Spiral Knights - The respawning blocks around JK

The respawning blocks around JK

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Thu, 09/29/2011 - 18:36

The-Rawrcake

Are the respawning blocks on JK make that big of a difference? I somehow soloed him using crappy t3 plate with a heavy sword (yeah it was faust but still) i didnt even get much time on him, used only a single poison vial. compared to all of the other fail solos ive done it went JK kept spinning and I couldn't push him down before regen and spin again, though those times i stood toward middle for more room. After being told about the respawning blocks, i managed to solo him unexpectedly, just made sure to keep him on the rim of the blocks

So, does anyone know how damaging these things really are and is it worth going and doing JK solo again? (not luck)

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 19:32

Evilnut

Are you sure the blocks

Are you sure the blocks damage JK?

I'm under the impression that all the traps in the clockworks don't affect monsters, only knights. For example they can walk through spikes and fire traps unharmed. Monsters are only affected by the traps if they get a beneficial effect, like oilers on fire traps and quicksilvers on shock traps.

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 19:51

Xylka-Mkii

Rawr

Well the respawning explosion blocks will damage JK no doubt and can help out a bit during the fight. Sadly im in 5* armor and haben't soloed yet @_@
Gotta test for just the respawning though.

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 20:04

The-Rawrcake

I thought that was what it

I thought that was what it would be like for me too Xylka since i see this video of a bomber in full t5 and tetre heart pendants etc. solo JK in 10 minutes kind of intimidating. Though for me it was just Boosted Plate Helm and Mail / Heavy plate shield / Faust used on him. Had 2 poison vials (think i said used only a single one in the op but i actually had two) that i used after he did his invulnerable spin and one after damaging him a bit at start. kept a single curse vial and 3 remedies to use the charge attack following his invulnerable spin to re-curse him when needed, and 3 pills of course. I really just went down there to mess around and try this block tactic i heard, fight him on the perimeter of the blocks instead of in the middle so hes takin block respawn damage. Then all of a sudden he died .-. maybe its because of the curse? i never really tried keeping curse up with faust charge before tho

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 20:19

Xylka-Mkii

Im typing via 3DS Anyway yea

Im typing via 3DS

Anyway yea curse makes him do about 150dmg to himself each time. Shadow is strong on JK. Poison makes him weaker etc.. I dont take remedies with but I can see why you need them for the curse. Im guessing the blocks do nothing to him (cept explosion ones) and the curse, poison, shadow dmg and overall less health on JK since you're soloing made it easier. I really need a faust. goin on the to-do list :)

Anyway maybe try with faust again for accurate results and then try without it. Faust is the best for JK and curse just guarantees you're doing more dmg to him during invincible stage.

Once my party was wiped (all 5* lol) and he started to do his normal spin attack while cursed. he hurts himself then walks into an explosion block and dies LOL
too bad i wasnt recording.

so thats that then right?
Friend me in-game, i wanna test some stuff on Jelleh kingz too

In game name: Xylka

Xylka-Mkii is my former alt character. i use it for late night 3DS forum posting :D

and then theres my steam account... -.-

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 20:29

Xylka-Mkii

Also using a regular Faust

Also using a regular Faust swipe is okay to keep curse on him. the second hit can curse the enemy, but not the player >:D
obviously less common though but either way works.

Also if you friend me, ill be on around 12-4pm server time.Im up for a JK run and even some t3 basil runs (if you're t3)

I want my Blitz Needle, Basil!
Y U NO HAS IT?

So im gonnago to sleep for tonight. send me a friend request if you're on in the morning and ill get it later.

Goodnight and cya later

P.S Is that bomber's name Sick?
Cus sick can 60 second kill JK as a bomber in a team.
Look up Vanaduke full bombing
Sick did it with 1 revive as vana only needed to get hit 1 more time :)

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 22:28

Nievem

xylka, if you want to solo jk

xylka, if you want to solo jk just get fang of vog, it will be easier than faust i believe

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 22:35

Khamsin

"xylka, if you want to solo

"xylka, if you want to solo jk just get fang of vog, it will be easier than faust i believe"

Why would you care about doing JK once you have a FoV? I mean, I guess it is good for giggles, being able to 3 charge kill JK, but still.

Thu, 09/29/2011 - 23:13

Tengu

You may want to get to T3 and

You may want to get to T3 and not have to group to do it,

You may want to help out guildies.

Or...you may just really like killing him. I'm all three.

Fri, 09/30/2011 - 13:07

Xeirla

Ok... 1 By the time I have a

Ok...
1 By the time I have a FoV, I'll have killed JK 400 times solo. I have CoA atm
2 Faust will be so much easier and LESS EXPENSIVE to craft

Why suggest a FoV. I know its the best sword for JK, but whats the chance of me getting one within a week, or, whats the chance of me wanting to get one in a week?
Anyway Im goin Faust for PVP anyway so win-win there

Fri, 09/30/2011 - 13:12

#10

Psychodestroyer

I WIN

T2 account (my friends) With 1 2* and the rest 3* gear, I SOLOED JK! WOOOT!

But really, I'm still all for a minion count down.

Fri, 09/30/2011 - 15:59

#11

The-Rawrcake

gj psycho aaaaaand good news

gj psycho

aaaaaand good news i solod him again and this time i dont think it was because of respawney blocks, purely due to the fact that i have a faust =/

My gear is boosted plate helm, boosted plate mail, heavy plate shield, faust, twisted snarble barb, prisma driver which is all i used for my JK run. No uvs period.

To start the fight, i hit with my gun the ghost block to one side to clear blocks. You could do this with a sword i guess then running to the button either way its good to make sure there arent blocks in the way. Then, once you have a clear path, avoid the adds and use one curse vial on JK and NOT a poison (usually you can get a single curse vial through the t2 run if not 2 or 3, if not then use a faust charge attack to start) always keep 3 remedies on you for the faust charge attack, very gettable through the t2 run. You should be able to use your charge attack / normal attacks to push JK to his first invulnerable phase since he should also be cursed. On the faust charge attack always make sure you face JK so he takes that extra projectile damage and gets those extra curse chances (which are extremely likely). So once he does his spinning thing, hit him with a poison vial. This makes sure he doesnt repeat spinning phases. Then, your next 2 pvials (if you are unlucky with having 3 pvials always buy them at moorcroft) should be used the same exact way, after the next invulnerable phases. Between doing all of this, you should have a charge attack prepared for after every one of his invulnerable spins once you have no more pvials. Otherwise once you do all this, get in and whack him or use your charge attack, i used my charge attack pretty often and was lucky to not get cursed to where i didnt even use a single one of my 3 remedies this run. The charge makes sure you are more safe since you step out, charge up, step in use it and shield cancel to step out and repeat. With this, youll need remedies for sure.

I guess i could try doing a JK run with my t3 nightblade and see how that goes vs. faust but im not too confident. Until a faust, i guess you could get some JK advice from psycho :3 though faust is not too hard to get farm 1.4k ce-ish with mist (or, even easier, give OOO the 10 bucks or whatever they deserve for making the game for you) and heat the sealed to 5 and craft faust once you have 100 mist.

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