Alts Question

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Haydrian wrote on 2010-09-09 18:16

Well it's been a year (or 2 depending on account) since I started my AP harvest on my alts and most of them are ready to begin their personalized builds. Now I have a question that I can't seem to decide upon.

Should I skip the G1 & G3 mainstreams on the human alts?

I made these alts to try out different build styles and color schemes without tampering and messing up my main, not to mention the thrill of leveling skills (I'm an addict to it). If you really want to know the ghastly number of alts this includes I will say this: At one point I was going to make 2-3 accounts with max characters for dye crops back with previous service, so that should say enough right there.

Needless to say I will have G1, G2, and G3 memorized better than I do already and that's a frightening thought. Not to mention the several black orbs and the fact i will need to rely on outside assistance for at least half of them since only 1 account has a character that can successfully solo all mainstreams without effort and that account as the majority of alts that have yet to either skip/complete any generation.

So what would you do? Would you skip and get trans for them and nevermind the titles/enchants, do both mainstreams (they are stupid easy now), skip g1 and just do g3 or not touch their mainstreams and not get them trans?

I would like to see my alts get trans just because it helps me set level goals more simplistically and will assist them until they are strong enough to do difficult dungeons themselves.

I'm not worried about enchants as I have my goddess obsidian daggers already and i prefer caliburn suffix over obsidian anyway making the only gen with an es i could use being G1, even then I only wish for about 2-3 of them.

Any thoughts will be appreciated.
KEL331 wrote on 2010-09-09 18:22

G1 ~ G3 was IMO the best mainstreams in Mabinogi but if have cleared it before theres no need for you to beat it again.
(+G2 is a pain)

Beating G1-G3 gives you journal points.
Points you won't ever have a chance to get again if you skip.
Other than that I don't see why anyone would want to go through the trouble of beating G1-G3 again.

If you want to enjoy the story or get high jounal points, clear it
If you don't need the story nor the journal, just skip it
Haydrian wrote on 2010-09-09 18:26

Quote from KEL331;150599:
G1 ~ G3 was IMO the best mainstreams in Mabinogi but if have cleared it before theres no need for you to beat it again.
(+G2 is a pain)

Beating G1-G3 gives you journal points.
Points you won't ever have a chance to get again if you skip.
Other than that I don't see why anyone would want to go through the trouble of beating G1-G3 again.

If you want to enjoy the story or get high jounal points, clear it
If you don't need the story nor the journal, just skip it

Considering none of them will be applying for RA (I wont be on them enough for it to have a point) and the journal point is a fail gamerpoints system anyway the only things worth noting doing it for me is titles and yummy enchants, lol.

Considering you can sell them from anywhere from 100-500k if your lucky I'd be missing out on well, a LOT of coin there. Although yea, considering the pain in my back that is will cause I don't see it as something I would cry over.
Rebel wrote on 2010-09-09 18:32

Free Goddess? why not since you plan to play the char seriously anyway.
Obsidian sux though.
Do g1, skip g3
..or do both, you never know when having both titles would come in handy.
*stare at project RM*
Haydrian wrote on 2010-09-09 18:48

Quote from Adori;150607:
Free Goddess? why not since you plan to play the char seriously anyway.
Obsidian sux though.
Do g1, skip g3
..or do both, you never know when having both titles would come in handy.
*stare at project RM*

Yea that's about the only reason I debate it. Although it's not just 1 more time (I need to anyway on my new main) thus making it something to think over.

There is a reason I'm a master of newbs... so to speak.