So I had a talk with Kai on IRC; and here's what I gathered.
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Take a look at the giant boss in Copperhorn Dreamscape (under "Unreleased Maps"). They're psycho! You can also research future mobs, etc., and goggle in awe like me. Make good use. Cheers~
Ultimate Weapons:
[08:39] AKFrost: you'll need the title for ultimate weapons
[08:39] Buranshe: ultimate weapons?
[08:39] AKFrost: yep
[08:39] Buranshe: how... ultimate? D:
[08:40] AKFrost: name a weapon
[08:40] Buranshe: saber
[08:40] AKFrost: 330+66 atk, -3 aspd
[08:40] AKFrost: 3500 dur if it matters
[08:41] AKFrost: it's not that great
[08:41] AKFrost: -3 is killer
[08:41] Buranshe: yea it's a downer
[08:42] AKFrost: well
[08:42] AKFrost: golden is +2 aspd
[08:42] AKFrost: but it's like 200 akt or something
[08:43] AKFrost: Ultimate*Mane Machete
[08:43] AKFrost: 3500 dur, 213+53 atk, aspd +4
[08:43] Buranshe: wooow kai, that's awesome
[08:44] AKFrost: and maybe Ultimate*Bloody Boxing Gloves
[08:44] AKFrost: 202+53 atk, HP: 921 + 19%
[08:45] AKFrost: bow is 280+59 atk, -8 acc, -1 aspd
[08:45] Buranshe: and... this... "ultimate weapon title"... how hard is it to get? >__>
[08:47] Buranshe: this'll be released with academy of mirrors?
[08:48] AKFrost: prolly
[08:48] AKFrost: at least, you need AoM for the ultimates
[08:48] Buranshe: ah ok
[08:48] AKFrost: so it wouldn't make sense to have ultimates before AoM
[08:49] AKFrost: the basic rundown is this
[08:49] AKFrost: you'll need to become or find a high-level-weapon-alchemist
[08:49] AKFrost: nobody is one right now
[08:49] AKFrost: you need to do the quest
[08:49] AKFrost: anyway
[08:50] AKFrost: then you'll need to spend about 20k for solution mats
[08:50] AKFrost: and then you'll need to find old pieces of armor and have it disassembled into material rocks
[08:50] AKFrost: onceyou do that, you can make some black steel blades and alloy blades
[08:50] AKFrost: need like 2
[08:50] AKFrost: then you need to track down soem tier-6 mats
[08:50] AKFrost: trivial
[08:51] AKFrost: then you'll need 50 magic teeth, which is a bigbeam drop
[08:51] Buranshe: tedious process
[08:51] AKFrost: basically, farm some lvl 60 mobs
[08:51] AKFrost: and then you'll need to do one of the bigbeam instances and prays it drops the scroll for the weap you want
[08:51] AKFrost: if not, repeat until you get it
[08:51] AKFrost: give it all to said alchemist
[08:51] AKFrost: and have him/her make a scroll 1 lvl 60 weapon
[08:52] AKFrost: but wait, you're not done yet
[08:52] AKFrost: you'll need to head to AoM, get the title
[08:52] AKFrost: go fight the instance, pray it drops the scroll of the weap you want (which should be the same type as your scroll 1)
[08:52] AKFrost: and then you'll need to track down more mats, more black steel blades, more tier-6 mats, and more magic teeth
[08:53] AKFrost: and then you give all to your alchemist, and you've got your shiny ultimate weapon
[08:53] AKFrost: which comes pre-glowed
[08:53] AKFrost: but becomes NT upon equip
[08:53] AKFrost: after that, you'll use a bunch of books/tomes on it and drill 3 holes
[08:53] Buranshe: and i'll be the one in eversun going "B> ultimate weap. pay pure gold. pm me. "
[08:53] AKFrost: and then you put your onyxes in
[08:53] AKFrost: and now you've got your very ultimate weapon, second to none
[08:54] AKFrost: worth 10+ mil but too bad it's NT so you can't ever sell it
[08:55] AKFrost: oh, did i mention one of the mats have to be made by a high-level-tool-alchemist and you can only be one at a time?
[08:55] AKFrost: er, one of the 3
[08:55] Buranshe: monopoly monopoly monopoly
[08:56] AKFrost: doubtful
[08:56] AKFrost: you can't monopolize an instance
[08:57] AKFrost: i mean, the alchemist title isn't hard to achieve
[08:57] AKFrost: you just need to be 60 in a job and lvl 30 alc
[08:57] AKFrost: and do some menial tasks
[08:39] Buranshe: ultimate weapons?
[08:39] AKFrost: yep
[08:39] Buranshe: how... ultimate? D:
[08:40] AKFrost: name a weapon
[08:40] Buranshe: saber
[08:40] AKFrost: 330+66 atk, -3 aspd
[08:40] AKFrost: 3500 dur if it matters
[08:41] AKFrost: it's not that great
[08:41] AKFrost: -3 is killer
[08:41] Buranshe: yea it's a downer
[08:42] AKFrost: well
[08:42] AKFrost: golden is +2 aspd
[08:42] AKFrost: but it's like 200 akt or something
[08:43] AKFrost: Ultimate*Mane Machete
[08:43] AKFrost: 3500 dur, 213+53 atk, aspd +4
[08:43] Buranshe: wooow kai, that's awesome
[08:44] AKFrost: and maybe Ultimate*Bloody Boxing Gloves
[08:44] AKFrost: 202+53 atk, HP: 921 + 19%
[08:45] AKFrost: bow is 280+59 atk, -8 acc, -1 aspd
[08:45] Buranshe: and... this... "ultimate weapon title"... how hard is it to get? >__>
[08:47] Buranshe: this'll be released with academy of mirrors?
[08:48] AKFrost: prolly
[08:48] AKFrost: at least, you need AoM for the ultimates
[08:48] Buranshe: ah ok
[08:48] AKFrost: so it wouldn't make sense to have ultimates before AoM
[08:49] AKFrost: the basic rundown is this
[08:49] AKFrost: you'll need to become or find a high-level-weapon-alchemist
[08:49] AKFrost: nobody is one right now
[08:49] AKFrost: you need to do the quest
[08:49] AKFrost: anyway
[08:50] AKFrost: then you'll need to spend about 20k for solution mats
[08:50] AKFrost: and then you'll need to find old pieces of armor and have it disassembled into material rocks
[08:50] AKFrost: onceyou do that, you can make some black steel blades and alloy blades
[08:50] AKFrost: need like 2
[08:50] AKFrost: then you need to track down soem tier-6 mats
[08:50] AKFrost: trivial
[08:51] AKFrost: then you'll need 50 magic teeth, which is a bigbeam drop
[08:51] Buranshe: tedious process
[08:51] AKFrost: basically, farm some lvl 60 mobs
[08:51] AKFrost: and then you'll need to do one of the bigbeam instances and prays it drops the scroll for the weap you want
[08:51] AKFrost: if not, repeat until you get it
[08:51] AKFrost: give it all to said alchemist
[08:51] AKFrost: and have him/her make a scroll 1 lvl 60 weapon
[08:52] AKFrost: but wait, you're not done yet
[08:52] AKFrost: you'll need to head to AoM, get the title
[08:52] AKFrost: go fight the instance, pray it drops the scroll of the weap you want (which should be the same type as your scroll 1)
[08:52] AKFrost: and then you'll need to track down more mats, more black steel blades, more tier-6 mats, and more magic teeth
[08:53] AKFrost: and then you give all to your alchemist, and you've got your shiny ultimate weapon
[08:53] AKFrost: which comes pre-glowed
[08:53] AKFrost: but becomes NT upon equip
[08:53] AKFrost: after that, you'll use a bunch of books/tomes on it and drill 3 holes
[08:53] Buranshe: and i'll be the one in eversun going "B> ultimate weap. pay pure gold. pm me. "
[08:53] AKFrost: and then you put your onyxes in
[08:53] AKFrost: and now you've got your very ultimate weapon, second to none
[08:54] AKFrost: worth 10+ mil but too bad it's NT so you can't ever sell it
[08:55] AKFrost: oh, did i mention one of the mats have to be made by a high-level-tool-alchemist and you can only be one at a time?
[08:55] AKFrost: er, one of the 3
[08:55] Buranshe: monopoly monopoly monopoly
[08:56] AKFrost: doubtful
[08:56] AKFrost: you can't monopolize an instance
[08:57] AKFrost: i mean, the alchemist title isn't hard to achieve
[08:57] AKFrost: you just need to be 60 in a job and lvl 30 alc
[08:57] AKFrost: and do some menial tasks
Academy of Mirrors (in Babel)
[09:06] Buranshe: when do you anticipate aom for aeria anyways?
[09:07] Buranshe: yea the high-level onyx list is looking scarce
[09:07] AKFrost: aom?
[09:07] AKFrost: hmm
[09:07] AKFrost: well, it depends on when we get witch doctor
[09:08] AKFrost: if chief meant may as in "we'll get it on test in may", then it'll prolly be released in july, and AoM will prolly be... i dunno, novemBER?
[09:08] AKFrost: if chief meant may as in "it's released in may", then prolly september?
[09:08] Buranshe: ah ok
[09:08] AKFrost: there's also a chance both will be patched at the same time
[09:08] AKFrost: since AoM isn't that big of an update
[09:09] AKFrost: just a map with assraping mobs and an assraping instance.
[09:09] Buranshe: what are the sprites in aom?
[09:09] Buranshe: all jobs?
[09:09] AKFrost: something like that
[09:09] AKFrost: they use player skills, so basically you're pvping people higher-leveled than you with 10 times more HP
[09:10] AKFrost: but they've got computer AI
[09:10] Buranshe: GG.
[09:10] AKFrost: so imagine they also lag really badl
[09:10] AKFrost: badly*
[09:10] AKFrost: and they're only limited to about 3 skills (no buffs)
[09:10] AKFrost: prolly 90% of domo players won't be able to level there
Level Cap and UNLOCKS
[09:51] Buranshe: cap won't be raised before witch doc though, right?
[09:52] AKFrost: i think it'll happen together
[09:52] AKFrost: I already got 68 done
[09:52] AKFrost: 67 is trivial and 66 i'm 1/3rd done
[09:52] Buranshe: what are the unlocks for the upper levels?
[09:52] AKFrost: I'm glad i don't have to farm arena again
[09:52] AKFrost: that was a nightmare
[09:53] AKFrost: 66: 100 darkdale elder prints or den + babel quest titles (all 3)
[09:53] AKFrost: 67: bigbeam title or colonel
[09:53] AKFrost: 68: 100 spider lady prints or malachite title
[09:53] AKFrost: 69: 100 fiery-eyed jimmy prints
[09:53] AKFrost: 70: 100 garnet prints
[09:53] Buranshe: new raids, huh?
[09:54] AKFrost: yeah
[09:54] AKFrost: garnet is the only one not out yet
[09:54] AKFrost: but given how pwn she was in MQ
[09:54] AKFrost: she'll probably give you a run for your money
[09:54] Buranshe: lol.
[09:54] Buranshe: how hard is jimmy boy?
[09:54] AKFrost: she was also one of the hardest bosses in p2p
[09:54] Buranshe: (i assume he's a boy)
[09:54] AKFrost: jimmy? ehh
[09:54] AKFrost: he sucked in MQ
[09:54] AKFrost: his lair seems complicated
[09:55] AKFrost: but 2 teams ran him over in 5 minutes the day he came out
[09:55] AKFrost: so... i dunno
[09:55] Buranshe: ah, so not too bad then
[09:55] AKFrost: keep in mind this is IC, so it's not as easy as it seems
[09:55] AKFrost: they're the ones running lairs with 3 people
[09:55] Buranshe: oh, right :\
Giantwood Manor
[09:55] AKFrost: 68 nobody cares about
[09:56] AKFrost: but it's prolly not that different
[09:56] AKFrost: failmanor kicks ass though
[09:56] AKFrost: it's such an ego-buster it's kinda funny
[09:56] Buranshe: LOL
[09:57] Buranshe: i'm scared of the new content!
[09:57] Buranshe: yea giantwood manor looks sick
[09:57] AKFrost: basically
[09:57] AKFrost: mobs as low as level 39 was murdering level 68's
[09:57] Buranshe: loool, how?
[09:58] Buranshe: super buffed?
[09:58] Buranshe: incredible agro?
[09:58] AKFrost: the level 36 has a moo-like ability
[09:58] AKFrost: which deals 6.4k dmg over 65 secs
[09:58] AKFrost: the 69 has a 2k def-ignoring aoe
[09:58] AKFrost: er, 39
[09:58] Buranshe: damn.
[09:58] AKFrost: and a 295 DoT
[09:59] Buranshe: that's pretty much hax