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Invertex wrote on 2010-08-16 14:29
Well, thought I might try writing a guide.
Anyways, I assume we already have nearly every quest available in the Perilous Ruins and I'm sure some of us will want to get full BP on every mission.
Note that this guide is written by someone playing as Fiona, I tried to avoid talk about blocking but if you Lann players have something to add, feel free to do so. I also will not do a walkthrough of the whole mission as you should be able to beat that yourself.
What is BP?
Battle Points (or Completion Points) are points awarded for doing various things in a mission. Most quests require a certain ammount of BP (usually 100-160 BP) on previous battles to do them. BP is obtained in 3 different ways.
Mission
The base BP, you just need to clear the battle.
Bonus Missions
Bonus missions usually involve killing enemies in certain ways, finding items, or not letting your equipment break. Most of these are easy, except finding items is probably the hardest type as they are extremely luck based. Completing these also rewards bonus Gold (though usually the ammount is negligable)
Oaths
Oaths are difficulty modifiers that either prevent you from using items, increase difficulty, or limit your party size. You should usually run with one of these on as they offer good EXP bonuses.
Note that you cannot use the same Oath twice to gain BP, you must clear the mission with an Oath you have not used yet to gain more BP.
Missions and Oaths are sometimes marked with a (P). This means that it's a running total for the entire party. So, for example, if P1 gets 3/10 kills, P2 gets 2/10, P3 gets 4/10, and P4 gets 1/10, it will get completed for everyone in the party.
Missions
Mercenary Training Site - Level 1
130 BP
Mission BP - 100
Total Bonus Mission BP - 30
Defeat a Wood Man using Smash (30BP)
Do a standard combo or just spam the smash button and you'll get this. Really you should have full BP on this on your first run.
Total Oath BP - 0
Formorian Emblem - Level 1
170 BP
Mission BP - 100
Total Bonus Mission BP - 25
Obtain Black Gnoll Leather (10BP)
Shadow Fang drops this, really common and you'll probably get it on your first run.
Obtain Shadow Fang's Helm (15BP)
Again, dropped by Shadow Fang. This is slightly rarer and you may need to run the mission a few times. Thankfully this misison is short so it's not too painful.
Total Oath BP - 45
Win with 2 or fewer players (20BP)
You should still be soloing missions at this point so turn this on during your first run, the mission isn't hard.
Win within 5 min (25BP)
The time restriction Oaths aren't too bad at this point, just run between groups and don't waste time breaking items for Erg Crystals.
Gold Leather - Level 1
170 BP
Mission BP - 100
Total Bonus Mission BP - 25
Obtain Gold Gnoll Leather (10BP)
Dropped by the boss, Embermain. Really common drop and you sort of need 2 (one for Shayla and one for Kristie).
Obtain Ruins Erg Crystal (15BP)
The missions involving Erg Crystals are the most annoying ones in my opinion. Erg crystals are dropped by destroying the enviroment, so just smash everything up as you go (I'd turn all oaths off for these sorts of runs). The Ruins Erg Crystal is probably one of the rarer drops so that just adds to the frustration.
Total Oath BP - 45
Equipment destroyed <5 times (P) (20BP)
To avoid equipment breaking, just don't get hit. Really it's hard to have everything break in a run so you should turn this on for your first run.
Win within 15 minutes (25BP)
You can do this battle in 5 minutes easily, so just do the usual running and you'll get this done.
Gwynn's Request - Level 2
170 BP
Mission BP - 100
Total Bonus Mission BP - 50
Obtain White Gnoll Leather (10BP)
Gotten off the boss, Foul Snowpaw. All he does is shoot arrows and kick you, so really just stay up on him and roll to dodge the kicks. Constant moving will dodge the arrows. This is a common drop so you will get this done easily.
Obtain White Gnoll Heart (15BP)
Again, from the boss. This is a fair deal harder to get and may require a few runs. You'll need 2 of them too for Shayla's second quest.
Obtain Broken Arrow (10BP)
Off the boss, but can also be obtained from cores dropped by archer Gnolls. These are even more common than the leather so you will probably finish this on your first try.
Obtain Ice Spirit Remnant (15BP)
Off the boss, this is a bit less rare than the heart, but still slightly rare. You could try smashing stuff through the stage to find one as well (but the boss is usually good enough).
Total Oath BP - 20
Incapacitated <10 times (20BP)
Don't die, which is pretty simple. Really 10 deaths is a lot of room so this oath should be on every time you run this.
Wind Through The Ruins - Level 3
190 BP
Mission BP - 30
Total Bonus Mission BP - 60
Obtain Mad Grizzle Paw Earrings (15BP)
Dropped from the boss (it has his name in it, what did you expect?). Pretty common (though it may take a few runs to get).
Obtain 5 Rare Ergs (P) (25BP)
This is is the worst Bonus Mission in the ruins, and the last one I finished. Rare Ergs just means any type of Erg (Life, Eternity, Light, Ruins). Problem is, Ergs are dropped by Wisps and destroying stuff. You have to get really lucky to get enough Ergs by the end of your run in order to finish this. Run solo while you do this so every Erg is yours to take (since I know some people ignore Ergs). Otherwise I can only say smash everything in sight, kill every wisp, and turn all oaths off.
Equipment Destroyed <5 Times (20BP)
You should get this passively as well, these sort of missions/oaths are never that hard at this point.
Total Oath BP - 100
Win within 20 minutes (30BP)
This is really easy if you just keep moving. 15 minutes is about all you should need if you don't waste too much time.
Win with 3 or fewer players (35BP)
You still should be soloing your battles at this point, so turn this on.
Season of Macha (Difficulty Up) (35BP)
This pretty much makes Normal into Hard and Hard even harder. If you can't handle Hard/Macha then switch it down and it'll be about the same. This only boosts enemy damage as well, so if you can dodge everything, you're good to go. That and you are allowed to use potions after all.
Friends? - Level 4
160 BP
Little preface here, this isn't a mandatory mission and is one for a side quest. Talk to Tieve when you get a quest about it and she'll have you deliver two letters. Just go through that until this battle quest unlocks.
Mission BP - 70
Total Bonus Mission BP - 35
Obtain Spiked Gnoll Club (15BP)
This is actually a boss drop, but this boss seems to have a much lower drop chance of this than any other gnoll boss. So you're going need to run this a lot.
Equipment destroyed <5 times (20BP)
The length of this mission can be a bit daunting, but in a party you should get this easily.
Total Oath BP - 55
Win within 12 minutes (30BP)
This is the first mission I'd say you should take a party with for. The main battle here is 100 Gnolls (in a row, same room) and the boss. So having more people will make this mission easier, and probably possible if you're at the normal level at this point.
Win without potions (25BP)
This is harder than it seems, due to the fighting oriented nature of this level. I'd say revisit this later. Or if you want, get in a full party, and do it.
Decisive Battle - Level 5
215 BP
Mission BP - 30
Total Bonus Mission BP - 75
Defeat Bryialne wish a spear (P) (15BP)
This mission is a pain as the mission has 3 randomized maps, with the 3rd having a miniboss. Problem is half the time you'll get Mad Grizzlepaw instead of Bryianle and you won't be able to get this. I found Warrior's Challenge is good for this as it reduces it to 1 randomized map which will have the miniboss, if it's not the right map you can just restart right away. Also the other problem is the fact that people in parties tend to carry hooks to trip the boss instead of spears. Also, you don't only have to use the spear, weaken it to a low health and start throwing.
Win with 2 Lv. 5 players (P) (20BP)
If you get into a party when you're Lv. 5 and get another Lv. 5, you should be set for this. If you're already past that and don't have this, just spam on Ch. 1 and pray some low levels need this.
Finish Gnoll Chieftan with kicks (P) (15BP)
R button is the kick button in case you don't know. Just hack him up to his last health bar and start kicking when he's really low on HP. This is usually how you finish these types of missions.
Obtain Rage Helmet (break off) (15BP)
Break off drops are from hitting a certain area of the boss enough for something to fall off. The target here is the Chieftan's helmet. You'll need a spear user (nice to pair this up with Bryialne). Hitting the Chieftan when he's "down" does not count for this, however hitting him when he's tired at 1 bar left will still count. Also note you have to hit him in the head twice to get it. After that a item will appear labeled as a (?), after the boss dies, go pick it up.
Obtain 2 Remnants (P) (10BP)
Normally I hate these missions, but this level is so long that you're probably going to get this (especially if you're one of those Crimson Rage lovers and need more red leather).
Total Oath BP - 110
Warrior's Challenge (solo mode) (25BP)
Oh boy, Warrior's Challenge. The length is reduced to 1 map and then the boss, but this is still a pain. Most of the level is easy enough, but the Chieftan on solo requires different tactics than in a party (aka no hook trip locking). If you're still level 5, just run with this on. Spam the free revives and get this over with. Anyways, bring spears and don't use any of them (except maybe one for Bryialne). 2 spears will stun him so you can unleash a combo on him before rolling off. His kick leaves an openning for a short combo (2 attacks and then a smash) and if he lifts his hammer back, get the hell away from him. After he's down to his last bar, sometimes he'll get tired and that's your chance for a free combo.
Win with 2 or fewer players (30BP)
Full length level, with 2 people. Just do the same things as you did solo (as hooks are nowhere near as effective with a small group). Or if you're still Lv. 5, free revive spam now.
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (35BP)
Not too hard if you're in a good full party. Just do the usual and heal after taking one or two hits. Do note that his spin attack on Hard/Macha is usually a OHKO.
Win within 13 minutes (20BP)
This is hard, not going to lie. You need a full party of 4, all with hooks, and all ready to run like hell.
The first 3 areas should be done extremely quickly and all item drops should be ignored (except maybe remnants). If you get lucky you may not get a miniboss and you'll get shorter areas for the 3 random maps. You should have 6-5 minutes left for the boss. Just have a designated order for people to launch hooks and trip the Chieftan up while everyone else just combos him. If you have a good party, he should get tripped, get up, get tripped the instant his animation is complete, and he shouldn't be upright until 1-3 bars left.
Revenge - Level 5
215 BP
Mission BP - 40
Total Bonus Mission BP - 70
Defeat 10 gnolls with objects (P) (10BP)
You only need to finish them with objects, so slash a few times, pick an item up, and whack them in the head.
Win with 2 players under Lv. 6 (P) (20BP)
Same thing should be said as with Decisive. Just join some lower levels or be the level yourself.
Obtain 3 Rare Ergs (solo) (15BP)
3 ergs isn't too bad considering the length of the level, just run the mission by yourself and smash everything until you finish this. Also, Bryialne is a possible miniboss in this level (other one is an Embermian/Shadow Fang double fight), so if you fight it, you've got anywhere from 1-3 ergs done at that point.
Defeat 3 Wisps with spears (P) (25BP)
Just go near the Erg pots to spawn some, spear them (OHKO), and kill anything near Bryialne if you get it. Not too hard (you just need spears).
Total Oath BP - 105
Win within 12 minutes (25BP)
Nowhere near as hard as Decisive's, but I'd still go for a party of 4 and running a similar tactic on the boss. Also note that I'd go for the melee one first. The ranged one has horrible aim and is a minimal threat.
Win without Pheonix Feathers (25BP)
In a party this may be hard with the length. Heal often, run away when hurt.
Win with 2 or fewer players (20BP)
I'd go with 2 as the boss is still a double boss. Spears and hooks are about the same here (it still is 2 spears for a stun). Go for Wolf Tail (the melee one first). He has 2 moves, a standard smash move and his dash, roll to the sides to dodge either. Jagged Tooth has a normal shot, a charge shot, a kick, and his dash. Really all of them are dodged by rolling to the side. The charge shot does do high damage so try and avoid it. If you're targeted by Jagged Tooth, the other player is free to combo him while he aims for you. Note that the dash will hit anyone around the Gnoll as they start it.
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (35BP)
Not really much to say, same tactics as always. You just need a smart enough party and enough hooks.
Other Tips
You are allowed feathers in no potion runs, use that to your advantage.
Moving to the next area automatically revives everyone who is dead, even on a no feather run.
Most of the gnoll bosses have the same moveset. They can do a swing (dodge by rolling), go down and either swing once or swing, followed by a spin. Dodge this by staying away. Mad Girzzlepaw also has a flying lunge attack which he uses when you run away, roll to the sides as usual.
Abuse the free revives if you can.
Playing on hard increases the items the boss drops from 3 to 4. Use Hard if you really are having a hard time with some of the boss drops.
If you're running low on spears/hooks, you don't need to go back to Merrac. There's a cat to the left of the gate to town that sells most of the secondary weapons.
You can always come back later, being overleveled makes everything easy.
Breaking off can be done with spears or a well aimed smash. You can knock the Gnoll Chieftan's helmet off with a Combo 2 from Fiona when he's "tired".
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Phew, wall of text done. May add some images later.
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Infamy wrote on 2010-08-16 14:53
Very thorough guide! I didn't know about the auto-revive on new area. Thanks!
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Zid wrote on 2010-08-17 00:47
Chosen difficulty doesn't affect BP, does it? Only seems to be like an achievement, and Hard difficulty affecting boss drop rate.
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Invertex wrote on 2010-08-17 01:25
Nope, no extra BP from Hard.
The only thing that gets noted is that you've completed an oath/mission on hard.
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Shirayuki wrote on 2010-08-17 03:09
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Nice guide :O I still need hella help getting enough BP on the Hoarfrost missions xD
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Invertex wrote on 2010-08-17 14:32
Hoarfrost Hollow BP Guide
I don't even have full BP on most of these, but I should know enough to help get enough BP for the whole mission line. Token restrictions makes it hard for me to really give a complete guide for a lot of these.
Missions
Hoarfrost Hollow - Level 5
175 BP
Mission BP - 35
Total Bonus Mission BP - 40
Defeat Etunoch with objects (P) (25BP)
It should be only the finishing blow with an object, but the item finish objectives just love to glitch, so you'll need to waste a few tokens for this.
Obtain 2 Average Kobold Cloth (15BP)
Normal Kobolds and the boss drop these, just hope your luck is good (or bad if you really wanted something else) and run this a few times. One of the least frustrating missions.
Total Oath BP - 100
Win within 5 minutes (40BP)
Not hard with a full party, run your way through. Use the spike trap for that small Kobold mob, and don't go for the item kill on the boss.
Win while playing solo (25BP)
Still not to hard to solo, but you may want to get better equipment if you're having trouble. Spears again are good, 2 to stun (which is a free combo).
Win without potions (35BP)
Not hard in a party, just try not to get hit by the spike trap. Instant death is not fun and you pretty much get your armor broken and lose 50% HP upon revival.
Western Ice Passage - Level 6
150 BP
Mission BP - 25
Total Bonus Mission BP - 45
Defeat Eflame (P) (20BP)
I have actually NEVER run into Eflame (wisp miniboss) while running this level. Really I either have to assume my luck is horrible or it's tucked in some random corner.
Obtain Slingshot Grenade (15BP)
This is a boss drop, it's only called Slingshot. Really it is sort of rare and you end up needing 2 total for all your sidequests, so just go for this while doing everything else for this mission.
Obtain Broken Arrow (10BP)
Archer Kobolds, pretty much all there is to say about this.
Total Oath BP - 80
Win while playing solo (20BP)
Again, pretty easy solo. The boss is quite a bit more annoying as he'll always be targeting you, just get around his shots and poke him a few times. Again, spears are great solo tools.
Equipment destroyed <10 times (P) (30BP)
Don't get hit and you'll be fine. Even then, if you solo this, you'll have a really easy time doing this as well. Too bad we can't use two oaths at once.
Win without using feathers (30BP)
Really this level has no instant death gimmicks and the boss is easy in a party, so this is a pretty safe bet.
Southern Rock Cliff - Level 6
200 BP
Mission BP - 40
Total Bonus Mission BP - 80
Obtain Copper Ore (25BP)
Bring mining bombs, there's a mining spot near the Erg pot in the 2nd area and there's one hidden under a building in the boss area. Doing this in a party makes some of the ores your party's, but do it enough and you'll find some. You probably should do this either way as Copper is needed for a lot of good crafting.
Obtain Kobold Battleaxe (20BP)
I do believe this is a drop off the boss. Running it for the oaths and missions should get you this.
Defeat Speedy Ekuloch (P) (35BP)
Now this is annoying, Speedy Ekuloch is the miniboss for this level. After taking a bit of damage a notice saying "Speedy Ekuloch is attempting to escape" or something like that will appear. If you don't stun/trip him before he backflips, waves, and dissapears, you lose. Now normally tripping is a good option, but not here. Kobolds have tiny legs so it's hard for you to hit them on the fly. What you should do instead is bring spears, and just spam spears the instant the notice comes up. If half a party's spears hit, he'll be stunned and you can continue as normal.
Total Oath BP - 80
Win within 6 min (45BP)
Run, actually let Speedy Ekuloch get away as that saves time, and use spears or a hook to stun lock the boss.
Incapacitated <3 Times (35BP)
That's less than 3, not a heart. Anyways, just run as normal and you should be fine. This isn't a very hard level either so really, it's a safe bet.
Another Slingshot - Level 7
170 BP
Little note here, you get this by completing Riely's (I think that's his name) slingshot request. He'll ask for more and you'll unlock this along with Final Slingshot.
Mission BP - 25
Total Bonus Mission BP - 70
Obtain Modified Slingshot Grenade (15BP)
Item name is just Modified Slingshot. The boss is a double boss, this is dropped by Brother Ebeloch. It's a pretty rare drop, but feel free to skip this as the next mission in this line (Final Slingshot) features Brother Ebeloch as well, so you can get a Modified Slingshot.
Defeath Elfame with a spear (P) (35BP)
Elfame seems to appear more often in this mission, it moves a lot more so spearing it can be a problem. Just hope you hit and you should be fine.
Equipment destroyed <5 times (20BP)
If you don't repair/repair enough/don't get hit, you'll get this easily. Free 1.1k gold!
Total Oath BP - 75
Win while playing solo (25BP)
Haven't done this yet, the double boss will probably be a pain solo, but you should be fine if you take your time and save your spears.
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (30BP)
Turn it down to Normal if you have to and get a full party, it should be easy enough.
Win without repairing armor (20BP)
With the bonus mission, you should be doing this.
Fomorian Order - Level 8
155 BP
Mission BP - 25
Total Bonus Mission BP - 50
Defeat Fake Ekuloch (P) (15BP)
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Defeat Both Fake Ekuloch (P) (25BP)
These both are the same thing, there are 2 Speedy Ekulochs here so use the same strategy as in Western Ice Passage and you should get these easily.
Obtain Kobold Horn Decoration (10BP)
This should be dropped by the boss (and maybe the Fake Ekulochs), so just hope for the best (as per usual).
Total Oath BP - 100
Win within 10 min (20BP)
Haven't done this yet, but it sounds sort of hard. I'd let both Fakes get away to save time and just run through the whole level as you usually should. Save all your spears for the boss as it is a pretty annoying one to get in on.
Win without Pheonix Feathers (25BP)
Not too hard, just the obvious "don't get hit" stuff. Try not to fall off the bridges as well, you shouldn't even take those since the Kobolds always cut them down.
Win with 2 or fewer players (35BP)
Go for the 2 player rush, feel free to skip the Fakes as well. Not too hard otherwise.
Final Slingshot - Level 8
165 BP
Mission BP - 35
Total Bonus Mission BP - 45
Obtain Upgraded Slingshot Grenade (15BP)
It's all drop luck again (and again, the item is just Upgraded Slingshot), this comes from Big Brother in the Ebeloch trio fight. This is a good level to grind for that sidequest as you can get every slingshot from this mission (and I have actually done so).
Equipment destoryed <5 times (30BP)
You already know what goes here.
Total Oath BP - 85
Incapacitated <3 times (20BP)
Not too hard, it can be hard to use a potion with the trio boss, but it can't be THAT hard.
Win with 2 or fewer players (30BP)
Go with 2 players, and go from weakest to strongest on the boss. That or have one person being cannon fodder while you combo them from behind.
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (35BP)
No real tactics sides the weakest to strongest on the boss trio. Really if 4 people gang up on the normal Ebeloch, he goes down in less than a minute.
Brynn's Research - Level 9
160 BP
Mission BP - 30
Total Bonus Mission BP - 55
Obtain Hoarfrost Hollow Erg Crystal (15BP)
Oh boy another Erg quest, smash stuff up and hope for the best. You'll probably end up wanting 6 for the Savage Ring anyways.
Obtain Spider Cave Scroll (20BP)
These are a rare drop by spiders, good luck getting both a core and finding one that gives you the scroll.
Kill Cave Wisp with small bomb (P) (20BP)
Have someone bring bombs, go to the Erg Pot in the boss area, and chuck one at the 3 wisps. That should kill one and get you the mission.
Total Oath BP - 75
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (30BP)
Not too hard. The boss is really predictable with a party. If he drinks a potion and glows orange/red, run away and dodge to the side (he throws the potion pot at you), if he glows green, circle around him as he'll do a spray infront of him. He rarely uses his knife so feel free to ignore that. If you're not his target, just combo him freely.
Win without secondary weapons (25BP)
Not hard, just can't do the bomb mission here. Use the same tactics as Macha and you'll be fine.
Win without potions (20BP)
Just do what you did with Macha, really all there is to be said.
Frost Stones - Level 9
185 BP
You get this from a Shayla sidequest, it's a good Night Shade and gem farming spot.
Mission BP - 35
Total Bonus Mission BP - 95
Defeat Quiremigal with objects (P) (35BP)
Should just be the finishing blow, again this tends to glitch as well.
Obtain 2 Copper Ores (20BP)
Not one but two, the pain. Bring mining bombs and hope for the best. Also hope you face King Icedredge as a miniboss as the blue tentacles (and the miniboss himself) have a chance of dropping copper.
Obtain Peridot (15BP)
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Obtain Frost Stone (25BP)
These gems are gotten from King Icedredge and Quiremigal. Really all you can do is run this enough and you'll get it eventually.
Total Oath BP - 100
Win without repairing armor (30BP)
The bosses are a pain to get in on, the best you can hope for is to not face King Icedredge.
Win within 10 min (25BP)
Again, haven't done this. What I can say is run as fast as you can (when don't you?) and hope you don't face King Icedredge.
Kobold Chief - Level 10
245 BP
Mission BP - 40
Total Bonus Mission BP - 85
Obtain Destroyed Spiked Shield (break off) (15BP)
More breaking off fun, this time it's the left arm of the Chief. I believe 3/4 hits will do it. Try to wait until after he's done attacking, or for the more convinient option, have someone run away from him while everyone else lines up their shot. A slow Chief moving in a single predictable direction is an easy Chief to hit.
Obtain Copper Ore (20BP)
Mining bombs as usual. Pretty much all ores are like this.
Obtain 2 Remnants (20BP)
Not too bad due to the length of the level, not sure if Elfame is a miniboss here (but if it is, Remnants can easily be gotten from it). Smash everything else up otherwise.
Equipment destroyed <5 times
Really nothing to say, the boss is hard to beat without at least losing 2 armor parts though.
Total Oath BP - 120
Warrior's Challenge (solo mode) (20BP)
Haven't done this yet, but theoretically they'd shorten the stage so you don't need to fight through 3 areas again. For the boss, 2 lances to stun. His move set consists of a shoulder thrust, a 2 punch combo (2nd one tracks you a bit), and when he goes and makes a ball, either he'll do a 2 shoulder thrust combo behind him or nothing. Just learn these, be conservative on your combo after dodging, and you should be fine.
Win with 2 or fewer players (25BP)
Not that hard, just have one person act as bait while the other combos the Chief to hell from behind. Switch roles when he switches targets. Again, read the moves section about 5 lines above from here and you'll be fine.
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (40BP)
This can be quite difficult, I actually failed this once as we ran out of feathers. Really the only thing to say is try not to get hit. If you do get hit by him (mainly his 2 hit combo) and get the Knife Wound status, run the hell away. If you need to repair, try not to use a campfire anvil as he tends to automatically switch targets to the person repairing.
Win within 20 min (35BP)
The boss itself can take several minutes, so this is a tight squeeze. You should have 10 minutes for the boss, who will go down in that time span if you spam spears enough.
Dethrone the White Tyrant (RAID) - Level 10
140 BP
Mission BP - 15
Total Bonus Mission BP - 45
Finish Giant Polar Bear with kicks (P) (10BP)
Just weaken him, and kick him. If he's not stunned but is at low health, wait for him to roar and kick spam him then.
Defeat Giant Polar Bear with objects (P) (10BP)
This is glitched as well, I did it and didn't get it. Either way, same drill as with kicking, but with an item.
Obtain Savage Eye (break off) (15BP)
Hardest break off item yet. The eye is that huge red glowing one, can't miss it. Problem is the bear just hates sitting still, your best chance is to have him lunge at you, back off just enough so he misses. After that you'll have a point blank spear throw right into his eye. Other method are just waiting for his 2 swipe combo and hitting him then.
Equpment destroyed <5 times (10BP)
I get this almost all the time, really you just need to dodge. He has a 180 swipe to clear out people beside and behind him, a backwards jump that lands on anyone behind him. A lunge for distance, 2 swipes which go left than right, get to the side to avoid that. After he roars (2 bars or less), his swipe becomes a triple swipe which tracks and goes literally everywhere.
Total Oath BP - 80
Win within 15 min (10BP)
This is not hard at all, the party I had when I did this did it in just over 5 minutes. Spear spam and don't go for the eye.
Win with 4 or fewer players (15BP)
Still not too hard, learn the move set (under the bonus missions), and you'll get this. Main problem is that it takes longer.
Win with 2 or fewer players (15BP)
This I can imagine is painful, but doable. It'd take a long time as well. Just spread out, have one act as bait while the other does some combos, and switch when he targets the other person (just like the chief). It takes 4/5 spears (I think) to stun him as well, so ration those.
Win while playing solo (10BP)
Oh god... I really have no comment for this. Good luck? Really the only thing you can do is poke him while dodging. You do have 2 stuns via spears however, so you get a half bar off for free.
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (20BP)
See what I said about the equipment destruction. Same tactics apply, don't get hit, and use Fine HP Potions after you do get hit. The bear is too damaging to wait for <400HP to heal.
Win without Pheonix Feathers (10BP)
Competent party can do this (in a similar style to the within 15 minute one). Spam spears, get in and do an extended combo (4 Normals and a Smash) followed by a short one.
Prepare for Counterattack - Level 11
275 BP
Mission BP - 20
Total Bonus Mission BP - 125
Kill 2 Commanders with objects (P) (15BP)
The commanders are just the bosses (this is a boss rush afterall). I'd do them on the first two as they do get progresively harder. The boss order is Jolly Ebeloch (slingshot one), Speedy Ekuloch (axe one), Robust Echeloch (potion user), and Sturdy Emuloch (Kobold chief).
Kill 3 Commanders with spears (P) (20BP)
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Kill 4 Commanders with spears (P) (40BP)
Just save all your spears for finishing them off, and you should get these. Hardest one would be the Chief as he has a huge health bar and it can be hard to get in on him without the spears.
Obtain 3 Rare Ergs (P) (20BP)
This is a short mission, so hope for some luck in the first area before the boss rush. That and spawn the Wisps near the Erg Pot for some more chances.
Obtain 8 Iron Ores (P)
Having someone bring mining bombs here is a pain, but it's not too bad if you can beat the bosses without spears. There are 2 or 3 mining spots in the large bridge room and 2 in the boss room. I've already gotten this about 3 times so it's actually quite easy.
Equipment destroyed <5 times (15BP)
This is actually a decent challenge as this is a heavy combat mission with 4 bosses. Just do well and mob up the first 3 bosses fast enough and you should get this.
Total Oath BP - 130
Win within 16 min (20BP)
You need to wait a preset ammount of time through the first 3 bosses anyways, so this boils down to how fast you can kill the Chief. Not sure of the timing frame though.
Win without repairing armor (20BP)
You'll be repairing armor a lot in this fight, needless to say this is a pretty tough (but one of the more reasonable) oaths.
Win without potions (25BP)
Well good luck getting through 4 bosses in a row without pots. The only real tip I can give is beat the bosses as fast as you can, then go make a campfire, and heal up between rounds.
Win with 2 or fewer players (30BP)
I doubt this is impossible, but it's probably very hard. Chances are you won't be fast enough to finish the first boss before the second, the second before the third, and the third before the chief. So if you can deal with the backlog and the Kobold Chief 2 player oath, you can do this.
Season of Macha (difficulty up) (35BP)
Pretty much if you've played Hard or Macha on previous missions, this one is pretty much the final test. Not too hard in the end, just be ready to use a lot of Fine HP potions.
Other Tips
Really the best thing I can offer is to use campfires. Replace the stam pots on hotkey 4 with a kit, pop one down before the boss, drag some wood into it, and get the +100 attack bonus.
Oh, and about campfires. They also give you a armor regeneration bonus. This is crucial to the equipment breaking missions as it extends the life of your armor tenfold. You can spam Counterattack with Fiona and not have your shield die for instance.
Again, breaking off can be done with spears or a well aimed smash. Mainly for the Kobold Chief here. Smashing him when he's curled up or counters with Fiona will make quick work of the shield.
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And second unintended wall of text is done.
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Hiccup wrote on 2010-08-20 05:25
._. Post Hoarfrost in a new guide.
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Invertex wrote on 2010-08-20 06:14
But I already stuck it in this topic.
Unless I should just repost...?
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Hiccup wrote on 2010-08-20 06:16
Copy paste it as a new guide, then delete the post above. This does say Perilous Ruins BP and if you add Hoarfrost its one massive wall of text
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Bakuryu wrote on 2010-08-20 13:58
Quote from Invertex;131695:
But I already stuck it in this topic.
Unless I should just repost...?
Do as you wish. Title name can always be changed.
and if you add Hoarfrost its one massive wall of text
non important if the guide is properly formatted.
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Hiccup wrote on 2010-08-20 16:28
It's too much in one .-.
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Dejagg wrote on 2010-11-05 23:04
From your other guide:
Quote from Invertex;192967:
Stuff that was added as of OB
Trampled Plains - Level 30 (Boat 1)
150 BP
Unlocked via a questline, Enmasse and Shayla's quests both revolve around this, so it won't be hard to figure out how to get this quest.
Mission BP - 30
Total Bonus Mission BP - 45
Kill Werewolf with small bomb (P) (20BP)
Obviously, you need small bombs. I'd do this on the double Werewolf miniboss as it's much easier to finish it off without Black Breeze hounding you.
Equipment Destroyed <5 times (15BP)
Obtain Peridot (10BP)
Boss drop, common enough. You need to run this mission 3 times (minimum) to get all your quests finished, so it'll drop eventually.
Total Oath BP - 75
Win within 16 min (30BP)
Run as fast as you can, having a good mixture of Lanns and Fionas is also useful. It isn't that hard once you have the normal Werewolve's attack pattern down, and Black Breeze barely does any really attacking.
Season of Macha (25BP)
Win without repairing armor (20BP)
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Mello wrote on 2011-02-20 07:08
Is there really any point of getting all that BP though?
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Succ wrote on 2011-02-20 10:06
Bragging rights? Yes
In game? No
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Andy-Buddy wrote on 2011-02-20 19:01
This was from the time of when people had every skill, Level, and title maxed out very quickly. We needed something to do.