[PC] Trickster

I may hold off a couple of days playing it until the mass of people running through n00b areas settles down. Nothing more frustrating than trying to kill low level stuff when everyone else ingame is doing the same.

I was thinking of jumping on when it opened, but alas, WoW comes first.

How ya doing, buddy?

Just as a general notice, a bunch of us in #rtfo will be playing.

There's a #trickster, but I have no clue who those people are. <_< GFFers welcome in #rtfo!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I will be playing as well.

EDIT: Wait, what? GFF Trickster players go to #rtfo?

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You don't have to, I'm just saying there are a bunch of us in there already.

Trickster login will probably not work until 7 AM EST. They are taking down the SSO login from 11 PM to 7 AM EST to fix it up (Finally?), which means (probably) that you won't be able to login until that time.

Sucks, but hopefully this is the last delay. I just wish they had posted it on the main Trickster website...

I was speaking idiomatically.

This patcher is seriously frustrating. I've had it on for 5 hours and have 15 bars. Then, it just stops. It SAYS I'm going at 23kb/s, but it's not doing anything. It hasn't for the last 20 minutes.

I'm hesitating as to whether or not I should just exit the patcher and start it again ;_;

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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Delay of SSO (Single Sign On)
We are so sorry about that we had to delay the applying of SSO for a while because, we have to make sure the SSO is working perfect.
The website will be open at 00:00 24th of July (Eastern United States Time) with completed SSO.
Thank you for understanding.

Apparently, this means midnight, Tuesday the 25th.

So much for WAITING THE ENTIRE NIGHT YESTERDAY

SSO better be MEGAS AMAZING

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I'm scared of the huge 3.8 gb. installation size, mainly becuase I have like 3.3 gb. free.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

The people in #trickster are rejects from #maplestory

anyway.

Dear All,
The test for SSO (Single sign on) will be postponed until this week.
We are so sorry to delay the test of SSO.
We are always try to do better service.
Thank you.


Seems like there's another delay.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

From the official site:

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Attention for all Users

7/25/2006 11:07 AM

We would like to APOLOGIZE for the delay once again. As Trickster is combined with GamenGame.com, we are having problems with service which is not our intention. Many users and fans are having inconvenience with those problems and we trying our best to solve it. 1. Service Day Unfortunately we can not announce official service day for now. We are still having problems with SSO and GamenGame has announced the delay for SSO. We are also waiting the Service Day. We are asking you to be bit more patient. 2. Login SSO is called as Single-sign-on service. SSO is a service that makes user to login all the games in GamenGame service without additional login. Problem that you are having is about the technical issue for integrating user’s database between Trickster and GamenGame service. This will be solved as soon as GamenGame service is on-track. 3. Client Download Slow of the internet speed for downloading client or updating patch is because there are too many users downloading at same time. Please understand that this will be solved in soon. 4. Game Access Game Access is not available now because of the SSO problem. We need to check if user is right user when you access the game. But without SSO confirm we can NOT check the user. This will be solved as soon as SSO is completed. 5. Game Lunch This is how you can lunch the game after SSO is completed. (Notice : Users who have downloaded Full-Package does not need to follow instruction a~d) a. Please download the Launcher. (SplashTrickster.exe) b. Install by opening the file. c. Please use Windows explorer to find the location of installed folder and active SplashTrickster.exe from the folder. d. Patch update will automatically start but you can not start the game. e.Please login to Tricksteronline.com and press GameStart to start game 6. Patch problem When you have problem with updating patch, the most cause of the problem is internet connection. Since there are so many users trying to update the patch it slows down internet connection for other users. We have limited the users to maximum 1,000 users per server to stabilize game service. 7. Notice We are trying to reply every users email but we can NOT answer all. So until SSO service is complete, we are only available to answer to emails about the game itself. Tech and account issues will be mostly solved as soon as SSO is completed. Once again we really apologize about the unintentional problems. We are trying our best. Thank You.

Just a wordier way of saying: BLAME GAMENGAME! Also it's nice for them to tell us how to login when, you know, no one can do it. But that's that, I suppose.

This better be some killer system to have delayed the start of the beta by over two weeks.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I see what they did thar.

GG KOREA, GG.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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5. Game Lunch This is how you can lunch the game after SSO is completed.

a. Prepare sandwich
b. Burn the game onto a DVD
c. Place it inside the sandwich
d. Lunch

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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As SSO service is on track, Trickster Online will be testing SSO until AM 05:00 (EST, USA) 6:00PM (Korea) . If we find no issues with SSO, we will officially announce service after test.

3 hours from now. Are we setting ourselves for another disappointment?

I was speaking idiomatically.

This really reminds me of when RO started it's beta phase here. I don't think it was as bumpy but it sure is similiar. Alot of things in this game have been giving me a RO feel since hearing about it actually. Maybe it's the korean thing.

I guess I'll know if it suddenly goes down for 5 months or its GM starts PMSing and kills everyone with a mass amount of monsters. D:

I'll bet 10 bucks it either doesn't make it or goes down the moment it comes up. They they'll say they need another week or month to fix it, heh.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Sure enough, it isn't working.

I can sympathize a bit with g&g, though. Just as the users are going nuts with the delays, g&g is probably kicking themselves in the head over their inability to get this thing working. The webmasters on the sites in particular are probably feeling overworked.

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Dear fans,

We have been testing SSO to our service, Trickster Online, today. It is unfortunate to announce that SSO is still not in service. We have tried our best to make Trickster Online in Service but SSO was not ready.

Therefore we are extending test for SSO until Friday to make everything complete. We would like to apologize for the extension but please understand we are doing this for better service.

The Official Service Open date is;

When: 28th July 2006
Time: AM 05:00 (EST, USA) PM 06:00 (Korea, GMT+09:00)

This is our final announcement for SSO test. Thank you

How ya doing, buddy?

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but please understand we are doing this for better service.

Sure. Log-in system. Serious business.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

You gotta feel some pity for them. They've been working for weeks trying to get this SSO thing to work and it just won't. =/

How ya doing, buddy?

Are any of you guys going to wait when it actually is up for the massive noob flood to die down a bit, or are you going to jump right in? I think I might just start just to get a head start. If I do find anything interesting or helpful, I 'll post it here for those waiting for the insanity to die down a little. I just hope we won't get too many bastards from MS coming over though.

Update
I found a slightly helpful pre-faq? on another forum from someone who has played the jap version of trickster.

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Trickster will be in Beta as of July 24. This means you can't play the game until July 24. You can access the main site here.

You don’t use arrow keys. Instead, you use your mouse. You click to attack and you click where you want the character to walk/run. Yes, it’s in English, and there’s a “Cash Shop” so it’s free to play. xD

Classes
There are four classes. The first four are girls, and the last four are guys. Comparable ginger classes are the Dragon and the Sheep, but they’re both a Magic class. Now that that’s cleared up, you can understand it better.

People are asking which class is the best, (Since I played Japanese Trickster). I can say they are all equal. they have pros and cons just like any game and they do a lot of damage at low levels I’m NOT a Pro at this game I’m as much a newb as the next guy but I did play it before.

Power Type
Warriors, strong and swift, these characters hit their mark and hit it hard. The warrior has little capacity for magic, and is a bit unlucky at digging, but this is more than made up for by moderately high defense and HP.

Characters: Bunny / Buffalo
Excels in: Attack Power, Hit Rate, Attack Speed

Magic Type
Masters of the elements and seekers of knowledge, mages are the only characters capable of utilizing magic. Mages are typically physically weak, however, and low in defensive capabilities. They are lucky, however, and have ample space available to carry their scrolls and potions around with them on their journey.

Characters: Sheep / Dragon
Excels in: MP, Magic Attack, Magic Defense

Sense Type
The lucky packrats of the group, these characters can carry quite a bit of treasure around with them--a very good thing since they are also the best suited for digging. Their high perception abilities also makes them efficient at customizing their own items and equipment, and none can match their marksmanship with a musket. They are, unfortunately, very low on strength and speed, and have low HP and defense.

Characters: Fox / Lion
Excels in: Carrying Capacity, Perception, Luck

Charm Type
Manipulating their surroundings is the charmer's way of life. Defense is their specialty, while indirect, unconventional attacks are their preference--a trait that sets them apart from warriors. They have moderate speed and some luck, but are very low on MP.

Characters: Cat / Raccoon
Excels in: HP, Defense, Evasion

Skill Build Info
There are going to be 4 different skills. Power, Magic, Perception, and Charm.

Power
* Attack: Determines the amount of damage done to enemies
* Hit Rate: Determines accuracy of attacks
* Delay: Time between attacks. This is the only skill that decreases in value

Magic
* Max MP: MP available for casting spells and using skills
* Magic Attack: Determines the damage done by spells
* Magic Defense: Increases resistance to enemy spells

Sense
* Capacity: How much weight your character can carry
* Perception: Digging accuracy, customization ability, and critical attack damage
* Luck: Affects spell, skill, and gun hit rate and critical attack rate

Charm
* MAX HP: The amount of HP available to your character for taking damage
* Defense: Your character's resistance to physical attacks
* Evasion: How swift your character is at dodging and blocking attacks

Skill Builds
TricksterMart user 'IHateIDz' recomends these skill builds for each class (thanks IHateIDz):

Power: 4123
Magic 1432
Sense: 3142
Charm: 2224

When you're first creating your character you have a choice of 1-4 on each and must add up to 10. This is where the confusing part comes in,

It is NOT like MS where every time you level up you can add skills. When you first create your character you have to add the 4 skills upto 10 maximum 1-4 on each. So say for example you're creating a character and I put 4132, (4 Power, 1 Magic, 3 Perception, 2 Charm) that means every time you level up you gain 4 Power, 1 Magic, 3 Perception, 2 Charm. IMPORTANT: you must stick with the build you created in the beginning!

Skill build info from the official site
This is where your character's proficiency in the four skill areas is set. One of them is always locked at 4 depending on character type. The remaining three can be modified as desired. The four skill areas are Power, Magic, Sense, and Charm. In-game, primarily while chatting, these skill areas are commonly given as four-digit numbers. In this example, the character is a 2341.

The proficiency rating forms a ratio to determine how fast your character moves up in abilities. In general, a proficiency rating of 4 on an area means that for every four levels your character attains, this skill area will have increased 4 times. A proficiency rating of 3 means that for every four levels, this area will have increased 3 times. This is always out of four levels, so in essence, an area with proficiency of 1 will increase at only 1/4 the speed of an area with proficiency of 4.


Can't login
The official Trickster page has a glitch with the login system, just wait until launch day (July 24).

TM
TM Lv: The minimum TM level required in order to learn the skill
TMP: The number of points necessary to learn the skill
M TMP: The number of points needed to master a skill

How ya doing, buddy?

I'm gonna TRY and play when it opens, but general opinion of the future Tricksters in #rtfo is "make characters to get names, and wait"

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Actually, we're all pretty much just waiting for the damn thing to go up so we can play. It's just gotten to the point that if we have to wait until some ungodly hour, we might as well make sure we get the names first then play again later when we're not about to pass out.

If it actually goes up at its scheduled time (2 AM Friday, PST) I'll be playing for sure. Newbie rush be screwd (I'll be one of them )

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I downloaded the game in hopes of playing it when it starts up also. Hopefully I could get a good name also...

Although, I highly doubt the name I want will be taken by the time this is all ready.

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A Sad Day for Trickster Online

7/28/2006 7:31 PM

Dear fans, Today, we had a deep meeting with GamenGame.com and other game service providers. As you know already, we are having SSO problems for a long time. However, we do not have solution for SSO as it is not part of our system. GamenGame has announced for apology for the SSO yesterday. Apology from Game&Game What we notice from today’s meeting is that they need more time for the SSO. It was a tragedy for us. We have promised with you that we will open the service today. And the promise is gone. We know how much that is important to keep one’s promise, especially with loved ones. But we had no choice. There was nothing we can do. Only chance that we have is to trust Game&Game once again and try our best to help them. We know you will blame us. Some of you will never be our friends again. We know that. And that makes us so sad. But there is nothing we can do now. Though we are having a hard time and we do not like the situation but we just can NOT give up. We will keep trying and do our best. We will do our best to keep our promise for those who are still our friends. We really let you down for many times. But trust us. And give us one more faith. No matter what will happen, D-day for Game&Game is next week. And it’s our D-day, too. The Game&Game will notice for more information. And that will be our ground. Once again, thank you and sorry.

LOVE IS OVER

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

•12:38PM• <Lacerta> Some of you will never be our friends again.
•12:38PM• <Lacerta> Some of you will never be our friends again.
•12:38PM• <Lacerta> Some of you will never be our friends again.
•12:38PM• <Grawl> "Some of you will never be our friends again." <- lol

FELIPE NO

Trust some korean company to fuck up their own planning with uncomprehendable business partners.

I don't know what the rush is for names, the game is only slightly hyped for it's RO-esque look and MMORPG offerings. Apparently the max level is 999, and levelling slows down dramatically after 100, but that shouldn't be much of an issue because people won't be maxing out their characters any time soon.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

An open beta is an open beta... there are hundreds of people clamoring to start playing. I must admit I'm not great at name originality, so the sooner I can get on the better.

Also, Trickster changed their apology. See if you can spot some differences!

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Another Delay

7/28/2006 7:31 PM

Dear fans, After going through a comprehensive meeting with GameNGame staffs, we (Ntreev) have come to a conclusion that the launch date should be delayed until next week due to few problems with GameNGame’s SSO system. Please check out the link for Apology from Game&Game. Apology from Game&GameAfter numbers of previous delays, we tried our best to bring out Trickster in the scheduled time but it is very unfortunate to announce another delay and our apology goes to our valued Trickster fans around the globe. As some of you might have noticed already SSO is a part of GameNGame’s new system and even though we are trying our best to solve this situation, we (Ntreev) also have no choice but to wait for GameNGame to finish completing the SSO system. We will continue to put in our best efforts to launch the service in the nearest time possible and the announcement will follow before announcing the finalized opening date some time next week.

ARE WE NOT FRIENDS ANYMORE

How ya doing, buddy?

Hahaha, I bet G&G made them change it. This is so pathetic.

There's nowhere I can't reach.