Epic 5 is coming out soon

After hanging out with my guildies over the weekend, I found out that Rappelz is coming out with Epic 5 in the summer!

Here's a picture of me and my guildies hanging out in the prestigious Rondo!

I just love hanging out with my guildies!

Download Rappelz OST

Download Rappelz OST! Yes it's the Original Soundtrack that we've all grown to love! I took screenshot of the page. It's in Korean, but the logistics of the controls are the same.

I took a screenshot to help with the download.



And no I can't ready Korean. I'm just good at clicking on buttons.

Demet is Level 2

Above is the last photo of Demet as a Evolution 1 "bloody poultry".

And no, I didn't come up with that name. That's just how they translated it from the original Korean game.

Anyhow, I was very proud to take my Level 50 Demet to the Breeder and evolve it.

Here's what Demet looks like now!

IMVU Update

I quickly logged onto IMVU to see if any of my friends were online tonight. It's nice to log onto a place and immediately there's someone there to greet you.

I chatted with AnimeDreamer for a little while. Then I had to head back to Rappelz to do a few quests.

I really wish IMVU had some background sound or music. I think it would make it a lot more fun.

2nd Class Job Transfer!

I finally reached level 50 in Rappelz and I successfully transferred to being a Bishop! I'm so excited! I celebrated by buying lots of new clothes for myself on Rappelz. Take a look at us now!

3rd Guild Dungeon Party

I went on my 3rd Guild Dungeon party today. It's much different when there's two clerics around. I get to do more sitting and watching than if I was just by myself.

However when Mari and Falls left, this is what happened to us:

We got so pwned by Burz ...

But it's ok. Bruinclaw used a Fairy Godmother Bottle and then quickly rezzed me. Then I rezzed everyone else and we got our revenge on Burz!

Help Guide for Newbies in Epic 4

Help Guide Last Updated on April 16, 2008

Here's a help guide for Newbies, NOT n00bs. I consider newbies as players who are new to a game and have the willingness to learn how to become a good player. Meanwhile, n00bs could care less about mastering the game and they just play it their way.

Remember everyone had to start at the beginning. So don't be afraid to ask questions and get help. I still consider myself a newbie to the game. I've only been playing Rappelz for 2 months. But I found a really great guild and learned a ton from its members. A good guild is always willing to help its new members learn the tricks of the trade and to level up in the game.

But like everything else I do in life, I always do my research online too!

So this reference guide is for newbies to Rappelz:

**** Make sure to read what the NPC (non-playable characters) have to teach you on Trainee Island. The concept of how to rank chip, how to use your pets, and how to use your warehouse should be learned while on Trainee Island. Also learning how to use quests to help level up your characters is also very useful.

If you decide to create a new character you can use the same account. The warehouse is SHARED amongst all characters in that same account! So for my characters: Gemtoo, Gemelle, and Gemagic all share the SAME warehouse because the characters are all under one account name.

Here's some useful links:

Rappelz World Map

Ask your basic help questions here!

Basic Rappelz Vocabulary

Learn everything you can about your character class!! (I printed out my entire cleric guide from here. Some info might be a little outdated, but overall it's still very useful. I was able to decide if I wanted to job transfer to a bishop or priest from this guide. I also decided on where I wanted to place my valuable job points so I don't waste it on skills that's no good in my 2nd job transfer.)

Basic Pet Guide from MMOSITE

AlizarinHQ Pet Guide

Creature Pet Card Drop Map and Info

Upgrading vs. Enchanting a weapon or armor

Items List - costs of upgrading, pet experiences, etc.

Quest List - for Rappelz Epic 4

Dungeon Party Introduction

Dungeon Party Guidelines (kinda old, but has lots of good tips)

Hidden Village Perks

Basics on Dungeon Sieges

Defending a Dungeon

Stay current on news & patches in Rappelz!

Above all else, remember to have fun! And don't take it personal when someone PKs you. (PK = player kill). It happens to everyone.

The first person to ever PK me was a Bishop. He PKed me 4 times in a roll and wouldn't even let me stand up. I still remember his name and I will even the score once I 2nd job transfer myself to a Bishop too. But because of Jaite, I was able to learn the abilities and attacks of a Bishop. I found the stun and freeze attacks to be quite useful and I will make sure I learn them well once I become a Bishop too. Also I met Syriana who was very kind to me and tried to heal me from Jaite.

So like everything else in life, gotta take the good with the bad. But as long as I have fun playing Rappelz, I will continue to level up my character in the game.

Also Rappelz is Free to Play and the minimum player age is 10 years old (per the Rappelz user agreement).

Dungeon Bosses Map in Relics of Arid Moonlight

Finished 2nd guild Dungeon Run

We were in the dungeons again today. This time we didn't get feathered there so we had to take the ornithos and make a run for the First Lost Mines (which is beyond the Bamboo Forest).

It was a dangerous run, some of us didn't make it. We were all attacked along the way. Looking back it was kinda funny to see everyone in the dungeon party scrambling for their lives.

Eventually we all made it into the dungeons and gained lots of experience points! DK also taught all of us how to coordinate our attacks together. After an hour we all got the hang of it. Red was the puller. Hidi's blue pixie and Frosty the yeti were the tankers. Bruinclaw was the chipper. Mari and I were the healers. Everyone else was to stay alive and kill off the creatures.

Would've been a perfect day

It would've been a perfect day if I didn't die of LAAAGGGG in Rappelz. I was killing a monster that was completely within my level ability, but because of lag I could not heal myself when I got mobbed, NOR could I out-run them. It was completely ridiculous.

I had to use a $1.00US Fairy Godmother Bottle to recover from my death so I don't lose valuable experience points. It was simply ridiculous. Or perhaps that's what the game wanted? Imagine all the money they could earn if players kept on dying from lag?

Anyhow enough of venting.

Bruinclaw and I ventured back into Rondo because we were meeting EvilHidi there for some Salamander Farming. Farming was fine, but we didn't get any Salamander pet cards. Also we weren't getting much experience or job points either so Bruinclaw and I left to complete some quests that gave us more job points and experience points.

Here are some screencaps from today's adventures:

Our first view of the Cherry Blossoms in Rondo

Our very first monster kill in Rondo

View my Screencaps of Rappelz

Above is a cool screencap of me on an Orni (short for Ornitho) with my pet Demet. Look at Demet hanging out with a fellow poultry by my favorite warehouse in Horizen! Isn't Demet just the cutest poultry on Rappelz??!!

You can view more of my screencaps http://www.xfire.com/screenshots/gemelle/

Defeated Keroro!

We fought Keroro lvl 37 mini boss today! Take a look our screenshot:
Our strategy was to lore Keroro out of his location in the dungeon and out into the open. Both Bruinclaw and I were tailgated by many other monsters. So I ran out of the dungeon to get away from them then I quickly ran back into the dungeon to aggro more monsters away Bruinclaw. I continued this strategy a couple more times until the only monster we had to fight was Keroro himself.

The strategy worked out quite well and we didn't have to waste mana, healing potions, or time battling other monsters JUST to get to Keroro. After a few minutes of grueling melee with Keroro, this was our final outcome:


The above screencap is of Keroro belly-up with his tongue sticking out! Poor guy! But I'm not worried. Keroro will resurrect himself in 20 minutes! =P

Took down Tranquilla today!

After 2 days of trying to take down that froggie, we finally got it today. The first time I saw Tranquilla was when when a player that I buffed earlier runs past me for help. Now the timing couldn't have been better. I was just about to leave the Relic of Arid Moonlight Dungeon #2 because I was running low on mana and this person being chased by Tranquilla comes running past me for help.

So I did my cleric duty and healed him, but it wasn't enough. So I healed him some more and guess who Tranquilla comes after?? ME! So now I'm running in circles with Tranquilla tailgating me at level 36** while I'm at level 31 and super low on mana with no way to heal myself.

Eventually I run out of the dungeon and I have no idea whatever happened to that poor guy that was being chased. But that was my first encounter with Tranquilla.

Then we ventured back in at level 41 being lead by Pisces. We met Pisces while she's being attacked by a little hawk and she offered to show us the way to Tranquilla. Well we got mobbed along the way by other monsters and meanwhile there was another party already hunting Tranquilla. I thought I was level 41 and decided to help out.

I did a Frozen Snare on Tranquilla thinking it'll help the dungeon party that was taking down Tranquilla. Little did I know that he would come after me! Just my luck! So I make a run for the entrance to the dungeon while being tailgated by over 10 monsters AND Tranquilla. Thank goodness there was a huge crowd of high level players at the entrance getting ready for a dungeon run and they helped me take down the monsters. It took them a few minutes to wipe out the monsters that followed me.

So obviously going into the dungeons today didn't help. I was so scared after all my previous encounters. But we went in and drew aggro on only 5 monsters PLUS Tranquilla. Our strategy was to run all the way back to the entrance again. There I just circled around while Bruinclaw picked off each monster one by one. I healed Bruinclaw when necessary while I continued jogging around in circles.

Then it was time to take down Tranquilla and we battled him for about 4 minutes before he was completely defeated. We were level 43 while Tranquilla was level 36** (dungeon miniboss) and the whole ordeal took about 10 minutes to finish.

TexasSouth? saw the whole thing. We sat next to him and had a nice chat after we defeated Tranquilla. We joked about how I made him dizzy while he watched me run in circles. He also showed us his Level 60 Siren. It was a great way to end the battle.

We were quite proud of our accomplishment today. Our next quest is now to defeat Keroro.

Dungeon Runs - in Rappelz

I've been in the dungeons since I was Level 31. Some people might think that's too early for the dungeons, but it actually works if you are partied with at least one other player of equal level.

I've been able to hold off lots of monsters as a Cleric with Bruinclaw (a fighter). Bruinclaw is the tanker of the party and I play the role of the healer and spell caster.

We're now at level 38 and it's only been 1 week since we've been in the dungeons. I only died once because my computer glitched on me.

We only battle in the outer corners of the dungeons. Going in deeper will cause us two to get mobbed. We aren't ready to be mobbed yet. We've been told that we need to be at level 45 to survive being mobbed by dungeon monsters. We can take on about 3 dungeon monsters at once at level 38. More than that, I'll end up draining all my mana in heals and then we're all dead after that.

People are generally very kind in the dungeons. Even if they're not partied with you, they'll come over to help you anyway.

I want to give a shout-out to Connan and Shmekle. I've had a lot of fun partying with them in the dungeons. Although they're not even level 20 they were able to survive partied with us.

I also want to thank all the people who's helped save my little Cleric-butt in the dungeons. You know who you are ... I think ... ??

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I have found the following skills helpful in the dungeons:

Frozen Snare - Level 6 - freezes monsters that are chasing others so that fully healed players can take it out.

Flash - Level 3 - confuses the monsters so that its attacks missed my party members while we're attacking it

Restoration - Level 3 - heals my individual party members over time, which helps me not draw aggro

Rapid Heal - Level 4 - MUCH faster cast speed than a regular heal, but it causes me to draw aggro easily. But when you're party members are desperate this saves their lives!

aggro = aggravation = threat level = the level at which you will draw attention from a monster thus causing it to attack you

Gemelle on Rappelz

I recently picked up this game called Rappelz. I'm having a lot of fun playing it. I like the fact that Rappelz gives me constant quests to do. For me, it gives me a purpose to the game. As opposed to Second Life, I have to find my own purpose.

In Second Life, I enjoy hanging out with my 3 pet dogs, but there's only so much I can do with them. Also Second Life requires a time commitment that I cannot meet.

As in Rappelz, I can play with whoever is online at that time. No commitment necessary.