Faction base pet skill scrolls

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

Am I the first to bite the bullet and get one?

Bought

Taught

Oh, and yay for no more BMP screenshots that need to be converted to JPGs

tweakz

Grtz! I was half way there on Ctrb then left faction.

Arshies - Sanctuary

Gratz!

Edyn - Dreamweaver

Congratz Mayfly ! b:cute

Vitenka - Dreamweaver

Nice. So we can now confirm that it really is a permanently learnt skill?

Now to get another billion faction contribution and biullion coins...

Sumine - Dreamweaver

Congratulations ^__^ a very useful skill indeed~!

Arshies - Sanctuary

Vitenka - Dreamweaver wrote: »

Nice. So we can now confirm that it really is a permanently learnt skill?

I aswell had this doubt about the base pet scrolls, until now

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

Certainly seems to be an upgraded Protect. You only need 24000 contribution and a bit over 33 million coins for this skill (the only one I have access to so far, we're a smallish faction.)

Desdi - Sanctuary

Thanks so much for this info Mayfly and congratulations!

Now I have more motivations to work for those scrolls...once my faction grows that is XD

Licancura - Archosaur

Gratz!

I already have half that amount of contribution but the coins are a problem. b:sad

MageMERC - Harshlands

Well done. Without being sure, I assumed for 30+million coins it would be permanent. Still, thats a lot of grinding to cover the cost

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

Still cheaper than the base was (I provided the lion's share of base creation and upgrade costs.) Mostly from merchanting.

krisnda

So it's permanent, and it's better than protect? Now if they just had a Strong in the faction base...

33+ mil though? So would it be cheaper getting the real thing, or what? (sounds like it would be better getting this.)

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

Yes, same icon as Protect, and it's still in Alaric's skill list after better than half a day. It's essentially level 6 protect (+180% mdef vs. +150% for Protect.)

AryLynna - Dreamweaver

Mayfly - Dreamweaver wrote: »

Yes, same icon as Protect, and it's still in Alaric's skill list after better than half a day. It's essentially level 6 protect (+180% mdef vs. +150% for Protect.)

Can you learn the base buff pet scroll and Protect at the same time?
Is it stackable? Has anyone tried?

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

Seriously doubt it's stackable, buff icon is the same (the mdef yellow sun.)

Vitenka - Dreamweaver

Krisnda wrote: »

So it's permanent, and it's better than protect? Now if they just had a Strong in the faction base...

33+ mil though? So would it be cheaper getting the real thing, or what? (sounds like it would be better getting this.)

They do. You need a higher level thingy to sell it to you, though.

Asterelle - Sanctuary_1381265973

Krisnda wrote: »

So it's permanent, and it's better than protect? Now if they just had a Strong in the faction base...

You need vault 6 for strong. If I remember right it goes like this:

Vault 3 = Protect
Vault 5 = Reflect + Claw
Vault 6 = Strong + Bless

They all cost the same and all are slightly better than the DT versions.

Cody_tylor - Sanctuary

I call OP... That's exactly what I'd do for my eldergolth too though soon as faction base becomes LVL3+ b:surrender

Baby_pho - Heavens Tear

i better save up for strong and blessing

Vivi - Lost City

Thanks for posting this Mayflyb:thanks

I now have some major incentive to get my faction base quests done.

krisnda

Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

You need vault 6 for strong. If I remember right it goes like this:

Vault 3 = Protect
Vault 5 = Reflect + Claw
Vault 6 = Strong + Bless

They all cost the same and all are slightly better than the DT versions.

Thanks you 2 b:thanks

Born_Again_ - Sanctuary

Asterelle - Sanctuary wrote: »

They all cost the same and all are slightly better than the DT versions.

With these skills you can make a free Glacial Walker stronger than a Hercules.

How can they still justify an artificial high price on Hercules?

The Nix is still unique (but I wonder for how long).

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

How can they still justify an artificial high price on Hercules?

What exactly are you implying there? Hercules' price tag is dictated by gold price, which is kept high principally by pack and rep sales, not by the "greed" of merchants selling (or at least, trying to sell) SoF and feathers.

Born_Again_ - Sanctuary

Mayfly - Dreamweaver wrote: »

What exactly are you implying there?

I am exactly implying this:

Since the Nix is unique (still), that makes it worth 9999 Phoenix Feathers.

After the faction base came along, you can make a free pet stronger than Herc, making it just about worthless (even thou it is a useful pet still).

I say the worth of a Herc as of today, is close to 1000 Source of Force (and I am beeing kind).

My 9 Hercs are as of today approximately worth the same as the single Nix I own.

By doing this, Perfect World Entertainment has betrayed it's long loyal customers (not a rant but fact), it has been very profitable for the company, so it's not hard to understand why they did it.

If they don't turn the situation around (increasing the Herc capabilities), people will stop purchasing the Herc and just join a faction with base instead.

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

You can skill up a free pet with the base scrolls, which may make it better than a stock herc, but you can also skill up a herc with those same scrolls, and it will be better than any "free" pet with those same buffs.

Born_Again_ - Sanctuary

Mayfly - Dreamweaver wrote: »

You can skill up a free pet with the base scrolls, which may make it better than a stock herc, but you can also skill up a herc with those same scrolls, and it will be better than any "free" pet with those same buffs.

I know that, and that is why the Herc is not worth 0 nothing.

However, not all Herc owners (and many of them) are part of a faction that owns a base.

These players (if they for any reason fail to join, ot just don't want to join a base faction) are missing out on the feast you are explaining.

How do you (all of you) think PWE should meet all these players, that has spent alot of time or cash, to purchase a Herc?

Waterfal - Sanctuary

I wonder how much more a herc would be able to tank with the new buffs...

Also lvl 100:
herc hp: 4585
magmite hp: 3259

Dunno the hp of the walker at lvl 100, but I gues the herc has still more hp.
I fail at maths, but 30% extra defense vs. 1.3khp? I gues the hp wins that.
I personally think if you want to tank 2-3 wurlord (which is possible with 3 veno's spam healing a lvl 100 herc with RB on XD) you have better chances with a "normal" herc than an upgraded walker.

Mayfly - Dreamweaver

I tried range tanking 2-2 Wurlord with my base-buffed eldergoth (forget if he and I were 96 or 97 at the time), and it got 1-shot after surviving 2 or 3 magic hits. Walker at same level has somewhat higher HP, somewhat lower MDEF, and would be getting hit with the melee as well as the magic attack.

I'm going to try 2-1 Wurlord when I get a chance.

ObamasElf - Sanctuary

Mayfly - Dreamweaver wrote: »

I tried range tanking 2-2 Wurlord with my base-buffed eldergoth (forget if he and I were 96 or 97 at the time), and it got 1-shot after surviving 2 or 3 magic hits. Walker at same level has somewhat higher HP, somewhat lower MDEF, and would be getting hit with the melee as well as the magic attack.

I'm going to try 2-1 Wurlord when I get a chance.

are you using the range atack or eldergoth?
if you are, just dont do itb:laugh the range atack of wurlord is just INSANE!!

Born_Again_ - Sanctuary

Mayfly - Dreamweaver wrote: »

I tried range tanking 2-2 Wurlord with my base-buffed eldergoth (forget if he and I were 96 or 97 at the time), and it got 1-shot after surviving 2 or 3 magic hits. Walker at same level has somewhat higher HP, somewhat lower MDEF, and would be getting hit with the melee as well as the magic attack.

I'm going to try 2-1 Wurlord when I get a chance.

If you're not testing with Herc faction buffs on the Walker, I don't see the relevance to this topic, sry.

The Walker has less HP granted but with faction buffs it will own a stock Herc in 1v1 i think, or atleast close to a draw.