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hpwu2020-10-17 07:44 pm
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Owl Post for Sunday's Event
We've had initial reports from the people in Asia who are living in tomorrow that although it was advertised, there will be no reduction in TFTD brew time for the Community Day event Sunday, so be sure to brew what you can / what you'll need on Saturday.
Also I wanted to point out for anyone else that's short on energy, we're required to quaff the Exstimulo potions (any of them, the kind apparently doesn't matter) during a fortress battle, we are not, however, required to use that energy during a fortress challenge, so it's possible to battle lower level fortresses, save the potion for the last shot, return to the map, and use the added boost to your power to help you return the... geez, 70 Foundables tomorrow's event requires. In the first two Chambers, you should generally be able to one shot your foes anyway.
As far as saving energy goes, it's also worth considering, if you aren't a Professor already, taking some of those extra scrolls, red spell books and RSBs you probably have lying around and completing the Professor's lessons to the extent you max the Deterioration Hex. (I did something similar with the Auror's lessons for the last Brilliant Event, because I was sick and tired of wasting all that energy as a Professor fighting Oddities.) The Deterioration Hex, when maxed, will take 40 Stamina from your foe in a fortress battle with each hit he lands on you, and it's possible in two to four rounds to kill a foe in the first two Chambers just by waiting it out and using no energy or potions whatsoever. Obviously if you're fighting with other people, make sure to pull your weight; it's an issue because that approach takes longer. Basically it's okay to use energy on all but the last opponent and allow the Deterioration Hex to sort the last opponent for you. (Managing it that way means you aren't leaving unaddressed foes hanging about in the lobby, thereby tacitly forcing your teammates to take them on for you, and you're only extending the match by a few seconds for the others by drawing things out with your last opponent. Mind, with more foe Stamina, those seconds add up...)
Also I wanted to point out for anyone else that's short on energy, we're required to quaff the Exstimulo potions (any of them, the kind apparently doesn't matter) during a fortress battle, we are not, however, required to use that energy during a fortress challenge, so it's possible to battle lower level fortresses, save the potion for the last shot, return to the map, and use the added boost to your power to help you return the... geez, 70 Foundables tomorrow's event requires. In the first two Chambers, you should generally be able to one shot your foes anyway.
As far as saving energy goes, it's also worth considering, if you aren't a Professor already, taking some of those extra scrolls, red spell books and RSBs you probably have lying around and completing the Professor's lessons to the extent you max the Deterioration Hex. (I did something similar with the Auror's lessons for the last Brilliant Event, because I was sick and tired of wasting all that energy as a Professor fighting Oddities.) The Deterioration Hex, when maxed, will take 40 Stamina from your foe in a fortress battle with each hit he lands on you, and it's possible in two to four rounds to kill a foe in the first two Chambers just by waiting it out and using no energy or potions whatsoever. Obviously if you're fighting with other people, make sure to pull your weight; it's an issue because that approach takes longer. Basically it's okay to use energy on all but the last opponent and allow the Deterioration Hex to sort the last opponent for you. (Managing it that way means you aren't leaving unaddressed foes hanging about in the lobby, thereby tacitly forcing your teammates to take them on for you, and you're only extending the match by a few seconds for the others by drawing things out with your last opponent. Mind, with more foe Stamina, those seconds add up...)
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Ooooh! Nice strategies! I could only scare up ingredients for 10 Trace Tonics so I’ll be done way before midnight, but thanks for the warning. That really would have ticked me off if I had planned brewing them tomorrow!