Challenging Pianus Boss

[Fiel]

Backstory
In the extreme loneliness of Right Pianus, it is said to cast a reflection on the other side of the wall to create Left Pianus - a weaker form of itself. The Right Pianus, in the most extreme depression, summons the Soul of Pianus to the Maple World with its dying breath.

How to get to the boss:
Kill Right Pianus while Left Pianus exists. A portal appears where right Pianus is after killing him.

What the boss looks like:
A simple Pianus recolor would be fine - make it more purple in hue.

Soul of Pianus
Level: 125
HP: 166,000,000
MP: 30,000
EXP: 3,600,000
Physical Attack: 890
Physical Defense: 1350
Magic Attack: 850
Magic Defense: 0
Elements: Weak to Fire
Skills: Weakness, Seal, "Reverse Directions" curse (forgot the name), Super KB with Beam attack, Summons 15x Goby, Summons 20x Goby, Summons 10x Goby
Boss Type
Aggressive

Map:
"Swimming" type map
Upper Spikes cause 1500 damage
Lower Spikes cause 750 damage
Boxed in portal area is an area safe from Soul of Pianus's attacks (but not necessarily the summons)
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2769/sop.png

[Rob]

That could actually make sense, and to enter the portal the Pianus Statue is required. Make it profitable?

[Jon]

I really like the room layout. The idea of a swim-enabled map to fight a stationary boss would be a cool, new experience (for versions without Neo Tokyo, anyway).

[kingdj333]

Are you serious?

[Beaner]

so ranged can just stay at the bottom and take 750 dmg every sec instead of beams and stuff. sounds easy.

[z0mgc00k13]

and would it be worth it to get the drops when they fall onto the spikes?

[kingdj333]

Yeah, a liitle more info. XD

[IllegallySane]

Did anyone else for some unexplained reason think of Bubble Man or Burst Man when looking at the layout?

[z0mgc00k13]

Did anyone else for some unexplained reason think of Bubble Man or Burst Man when looking at the layout?

no i just imagine the spikes from both sides coming to the center really fast to crush the maplers :D

[Rob]

Did anyone else for some unexplained reason think of Bubble Man or Burst Man when looking at the layout?

First thing that came to my mind was I Wanna Be The Guy.

[USMC]

I have had the same idea (major boss in a swim map) : )

And the left pianus being right pianus' reflection is just so creative :heart:

[psychopat]

so ranged can just stay at the bottom and take 750 dmg every sec instead of beams and stuff. sounds easy.

I was assuming that the room is too big vertically to hit him while standing in the spikes...

[sky54264]

How to get to the boss:
Kill Right Pianus while Left Pianus exists. A portal appears where right Pianus is after killing him.

This thing is gonna be harder to get into than HT in Scania.

[KajitiSouls]

HP: 166,000,000

That is stupid compared to the rest of its stats -_-;

We don't need to have another rock to kill, and one that doesn't 1/1 often at that, if at all (attacks weren't specified).

I'm wondering why you replaced spawns with Gobies instead of floating Bloody Booms. It would be interesting, at the least.

[Dusk]

166m doesn't really qualify for "rock" status - a party of 6 can easily down that in 5-10 minutes.

[Mark]

Skills:"Reverse Directions" curse

Goddammit. That's one of the WORST new skills Nexon ever gave to bosses. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.

[LeJoueur]

And the left pianus being right pianus' reflection is just so creative :heart:

that's supposed to be the story in MS...

[y0y0y0y0shi0]

Goddammit. That's one of the WORST new skills Nexon ever gave to bosses. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it.

YES.
SO ANNOYING.
In ARPQ it was fine...but now it's like....SFJDISOFJSOIDFJSOSIJFSID

[Typhoon]

I was assuming that the room is too big vertically to hit him while standing in the spikes...

pianus would be rested on the ground o_O unless he's floating in the middle of the map

[Rob]

pianus would be rested on the ground o_O unless he's floating in the middle of the map

It's a f'ucking fish, why wouldn't it float?

[Beaner]

pianus would be rested on the ground o_O unless he's floating in the middle of the map

even so, projectiles bend, a lot.

[Typhoon]

It's a f'ucking fish, why wouldn't it float?

ohh i dont know...

http://global.hidden-street.net/monsters/images/monsters167.png

[Beaner]

the fish is stuck in the cave so he cant get out.

we doing it a favor by killing it and setting his soul free.

[Jon]

Maybe something like this?
http://i31.tinypic.com/2ihs8pt.jpg

EDIT: Or maybe like this, to be able to actually get the drops?
http://i31.tinypic.com/2najzwg.jpg

[Saar331]

Why not mad and dark pianus ;O
like make it a pirana big fish with horns around it

[kingdj333]

Or someone could just try this out?

[Dual]

EDIT: Or maybe like this, to be able to actually get the drops?
http://i31.tinypic.com/2najzwg.jpg
Just make the map smaller so pianus is floating just BARELY above range of hitting him while standing on the spikes.



How to get to the boss:
Kill Right Pianus while Left Pianus exists. A portal appears where right Pianus is after killing him.
HARD AS pineapple. All I gotta say.

HP: 166,000,000
Moar HP pl0x.

Elements: Weak to Fire
Make it weak to something else. It should be like, Holy Weak, considering its a freakin ghost.
Skills: "Reverse Directions" curse (forgot the name), Super KB with Beam attack
How the hell does Super KB work in water? Do you float across the map really fast or something? And wouldn't Rev.Dir. mean you have to hold down just to go up in the water? That's just cruel.


Comments in green. Love the idea Fiel. Need a few tweaks, but its honestly a very fresh idea. And TY for getting rid of the stupid Blood Booms. They're the only reason I never hunt Pianus. :goggle:

[Fiel]

I had thought about using a platform for the pianus, but I didn't want this to be a warrior thing where people could just huddle on the platform behind the Pianus and attack it to avoid Pianus' beam and spikes. That's really not challenging.

And yes, Reverse Directions curse is a bit cruel, but that increases challenge especially in this map when classes have to be concerned about the spikes. Just be happy I didn't give this Pianus Dispel. Also, "Weakness" makes this battle a tad harder - especially when you're going to be falling on the lower spikes and you might have gobies flying everywhere.

[Takebacker]

I demand pianus' room be sealed off and accessable once a day in addition to this idea, because finding 2 pianus' is hard as f'uck.

[Typhoon]

I had thought about using a platform for the pianus, but I didn't want this to be a warrior thing where people could just huddle on the platform behind the Pianus and attack it to avoid Pianus' beam and spikes. That's really not challenging.

And yes, Reverse Directions curse is a bit cruel, but that increases challenge especially in this map when classes have to be concerned about the spikes. Just be happy I didn't give this Pianus Dispel. Also, "Weakness" makes this battle a tad harder - especially when you're going to be falling on the lower spikes and you might have gobies flying everywhere.

yes have him spawn gobies just like zak summons and ht summons :tongue:

[Holypie]

Give this boss sed that makes you spam jump. That would be evil.

[Chuey]

This idea sounds devilishly awesome. I would lovw to hear of this being implented in the future.

[Deviant]

The only problem with this is the way some skills are designed, they have to be on the ground for them, but i'd love for this to happen.

Wipes out almost my whole arsenal.

[z0mgc00k13]

The only problem with this is the way some skills are designed, they have to be on the ground for them, but i'd love for this to happen.

Wipes out almost my whole arsenal.

but cant you use it "mid air" in aqua?

[shouri]

You'd never fight this. What are the odds of actually finding ANY pianus? Ask yourselves that. Then try killing a right one, while no one KSs the left one... or your right one.

[USMC]

but cant you use it "mid air" in aqua?

Some skills still needs a ground even in aqua. For instance backspin blow. Not sure what other major attack need to be on ground only.


Edit: To people who say it's impossible to get in...please focus on the idea? It's not like we have this right now or will have this anytime soon =.=

[rayhovite]

Soul of Pianus: "You will regret creating me"
Fiel: "Why?"
Soul of Pianus: "I am too strong for you"
Fiel: "but i can extract data!"
Soul of Pianus: "That won't work here nub"
Fiel: " i have a strong paladin!"
Soul of Pianus: "Try me"
Fiel: *attacks and does 1 damage*
Soul of Pianus: "I'm not even trying yet! HAHAHAHAHA"
Fiel: *uses onyx apple, veins burst and attacks for 100,000 damage*
Soul of Pianus: nice try.....but it's over now.
Fiel: ?
Soul of Pianus:............................. BANKAI

[Takebacker]

but cant you use it "mid air" in aqua?

Some bucc skills, b-step, and some others require you to be on the ground to use it.