Pokemon X & Y

The first Pokemon title for 3DS was officially launch on 12 October. And I only got mine two days ago (14/10). Why am i excited? They finally move away  from the traditional 2D sprite and tonnes of new feature e.g Pokemon Amie (i can pet my pikachu! =D)

Anyway, proceed with caution, they could be some spoiler
Here it is !

My Pokemon X

Why Pokemon X? (Spoiler Alert)

Charizard X looks cool! To those who don't know yet , you will be given an option to choose between 3 classic starter (Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur) somewhere in the beginning. They come with Mega stone  You still receive one of the new starter(Fennekin, Chespin, Froakie ) in case you are wondering.

Mega Evolution !

Well, some Pokemon will have an additional evolution stage, called the Mega Evolution. However it is not similar to the normal evolution as it only last during the battle. Plus, the Pokemon need to hold some sort of stone to allow it to Mega Evolve. The evolution type depends on the stone it is holding. FYI, choose your Pokemon game wisely (X or Y)  because they will give different stones for you. For example, Charizard must be holding Charizardite X or Y depending on the game to become Mega Charizard.

X or Y ?

Torchic Gift

For a limited period of time, you could claim this Torchic from the mystery gift. Well, i doubt you could find torchic in the wild without trading from previous gen. To make it extra special , it have a superb hidden ability and also holds a Mega Stone (ooowh!!) So, be quick and claim the Torchic before February 15 2014.

Special Torchic

Starting my game

I choose Froakie as my starter because i would want to choose Charmander later. I could also choose Chespin, but i guess i am not a fan of grass starter. But now my Froakie have evolved into Frogardier ! And, shocking enough, someone traded me another Froakie!

Froakie =D

Wonder Trade

There is so much thing to do in this game, and i chose not to rush and enjoy the game slowly. One features that stand out the most to me is the wonder trade. Here, you put up a Pokemon and get a random one from a stranger. I got a lvl 1 Froakie from this, a Japanese guy got it from the daycare and decided to trade it away. I also got a lvl 38 Poliwhirl while i haven't even beat the first gym. Of course my Poliwhilr wont listen to me and decided to sleep during battle.

Horde Battle

Horde battel where you encounter 5 pokemon at once. Best if you got skill that can hit all. My first horde battle? 5 Psyduck! Hahaha

My adventure so far

I just beaten the first gym, and i could say this new Pokemon generation is awesome. The new fresh ideas really makes me enjoy the game. It really bring back the memories of First Gen game (red/blue/green). Well, you will notice  a lot of similarities with the original series in this game. I really didn't enjoy much of the previous gen (except gen 1& 2) because it feels so repetitive, and "grindy". All i do is level up and battle , and i  just rush to finish the game.

I guess GameFreak finally learn what their player wants, such as the new interface, availability of older gen pokemon from the beginning. Or having the option to have the nostalgic first gen starters. I hope you all would enjoy this game as much as i do. =D

Ragnarok Online 2 Arrival to Steam May 1st

This news might be outdated for a few days, for those who doesn't know yet, WarpPortal and Valve are partnering to bring Ragnarok Online 2 : Legend of The Second to their online platform : Steam. As most of us already know WarpPortal is the company that previously brought us International RO1. For more information , please refer to http://www.playragnarok2.com/

You can register your account here : WarpPortal account

Download Game here : Client Download 

RO2 : my Beast-master

After shooting arrows for quite some time, i finally reach level 25 and did my beast-master quest. The quest is quite simple and  straightforward. Now i can transform into a bear!

Cute bear

This is the reason why i want to be beast-master, Bear Form .I could become a cute but violent bear. This transformation will increase physical attack power by 30% at level 5. Yeah, sweet 30% !! 

Brutal Grizzly Bear. 

This one, not so cute with all the scars all over. This is the Grizzly Form. At level 5 it add 65% hp, 50% def and 300% threat. This transformation allows BM to become a good tanker, because of BM's large hp pool  and more threat. In this game , BM got the highest hp, but defend wise, monk and knight still win. Which one is the best? I am not sure, depend on the situation and individual. BM's mob control is also poor due to lack of aoe skill.  However BM have healing capabilities from skills such as Cruel Bite and  Survival which may contribute to survival. 

Tiger form. This transformation give BM's 150% moving speed. That is 10% higher than the npc pecopeco, but i dont find that interesting. In this mode, you cant use any skill. However, the extra moving speed is valuable as you can use them in dungeon, unlike mount. This skill is also useful for pvp, which allow BM to chase or get close to range classes. 

My current skill. If you don't know yet, after job-change  all your archer skill-point will be reset . You cant add any skill from archer tree anymore . This only apply for beast-master and monk. Why?, because these 2 class are completely different from their first class. Archer is range dps class, while beast-master is melee   While acolyte is magic range, while monk is physical melee. 

Short video on beastmaster game-play. Feel awkward playing melee after getting used to archer range attack.  =)

RO2 : Beastmaster lvl 25 Spear Comparison (Pandora's & Quest )

Below are spear beastmaster could use as soon as job change.

	Resistance Spear	Pandora’s Spear	Spear of Ferocious Pandora
Level	25	25	25
STR	22	57 (+35)	64 (+42)(+7)
AGI	6	14 (+8)	16 (+10)(+2)
WIS	6	16 (+10)	18 (+12)(+2)
VIT	19	49 (+30)	55 (+36)(+6)
A.Power	89	228 (+139)	252 (+163)(+24)
A.Speed	2.6	2.6	2.6
Range	2	2	2
Hit	-	-	22
Vigor	-	-	82
Haste	-	-	82

Obviously, Pandora's equipment are far superior than normal weapon.

RO2 : Pandora's Box guide and result from 5 Pandora's key

Where to get Pandora Keys?

From Kafra Item Shop (Item mall using real cash). At the bottom right of your screen. Look under 'Item List > Convenience' .
Refer here for detailed guide Pandora keys

Pandora Keys price ?

680 RO2 Cash.  1RO2Cash = 1 @Cash Refer to Asiasoft Cash

How much is 1 @Cash?

10,000 @Cash price is Rm25.00 from Mol point . RM25.00 is roughly 8USD or 10SGD or 328 Philiphine Peseo.

Where to get @Cash?

I trust Mol Point  and Seagm . Of course there are many other providers.

Any other ways to open Pandora's Box ?

Yes, you can use Pandora Mallet to open Pandora's Box. Left Click on Mallet then left click on the box

Where to get Pandora's Mallet?

Monster drop them as easy as Pandora's Box. Or you could buy from Kafra Servie. The one you talk to open inventory or save point. Not the transportation Kafra.

So, whats the different between Pandora's Key and Pandora's Mallet?  

Obviously the rate, you good stuff easier using keys. Some item are exclusive to Pandora's key. I never get Epic weapon using mallet. Mind you, the stats is superb and better than level 45 weapon , and you can use Pandora's Weapon at level 25.

I tried 5 Pandora's Key to open Pandora's box, and get these stuff

1. Pandora's Bow 
2. Claw of the Ferocious Pandora
3. Zeny Bag (10 zeny)
4. Spear of the Ferocious Pandora
5. Pandora's Shield

I only can afford 5, so thats it. No epic weapon. 

Looks like it is easy to get weapon using keys. But how easy compared to mallet?

1. Eternal Life Crystal (V)
2. Sword of the Ferocious Pandora
3. Butterfly Wing
4. Pandora's Claw
5. Pandora's Rod
6. No-Share Noodle
7. Wool Cloth

Less colourful, and there's 2 weapon. Unfortunately all the weapon are untradable

What to do with extra unused Pandora's Weapon?

Sell them, they cost more than 1 Zeny each . Profit!

List of item from Pandora Box using Mallet on 17/2/13 while hunting for weapon 
50 Pandora's Box

RO2 : Finally. Spear of the Ferocious Pandora

Recently RO2 update bring a new feature into the game. Pandora Box! Can be obtained from any mobs in the game(they doesn't stack =.=). To open them you could use either Pandora's Mallet or Pandora's Key. Pandora's Mallet are also dropped by monster and are also sold by Kafra NPC for 1 Zeny. While Pandora's Keys are sold in Kafra Item shop (Cash Mall).

Obviously, opening Pandora box using key enable you to get better item or have higher chances of getting better item especially weapon. Pandora box only gives weapon,accessory and food so far . Epic purple weapon could only be obtained by key. While rare blue and green appear from both mallet and key, with higher chances if you are using keys.

Amazingly, the weapon obtained from Pandora got superb stat with level 1 requirement. However, the weird thing is, all of them are specific to second class job, which mean we can only use them at level 25 after job-change. Another down side is, there are bounded to character, they cannot be traded or sold to other players (sell to npc is possible ). Means, you are forced to sell all those epic weapon you could not use.

After opening a lot of Pandora, i finally manage to get beast-master weapon for my future bear. Look at the stat, that is even better than level 40 weapon. Unfortunately i am still stuck at level 22. I should get my ass to level 25 and bash some monster with this spear. (i know purple is better, but i am happy with this one for now).

Below is comparison between a normal bow which was obtained from quest and a green Pandora bow. I choose the level 23 bow because it is close to job change (level 25). This shows how amazing the Pandora's weapon compared to normal weapon.

normal green bow

From Pandora's Box

 Look at the Attack Power. Cool right?

RO2 Guide : Equipment Exchange/Guranyang

Hello, this is Guranyang the cat merchant. You can easily recognize him as most of the npc are human, and i believe you can see him in almost map every which have dungeon. That is because this npc will trade you blue grade equipment . Guranyang at every map is specific, you will only see list of item from the current map dungeon. 

In the picture above, you can see the list of item available for exchange. You will need statue for exchange. You can get statue from doing dungeon quest. So, i believe you will only get 1 type of statue per dungeon. Plus ,statues are bonded to your character and you cant destroy it. If you want to get rid of them, exchange them first and destroy the equipment. 

Like i said before , Guranyang require specific statue, you can only exchange Payon Statue with Payon Guranyang. 

There are only 3 type of statue, for top, bottom and weapon. I believe there are no hat, glove and shoes statue. 

Above, is one of the item can be exchanged from sograt guranyang. note that you will need sograt weapon statue to trade him this. The sword is bind on pickup or in this case bind on exchange, cant be sold to npc or other player. Only can be destroyed. You cant even dissemble them. Finally they does not have rune holes. 

Conclusion, make sure you do your dungeon quest. Guranyang equipments are much better than green, but slightly overpowered by dungeon blue grade. But at least they will help you in leveling/dungeon while you are hunting for better equips. 

RO2 Guide : Equipment Quality

Unlike the original Ragnarok Online, the equipment quality in RO2 are color graded. Slot system also exist , but there are called rune hole and you can put runes instead of cards.

White equipment 
The most basic equipment is white. However don't waste your money buying them as you  can easily get free and better equipment from quest.

Effect            : Nothing but defense

Where to get : NPC ; weapon merchant, heavy armor merchant etc.

Green equipment
Noticed that the description is longer than white grade. Because they also add stats, which are very useful. Using a lower level green is much better than using whites. see below, 57 STR will add 114 physical attack and 58 VIT give around 290 extra hp.

 Effect           : Extra stats (STR/VIT/WIS.VIT)
Where to get : Normal quest, monster drop, or craft by blacksmith.
Remark        : Bind on equips BOE, which mean it will be bounded to your character only once equipped.

Blue equipment 

The stat given are pretty much the same as green grade. However, they will be 2 more effect. Either Vigor + Haste or Dodge +Parry. This differentiate between dps and tanking capabilities. The first combination is better for dps build as vigor reduce cool down of skill and haste reduce skill casting time. Second combination is perfect for tanking as dodge will obviously increase dodge toward attack, and parry reduce the damage received. 

 Effect           : Extra stats (STR/VIT/WIS.VIT) + Vigor&Haste or Dodge&Parry

Where to get : Monster drop, blacksmith craft, Guranyang (catlike npc) 

Remark        : Bound item, once you pick it, nontransferable . Trade from npc also non-transfer . However,  crafted equips is BOE. 

Below is another blue equip, which have blind rune hole. This one is dropped from dungeon boss. If you look carefully, the stats are much better. This type is always bound on pickup. 

 Purple Equips  *The information here could be wrong as i haven't manage to find/get purple equip personally. 

Purple is the best grade so far. Purple equip have even more extra effect (haste+vigor or dodge+parry) compared to blue. Purple equipment are very rare and expensive, and i believe they are dropped from raid  (in form of token, where you can exchange from npc) and also from crafting. In RO2Sea, i have seen some recipe in auction price, and the price are super expensive. Plus, the material needed are also very hard to find. The good thing is, they are usually crafted with 1 or 2 rune holes, and BOE. 

 Effect           : Extra stats  + Much more Vigor&Haste or Dodge&Parry (more than double of blue grade)
Where to get : Boss drop, blacksmith craft
Remark        : BOE

I haven't manage to get any purple or join any raid . The information that i have now is limited to what i have personally experience. I will update this once i got more information/experience. 

RO2 : My first dungeon. Trauma

My first quest dungeon ! Trauma.

Look scary!

He look scary, but weak! HAHA

Edit : this boss will drop 1 item. which is required for khara quest. And dont forget to challenge that khara quest, tho i forget whats the name, will update soon


Very short dungeon. I manage to gain a level. ;)

RO2 Guide : Khara & Title

While Title feature is quite common in mmorpgs, khara is a new feature introduced in RO2. Similar to normal quest, khara system is much simpler, where no npc is involved. Mission can be accepted (in this case challenged) , from the khara window, and you will be rewarded as soon as you fulfill the objective. The Khara info window can be accessed by pressing 'O'(default key).

Press O to access this window. 

There are a lot of box, each with different mission.  As you can see above, the icon lighted up is available  while those which are dark, are not available yet. To unlock them, certain level have to be reached, or some normal quest have to be done. After you finish khara mission, you will be rewarded, and the icon clear will come out.  Various type of quest are available can easily be distinguish by their icon.

• Sword (white): Hunt 'x' number of 'z' monster
• Sword (orange) : Hunt certain boss monster . These boss usually have high hp which require full party. 
• Helm : 
• Reach 'x' level or
• Reach 'x' job level.
• Obtain 'y' number of title
• Finish series of dungeon quest. 
• Watch
• Get 'x' number of item
• Use 'x' number of item
• Use skill 'x' time
• Upgrade armor/weapon 'x' time.
• Summon guardian 'x' time
• Die 'x' time
• Resurrect 'x' time
• Repair equipment 'x' time
• Treasure box
• Get some stuff
• Get a boss weapon (from dungeon boss)
• Obtain 'x' number of cards.

Some of the quest are automatically challenge(accepted) as you unlock them, while some others need to be challenge and cost khara point. Mind you, if you don't have enough point, the quest will not be available (dark). However, you don't need to worry as some of the khara itself will reward you some khara point when you finish them. There are other awesome reward such as :

• Combat experience & Zeny
• Title
• Title & Job experience
• Khara point

As you can see in the picture above, some bomb icon exist with arrows in it. Clearing khara mission where the arrow points will give you a lot of job experience and zeny. 

Arrow > will expand Title tab

As you can see above, the Title tab can be seen by expanding Khara window. All the title can be obtained from khara mission. Title will be available next to your name when enabled, and only one can be used at a time. Title also give you some stat, and they are very useful. As you can see above, the title have different color which indicate its grade. Orange has the best stat and vanilla the lowest. (This could be wrong as i forgot the order)

Orange>Purple>Blue>Green>Vanilla

See below , one of the end game title. Awesome stat. Em, the left one is what i am using now. 

I want this!

Bye2!

RO2 : Ragnarok Online 2 Archer !

Just started playing Ragnarok online 2  : Legend of the Second ( RO2:LotS ) . So i have decided to play archer because i want to become beast master (BM) which can transform into a bear. 

Bullying Poring in 3D. ;)

I choose the job artisan, which can craft light armor and rune. From what i understand, there is no real restriction or best job that goes with your class. Any profession will do fine. There are 4 profession, artisan, blacksmith,  chef and alchemist. Each job can craft different type of item, which i am not familiar with yet. While killing monster give you normal experience, job experience is obtained by picking material or crafting. 

TeddyLala crafting, or should i say sewing?

Artisan get material from dead monster, so  after looting, don't forget to click on the dead monster again . And the great thing is, you can also get it from monster which was killed by others . Because my artisan level is still 4, i only can refine the material.

For stat and skills, i haven't add anything, because i haven't decide on what build i want to be. 

• STR  : Increase 2 attack power & 2 parry.
• AGI  : Increase 5 critical & 2 dodge.
• INT  : Doesn't affect archer.
• WIS : Increase SP by 10. 
• VIT  : Increase 5 HP.

Similar to RO1, you will be given stats point. As you increase more STR (example), it will cost more to be leveled . I guess the important point for archer is STR, AGI and VIT. If i want to become tanker beastmaster, STR and VIT is main stats, however, i haven't decide to add how much. One character also get a lot of stats from equipment and card. 

How much each point of parry,critical and dodge could give varies, as your level increase, the point give lesser effect. For example, my total STR now is 28, which give 56 parry. 56 parry at level 5 give me 11.51% parry rate. =(