Static Party Guide
How does exp party sharing work?
Parties are able to set exp to "Exp Shared" when members are within +/- 15 level. Party exp calculated by the following:
Even Share: The EXP reward of a monster is split evenly across all party members regardless of their level.
- (EXP to be Shared / Number of Party Members) + 1 EXP
- EXP to be Shared increases by 30% for each additional player who has dealt damage to this monster OR has received damage from this monster's non-skill attacks (regardless of that player is a party member or not)
- This is referred to by players as "tapping"
Why join static parties?
Static parties are a way to easily and quickly level up by having characters focused on designated roles and have an optimal mob killing set-up. The party is typically parked in one spot (a "static party"), with mobbers luring hordes of mobs into area of effect attacks like firewalls/thunderstorm/storm gust.
What are the roles in static parties?
The following are the common terms used in the server for static parties:
| Role Name | Role Description |
|---|---|
| Mobber | Character brings hordes of mobs into the stack |
| Tapper | Hits mobs with AoE's, because every time a mob is "tapped" by someone (up to 6) it gives additional exp. Examples include Arrow Shower from Archers, Grimtooth for Assassins, Signum Crucis for Acolytes |
| Taxi | Acolyte classes that will warp party members from town to designated map whenever there's a death or needed |
| FW (Firewall) | Mage classes with firewall, core to the party set-up for early level maps (Iron Fist, Seals) |
| Wizard/Super Novice | Storm Gust / Thunderstorm / Any AoE |
| Buffs | Buff Description |
|---|---|
| Poem of Bragi | Cast on wizards so that AoE's have 100% uptime |
| Service for You | Cast to keep everyone's SP topped up |
| Mr. Kim | Cast for additional EXP again on top of Tap Bonus |
How do static parties work at each location?
The following offers a quick guide to how static parties work at every popular location.
Migaos
Iron Fist
Seals
The following is the main spot for seals:
The following is an example party set-up on Main Spot:
1) Firewall is dropped on red square with mages/casters positioned up on the hill. Remember to have all firewalls stack on the same cell to have hits counted for tap bonus. **Firewall is placed 1 cell away from the wall.
2) Mobbers hug the wall (blue box) and go along a straight line (yellow line). Watch out for Mobsters (try not to lure)
3) Tappers (arrow shower/blitz/magnum break) position themselves behind the firewall vertically.
Anolians (cmd_fild03)
There are two spots in anolians for static parties to set-up. The main spot location:
The following is example party set-up on Main Spot:
1) Firewall is dropped between the blue boxes (lily pads). It forces mobs to squeeze through the gap.
2) Dancer/Bard is positioned at purple box
3) Wiz/FW cast is positioned behind Dancer/Bard. When anolian escape on the side, cast icewall on brown tile.
4) Mobbers go through yellow line. Watch out for Mutant Dragon.