Enter the Gate of Flame

Video created by Mulann of Carracci Server

My New L337 Equips ^_^

Outcasts Dominates!!!

It's overflowing with surprises last Sunday. Whew! Well, first, I would like to congratulate E-Games for their successful Domination II: E-Games 2nd Anniversary event. Everybody really had a good time last Sunday inspite of the heat and chaotic crowd that are inevitable in such big events. A big congrats and thanks also to IAHGames especially to RCM Hrin for being able to come and join us avid GE Filipino gamers in this very special day. We hope this will not be the last time we will be seeing you guys.

It was really a BIG day not only for E-Games or IAHGames but for the Outcasts Faction as well. Recognizing our effort in maintaining a group of Pinoy GE gamers with goal of not just creating a close relationship between local players but also of building friendships and camaraderie, and of providing a memorable experience and knowledge to new and old players of GE.

Everyone in Outcasts was very happy when we received the awards. Im sure everybody who's present that day will really feel the energy. We seemed not tired and hungry at all, lol, but who would think of other things if you could see how your efforts are being paid off. ^_^

Anyways, here are the awards that we have won last Sunday.


*Most Active Pinoy Faction*

*Most Loyal Pinoy Faction*

*Best Faction Banner*

Unfortunately our players for the Tournament didn't make it to the top slot but they did their best and we are proud of them. ^_^

And not only the faction received awards that day, but some of our members too received their respective awards for being GE Community Heroes. ( I hope I'll be chosen next time, lol) Congrats to deEspania, iCez (salamat sa sisig, hehe), Kincaid, and Sigrid.

CM Veya, deEspania and RCM Hrin

CM Veya, iCez, and RCM Hrin

CM Veya, Kincaid, and RCM Hrin

CM Veya, Sigrid, and RCM Hrin

The winning banner! OC! OC! OC! =p

OC with CM Veya and RCM Hrin ( we didn't fit the screen, lol, we're too many )

Another picture before leaving SMX

We were planning to stay longer, but it's CW day and it's the start of the War of the Factions 2 in-game event. We really can't afford to miss it, so off we go to I-Hooked in Buendia and prepared our team for the big fight.

And we were really so lucky, because after several weeks, the Republicans made their mark again in the GE Map. Congrats to OC and All-Stars.

CW result 06 April 2008

Everything that happened that day gives a good start for OC. To my factionmates, let us continue dominating guys! Thanks again to E-Games and IAHGames. More power to you and to Granado Espada. ^_^

Special thanks to NineMoons, Gustavo of OC, and Sigrid of OC for the pictures.

War by Numbers

It's a numbers game. It's true that having few members will be hard for a faction to win a war. You may try doing what Spartans did but guys this is Granado Espada not some Greek or Roman War.

There are ways to fight this weakness.

What are Catherine Summoners, Diegos, Angies, Jacks, Vikis, Barons, and Ambers/Valkyries are created for?

Catherine the Summoner, the One Army Lady


(*)dolls are great breakers, imagine each or most of the members in the faction having Caths summoning her army of dolls. That's wicked. ^_^
(*)dolls can attack disabled enemies, whether stunned, feared, burned, shocked, frozen, knocked down, there is no time-out with these dolls
(*)defensive system, dolls are not created just to attack. they are in another way act as defense to the team. dolls can absorb damages from AOE attacks (although they die easily) giving the team higher chance of survival.
(*)counter-attack team. dolls are hard hitters we all know that. and they can counter enemy spells. the more the dolls the less chance for enemies to cast their skills

It's very advisable to have at least one Catherine Summoner in each family. Imagine at least 30 caths summoning 9 dolls each. That's 270 dolls guys plus the 30 Caths equals 300. Its like having 3 factions with complete members each. Spartans? Scary.

Diego/Angie/Jack, the con..err..destruction team


(*)Diego and Angies's blades are, of course, the best colony breakers as discovered by Mistress Hrin. The giant blenders as what they are now called.
(*)But their stance are named Defensive Construction, why, because these blades are really meant for defense. I know most of us experienced the faction quest inside Prison de Joaquin, you noticed the blades right? They hurt bad and they can knock you down if they catch you. These blades are used to prevent melee attackers from getting in. And for the range attackers, that's when Musketeers, Bernelli, Brunie and other shooters gets into the scene. That is also why in this stance you got the Concentration Ward to help increase the damage and accuracy of these shooters while taking refuge inside the blades for possible melee attacks.
(*)Jacks cannons are not as good as blades in breaking a colony because they are slow but are good for killing approaching enemies. And of course his Wards are really helpful in increasing your survival by staying within their range.
(*)And like dolls, their constructions can also serve as defense by taking damages from enemies. They of course got fences that are really meant to take damages.


Viki, the Boss Summoner a.k.a. Lagger Creator


(*)his summons also add numbers to team, serving as damage dealers and tankers. Because of their high HP they can survive longer than our normal characters or Cath's dolls or Diego/Angie/Jack's constructions. They are also great disablers because of their AOE attacks.
(*)and why keep on complaining about lag if you can use it against your enemies. Yeah Viki's summons are the most annoying of all because it blocks everyones view and also creates great lag to the game. -evil-
(*)Viki can be a substitute to scout. Although he is weaker, why keep one scout if you can have Viki and his summon. It's a Numbers Game, right?


The Barons, Kurt and Eduardo, help! reap! reap! help!


(*)they are just like Viki, their Reapers are good damage dealers and tankers because of their high HP, also with their rapier/saber skills they are also fast attackers (very useful in breaking), they are soft though.


Ambers/Valkyries, summons galore


(*)It must be compulsory that each faction member summons a Valkyrie or an Amber during CW's. These can also add numbers to team, and you guys now already know how beneficial it is.
(*)Low-level Valkyries would be enough if there's not much vis available.
Valkyries are really good breakers.
(*)Ambers specially those of Golden Spiders, Sabel Tiger, Giant Comodo, Fallen Champion, etc. are really must-haves. If you don't have summoners in the team, just summon these bosses to add number and see them kill and tank for you.

Now, you think a faction of at least 20 members will not be able to conquer a colony with these? ^_^

Meet Golden Spidey, your friendly neighbor

Among ambers, the Golden Spider Amber is the easiest one to get. You just have to take the colony quest at Lago Celeste H6 and then kill 10 GS and then you'll get the amber.

It's easy because you just have to hunt it down in its lair inside a cave J4 across the bridge of spiders in Lago Celeste.

It respawns approx. every 21 minutes after the last kill in the same area on both channels. You can do the quest in squads so instead of getting just 1 amber for your family, other families from your faction or alliance can also get their own. There is a huge competition though with other players. But if you just use your fast attacking/ high damage dealing characters, it will be a sure win.

Make sure you can solo this monster with its stat or you'll have little luck competing with others.

Die Spidey Die!

And that's not just it, this boss sometimes gives very good loots (I got an HOD ring, some level 92 and 96 unique items and an Elite Bracelet of Neptune during my hunt, one time a close friend of mine got a unique level 92 Dragon Coat with good stat) Go and start your hunt. Good luck. ^_^

L337?

Its maintenance time again. Waah! Anyway I think it's the right time for me to take a look on what has been happening to my family.

I've been focusing much on my fighter now, acknowledging his importance in boss raids and pvp's. I know it's the weapon and armor that I've been missing on him. But where the hell can I get the stuffs the I need if I don't have that much vis. *sob*

After checking my inventory, selling all old stuffs that I think I will no longer need, I'm able to accumulate 200M vis, but sadly its not enough to dress up my beloved fighter.

Then I tried my luck looking at what MM had in store. And here are the stuffs that I got.

Same AR as a +5 Pizzaro although has less damage = 45 million vis

My own crafted shield.

A cheap level 36 shield +5 chipped until I get this awesome stat giving my fighter additional 3DR

My fake Elite Plate Mail. = 100 million vis vs the real one at 300+ million vis

+5 level 96 KOTT with +1DR gives same DR as level 84 Elite Plate Mail.

I'll definitely make this a +6 ^_^

Oops, where did I get this? LOL

My very first real L337 weapon.

I still have 30 Pure Otites reserved for another L337 weapon but I'm still thinking which one to get or should I just sell it to get vis enough to buy me my own Pizzaro. We'll see. ^_^

The Journey: A Glimpse of Thy Ice Kingdom

Whoah! Finally I'm able to see the inside of Ice Wizard's Tower on my own. Well it was not an easy task to open that abominable but beautiful tower. You have to finish a part of the "Katovic Snowfields' Quest" first. That day some faction co-members were able to check my location and was really amazed to know that I was inside. They were starting to call me "Mamaw" which is in fact I'm not, I'm just a weakling. And you can see clearly on the images I took below how easily I died when I went inside, one hit K.O. >.< Yet I was really mersmerized by this tower's glamorous interior. Everything is tinted in blue, with walls made of ice crystals. I feel like I'm in some kind of Ice Theme Park, with monsters.

One hit by a petty mob and dead. Aargh!

Look at that killing stats. Brrrr.

There were just 2 types of mobs inside the tower's first floor, the cold but sexy Glacial Valkyries Lvl 112 (which comes in different types: Fighter - wielding double sword right in the middle, Elementalist - second from the left, Wizard - on the left holding a rod, and Scout - wielding double dagger at the far center) and the ugly, yes ugly, funny looking demon Eldum Lvl 112 with big head and tiny wings hopping around (its hand showing in the first picture). I wanted to look around but unfortunately they won't just let anyone wander without picking a fight, sorry for me. T.T If anyone unprepared dares they'll be frozen meat.

Well, if you really are curious on how it looks inside, read my edited guide on how you can access the Ice Wizard's Tower:

First, talk to Ludeza Vishihah at I/J6 of Katovic Snowfield. He will introduce himself and give you the first quest

1) The Missing Village - Reward: 3 lvl 90 exp card (85k exp)

Find 2 boxes and a cask. Go over to I4 and click on all of them. On one of the boxes a Snow Storm Apparition will appear and attacks (easy kill).

Return to Ludeza for the reward

2) The Investigation of Strange Waters - Reward: 3 lvl 90 exp card (85k exp) and 1 Manzana Filler

Click on the 3 Eltetah (tree like thing). Go all the way up to C3. Click on the 3 Eltetah and receive Golden Apples. Some Snow Storm Apparitions will appear when you click on them. They will not harm you if you don't attack them.

Give the Golden Apples to Ludeza and received the reward

3) Snow Storm Apparition - Reward: 1 lvl 90 exp card (85k exp)

Kill 50 of them to get Eye of the Ghost (slightly rare quest drop), common mob at Frozen Plain (lvl 108 and above)

Return to Ludeza for the reward.

4) Avalanche Apparition - Reward: 1 lvl 90 exp card (85k exp)

Kill an Avalanche Apparition Lvl 114 to get a Red Jewel Fragment (Luckily I don't have to face this monster 'cause I got two Red Jewel Fragments by just exchanging Strange Minerals at Port of Bahia)

Bring the Red Jewel Fragment to Ludeza

5) The Power From An Unknown World - Reward: 3 lvl 90 exp card (88k exp) and access to Ice Wizard's Tower

Place the Red Jewel Fragment in the Heart of Ryrin (E6 in a cave at the Frozen Plain)

Return to Ludeza for your reward and he will then grants you access to the Ice Wizard Tower. (easy huh?)

Go to the Snowfield of the Ice Wizard at K5 (not an easy journey, you will be crossing a landmine of deadly monsters. Ouch! >.<) then talk to the Ice Statue at the entrance. YOU CAN ONLY SEE THE ICE STATUE AT CHANNEL 1

It will then allow you to enter the Ice Wizard Tower.

Hooray! And that is it. You can now see the tower's hidden beauty and start to feel like "Mamaw". LOLS. Hope to see you there guys. ^^

The Journey: Who's the Boss?

It's time for you guys to know who the bosses are on each map, uhm for your own safety. c",)V

Reboldoeux Stone Pit - no boss

Ferrucio Junction - Hill Giant

Al Quelt Moreza - Violent Hound Leader

Al Quelt Moreza Nartex - Cerbera, Togat Huganoid

Al Quelt Moreza Parsonage - Siegmund, Togat Huganoid

Al Quelt Moreza Hollow - Dilos Latemn

The Cathari Falls - Skullic Leader

King's Garden - Skullic Leader

Tetra Hills - Phobitan Imp Leader

Tetra Grand Corridor - Phobitan Chieftain

Tetra Catacomb - Siegmund, Pollux

Tetra Golden Road - Castor

Tetra Antiquities Room - Treasure Golem (key required)

Jezebel Glen - no boss

Porto Bello - no boss

Porto Bello Deck - Merman Chieftain, Escudo Percher

Porto Bello Cabin - Siegmund, Norsair Captain

Porto Bello Hold - Parsiar Captain

Porto Bello St Catharina's Saloon - Chimaera (key Required)

Porto Bello Deserted Quay - Walansche

Porto Bello Desolate Cliff - Bellboy of Mein, Captain Sharffenberger, Vergo the Cursed (Raid Boss, Very Good Loots)

Thuringenwald - Sunflower Dandelion Gorilla

El Lago de Tres Hermanas - Sunflower Dandelion Gorilla

El Tejado Verde - Violent Daemonische

Torsche Mansion Savage Garden - Gehvras

Torsche Mansion Reception Hall - Hollow Footman Captain

Torsche Mansion Grand Library - Victor

Predera de Ceniza - Violent Gehcos, Diablo (Raid Boss)

Rion Prairie - Giant Cockatrice

Rion Dungeon Corridor - Joaquin Bear Leader

Rion Dungeon Hollow - Joaquin Bear Leader

Bonavista River - Giant Cockatrice

Vegas Javier - Powerful Phobitan Imp, Great Hill Giant (Faction Quest), Griffon (Raid Boss)

The Crater of Joaquin - Violent Joaquin Bear

Prison de Joaquin, The Mohrgus - Dragon Head, Chrysallis (Faction Quest), Dr Fran Mothtein (Faction Quest, Bernelli's Quest)

Prison de Joaquin, The Altar of Despair - Jabberwock Captain

Prison de Joaquin, The Torture Chamber - Vladimir

Prison de Joaquin, Schivarliere - Fallen Champion, Succesful Subject (Pioneering Quest)

Prison de Joaquin, Gehanna Bridge - Gerero (Raid Boss)

Old Port of Coimbra - Dekavaria (Raid Boss)

El Ruina de Memoria - Violent Ghost Baron

El Canon de Diabolica - Violent Ghost Baron

Lago Celeste - Golden Spider

Rio Alibi - Giant Comodo

Ustiur Zona Uno - Sabel Tiger, Rafflesia Raid Boss

Ustiur Zona Dos - No Boss (not sure if Sabel Tiger also spawns, will research further)

Ustiur Zona Tres - Sabel Tiger

Ustiur Zona Quatro - Spinosaurus

Skullic Dungeon 1st Floor - Skullic Leader

Skullic Dungeon 2nd Floor - Thoracotomy (Raid Boss)

Skullic Dungeon 3rd Floor - Boneless (Raid Boss)

Skullic Dungeon 4th Floor - Necromancer (Raid Boss, key required)

Topolo Duraga - Phobitan General

Via Fluvial - Dreamblade

Deprimida Valley - Dreamblade

Albertral - Capybara Leader

Capybara Plantation - Golden Bat

Scorching Plateau - Johannes Leader

Katovic Snowfield - Elmorck

Frozen Plain - Elmorck

Snowfield of the Ice Wizard - Avalanche Apparition

I will post more of the bosses next time. I need to do more research on other maps especially those of high level and on maps for the upcoming Bahama Swamp patch. This post is open for comments and corrections if there is any. Thanks.

Side Trips: Up Close and Personal with Viki The Summoner

At first I was surprised to see some players broadcasting "Buying Caboose need many. PM offer..." I thought it was a joke because who would need that much "almost useless" cabooses for an offered price. Well, I finally heard from my factionmates that Viki's quest is already available. Woah! Like I was really excited to have his card. Anyway, my friend/factionmate Gustavo of Outcasts faction (Caracci) already started his quests early dawn December 26. The whole faction gave him all the goodlucks. He said he spent almost 100 million Vis just for the strange items. T.T Sadly, I don't have that much vis, so I better start farming for those strange thingies. I went to Viki's hut to take his quest before I log out and hopefully finish it by next Wednesday. Then when I logged in that night the same day I was really amazed to see Gustavo training his Viki, which was already level 65. Wow, addict! Haha. That was really fast. He was having trouble though because Viki doesn't have enough SP yet to summon Ararat. But thanks to the +9% Max SP Gloves that Southernsky sold him, that is no longer a problem. Im not sure if he is the first to have Viki in the Caracci Server, I hope he is, and me and Southernsky will be the first to take a look at Viki and his summon Ararat. Here are some of the screenies I took with Gustavo and Southernsky:

Giant Ararat overlooking the mob in the background.

Whaaam! Eat my fist! - Ararat

A close up shot with Viki and Southernsky's elementalist.

For a complete guide on Viki's quest, click here

The Journey: Christus Family, the Past and the Present

It's been 4 months since I started playing Granado Espada. And I am really happy to see how my family have grown. Many monsters have been fought, a number of missions have been accomplished, and most important, a lot of friendships have been gained.



"This has been my second world. And my characters, my second identity. A lot of times I have celebrated our achievements and a lot of times I have cried for our failures. But the feeling never ceased. The fight not yet over. My second identity will continue to roam its world. And this blog will be our diary..."

Sadly, I will not be able to continue some of what I have started in this blog because of time constraints. I wanted to continue sharing my experiences during CW's but as you can see I cannot post any more stories, actually all of stories pile up in my drafts folder because I am not able to finish any. Yet I will still continue to post interesting events in my GE life. Some personal ideas and tips to aid you in the game. Just keep on visiting guys. Let's enjoy Granado Espada. ^^