[SP-F1] Material Hunt - Training to craft

[Hydra 0]

Hydra had recently run out of materials for his Artisan's shop, unsure of how to require new materials he had searched most of the town of beginnings but to no avail. Eventually the spearman had been told he would need to fight higher level mobs in order to get drops. As he left the Town of Beginnings he headed for the very outskirts of the first floor. *Yawns* "Hmm seems like the place".  The player had made sure to come during midday, the sun was out and the area was open grassland although there were no other players in sight. It was quite peaceful, birds chirping, rivers running. The spearman contemplated dozing off, until his familiar nipped him again "Alright, alright... there's nothing here though so I guess we just wait..." His familiar flew out his pocket and started flying (hovering) towards some smaller insects. The spearman slumped down and waited for any sign of action.

An hour seemed to pass of waiting, "Argh, I guess I should move on..." as Hydra stood up he heard the noise of someone behind him. "You jus' had to stand up didn't you". He glanced around him quickly "A Pker?!". There stood a man, much taller than him but he wore no armour and scars all over his body. "No a bandit..." He thought to himself, quickly unsheathing his spear. "If you hadn't turned aroun' I'd of stuck you good like a boar" The ugly man grinned showing a row of moldy teeth. The mobs certainly didn't lack any detail in Aincrad. The two entered combat.

Hydra 24/24 HP | 6/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 12/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide)

 

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

"Come back to me!", the snake-like dragon flew across the grassland and tucked itself in one of the players pockets. "Alright now we can start...". Pointing his spear at the bandit the spearman psyched himself up to show no mercy. "It's not a Player, just a MOB. Just like a boar". He repeated this over to himself and finally lashed out with his spear. The Bandit was sluggish, his attack missed by miles even with his his quick evasion it wouldn't of mattered to Hydra. Equally his spear failed to make contact, although he was far closer to pulling a hit.

ID# 51860 results:

 Battle: 4+1 (fail)

 MOB: 2 (fail)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

Hydra bought his spear up having just missed, attempting to stab the bandit through his back. Unfortunately he completed miscalculated the bandits speed. The MOB swung his fist out towards Hydra narrowly missing his face. It forced the spearman to pace back a few yards, it was clearly no ordinary opponent. "AHA SO WEAK!" The bandit put his dagger away and pulled out a horrible looking butchers knife, easily comparable to his face. Hydra gritted his teeth, and prepared for another thrust.

ID# 51875 results:

Battle: 1 (crit fail)

MOB: 6-3 (fail)

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Hydra 24/24 HP | 5/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 12/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

This time the bandit charged first, waving his knife like a madman. Whilst there was no chance for him to hit Hydra by these means, it forced the spearman to keep pacing backwards. He was failing to find an opportunity to strike the MOB. "Dammit". The duelers arrived at a small river. "Hmm, I could use this to my advantage, jumping onto a rock in the center of the stream would force the Bandit to stop". Hydra skipped across the stones using the water as a barricade.

ID# 51876 results:

Battle: 1

MOB: 3

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Hydra 24/24 HP | 4/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 12/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide)

 

 

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

The bandit took the bait, he began skipping across the stones towards Hydra. Poised and ready, with the higher ground advantage Hydra sent his left arm outwards the tip aimed at the Bandits chest. The sound of a health bar depleting meant good news, it was just how much. The spearman jumped from one stone to the other, the butchers knife just missing him, "Surely you can do better than that..." He taunted.

ID# 51877 results: DMG <<Triple Barrage>> [1+2*(3x1)] = [9-3Mit] = 6 DMG

Battle: 5+1 = 6 (Hit)

MOB: 8-3 = 5 (fail)

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Hydra 24/24 HP | 3/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 6/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

"Why you littl'" The bandit grunted clearly in some pain. Hydra pondered if the MOBS ever respawned almost zoning out. The bandit seized the opportunity and struck out at Hydra, unfortunately for him the spear mans pendant on his necklace caught the light of the sun. It shimmered brightly causing glare in the bandits eye. "Game over" Hydra whispered, before screaming <<Triple Barrage>> performing a counter attack and putting three hits two straight into the bandits neck, the other into his brain. The MOB fell backwards into the water before shattering into a million pieces. The spearman stood victorious on top of the rock, for a moment he felt like a hero, before his familiar yawned in his pocket. "Haha, your right I shouldn't get cocky".

ID# 51878 results: DMG <<Triple Barrage>> [1+2+1*(3x1)] = [12-3Mit] = 9 DMG

Battle: 9 (crit) + 1

Loot: 17

MOB: 8-3= 5 (fail)

Loot: + 1 Mat + 60 Col

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Hydra 24/24 HP | 1/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 0/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide) [DEAD]

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

Picking up his loot Hydra left the stream and headed back towards the area he had come from. "There is likely a camp near by maybe I could find some more bandits there". His familiar squealed and once again came out of his pocket. Hydra trudged through the open hills before sighting a forest. "Likely they'll be in there if any". The spearman began to move towards the forest, his familiar hovering closely behind him. He looked up as he walked thinking of the friends he had made since he entered SAO. The game seemed to be both a gift and a curse in Hydra's opinion.

[Hydra 0]

The forest was mostly formed from coniferous trees, tall pines could be seen going as far as the eye could see. Hydra entered, "the perfect spot to stage an ambush" He contemplated to himself. Up ahead he could hear the sound of conversation, although was not able to make out the words. "I need to get closer". Covering his charm up so his position was not given away the player crept forward to a pine with a thicker trunk, and sat down. The way he entered from now seemed closed of by a labyrinth of vegetation, but he wasn't focused on that. The smell of pork, entered through his nose. A small campfire had been lit up towards the center of the forest, around it sat two bandits. "Hmm it's not my kind of strategy to charge in head first... I need to think of a way around this"...

[Hydra 0]

He spent the next 5 minutes viewing the Bandits behavior, one was male the other female. Judging by the conversation the MOB Bandit that Hydra killed had been with them. "Alright, taking two on at once will prove challenging now to separate them". The spearman picked up a branch on the floor and snapped it, before this he had used his spear to carve a mark into the tree that looked like a bears claw. He quickly ran and dived for a broken log to hide behind. Peering upwards the Bandits had taken the bait, the pair was close but it this forest it was easy to play hide and seek. "Pfft, you stay here protect the camp fire. Ain't no bear is gonna scare me".  The woman walked into the forest, leaving the male one behind. After a few minutes Hydra walked out equipping his spear in his left hand. "I wont have too long to take you out before the other comes back". The second Bandit grimaced and responded "Don't worry you wont be alive much longer!". The pair engaged in combat.

[Hydra 0]

A similar story with the first Bandit, Hydra was trying to figure out his movement. This one also seemed to lack skill though. A common similarity among these creatures. Splinters of bark flew everywhere as metal on metal clashed. If it was too noisy Hydra feared the other bandit would realize what was happening and return. He paced back a few steps in an attempt to reduce the noise. So far he had concluded he was the better dueler. Let's hope it would stay this way.

ID# 51893 results:

Battle: 4+1 (fail)

MOB: 2 (fail)

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Hydra 24/24 HP | 5/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 2: 12/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

Jabbing with his spear Hydra made contact with the bandit, this time plating three hits one to hit left leg, one to his eye and the other his stomach. The bandit screamed in pain, at the same time Hydra had failed to dodge the MOBs weapon attack, his spear hand was cut clean off. If this were real life he would have lost his hand permanently by now. He quickly picked up his spear with his right hand and began to run as he watched his left erupt into shards. It would return soon enough. He hoped to have a mobile battle with this bandit to keep the other one from catching up despite losing his stronger hand.

ID# 51895 results: Player DMG <<Triple Barrage>> [1+2*(3x1)] = [9-3] = 6 DMG

Bandit DMG [3+2] = 5 DMG

Battle: 6

MOB: 10

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Hydra 19/24 HP | 3/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 2: 6/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide)

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra

[Hydra 0]

Hydra had been treating these MOBS as Pkers up to this point, after all they did look human. However the spearman soon came to realize they didn't operate much differently from a boar despite speaking a little English. Of course the bandit would follow him, it's designed to be hostile to players after all. Darting in and out the tree's the spearman made himself incredibly hard to locate, the Bandit continued running. Whilst he wasn't looking in front of himself Hydra emerged from a tree in front and stopped dead pointing his spear straight at the bandit. The MOB ran straight into it, "Alright now take this!" To consecutive strikes followed, piercing the Bandits other lung. He shattered into shards with the spear still impaled through him. "Two down one to go, I should wait a while though. Recharge my energy".

ID# 51897 results: DMG <<Triple Barrage>> [1+2*(3x1)] = [9-3] = 6 DMG

Battle: 8 + 1 = 9 (non-crit)

Loot: 14

MOB: 1 (crit fail)

Loot: +1 Mat + 60 Col

Total so far: +2 mats, + 120 col

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Hydra 19/24 HP | 1/6 Energy | 0 MIT | 3 EVA | 3 DMG

Bandit 2: 0/12 HP | 3 MIT | 3 DMG (Applies to MOB farming rules according to guide) [DEAD]

 

Edited March 17, 2016 by Hydra