Advancement Test Hall/Act 4: Rising Action

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Description

Use Rising Action to deal as much damage to monsters as you can within the time limit. A higher score will result from using this skill to make ranged attacks on surrounding enemies. As the test rank increases, stronger monsters will appear and you will need a higher score to pass the test.

Equipment

• Advancement Outfit
• Engraved Control Bar

Points

• 80 Points: Attack 4 or more enemies with Rising Action
  • +120 Points: Attack 6 or more enemies with Rising Action
• -1000 Points: A Marionette dies
• -2000 Points: The Player Character dies

Test Spawn Patterns

• Dan 1
• Dan 2
• Dan 3

Waves

• Wave 1: 8 Goblin Hunters
• Wave 2: 8 Goblin Hunter Archers
• Waves repeating

Waves

• Wave 1: 8 Goblin Hunters
• Wave 2: 8 Goblin Hunter Archers
• Waves repeating

Waves

• Wave 1: 8 Goblin Hunters
• Wave 2: 8 Goblin Hunter Archers
• Waves repeating

General Tips

• Your Puppetry and Close Combat ranks will carry over into the test, so having higher ranks would be useful.
  • The test is made easier by having a high rank in both Pierrot Marionette and Colossus Marionette as the two do not share a health bar.
    • Players have 20 Marionette 100 Potions and 20 Fine Marionette Repair Sets. While HP, MP, and Stamina potions drop from defeated enemies, Marionette supplies do not.
    • If a marionette falls unconscious, it will be automatically revived in 10 seconds. This timer will only start if the Marionette is out, and resets if unsummoned.
• There is a small highlighted circle that moves around the arena every time it's activated.
  • Having either a Marionette or the player character step into the circle will reset the player's Rising Action cooldown.
• Understanding Puppetry skills is vital to the success of the test.
  • Rising Action uses the player's location as the center of the attack, not the Marionette's.
  • Movement will move the Marionette while controlling them unless the player uses the Left Shift key or if the character and the marionette do not maintain a distance of approximately 3m.
  • Control Marionette can be used to leave the Marionette in the center of the room while the player picks off straggler Goblin Hunters.
  • Switching between Pierrot and Colossus will reposition your Marionette and drop aggro from it.
• The Goblin Hunter family of monster inflict poison; Marionettes are immune to it, while you are not.
• Points are not received for defeating enemies; players should make use of the fact that the Goblin enemies all spawn at the center to score points at the start of a wave and then freely take out any remaining stragglers.
  • Wire Pull is effective for clearing distant enemies.
  • Windmill is effective for clearing groups of enemies.
• Using Act 9: Invigorating Encore may be desirable for it's skill load reduction and increased puppet damage.
  • Players may wish to use Act 6: Crisis when possible to more quickly prepare Act 9.
  • Players should remember that the Pierrot and Colossus do not share a Spirit Gauge.
• Players can disable names and chat using Ctrl+N to improve visibility of enemy skills.