| Author | Thread: The Gelatinous Cube: What works best? |
TerekDomarPosts: 29 Location: Hans Mina Magus Age: 119 years old Clan: OTAKU2 Real Name: B. I. Flight
Email: thelonelywinds@yahoo.com
| Message #39287 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 2:17 pm |
Just a quick question. I'm close enough to the OCR that hunting Cubes might be a good use of Motivation, but before I send my hard-built constructs to a messy death, I'm wondering: what works best against the Cubes? Are they worth fighting, or am I better off just hitting the other monsters of similar levels? Any other pertinent data?
Thanks for any replies! |
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laidanPosts: 1158 Location: Mottonsborough Magus Age: 120 years old Clan: OASIS | Message #39291 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 3:15 pm |
| I use a level 1 gem to very good effect, but you might be able to get away with something less expensive to repair. |
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TerekDomarPosts: 29 Location: Hans Mina Magus Age: 119 years old Clan: OTAKU2 Real Name: B. I. Flight
Email: thelonelywinds@yahoo.com
| Message #39292 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 3:19 pm |
| I'm...a long way from being able to use Gem. :( Anything else? I've got an open spell slot, so if necessary I could go for an elemental offense. Does the Cube have any extant weaknesses that we know about? And what kind of damage is "whips" exactly, anyway? I assume slashing, but it's hard to say sometimes... |
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DonJuanDeBascobelPosts: 450 Location: Rimesvin Magus Age: 117 years old Clan: ARROW | Message #39296 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 6:01 pm |
| I don't farm the cube personally, but another member of my clan, phatsmahoney, has told me that he farms the cube daily. I believe he is using a stone golem, but I can't say much more than that. I'll send him a message to take a look at this thread. |
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| PhatsMahoney Posts: 558
Location: Shuul
Magus Age: 115 years old
| Message #39297 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 6:18 pm |
The great thing about the cube is that it drops a chainmail, which would lead me to assume the "whips" are slashing perhaps. It also drops a medium iron plate, but VERY rarely.
I'll play around with it a bit. The level 1 stone I was using was using an Iron Halberd, but since you're a magic primary, I'm not so sure. Like Laidan, I use a level 1 gem and hardly ever need to repair.
I love the thing because it's really close to me and I get 10xp without any repair costs. |
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TerekDomarPosts: 29 Location: Hans Mina Magus Age: 119 years old Clan: OTAKU2 Real Name: B. I. Flight
Email: thelonelywinds@yahoo.com
| Message #39299 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 7:16 pm |
Good to know, folks! Thanks!
Phats, I tried responding to your PM but your mailbox is full. In short, I don't have much to offer you right now, but I appreciate your generous offer and will keep it in mind.
May your enemies fall before you and your chewing gum never lose its flavor!Last Edited: Nov 17, 2009, 7:16 pm |
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| Yamikuronue Posts: 1288
Location: Mottonsborough
Magus Age: 122 years old
| Message #39300 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 7:31 pm |
| You can probably buy a gem1 on the market - they're very handy Last Edited: Nov 17, 2009, 7:31 pm |
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laidanPosts: 1158 Location: Mottonsborough Magus Age: 120 years old Clan: OASIS | Message #39301 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 7:41 pm |
| Yeah, if you can't get one from a clanny, I'll sell you a gem1 or gem2 torso at cost (7500 or 11250 gems), or trade for some other resource, because I'm just that generous :) |
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TerekDomarPosts: 29 Location: Hans Mina Magus Age: 119 years old Clan: OTAKU2 Real Name: B. I. Flight
Email: thelonelywinds@yahoo.com
| Message #39302 Posted: Nov 17, 2009, 7:50 pm |
| Good to know, I'll keep all that in mind. Thanks for putting up with my noobish questions! |
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TerekDomarPosts: 29 Location: Hans Mina Magus Age: 119 years old Clan: OTAKU2 Real Name: B. I. Flight
Email: thelonelywinds@yahoo.com
| Message #39632 Posted: Nov 22, 2009, 3:58 pm |
| Just a quick follow-up. I'm now using a level 1 Gem Golem to smack cubes around periodically. Funny, I don't know why so many people complain about cube farming. *Rimshot* |
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