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[[Image:ludipri.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Rewards from Ludibrium Party Quest.]] | [[Image:ludipri.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Rewards from Ludibrium Party Quest.]] | ||
This is not a stage, however to exit the party quest and to get your prize, you will need to talk to [[Artuto]], whom is at the top of the map. After talking to Artuto, he will give you a prize, make sure you have one slot in Use, Equipment, and ETC available before talking to Artuto. | This is not a stage, however to exit the party quest and to get your prize, you will need to talk to [[Artuto]], whom is at the top of the map. After talking to Artuto, he will give you a prize, make sure you have one slot in Use, Equipment, and ETC available before talking to Artuto. | ||
==Things to avoid doing while in PQ== | ==Things to avoid doing while in PQ== | ||
Revision as of 05:50, 7 March 2012
Many players at around level 40 may begin to get bored of the game, possibly because of slow training or other reasons. The Ludibrium Party Quest is a quest for those willing to take a challenge, and work with 5 other party members through 10 complex stages. Completing this quest requires teamwork, patience, and skill. This party quest is the second of the six currently available, with the first (and easier) one being the Henesys Party Quest.
Party Requirements
Before beginning this party quest, be sure to read through this list of requirements:
- You must have at least 3 party members to begin this quest. These players must all be 30 and above.
- Also, cure potions such as Eyedrops and Holy Water are recommended while fighting Alishar. All Cure Potions are most convenient because they cure all states.
If your party meets all of these requirements, you are ready to begin to PQ! To enter the party quest, you must first head to the 101st floor of the Eos Tower or use the Mirror of Dimension. Then, get the leader to click on the Red Sign to begin the party quest. That is, if no other party is in it.
Finding A Party & Getting In
To get into a party, you should ask to join the PQ (Usually by saying J>PQ and your class/level) to grab people's attention in Channel 1 at 101st floor of Eos Tower.
There is always the possibility of missing. Missing is when another party clicks faster and gets in before you get a chance to enter PQ. When your party misses, you should automatically try another channel. Leaders usually channel surf and change channels after trying once so it is reccomended to keep up with your leader.
The Quest Process
Finally! You're in the Ludibrium PQ! Unlike the Kerning City Party Quest, the Ludibrium PQ is a bit more difficult and complex, and will require a lot of precision to complete, even when inside. This is how to complete the Party Quest.
Stage One
Move up and down the area, killing the Ratz and Dirty Ratz. Their EXP and Level will depend will be based on the average level of your party. Each kill will net you one coupon however this does not take inventory space. Once all 20 passes are picked up, the stage clears and the portal is opened. Everyone goes automatically into Stage 2 once one member goes through the portal.
Passes required: 20
Stage Two
This stage has 5 portals. Each portal has two kinds of monsters: Shadow Eye from Another Dimension and Dark Eye from Another Dimension. They portals all arranged vertically with 3 monsters in each portal and the last portal only having 2 monsters. This makes a total of 14 monsters. The monsters level and EXP depend on the average level number of all the party members. All monsters need to be killed to clear the stage. Once the stage is cleared, a portal appears and once one member goes through the portal, all party members gets transported to the next stage.
Stage Three
The Third Stage is fairly simple. There are rows of platforms, each with three numbered boxes; pressing up at the correct box will teleport you up to the next platform. Pressing up on the wrong box will force you to start all over again. The boxes that will lead to the next platform are all randomised. When you press up on the correct box, the box will receive some glowing animation and you will be moved through to the next platform. Once one person reaches the very top to the platform with the portal, all party members get transported to the very top too. Then once someone enters the portal into the next stage, everyone will automatically move to the Fourth Stage. (No idea why it does this though since everyone gets teleported into the top platform, then teleported again to the next stage)
Stage Four
Stage Four comprises of three main attacking platforms, the bottom, middle and top. Two Rombots from Another Dimension will spawn on the bottom, 1 on the middle platform and 1 on the top platform. To pass this stage, all Rombots need to be killed. The Rombot's levels and EXP will be based on the average levels of all the party members. This time, all players must manually walk to the portal to go in to the next stage.
Stage Five
This stage consists of 9 boxes all numbered 1-9. The leader will click on the balloons (once all party members are present in the room) and an equation will pop up on top. The equation needs to be solved and the numbers represent the boxes that need to be stood on. For example, an equation of 20*20+15= 20 multiplied by 20 then add 15, which equals 415. Then the party members just stand on boxes 4, 1 and 5. When the party leader clicks on the Blue Balloon again, the stage is cleared. The portal will open and once one member goes in, all members will be transported to the last stage.
Boss Stage
This is the sixth and final stage. This is the stage where members must face Alishar. The HP, EXP, and Level of Alishar will be based on the average level of all the party members.
Tips and Strategies:
- Your Cleric should Heal if members need so, however Alishar has been significantly nerfed in newer updates.
- It is reccomended that magicians use Magic Guard to reduce damage.
- Alishar can jump and move to the very edge of both sides of the stage, so unless your party is quick at killing him, you might find your party hemmed in on one edge. Mages can try and teleport to the other side, but everyone else will have to walk past it.
- Alishar will put status condition on you. The status condition can either lock up all your skills or blind you to drastically lower your accuracy. You should use Holy Water for the lock or Eyedrops for the blindness. Alternatively, you can use All Cure Potions which will cure you of both the Lock and blindness. Waiting for the curse to wear off is not an option, due to the nature of the battle. If you did not bring any cure potions and get cursed, you will just have to stay out of battle.
- Mages need not use Eyedrops, because they will not be affected by lower accuracy.
- After losing about 1/3 of his health, he will begin to summon Chronos. After lowering his health further, Alishar will start summoning Platoon Chronos in addition to Chronos. Alishar will begin to summon Master Chronos as well when he has about only 1/3 of his HP left.
- The Chronoses should be handled by the players who cannot hit Alishar or by a Cleric using heal.
- Be prepared to use your own HP-restoring items if necessary, as the party can get spread out and/or separated with Alishar in between them. If either of those situations occur, you may be without the help of your Cleric.
Total Experience
Once Alishar is defeated, everyone will be given EXP based on how many members there are and the average level of all members. You will also receive some Willpower and Insight EXP.
Determine to Adventure
This is not a stage, however to exit the party quest and to get your prize, you will need to talk to Artuto, whom is at the top of the map. After talking to Artuto, he will give you a prize, make sure you have one slot in Use, Equipment, and ETC available before talking to Artuto.
Things to avoid doing while in PQ
- AFK-ing. This causes trouble, whether you are in the PQ or trying to get in. You will hold up your party if in PQ because no one can advance to the next stage without you. Outside PQ, when your party has found a channel with no party inside the Party Quest, they find that they cannot go in because you are AFK. Avoid going AFK as much as possible.
- Looting. In the Bonus stage, looting another person's items may result in defames and undesirable exchanging of words.
- Impatience. Patience is crucial in Stage 8, which may take a long time.
- Flaming. Try not to flame as it could escalate situations beyond what they are.
- Slacking. It is selfish to sit at the bottom of the map while all your party members kill the monsters, letting you leech from it. A PQ requires all the party members to work together.
- Disconnecting. Of course if you cannot get a better computer, try switching your graphical mode to the lowest possible. Note that this may cause confusion in Stage 6, when you cannot see the boxes clearly. Stay out of fights (except for the boss fight) as far as possible.
Dealing with situations
Inevitably, during your PQ career, you will come across some nasty people. When that happens, do not panic, and follow the steps below.
Dealing with a party member that is offline
Occasionally, there will be a party member that disconnects or simply left the party for no reason. If this person does not have a pass when they left the party, then there should be no problem. However, if the person did have a pass, you will have to rush. However, in order to more quickly rush, one person in the party should go and get another person ready so that the leader can invite that person to the party, and the party can rush back in. Alternatively, wait until the disconnected party members comes back. There is no garauntee that he/she comes back online, but if he/she does, it is good because you can then rush out and back in. This step is risky if you are towards the end of the PQ, because other people are more likely to track you when you are further into PQ. However, if any of the party members know how to 'smuggle' the passes out of the pq. You can clear the stage even without having to fight the monsters. This does not work for Stage 8.
Dealing with a party member that is afk
Occasionally, there will be a party member that does not respond, because he is not at the keyboard. Of course you should wait for him, but when it is apparent that he will be gone for quite some time, and you do not wish to wait any longer, just do what you do when there is an offline member: rush out and find a replacement.
Dealing with a party member that is rude
Occasionally, there will be a party member that is rude toward you. Please know that this is like the real world where you might hate your peers but you must ignore them. Simply remember the rule of "don't feed the troll," which simply means don't talk to him or her. It is important to NOT expel the rude party member. When one party member is expelled, the whole party is booted out of the Party Quest.
If there are two members fighting with each other (eg. two mages taking the mage portal in Stage 5), then try to resolve the dispute, but know your limits. They may threaten to leave the PQ, or to hold on to the passes which holds up everyone.
Obtaining Tracks
- Tracks are very simple to obtain. First, you should go channel surfing and write down the names of the people there. Later on, you can use the /find command to see if that certain person is in a party quest. If they are, you should tell your party to come to that channel. You should keep this track for future PQs.
- Buying tracks. This is not a good option as the sellers most likely are scammers.
- Free tracks. Often, someone gives out a track. It is usually for one of the following reasons:
- To get people to change channel, increasing their chance to successfully get in.
- To cause their old party to fail to enter the next PQ (they may be angry at them).
- It might be a fake track; the person could be somewhere else or the name may not exist.
Try not to use these, because the word spreads fast, causing a lot of competition with other parties.
Party Quest Terminology
Party quests has terminology which many be confusing to first time party questers. The following are used commonly in the Ludibrium Party quest.
- Pass - The ETC item that allows the leader to clear the stage, which opens the portal to the next one. The first stage only has this.
- Miss - The leader fails to get the party into the party quest and another party enters the party quest.
- CC - Change Channel. Used when a party leader is going in between channels and telling party members where to go
- Out - The current party inside the party quest is now out of the Party Quest, enabling another party to get in.
- LDR - This means Leader
- PL- This means Party Leader
See Also
Notes
Repeatable Quest (notice)
- Overall, there are fewer people wanting to Ludibrium PQ, as Monster Carnival is arguably faster and doesn't have the confusing stage 8. Because of the low amount of people wanting to PQ, rushing is usually an excluded step when attempting to get back in.
- Stage 8 has different forms which make it easier, while the method itself takes some time to get used to
- Once you complete this 35 times you get an awesome item called Broken Glasses which has a high market value after using Scissors of Karma.
- You can get Maple Stars from this.