Progress Report

I have been playing CabalSea for about a week now and I am not too sure how I feel about the game. The graphics are definitely a turn-off for me, having been spoilt by games like RanOnline and Granada Espada. Then again, I have survived games like Last Chaos and JX2, so game play must make up for the lack of GFX.

Here are some comparisons for reference:

The good:

1. A lot of skills to play with. Points can be added and subtracted without having to reset skill points. Simply pay for removing skill points or the skill itself.
   
2. No need for grinding, at least for the first 40 levels. Just do all the quests given by the NPCs and they are more than enough to level you from 1-3x.
3. Own pace, own target. Quests are solo tasks, for now. You will be too busy doing quests to really grind.
4. Skills animations are good.
5. No reliance on a single class. It can be liberating not having to rely on priest/healers for support.
   

The bad:

1. Only 3 towns (Bloody Ice, Desert Scream and Green Despair) with really small maps. Gets a little claustrophobic at time, even with 2 servers and 30 odd channels.
2. The quests that request for one special monster. Even with so many channels, ks-ing are common when everyone is around the same level and there is only ONE monster.
3. The never-ending quests that seems to call for you to kill the same type of monsters. Need a bit of variety. But it is highly unlikely due to the size of the maps.
4. Lousy graphic. It can a bit of a turn off, especially in dungeons and NPCs' rooms. You can't zoom out and it can get irritating.
   
5. 6 characters sharing 3 set of amours. The armours do not differ much with each upgrade, just slight change in design and colors. Cabal need more hardworking designers. Haha.
   

Diary of a Force Archer

Listed below are the current skills that I am using for my Force Archer (@ level 33). I like critical and explosion shots a lot. Knock backs are good for ranged character and Dash allows me to put a little distance in between the dangerous red ones =).

Sword Skills (Novice):
Dash - Increase one's movement speed for a short period of time.

Magic Skills (Novice, Apprentice and Regular):
Regeneration - Enables its user to naturally restore the HP even when in battle.
Critical shot - A basic long ranged magic spell that uses one's force.
Precision - Increase the caster's attack rank.
Repulsive Armor - Increase the caster's defense rank.
Aqua Blast - A basic magic spell that uses the force of the water.
Wind Blast - Summon a spirit of the wind to attack a target.
Lightning Blast - Summon a spirit of lightning to attack a target.
Explosion shot - Shoot one's concentrated energy to a target, causing an explosion.

Upgrade Skills:
Mana Mastery - Increase the amount of one's max Mana through spiritual meditation.

Special Skills:
Astral Bow - Visualize a magic bow using one's force.
Combo Start - A combo battle mode that enables its user to repeatedly hit opponent.
Battle Aura - Visualize an aura using one's spiritual force.
Multi Shooter - Enables its user to attack many targets at once.