Party (Atlantica)
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What is a Party?
A party is where two or three players 'team up' to fight against a common opponent. If the members of a party are close by then when one of the group is attacked or attacks a monster all members of that party will join the battle.
Party play can significantly increase your chances of survival and ensures that all mercenaries get an equal share of the experience at the end of a battle.
It is also possible to form a party with players who are not nearby; this is most commonly known as a Long Distance Party. Every battle participated in by any member of that party will be rewarded a fixed amount of experience based on level. Normally the lowest level mercenaries in each party member's formation will be awarded the most experience and a number of experience books will be awarded to all party members depending on the contribution each battle.
How to Create a Party
When a player you want to invite is nearby, Right-Click on them and then select Party from the menu.
If a player you want to invite is not near you then you can Whisper them and select Party from within the Whisper Window menu. (In the Chat Box type '/t [Name] [message]' to whisper someone).
You can also simply Right-Click on a persons name in the chat window and select the Party button.
There are many benefits to being in a party, but you can only have a maximum of 3 members in a party.
Acquiring Items
When you invite someone to join your party the default option set is 'Random'. The Party Leader may change this from the party window however to any of these three options.
- Individual: The character who searched the dead monster receives the items.
- Random: Randomly decides who will receive an item.
- Leader: All the items acquired will go to the Party Leader. If the Party Leader's Inventory is full then the next Party Member will receive the items.
Party Window
You can check the status of a party member, such as their Name, Level, and how much they have contributed to the party from the Party Window.
- Teleport: Transports you to a selected Party Member. (Requires a Teleportation License)
- Whisper: Sends a private message to the selected Party Member.
- Withdraw: Leave the party.
- Follow: Move to and then follow a selected party member.
- Form Squad: Transform the Party into a Squad, allowing up to 30 people to join in individual parties for Squad Dungeons.
- Set Party Leader: Changes the party leader to the selected Party Member.
- Change: Change loot settings. By default loot is set to Random, but can be changed to either Individual or Leader.
| Number of Party Members | Additional Exp. Points | Additional Book | Bonus Master Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Members | 50% | Small Experience Books or Regular Experience Book* | 3 Times More Likely to Receive Material Boxes |
| 3 Members | 100% |
- Note: Book type and amount received is dependent on the amount of experience gained during battle.
What is a Squad Party
A Squad Party is an enhanced party mode designed to host up to 30 players at a time and is divided into 10 teams of three. Despite this being the maximum most Squad Dungeons have their own individual limits on the amount of players who can enter.
The player who forms the Squad is appointed Commander.
To create a Squad you must first create a Party then in the party menu select Create a Squad and accept the prompt when available.
Squads Members have three different ranks each with different abilities. These ranks, denoted by color, consist of Commander (Gold), Assistant Commander (Yellow) and Squad Member (White) each having access to a number of abilities.
Squad Ranks
As mentioned previously, each squad is appointed a Commander, Assistant Commander and Squad member. These are the roles and responsibilities for each:
- Commander:
- A commander can Invite and Expel members from the squad. They can also appoint an Assistant Commander or even name a new Commander. Commanders can also organize the squad as needed by being able to move members between any of the 10 teams and is the only person who can dissolve the squad. They also have access to basic commands such as withdrawing from the squad and distributing gold.
- Assistant Commander:
- The assistant commander helps the commander by being able to invite and expel member from the squad. They also assist by being able to move members between any of the 10 teams and have access to basic commands such as withdrawing from the squad and distributing gold.
- Squad Member:
- Squad Members are only allowed basic commands, which are withdrawing from the guild and distributing gold.
Most of these abilities function in the same manner as a normal party. Invite allows the commanders to add new members to the squad while Expel allows them to remove people from it, although using the Withdraw option they can remove themselves.
If a Squad Commander withdraws from the squad then the first set Assistant Commander is promoted automatically. If there is no Assistant Commander then command goes to the longest serving Squad Member. If the squad ends up with only one person however it is immediately dissolved.
The Move Member ability used by the Commander and his Assistants isn't an actual button, but by clicking on the name of a member and then clicking an empty spot in one of the 10 parties. They can move that member to a different 'Party' within the squad or trade their place with another person. This allows squad members to party with others or freely fight on their own when inside dungeons.
Distribute Gold is used to send your own Gold to other squad members equally which will be delivered to their mailbox. A small 1% fee is also taken from your on hand gold to send the mail. Finally there is one more command available to everyone. On the Squad Interface is a button titled Check. This is used to check the Combat Readiness of everyone in the squad by generating a small notice for Squad Members to accept.