Ah! Scary bosses! Whate'er will we do? Whate'er will YOU do... that's the true question here. I get to watch while you all get mercilessly crushed. Ahahahaha.
Okay. It's high time that I address an important issue that has been plaguing me for weeks past. I haven't done anything like this yet, but it's becoming apparent to me that I need to make a change to the way some things work, for fear that there are game-breaking issues, otherwise.
From the next column and forth, Cure spells will do the same amount of "healing" whether they are cast upon a contestant, a monster, or a summon. That is, the percentages that have been used up to this point will be scrapped. The reason for this is that I never intended the basic Cure spell to have the potential of healing hundreds of points at a time, especially when it can take a long time to whittle down the HP of an enemy or summon. Later on, when things could have 1500 or 2000 HP, a Cure spell could have the ability to heal upwards of 500 HP (or 1000 with a Staff of Aid!) for the measly cost of 10 Experience. This is, potentially, unfair.
I'm sorry if this is discouraging, but I hope that you understand my reasons for this. Note too that for some low-HP summons and enemies, this will actually allow a greater amount of healing in a single spell. As well, I'm going to reduce the Experience cost for Cure to 5, from 10, so take note!
Today's Tips:
- Don't hate me! I'm just trying to ensure that I'm running a balanced game. Hopefully I don't have to step in like this too often- though once over the course of several months is, I hope, not too bad.
OK, let's see how this goes.
Battle Window Points upon Revival: 100
Currently in Play:
- Zaile
- Souleater-A
- Souleater-B
- Souleater-C
- Souleater-D
- Electabuzz (Summon)
- Mazell
- Glalie (Summon)
Action Window
Raaj uses a Sneak Glove! Raaj steals an item from Mazell!
Weretiger Rei attacks! Gorgant takes 6 damage!
Carabbit attacks! Gorgant takes 14 damage!
Vyselocke attacks! Gorgant takes 25 damage! Vyselocke obtains 76 Gold!
FirstAid casts Cure! It's super-effective! Souleater-A takes 144 damage!
Sundoulos attacks! It's super-effective! Souleater-D takes 80 damage!
Joshua attacks! Gorgant takes 24 damage! Joshua obtains 76 Gold!
Adam attacks! Gorgant takes 22 damage! Adam obtains 76 Gold!
Kharamain casts Water while laughing mightily! Gorgant takes 27 damage!
Leviathan attacks! Gorgant takes 27 damage!
Shinuzzo uses a Sneak Glove! Shinuzzo steals an item from Zaile!
Thinkfreemind attacks! Glalie takes 13 damage!
Prism attacks! Gorgant takes 14 damage!
Prism's Everybody's Mace breaks upon impact...
Glalie uses Ice Beam! Gorgant takes 41 damage!
Genjuu uses a Level-Up Star! Genjuu gains exactly enough Experience to reach the next level!
Genjuu gains a level, reaching Level 10!
Leaper attacks! It's super-effective! Souleater-A takes 144 damage! Leaper gains 144 bonus points!
Souleater-A is defeated!
All Guild of Magus members receive 45 Experience and 23 Gold!
Draconn attacks! Souleater-D takes 20 damage! Draconn receives 20 Gold!
Flamethrower casts Fira! It's super-effective! Souleater-C takes 48 damage! Souleater-D takes 48 damage!
Jess attacks! Souleater-C takes 13 damage!
MrMSty casts Libra! Mazell's stats are revealed!
Mazell
HP 1200/1200
Takes 1.5x Normal Damage from Light-based moves
Takes no Lightning Damage
Takes no Wind Damage
Absorbs Dark Damage
Holds Metal King Sword.
Drops Metal King Sword and Key to Victory.
Experience: 5000
Gold: 500
Ourobolus tries to cast Fire on the door, but it has no effect, and the Exp is not used up.
Bainick attacks! Gorgant takes 13 damage!
Xlash attacks! Souleater-D takes 50 damage!
Souleater-D is defeated!
All Order of Beorn members receive 34 Experience and 17 Gold!
CW casts Fire! It's super-effective! Souleater-B takes 21 damage!
Alael attacks! Gorgant takes 56 damage!
JuMeSyn uses a Thunder Mote! Gorgant takes 10 damage!
Electabuzz uses Thunderbolt! Gorgant takes 43 damage!
Gorgant gives a terrible roar as she falls to her knees!
All SIA members receive 344 Experience and 95 Gold!
Goddess Atma gains a level, reaching Level 15!
Joshua gains a level, reaching Level 11!
Knighttrain gains a level, reaching Level 11!
MrMSty gains a level, reaching Level 13!
Vyselocke gains a level, reaching Level 12!
ERROR attacks! Electabuzz takes 13 damage! Electabuzz looks at ERROR in surprise and disappointment! Electabuzz goes wild!
Straadin attacks! Zaile takes 10 damage!
Arros Raikou attacks! Zaile takes 10 damage!
DMJ uses an Antidote! The poison is lifted from DMJ's body!
LufiaLvr tries to take the sock on the door! But, it appears to be just painted on...
BLG tries to use the Ray Mote on the door! But, it wouldn't have any effect...
Ken casts Aero! It's not very effective... Zaile takes 4 damage!
~Sean~~ attacks! Souleater-B takes 12 damage!
Witecat casts Blizzard! Zaile takes 6 damage!
SuperKyle attacks! It's not very effective... Zaile takes 20 damage! Zaile is poisoned!
Koala Bob attacks! It's super-effective! Souleater-B takes 78 damage!
Arpijy attacks! Souleater-B takes 15 damage!
UFJ casts Cura! It's super-effective! Souleater-B takes 144 damage!
Souleater-B is defeated!
All Guild of Magus members receive 45 Experience and 23 Gold!
FoxKelfonne gains a level, reaching Level 11!
Alexander attacks! It's not very effective... Zaile takes 12 damage!
Kolphyre attacks! Zaile takes 42 damage!
Strawberry Eggs casts Fire! It's super-effective! Souleater-C takes 19 damage!
Aurelius attacks! Souleater-C takes 13 damage!
Shadowchancellor casts Cure! It's super-effective! Souleater-C takes 72 damage!
Seiryu attacks! Zaile takes 16 damage!
Sandy casts Aero! It's not very effective... Zaile takes 3 damage!
Gaijin casts Fire! It's super-effective! Souleater-C takes 18 damage!
Souleater-C is defeated!
All Order of Beorn members receive 34 Experience and 17 Gold!
Strawberry Eggs gains a level, reaching Level 8!
Purelunatic attacks! Zaile takes 21 damage!
Belthasar2 attacks! Zaile takes 22 damage!
Slashlen attacks! Zaile takes 56 damage!
The Dark Chevalier attacks! It's not very effective... Zaile takes 5 damage!
The Dark Chevalier's Wizard's Rod snaps into two upon impact...
Boojum uses a Level-Up Star! Boojum gains exactly enough Experience to reach the next level!
Boojum gains a level, reaching Level 11!
Nightwolf attacks! Mazell takes 31 damage! Nightwolf receives 125 Gold!
Zaile grins from ear to ear and stares intently at Carabbit! Carabbit can no longer obtain a 200-point benchmark! (You must skip to the 250-point benchmark and continue from there...)
Zaile casts Focus! Mazell is under Focus status!
Zaile is poisoned! Zaile suffers 20 damage!
Mazell is surrounded by five balls of energy! He launches them at the scoreboard!
Adam suffers 110 damage! Adam is immobilized! (You may not answer questions until this wears off!)
Bucket suffers 134 damage! Bucket is confused!
JuMeSyn suffers 139 damage! JuMeSyn is immobilized! (You may not answer questions until this wears off!)
Cacticus suffers 120 damage! Cacticus is disabled! (You may not take actions until this wears off!)
Sandy suffers 120 damage! Sandy is disabled! (You may not take actions until this wears off!)
Mazell raises his hands to the sky and starts chanting! Storm clouds swirl around from above. A bolt of lightning streaks downward suddenly! Boojum suffers 126 damage!
Mazell casts Darkra! FoxKelfonne suffers 134 damage! Vyselocke suffers 144 damage! Leaper suffers 124 damage! Jeremy V's Defender's Shield absorbs 12 points of damage. Jeremy V suffers 140 damage!
Four Souleaters appear!
Otaku Nick is revived with 100 points!
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GUILDS
Don't go it alone!
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Guild of Magus
Creator: Sandy
Type: Invite Only
You will be notified in case you are given an invitation- you may not freely join.
Order of Beorn
Creator: Sundoulos
Type: Invite Only
You will be notified in case you are given an invitation- you may not freely join.
Brotherhood of Lief
Creator: FirstAid
Type: Open
You are free to join this guild as long as your total level is 4 or less.
SOCK Intelligence Agency
Creator: Joshua
Type: Invite Only
The SIA has no open positions at this time.
The Healing Shield
Creator: Bainick
Type: Open
May freely join if the following is fulfilled:
You need to have begun the competition as Defender or Healer and have at least 2 levels combined of either to join!
The Hidden Hand
Creator: Raaj
Type: Semi-Open
The Hidden Hand intends to act as a highly coordinated and organized guild. Members must have AIM and be able to discuss SOCK nightly (on Tuesday to Friday) - preference will be given to those who are intending to become proficient in advanced or unusual classes, but others will be considered as well.
SHOPS
...New stock every week!
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No shops are accessible right now...
Point Benchmarks
...Spend your points on rare items!
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Benchmark |
Prize Choice |
50 pts |
Fighter's Sword (Fgt 2; Power 15; Break% 1)
Wizard's Rod (Blk 2; Power 3; Break% 10; MagPwr + 10%)
Point Doubler (Doubles day's Pts when used) |
75 pts |
Defender's Shield (Def 2; Break% 5; Absorbs 20 Pts of Dmg completely)
Cleric's Robe (Wht 2; Break% 20; Wht Magic Exp. Costs - 25%)
Gold Doubler (Doubles day's Gold when used) |
100 pts |
AGG (Accessory: Gain bonus Gold when you write in a Q&A letter)
APG (Accessory: Gain bonus Points when you write in a Q&A letter)
AEG (Accessory: Gain bonus Experience when you write in a Q&A letter) |
125 pts |
Everybody's Mace (Weapon: No prerequisite job level; Power 10; Break% 3)
Everybody's Guard (Armor: No prerequisite job level; Break% 10; Phys. Dmg. - 10%)
Wait Mode (Item: Freezes Sock 2 in time for user's choice of between 1 and 3 days.) |
150 pts |
Guild Permit (Allows user to create a guild.)
Level-Up Star (Grants target with exactly enough experience to reach the next level.)
Blue Mage's Medal (???) |
200 pts |
Point Doubler (Doubles day's Points when used.)
Gold Doubler (Doubles day's Gold when used.)
Exp. Doubler (Doubles day's Exp. when used.) |
250 pts |
Staff of Aid (Weapon: Prereq. Wht 5; Power 5; Break% 10; Doubles power of Cure spells.)
Sneak Glove (Item: Steal a random item from enemy or opponent with 75% prob.)
Warp Stone (Item: Change points with another player, chosen at random.) |
300 pts |
Mind Break (Armor: Prereq. Def 7; Break% 15; Magic Damage - 50%)
Goldgrabber (Weapon: Prereq. Fgt 5/Mer 12/Thf 1; Power 20; Break% 2; Gain 10% of target's Gold with successful attack.)
Hawk's Eye (Accessory: If equipped, Obscure and Obscurega spells have no effect upon you.) |
350 pts |
Everybody's Lance (Weapon: No prereqs; Power 25; Break% 3)
Everybody's Shield (Armor: No prereqs; Break% 5; Absorbs up to 50 pts of damage completely.)
Thief's Medal (???) |
400 pts |
Deep Pocket (Accessory: Increases Item Capacity by 2.)
Sneak Glove (Item: Attempts to steal random item from target with 75% probability.)
Iron Boots (Accessory: Prevents wearer from getting knocked over.) |
475 pts |
Exp. Tripler (Item: Triples day's Experience when used.)
Bullseye (Armor: Blu 5; Break% 5; 50% prob. that any monster attack will be directed at wearer.)
Magnetic Apron (Armor: Mer 5; Break% 5; 50% prob. of obtaining any items used against you.) |
550 pts |
Gold Tripler (Item: Triples day's Gold when used.)
White Magic Staff (Weapon: Wht 8; Power 5; Break% 10; White Magic Exp Costs -50%)
Black Magic Staff (Weapon: Blk 8; Power 5; Break% 10; Black Magic Exp Costs -50%) |
625 pts |
Point Tripler (Item: Triples day's Points when used.)
Thiefknife (Weapon: Thf 5; Power 20; Break% 5; 25% prob. of stealing with successful attack)
Quickening Armor (Armor: Def 15; Break% 20; Eva + 25%, Can make a bonus guess on one question each day.) |
700 pts |
Reliant Blade (Weapon: Fgt 14; Power 60; Break% 1)
Blazing Cloak (Armor: Blk 14; Break% 5; Absorbs Fire Damage, Doubles Power of Fire Magic)
Super Sneak Glove (Item: Steals user's choice of a random item, equipped weapon, or equipped armor of target with 75% probability.) |
Prize Shop
Want something special? Start saving up...
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Prize |
Points Required |
Nintendo DS Lite Carrying Case |
1000 Points |
Q&A Guest Host Position |
1500 Points |
DS or PSP game of your choice |
3000 Points |
#89: b) Ensure you always have a torch lit. (80 Gold)
No torch lit = game over. When you're down to the bottom of one torch, the music change is friggin' scary, too.
#90: a) Meteor (100 points)
The breakdown is interesting! a) Meteor: 35 votes; b) Flare: 16 votes; d) Holy: 9 votes; e) Death: 3 votes; c) Quake: 0 votes. Poor Quake...
Today's Questions
Today's Consolation Points: 20
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#91:
If Diamonds are one million times harder than human bones, then how many times harder are the hooves of a Ponyta than the bones of a Rhyhorn?
(90 Points)
a) 10
b) 100
c) 1000
d) 10000
e) They are both the same hardness.
#92: An important hypothetical idea in Quantum Mechanics states that sometimes, it is impossible to observe a system without affecting it. Which of the following games contains a character whose name and form refers to this idea?
(100 points)
a) Xenosaga: Episode I
b) Star Ocean: Till the End of Time
c) Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2
d) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
e) .hack//G.U. Vol. 1
Honesty is important! Don't spoil the game. Keep in mind that masqueraders will be obvious, since two submissions under the same name will cause me to fire an e-mail to the true competitor based on my records, where I can verify their actions. Anybody caught cheating in this manner will be immediately removed from the competition!
Please fill out your nickname and your actions for the day! Place your answer choices in the respective boxes (don't worry about being precise with wording or anything), and write your action in the action box. You can equip or unequip stuff once per day without taking your action up, too. Examples of actions could be "I want to attack Li'l Ant!" or "I want to buy two Eye Dropses!" or "I want to buy a Wood Sword and Smelling Salts, and I want to equip the Wood Sword!"

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Contestants
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1 Slashlen Fgt Lv 16 Points 1642 Normal
2 Arpijy Fgt Lv 8 Points 1586 Normal
3 LufiaLvr Wht Lv 6 Points 1471 Normal
4 Alexander MD Fgt Lv 9 Points 1413 Normal
5 Knighttrain Blk Lv 11 Points 1376 Normal
6 Mike Fgt Lv 7 Points 1309 Frozen
7 Brian J. Blottie Fgt Lv 11 Points 1060 Normal
8 MrMSty Blk Lv 13 Points 1013 Normal
9 Kharamain Blk Lv 11 Points 1008 Normal
10 Ice^Tiger Blk Lv 6 Points 987 Normal
11 Heltje Fgt Lv 4 Points 953 Normal
12 Seiryu Def Lv 6 Points 951 Normal
13 FoxKelfonne Blk Lv 11 Points 931 Normal
14 DMJ Fgt Lv 8 Points 915 Normal
15 ERROR Blk Lv 15 Points 893 Normal
16 Arros Raikou Fgt Lv 7 Points 881 Normal
17 Purelunatic Fgt Lv 6 Points 863 Normal
18 CW Fgt Lv 10 Points 844 Normal
19 Leviathan Fgt Lv 9 Points 838 Normal
20 Jess Wht Lv 9 Points 834 Normal
21 Alael Fgt Lv 10 Points 830 Normal
22 Joshua Wht Lv 11 Points 790 Normal
23 Goddess Atma Fgt Lv 15 Points 773 Normal
24 Draconn Fgt Lv 9 Points 764 Normal
25 JuMeSyn Wht Lv 8 Points 764 Immobilize
26 Leaper Blk Lv 11 Points 758 Normal
27 Ourobolus Blk Lv 9 Points 743 Normal
28 Sandy Blk Lv 11 Points 718 Disable
29 Ken Blk Lv 10 Points 650 Normal
30 Gaijin Blk Lv 8 Points 637 Normal
31 Carabbit Wht Lv 8 Points 632 Normal
32 The Dark Chevalier Blk Lv 7 Points 608 Normal
33 Thinkfreemind Fgt Lv 6 Points 606 Normal
34 Raaj Blk Lv 12 Points 594 Normal
35 Maggie Blk Lv 7 Points 579 Normal
36 Sundoulos Fgt Lv 9 Points 560 Normal
37 Witecat Def Lv 6 Points 555 Normal
38 Weretiger Rei Wht Lv 6 Points 546 Normal
39 Shinuzzo Def Lv 8 Points 543 Normal
40 Lost Boricua Blk Lv 11 Points 540 Normal
41 Shadow Chancellor Wht Lv 8 Points 534 Normal
42 Boojum Blk Lv 11 Points 511 Normal
43 Cacticus Wht Lv 8 Points 485 Disable
44 UFJ Wht Lv 10 Points 433 Normal
45 Kolphyre Fgt Lv 12 Points 427 Normal
46 Fang Def Lv 9 Points 388 Normal
47 Tasukete Blk Lv 9 Points 365 Normal
48 BigWook Wht Lv 12 Points 355 Normal
49 Nightwolf Blk Lv 11 Points 353 Normal
50 Timbit Fgt Lv 8 Points 351 Burned
51 FirstAid Wht Lv 9 Points 345 Normal
52 SuperKyle Fgt Lv 10 Points 338 Normal
53 Flamethrower Blk Lv 7 Points 329 Normal
54 Adam Fgt Lv 8 Points 327 Immobilize
55 Aurelius Wht Lv 9 Points 324 Normal
56 Jeffrey Def Lv 4 Points 310 Normal
57 Belthasar2 Fgt Lv 7 Points 310 Normal
58 Cloud_2049 Wht Lv 3 Points 299 Normal
59 Vyselocke Def Lv 12 Points 286 Normal
60 Macstorm Def Lv 5 Points 275 Normal
61 Bainick Def Lv 6 Points 259 Normal
62 Genjuu Blk Lv 10 Points 252 Normal
63 Waterfiend33 Fgt Lv 8 Points 221 Normal
64 Strawberry Eggs Blk Lv 8 Points 219 Normal
65 BLG Blk Lv 9 Points 213 Normal
66 Koala Bob Blk Lv 8 Points 212 Normal
67 Prism Wht Lv 8 Points 208 Normal
68 ~Sean~~ Fgt Lv 7 Points 175 Normal
69 Straadin Def Lv 9 Points 158 Normal
70 Xlash Fgt Lv 11 Points 153 Might
71 IceNine Blk Lv 5 Points 115 Normal
72 Otaku Nick Blk Lv 1 Points 100 Normal
73 Killa B Fgt Lv 1 Points 85 Normal
74 ProtoMan xxx Lv 1 Points 75 Normal
75 Frammy Fgt Lv 1 Points 75 Normal
76 Jwcooley Fgt Lv 1 Points 75 Normal
77 Patternscribe Fgt Lv 1 Points 75 Normal
78 Smiley Elf Fgt Lv 1 Points 75 Normal
79 Dracus Fgt Lv 3 Points 44 Normal
80 Alukien Fgt Lv 1 Points 40 Normal
81 Ziphakiel Valkrist Def Lv 1 Points 40 Normal
82 Bucket Def Lv 3 Points 36 Confuse
83 Tyraraven Fgt Lv 4 Points 28 Normal
84 Jeremy V. Def Lv 7 Points 20 Normal
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