=============================================================================== ===============================PSOBB FOnewm FAQ================================ ================================By:Sage Ryock================================== =============================================================================== ----------------------------------------- Table of contents ----------------------------------------- Section 1: Version History Section 2: A Little About Myself Section 3: The FOnewm Section 3A: Advantages and Disadvantages Section 3B: Customizing your FOnewm Section 3C: Fighting as and Against a FOnewm Section 3D: Item Checklist Section 4: Credits, Thanks, E-mail ----------------------------------------- Section 1: Version History ----------------------------------------- Version 1.00: The very first version of my FAQ on FOnewms, and I brought it here to help fellow Forces again =). ----------------------------------------- Section 2: A Little About Myself ----------------------------------------- Hello there, if you've read my FOmarl FAQ, you know that I love Forces. I believe that the community needs better Forces, since most of them are item grabbers and jerks. Most people who do play Forces, as rare as they are, are mostly veterans. But not all of them. Which is why I decided to help out =). I started playing PSO on the first week of when Phantasy Star Online came out on the Dreamcast system. I picked a FOnewm as my first class, since I like to cast magic more than anything. Since he looked neat, had an awesome hat, and could nuke enemies with spells, I went with with him; which is why I'm making this FAQ. After playing with him, I figured I would stick with him. Then I grew to love all the Forces, except one. Well, not dislike persay, but rather can't force(heh, force) myself to play as her. The FOnewearl. But don't worry, I've played plenty with her, I just dislike her for some reason. I don't even know why. But after all this was done and said, I decided I could help others to accomplish what I have with my character. As I've always told my friend who believes me to be arrogant and narrow-minded(meh on him), I'm sure I'm one of the best Forces around. Playing since Dreamcast and still playing today DOES tend to wear on you. But the FOnewm was always my favorite and my best Force. So without further to do, here is the FAQ. ----------------------------------------- Section 3: The FOnewm ----------------------------------------- Ah yes, the FOnewm. The FOnewm is very particular in his technique boosts, and tends to be a REAL NUKE. Most people find him weird looking, stupid, and/or gay as they would put it. But I see much more potential with this Force. He of course, is my favorite Force of all. The FOnewm is the only Force who gets boosts in all his RA techiques, and absolutely no recovery boosts! =D But yeah, he's like the Black Mage(Final Fantasy) of PSO. Comparing him to the other Forces in terms of magic is a waste of time, since he clearly rules over the other three Forces. Many arguements are made about whether a FOneweral or a FOnewm was better. I assure you, the FOnewm is much more catastrophic than the FOnewearl will EVER be. The FOnewm requires precise timing, and good maneuvering in order to survive. If you wanna be a good FOnewm, continue if you must! The FOnewm wears a variety of bobbly hats, wears strange shoes, and resembles that of NiGHTS for people who have played this game, they will know what I'm talking about. Anyways, welcome and continue! ----------------------------------------- Section 3A: Advantages and Disadvantages ----------------------------------------- Well, like I did with the FOmarl FAQ, why don't we try comparing the FOnewm to his elf opposite partner, hm? FOnewearl: 30% boost of damage for Foie, Barta, and Zonde, Resta and Anti have twice the range, and Megid can pierce(meaning it goes through one enemy, and to the next enemy behind it). FOnewm: 30% boost of damage in all GI techinques, 30% boost of damage in all RA techinques. Now, as you can see, the FOnewearl is a bit balanced in it's terms of magic boosts. However, the Resta and Anti aren't too neccesary, and those simple tecnique boosts will be pretty useless unless you're fighting a boss, unless once again, it was something with multiple targets, like Vol opt, or De Rol Le. However, the FOnewearl gets more magic than the FOnewm does, but only by 250. That does NOT make much of a difference. Trust me, I've played with a FOnewearl, and they're hard to do well with. To make my point more clear FOnewearl has the lowest ATP, DFP, and HP. Not very good, so you'll want to go with the FOnewm, if you're intending to nuke enemies and solo more often. If you prefer to play with teams most of the time, and have good, balanced magic, go with the FOnewearl. But this FAQ's not about her! =P ----------------------------------------- Section 3B: Customizing your FOnewm ----------------------------------------- This is easy; very easy. Simply said, you want to have GI or RA techs on your palettes, maybe even a mixture of both. Whichever techs you find yourself using the most. Resta is a MUST on your palettes. You may also want Anti on your palettes as well. As for the rest of the palettes, it's all up to you. You can't go wrong...unless you put a simple tech there, which is a waste of time might I add. ----------------------------------------- Section 3C: Fighting as and Against a FOnewm ----------------------------------------- Fighting as a FOnewm: When fighting as a FOnewm(as much I hate to admit it), you are the most useless Force around when fighting other people. The FOmar has his Shifta and Zalure combo to use on opponents, as well as his simple, but useful Megid. The FOmarl also has her Shifta and Zalure combo, speaking of course she has gotten enough ATP to solo, and has a massive boost of Grants to protect herself. The FOnewearl has her simple techs which now come in handy more than ever, her Megid can pierce, making her a real annoyance to Hunters and Rangers alike. The FOnewm on the other hand....well, he CAN be worked with, and trust me, I've beaten FOnewearls with him before. It's possible if you know what you're doing. Three spells to keep in mind: Razonde, Rabarta, Megid =D. Fighting against a FOnewm: As for fighting against a FOnewm, most of them will try to melee, since they can't really rely on their techniques to get them out of this one. That, or they'll use Megid. That's really all there is to know about how most FOnewms fight. ----------------------------------------- Section 3D: Item Checklist ----------------------------------------- Every character needs good equipment and items to keep them alive. It would otherwise be impossible to get through the game, unless you leveled without end, going to the medical center every time you ran out of TP.....or you're a hacker; in which case, you suck. Here is a nice checklist I put together for what I believe every FOnewm should have. I put them in level form, indicating what you should have by the time you hit those levels. Some however, like level 4 items are quite impossible to obtain. Level 1 Items: Level 1-40 Fire Sceptor: AGNI Ice Staff: DAGON One colored Merge 4 slot Frame 4 Wizard/Techniques a Mind Mag with at least 150 MIND Level 2 Items: Level 41-80 Summit Moon Two colored Merges 4 slot Frame 2 Devil/Techniques 2 Wizard/Techniques a Mind Mag with at least 150 MIND Level 3 Items: Level 81-120 Summit Moon Spirit Garment Red Merge Blue Merge Yellow Merge 4 Devil/Techniques a Mind Mag with at least 150 MIND Level 4 Items: Level 121-200 Summit Moon Psycho Wand or Profets of Motav(preferably the Psycho Wand) Mother Garb or Mother Garb +(preferably the Mother Garb +) Red Merge Blue Merge Yellow Merge Resta Merge(just in case the Hunters or Rangers can't or will NOT heal) Adept V801 Cure/Shock PB/Create No particular stat mag required ----------------------------------------- Section 4: Credits, Thanks, E-mail ----------------------------------------- Well, this FAQ was inspired by two things. The fact that no one made any Force FAQs. And the fact that no one wrote any FAQs excluding the AOL cup FAQ, which is now useless. I'd like to thank my bro, my best friend, and Sega for making a nice, well put-together game. I'd also like to thank a lot of my friends that I play online with. TetsuyaSan, naruto V.2, Shinzo, Eteocles, Ashley, dragonfly, Rantious(thanks for all the games you made me!), Shinji, MerlinX, and a whole bunch of other friends. Please contact me if you have any questions, suggestions, or see this on another site at sageryock@yahoo.com If you ever wish to play some time, I can be found as either Dark Ryock, or Misty. See ya later, and enjoy your hunts everyone! =D