The God King Club

[Silversabeast]

i just received a PM asking about the minimum GK level allowed for GK club admittance...

Silver, i need some clarification here...is the minimum GK level 250-500? or is there no minimum GK level? For some reason I think it's 250, but I can't recall correctly...

I got the same PM I think...I believe it's 250, otherwise there are too many stat points.

[PedroCst]

Sorry for so many questions, but I want to make sure I actually get in this in the right way.
I've been seeing if I could put all the stat points so it was a GK 10:1 ratio - and I actually started to realize how difficult this is going to be, since the GK kills me with one strike.

Anyway, I bought the Rohan's Finn dual, but it has ice attack. I'm asking, what difference does it make, if my GK has rainbow defense? They have rainbow defense since lvl 250, right?

[=Silver=]

There are no limits to GK lvl. The smaller his lvl the more attack windows you will need to kill him. This is a hyperbolic function, see post #293 for analysis

[PedroCst]

There are no limits to GK lvl. The smaller his lvl the more attack windows you will need to kill him. This is a hyperbolic function, see post #293 for analysis

Thanks!
I'm going to prepare for that. It looks really difficult. And, as with a 10:1 ratio I'm dead with one hit, I'm going to move the health points into attack. This is going to take a while...

[=Silver=]

Feel free to ask questions if you need help.
I recommend you to make a training slot and train, especially parrying magic. Don't forget: vertical for center attacks, horizontal - for side attacks.

Good luck

[NiiLoC]

Thanks!
I'm going to prepare for that. It looks really difficult. And, as with a 10:1 ratio I'm dead with one hit, I'm going to move the health points into attack. This is going to take a while...

starting off with a GKR10 will be extremely difficult, pedro

good luck!

[PedroCst]

starting off with a GKR10 will be extremely difficult, pedro

good luck!

Thanks guys!
I just don't see how I can do it. I backed up my data and put it into health but I died anyway. Just trying to learn the combos from myself - I prefer to actually learn them by my own experience - and see how this is going.

[Warlocklord]

I didn't know where to ask this, but I was wondering is it feasible for a complete IB noob (myself) to make it to a club like this and how long would it take? Or is this something completely out of reach?

[tristantzara]

I didn't know where to ask this, but I was wondering is it feasible for a complete IB noob (myself) to make it to a club like this and how long would it take? Or is this something completely out of reach?

It's not out of anyone's reach with a little practice ... Just get to the god king, see his level, and adjust your equipment and stat points (respec without spending all your points) accordingly to achieve a 5:1 god king level to stat point ratio. Be sure to read the rules (1st post) and there are some great strategy suggestions outlined in this thread.

Edit: also, don't get discouraged if you die a lot

[PedroCst]

It's not out of anyone's reach with a little practice ... Just get to the god king, see his level, and adjust your equipment and stat points (respec without spending all your points) accordingly to achieve a 5:1 god king level to stat point ratio. Be sure to read the rules (1st post) and there are some great strategy suggestions outlined in this thread.

Edit: also, don't get discouraged if you die a lot

I'm currently trying to do it, and I recommend you to do the following: put your 5:1 ratio, and then quit the game. Use iFunBox (no JB needed) or another program and back up your data. Open the game again and put ALL the remaining stat points in healt. You're good to go.

[=Silver=]

I didn't know where to ask this, but I was wondering is it feasible for a complete IB noob (myself) to make it to a club like this and how long would it take? Or is this something completely out of reach?

Welcome, Worlocklord
GK Club is a skill club and it unites the world greatest IB players. Yes, this means that you can start testing your skills immediately, without waiting for many rebirths or NGs. But you must have these skills first
As tristanzara said, one of these skills is persistence, you'll need it a lot to develop your other skills

Good luck to you!
See best threads for useful knowledge, you may need

[PedroCst]

Well, I've been practicing for a few days and I'd like to hear your opinion.
The number of times I get hit is eventually decreasing. According to my maths I was hit 22 times the last time I played. And this is in around 20-24 minutes. This still doesn't sound as an okay value to me, but it's getting better anyway =)

[NiiLoC]

Well, I've been practicing for a few days and I'd like to hear your opinion.
The number of times I get hit is eventually decreasing. According to my maths I was hit 22 times the last time I played. And this is in around 20-24 minutes. This still doesn't sound as an okay value to me, but it's getting better anyway =)

see if there is a pattern regarding WHEN/WHY you get hit...is it bc of a specific combo or step back? is it after dodging too many attacks? is it during magic attacks? etc...

after you pinpoint your largest area of weakness, make improvements there

[PedroCst]

see if there is a pattern regarding WHEN/WHY you get hit...is it bc of a specific combo or step back? is it after dodging too many attacks? is it during magic attacks? etc...

after you pinpoint your largest area of weakness, make improvements there

Yup. The problem is, I get hit pretty much everywhere :P
Sometimes I don't parry the magic, either because of a bug - and the game register as scratch - or because I don't actually parry it. I pure cracked one of the GK's combos already, but there's another one I need to crack as well. Although I never get hit when the GK uses his shield twice

[gr00veh0lmes]

Last few times I've faced the GK, I've pure cracked him. I am NOT at a 5:1 ratio, and won't be trying til I get to 2K, but it does show it can be done. Keep at it, you'll get there.

[=Silver=]

1. Keep trying. Skills are slow to train. Don't try to make a big progress overnight. Step by step. Your spine brain needs time, breaks and a good sleep.
2. Don't force all the trainings to be made out of exam trials (GKR5).

[PedroCst]

1. Keep trying. Skills are slow to train. Don't try to make a big progress overnight. Step by step. Your spine brain needs time, breaks and a good sleep.
2. Don't force all the trainings to be made out of exam trials (GKR5).

So perhaps it would be good to train in my OG account as well... The most difficult one to crack is the 360 move, as I can't parry the last attack :\ BTW, I'm a guitar player, so I'm quite used to quick and precise moves

About the training itself, in 3 gameplays or so I reduced the nr. of hits by 7 (15 times). And most of them were in the first part of the duel. This is a really tough challenge, but it's really cool to try the maximum level of Infinity Blade.

And, =Silver=, I'm playing at GKR10, not 5.

[Silversabeast]

What I'm doing for training ATM is going through NG's with no points in health. I like this way of doing it.

[PedroCst]

What I'm doing for training ATM is going through NG's with no points in health. I like this way of doing it.

It's one good way to train. Don't forget, however, that you need to know the GK's combos, practice the magic a lot - 50% or more of the battle will be in magic attacks - and, the GK is really difficult to pure crack, specially the 360 attacks. Although you will find quick titans, you won't find the mist of speed and difficulty you find in the GK.

[Silversabeast]

It's one good way to train. Don't forget, however, that you need to know the GK's combos, practice the magic a lot - 50% or more of the battle will be in magic attacks - and, the GK is really difficult to pure crack, specially the 360 attacks. Although you will find quick titans, you won't find the mist of speed and difficulty you find in the GK.

Yep. Also when I come to the end of an NG, I slap all points into health and practice the GK combos.

[PedroCst]

Yep. Also when I come to the end of an NG, I slap all points into health and practice the GK combos.

Cool! How many times have you been hit - and I mean the lowest value
In my 20-24 minute gameplay my record is eleven times, so I think this is starting to get closer

Also, I was a real fool and spent about $400k till I got the combination I wanted (Thark Armor, Maximus, Sinkhood, Shadow, any ring w/o SP). Don't add any points, giving you a total of 95 SP

[NiiLoC]

Cool! How many times have you been hit - and I mean the lowest value
In my 20-24 minute gameplay my record is eleven times, so I think this is starting to get closer

Also, I was a real fool and spent about $400k till I got the combination I wanted (Thark Armor, Maximus, Sinkhood, Shadow, any ring w/o SP). Don't add any points, giving you a total of 95 SP

playing against a GKR10 with all of your points put into health will help you learn his attack chains and step backs, but you will need training on the 2nd and 3rd stages of the fight later

[PedroCst]

playing against a GKR10 with all of your points put into health will help you learn his attack chains and step backs, but you will need training on the 2nd and 3rd stages of the fight later

2nd and 3rd stages?

[NiiLoC]

2nd and 3rd stages?

yep...you know, after you take off ~33% of GK's health the camera angle changes...this is the 2nd stage of the fight...

the third stage has a different camera angle and takes place at the bottom of the steps...

different stages sometimes have different attack combos...

[PedroCst]

yep...you know, after you take off ~33% of GK's health the camera angle changes...this is the 2nd stage of the fight...

the third stage has a different camera angle and takes place at the bottom of the steps...

different stages sometimes have different attack combos...

Not here. The only difference is, on the 3rd stage the GK performs another attack after magic.
Now I have a new problem to face, which is called lag -.- I'm playing on an iPhone 4. And yes, I closed all the apps and turned Airplane mode on.

[=Silver=]

Turning off sound fx may help

[PedroCst]

Turning off sound fx may help

And putting a music behind does as well
I had forgotten that, thanks mate

[PedroCst]

Just one more thing: does it make a difference if I play the battle in v1.2 or v1.1.1 instead? I just hate magic -.-

[=Silver=]

It doesn't matter
You may go even to IB1

[PedroCst]

It doesn't matter
You may go even to IB1

Thanks mate!
I'll need to learn the stepbacks all over again, but just not to face those stupid magic attacks is so good...

[=Silver=]

Where does this "re-learning" need come from?
They were abs the same before magic

[PedroCst]

Where does this "re-learning" need come from?
They were abs the same before magic

In v1.2 about half of the battle is in magic, and it's just boring. Here I need to learn some stepbacks, because there is no magic. Last time in 1.2 I was hit 7 times and here I'm hit far more often, but the gameplay is just so more enjoyable for my taste...

[=Silver=]

Got it, maybe you call more combos as "stepback".

Actually, there are only limited number of combos called stepbacks.

GK has just three definite stepbacks (they are all described in Dual Guide). Stepbacks maybe performed only 3 times per fight phase (don't know why, unlike IB1), it's an integrated whole and a hard set of attack moves, if you interrupt one of these moves (e.g. parry any move) it interrupts the whole set.

[PedroCst]

Got it, maybe you call more combos as "stepback".

Actually, there are only limited number of combos called stepbacks.

GK has just three definite stepbacks (they are all described in Dual Guide). Stepbacks maybe performed only 3 times per fight phase (don't know why, unlike IB1), it's an integrated whole and a hard set of attack moves, if you interrupt one of these moves (e.g. parry any move) it interrupts the whole set.

Yup I know what I'm talking about. I guess I just didn't know the names :x
The 360 stepback is almost impossible for me, so I use Super or Magic to break it. The best I did so far was 5 times hit with no damage on first battle phase.

EDIT: This is great! If I wasn't on GKR10 I was pretty much ready to enter the club.

[=Silver=]

Go on trying!

[PedroCst]

Great, now I can't restore my NG account -,-
All files are here, but lost all the progress so far :'(

[PedroCst]

Restoring my NG+ game!
The iCloud just messed up my phone. Luckily I was able to use another one - w/o iCloud BTW. It worked there.

Now I'm putting the files in order so I can play again! I'm installing v1.1 already and training for the GK Club.
Thanks for everyone who got through this with me

[=Silver=]

Good news, Pedro
Go kick his ass!

[Silversabeast]

Alright. Today I saw that I am at GK 5,550 right now, the same one NiiLoc won on.

I have 1110 stats to allocate. I counted all points, even dodge points on thank armor. But Titan break gem +2 doesn't count for stats right?

Then I tried it out on a normal Titan. I realize that the GK combos are much harder than this, and he has much more health, but this club seems a lot more in reach now...

[NiiLoC]

Alright. Today I saw that I am at GK 5,550 right now, the same one NiiLoc won on.

I have 1110 stats to allocate. I counted all points, even dodge points on thank armor. But Titan break gem +2 doesn't count for stats right?

Then I tried it out on a normal Titan. I realize that the GK combos are much harder than this, and he has much more health, but this club seems a lot more in reach now...

dodge stats don't count, SAB and no, the TB+2 don't count as stat points either. The 1110 stat points to allocate are only for health points, attack, magic, and shield...Watch the beginning of my GKR 5 video and pause it on my character slot...this might give you a better idea for allocation...Take those thark dodge points and allocate them to attack!

glad to hear you are back in the GK hunt! go wreck that guy and score GK club ID #9! That would be pretty cool if you defeated the same GK level as I to get into the club