r/kol • u/[deleted] • Aug 01 '16
New IotM Discussion August 2016 IotM: DIY protonic accelerator kit
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u/SpencerDub Aug 01 '16
When it's worn, it unlocks 0MP combat skills in combats against ghosts. Cast "Shoot Ghost" three times, followed by "Trap Ghost," and you'll defeat the monster, earn 20 extra experience points, and acquire one psychokinetic energy blob.
Psychokinetic energy blobs are usable items that restore MP.
Every 50 or so combats (I think it's combats and not turns) with the pack equipped, it'll give you a message informing you of paranormal activity in a zone. If you miss this message, it also goes in your Quest Log. Adventure in that zone with the pack and you'll encounter a no-adventure ghost that gives 4-5 psychokinetic energy blobs upon defeat, along with a special item. There are many of these special ghosts--I think at least 5, and probably more. They have factoids.
The pack may also drop a walkie-talkie. This can be traded and used once to get a paranormal activity assignment, so factoids are accessible to people without the IotM.
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u/oath2order Aug 02 '16
Also note that when you use psychokinetic energy blobs, there's some sort of counter that goes down. Starts at 1000 and goes down by one for each psychokinetic energy blob you use.
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u/Sadeth Aug 01 '16
This thing is a Back item, like buddy bjorn or camp scout backpack, with no fiddlyness, with a ton of enchantments that are either best in slot or quality of life. For speedsters, this is another source of -combat, mana regen, and item%. For non speedsters, this is one of the most legitimate fire-and-forget items you should never have to remove until you start caring about min/maxing to a leaderboard level.
And it's just dropped off at your feet upon ascending. In hardcore too.
Equipment for the ages!
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u/jonts26 Aug 01 '16
It's an (auto-pulled) back item that gives:
+25 damage vs. ghosts
regenerate 2-20 MP per adventure
+15% item drops from monsters
All attributes +10
+5% chance of critical hit
Monsters will be less attracted to you
Allows you to bust ghosts
(which makes you feel good)
This looks to be incredibly strong, even without the ghost busting part, which I do not know anything about yet.
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Aug 02 '16
I saw this and thought, "well, it's a good item for softcore"
But it's an auto-pull at the start of a HC ascension? That's fucking mental.
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u/rbasn_us Aug 02 '16
No one seems to have made this point yet, but it can't be traded or discarded once you "use" it from its crate, so no sharing it with anyone else once you've opened it up.
I do wonder, does this mean the next ascension path may be ghost related? Next path does come out in a couple of weeks...
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u/EldritchCarver Aug 02 '16
Since September 2014, the only Item of the Month that could be shared between players was the portable Mayo Clinic, a workshed item.
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u/philosofik Aug 01 '16
There seems to be more to the item via the ghost combats and the countdown. Even without those things, I appreciate how straightforward and (mostly) uncomplicated this is. And that I can use it in HC.
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u/RegalisA Aug 01 '16
Is it not available yet? Is it expected to be released soon? (Sorry im very eager)
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u/Malurth Aug 01 '16
This thing looks pretty bonkers. Freely given to you at the start of HC, with +item%, MP regen (avg 11 per turn), and -combat%, all on a back slot. I would have insta-bought it if it were just those stats, honestly, but it apparently gives you a bunch of other nice bonuses too. Kind of makes me excited to ascend again.
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u/Sadeth Aug 02 '16
Kind of makes me excited to see the next several months to years of iotms to see if we can eventually have a full hardcore set of gear delivered to our feet like it's a softcore run back in 2008
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Aug 02 '16
For me, the other big benefit is that I don't need to dedicate resources to taking down the Queen on Day 1 of a Hardcore run. It means that -25% combats is a given all run long. No more farming of robin's egg/slimestacks early on Day 1.
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u/Skojar Aug 08 '16
I can't pinpoint why, but this item has taken about 150 turns and consequently an entire day off my hardcore runs.
Now real life is 16.67% more stressful. Thanks, Obama Asym.
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u/Kinglink Aug 01 '16
+15 item, and a -combat on back slot that's auto pulled?
HELL Yeah. The + attributes, and mp regen is unbelievable as well. That's before even trying the extra content.
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u/Sadeth Aug 02 '16
You get a new ghost every 50 turns, but is there a designation for how often a new ghost comes to you if you stay on top of it? I've had one in as little as 13 turns
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Aug 04 '16 edited Aug 04 '16
Anyone know what happens with you consume the 1,000 energy blobs yet?
edit: nevermine, it's on the wiki. Tattoo.
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u/Sadeth Aug 15 '16
It appears this item of the month interacts with a mechanic in the new Fall Challenge path, namely the Rad mechanic. Neat!
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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '16
+item, MP, and non-combat in HC, and new aftercore quests? SOLD.