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I haven't noticed that. I do notice that it's the front line of rangers and magers who do the attacking. This is because they can't range or mage over other monsters. Kill the South Shifter and you end up with every ranger and mager next to the South gate(not the ones directly south of the South Gate, but the ones to either side) maging and ranging the Knight. Leave the South Shifter alone. You only need to keep the one that's directly south of the Knight.

You don't attack the Shifter in the south square because the monsters that swarm the south gate can't range or mage the Knight through it. One Shifter hitting zeros most of the time is better than half a dozen magers and rangers attacking the Knight. Max hit I've seen from the 113 Shifter has been a 10. Max hit from a ranger I've seen a 15. Now imagine half a dozen rangers with max hits of 15 attacking Knight. It's very important to have a South side shifter blocking those mages and rangers. Everytime we didn't have one or some noob killed it we would lose in 1 or 2 minutes. When we had a south side shifter, we could go for over 5 minutes just hoping those people would finish destroying the portals.

etleast the helm gives str bonus... but full dragon is more like something yo have then wearing for real combat... bttr buy battow if you need it for combat :P but its still buttr then rune etc... The warrior helm doesn't give str bonus. Berserker helm gives str bonus. Warrior helm gives slash bonus.

No. You'd be called an idiot or dummy. I don't think anyone would dare call u a noob.

Quoting this from page 3, since people prefer to read the first and last pages.

If splatters get past the gate, don't kill them near the Void Knight.

Just for info,but shifters can hit harder than those other guys. :P Actually, the strategy is to leave the Shifter attacking the Void Knight from the square south of the Void Knight alone. Kill all other Shifters, except the one directly south of the Void Knight. Any Shifter below lvl 113 is preferable, but leave even a 113 there if you must. The max hit I've seen from a lvl 37 Shifter was a 4. Max from a lvl 94 Shifter I've seen was a 7. 90% of the time the Shifter will hit zeros. This is much better than half a dozen magers and rangers hitting 10s, 12s, and 13s all at the same time from the other side of the gate.

Ahh. I see. So no one can attack over the other monsters. I have tried ranging or maging so... yeah. Tried hallying over other monsters but I attributed my inability to hally over other monsters to my character wants to start hallying them from the square next to the monster.

I like them all the same. Don't know much about Zaros.... yet.

Remember to plan around the fact that the maximum number of people that can go is 25. The mini-game automatically begins if 25 people enter. It also begins if there are 5 or more people in the boat for 5 minutes.

Gatekeepers would be useful. Boring, but useful. What would be more useful are little bars that tell you the health of the gates and of the Knight and a little thing in the corner that tells you about the status of the East, West, and South gates. The most unimportant thing in Pest Control are the Barricades outside of the gates.

Some things I've noticed while playing the mini-game a bunch of times( what can I say? I think it's fun) I do defensive most of the time so here I go. The gates: Splatters and Ravagers destroy the gates. Splatters will weaken the gate while Ravagers completely destroy it. If you kill a Splatter near the gate, the gate will be damaged. Monsters can't range or mage directly through the gate. The ones that range or mage the void knight at the south gate aren't directly in front of the gate. KEEP THE GATES CLOSED!! Prolonging the Void Knight's life gives the teams more time to destroy the portals. Don't be a noob and say "it's over" or "it doesn't matter" and open the gates. Can't win by destroying the portals if the Void Knight dies first. To range or mage or hally monsters on the other side of the gate, stand one square to either side of the gate. This is if you don't go in the towers. Monster blocking: I have found that many monsters can't walk through other monsters. Monsters can't walk through players either. Also, the most important thing... THEY CAN'T RANGE OR MAGE THROUGH OTHER MONSTERS. Weird. But true. I sometimes let a lvl 37 Shifter have its way with the Void Knight when the Shifter is standing on the South square. And none of the magers and rangers will be able to attack. Also, same thing happens when a gate is destroyed and a long procession of monsters enter. One long line of monsters, including many Defilers, Torchers, and Shifters who aren't tellying, and only the front monster ranges or mages the Knight. I also once had a Shifter attacking me and maneuvered it carefully to the square south of the Knight and it would serve as a blocker. Be wary of people since they'll come along and attack ur blocker and continue to ask "Why?" even after you've thoroughly explained that it's blocking the magers and rangers. Monster can't range or mage through other monsters, but they can mage and range through players, so it makes it important to keep especially the south gate closed. That one often gets packed with rangers and magers and almost every type and lvl of monster. Portal attacking: you can safely attack the portal from behind. By "behind" I'm talking about the side of the portal opposite to the side where the monsters are spawning. Generally it's the side closest to the shore. It's still important to spread out around the portal if there aren't any magers or rangers nearby to dispatch any spinners that may appear to heal the portal. Monsters that walk through other monsters: Splatters, Spinners, and Ravagers I have noticed walking or floating through other monsters. I don't know if the Shifters can telly through other monsters. Sometimes it seems like yes, other times it seems the answer is no. I'm thinking no. But they can telly through players. I know that much. Too weak to matter: Lvl 37 Shifters are weak. As I have said, I once let one have it's way with the Void Knight. It mostly hit zeros and the max hit I saw was a 4. Or was it a 5. Nine out of ten it hits 0's. Leave them for last unless they're too much in the way. It might also work to leave any lvl 37 Shifter that pops up in the square south of the Knight to block the magers and rangers, which hit higher and there are a lot more of them.

I say it's some invisible dude trying to get a sneaky peaky.

I'm running low on bank space too. In fact, I'm so low on space that I have to keep some things in my inventory.

I noticed the fishing pass change too. I wonder why they did that.

Hmm.... Interesting. Well, since I don't pk or Abyss craft, only use I'd have for it is getting to mage arena bank or agility training in the wildy course.

I just recalled my actual best drop. It was a lvl 2 clue from a Guard. I got a pair of Wizard Boots.

I'll come if it's before 6PM Eastern.

Doesn't need to be 76

In the end, Sk8ermaster got some lovin'. Some a little more literal than he must have had in mind. P.S.- I'm the one saying "Buh bye" in mad4beanies' last pic.

omg, your serious?? i hope that person is banned off rs forever. Ya, I saw that too at the Mage Arena :? . Sorry to say it, but the whining, good for nothing, s.o.b., worthless, ungrateful, begging noobs kinda ruined it for me. I got a pair of rune legs though (thank you so much, my life is complete now 8) ), and Satenza should be here soon with us and the gangs goodbye pics :D . First page w00t. Oh my gosh. I saw those people too. All I got was an empty vial and you didn't hear me whining about it.

I see myself in mad4beanies' last pic. I'm the one in the rune saying "Buh bye".

Yes! Weekly Trawler trips!! Weekly Trawler Trips!!!!! Must have WEEKLY TRAWLER TRIPS!!!!! I wouldn't sound so desperate if I weren't hungry. *Hunger messing you up? Grab a snickers*

In the end, he got some lovin'. Some a little more literal than he must have had in mind.

Best drop I got? It was a Half key.