Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Monday, May 28, 2018

[News] Battle of the Great 3 Details (Updated)

By    May 28, 2018 // 5 comments
Hey guys! So.. I managed to get some information for you on the upcoming Battle of the Great 3!!!

Entry Round:

Minor League to tackle Floor 76-95
Major League to tackle Floors 136 - 155

(5 Floors from this Range)

Tentative Dates:

Entry Round – Early June
Main Round – Mid June

Cash Prizes for Top teams
Position
Minor’s League
Major’s League
Total
1st
$400
$600
$1000
2nd
$300
$400
$700
3rd
$200
$300
$500
Total
$900
$1300
$2200
Gem Prizes for Campaign
Position
Both League
1st
4000 Gems
2nd
2800 Gems
3rd
2000 Gems

Friday, May 25, 2018

Discussion: Ovidium (Evolution) Set VS Golem Set

By    May 25, 2018 // No comments
Hey guys! Some of you might be wondering if you should pull for Golden Ovidium Set.. Or wait for the future Fire Heat GS instead.. Fret not because we have Nezzy here who will be sharing with everyone his analysis/review for the set!

Nezzy: With the new heat Ovid evolution returning in a guaranteed SS banner, you might be wondering how it measures up to the future Fire Heat GS (Golem), and any possible combinations to bring out their full potential. Fret not, I skipped breakfast to do this did the math for you.

Shishui: Whaaaaat! Thank you Nezzy! ><

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 Maths assumes Ovid equipment follows Lich ability rolls (+1+1 weapon and +3+3 armor)
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Nezzy: 
Ovid Weapon : Fire Dmg+42%, Dmg dealt to Fatigue enemies+48%, Cleave Charge Time-24%
Golem Weapon : Fire Dmg+42%, Cleave Dmg+18%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+18%

Ovid Armor : Fire Dmg+45%, Dmg Reduction-15%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+15%
Golem Armor : Fire Dmg+45%, Cleave Dmg+15%, Cleave Charge Time-15%

7/7 Ovid : Dmg dealt to Fatigue enemies+144%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+60%, Dmg Reduction-60%, Cleave Charge Time-72%
7/7 Golem : Cleave Dmg+114%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+54%, Cleave Charge Time-60%

As we can see, while Ovid's full output is limited to fatigue, he has the edge over Golem in terms of defensive abilities and charge time reduction. However, with Great Sword natural ability to fill fatigue on weak markers and the abundance of SnC, Ovid appears to be the predominant one. Plus, if you haven't already gotten murdered by the lvl 400 tower behemoth's insane attack stats, damage reduction is a godsend on slow clunky Great Sword.

With that in mind, I came up with a few combinations to maximise the potential of your Flaming Sword
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100% Cleave combinations

Set A 

(The better of the 2, this combination gives both damage and defense so you can utilise heat GS to it's full potential)

3 Ovid Weapons + 2 Ovid Armors + 2 Golem Armors
Dmg dealt to Fatigue enemies+144%, Cleave Dmg+30%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+30%, Dmg Reduction-30%

Set B 

(The weaker of the 2, this combination gives you a exceptionally strong 1st cleave. As to what it's for, I'll let you do the guessing)

2 Ovid Weapons + 1 Golem Weapon + 4 Golem Armors 
Dmg dealt to Fatigue enemies+96%, Cleave Dmg+78%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+18%
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Practical combinations

Set A 

(The more ideal of the 3, prioritising damage and defense with slower charge time as tradeoff)
2 Ovid Weapons + 1 Golem Weapon + 2 Golem Armors + 2 Ovid Armors
Dmg dealt to Fatigue enemies+96%, Cleave Dmg+48%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+48%, Dmg Reduction-30%, Cleave Charge Time-78%

Set B

(Again, a set with prority on first cleave damage while forsaking the rest of the bonuses)
1 Ovid Weapon + 2 Golem Weapons + 4 Golem Armors
Dmg dealt to Fatigue enemies+48%, Cleave Dmg+96%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+36%, Cleave Charge Time-84%

Set C

(If you prefer the near-instant charge time with slightly lesser damage, this set is for you)
2 Ovid Weapons + 1 Golem Weapon + 1 Ovid Armor + 3 Golem Armors Dmg dealt to Fatigue enemies+96%, Cleave Dmg+63%, Dmg when using Heat Gauge+36%, Dmg Reduction-15%, Cleave Charge Time-93%
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Of course, at the end of the day it's down to personal preference. Balance the sets accordingly to suit your playstyle. There is no one true best combination, only one true best fit.


Good luck for your pulls! Oh wait it's guaranteed!





Discussion: Quad Aegis

By    May 25, 2018 // 1 comment
Today we have a special guest: Nezzy, who will be sharing with us his knowledge and opinion on the famous support magi, "Quad Aegis"!


ShiShui: Can you tell us a little bit about yourself Hunter?

Nezzy: Hi everyone! I'm Nezzy, a proud member of clan Dragon Project Singapore [DPS]! I started playing DP on Christmas 2017 and fell in love with this game from then on. I'm pretty much a dreamer/thinker in real life, so I like to spend most of my time theory crafting stuff on DP (I'm active in game too). My favourite weapon type is definitely Heat Bows - damage, support and flexibility all in one! I'll be working closely with Shishui in the future, so expect to see more of me!


ShiShui: I am so happy to have you here Nezzy!! 
To start off.. Can you tell us a little bit about the Magi? (QA:  Quad Aegis)

Nezzy: QA has been worshipped as THE support magi ever since Dragon Project existed. 200% shield and anti-stagger means you can go all out on behemoths without a care in the world. However, do remember most of the hype for QA comes from a time where few behemoths had rage (and even fewer had debuff moves).


ShiShui: When do you think QA will become obsolete due to these new mechanics?

Nezzy: It is noteworthy to point out behemoths of present and future will almost always have Rage mode (Tower/Arena above Lvl 150) as well as a debuff move (think Gory and Azdaja, Tzaran as well). Trying to build a playstyle around QA will pretty much become obsolete in a month or two's time. That being said, QA is indeed a powerful magi with little to no drawback. Relatively decent charge speed, fairly low cast time, and can be enhanced by stacking HP. Other than not being able to charge itself while in effect (which would break the game if it could honestly), status effect damages (burn, poison, freeze) DO pierce the shield, so take this into consideration.


Shishui: Hmm.. Since it is becoming obsolete soon.. Should we still pull for QA now?

 Nezzy: Please do not assume I am trying to dissuade you to pull. Please do go ahead and pull for QA, it is a very valuable and worthy magi. What I mean to get across is QA should be used with careful deliberation. Used with timing and precision, it will allow you to deal aggression that would otherwise be impossible. Used carelessly, all you will be tanking is jellies and vaccas. Those Lvl 300 tower behemoths will still shred right through you (anti-stagger tends to invite extra hits).


Shishui: That was a great review on QA! Thank you for sharing with us Nezzy! 

Nezzy: Thanks for reading all the way! Good luck with your pulls!

Nezzy will be appearing on the blog often to share with us some of his insights, analysis and reviews on current and new banners! So do look forward to seeing more of these discussions!






Thursday, May 24, 2018

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Monday, May 21, 2018

[SS Behemoth] Hell Macabre

By    May 21, 2018 // No comments
Element: Fire

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Attack Moves

Fire Cone 

Macabre swings his staff and burns everything infront of him

Dodging Difficulty: Medium
Dodging Tips: Evade the red zone if possible else perfect dodge


Fire Ball

Macabre swings his staff and releases a fast travelling fire ball towards a player

Dodging Difficulty: Easy
Dodging Tips: Perfect Dodge or Evade it



Fire Ballz

Macabre swings his Staff and releases 5 slow Fire Balls which travel in a
straight line in about an 160ish ° angle the middle one towards it's target

Dodging Difficulty: Easy
Dodging Tips: Perfect Dodge or Evade it


Trick to easily dodge all his attacks mentioned above

Dodging Difficulty: Easy
Dodging Tips: Perfect dodge through his staff


Fire Hell

Macabres ultimate attack after a long windup (chance for magi casting) 3 fire Pillars 
with increasing radius, will errupt from where the players are standing 

Dodging Difficulty: Medium (Recommended)
Dodging Tip 1: Dodge 2x as soon as you see red on the ground for the 3rd run 
towards the edge of the red radius and roll out

Dodging Difficulty: Hard
Dodging Tip 2: Dodge 3x perfect


Charge up 

Macabre releases a small AOE attack and increases his fire DMG

Dodging Difficulty: Easy
Dodging Tips 2: Roll back 1x


Fiery Shield Bash

Macabre Jumps Back and makes a shield bash with a summoned Fire Shield,
at the end he swings his staff

Dodging Difficulty: Hard
Dodging Tips: Here you need fast reaction to evade his fast back jump then i 
Recommend rolling narrowly right to macabre to evade his staff swing


Fire Whirlwind

Macabre makes a ~360° Staff swing followed by a small AOE fire Whirlwind

Dodging Difficulty: Hard
Dodging Tip 1: Eighter fast react to the attack to dodge twice or perfect dodge 
to the right side to prevent to still get hit 
or
Dodging Difficulty: Easy
Dodging Tip 2: If right positioning Rightside-Back-Leftside of Macabre 
just easier perfect dodge left

Note: 1x back rolling wont be enough to get you out of danger if you are too close

C-c-c-combo

Macabre swings his Staff twice very fast and summons 1 player searching
fireball with each swing, in the end he will try to hit you with a flame Dagger

 Dodging Difficulty: Demonic
Dodging Tips:  Perfect dodge left through his first swing (dont get caught by his
body, you need the Distance!) then Perfect dodge his 2nd attack right after
and at the end dodge or perfect dodge his Fire Dagger (Demonic)
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Fatigue Duration:

Other Tips (if any): -

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Pestis Set


[News] Flame Series Magi Banner

By    May 21, 2018 // No comments
Click me to watch the Official Video


Name
Description
Cooldown (secs)
Flame Incarnation
Fire ATK 20%, Fire ATK Magi charge SPD +10%
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Vulcan’s Fury
Temporarily increases Fire ATK +180%, Earth Element DEF +800 and immunity to stagger for 30 seconds.
100
Falling Star
Fierce fireball which deals Fire DMG and increases the Fatigue gauge. Burns Earth enemies
115
Quad Aegis
Grants shield for 200% of your max HP. Immunity to stagger & take less damage
120

Saturday, May 19, 2018

[News] Producer's Notes Summary

By    May 19, 2018 // No comments
After 1 week of events/new banner drought.. DP released a Producer's Note. Click here to see the Full Producer's Note!

Summary:

  1. The devs are not dead. They are just focusing their efforts on the next big update: v1.3.0
  2. Update v1.3.0 will drop within estimatedly three weeks
  3. Beast Tower: Dragon’s Terror (200 Floors) will drop on 21st May 2018 (PST)
  4. Battle of The Greats: Season 3 comes with a prize pool of USD$2,200 on top of gems
  5. Global Exclusive Feature Pirate’s Loot opens in v1.2.9 where hunters can trade your Gems or Gold for Summon Tickets, Elixirs, Potions, Equipment Crystals, Magi Fragments and Stones.
  6. In v1.3.0, DP is introducing Magi with multiple elements, Accesory feature, new weapon mechanics (Soul Spear, Soul Bow, Burst GS, Burst SnS), old weapon revamps, and Tablet restoration, Light and Dark elements, as well as the Lord of Destruction raid event
  7. Devs apologise for the broken ‘Repeat Battle’ feature, and the issue that our Android users encountered.
  8. DP had a reorganization of the team, and a new leadership as reinforcement. The new producer will work more closely and more directly with the team’s developers This means that you can look forward to more improvements in network connectivity and other exciting new contents. 
  9. Clan features like Clan Mascot Battle, and Clan Camps are reprioritized within the new leadership. (Gonna be held back probably)
  10. Golden Ovidius who will challenge you next week





Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Discussion: Future Equipment Tier (ZanGod)

By    May 16, 2018 // No comments
Shishui: Today we have ZanGod back as our guest again for another discussion! So.. Zan! In your previous discussion, Discussion: Future Equipment Banner Review (16/05/2018) (ft. ZanGod), you mentioned you categorised future equipment sets under "Tier 1, 2 and 3".. Can you tell us more about these "Tiers"?

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ZanGod: this is purely my own analysis so use it at your sole discretion
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ZanGod: This is based on damage output perspective and considering factors like weapon magi slots, ability, armour ability, attack and passive magi. I will categorise them under each element.
(Click here for Future Equipment Info)

Fire Element

Tier 1 - Soul Snc , Soul spear 
Tier 2 - Heat Spear, Heat Gs (with enchantments), Soul bow, Soul db, Burst Sns
Tier 3 - The Rest

Water Element

Tier 1 - Soul Db, Heat Spear
Tier 2 - Heat Gs (with enchantments), Heat Sns, Soul Spear, Heat Db, Heat Bow
Tier 3 - The Rest

Lightning Element

Tier 1 - Soul db, Soul Bow 
Tier 2 - Soul Snc, Soul Spear, Heat Bow, Burst Sns, Heat Db
Tier 3 - The Rest

Earth Element

Tier 1 - Soul Snc, Soul Bow, Heat Gs (with enchantments)
Tier 2 - Burst Sns, Heat Spear 
Tier 3 - The Rest

Light Element

Tier 1 - Soul Bow, Soul Db, Heat Bow
Tier 2 - Burst Sns
Tier 3 - The Rest

Dark Element

Tier 1 - Soul Gs
Tier 2 - Soul Snc, Burst gs, Soul Spear
Tier 3 - The Rest


Shishui: Thanks for sharing with us again ZanGod!

Click on the link below to read his previous discussion:
Discussion: Future Equipment Banner Review (16/05/2018) (ft. ZanGod)






Discussion: Future Equipment Banner Review 1

By    May 16, 2018 // No comments
Shishui: Our guest for today is ZanGod, who will be sharing with us his review and recommendations on whether the upcoming behemoth banner is worth summoning. From this, we can get an idea of the each banner and plan ahead on which banner to summon because we ain't got that much gems to summon every banner right? 

 Woo im excited! Hit it Zan! I mean.. Lets start the discussion!
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ZanGod: this is purely my own analysis so use it at your sole discretion
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Fire Soul SNC + Earth Soul GS 

More information:
ZanGod: Fire SNC is here!!! Ok we should know by now fire snc is tier 1 set and earth soul gs you can ignore (its not bad though). How many to get? Minimum 5.  Can put 2 nura weps to it / wait for 2 future fire burst sns (magi play) / 7/7 if have a lot fire incants. The armour is really good and can mix with other snc weps (24% demon hold dmg + 24% soul gauge boost each!)

Value - 3/5 (got one junk)
Important - 5/5 (tier 1 fire + high usability with other sets)
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More information:
ZanGod: First soul bow! Earth soul db can ignore. Thunder soul bow is tier 1 cause of zap (longest debuff). If you have thunder heat bow set can consider one wep or 3 for max dodge ability (86%!) I reckon will be better than light soul bow against dark with cloak, incants and zap!

Value - 2/5 (got one junk)
Important - 4/5 (tier 1 lightning)
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More information:
ZanGod: Fire heat gs? No use if have fire snc. Can get one wep if you have the normal fire gs set. Water snc is pretty useless. Skip!

Value - 1/5 (both junks)
Important - 1/5  (one fire heat gs maybe)
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More information:
ZanGod: Light and dark era! Light soul bow is tier 1 but dark soul spear is tier 2 only. Can consider just get 3 light soul bow (or even 1 if budget) and later match with light heat bow armour for 15% light magi gauge charge each. Otherwise pretty decent with its original armour too. 

Value - 4/5 (both can be used)
Important - 5/5 (tier 1 light + high usability with other sets)
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More information:
ZanGod: Earth snc and fire soul db. Hmm... Earth snc is tier 1. Can consider get 3 to mix with fire snc armour / with earth burst sns armour for 252% fatigue dmg. Can even consider 1 with 2 nura and burst sns armour for 420% fatigue dmg!) Fire soul db dmg is decent but need magician mark. Tier 2.

Value - 4/5 (both can be used)
Important - 4/5 (tier 1 earth)
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ZanGod: First water burst gs. Not really a fan of it yet. Lightning soul spear is good and rated as tier 2 but not really a must if you have nura / thunder soul bow. Do consider skipping this to rest.

Value - 2/5
Important - 2/5
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More information:

ZanGod: Dark SNC and Light DB?  Dark snc is tier 2 and light soul db is tier 1. Recommended to get 3 dark snc wep to match with fire snc armour. 7/7 light soul db can be considered.

Value - 5/5 (both are pretty good)
Important - 4/5 (tier 1 light)
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More information:
ZanGod: Fire soul bow is Tier 2. Water soul spear can be skipped. Can consider skipping this banner unless really need fire soul bow. 

Value - 2/5
Important - 3/5 (only if you need fire soul bow)
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More information:
ZanGod: Finally! Water soul db! Absolute tier 1 wep. Double atk slots and 15% water magi gauge boost per armor! Lightning burst gs can ignore. Can skip if don’t play water.

Value - 3/5 (got one junk)
Important - 5/5 (tier 1 water + high usability with other sets)
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More information:
ZanGod: Personal favourite. Light heat bow! Of course tier 1 too! As mentioned earlier you can mix light soul bow weps with light heat bow armour. 7/7 is a must to play heat bow unfortunately. Earth burst sns is very good as well 252% fatigue dmg armour and can use for earth snc. Recommend 5/7 with 2 nura wep for max fatigue dmg. 

Value - 5/5
Important - 5/5 (Tier 1 light + high usability with other sets)
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More information:
ZanGod: Personally this could be a banner to skip if you have 7/7 dark snc and 7/7 fire snc. If you don’t have both, this would be the perfect banner. :sweat_smile: Both dark soul gs and fire soul spear are tier 1. Dark soul gs has ridiculous abilities and fire soul spear is the fastest soul charge spear (143% soul gauge boost!) It has very high fire elemental atk as well!

Value - 5/5
Important - 5/5 (Dark and fire both tier 1)
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ZanGod: Earth soul bow is best soul bow. It has soul gauge boost and also 15% magi boost on armour. Can even use its armour to mix with other soul bow. Good to have 7/7. Lightning burst sns. I can use the armour for my 3 wep nura but not really important. Can use 2 nura wep for this so 5/7 is good enough.

Value - 4/5
Important -5/5 (Tier 1 earth + high usability with other sets)
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More information:
ZanGod: Light burst sns and dark burst gs? Both are pretty average. Skip this!

Value - 2/5
Important - 2/5
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More information:
ZanGod: Here comes our very first burst water db! Pretty fun but not sure how useful yet. If really want can get 3 wep and mix with water soul db armour with 15% magi boost. Fire burst sns not a must when you have fire snc / fire soul spear. No support slot means cannot maximise 2 stage magi dmg. Good to get 2 to support fire snc.

Value - 4/5 (both have some use)
Important - 3/5 (can just get 2-3 wep for both)
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Shishui: Welp that is the end for this discussion! Thank you for sharing with us ZanGod! :D

Do look forward for more of ZanGod's reviews at a later date 
when newer behemoths are released in JP



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