Combat Guide
1) Player Versus Environment (PVE)
[1] Placing the mouse cursor over a target will show their name and HP bar above them. Clicking on them with the left mouse button will select them and the condition window will appear at the top of the screen.
[2] Monster types: Normal, Elemental (Earth, Magic, Air, Water, Fire), Named, Elemental Named and Dungeon Bosses.
[3] Name & Level: Target‟s name and their respective level, also a gauge showing the remaining HP of the target.
[4] Combat Status: An orb appears when you are in combat with a target. Combat is initiated by another click of the left button mouse button on the target. If the monster has elemental powers then the "Elemental‟ button will appear. Clicking on this menu will show the elemental details. Killing monsters will increase your level of experience. However if the monster is 6 or more levels below your own then you will not gain any XP from killing them.
[5] Buffs: Buffs of course are also a key part of the game. They are non combat skills that increase the stats of yourself, your party, and some help your guild. Some are dependent on having a shield; some are dependent on having a certain type of weapon equipped.
[6] Normal Attacks: When in combat with a monster, battle begins automatically upon double clicking. The fight will continue until you have moved or selected a new monster. You cannot attack while moving.
[7] Skill Attacks: It is more effective to use skills while grinding and in many situations in PVP. You must learn skills from the trainer in the land of your race and you must set the skills onto your Quick Slots on the bottom of your screen. You can then use the skill you have on the quick slot by either clicking on it or pressing the corresponding key on your keyboard. Most skills require a weapon to be equipped and also require you to have enough Mana to cast it. Magic classes consume Mana even for Basic (Normal) Attacks.
2) Player Versus Player (PVP)
You can attack and be attacked by players from both the same and different races in ArchLord. You become eligible for PVP at level 6. PVP will not work in certain safe zones such as villages and towns. To attack a player you must click on them with the "left mouse button‟ to select them. Then left click them again while holding the "Ctrl‟ key to start the attack. This will change the color of their name (In Target Condition window) to red.
(Purple) = First Attacker
•This cannot be removed for a minimum of 20 minutes
• Eligible to be freely attacked by any other player for 20 minutes.
(White) 40 Villain Points = Rogue Level 1
• Guards will attack you
• Trading between players is disabled
• This cannot be removed for a minimum of 120 minutes.
(Yellow) 60 Villain Points = Rogue Level 2
• Rogue level 1 disadvantages
• Trading with all NPC‟s and the Auction House is disabled
•This cannot be removed for a minimum of 120 minutes.
(Red) 100 Villain Points = Rogue level 3
• Rogue level 1, 2 disadvantages
• 10% XP loss upon death
• 50% decrease in XP gain
• You cannot be the 1st attacker
• This cannot be removed for a minimum of 120 minutes
3) Deaths
[1] Revive in last visited town: You will revive in the last town or village that you visited. So make sure if you go on a long journey that you pass through towns or villages on the way! You will suffer a 3% loss of the XP gained during your current level. You will never go below 0% XP so you will not drop levels.
[2] Use revival item: If you have a Resurrection Orb you can use it to revive where your corpse lies. Resurrection Orbs can be bought with WC or found from killing some mobs. They allow you to revive without moving back to town and without the experience penalties.
Skill Guide
Skill trainers are located in all main towns; every time you level you will gain a skill point which you may spend at these NPC‟s to gain new skills/spells or even upgrade current skills/spells. You will soon notice if you are an Orc trying to use the human skill trainers it will not work, you must use you own skill trainers as all of your spells/skills are class and race specific.
[1] „Trainer NPC‟ is located in various towns and villages.
[2] You can learn your clicking „Skill‟ button
[3] There are 4 types of skills available; Combat Skills such as combo hits, Buff Skills such as temporary stat increases, Class Skills that are class specific and Passive skills that are permanent stat increases.
[4] You obtain a skill by selecting it. Once you have obtained a skill it can be upgraded to the next level by buying the same skill again.
[5] Learn your skill by clicking "Learn‟ at the bottom of the skill window.
[6] You can reset your skills by clicking "Reset‟ button.
When using skill points do be careful, there are ways to reset the points but it will cost WC credits. The first full reset is free, and you will be refunded the costs of your skills but you will not be refunded the additional tax you have spent on them in the towns while you were training. Occasionally therefore, if you choose to do a full reset for the first time, you may not have enough money to re - purchase all the skills again after you take the additional taxes into account.
Skills can be learned in 2 different ways:
The first is the standard method of random purchase, you click on the skill you wish to buy and that is it. The second way happens once you get to the Combo Skills or if you decide to play a Dragon Scion Character. These skills must be learned in a specific way (a skill tree) and you cannot purchase some skills until you have achieved a minimum level in other skills.
Although it sounds complicated, it is fairly self explanatory when you get to learn them. The only difficulty you may encounter is if you wish to reset one skill on a skill tree you usually have to reset many others too so it can be a very expensive reset.
Once you have purchased your skills, press K to bring up the skill menu and then drag the skills down to the toolbar. Skills can be cast by right clicking with the mouse, or by pressing the corresponding number across the top of the keyboard.
