Recently, I have begun auditing the Journal in Mabinogi, to try to understand why over 50% of it seemed to be a giant mystery. I've nailed down most of it, I think (I suspect that most of it is just Nexon's error in calculating the points in the Battle Tab, but I'm not quite there yet), but one tab in particular caught my interest: The Exploration Tab.
After going through and adding in all 11 of the Seal Breaker Journal entries, it came up to 3,570 out of 3,870 points. That means exactly 300 points not accounted for, or the amount of a single Seal Breaker entry.
At first, I thought this might be a Journal entry that was added for content we never actually got; specifically, a Seal Stone on Nekojima Island, or somehow related to it.
To try to find more information, I turned to this forum and did a Search for 'Journal', only to find this post by Arjune.
In this screenshot, the maximum points for the Exploration tab were 3,570. I do not know when Arjune took that screenshot, but I assume it was taken for the purpose of making the thread that comment
originates from.
If that's true, then it follows that, sometime between December of 2017 and March of 2018, they slipped 300 more Exploration Journal Points into the Journal.
I see two possible explanations for this.
1) We are going to get a new area soon, and it will have its own Seal Stone to break for an additional 300 Journal Points.
2) We are going to get an expansion on Exploration in general soon, and 1 or more Journal entries to go along with it.
What say you, forum? What do you think these 300 mystery points go to?
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That's true enough, though I imagine there would be repercussions.
For instance, unless they made the requirements very easy, it would disrupt Commerce greatly.
Of course, if they made them easy, they wouldn't have much meaning or satisfaction either, just another item on the checklist.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'm all about completionism too, but I can't see Nexon making a nuisance for most of the players just to satisfy a niche like us.
Basically, or to make an example in Commerce, trying to do a Limited Goods run and having to figure out which obscure title you have to wear to get through this week.
I mean, it'd be a novel thing at first, I'm sure, but after a few months, well... At least Maiz and Karu aren't literally blocking you from walking anywhere if you haven't found them.
I guess we have moon gates and all now, but the point still stands for when you can't use those, haha.
Holy... that's an excellent idea! We could have the first seal breaker title for the originals and then a subsequent seal breaker title and accomplishment for everyone else. Brilliant!
not really much of a mystery though the answers to it might actually come from these 2 words "Tory Ravine"
the in accessible area in Belvast and might be available during or after the next generation quests
since our last generation quest allowed us to access Avalon gate which looks like the pathway to Tory Ravine
so it wont be a surprise if the next generation quests would unlock it
so maybe this mystery wont be much of a mystery for long
(a little correction to your grammar"What can you say about it, forum? Where do you think these 300 mystery points go to?")
I like how you correct other people grammar while yours is not one of best as well (mine too lol)
or you know its just a place holder
That was the implication, yes; they added in an invisible Journal entry (or entries) until such time as they add the associated content.
Of course, it seems the long-running restrictions - placed by Admiral Own - have no rules against Tory Ravine's Fomors visiting Belvast.
I believe it used to a tourist hotspot, till a body washed up, which apparently had adverse effects on the environment.
To which I also lament the end of the Ascon-Videk Quest Chain, which concerns Videk fleeing to Belfast with his goods after marrying Ascon's sister I believe. I found the quest chain to be simply interesting, and like to see it continue, among other things to do with Belfast. In particular, I like a revamp of forest purification.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_lines