Recently the paths of the mobs were changed in room 38. Since this change I haven't passed the room once. I tried my usual path down the left wall many times to no avail. Last few times I've been going straight down the middle. Once I made it through the room but as I stood in the corner waiting for my die a mob got me.

Tonight, just now, the same thing happened, except I made sure to be all the way in the corner as far as I could be. Well, I couldn't talk to the npc there, so I had to move out a bit. When I did, a mob targeted me the same instant I got the die. Ready to click it and finally pass 38 again, the mob killed me. Now as all this was going on I was also trying to run back into the corner.

So with a sigh of frustration I watched my char go back to room 1 for a split second, then to 39! (I had received a thrown die: 1) Arriving in 39 I saw my hp charm had ticked, my mp was empty, no chi, etc, just like I had died. Craziest thing ever.

So I decided to post to see if anyone else has had this or something like this happen and also to propose a suggestion: There should be a tiny safe area there at the npc so you can get your die and click it without having to worry still about the mobs.

I swear with the old mob paths that this safe area did exist, as I recall standing just behind or around the npc many times while waiting for my die and clicking it. I think the new mob paths run over into this area and that's just messed up, you make it through the room only to be killed while waiting for your die or waiting to tele out.

Thanks for reading, apologies if this has already been brought up, and please share your opinions b:cute

AriesBreath - Raging Tide

You can't use the die if you stand -right- in the corner of the room, cause for some reason it says "outside required area". There are rumors that mobs chasing you can't attack you in this area but i've been attacked there a few times.

What you encountered was that you managed to use your die in room 38, got killed, therefore porting back to room 1, and your die from room 38 activated after. (ever notice the slight delay to port after using a die? That'd be it.)

It also works if you use your die before getting killed in any other room. (PK rooms for example.)

Ursa - Dreamweaver

got to 38 on my sin yesterday.
it's still easy, although not that easy as before. Almost died the 1st time, cause after coming back after 8-9 months a lot of **** changed in this game.

So, wanna pass it? here's what you need to do:

Forget the left wall, is the hardest path.

go on the right , following closely the mob that goes the closest to wall. wait a bit look at them, there is only one that goes like really, really close to the wall. Follow that one until you reach the corner.
Stop there - it's safe - and wait for him to return. As soon as mob returns - holy path to end.

There, easy.

before it was even easier, following this mob from one end to another would have taken you safely to end. They changed the path, cause mobs was going to almost end then cut it left to the middle of the room. Now you need to wait in the right corner for the mob to return and then speed up to end.

Decus - Dreamweaver

That happened to me once in a PK room after I traded do-alls for a die (was in a race with a bomb).


As for Room 38's supposed difficulty, I just holy path down the middle like before.

I did it three times recently to check and see why it was so "hard" and I didn't see any difference between the past and now. Mind you, my machine is not great so I don't even get to render hands (and lines around them) or mobs near the end where the NPC is located. I speed through and I can click the NPC and die just fine. Clearly I am some sort of Cube Ninja since I keep seeing QQ about it.

JanusZeal - Heavens Tear

I've done like four room 38 chrono quests in the last three'ish weeks. (mystic, veno, archer, bm)

Like the OP I take a corner path but mine is usually the right side. In the last few months they have certainly changed the path the ants take, as only one ant used to come toward the right corner from the NPC at the end. Now there's two, which makes the path much more difficult, but I've failed it I think once or twice. Accidentally came upon it with my sin during a normal cube run a few times and passed it.

It certainly has changed, maybe slightly more difficult, however, it's still pretty easy.

TrueHarmony - Archosaur

I'm not sure why anyone has any form of trouble with room 38...srrsly.

I did cube in my mid 70's for a while then sort of disregarded it till my mid 90's and didnt even land in room 38 until 98 and its soooooooooooooooo easy.

First time i landed there i just stood around and watched the bugs path for a few mins and figured it out. Followed the buggie as it ran on the left side, hid in the corner until he passed by me and holy pathed to the npc. Been in there five times and completed it five times...i don't get why people hate this room, its fun lol.

Mraochan - Lost City

Decus - Dreamweaver wrote: »

That happened to me once in a PK room after I traded do-alls for a die (was in a race with a bomb).

Just to be clear, you died, went to room 1 for a split second, then arrived in the room you got the thrown die for?

JanusZeal - Heavens Tear wrote: »

Like the OP I take a corner path but mine is usually the right side.

I've never tried the right path, but since it's changed recently I assumed it would be the same as the left, which is clearly not a viable path anymore. Might try this tho, as I prefer to wait in a corner. TY for the advice.

TrueHarmony - Archosaur wrote: »

First time i landed there i just stood around and watched the bugs path for a few mins and figured it out. Followed the buggie as it ran on the left side, hid in the corner until he passed by me and holy pathed to the npc. Been in there five times and completed it five times...i don't get why people hate this room, its fun lol.

The left path is clearly not viable anymore, period. If you have 5/5 success then gratz, have you run it recently?

And AriesBreath, I've died in cube many times in many different ways but never had this happen before, even recently since the changes, and in the pk rooms

I tried to multi-quote all but it didn't work lol.


TY all for advice and replies so far.

I see my original post was a bit long (sorry it was late) and think that might be causing some confusion.

The two main things I wanted to emphasize are:

1) I arrived in 39 with dead status I.E. hp charm ticked, no mp, no chi, but continued to run and pass cube. When I was figuring out cube in my 40's I died plenty of times, sometimes with a die, sometimes without, sometimes right after clicking it etc etc... NEVER did I go back to room 1 first, then on to the room for which I had a thrown die. A death for any reason at any time always resulted in going back to room 1 (and staying there lol)

2) That there should be a safe zone in the corner by the finish npc where you can receive your die and click it and wait to tele out without having to worry about the mobs. Also that I believe this safe zone did exist before the mob paths were changed recently.

Again TY for all replies and I look forward to seeing more b:thanks

Stellula - Sanctuary

The very same thing happened to me the other day as well. I had an ant tailing me to the NPC, but I was so close that I figured I'd see if I could roll the dice before he reached me. I clicked the dice, got hit by the ant, ported to room 1 like usual (dead status), and a second later appeared in the room I rolled the dice for. I suspect that it's like when you open a lucky pack with a full inventory and it completes the "quest" when it can, but who knows. :P

I was definitely excited not to have to restart the cube! LOL

Dethprowl - Raging Tide

Ive died and moved on in the game like that many time, mostly because of rm 38 lol.

As long as youve used the die before you get killed youll move on in the cube.

Asone - Raging Tide

This has happened to me before too around my level 90s, same room, 38. Kinda crazy I know, but hey, as long as I'm not going back to room 1, I sure got no complaints. b:laugh

DaKillanator - Raging Tide

Wow I wish that happened for me b:surrender

Whenever one of the ants roflstomps me, I just go back to room 1, whether I used the die or not b:cry

Barber - Heavens Tear

yup this has happened a couple times before..you just managed to click the dice before ya died

dont know why people have trouble in room 38 now since they changed it its even easier to run

1.wait for bug on the right wal to come at ya
2. when it turns around to go back the way it came follow it to the first corner and wait for it to come back by ya...it gets pretty close to ya but it goes on by
3.after it goes by run to the corner to the npc

you still have to time the hands to avoid them but stay close to the wall and you should be fine

I think ive only died twice since they changed it and that was only because of out of sync hands that sometimes ya cant avoid....but nothings 100% perfect

Decus - Dreamweaver

Mraochan - Lost City wrote: »

Just to be clear, you died, went to room 1 for a split second, then arrived in the room you got the thrown die for?

Correct.

Mraochan - Lost City

Lol well cool, as I said in the OP I've run cube for years, but I've never had that happen. Guess it's good to know it wasn't a completely isolated incident. TYVM to all who replied and GL b:victory