Episode 4 Mop-up #5?

[Ryna]

I was forwarded a link to the following article today by a very helpful person:
http://watch.impress.co.jp/game/docs/20060117/pso.htm

According to the article, it looks like Mop-Up #5 was supposed to be released today. Can any of the JP BB players confirm that it was released? If it was released, can you share your impressions of it? Also, are there any new prizes?

[Saffran]

I was just about to PM you about it.

Here is the map:
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/7479/map028lp.jpg

And the reward is...
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/8471/newmopup19s1ki.jpg

Tainted Life Jacket

A common Pioneer model, the stains are clearly visible on this one, meaning it has been used before already.

DFP 5
EVP 5
EDK 20

I have absolutely no idea if it reacts to other items or has special abilities. I didn't fool around taking pics today...

Quite hard quest, until you know the map...
Just for you Ryna (rooms with traps):
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/1165/newmopup02s0cn.jpg
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/8158/newmopup03s2pb.jpg
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/9468/newmopup09s3bh.jpg
http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/9779/newmopup10s7eo.jpg

(approx) Ennemy Count (I didn't have the time to take notes of the last room aside for the Girtab which kinda stood out http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/anime1.gif)

Rappy: 11 + ?
Lizard: 32 + ?
Yowie: 37 + ?
Goran: 30 + ?
Pyro: 26 + ?
Detonator: 5 + ?
Zu: 16 + ?
Melissa A: 25 + ?
Girtablulu: 3 + 1
Boxes: 44

A very enjoyable quest with vicious spawns. Two high level robots -can- clear the crimson path. (We did it with no life loss right away, but you NEED some weapon with Arrest)

You have 6 minutes to clear the quest, with all in all 6 minutes of bonus. I think it's impossible to clear if you don't split. BTW you can use telepipes during this one.

We cleared it with 4 high level chars (lowest was a 177 Racaseal) but I guess if you have two forces it should be OK. We had 7 seconds left.



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[Ryna]

Thanks for the map and pictures Saffran.

Could you provide a brief walkthrough on the warps you are supposed to take? I think I know which ones you are supposed to take based on your map, but I would like to make sure.

[Saffran]

You need to kill all ennemies and press 3 switches to unlock the last room.

Well, the first and second rooms are obvious. You get 30secs at the end of room 2.

Room 3 is the first big room. It has a quicksand trap and a Girtablulu just near it that will almost make sure you fall in the pits. There are paralysis traps near the Girtab, so you might want to set them on. After many spawns, you win 120 secs.

Then you arrive at the "doughnut" room with 3 teleports.
The warp in the middle leads to the S room. The path is rather hard, so be sure to send a healer there.
The one to the left leads to a rather easy path (the only hard room being the very last one. Set up a telepipe and call a force to help if you must)
The one to the right leads to a switch (and only to a switch). It's best to take it first and then go to another path. The warp to the right leads to the easy path, the warp to the left leads to the S room.

Once all 3 switches have been pressed, you can use the newly unsealed teleports (in purple on the map). They lead to the last room.

[Ryna]

Here are some other questions:

#1. Who is the client for this quest?
#2. Is there a meseta reward?
#3. Can you take a couple of pictures of the Dirty Life Jacket's stats?

[Saffran]

#1 WORKS, like all mop up quests
#2 probably, but nothing fancy I guess (I stopped caring...)
#3 I'll come to that eventually.

[Ben]

We had a party of 4, 2 HUnewearls, Hucast and a Fo, but we ran out of times both tries, are there any special tactics or suggestions you have since you beat the quest? Any help will be appreciated.

[Saffran]

Hmmm. I would need to know what is the last room you can reach.

That aside: do a 4 way PB beforehand, it will likely last for the whole duration of the quest.

Bring charge weapons with you, use Demon if you can (whether Bringer's Rifle or Slicer of Fanatic).

Also, you will fare much better after you've tried it a few times. Once you know the spawns, you can adapt to them.

[Ryna]

Based on the information Saffran has provided, I've put together the following guide:

http://www.pso-world.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=2406

[Tycho]

On 2006-01-17 14:31, Ryna wrote:
#3. Can you take a couple of pictures of the Dirty Life Jacket's stats?

You could have figured out it's this armor (http://ragol.co.uk/armor/EEkEylZAkyOhFjNJPm.shtml). Nothing new, nothing interesting.
Blah, so they still haven't released Geung-Si?

[Ryna]

On 2006-01-23 03:00, Tycho wrote:
You could have figured out it's this armor (http://ragol.co.uk/armor/EEkEylZAkyOhFjNJPm.shtml). Nothing new, nothing interesting.


I just wanted a screenshot just for the sake of having a screenshot. It'd be nice to have a screenshot of all of the armors and their stats. The place you linked to doesn't help out in that regard.

[Tycho]

Hmm, yeah. Too bad only very few of the new armors are visually different..
Mostly made the previous post to note that the official name of the item in question was already known.




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[Hrith]

I think my image of the frame is pretty good: http://ragol.co.uk/uploads/item_images/noimages.jpg
http://www.pso-world.com/images/phpbb/icons/smiles/icon_wacko.gif

But yeah, I don't care about images on:
1) Items with no visual effect on your character.
2) Any sort of Japanese text.

I will help you if I find anything, though, Ryna, but I trust Saffran, GaijinPunch and other JPBB users are already more helpful than I'll ever be in that regard =P