Empress

She isn't killable. Healed 10 times albeit no signs of her dying. The best part is that she healed while binded. Ugh. Dual Blade updates get here now!

For us the minions (First 5) have been fairly painless. But everything goes down hill when she turns us into pigs CONSTANTLY when we are killing to get to second round minions. Is there some way to get around this pig attack or at least alleviate the issues its causing?

Earn lvl 100 willpower for 20% perma status resist.

I'm not sure passive status resist works against pigging. Granted I've only been a few times so far, but it seems like if you're in the area of effect, you're going to be a pig no matter what. Or maybe my bishop has just been having the worst luck imaginable.

I've avoided the pig a few times on my db standing right next to her.
I'm pretty sure the pig counts as a status.

a question does empress drops the cape too? Because its overpriced imo

The capes are only from recipes, which is why they are overpriced. The Instructor bosses and their Spirit mobs drop the cape Recipes. The Recipe requires 200 Dream Fragments to craft. That's why they're so expensive.

I've avoided the pig a few times on my db standing right next to her.
I'm pretty sure the pig counts as a status.

Can we rule out the possibility that pigging is tied to an attack, and you're simply dodging the attack?

pig is a status effect not associated with an attack, you don't have to get hit with anything to be pigged.

so the only way to dodge it is being outside of her range, or your status resistance kicking in.

you can be blinking, and you'll still get pigged.

If it helps you any, when she does the red symbol animation, thats the pig status effect warning for you. You can't dodge it with any iframes or anything else either, so don't bother. It's either hit or miss, nothing else (if you have any status resist anyways, otherwise 100% chance of working on you).

adding to the above, it's a red symbol with chains crossing it in an "X" form, you can see it in the SP module for bosses, page 4 i believe.

"Pigging" -Made me laugh a bit. Gotta love when nouns become used as verbs.

So hackers in Khaini finally found a way to kill Empress and get drops off of her.

Incoming Empress weapons.

So hackers in Khaini finally found a way to kill Empress and get drops off of her.

Incoming Empress weapons.

The f'uck? Way to go, Nexon! Add a glitch that only hackers can get around, giving even more control over the game to them! Absolutely genius!

I remember when I used to play Maple, screenshots or videos were required as proof.

I remember when I used to play Maple, screenshots or videos were required as proof.

What would you like me to prove? Some understated 140 Wand that was Smega'd 20min ago?

What would you like me to prove? Some understated 140 Wand that was Smega'd 20min ago?

That isn't enough proof as someone could be hoarding and causing mass hysteria.
However..
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That isn't enough proof as someone could be hoarding and causing mass hysteria.

Yeah, unfortunately, asides from the hearsay of people being involved in the "kill" that's the only thing I can "provide proof" for

There are several people in my alliance selling clean empress weapons.
I took a look at a few of them, some are above average, and some are below average. And as far as I know, you could only get the average weapon from the box event a little while back.

The f'uck? Way to go, Nexon! Add a glitch that only hackers can get around, giving even more control over the game to them! Absolutely genius!

The Maplestory Cycle
Players buy NX and Meso
Players buy More meso from Chinese Meso Sellers
Players buy stuff from merchants/hackers
Merchants circulate meso in economy, gets back into hands of Meso Sellers
Players get Hacked
New Player Joins, repeat steps above

End Result, money moving to a different country

There are several people in my alliance selling clean empress weapons.
I took a look at a few of them, some are above average, and some are below average. And as far as I know, you could only get the average weapon from the box event a little while back.

Not true.. o.O My guildie's axe was 2 attack above average and [MENTION=1747]iAmFear[/MENTION]; 's weapons were 3-5 above.

Not true.. o.O My guildie's axe was 2 attack above average and [MENTION=1747]iAmFear[/MENTION]; 's weapons were 3-5 above.

Hmm... Thanks for letting me know.

Still the fact that so many clean empress weapons came out of nowhere at the same exact time is a little suspicious.