Chief Bandit Routine at Vikings

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I was surprised that some higher level CBs still train at maps other than vikings, where pot usage is much higher because the lack of sniper spots where you can hit your target without being hit. Viking map is a perfect place for a CB to solo as soon as they have at least 1 MG and 1-3 in meso explosion, 18 thieves and at least 10-20 in assaulter. With dockzz build that should be around level ~85.



So I decided to make this map to show my routine soloing vikings as a CB, in the tradition of UVERworld, my ex-guild leader, who did something like that for ranged char parties at vikings. ^^



I know that a lot of CB already know this routine but I hope it will help future CBs to break away from expensive training spots like dual pirates or save them the boredom of training at zombies beyond level 85. If you have any questions, comments, doubts etc. post them here and I'll try to answer them as good as I can.



Thing you should consider:

• It will cost you up to 1 mill of pots, MG costs, dropping mesos etc. to gain ~20-30% for level 85-90 depending on how cautious you are.
  
• You can gain around 10-15% minimum per hour there, starting at level 85 up to early 9x.
  
• Never ever take down your meso guard. Recast it before every major action in that map.
  
• Buy some ice cream pops for emergencies, just in case you let down your meso guard because you wont heal fast enough with unagis alone. Using supreme hot dogs instead of unagis can save you some money. The damage taken with MG on is ~800, so you won't waste 200 healed HP with unagis when using hot dogs after a hit.
  
• Buy some dexterity pills. You will need all additional avoid you can get while herding mobs of vikings because thats the only time, when vikings can hit you hard and multiple times.
  
• Don't even try taking one map all for yourself and "CC PLZ" other people training there if you are training alone. This map is huge, suitable for a full party. Partying or sharing this map with around 2-3 people speeds up respawn a lot speeding up training for you.

Have fun and good luck getting some nice drops from those baddies. ^^









How to drop mesos fast:



1) Open your inventory menu

2) Click on the coin icon to open the input meso menu

3) Drag the OK buttom of your input meso menu over the coin icon of your inventory menu.

4) Always input the maximum input lenght, e.g for 1000 mesos input 0000001000 and copy & paste it

5) CTRL+V -> Click -> CTRL+V -> Click ... to drop bags of mesos without moving your mouse



How to read the map:



A - spot where you can snipe vikings with assaulter



T - spot where you can kill a mob with thieves



ME - spot where you can herd mobs of vikings and OHKO them with 10 x 1000 / 14 x 700 / etc. (depending on your level of ME) bags of mesos with meso explosion



SB - spot where you can snipe vikings with savage blow



All plattforms have a number that I will refer to. Plattforms that are not very suitable for bandits will have a [bad] notice. Partying or sharing this map with chars that can clear those spots for you will save you a lot of money and speed up training.



Plattform 1:

If there are at least 4 vikings, herd them to either the right or left and mob them with thieves. Single vikings can be taken out using assaulter after luring them down to the plattform.



Plattform 2 [bad]:

If you are alone, wait until there are at least 4 vikings, herd them and then take them out using ME.



Plattform 3:

Wait for at least a mob of 4-6 vikings, herd them and take them out with ME. If you are really cheap and want to save pots and MG costs use the assaulter spot to the right, jump and assaulter to land on the red middle plattform. Use the rope and thieves to keep viking mobs on 3 to the right side where you can snipe them with assaulter.



Plattform 4:

Lure vikings down to the plattform and take them out using assaulter. Mobs of 4 or more vikings can be lured to the right side and then mob them with thieves.



Plattform 5:

Wait for at least a mob of 4 vikings, herd them and take them out with ME. Kill single vikings with assaulter using those two green steps.



Plattform 6:

Lure single vikings to the left plattform, stand where they stop shooting at you and take them out with SB. Herd 4 or more vikings to the same spot and mob them with thieves.



Plattform 7:

Lure vikings down to the plattform to the right and take them out using assaulter.



Plattform 8:

Lure them to the left, stand on the 2nd block from the top where they cant hit you and take vikings out using savage blow. Here is a screenshot to show you what to do if you have trouble getting on that spot.





1) Jump on that red block on the right

2) Then walk down to the left side to land on your sniper spot



Plattform 9 [bad]:

Herd at least 4 vikings and take them out with ME.



Bottom:

Herd all vikings using thieves and assaulter while moving to the left side. Take out up to 6 vikings with ME. If there are more than 6 of them, move from rope to rope, herding them and take them out with ME.



Some notice about how to hand those [bad] 2 and 6 plattforms

The best way to clear them is to go into darksight and move into position to drop mesos. Drop your meso bags, then cancel darksight (don't forget to recast haste if you don't have max darksight), jump down and start using thieves to herd them while moving to the left and get back on the red middle plattform. Wait for them to gather below you and then jump back down to the right and get back into position where you dropped your meso bags. Wait for them to return to your meso pile and then jump down to blow them up. It may take a bit longer but usually you get only hit 2-3 times.



Its easier than dropping mesos, jumping down to herd them and then try to get into position right away while they are pissed and all around you.

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