Whats the biggest train you've pulled and lived through?

[Werdna]

Well, I pulled a tough one. Not as big as some of them, but....

My party = level 11-ish.

My first time down in the water caverns... Vi just left, but I had the robot. Came around a corner and found
6 Inky Squids
6 Inky squids
4 Inky squids
2 inky squids

Now, I'd never fought anything down here before, so I figured "what the heck. They aren't that tough." Was I wrong! After the first round, everyone was blind except for my Valkyrie. (I love the robot.. Viewscreen.. off!) Plus thy can hit like 4 times per shot. Add that to the fact that I couldn't use some of my best defensive spells down there, well, I was helpless under a constant barrage of tentacles and ink. I survived, though... by reloading the game!

[catzenpewters]

Wow, I've never survived any trains like those! My problem is I've never found a good place to back into... I must be missing them! Any suggestions?

[vesselle]

~~catzenpewters~~

i have only one hint for you. no matter where you are and what you're doing, hug a wall*. you find cool stuff that way, too!

*wall - anything that is taller than you and is at least one step long. there's the kind that protect your back, and then the kind that also protect at least one side. but 3-sided protection is the best!

it can be the side of a building, the base of a hill, several trees growing really close together, a rockpile, etc.
the best thing is hills and mountains. not until you are right there up close, do you find great crevices that become like narrow tunnels that protect you on 3 sides!!

doing this makes all the difference!

V***V

[Jerry Austin]

Catze"something",
I dont know if theres really any advise on pulling a train i just think it happens when i pulled mine i was actually trying to get away and ran into them.As for what Vesselle said it does pay to hug a wall or mountain side always protect your back side and watch your radar while in combat.
qwert

Ok this might not be much compared to some..but it had to have the coolest ending [img]smile.gif[/img]

I had:
8 Savant Guards
8 Savant Troopers
8 Savant guards
6 Higardi Highwaymen
6 Higardi Highwaymen


I was holed up in the space port in a corner of the first hanger, I pelted them savant goons with low level fire and ice balls from my mage and bishop, but ended up not killing any....untill my Ranger made a critical kill on one of the middle troopers...he self destructed and his explosion took out the guy next to him...the next thing I know the room was full of exploding androids in a chain reaction and all I had to do is sit back and watch.....well untill the highwaymen moved up....but that wasnt so tough [img]smile.gif[/img] Sure was a nice way to thin out the field.

[suddendeath]

mine was near the endgame,
1 rapax prince
6 rapax templar
6 rapax archers
6 rapax
6 temlar knights
1 al-gandalf (has al followed by one of your party members names)

i was glad for a couple of death bombs

[Ish]

um, I fought almost all of rapax castle main level at once I think it was.. heh.

something like 39 assorted samurai, veterans, warmages, beserkers, and concubines.
each with around 300-400 life aggghhhh

The whole place got dragged in because Ferro started fighting them, and then ran off, so I ran after him and everyone joined in..it was a massive brawl, unfortunately he got killed despite my healing so I loaded :/

my second biggest was in Bayjin, I hate those rock crabs aye, but I wont that time [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Goumindong]

I hate adamantium slimes, how did you get them in the monastary (i fought a few one at a time in the sea caves, they had 400+ life and 100 resistnace to everything + they can drain and take little to no damage) i ended up insta killing them but still. when my lv 5 power goles do a total of 10 damage on 2x because he was paralyzed youve got to wonder...

i cant really beat those right now, but im sure with a quick visit to MT Gigas i could send you all screaming in fear(especialy when i clean all the umpani up mu ha ha ha hga ha ha)

this was with my lv 10 party(or whatever is needed to get summoned elementals) that had just killed kunar and took his card (tantris was present so i couldnt do the umpani quest and like the trang tele better.

So, i take the card and explore around ound and eventualy break into yamirs place. end up killing him and all his goonies at once.

one five characrts. BUT they were all lv 20 and above i believe and... all had blunderbusses(three of my chars got instakilled)

i enend up with all of my chars alive somehow, and 300K exp from the fight.

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[TerebiKun]

Let's see, largest I've lived though? That would have to be a rather easy fight consisting of:

9 Juggernauts
7 Juggernauts
2 Iron Weeds
4 Crimson Poppies
1 Rank Weed

My characters, around level 8-ish. Not a difficult fight.

Now the largest train that signaled my impending doom? A rather humours fight that was hopeless, but I stuck it out anyway. It consisted of:

4 Crimson Poppies
1 Rank Weed
7 Umpani Privates
1 Umpani Lieutenant
7 Umpani Privates
1 Umpani Lieutenant
3 Swallowers
1 Pvt. Sparkle
1 Pax (I think that's his name, the guy at the entrance to the Umpani Base Camp)
3 Umpani Privates

This nice little encounter was a result of a Bishop casting Paralyze at a Swallower whilst blinded. Went something like this:

"Tirel is Blind
Tirel chooses a random target.
Tirel casts Paralyze(5) on Umpani Private!"

Sparkle:
"You guys are mean!"

Then, Sparkle proceded to leave my party, and all the Umpani's patroling outside the Base Camp turn red...and...well...I lost. Though I must say, I am proud to have whittled it down to 2 Swallowers, 4 Umpani Privates, and 2 Umpani Lieutenants. Probably could have won if it weren't for the Umpani Lieutenants and their damned guns...

-TerebiKun

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[BlackRaven]

My biggest yet was in the swamp where I saw two enemies on the screen and didn't see the second group until it was too late. Luckily I was backed up against a fallen tree.

First group:
2 Emerald slimes

Second group: (this group was 125k exp.)
2 Savant Slashers
3 Savant Orbs
3 Savant Orbs
3 Savant Berserkers
3 Ozites (sp)

Third group:
9 swarming wasps

Forth group:
6 Tiger Mosquitos
6 Tse Tse Flies
9 Swarming Wasps

Finally:
4 Dreadmares (three of them ran away)

I was totally drained and somewhat woozy but no one died! I don't want to go through that again anytime soon but it was kind of exciting. It's amazing how wrapped up we get in the game and how afraid of death. It sure doesn't seem like a game at the time.