FFXI: Battles > Pankration
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&pre=01;&style=Tk15w_3;&li=ng01;Pankration&style;
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Pankration (pan-kra-tee-on) is an
ancient sport that pits fierce
beasts against one another in a
winner-takes-all melee.
The Pankration battlecages are
located in Al Zahbi, meaning that
only players who have installed the Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion pack can access this exciting new feature.&li;
&pre=01;&style=Tk15w_3;&li=ng01;Where is Pankration?&style;
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Pankration matches are held in one of four special battlecages located in an area of Whitegate known as the Pit. A Pankration official near the Pit entrance can instantly teleport adventurers to any of the cages for the low, low price of...nothing. &li;
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&pre=01;&style=Tk15w_3;&li=ng01;How Much is Pankration?&style;
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Pankration would be free...if the
word ‘free' meant ‘requiring
monetary funds.' Unfortunately,
that is not the case. Pankration
participation requires a special
type of currency known as
‘jettons.' Jettons can be earned by participating in matches or can be bought with Imperial currency.
Speak with Zandjarl near the Pit entrance for details.&li;
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&pre=01;&style=Tk15w_3;&li=ng01;Pankration Participation&style;
&li=no01;Finding a Monster
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Before you can participate in
Pankration, you'll need to find
a monster. Here are the steps:&li;&li;
&pre=01;&li= I. ;Purchase a Soultrapper and some blank soul plates from a Pit vendor.&li;
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&li= II. ;Equip the items in your Range and Ammo slots.&li;
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&li= III. ;Find a monster and "use" the Soultrapper on it.&li;
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&li= IV. ;Keep trying until you capture the monster's image on a soul plate.&li;
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&style=Ty14_2;&li= *;Some monsters' images cannot be recorded.&li;
&li= *;It is possible to capture the image of monsters claimed by other PCs.&li;
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&pre=01; &image=no02;Making a Soul Reflector
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&li= ;Now that you've found a monster, you'll need to prepare it for battle. Here's how it's done:&li;
&pre=01;&li= I. ;Trade a soul plate to the appropriate Pit official and confirm if it can be forged into a soul reflector.&li;
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&li= II. ;If it can, trade the plate with an ice crystal to the same official, and for a small jetton fee, he will present you with a new soul reflector.&li;
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&li= III.;Trade your soul reflector to the appropriate Pit official for inspection. If it passes a series of tests, it will be deemed an official soul reflector.&li;
&pre=01;&style=Ty14_2;&li= *;Access options such as monster status confirmation and name adjustment by trading a soul reflector to the soul-forging official.&li;
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&style=Ty14_2;&li= *;Some soul plates cannot be forged into soul reflectors. However, their data can be used to enhance existing soul reflectors. See below for more details.&li;
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&style=Ty14_2;&li= *;Once a soul plate image has been added to a soul reflector it cannot be returned to its original state.&li;
&pre=01; &image=no03;Entry
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&li= ;The Pit consists of four “battlecages” where Pankration matches are constantly being held. Once you have acquired an official soul reflector, take it to a registration officer to sign up for one of the following two types of battles:&li;
&pre=01; &style=Tk15w_3;Battle Format&style;
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&li= ;Pankration battles will follow either of the two formats described below. Players must make reservations with the attendant of the battle cage they wish to enter.
For example, players wishing to participate in tournament play must make a reservation with the attendant located near Battle Cage Diablo.&li;
&pre=01;&style=Tk15w_3;&size=16,15;&li=- ;Exhibition (Battlecages “Annihilation” “Bloodlust” “Carnage”)&style;&size;
&style=Tk14w_4;As long as there is an opening, players can enter their monsters in exhibition matches at any time they wish. However, there are no level restrictions in any of the three cages, and no records of winners or losers will be kept.
If players wish, they can have their monsters pit against those of their choice by forming a party with another monster's owner and both submitting their applications at the same time.&li;&style;
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&style=Tk15w_3;&size=16,15;&li=- ;Tournament (Battlecage “Diablo”)&style;&size;
Here, players can pit their monsters against the current cage champion. If it wins, it is declared the new champion and will continue to battle opponents until it is dethroned.&li;
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&pre=01; &image=no04;The Cage
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&li= ;When a player's match is about
to begin, he or she will be
paged. Once the battle begins,
the monsters will be released
into the battlecage. The monster
that reduces its opponent to 0
HP within the allotted match time (3 Earth minutes) is declared the victor. Matches can be viewed from the following two locations.&li;
&pre=01;&style=Tk15w_3;&size=16,16;&li=- ;The Command Platform&style;&size;
After being paged, participants can proceed to one of the cage officials to be transported to a platform where they will be able to give simple orders to their monsters via a system of speaking tubes.&li;
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&style=Tk15w_3;&size=16,16;&li=- ;The Viewing Stage&style;&size;
Adventurers whose monsters are not currently participating in a match can take in all the excitement of the other matches from an elevated stage in front of each battlecage.&li;
&pre=01; &image=no05;Confirming Results
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&li= ;Once a battle has ended, players must trade their official reflectors to a registration officer to confirm match results. Only after confirming match results will participants receive their rewards, and their monsters earn experience and skill points. DO NOT forget to complete this process as the results and rewards for each match will only be available for a period of 3 days (Earth Time), after which time they will be lost.
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&style=Ty13_2;&li=*;The maximum amount of EXP that can be earned in one confirmation is 2000 points. Adventurers with monsters competing in the tournament should confirm results regularly to avoid EXP loss.&li;&li;
&pre=01; &style=Tk15w_3;Draws&style;
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&li= ;If both monsters are still standing at the end of 3 minutes, the match will be declared a draw.
In this case, the experience point and jetton reward will be split evenly between the participants.
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&style=Ty14_2;&li=*;If a tournament match results in a draw, the current champion will continue into the next round.&li;&li;