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Hark, all you who take up arms!
Armsmasters across Elanthia have long been comparing the combat methods of various peoples and traditions and, finding much common ground, have finally codified numerous techniques to teach through the guilds and their affiliates.
A Giantman warrior described to us her training: "I learned to reap my enemies with the force of an arctic blast at the knee of my venerable uncle, and he learned this technique from his father, who had it from his mother before him." She showed us her old claidhmore at this, hefting it with pride.
Another correspondent spoke with a Shakat caravan guard, who wore a great crimson flamberge strapped to his back. "My family taught me to wield my blade, to whirl and strike like the sandstorm," he said simply. "We brought our traditions with us out of the Sea of Fire."
A student at the Warrior Guild in River's Rest was effusive about the new training regimen: "The masters call it the 'Whirlwind' technique, you see. It's not new, but they're teaching it here now, and oh, I have so much more to learn!"
Whether you reach for sword, bow, or hammer, or raise your bare fists, know that the armsmasters of Elanthia, Guild-backed or not, are here to teach you, and to learn from you, to the betterment of us all!
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PSM: Phase 3 is being released to the Platinum instance for further testing, and will be arriving on all instances when we are confident it is ready. Please review the wiki page at https://gswiki.play.net/Player_System_Manager_-_Phase_3 for detailed information on all the changes. Phase 3 has been a major effort involving many teams and I would like to extend special thanks to:
- The entire development team for design, coding, planning, and all the time spent reviewing changes.
- Gyres for the bestest of wordsmithing and the in-character text above, without whom you would have messaging as bad as this thank you line.
- Ixix, Mestys, Oscuro, Viduus, and Zissu for QC.
- Auchand for creature design input.
- Xeraphina, Gyres, and Motte for wiki guidance and updates.
- Discord #mechanics channel for significant testing. Several players were immensely helpful during the extended testing phase.
<my venerable uncle>
Careful with those big words.... my coffee's still kicking in and I read this as "venereal" twice before what the actual word was kicked in....
Starchitin, the OG
A severed gnomish hand crawls in on its fingertips and makes a rude gesture before quickly decaying and rotting into dust. A gust of wind quickly scatters the dust.
Careful with those big words.... my coffee's still kicking in and I read this as "venereal" twice before what the actual word was kicked in....
Starchitin, the OG
A severed gnomish hand crawls in on its fingertips and makes a rude gesture before quickly decaying and rotting into dust. A gust of wind quickly scatters the dust.
It appears that sweep within the guild is broken. I have a masters task:
Pyll pulls you aside for some instruction.
[Dark Alcove]
The small alcove allows a bit of privacy to those in need, suitable for both training or contemplation. You also see Master Footpad Pyll.
Obvious exits: out
>
Pyll says, "Again, I'll sweep you, you sweep me. Now I won't hold back so much!"
But no amount of successfully sweeping him gets a rep.
You are now in an offensive stance.
>sweep pyll
You crouch and sweep a leg at Master Footpad Pyll!
[SMR result: 166 (Open d100: 84)]
Your size contributes significantly to the attack!
Master Footpad Pyll falls to the ground! You deftly regain your footing.
Your attack exposes a vulnerability in Master Footpad Pyll's defenses!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
R>
Pyll stands back up.
Master Footpad Pyll crouches and sweeps a leg at you!
[SMR result: 159 (Open d100: 139)]
Your size contributes significantly to your defense!
You fall to the ground! Master Footpad Pyll deftly regains his footing.
You are struck by an acute sense of vulnerability.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
PR>sweep pyll
...wait 6 seconds.
PR>stand
You stand back up.
>sweep pyll
You crouch and sweep a leg at Master Footpad Pyll!
[SMR result: 150 (Open d100: 67)]
Your size contributes significantly to the attack!
Master Footpad Pyll falls to the ground! You deftly regain your footing.
Your attack exposes a vulnerability in Master Footpad Pyll's defenses!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
R>sweep pyll
Master Footpad Pyll is lying down -- attempting to sweep him would be a rather awkward proposition.
>sweep pyll
Master Footpad Pyll is lying down -- attempting to sweep him would be a rather awkward proposition.
>
- Andreas
Pyll pulls you aside for some instruction.
[Dark Alcove]
The small alcove allows a bit of privacy to those in need, suitable for both training or contemplation. You also see Master Footpad Pyll.
Obvious exits: out
>
Pyll says, "Again, I'll sweep you, you sweep me. Now I won't hold back so much!"
But no amount of successfully sweeping him gets a rep.
You are now in an offensive stance.
>sweep pyll
You crouch and sweep a leg at Master Footpad Pyll!
[SMR result: 166 (Open d100: 84)]
Your size contributes significantly to the attack!
Master Footpad Pyll falls to the ground! You deftly regain your footing.
Your attack exposes a vulnerability in Master Footpad Pyll's defenses!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
R>
Pyll stands back up.
Master Footpad Pyll crouches and sweeps a leg at you!
[SMR result: 159 (Open d100: 139)]
Your size contributes significantly to your defense!
You fall to the ground! Master Footpad Pyll deftly regains his footing.
You are struck by an acute sense of vulnerability.
Roundtime: 6 sec.
PR>sweep pyll
...wait 6 seconds.
PR>stand
You stand back up.
>sweep pyll
You crouch and sweep a leg at Master Footpad Pyll!
[SMR result: 150 (Open d100: 67)]
Your size contributes significantly to the attack!
Master Footpad Pyll falls to the ground! You deftly regain your footing.
Your attack exposes a vulnerability in Master Footpad Pyll's defenses!
Roundtime: 2 sec.
R>sweep pyll
Master Footpad Pyll is lying down -- attempting to sweep him would be a rather awkward proposition.
>sweep pyll
Master Footpad Pyll is lying down -- attempting to sweep him would be a rather awkward proposition.
>
- Andreas
Is there going to be a way other than "spell active" to see "all this miscellaneous stuff affecting me"? Maybe, specifically, "everything that is NOT a buff spell/Society effect"?
Which typically runs to 20+ lines, and takes of mental effort to "ignore all of this and all of that", and then just read the top few lines and the bottom few lines.
And then there's the screen scroll, while in the middle of combat.
.
Something of "just a few lines", long the same mode as "resource", would be great. Maybe "condition"?
.
.
And I will also repeat my request for something in the same vein as "spell active", for "anything physical" (that uses stamina or physical--CMan, Shield, Armor--points).
So that I can see ONLY my armor adjustment, Surge of Strength duration & Coup cooldown, whatever Martial Stance I have chosen, and the sixteen different statuses that are currently affecting me after getting bashed on. <mutter>
Which typically runs to 20+ lines, and takes of mental effort to "ignore all of this and all of that", and then just read the top few lines and the bottom few lines.
And then there's the screen scroll, while in the middle of combat.
.
Something of "just a few lines", long the same mode as "resource", would be great. Maybe "condition"?
.
.
And I will also repeat my request for something in the same vein as "spell active", for "anything physical" (that uses stamina or physical--CMan, Shield, Armor--points).
So that I can see ONLY my armor adjustment, Surge of Strength duration & Coup cooldown, whatever Martial Stance I have chosen, and the sixteen different statuses that are currently affecting me after getting bashed on. <mutter>
I mean by command issued in the game, since the Wizard FE has, uhhh, none of those three. (That I have seen.)
Mind you, it's been a while since I monkeyed with my Window layout.
But I think that it has been even longer since the Wizard got updated for things like "new windows".
Or "new spell lists". (Paladin, Monk.)
Or "updated spell lists". (Cleric, Ranger.)
Or "to include Stamina at all".
Or suchlike.
Just sayin'.
Mind you, it's been a while since I monkeyed with my Window layout.
But I think that it has been even longer since the Wizard got updated for things like "new windows".
Or "new spell lists". (Paladin, Monk.)
Or "updated spell lists". (Cleric, Ranger.)
Or "to include Stamina at all".
Or suchlike.
Just sayin'.
Honestly, there could have been more notice before the rollout was implemented. I didn't know we'd get another fixskill, for instance, so I basically missed an opportunity to possibly change things I might have wanted to change before all this new stuff was put into play. Just a thought for next time.
>there could have been more notice
We sort of had notice, in the fact that it was announced that Platinum was PSM3'd a week-ish ago, which should have given us a clue that we should have used any fixskills we wanted to before it came to Prime/Shattered/etc.
I'm also pretty sure at least one NiR said that we would be getting a fixskill after PSM3 went live.
(I, selfishly, wouldn't mind another fixskill being given out, since some of us were caught with our pants in non-optimal positions when PSM3 was rolled out this morning. heh)
~Cylnthia Kythnis Ardenai
~Inquisitor of Kuon
~Rose Guardian, House Sylvanfair
We sort of had notice, in the fact that it was announced that Platinum was PSM3'd a week-ish ago, which should have given us a clue that we should have used any fixskills we wanted to before it came to Prime/Shattered/etc.
I'm also pretty sure at least one NiR said that we would be getting a fixskill after PSM3 went live.
(I, selfishly, wouldn't mind another fixskill being given out, since some of us were caught with our pants in non-optimal positions when PSM3 was rolled out this morning. heh)
~Cylnthia Kythnis Ardenai
~Inquisitor of Kuon
~Rose Guardian, House Sylvanfair
Now that PSM3 is live in Prime, I've come across an odd circumstance regarding my Mechanical Cartridge Vambraces. I currently have a locked set of katar vambraces (locked for two-weapon combat and locked for parrying attacks while unarmed.) While my vambraces still function as a katar for attack / kill, ambush, and waylay; they don't have access to any of the new weapon skills (e.g. cripple, flurry, whirling blade, clash, or fury.) I was wondering if this was a planned / intended characteristic of the script. Furthermore, if I were to purchase the certificate to unlock the parrying while unarmed feature, would I be able to use WEAPON RIPOSTE?
<<>>Is there going to be a way other than "spell active" to see "all this miscellaneous stuff affecting me"?>>>>
<<Do you mean other than the 3 windows that split out buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns?>>
I'll post here as well in the folder where the announcement went to:
Can you please allow all these new windows (buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns) to show in the "Active Spells" window in stormfront by default, as they had been? Many of us don't want 3 more windows open. My stormfront windows set up is pretty complicated already and I use it across all my characters.
In addition, the bard songs are now showing the for the whole 4 hour band when they renew, even though they are only 10 minutes (for me). Can you please change that back to represent the actual time compared to the other spells active?
By the way, the spell times were not refreshing correctly for me with out constantly using "spell active".
Thanks,
Regwen
A silver glow surrounds Regwen briefly.
Lheren says, "The Lord of Night has heard you, it seems."
<<Do you mean other than the 3 windows that split out buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns?>>
I'll post here as well in the folder where the announcement went to:
Can you please allow all these new windows (buffs, debuffs, and cooldowns) to show in the "Active Spells" window in stormfront by default, as they had been? Many of us don't want 3 more windows open. My stormfront windows set up is pretty complicated already and I use it across all my characters.
In addition, the bard songs are now showing the for the whole 4 hour band when they renew, even though they are only 10 minutes (for me). Can you please change that back to represent the actual time compared to the other spells active?
By the way, the spell times were not refreshing correctly for me with out constantly using "spell active".
Thanks,
Regwen
A silver glow surrounds Regwen briefly.
Lheren says, "The Lord of Night has heard you, it seems."
GH Rosemunde asked me to post this here:
Currently, I am unable to get any berserk training reps at the Warrior's Guild.
You have 57 ranks in the Berserk skill.
You need 53 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to practice breaking paralysis in the Dark Chamber.
You have 13 repetitions remaining to complete this task.
K>berserk
You begin to concentrate on the grimmest images possible, searching seldom-visited places of your soul for rage and bloodlust.
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
Acting swiftly, the attendant hacks you in the solar plexus, causing your mouth to open with a gasp. He quickly pours a dose of some foul-tasting brew down your throat. Your entire body suddenly becomes stiff with paralysis!
IK>
[ Berserk: +0:05:00, 0:04:59 remaining. ]
You focus all your will into a berserker's rage that breaks the bindings holding you back!
The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
K>
Rosemunde ponders.
K>
Speaking to you, Rosemunde asks, "Can you do that one more time for me?"
K>nod
You nod.
K>"I'll think of my mother-in-law this time, too.
You say, "I'll think of my mother-in-law this time, too."
K>
Speaking to you, Rosemunde says, "Thank you."
K>
You feel fully energetic again.
K>berserk
You begin to concentrate on the grimmest images possible, searching seldom-visited places of your soul for rage and bloodlust.
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
Acting swiftly, the attendant hacks you in the solar plexus, causing your mouth to open with a gasp. He quickly pours a dose of some foul-tasting brew down your throat. Your entire body suddenly becomes stiff with paralysis!
IK>
[ Berserk: +0:05:00, 0:04:59 remaining. ]
You focus all your will into a berserker's rage that breaks the bindings holding you back!
The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
K>
Rosemunde grins.
K>
Rosemunde says, "There, you should have gotten a rep. But you didn't."
K>nod
You nod.
K>"We agree!
You exclaim, "We agree!"
Other details:
- Other warrior trainings work - Tricks gave me reps and ranks.
- Trading out tasks has no effect - no reps offered either way.
- This began immediately after the PSM 3 patch.
More than happy to demonstrate/discuss with anyone who needs it.
Currently, I am unable to get any berserk training reps at the Warrior's Guild.
You have 57 ranks in the Berserk skill.
You need 53 training points to earn your next rank.
The Training Administrator told you to practice breaking paralysis in the Dark Chamber.
You have 13 repetitions remaining to complete this task.
K>berserk
You begin to concentrate on the grimmest images possible, searching seldom-visited places of your soul for rage and bloodlust.
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
Acting swiftly, the attendant hacks you in the solar plexus, causing your mouth to open with a gasp. He quickly pours a dose of some foul-tasting brew down your throat. Your entire body suddenly becomes stiff with paralysis!
IK>
[ Berserk: +0:05:00, 0:04:59 remaining. ]
You focus all your will into a berserker's rage that breaks the bindings holding you back!
The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
K>
Rosemunde ponders.
K>
Speaking to you, Rosemunde asks, "Can you do that one more time for me?"
K>nod
You nod.
K>"I'll think of my mother-in-law this time, too.
You say, "I'll think of my mother-in-law this time, too."
K>
Speaking to you, Rosemunde says, "Thank you."
K>
You feel fully energetic again.
K>berserk
You begin to concentrate on the grimmest images possible, searching seldom-visited places of your soul for rage and bloodlust.
Everything around you turns red as you work yourself into a berserker's rage!
Acting swiftly, the attendant hacks you in the solar plexus, causing your mouth to open with a gasp. He quickly pours a dose of some foul-tasting brew down your throat. Your entire body suddenly becomes stiff with paralysis!
IK>
[ Berserk: +0:05:00, 0:04:59 remaining. ]
You focus all your will into a berserker's rage that breaks the bindings holding you back!
The redness fades from the world and you begin to breathe harder.
K>
Rosemunde grins.
K>
Rosemunde says, "There, you should have gotten a rep. But you didn't."
K>nod
You nod.
K>"We agree!
You exclaim, "We agree!"
Other details:
- Other warrior trainings work - Tricks gave me reps and ranks.
- Trading out tasks has no effect - no reps offered either way.
- This began immediately after the PSM 3 patch.
More than happy to demonstrate/discuss with anyone who needs it.
For those of us who do not use Windows and StormFront, what is the command to access all the buffs, debuffs, timers, and things that have been moved out of spell active?
Thank you.
~L.
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Thank you.
~L.
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Garrote is a lot of fun on my level 14 rogue, but I'm not able to find information on different types of garrotes and if there is any point in enchanting, ensorcelling, adding crit weighting, or having a flaring garrote. Any information you can provide on garrotes Naijin?
| As I gaze over the horizon, the wind tugs at my cloak and whispers, "Adventure" in my ear. |
| A squeaky halfling nearby asks, "Why you playing with orcs heads and troll rearends?!" |
Any idea why unarmedspec isn't working for clerics? Here's the info via CMAN:
>unarmedspec
Name: Unarmed Specialist [unarmedspec]
Type: Passive
Available to: Warriors, Rogues, Wizards, Clerics, Empaths, Sorcerers, Rangers, Bards, Paladins
Points:
Instant migration for this maneuver is enabled.
Rank 1: 6
Description: Your hands are your weapons; you can perform certain maneuvers bare-handed.
Mechanics: This maneuver will grant the ability to use some maneuvers without requiring a melee weapon. Specifically cheapshots: templeshot, kneebash & throatchop, disarm, feint, and subdue. Monks are already considered Unarmed Specialists.
>
The wiki shows the same info. I was bare-handed and none of them worked for me. Does it require training in brawling to get access to the cheapshots? Because from what I can tell, everything I type results in this: "You don't know anything about Templeshot/Kneebash/Throatchop/Disarm/Feint/Subdue."
Inquiring minds would like to know.
>unarmedspec
Name: Unarmed Specialist [unarmedspec]
Type: Passive
Available to: Warriors, Rogues, Wizards, Clerics, Empaths, Sorcerers, Rangers, Bards, Paladins
Points:
Instant migration for this maneuver is enabled.
Rank 1: 6
Description: Your hands are your weapons; you can perform certain maneuvers bare-handed.
Mechanics: This maneuver will grant the ability to use some maneuvers without requiring a melee weapon. Specifically cheapshots: templeshot, kneebash & throatchop, disarm, feint, and subdue. Monks are already considered Unarmed Specialists.
>
The wiki shows the same info. I was bare-handed and none of them worked for me. Does it require training in brawling to get access to the cheapshots? Because from what I can tell, everything I type results in this: "You don't know anything about Templeshot/Kneebash/Throatchop/Disarm/Feint/Subdue."
Inquiring minds would like to know.
"Maybe, specifically, "everything that is NOT a buff spell/Society effect"?" -- Me, #847
and
"And I will also repeat my request for something in the same vein as "spell active", for "anything physical" (that uses stamina or physical--CMan, Shield, Armor--points).
So that I can see ONLY my armor adjustment, Surge of Strength duration & Coup cooldown, whatever Martial Stance I have chosen, and the sixteen different statuses that are currently affecting me after getting bashed on." -- ibid
.
.
In the realm of "giving credit where due", let me shout out a great big "thanks!" for "spell active" getting its new parameters (spell, buff, debuff, cooldown)!!
and
"And I will also repeat my request for something in the same vein as "spell active", for "anything physical" (that uses stamina or physical--CMan, Shield, Armor--points).
So that I can see ONLY my armor adjustment, Surge of Strength duration & Coup cooldown, whatever Martial Stance I have chosen, and the sixteen different statuses that are currently affecting me after getting bashed on." -- ibid
.
.
In the realm of "giving credit where due", let me shout out a great big "thanks!" for "spell active" getting its new parameters (spell, buff, debuff, cooldown)!!
