FB/Tabbed/wined

Falling_Leaf - Raging Tide
Falling_Leaf - Raging Tide Posts: 3 Arc User
edited January 2010 in Dungeons & Tactics
Ive been unable to find a clear enough answer to what tabbed and wined means in regards to FBs

I get that FBs are dungeons.
You get "Call to duty" quests to go into these dungeons at levels 19,29 etc

What does being Tabbed mean? and how do you go about it?
What does having the wine or not having it effect? and how do you get the wine?

can you run the FB without "tab" or "wine"

Does your exp/spr gain suffer by having high level help for these FB's?

How long do they take?
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  • Elviron - Dreamweaver
    Elviron - Dreamweaver Posts: 812 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    When people say Tabbed FB run, it usually refers to the fact that there is a person who has the Call to Duty item in their inventory which can be used to fetch exp, spirit and rep for everyone in the squad irrespective of their levels.

    Now "wine" is an item that can be used to clear the majority of the mobs within any specific FB dungeon. This item can be made at the wine maker/seller in the western district of Archosaur city.

    Yes, you can do the FB without the tab or the wine but you wont any special exp/spirit/rep for it. People usually do this for trying to get molds from the boss monsters inside those dungeons.

    As for how long it takes, it depends on the dungeon youre doing and the people in the squad.
  • Shivalia - Lost City
    Shivalia - Lost City Posts: 883 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Elviron - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    When people say Tabbed FB run, it usually refers to the fact that there is a person who has the Call to Duty item in their inventory which can be used to fetch exp, spirit and rep for everyone in the squad.

    Now "wine" is an item that can be used to clear the majority of the mobs within any specific FB dungeon. This item can be made at the wine maker/seller in the western district of Archosaur city.

    ^ this

    Also, you can do them without wines, but certain higher FB, specifically fb59 and above tend to have people require you to wine it for them to be willing to help you, but its not a REQUIREMENT.
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  • Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear
    Dyskrasia - Heavens Tear Posts: 2,161 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    You can run FBs below 59 without wine; you can also do 59+ without wine, but they'll take much longer.
    An FB isn't actually an FB without the tab, which gives everyone in the squad exp, sp, and rep.
    Your exp/sp gain is nerfed when killing the mobs/bosses, but it doesn't actually affect the rewards from the quests or from the tab, so it isn't an issue.
    Depending on the level of your squad mates, fb runs can be very short. If they're closer to the level of the fb, expect it to take quite a bit of time.
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  • Falling_Leaf - Raging Tide
    Falling_Leaf - Raging Tide Posts: 3 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Can i get a rough estimate of FB time to complete. assuming everyone is around the level of the dungeon.
    Ive played many MMO's and some dungeons can take upwards of 8 hours to finish.
  • LloydAsplund - Sanctuary
    LloydAsplund - Sanctuary Posts: 3,899 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    No low level instance in the game takes anywhere near 8hours.

    Rough estimate of length required for a squad plus or minus 5 levels of the given fb. This is with no outside high level help/wine.

    19: an hour?
    29: 20 minutes
    39: 1-2hours
    51: 2 hours
    59: 3-4hours

    And here are the times with a squad consisting of experienced level 70+ members:
    19: 15 mins
    29: 5-10mins (probably takes longer waiting for everyone to arrive)
    39: 30mins-1hour
    51: 45minutes
    59: 1h-2h (depending on squad)
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  • Lythiaana - Dreamweaver
    Lythiaana - Dreamweaver Posts: 156 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    And 59+ and above, best to always wine the fbs. This is because you won't need the mobs in there so it'll be a lot faster and easier to get through the dungeon with wines. You need 2 wines btw, per dungeon :P Don't know if this was already clarified.
  • Sirrobert - Dreamweaver
    Sirrobert - Dreamweaver Posts: 3,395 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    FB69 unwined is terrible, and will take manny hours even with a high lvl squad. This is why you will need wines, because noone wants to spent hours in a dungeon for a not even so big amount of exp
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  • Ladieluck - Sanctuary
    Ladieluck - Sanctuary Posts: 17 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    Also, if you are going to use wines, each fb calls for a different one.

    You most likely won't be wining until FB69, although some people wine 59.



    FB Wine List:
    39..........Daughter Wine
    51..........Fragrances Wine
    59.......... Chiennen Spring Wine
    69..........Ancient Well Wine
    79..........Afterglow Wine
    89..........Tukang's Wine
    99..........Everlasting Sorrow Wine

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  • skyd3v1l
    skyd3v1l Posts: 2 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    if our fb29 tab is sold, can i completed fb39?
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  • Mayfly - Dreamweaver
    Mayfly - Dreamweaver Posts: 6,094 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    skyd3v1l wrote: »
    if our fb29 tab is sold, can i completed fb39?

    Yes. There's no requirement to complete a lower level FB before a higher level one (at least, until the FB itself becomes part of cultivation, which isn't until FB59+.) In any case, you will still have the boss quest to do without the tab, the tab just makes it easier to find a squad.
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  • Shivalia - Lost City
    Shivalia - Lost City Posts: 883 Arc User
    edited January 2010
    skyd3v1l wrote: »
    if our fb29 tab is sold, can i completed fb39?

    They are completely unrelated. When you get to 39, you will get a whole new set. I'm 99.99% certain that you could spend your whole PW career without doing a single FB as far as actually using the tabs. Not that its too smart not to. :/ Its not worth not doing, basically.
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