When I joined the game this was not a problem. Sure I couldn't go to T3 for a bit, but when I wanted to I found people to let me in on it.
Do you have to like, grind a bunch? What do you guys do?
So whats it like being stuck at a hall of heroes?
Fri, 03/15/2013 - 21:41
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 04:45
#2
You have to grind
FAR TOO MUCH.
The 3* HoH isn't too bad because you have a relatively profitable boss, the 4* one is a pain in the hiney, the 5* one OMG HARDEST FINAL BOSS etc.
+1 to Fleet-Miss-Gun, I have that problem too.
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 04:55
#3
I've been there-ish. I still didn't have full 5* gear when I reached the HoH in question due to the fact that I'd taken two major breaks even though I've played since I think June 2011 (joined at Steam release day). You guys remember when SK reached 3m players and we got free elevators for a weekend? That was pretty well timed in coordination with a friend who decided to quit and gave me over 35k. I got both my Vog Pieces that weekend, and I already had DVS. I just needed the BTS for which I got the recipe during the weekend after an insane amount of Basil farming. Zeddy had already been a bro and payed the energy for my DVS, by the way.
I can imagine this is harder if you join now and don't get several thousands from a friend or 700 energy from Zeddy or free elevators for a weekend. It's especially harder if one doesn't have any friends, nor is it lots of fun.
The best grinding spots are RJP (12.5k/day) and FSC (20k per day if token items are sold). RJP is up until 4*, unless you have friends to carry ya through FSC. At 4*, if you can get people to invite you to FSC lobbies and maybe even roll with you, that's the best. I suppose it's quite profitable to also roll FSC through the arcade at 4* since it will be available then. If you are too boring for the Arcade and have no friends, it's RJP all the way.
I think the Great Wall of Ch- HoH is a major problem with the game and I wouldn't be surprised if half of those who reach the 4* HoH simply give up and quit the game.
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 05:45
#4
my 2 cents
While we did not have * strata, we did had Tier strata, and getting to the last one required full 4*
I still don't get why FSC went from 4* minimum to 5* but whatever. I don't make the game
People can still go do FSC if they know people. I sure as hell won't make my mule 5* to make her run FSC, she's 2* and it's good enough for me.
So yeah the 5* barrier is hard to get through, like the 4* wall was hard to get through back in ye olde days... with the vial bug, man that was hard >.<
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 06:05
#5
@Shamanala
You can still access FSC through the arcade at 4* just like you could before missions.
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 06:38
#6
I dunno, ask Echo. He must
I dunno, ask Echo. He must get Internet from there if he can post on the forums.
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 06:40
#7
Horrible
They need to allow access to t3 via warden again, or remove 3 and 5 hoh.
Sat, 03/16/2013 - 10:47
#8
You don't grinding huh?
You won't like Elsword then
Sat, 04/13/2013 - 22:16
#9
I thought the subject was literal
The 4* HoH is basically an impassable wall for F2P, 3* isn't nearly as bad but still requires grinding
Sat, 04/13/2013 - 23:10
#10
I passed it, it took me about a year though :P
Now I'm halfway past the 5* HoH, and it's definitely the hardest one since it costs twice as much CE as the 4* one but you don't have direct access to the highest-paying levelset in the game. Instead you have to farm RJP, which gives you about 2kcr per 20 energy.
So... I got a lot better at LD in the meantime, which sadly is detrimental to the PvE experience because it's so much harder.
...either that or the opposite happens, and I charge in and die because I forget respawning isn't free xD
Sat, 04/13/2013 - 23:11
#11
I passed it, it took me about a year though :P
Double post >_>
Sat, 04/13/2013 - 23:16
#12
Maximum over grinding
I still think 2* and 3* are the best part of the game thanks to the little grinding required. Tier 3 is such a horrible grind I can definitely see players quitting when they reach it, specially the 4* hall of heroes.
The only advice I can give is basically redoing the first 2 levels of RJP 5 times a day to make 10k cr and basically grind each 5* weapon/armor each week or 2, specifically based for FSC... which just dooms you to grind so you can grind better D:
Sat, 04/13/2013 - 23:19
#13
You are experiencing a PICNIC ERROR!
You won't like Elsword then
TRUE DAT VERY MUCH!!
My poor Elsword is still stuck at Lvl 51...
Sun, 04/14/2013 - 02:04
#14
Took me a while to get the
Took me a while to get the funds to get past the last (massive) hurdle, but that was partially because I spent CE trying out different weapons at the time, and partially because I kept changing my 5* plans.
Sun, 04/14/2013 - 10:51
#15
I'm currently stuck at
I'm stuck at HoH 5* now. I got pass 4* HoH quite easily though, because I farmed RJP for a bit and use the sealed sword family (I didn't have to alchemize 3* weapons , so money saved). But now I'm stuck at 5* HoH now, and as an F2P, I don't feel like grinding the clockworks for that mission. I just join friend lobbies or wait till some randy gets at FSC.
And honestly, I got through FSC with an Avenger, a Faust, Heavy Plate shield, Ash Tail coat and Elemental Hood. That's a terrible set for FSC but 4* gear in FSC is manageable. So why grind for 5* gear if you can get to the core with 4* stuff?
Sun, 04/14/2013 - 12:40
#16
The papaya frowns
Ah, back in the ol' days, we didn't have any HoHs :P When missions were introduced to the game, it took me about a week to complete all of them XD
Sun, 04/14/2013 - 14:49
#17
it's a bit long.
I'm stuck in the 5* HoH. not so bad. if those minis didn't made me decide to craft an electron bomb, I would miss only the shield. which would porbably be CoA as me or my guild master find the recipe.
which means I'm stuck since september and I'll need another couple of months to get through.
Sun, 04/14/2013 - 17:43
#18
@Thunder
I'd honestly recommend getting an ancient plate shield at some point anyway.. it's cheap and not bad at all. Might as well get it early and not have to worry about finding recipes.
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 01:59
#19
@Houndoomwars
I'm F2P and I
@Houndoomwars
I'm F2P and I only need two more 5-star items to pass the 5-star hall of heroes (and already got 400 out of the requires 700 ce to get one of them).
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 08:36
#20
@ fehzor
first I thing I'll get as a vanguard is a sudaruska, then I'll go for other shields. then snarby coat.
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 14:44
#21
Don't do the grind!
Honestly I think people encouraging newer players to grind the hell out of a single mission or boss tier whenever they hit one of these pay walls are doing the game a great disservice. There's no way in hell I could continue playing a game that required me to loop the same few levels ad nauseam, and I personally feel like those that do day after day are a little cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, if you catch my drift. I first started playing the game some time before the Missions system was added, but I wound up stuck at the 5* Hall of Heroes too, so do you know what I did? I just kept playing the game normally, making random Clockworks runs as I felt like it, and not pressuring myself to devote every single second of game time into maximum profit-gaining. It might have taken longer that way, but I still had fun with the game, and eventually I wound up getting a full 5*loadout too. If we want to convince people that this game is fun, this the sort of thing we should be encouraging them to do, not the equivalent of gold-farming.
Mon, 04/15/2013 - 14:55
#23
/reply Klipik
Perfect timing XD Made my night.
EDIT: After I posted that the thread underneath changed to "Mission Impossible"; an accurate first impression, methinks.
It would be okay if only Belkin doesn't suck.