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Yay, time will unfreeze today! And since I love the game SO much, I'm even putting up an early column tomorrow instead of just taking the day off. I'm heading home to my folks tomorrow night, you see. The thing is, I'd feel bad, because I have no choice but to take NEXT Friday off, since I'll be in Montreal. So, I don't want to miss two Fridays in a row.
Today's Tips:
- If you ever have any questions about your actions or things you're thinking about, don't be afraid to discuss them with me! Fire me an e-mail, and I'll be quick to respond.
- Whenever a guild gets a kill in, the normal Experience and Gold are divided among all Guild Members. However, for fairness' sake, and as some people have already observed, those divided numbers will always get rounded up if they end in a decimal value.
Ohhhhkay. And now, for the conclusion of last Friday's column:
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We had been in the Dark World for a couple of days, heading south, and enjoying a relatively peaceful walk, thanks to Elia's herbs. The world seemed to be quite like our own, except with a more dusky sky, and a deeper, somehow richer colour in the oceans. Perhaps it was an illusion.
We had just passed through a village of gnomes, called Trigg. There, they directed us in the direction we were headed. It became very apparent, very quickly, that Mazell was more than just a celebrity here; he was deeply feared, and not a single person was ignorant of his name. Was his aim to take over our world as well? There were so many questions.
As we passed over an open grassland, we could see steep mountains looming in the distance.
"That's it," dad said assertively. "Those must be the mountains where we'll find Mazell's palace!"
"And look!" Veronica pointed. A few twinkling lights were faintly visible at the base of the mountains, though they were many miles off yet. "It looks like there's a little village there."
As we changed direction and headed towards the settlement, the wind picked up suddenly. Shayla stiffened and then scanned the horizon.
"Everyone... look over there. What's that cloud?" Shayla asked hesitantly. It was hard to distinguish at first, but a small, black, blurry cloud appeared to be emerging from the mountains.
"A volcano?" Wooley arched his eyebrow almost comically before the colour drained from his face. The cloud was building and coming closer. As it did, we realized that it wasn't a cloud at all.
"Get ready, guys... we've got company." Shayla reached for her sword as the huge swarm of monsters approached...
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How strange... a gate has materialized.
Battle Window Points upon Revival: 50
Currently in Play:
- Devil's Turkey-A
- Devil's Turkey-B
- Devil's Turkey-C
- Ringmaster-A
- Ringmaster-B
- Vacuumare-A
- Hadestallion-A
- Vacuumare-B
- Hadestallion-B
- Hellspawn
- Mischievio-A
- Mischievio-B
- Saboteur-A
- Saboteur-B
- Saboteur-C
- Shroud
- Cometex
- The Watcher (Summon)
Action Window
Lost Boricua's Wait Mode wears off! The contest resumes!
Strawberry Eggs attacks! Uncle Guido suffers 14 damage!
Uncle Guido is KO'd... (You'll be revived with the next column.)
All Order of Beorn members receive 3 Gold (and no Experience)!
ProtoMan begins rambling like a madman! "What's dorkier than Harry Potter? A pocket protector, a Tazmanian Devil tattoo, a fanny pack, a guy with a trampstamp? NONE of the above, since Joey Fatone with the Singing Bee tops them all! Yeah!"
The swarm of enemies draws near! The area is choked with monsters!
Three Devil's Turkeys appear!
Two Ringmasters appear!
Two Vacuumares appear!
Two Hadestallions appear!
One Hellspawn appears!
Two Mischievios appear!
Three Saboteurs appear!
One Shroud appears!
One Cometex appears!
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GUILDS
Don't go it alone!
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Guild of Magus
Creator: Sandy
Type: Invite Only
You will be notified in case you are given an invitation- you may not freely join.
Order of Beorn
Creator: Sundoulos
Type: Invite Only
You will be notified in case you are given an invitation- you may not freely join.
Brotherhood of Lief
Creator: FirstAid
Type: Open
You are free to join this guild as long as your total level is 4 or less.
SOCK Intelligence Agency
Creator: Joshua
Type: Semi-Open
The invitation is extended to any would-be agents wishing to use their attention to detail, deductive logic, strategic use of time, and/or general curiosity to collect intelligence on all aspects of SOCK2. The SIA aims to be a diverse organization so players of all classes and levels are currently welcome to apply. Please state your level of proficiency in your classes at time of application.
The Healing Shield
Creator: Bainick
Type: Open
May freely join if the following is fulfilled:
Must be mainly Defender or White Mage (To at least a 50:50 ratio of half def
and/or wht mage:half other occupation/s), and have a lower or equal to level
than Bainick.
SHOPS
...New stock every week!
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Item |
Effect |
Price |
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Antidote |
Cures Poison. |
25 Gold |
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Smelling Salts |
Cures Confusion. |
25 Gold |
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Echo Herbs |
Cures Silence. |
35 Gold |
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Metronome |
Cures Slow. |
35 Gold |
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Healing Herbs |
Boosts Points by 25-40. |
40 Gold |
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Flex Herb |
Cures Immobilize and Disable. |
50 Gold |
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Gold Needle |
Cures Stone or Paralysis |
75 Gold |
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Holy Water |
Cures Haunt or Curse. |
75 Gold |
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Shuriken |
If "Throw" command is known, does 2-3x unarmed attack power to one target when used,
ignoring defenses.
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75 Gold |
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Weapon |
Equipped Effect |
Price |
Wood Sword
Fgt 1 |
Power 10; Break% 5
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20 Gold |
Flame Sword
Fgt 10 |
Power 35; Break% 3
Fire-E damage
25% chance of burning targets
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175 Gold |
Ice Brand
Fgt 10 |
Power 35; Break% 3
Ice-E damage
25% chance of freezing targets
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175 Gold |
Thunderblade
Fgt 10 |
Power 35; Break% 3
Thunder-E damage
25% chance of paralyzing targets
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175 Gold |
Boomerang
Wpn 3 |
Power 20; Break% 5
50% chance of hitting each monster.
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300 Gold |
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Armor |
Equipped Effect |
Price |
Leather Vest
Def 1 |
Break% 5
Phys. Damage - 10% |
20 Gold |
Fire Armor
Def 10 |
Break% 3
Immune to Fire |
100 Gold |
Blizzard Armor
Def 10 |
Break% 3
Immune to Ice |
100 Gold |
Thunder Armor
Def 10 |
Break% 3
Immune to Thunder |
100 Gold |
Monster Guard
Arm 9 or Blu 7 |
Break% 10
Damage from monsters - 50% |
350 Gold |
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Accessory |
Equipped Effect |
Price |
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Poisona Ring |
Prevents Poison |
150 Gold |
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Peace Ring |
Prevents Confusion. |
150 Gold |
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Blindna Ring |
Prevents Blindness |
150 Gold |
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Insomnia Ring |
Prevents Sleep |
175 Gold |
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Stona Ring |
Prevents Stone, Paralysis |
200 Gold |
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Red Mage's Hat |
Disregard Weapon/Armor prereqs up to Level 5 |
400 Gold |
Point Benchmarks
...Spend your points on rare items!
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Benchmark |
Prize Choice |
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50 pts |
Fighter's Sword (Fgt 2; Power 15; Break% 1)
Wizard's Rod (Blk 2; Power 3; Break% 10; MagPwr + 10%)
Point Doubler (Doubles day's Pts when used) |
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75 pts |
Defender's Shield (Def 2; Break% 5; Absorbs 20 Pts of Dmg completely)
Cleric's Robe (Wht 2; Break% 20; Wht Magic Exp. Costs - 25%)
Gold Doubler (Doubles day's Gold when used) |
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100 pts |
AGG (Accessory: Gain bonus Gold when you write in a Q&A letter)
APG (Accessory: Gain bonus Points when you write in a Q&A letter)
AEG (Accessory: Gain bonus Experience when you write in a Q&A letter) |
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125 pts |
Everybody's Mace (Weapon: No prerequisite job level; Power 10; Break% 3)
Everybody's Guard (Armor: No prerequisite job level; Break% 10; Phys. Dmg. - 10%)
Wait Mode (Item: Freezes Sock 2 in time for user's choice of between 1 and 3 days.) |
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150 pts |
Guild Permit (Allows user to create a guild.)
Level-Up Star (Grants target with exactly enough experience to reach the next level.)
Blue Mage's Medal (???) |
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200 pts |
Point Doubler (Doubles day's Points when used.)
Gold Doubler (Doubles day's Gold when used.)
Exp. Doubler (Doubles day's Exp. when used.) |
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250 pts |
Staff of Aid (Weapon: Prereq. Wht 5; Power 5; Break% 10; Doubles power of Cure spells.)
Sneak Glove (Item: Steal a random item from enemy or opponent with 75% prob.)
Warp Stone (Item: Change points with another player, chosen at random.) |
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300 pts |
Mind Break (Armor: Prereq. Def 7; Break% 15; Magic Damage - 50%)
Goldgrabber (Weapon: Prereq. Fgt 5/Mer 12/Thf 1; Power 20; Break% 2; Gain 10% of target's Gold with successful attack.)
Hawk's Eye (Accessory: If equipped, Obscure and Obscurega spells have no effect upon you.) |
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350 pts |
Everybody's Lance (Weapon: No prereqs; Power 25; Break% 3)
Everybody's Shield (Armor: No prereqs; Break% 5; Absorbs up to 50 pts of damage completely.)
Thief's Medal (???) |
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400 pts |
Deep Pocket (Accessory: Increases Item Capacity by 2.)
Sneak Glove (Item: Attempts to steal random item from target with 75% probability.)
Iron Boots (Accessory: Prevents wearer from getting knocked over.) |
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475 pts |
Exp. Tripler (Item: Triples day's Experience when used.)
Bullseye (Armor: Blu 5; Break% 5; 50% prob. that any monster attack will be directed at wearer.)
Magnetic Apron (Armor: Mer 5; Break% 5; 50% prob. of obtaining any items used against you.) |
Prize Shop
Want something special? Start saving up...
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Prize |
Points Required |
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Nintendo DS Lite Carrying Case |
1000 Points |
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Q&A Guest Host Position |
1500 Points |
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DS or PSP game of your choice |
3000 Points |
#61:
b) King's Quest VI (40 Points)
The genie talked with an amusing sort of lisp, and he calls the Magic Map a "smap" in one humourous cutscene. Most of you got this right.
#62:
a) Chimera (40 Points)
The numbers on Chimera's card average 5.25, higher than any of the other options!
Today's Questions
Today's Consolation Points: 10
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#63:
Which of the following series has featured sensors that detect real-life solar intensity, translating it into in-game functionality?
(45 Gold)
a) Golden Sun
b) Harvest Moon
c) Magi-Nation
d) Summon Night
e) Boktai
#64:
How many apples are on the apple tree nearest to a sign that reads "DANGER! Beware of goblins!"?
(50 Points)
a) 5
b) 6
c) 7
d) 8
e) 9
Honesty is important! Don't spoil the game. Keep in mind that masqueraders will be obvious, since two submissions under the same name will cause me to fire an e-mail to the true competitor based on my records, where I can verify their actions. Anybody caught cheating in this manner will be immediately removed from the competition!
Please fill out your nickname and your actions for the day! Place your answer choices in the respective boxes (don't worry about being precise with wording or anything), and write your action in the action box. You can equip or unequip stuff once per day without taking your action up, too. Examples of actions could be "I want to attack Li'l Ant!" or "I want to buy two Eye Dropses!" or "I want to buy a Wood Sword and Smelling Salts, and I want to equip the Wood Sword!"
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Click here for the Official Rule Guide!
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Contestants
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1 Aurelius
Wht Lv 8
Points 673
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2 Arpijy
Fgt Lv 7
Points 664
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3 FoxKelfonne
Blk Lv 9
Points 660
Normal
4 LufiaLvr
Wht Lv 5
Points 659
Normal
5 Cacticus
Wht Lv 7
Points 585
Normal
6 ERROR
Blk Lv 11
Points 570
Normal
7 Carabbit
Wht Lv 7
Points 567
Normal
8 Sandy
Blk Lv 10
Points 560
Normal
9 Tasukete
Blk Lv 7
Points 558
Normal
10 Raaj
Blk Lv 9
Points 549
Normal
11 Leaper
Blk Lv 10
Points 545
Normal
12 Mike
Fgt Lv 6
Points 543
Normal
13 Nightwolf
Blk Lv 9
Points 525
Normal
14 Brian J. Blottie
Fgt Lv 8
Points 520
Normal
15 Knighttrain
Blk Lv 6
Points 502
Normal
16 Alael
Fgt Lv 8
Points 502
Normal
17 Boojum
Blk Lv 8
Points 499
Normal
18 Slashlen
Fgt Lv 8
Points 491
Normal
19 Jeremy V.
Def Lv 7
Points 482
Normal
20 JuMeSyn
Wht Lv 6
Points 470
Normal
21 MrMSty
Blk Lv 8
Points 455
Normal
22 Draconn
Fgt Lv 7
Points 449
Normal
23 Ice^Tiger
Blk Lv 6
Points 449
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24 Leviathan
Fgt Lv 7
Points 438
Normal
25 DMJ
Fgt Lv 7
Points 419
Normal
26 Kharamain
Blk Lv 8
Points 418
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27 Laurie
Wht Lv 6
Points 400
Normal
28 Shinuzzo
Def Lv 6
Points 388
Normal
29 The Dark Chevalier
Blk Lv 6
Points 381
Normal
30 Xlash
Fgt Lv 8
Points 374
Normal
31 CW
Fgt Lv 6
Points 370
Normal
32 Gaijin
Blk Lv 7
Points 369
Normal
33 Flamethrower
Blk Lv 5
Points 351
Normal
34 Lost Boricua
Blk Lv 8
Points 350
Normal
35 Jess
Wht Lv 8
Points 349
Normal
36 Arros Raikou
Fgt Lv 7
Points 343
Normal
37 Thinkfreemind
Fgt Lv 5
Points 343
Normal
38 Ken
Blk Lv 8
Points 341
Normal
39 Alexander MD
Fgt Lv 6
Points 335
Normal
40 Timbit
Fgt Lv 8
Points 328
Normal
41 Purelunatic
Fgt Lv 5
Points 316
Normal
42 Goddess Atma
Fgt Lv 13
Points 310
Normal
43 Waterfiend33
Fgt Lv 8
Points 292
Normal
44 Shadow Chancellor
Wht Lv 7
Points 291
Normal
45 Cloud_2049
Wht Lv 3
Points 287
Normal
46 Jeffrey
Def Lv 4
Points 275
Normal
47 Straadin
Fgt Lv 7
Points 262
Normal
48 Kolphyre
Fgt Lv 9
Points 261
Normal
49 Heltje
Fgt Lv 3
Points 256
Normal
50 Sundoulos
Fgt Lv 8
Points 242
Normal
51 BLG
Blk Lv 8
Points 238
Normal
52 Fang
Def Lv 8
Points 230
Normal
53 Maggie
Fgt Lv 5
Points 220
Normal
54 Ourobolus
Blk Lv 9
Points 200
Normal
55 Adam
Fgt Lv 7
Points 199
Normal
56 BigWook
Wht Lv 8
Points 198
Normal
57 Belthasar2
Fgt Lv 6
Points 197
Normal
58 UFJ
Wht Lv 9
Points 189
Normal
59 Koala Bob
Blk Lv 6
Points 187
Normal
60 Weretiger Rei
Wht Lv 5
Points 185
Asleep
61 Strawberry Eggs
Blk Lv 4
Points 170
Normal
62 Seiryu
Def Lv 1
Points 169
Normal
63 Witecat
Def Lv 4
Points 167
Normal
64 Bainick
Def Lv 4
Points 164
Normal
65 Bucket
Def Lv 3
Points 158
Normal
66 Vyselocke
Def Lv 8
Points 146
Normal
67 SuperKyle
Fgt Lv 10
Points 134
Normal
68 FirstAid
Wht Lv 7
Points 123
Normal
69 IceNine
Blk Lv 5
Points 115
Normal
70 Macstorm
Def Lv 3
Points 105
Normal
71 Joshua
Wht Lv 7
Points 102
Normal
72 Genjuu
Blk Lv 9
Points 96
Normal
73 ~Sean~~
Fgt Lv 6
Points 92
Normal
74 Killa B
Fgt Lv 1
Points 85
Normal
75 Dracus
Fgt Lv 3
Points 80
Normal
76 Prism
Wht Lv 7
Points 64
Normal
77 Ish
Blk Lv 2
Points 64
Normal
78 JDX
Fgt Lv 1
Points 44
Normal
79 Patternscribe
Fgt Lv 1
Points 41
Normal
80 Alukien
Fgt Lv 1
Points 40
Normal
81 Erunion
Blk Lv 1
Points 40
Normal
82 Ziphakiel Valkrist
Def Lv 1
Points 40
Normal
83 Frammy
Fgt Lv 1
Points 30
Normal
84 Smiley Elf
Fgt Lv 1
Points 30
Normal
85 Tyraraven
Fgt Lv 4
Points 20
Normal
86 ProtoMan
xxx Lv 1
Points 20
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87 Jwcooley
Fgt Lv 1
Points 20
Normal
88 Otaku Nick
Blk Lv 1
Points 20
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89 Uncle Guido
Def Lv 1
Points 0
K.O.
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