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Crom The Pale · Oct 30, 2007, 01:51 AM // 01:51

I found polymock fun and easy, sorry not trying to rub your nose in it but maybe its just not the mini-game for you.

If you are really haveing a hard time and absolutely must aquire those pve skills then just go buy one gold peice from another player and you can walk through all of the opponents with ease.

Lyonette · Oct 30, 2007, 02:52 AM // 02:52

I'm glad i'm not the only one who finds Polymock extremely difficult and unfun

Like OP, i jus want the summon spells... lol... My friend taunts me with his Ruby Djinn every chance he gets.. :P

I've given it a good try, and i'll probably try again soon but yeah... Not really interested in pulling out my hair over this silly little "game of skill".

PvP Polymock Ftw.
Now THAT would be fun :3

Div · Oct 30, 2007, 09:33 AM // 09:33

It started out kinda confusing, then after I got the trick, I won every single matchup and haven't lost since. A really badly designed minigame in terms of learning curve.

freekedoutfish · Oct 30, 2007, 11:54 AM // 11:54

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Originally Posted by BlackSephir

I know we're not discussing grind here, Einstein. let's talk about skill to win all Polymock games. Skill, which people who can't win a Polymock match don't have.
If you're screaming at the screen while playing Polymock you plain suck.

I would respect your view if you were capable of posting without resorting to just insults. But you dont so Im not listening!

Has it ever occured to you that perhaps polymock is easier for others because they have more experience in a wide range of professions? I have only ever played necro, ranger and elemental. That means I dont have a forgone knowledge of how to use certain skills like some would.

And as I said in my OP, if I stick at it im sure I will accomplish polymock and get what I wanted. But I was trying to point out it just isnt fun and its frustrating to play.

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Originally Posted by mage767

If you are using the 'White Polymock' pieces which have 3000HP, and you are failing, I suggest buying the gold polymock pieces from other players.

The gold pieces have 5000 HP, so even if you suck at polymock (did I say suck?), you can still beat the hardest computer opponent with 3 gold pieces.

I managed to beat all computer opponents with 2 purple pieces (which I got as polymock reward), and 1 gold naga Shaman piece that I bought. The Shaman is my trump card and I use it to win the first 2 rounds per match, and then win the 3rd with ease with extra pieces to boot.

I concidered that, but absolutely no one is/was selling polymock pieces from what I could find. Plus I expect the prices are out of my ranger right now.

tyche7 · Oct 30, 2007, 01:51 PM // 13:51

/signed

Polymock blows some serious chunks - AND sucks some serious balls.

Effendi Westland · Oct 30, 2007, 02:24 PM // 14:24

I only wish they added extra 5000 hp opponents and when beating them you can buy some new elite armor

The Meth · Oct 30, 2007, 02:34 PM // 14:34

For me polymock was dead easy, I beat all of them in under an hour. I didn't even notice that gold and purple pieces have more health then others, I was using 2 white and 1 purple the whole time. If I had known other people would have so much trouble with polymock I would have saved that gold piece instead of doing that useless tournament.

I have nothing against giving skills based on skill instead of grind (what an idea! we should build a game around this concept!) and I think that polymock is a good example of that. The only problem I see is that people with slower connections are at a disadvantage. But that is true for most of the game, it only becomes worse in polymock. Even with a high ping you should be able to win by buying a few gold pieces. A friend of mine was trying to sell a gold wind rider for something like 40k and still couldn't sell it, so the demand must be pretty low now. I think he's asking 25k now, that's pretty cheap for making all the matches a breeze.

We need pvp polymock!!!

Pick Me · Oct 30, 2007, 03:41 PM // 15:41

Has any one actually purchased a gold polymock from someone?

I've given the Gold poylmock you get from beating the Master and a purple from my Monk to my Ritualist. I beat the guys they sent me to, and two of the 3 guys you get to before the master. Now I don't get the quest for the last guy nor the Master Polymock.

Does anyone know if this is a bug or am I screwed from the last two guys?

If I'm screwed, then there should be a warning to others, do not get other polymocks from people, it would screw you in the end.

I'm hoping its a bug, because I have no quest for fighting the last Polymock guy.

Coverticus · Oct 30, 2007, 04:30 PM // 16:30

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Originally Posted by BlackSephir

I know we're not discussing grind here, Einstein. let's talk about skill to win all Polymock games. Skill, which people who can't win a Polymock match don't have.
If you're screaming at the screen while playing Polymock you plain suck.

For a start, I personally don’t scream at the screen when being beaten at Polymock. Yes, I find this part of the game frustrating and hopefully, as freekedoutfish has said, I will also beat this in my own way and time.

While you may have found this easy to play, others have not but that does not mean they “suck”. Flaming people because they are inferior to your superior polymock skill only proves one thing – you yourself are lacking in skills elsewhere.

Cobalt · Oct 30, 2007, 05:51 PM // 17:51

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Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

I concidered that, but absolutely no one is/was selling polymock pieces from what I could find. Plus I expect the prices are out of my ranger right now.

Yea they are expensive I have seen them going for 30-80k+

Cobalt · Oct 30, 2007, 05:54 PM // 17:54

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Originally Posted by Pick Me

Has any one actually purchased a gold polymock from someone?

I've given the Gold poylmock you get from beating the Master and a purple from my Monk to my Ritualist. I beat the guys they sent me to, and two of the 3 guys you get to before the master. Now I don't get the quest for the last guy nor the Master Polymock.

Does anyone know if this is a bug or am I screwed from the last two guys?

If I'm screwed, then there should be a warning to others, do not get other polymocks from people, it would screw you in the end.

I'm hoping its a bug, because I have no quest for fighting the last Polymock guy.

You can't get the quests until you have made it to the towns they are in, once you have done that then the quest to fight them becomes available.

Chthon · Oct 30, 2007, 05:55 PM // 17:55

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Originally Posted by holymasamune

It started out kinda confusing, then after I got the trick, I won every single matchup and haven't lost since. A really badly designed minigame in terms of learning curve.

You know, you could share your trick with all the frustrate people here...

As someone who still needs several tries to get past Blaarp, I'd love a way to beat him on the first attempt with the rest of my characters.

w00t! · Oct 30, 2007, 06:00 PM // 18:00

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Originally Posted by Chthon

You know, you could share your trick with all the frustrate people here...

As someone who still needs several tries to get past Blaarp, I'd love a way to beat him on the first attempt with the rest of my characters.

From page one of this thread...

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Originally Posted by w00t!

Yeah, I agree. I was having lots of trouble with Polymock until a guildie said...

**Spoiler

1) First, cast your most powerful 1 second spell. It won't be blocked as the AI will be casting glyph of concentration.
2) Then cast block to block their most powerful spell
3) Cast your 1 second spell until it is both blocked and interrupted
4) Cast your 2 second spell

Lather, rinse, repeat.

After being told this I beat polymock with 2 characters in about 30 minutes.

So, too hard to get started. Once you figure it out, too easy. A sign of a poorly designed mini-game. But at least it's just a mini-game, and not a deal breaker for GW:EN

To further clarify, in step 3 cast your cheap 1 point spell (the one in spell slot one) until it is blocked and interrupted.

It will take a couple minutes to get the pattern down, and you will still lose pieces, but you will win every game. I can't take credit for this, as I was told by a guildie, but it works every time.

EinherjarMx · Oct 30, 2007, 06:08 PM // 18:08

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Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

Has it ever occured to you that perhaps polymock is easier for others because they have more experience in a wide range of professions? I have only ever played necro, ranger and elemental. That means I dont have a forgone knowledge of how to use certain skills like some would.

Is it that hard for you to read the skill description? is not like all the skills used in polymock behave the same way they do outside the minigame

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Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

And as I said in my OP, if I stick at it im sure I will accomplish polymock and get what I wanted. But I was trying to point out it just isnt fun and its frustrating to play.

Check wiki, adapt, don't expect to kill everything with the same build/tactic

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Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

I considered that, but absolutely no one is/was selling polymock pieces from what I could find. Plus I expect the prices are out of my ranger right now.

IIRC, you were the one QQing "MOAR ELITE ARMOR!!" and you can't spend some k's on items?

GW is (or at least is supposed to be) skill>grind

ADAPT and l2p

freekedoutfish · Oct 30, 2007, 08:10 PM // 20:10

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Originally Posted by EinherjarMx

GW is (or at least is supposed to be) skill>grind

ADAPT and l2p

As I said, im sure I will.

Also FYI Im not rolling in gold. Im one of those rare people who saves up for weeks and months to buy things and works my ass off for the gold and materials I need. Then im back to 0 gold as I am right now.

Then I start saving! I dont farm and I dont trade. I just sell everything I get to the merchant!

So NO, I dont have loads to splash out on gold polymock pieces!

Kaida the Heartless · Oct 30, 2007, 11:42 PM // 23:42

I'm not paying 90k+ for three summon skills because the game is rigged. Make the first time through a joke, then, if you think this game is entertaining for some reason, every time after that can be much harder.

Chthon · Oct 31, 2007, 01:27 AM // 01:27

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Originally Posted by w00t!

From page one of this thread...

I do that. In fact, you can find a much earlier post by me that is so similar to yours that you could have saved the time writing and just copied mine. That tactic does not, without a stretch of good ping to go with it, beat Blaarp first time, every time.
My record for polymock during a period of good connection speed is 6 tries for Blaarp and one try for the others. When my connection starts heading up over 300ms (which is all too often), the number of tries Blaarp takes goes up exponentially. I was hoping holymasamune had a real "surefire" method that I hadn't heard of yet, instead of a just "decent" method that was written up weeks ago. Aw well.

w00t! · Oct 31, 2007, 02:03 AM // 02:03

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Originally Posted by Chthon

mine. That tactic does not, without a stretch of good ping to go with it, beat Blaarp first time, every time.
My record for polymock during a period of good connection speed is 6 tries for Blaarp and one try for the others.

Try taking three elementals against Blarp. I've beaten him first time, every time, using the standard tactic. And my ping is typically in the 300 range. Unless ping > 1,000, I don't really find that it factors in. Probably because I almost never interrupt, just block.

And BTW, I consider myself a below-average Polymock player. I just learned enough to beat it, and don't really like the mini-game.

Chthon · Oct 31, 2007, 04:18 AM // 04:18

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Originally Posted by w00t!

Try taking three elementals against Blarp.

You don't have three elementals at the time you face Blaarp. You don't even have one.

Unless you're talking about going back and doing him again with tournament rules? Then I'd say you're right, our shared tactics are more than good enough to beat him 3-2 or even 3-1 under tournament rules, even with bad ping.

It's that first battle when you've only got 3 whites and 1 purple to choose from and he's fielding 3 purples that's a beeeotch.

Pick Me · Oct 31, 2007, 02:37 PM // 14:37

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Originally Posted by Cobalt

You can't get the quests until you have made it to the towns they are in, once you have done that then the quest to fight them becomes available.

This is incorrect. The Necromancer guy was in a town I've never travelled to. So my Monk had to specifically travel to Tarnish and challenge him.

Once you beat the 3 weak polymockers, you are given the choice to face 3 of the more experienced polymockers. Then beat them and you face the master.

My Ritualist beat the first 3 poylmockers using the gold Iboga that my Monk won from the Master. Then I got the other polymocks from 2 of the 3 experienced poylmockers, but the last polymocker doesn't appear (as in no quest for him). Thus, I cannot face the Master with my Ritualist.