Before we continue it is important that we know the
different ways that we use the expressions: Level and QL
- QL = Quality Level. An item has a Quality level. In the example
we use a QL 90 Nano Crystal (Instinctive Control) but
that does not mean that your character has to be level 90 or
higher in order to cast this nano.
If your character has the "Psychological modifications" skill of
431 or higher & the "Sensory improvement"
skill of 389 or higher as well as your
profession being a Doctor then you can cast this nano regardless
of your level.
- Level = A character has a given level. Every time you gain a
level you will get an amount of IP (Improvement Points) that you
can use to raise different skills on your character. In the
following example we will make use of a character (demonstration
blitzer) with a level of 75.
- Mission Level = ML. NPCs (Non playing Characters) which
includes monsters have a level just like you do. Their level is
an indication of their fighting capabilities. A mission level
(ML) will refer to the expected level of monsters within the
mission give and take a few levels. Very often you will find that
the QL of the item reward is the same number as the ML. This
however is not always the case, and sometimes you may experience
to blitz a mission that has a different ML than the QL of the
item reward. The rule of thumb is that the QL of an item reward
can vary with +/- 10. This means that it is possible to blitz a
QL 80 or a QL 100 item from a level 90 mission provided that you
find such a mission. In the vast majority then the ML will
coincide with the QL of the item reward.
- Item reward QL = This is just like normal QL of any other
items.
Once inside Anarchy Online it is time to do some
further research. As mentioned on the previous page we are searching
for a QL 90 nano crystal called "Instinctive Control" and the player
that is going to blitz for the nano is a level 75 character.
Fact is that no ML is available to everybody. Any
given level character has only access to a specific range of
different MLs within the ML spectrum. The task is to find out if a
level 75 character has access to pull a level 90 mission, because
level 90 missions are most likely to carry a QL 90 item reward.
In other words: We need to ask a bot!
A "bot" is a chat robot that simulates that you talk
to a player. You communicate with bots by issuing commands to them
and depending on the command they will return an information output
to you.
If you are a member of a guild and your guild hosts a
bot then chances are that the following commands can be issued to
that bot.
If you are not a member of any guild then don't despair yet...
Assistance is still only 1 command away.
Inside Anarchy Online there is a publicly available
player operated bot called Helpbot.
(player operated = no support from an ARK. Please note that every bot
is player operated since bots are not an official Anarchy Online game
feature but a third party value added by the players themselves just
like Clicksaver)
To issue a command to Helpbot simply send it a
/tell.
First I would like some information related to being a level 75
character:
/tell helpbot level 75
- Every team member in a level 75 character's team needs to be
between level 55 & 104 in order for the level 75 character to
get any XP.
- A level 75 character is able to engage in a PvP fight against
any other character between levels 60 & 94
- A level 75 character needs 443300 XP in order to level up to
76.
- Available MLs at a mission terminal: 134, 112, 97,
90, 82, 75, 67, 63, 60, 56 & 52
You could also search the other way around. Since we
know that we are blitzing for a QL 90 nano crystal we would like to
know if that nano crystal is within the ML range of a level 75
character since there is a close relationship between ML and QL on
the item reward.
/tell helpbot mission
90
-
A level 90 mission is available to players with the following
levels: 60, 75, 82, 90, 100, 101, 106, 107, 113,
120, 121 & 129
So, basically what we have verified now is that a QL
90 nano crystal can be blitzed by a level 75 character and I have
shown you two different ways to verify that information.
On a side note it is worth mentioning that Helpbot
can help you in other situations as well. If you want to know how you
should issue the:
/tell helpbot help
...and read more about the different commands.
If you are a member of a guild I recommend that you
always use your guild bot and not Helpbot for 2 obvious reasons:
- Minimizing the stress load on Helpbot.
- Helpbot only provides you with a very limited set of commands
in comparison to the average guild bot. You are better served by
getting acquainted with your guild bot in the first place, since
it can serve you in ways that Helpbot can not.
Note: This is as far as I will go into the world of bots. The
de-facto official website to visit for information on Anarchy Online
chat bots (especially for guild bot administrators) is over at HackersQuest's AO forum.
