Stimulant Preview

• Skye wrote on 2011-12-10 01:19

  Greetings Mercenaries!
  
  As warriors of the Goddess, we shall never look down upon the gifts She brings to destroy our enemies. New stimulant potions are coming to magic shops everywhere. They will give your the strength you need to destroy our foes!
  
  Stimulants come in three flavors and each has a unique property that will temporarily increase your combat abilities for a short time. Stims also have various levels of power, their potency determined by the level of stimulant used.
  
  Focus Stimulant - Focus stims will increase your penetration when attack, which will reduce your attack delay by 100%.
  
  

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  Fury Stimulant - When quaffing a Fury stim, your combat prowess has a chance to increase - every attack with have a chance to increase ATT and M.ATT by 1350 and balance by 10.
  
  

  [Image: http://nxcache.nexon.net/spotlight/196/00DNP-e31daeb5-0851-47c0-8349-ddfab8ea5514.jpg]

  
  
  Ironhide Stimulant - For those interested in a little defense, the Ironhide stim should suit your needs perfectly. After using an Ironhide Stimulant, you will have a chance to cut the power of incoming attacks by 50%, for up to 700 points of damage.
  
  

  [Image: http://nxcache.nexon.net/spotlight/196/00DNP-8b83c1a0-2eed-4acd-9239-0a9a8eb314c5.jpg]

  
  
  Visit either Brynn in Colhenn or Jarlath in Rocheste to purchase your stimulants. Remember mercenaries, you may only carry five stimulant potions into battle, so be sure to use them when they will truly do the most good.
  
  Stimulants will be available in Vindictus in an update coming soon!
  
  To victory!

  
  
  http://vindictus.nexon.net/News/Content.aspx?boardNo=100&contentNo=00DNP
• Akemii wrote on 2011-12-10 02:12
  So they are selling drugs in Vindictus now?
• Skye wrote on 2011-12-10 02:38
  Seems like. :U
• Conor wrote on 2011-12-10 02:41
  All I know is that Rosynne, Freyr and Freyja are all too moral to indulge in such things.... Brimir on the other hand tho...
• Xemnas wrote on 2011-12-10 02:46
  Yay pay to win.
• Oizen wrote on 2011-12-10 02:53

  Quote from Xemnas;686704:

  Yay pay to win.

  
  
  "Visit either Brynn in Colhenn or Jarlath in Rocheste to purchase your stimulants."
  
  Don't think they're NX.
• Conor wrote on 2011-12-10 02:54

  Quote from OizenX;686724:

  "Visit either Brynn in Colhenn or Jarlath in Rocheste to purchase your stimulants."
  
  Don't think they're NX.

  
  
  hope they like 100k ea
• Science wrote on 2011-12-10 04:21
  next thing you know, they add in psychedelics and depressants :(
• Skye wrote on 2011-12-10 04:22

  Quote from Science;686826:

  next thing you know, they add in psychedelics and depressants :(

  
  
  You're all the depressant we need in this game, babe. <3
• Science wrote on 2011-12-10 04:23

  Quote from Skye;686829:

  You're all the depressant we need in this game, babe. <3

  
  
  WHOA MAN, YOU'S A DICK.
• Invertex wrote on 2011-12-10 08:41
  Oh god, not these.
  Say goodbye to challenge.
  
  I'm serious, the Defence based ones give 80% chance to nullify damage, the attack boosters add insane ammounts of attack.
  They only described the midlevel ones, but the higher quality ones completely break the game. It's what makes it possible for some people to even solo Weeping Queen Hero.
  
  That said, I won't be using these.
  
  Edit
  
  Providing an example of why buff pots are broken.
  [video=youtube;KBl6KfZbRFU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBl6KfZbRFU[/video]
  This person is really skilled, but that "stimulant" abuse... >>
  Just watch the HP bar for the first minute or so.
• Xemnas wrote on 2011-12-10 09:05
  This is why I could never get into vindictus, it's so broken it's not even funny.
• Invertex wrote on 2011-12-10 09:08

  Quote from Xemnas;687026:

  This is why I could never get into vindictus, it's so broken it's not even funny.

  
  
  It is pretty broken, this just makes me give up completely and want to stick to "stimulant free solos" or something. Also makes me want to slap the people at Devcat who thought this would be smart.
  
  Before anyone says you can't just stimulant spam your way through raids, my random (PuG) Colru run today had Colru die before he even entered Grey phase. So about 5 minutes after 1st Stage ended.
  
  (And yes, this makes me very angry as it removes the last bit of skill even required to play this game. Gear2win then Stimulant2win)
• Joker wrote on 2011-12-10 11:36

  Quote from Invertex;687027:

  It is pretty broken, this just makes me give up completely and want to stick to "stimulant free solos" or something. Also makes me want to slap the people at Devcat who thought this would be smart.
  
  Before anyone says you can't just stimulant spam your way through raids, my random (PuG) Colru run today had Colru die before he even entered Grey phase. So about 5 minutes after 1st Stage ended.
  
  (And yes, this makes me very angry as it removes the last bit of skill even required to play this game. Gear2win then Stimulant2win)

  
  
  Mabinogi is the same way as far as equipment goes...
  the stimulants are way overboard though..
• Sayoko wrote on 2011-12-10 14:53
  How long do stimulants last and how much do they cost?
  
  It feels like every game becomes gear to win/pay to win. Remember when Gnoll Chieftain took skill?