FB? Houston we have a problem.

Posts: 8 Arc User
edited July 2009 in Dungeons & Tactics
First, I wish someone made a glossary of all these cute acronyms & slang terms in PWI. I've gotten several different answers what FB stands for.

I never got anything with FB or words starting in FB anywhere. But here's my problem:

I got the Call to Duty on lvl 19 but couldn't find a squad & do it until I was around lvl 30.

I never got a Call to Duty 29. AND I never got a Call to Duty 39.

I've spoken to the Elders in Arch & in Lost City (I'm a veno so that's my home town so to speak where the untamed elder is)

I did my lvl 19 finally but I never got the next two. What do I do now?

Oh... & I've searched all over these forums for anything to explain what fb is & how do you get it & what to do if it's glitched. Nothing.

You guys don't realize that your guides aren't useful if you are going to say 'at each level ending in a 9 you will get an fb quest'. DUH. From WHO... WHERE... WHAT DO I LOOK FOR...??? Not to mention what the heck FB stands for.

All you guide writer people act like everyone already knows everything.
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  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Don't know why I didn't see it before & think to look there.

    EVERYONE I asked was wrong about what FB is. All the players I asked were over lvl 50. No one got it right. And DUH... that word for dungeon that FB stands for... that's not on any quest at all... Way to confuse newbies. Guess we are supposed to learn by osmosis.

    AND... by some miracle I FINALLY got my lvl 29 FB quest which NO ONE could tell me where to get... BUT... I'm going to be level 41 tomorrow so why tell me it automatically happens at lvl 29?

    So please stop telling people that Call to Duty quests come at certain levels when they don't. If you don't do everything leading up to them & you don't go to get it... IT DOESN"T HAPPEN.

    And no one that is level 29 could kill Qingzi or whatever it's name is.

    BE HONEST

    The person with the quest doesn't kill it. All we do is beg higher ups to kill it for us. Oh joy. I feel so accomplished while I sit back & do nothing but try to stay out of the way. I have to round up ppl I don't know to do the best part of the game for me or else my game will be screwed up.
    b:angry

    <Wonders what the real story is behind the complaint that there aren't any quests in the higher levels. >
  • Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    well did u keep up with ur spiritual cultivation quest? those usually lead to the fb's
    just do it as much as possible some i think its after killing farng u get ur lvl 29 fb :) if not then im not sure wut to do
    if that didnt work sorry i couldnt help i still got much to learn on this game also b:surrender
    well goodluck with trying to find out the reason for that b:pleased
  • Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Don't know why I didn't see it before & think to look there.

    EVERYONE I asked was wrong about what FB is. All were over lvl 50.

    AND... by some miracle I FINALLY got my lvl 29 FB quest... umm I'm gonna be lvl 41 tomorrow.

    So please stop telling people that Call to Duty quests come at certain levels when they don't.

    And no one that is level 29 could kill Qingzi or whatever it's name is.

    BE HONEST

    The person with the quest doesn't kill it. All we do is beg higher ups to kill it for us. Oh joy. I feel so accomplished while I sit back & do nothing but try to stay out of the way.

    b:angry

    sorry you feel like that honestly but your not the only one who feels like that b:surrender
    i think the only ppl who can do their own fb is a veno with a herc or a pet on steroids...mind me asking but wut was the problem? :o
  • Posts: 93 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    The quest guides assume you are a) following them, not picking and choosing and b) meet the requirements as each quest comes up (which if you're doing a, you will in spades). The requirements for the FB's are that you have a high enough level, and a high enough spiritual cultivation level. Since it's entirely possible and in fact normal to complete the culti at the level the tab becomes available, that's why the x9 shorthand is used.

    The spiritual cultivation are orange by the way, although they may depend on other (Purple?) quests being complete. These also need completing to gain most of your new skills, so there's no benefit at all in not doing them.
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    well did u keep up with ur spiritual cultivation quest? those usually lead to the fb's
    just do it as much as possible some i think its after killing farng u get ur lvl 29 fb :) if not then im not sure wut to do
    if that didnt work sorry i couldnt help i still got much to learn on this game also b:surrender
    well goodluck with trying to find out the reason for that b:pleased

    No... Look at the quest log. Look at the categories of the quest log. Call to Duty never comes under the brown Spiritual Cultivation area.

    And if you do all the quests given to you & follow directions given then there is no way you'll ever get Call to Duty exactly at 19/29/39...

    What is not being said about it is that people are skipping all the minor quests, doing only major ones that others tell them to do to advance fastest to the Call to Duty at it's MINIMUM REQUIRED LEVEL of 19/29/39...

    And there is no point in getting Call to Duty when you are that weak & can't even take on the regular mobs in the dungeon & live ten minutes there.

    I got my first Call to Duty at lvl 29 & could barely kill the wolves outside the wolf den without getting killed let alone handle the ones inside. I don't understand the point in a quest you can't live through without ultra high level players taking it over from you & doing it all for you.
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    The quest guides assume you are a) following them, not picking and choosing and b) meet the requirements as each quest comes up (which if you're doing a, you will in spades). The requirements for the FB's are that you have a high enough level, and a high enough spiritual cultivation level. Since it's entirely possible and in fact normal to complete the culti at the level the tab becomes available, that's why the x9 shorthand is used.

    The spiritual cultivation are orange by the way, although they may depend on other (Purple?) quests being complete. These also need completing to gain most of your new skills, so there's no benefit at all in not doing them.

    Call to Duty doesn't come under the spiritual cultivation string of quests. It's under the Challenge quest heading I believe.

    I followed the directions given to me by the game. I didn't come to the forums until someone in the game started asking me why I missed my Call to Duty 29.

    I didn't focus on any one category of quests over others. I did them as best I can.

    I'm not a teen. I don't have friends who play this. I don't have hand holders.
  • Posts: 93 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    It's entirely possible for a squad of near-level players to do an FB, and plenty of people do just that, always have. It'll take a lot longer, but you have 10 hours once the tab is placed, and you don't have to place the tab at the start. People may die, so you'll want clerics, and maybe to invest in angels, but that's why you get a res scroll for the 19 (by 29, you should have earnt enought to buy an angel or res scroll yourself, surely). And if you fail, you get your tab back and can try again.

    And no, the FB tabs don't come in the culti area, but the cultivations are requirements for them.

    Really though, you're only punishing yourself skipping quests at all. You're gimping yourself on XP, spirit, coins, and reward items that may either earn you or save you enormous amounts of money.
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    sorry you feel like that honestly but your not the only one who feels like that b:surrender
    i think the only ppl who can do their own fb is a veno with a herc or a pet on steroids...mind me asking but wut was the problem? :o


    Just tons of wrong info... misleading stuff... & everyone assuming I have a team of "hand holders" to do everything for me in the game when I don't.
  • Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    well like i said...ur not the only one who feels useless every1 does in their own fb...when u get to a higher lvl u will run fb19s with a few friends...and ppl will feel pretty much like u r now...and its possible to get the fb at that lvl if u do the quests :)
    well not trying to annoy u or anything
    wut server do u play on?
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    It's entirely possible for a squad of near-level players to do an FB, and plenty of people do just that, always have. It'll take a lot longer, but you have 10 hours once the tab is placed, and you don't have to place the tab at the start. People may die, so you'll want clerics, and maybe to invest in angels, but that's why you get a res scroll for the 19 (by 29, you should have earnt enought to buy an angel or res scroll yourself, surely). And if you fail, you get your tab back and can try again.

    And no, the FB tabs don't come in the culti area, but the cultivations are requirements for them.

    Really though, you're only punishing yourself skipping quests at all. You're gimping yourself on XP, spirit, coins, and reward items that may either earn you or save you enormous amounts of money.

    I have no idea how you got the idea I skip quests. You have it backwards.

    My problem is that I do every single quest offered without skipping ANY and I do them in the order that won't KILL ME to do them. I don't trash ANY quests EVER. My quest list is FULL now. b:cry b:chuckle

    Because I do ALL the minor little reward quests I got much higher level before I was ever offered Call to Duty.

    I think if you actually look at all the little side quests... you'll see that people who get call to duty at 19 skipped THOSE. You can't kill 10 of this & 30 of that & not get tons of EXP.

    If you actually do crafts & get herbs & kill things you need for those then that adds even more EXP.

    That's why I have gotten so high level before getting call to duty. I did everything I could. It's not really a problem until faction members insist it is because you should have gotten call to duty EXACTLY at 19/29/39 & so forth.
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    well like i said...ur not the only one who feels useless every1 does in their own fb...when u get to a higher lvl u will run fb19s with a few friends...and ppl will feel pretty much like u r now...and its possible to get the fb at that lvl if u do the quests :)
    well not trying to annoy u or anything
    wut server do u play on?

    Your not annoying me. I'm annoyed at the game & being confused. b:pleased

    Sanctuary

    I tried factions but no one would really help. I have one friend who has helped me twice making a squad. But when I have questions he never has answers & just tells me do this & do that. Still its nice he helps & his friends too, but it's not helping me learn. that's why I didn't stay with their faction. I was always alone so why be in a faction?
  • Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    lol well if u want to u can add me not saying to join the faction im in cuz u seem like u dont wanna be in a faction lol
    but if u ever have any questions i can answer to the best of my ability :)
    just make sure u spell my name right lol...im currently playing right now lol dont feel like sleeping :)
    but yea if u want to add me ;)
    and friends who helped u with a squad...im guessing it was fb squad?
    ppl who only answer u when u got an fb or something to their benefit aint really friends lol...i dropped all those and added ppl who actually help me when i need it those r the ppl i invite to my fb's lol...when i get them :D
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    I also think a LOT of the inconsistencies & misunderstandings in the game are due to language translation problems & differences in culture between the game developers & native English speakers.

    I like the theme & that they try to translate that culture to English speaking people... but I think a lot is lost in translation sometimes. Like the concepts & reasons behind some rules/quests/story lines.
  • Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    I don't trash ANY quests EVER.

    some quests need to be trashed though...like...the banker quest sending u on a hunt for a bank inventory stone...mirage stone quests...save those for when u have the things for them :)
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    lol well if u want to u can add me not saying to join the faction im in cuz u seem like u dont wanna be in a faction lol
    but if u ever have any questions i can answer to the best of my ability :)
    just make sure u spell my name right lol...im currently playing right now lol dont feel like sleeping :)
    but yea if u want to add me ;)
    and friends who helped u with a squad...im guessing it was fb squad?
    ppl who only answer u when u got an fb or something to their benefit aint really friends lol...i dropped all those and added ppl who actually help me when i need it those r the ppl i invite to my fb's lol...when i get them :D

    Sent you a request.
  • Posts: 66 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    sorry i must've missed it in the middle of posting things on forums, flying on the game, and watching my bro play ps3 lol
    try to whisper me spell the name right and i'll add u from there b:pleased
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    some quests need to be trashed though...like...the banker quest sending u on a hunt for a bank inventory stone...mirage stone quests...save those for when u have the things for them :)

    oh yeah well I didn't mean the ADVERTISING quests b:laugh

    Just the real ones. Although the hay for pet bag expansion threw me at first & I blew a day killing turtles. b:chuckle

    I did get my inventory expanded but I didn't have to try hard for it.

    I'm sending another friend request to ya. ACCEPT LOL
  • Posts: 8 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Finally found someone helpful in this & got it fixed.

    BUT

    It's still INCORRECT for someone to say that FBs come automatically at levels ending in 9s.

    Unless a newcomer is given proper help there is a good chance they won't focus on spiritual cultivation because it's impossible to do all alone. There is no instructions in the game telling players your Call to Duties only come from spiritual cultivation quests.

    Unless you already know a lot of players before you start PWI, you're likely not to do things exactly in order.
  • Posts: 19 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Chelsea, i totally agree with you on your whole point. I didn't get around to doing each of my dungeon quests til I was midway to next one (lvl 24-ish for FB19, lvl 35-ish for FB29, etc.)

    The first one for me was at the Wolf Den--Untamed--and the low level 18-19 darkbreed wolves outside the dungeon were eating me alive! At level 24! I was freaked by the time I had to go inside (couldn't get anymore quests in log, only thing that forced me to go do it b:surrender )

    After I gave in, I got insta-killed right inside and then had to squawk in world chat to have a very nice set of lvl 60-70 players basically take over my quest.

    I appreciated the help (still do!) and loved watching them work, but I felt like I was just a bystander and it was MY quest.

    Since I've gotten to higher levels (44 now) I find that the mini-bosses that you have to kill even outside the dungeons are just as overpowering. *Rattus King, anyone?* b:shocked There is NO way that someone at the required level of the quest can kill those things and when I hear lvl 70-90 players bragging about soloing them I want to scream...it shouldn't take a level 70 to do a lvl 30 or 40 quest......right? b:sad What good are level if they don't mean anything?

    / end of b:cry
  • Posts: 2,161 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Well what you two don't seem to realize is that this isn't a game about playing solo. It's possible for the most part (even more so for a veno with a herc), but you're still going to need help from other players throughout the game. FBs, Bosses, TTs... whatever else. Don't expect to do any of them alone because you aren't meant to.
    These players don't necessarily have to be high levels. Most (if not all) things can be accomplished with a squad of players that are the same level - it'll just take a lot longer, and be a bit more risky.
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  • Posts: 16 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Well, to fair those quests were supposed to be done with a full and balanced party, with people which know their role and are good players.
    The FB19 could be completed with a good party of +20 players, but it would take time and with a high risk of death, so the easy way is to use players +50 to finish the quest very quickly and without any risks.

    EDIT: I just realized i said the same thing as the above poster...
  • Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Pertaining your enquiry on fb.

    As far as i know, Fb stands for Fuben.

    Fuben is a chinese word and it stands for dungeon b:pleased

    Although i dont know how the term fb came into PWI


    Hope this helps b:victory
  • Posts: 972 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    skotttie wrote: »
    Fuben is a chinese word and it stands for dungeon b:pleased

    Although i dont know how the term fb came into PWI

    Because a lot of Perfect world players from the Malay servers and others moved to this one when it opened, carrying across a lot of the terminology with them.

    To the OP - just think, when this server started out - how do you imagine all of us did our quests then? How do you imagine we did our FBs when we were the highest levels around? The game isn't meant to be played solo, else it wouldn't warrant being an online game. A chunk of time, a willing team and cooperation (plus a few tips here and there about how to lure and such) and you've got a completed FB :).

    There's absolutely no need to vent a frustration on the people who took their time to write quest guides - some of us made it through a good handful of levels without even any guide! *gasp*

    You get my drift ;). Keep going, keep finding people your own level to do these with or if you're in a rush and want to reduce chance of dying as for help from a higher level. Most important thing is to have fun :).
  • Posts: 1,097 Arc User
    edited July 2009
    Just tons of wrong info... misleading stuff... & everyone assuming I have a team of "hand holders" to do everything for me in the game when I don't.

    The issues you mention are the reason that there are factions (guilds.) Part of the job of a faction is to help teach the newer player, and help them along the way. That way each player can learn a bit more each time they quest with a squad, and it also encourages the faction to help each other with FBs and other group type quests.

    If it weren't for my faction, I would be one very frustrated with PW game quitter.
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