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Raine said:
Question for those a little more in the weeds with the stuff going on under the hood in PSO, does anybody know why damage traps instakill slimes? Something I've always wondered about.
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A single slime spawn is actually five slimes. There are the four clones that you can see and kill. These slimes have stats, move around, etc.

Then there's the 'base slime' which is always at the spawn point, has 0 stats (0 HP, 0 max HP), and doesn't move. Damage traps check for proximity on the XZ plane (Y goes up). The damage trap can hit the base slime. When the game is applying damage to the base slime, the game sees the base slime's HP is 0 after applying damage and kills it.

When the base slime dies (or when all clones die), the game kills the clones and sends a packet telling other clients to kill them too.
 
Ender said:
A single slime spawn is actually five slimes. There are the four clones that you can see and kill. These slimes have stats, move around, etc.

Then there's the 'base slime' which is always at the spawn point, has 0 stats (0 HP, 0 max HP), and doesn't move. Damage traps check for proximity on the XZ plane (Y goes up). The damage trap can hit the base slime. When the game is applying damage to the base slime, the game sees the base slime's HP is 0 after applying damage and kills it.

When the base slime dies (or when all clones die), the game kills the clones and sends a packet telling other clients to kill them too.
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Only Sega could find such an incredibly janky way to program a basic enemy
 
I apologize if this is a silly/bit of an overly anxious question. For weapons hearts, when a weapon is skinned and if I were to sphere/add to an attribute, is the skinned appearance retained?

Thank You!
 
anybody have some insight on how to know when to use certain spells? I haven't played in a year or more and I was never that savvy with Forces. With damage cancel I rarely casted, but now I feel like I can contribute more. I just don't know when to use fire, ice, lightning spells with resistances. Is this just something you learn over time? What every enemy is weak to. Or is there a pattern I'm not aware of depending on zone/episode, etc.? It's also more confusing because sometimes I notice there is a mix of enemies with different resistances. Thanks
 
Spekkio said:
anybody have some insight on how to know when to use certain spells? I haven't played in a year or more and I was never that savvy with Forces. With damage cancel I rarely casted, but now I feel like I can contribute more. I just don't know when to use fire, ice, lightning spells with resistances. Is this just something you learn over time? What every enemy is weak to. Or is there a pattern I'm not aware of depending on zone/episode, etc.? It's also more confusing because sometimes I notice there is a mix of enemies with different resistances. Thanks
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In Episode 1 at least, the enemies are kinda color coded into what they're weak to. Tier one guys (Boomas, Evil Sharks, ect) are weak to fire, purple guys are weak to ice, yellow guys are weak to lightning. Beyond that, it's just kind of learning what's weak to what.
 
Raine said:
In Episode 1 at least, the enemies are kinda color coded into what they're weak to. Tier one guys (Boomas, Evil Sharks, ect) are weak to fire, purple guys are weak to ice, yellow guys are weak to lightning. Beyond that, it's just kind of learning what's weak to what.
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great, thank you!

one other question that's been bothering me for a while...somebody once asked me not to use Zalure during a run, and to this day I am hesitant about using the spell and I don't even know why. All I can think is to build up for PB? whatever the reason is, should I be hesitant about using this spell? TY
 
Spekkio said:
one other question that's been bothering me for a while...somebody once asked me not to use Zalure during a run, and to this day I am hesitant about using the spell and I don't even know why. All I can think is to build up for PB? whatever the reason is, should I be hesitant about using this spell? TY
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zalure is good to use. in the past when damage cancel was a thing, zalure and jellen would cancel other people's damage. that's no longer a thing so you should use it it's really helpful ^_^
 
kanae said:
zalure is good to use. in the past when damage cancel was a thing, zalure and jellen would cancel other people's damage. that's no longer a thing so you should use it it's really helpful ^_^
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ah, I had no idea that caused damage cancel. Good to know it's not longer an issue, thank you
 
Spekkio said:
anybody have some insight on how to know when to use certain spells? I haven't played in a year or more and I was never that savvy with Forces. With damage cancel I rarely casted, but now I feel like I can contribute more. I just don't know when to use fire, ice, lightning spells with resistances. Is this just something you learn over time? What every enemy is weak to. Or is there a pattern I'm not aware of depending on zone/episode, etc.? It's also more confusing because sometimes I notice there is a mix of enemies with different resistances. Thanks
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If you use the Monster Reader add on, you can set it up to tell you which spell you should use on the enemy you currently have targeted.
 
Hello,

Can someone provide me with maybe their top ranked RAmar endgame weapons I should buy or hunt in order or priority? I've got maybe 150 PDs.

This is what is on the Wiki for RAmars, I just don't know what should be prioritized first. Note that I only do group runs (TTF/MAE/whatever), nothing solo.

Ranged
Specials

Special Purpose

 
iceman288 said:
Hello,

Can someone provide me with maybe their top ranked RAmar endgame weapons I should buy or hunt in order or priority? I've got maybe 150 PDs.

This is what is on the Wiki for RAmars, I just don't know what should be prioritized first. Note that I only do group runs (TTF/MAE/whatever), nothing solo.

Ranged
Specials

Special Purpose

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Firstly you will want a demons laser and frozen shooter (you might already have) you can take on 99.9% of the game with just those 2 (only about 3 PD total for those 2)

Secondly you will want to prioritize getting a hell needle and demons needle. That will use up the 150 PDs unfortunately but with just those 2 weapons you will basically be fully competent! You may want to get a hell laser as well (1 PD)
 
iceman288 said:
If you had to pick between Hell and Demons, which would you do first?

Thanks for the tips!
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Honestly probably hell first because without it you will feel really useless in episode 2.

Another thing I forgot to mention is that you will need a melee weapon for episode 4 (lizards) on the cheaper scale there’s Galatine/excalibur/charge gungir which will only be a few PDs for one with beginner stats. More expensive would be a S beats arm weapon or a hell scythe. Both 50+ PDs. You can also just run behind them and shoot them too so it’s not 100% necessary to have a melee weapon at all.

Basically some of the best most important gear is all going to be really cheap and common weapons that are abundantly available. But forsure for RAngers (and all classes basically) S ranks are going to be imperative for certain areas and gameplay. So to surmise I would definitely get a hell needle first and it will allow you to enjoy episode 2 content fully geared and endgame. (You can also go for a hell shot but it has less ata and ata helps a lot for the hell special)
 
Hello everyone, I tried loading up the game, but only half the sound effects seem to play. The attack animations is muted, but the enemies still have their sound. Any idea on how to fix this?

Thanks,
 
vilocon said:
Hello everyone, I tried loading up the game, but only half the sound effects seem to play. The attack animations is muted, but the enemies still have their sound. Any idea on how to fix this?

Thanks,
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Try any of these:

- Update sound driver.
- Disable sound enhancements
- Set Windows to output in Stereo as opposed to any other config.
 
I feel like this question is probably asked a lot so sorry in advance, I tried to do a search for keywords but couldn't find what I wanted. anyway,

As a slightly poor PSO player I've managed to accumulate close to 1000 free spending PDs and want to acquire my first nice, sphered weapon and have Heaven Striker in mind. Being the very unadventurous player I am (I still spend most of my time in Episode 1) I lack some experience, and am unsure which 2 attributes would be ideal, so I ask the community who may have some more insight on the matter. For some reason I had Native and Dark in mind because I think I saw another one with those attributes, but I have no other real reason for this. Also, I am torn between 30h or 35h. I probably can't afford to buy and sphere a 35h but it's something I could work on. I don't know, are there certain thresholds where you need a certain amount of hit and some number is ideal?

also, if the answer is "it depends on what you want to run" - a little bit of everything. primarily episode 2 on a RA (racast or ramar). Event quests, RBR, maybe targeted item hunts, so whatever quests are the most popular probably.

Thanks
 
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Spekkio said:
I feel like this question is probably asked a lot so sorry in advance, I tried to do a search for keywords but couldn't find what I wanted. anyway,

As a slightly poor PSO player I've managed to accumulate close to 1000 free spending PDs and want to acquire my first nice, sphered weapon and have Heaven Striker in mind. Being the very unadventurous player I am (I still spend most of my time in Episode 1) I lack some experience, and am unsure which 2 attributes would be ideal, so I ask the community who may have some more insight on the matter. For some reason I had Native and Dark in mind because I think I saw another one with those attributes, but I have no other real reason for this. Also, I am torn between 30h or 35h. I probably can't afford to buy and sphere a 35h but it's something I could work on. I don't know, are there certain thresholds where you need a certain amount of hit and some number is ideal?

also, if the answer is "it depends on what you want to run" - a little bit of everything. primarily episode 2 on a RA (racast or ramar). Event quests, RBR, maybe targeted item hunts, so whatever quests are the most popular probably.

Thanks
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N/D would be great for Falz/Olga + Ep4. The wiki has monster types listed here if you're interested. If I was going to sphere a HS, I personally would do N/D because it would benefit me the most for the content I typically run :)

Edit: 30h is plenty but the more ATA, the merrier!
 
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Spekkio said:
I feel like this question is probably asked a lot so sorry in advance, I tried to do a search for keywords but couldn't find what I wanted. anyway,

As a slightly poor PSO player I've managed to accumulate close to 1000 free spending PDs and want to acquire my first nice, sphered weapon and have Heaven Striker in mind. Being the very unadventurous player I am (I still spend most of my time in Episode 1) I lack some experience, and am unsure which 2 attributes would be ideal, so I ask the community who may have some more insight on the matter. For some reason I had Native and Dark in mind because I think I saw another one with those attributes, but I have no other real reason for this. Also, I am torn between 30h or 35h. I probably can't afford to buy and sphere a 35h but it's something I could work on. I don't know, are there certain thresholds where you need a certain amount of hit and some number is ideal?

also, if the answer is "it depends on what you want to run" - a little bit of everything. primarily episode 2 on a RA (racast or ramar). Event quests, RBR, maybe targeted item hunts, so whatever quests are the most popular probably.

Thanks
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You can sphere 3 out of 4 of the attributes on most weapons. Personally I think it’s best to do that so you have a more well rounded weapon. As for which 3: everything but machine because it’s the least common attribute. Also hit like that only really matters with RAcast with HS to be honest… and EVEN WITH 35h we’re talking about the first S in a SSS combo going from 35 to 50% chance of hitting making it basically a coin flip in most situations meaning you’d probably be better off just doing NSS even with 35h.

Needless to say hit is kind of overrated. You could probably find a set with really good attributes for basically free and be hitting close to sphered numbers for basically free. The only reason people really even care about muh hit% and hs is because there are very little good weapons in this game to begin with as well as lame/hs basically outclassing all of them: there’s pretty much nothing else to hunt.

Honestly if I were you I’d just hold onto those PDs and keep saving so you can get something that is truly one of a kind one day. You can always get more PDs but you might only get one shot in your entire life at an item that will never be found/sold more than once. At the end of the day sphering really only truly matters if you play anguish mode and I guess RTA too (but for RTA you can literally just play in sandbox and hack in 100h everything anyway). The game is insanely easy and it’s often a competition to even land a hit anyway. A NSS combo is gonna 1tap most things completely 0’d.

If you really want to see if things are worth it then make a sandbox mode char and see how things feel. You can’t unsphere. Don’t waste your entire career of farming PDs on 1 single weapon when it might not even save you any time over a 1 PD one.
 
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