[Allison_W]

So, the JP servers got frying pans for running all the Firebreak missions. In theory, the same should be true for us.

Now, it looks kind of silly from what I've seen, but I looked up what it can do. It's an A-rank saber with reasonably decent base stats, 35% fire, and SE3 burn as a special effect.

As a Fortefighter, I'm very excited. The best SEs I can inflict now are from handgun bullets that max at L10 and SE1, or the occasional wimpy status effect attached to certain weapons, like the Jogiri or Harisen Battle Fan. But come the debut of this frying pan, I will be able to smack something and light it the hell up. To my knowledge, SE3 is enough to affect even large monsters like jarbas and gol dolvas. Add Gravity Strike and its seven to eighteen hits at 11+, and those burns should be spreading like sweet, warm butter.

My own impression is that this item alone could have a huge effect on the capabilities and role of Fortefighters (and to a slightly lesser extent, Fighgunners) who acquire one. It appears to be a trump card that we can use to vastly augment our damage output against enemies that we once lived in fear of--jarbas? WOOMF. Bots? FA-WOOSH. No longer are our options limited to tediously plinking away with melee PAs or tediously plinking away with our dinky handguns; instead, we can set them on fire and watch the damage add up. I feel like I might actually be useful when the jarbas come marching in. I feel like even Groves might not be such a nightmare.

I could simply be overestimating the importance of having one weapon that can deal SE3 burn (I'm probably just getting excited too easily), but I do get to wondering if items like these are supposed to be our break--if they are how we're to find some semblance of versatility and overcome the "one-trick pony" problem that's plagued us from day one. (Begs the question of whether it'll be the only item of its kind, too.)

In any case, I know I'm getting one come hell or high water. Even if the SE turns out to be less than what it's cracked up to be, I can think of plenty use for a half-decent weapon with 35% fire. Enough that I'll see if I can't get four. Dunno if it's one per character or one per account; here's hoping the former.

[SaiSpagS]

Sorry, but SE4 is required for the large mobs such as Jarba and Polavohara.
As a FG and FT I know =D

But still, a 35% Saber is handy, I also heard it can sometimes throw Foies when it's swung? (like hildebears cane) but this may have been a baseless rumour.

[-Shimarisu-]

On 2007-05-21 04:00, SaiSpagS wrote:
Sorry, but SE4 is required for the large mobs such as Jarba and Polavohara.
As a FG and FT I know =D

As a FG and FT, you're wrong.

[Skuda]

I am now much more interested in said frying pan.

[Garanz-Baranz]

How do you get it anyway? >.>;

[Allison_W]

On 2007-05-21 04:51, Skuda wrote:
I am now much more interested in said frying pan.

Glad I could get somebody else worked up about it.

I hear lots of fFs upset about how they're the only class that is limited to SE1. I know I would like to be able to drop an ugly DoT at times. And so along comes this beauty.

I'd like to get a frying pan campaign going. Get everyone together to get as many frying pans on the servers as possible, whether that's one per account or four per account (run with your main, run with your alt, run with your alt's alt, run with your mule!). Anything that gives fFs SE3 burn is something we should have as much of as possible.

Onward, for fFkind!

[Allison_W]

On 2007-05-21 05:13, Garanz-Baranz wrote:
How do you get it anyway? >.>;

To the best of my knowledge, you do each of the purification missions at least once and then talk to Bruce. I don't know if the limit is one per account or one per character.

[fireant]

On 2007-05-21 04:00, SaiSpagS wrote:
Sorry, but SE4 is required for the large mobs such as Jarba and Polavohara.
As a FG and FT I know =D

But still, a 35% Saber is handy, I also heard it can sometimes throw Foies when it's swung? (like hildebears cane) but this may have been a baseless rumour.

You can use SE3 Burn on the large mobs. As a GT I know It works on my bow and even faster on my Crossbow.



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[Skuda]

On 2007-05-21 05:20, Allison_W wrote:

To the best of my knowledge, you do each of the purification missions at least once and then talk to Bruce. I don't know if the limit is one per account or one per character.

If this is true, I'm going to try and get myself a few of these babies.

I am also curious as to how well the grind. But that will have to wait for AoI if these are indeed limited edition weapons.

I'll likely be carrying one of these puppies around with me where ever I go. Who knew a novelty weapon could be sound so useful!

[SaiSpagS]

0_o Holy Moly I never knew that....

Whilst levelling my Bow I never noticed an SE3 virus landing on a large mob, I use crossbows and have a few 21+ but I don't tend to use them on the larger mobs, now I will if I can infect/burn them.

Learning things all the time...