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The riddle that was Possess.
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Posted: 2nd August 2004 13:56
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A few months ago, there were several people at CoN concerned with the Possess ability, and one of the questions that came to light was why exactly Possess sometimes missed even when ZED's Attack Guide lists it as being unblockable. The answer wasn't available then.
Thanks to my new and improved hacking skills, I've been able to look at Possess and what it does. Here's the catch. ZED does not lie when he sais that Possess always hits. It never really misses. However, hardcoded in its special ability which grants it the power to dispatch the target, remove the user from battle and finally removing it from the party permanentaly, lies the answer. Special ability #50 which is used by Possess will do nothing 50 % of the time. Half of the time it will work, and half of the time it will hit the target with absolutely nothing, looking like it missed. So there you have the results of Djibriel's first hardcode observation so far and the answer to that burning question that consumed your daily life until this day. This post has been edited by Djibriel on 2nd August 2004 14:00 -------------------- |
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Posted: 2nd August 2004 20:24
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I can't say I've missed with Possess, but I'm glad that the riddle is finally solved. Congrats on your first hard-coded observation, Djibriel! If only I had the time/initiative to learn ASM...
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Posted: 2nd August 2004 20:46
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Yaeh, great job, Dji. I like your observations, though I really didn't care for the Possess riddle too much.
Keep those hardcore observations up, who knows what we may find...  -------------------- I fear my heart and fear my soul Life goes on, it surely will, Without me and I wonder: Will I ever see light again? Life goes on... |
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Posted: 3rd August 2004 00:15
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Oh, most things have been found (most gameplay-relevant anyway), but since Possess was not listed in the Algorithm FAQ and only incompletely in the Attack Guide, I figured this had to be a rare miss so far. If you were hoping for a secret event nobody ever knew of so far, I'm gonna have to dissapoint you.
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Posted: 3rd August 2004 07:47
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I haven't a clue what this Posess ability is all about. I'll just pretend.
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Posted: 3rd August 2004 19:49
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you don't know what posses is? Even I know what that is and I'm the biggest
 on the planet, even i know what they are talking about  sorry if I sound like a bully  Moderator Edit Please try to stay on topic. It would have been pretty much fine if you told him what Possess did. -Tom This post has been edited by FraudulentTommah on 4th August 2004 00:44 -------------------- They may be monsters, but they're sea monsters. What're they gonna do? Flop around on deck and suffocate at us threateningly? |
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Posted: 4th August 2004 00:42
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Quote (GreenGlassSkin @ 3rd August 2004 03:47) I haven't a clue what this Posess ability is all about. I'll just pretend. The ghosts on the Phantom Train have it. |
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Posted: 4th August 2004 00:53
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The effect is this: Possess removes the user from battle, and kills the target automatically. Rather useful in quite a few situations (high HP, enemies, low HP party).
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Posted: 4th August 2004 03:38
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Is the ability, by any chance, available outside the Ghost Train at any given point?
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Posted: 4th August 2004 04:07
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Quote (Locke_Cole @ 3rd August 2004 22:38) Is the ability, by any chance, available outside the Ghost Train at any given point? Not to my knoledge. I never really use the ghosts. Im an experience whore and I aint sharing with someone who is going to leave soon. -------------------- Yeah, I barely post. |
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Post #54748
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Posted: 7th August 2004 04:28
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Good luck prying the Hyper Wrist from the Specter you fight on the train if you don't use Possess... I just took a ghost from the previous car and got it no problem. You don't fight every ghost on the phantom train. Some offer to join you, others are merchants, 2 feed you, and the others are hostile.
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Posted: 14th August 2004 05:01
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Vivec is god of Vivec and yes it is.
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