seals?

[~Mobius~]

i check some US sites etc and i keep hearing about seals....what is it ?

it mentions it here to

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1369576081


any idea?

 

[old.chesnor]

Seals are dropped in Darkness Falls instead of normal item drops (as it is a cross realm dungeon). You then take your seals to merchants where you exchange for items.

Different level mobs drop different seals, the better the seal, the better the item you exchange it for.

 

[~Mobius~]

wow sounds cool

thanks alot for clearing that up

 

[Flimgoblin]

I think all this seal-abuse is just disgusting!

To think an online MMORPG would condone such a practice!


Bah I just don't have the heart in me to do some pointless trolling

Thankfully DF seals are nothing like these:

http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/gallery/seal-front.2.jpg

 

[Alrindel]

Here's the long version from the patch notes, just for interest's sake.

The Political Situation in Darkness Falls

The demons residing within Darkness Falls adhere to a strict structural hierarchy that is based on the power of the demon. The most powerful of the demons have titles and underlings who serve them. Of all the demons in the Darkness Falls, no group is physically weaker or smaller than the Picullus Imps. Because they are so small and weak, the larger, nastier demons take pleasure in harassing them or make them do menial labor. Like small fish that live in the sea, the Picullus Imps have learned to survive by gathering together around their siblings and relatives and hiding out as far away from the big demons as they can.

While they may be small and weak, the Picullus have learned to use their small size to their advantage, perfecting the art of sneaking and infiltrating. Since they are unable to fight back against the large demons physically, they have found other ways to extract their revenge…by stealing away anything and everything they can from the big demons. Fortunately for them, the demons never even think that the imps are clever enough (or brave enough) to try something so foolish as to raid the demons’ hordes.

The imps never use anything that they steal, and unfortunately for them, the one thing that they covet above all else is something they cannot get on their own. Each demon possesses a seal, a center of focus that is a part of the demon. There are different types of seals, which are determined by the power of the demons. The seals are shiny, and the shinier they are, the more they are desired by the imps. The unfortunate part is that they can only be obtained upon the death of a demon, something the imps are incapable of doing.

Unlike most demons, the imps do not dislike humanity. In fact, they tend to like just about anyone who won’t hurt them. The Picullus Imps have learned to obtain that which they covet by offering up their stolen goods to those who would kill the greater demons and bring back their seals. The different types of seals carry different value in the eyes of the imps, and the imps will barter for them like money. So by accumulating a lot of seals, one could potentially acquire many items of value.

Darkness Falls Loot System

Darkness Falls uses a different set of rules for the acquisition of loot. The common denizens of this dungeon drop magic items but they are not the ones you usually see. There are various types of jewel-like seals that can be found. You will likely find more of them on the powerful demons and lords.

There are imps that want the seals. The stealthy imps have stolen a lot of treasure from the demons and will offer it in return for the different types of magical seals. The imps could not steal the items from the powerful demons in the dungeon, and will gladly trade you their items for your seals.

When trading, seals are deducted from your inventory as you barter with the imps. Different imps want different magic seals so check with all of them. When you speak with the imp he will tell you what type of magical seal he wants. Any items from that imp will require the correct type of seal. There is a value next to each item in the store window, which is its cost in seals.

Note: this method allows for very even loot distribution in groups, but keep in mind you cannot unstack items, so be careful when you decide to stack them.

And to give you some idea of the nice goodies you can buy with seals, here is the Hibernian DF item list (Albion and Midgard get different items): http://alan.org/TLR/Archive/df_loot_list.html

One note: a lot of the items on the list say they have AOE procs, which wouldn't be much fun in a battle where you managed to mezz a group of enemies, and then whacked one and broke mezz on the entire group. I have since read that although the items show AOE procs, they are in fact single targeted procs, so no worries.