DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 Extreme Legends ORB AFFINITY FAQ By Jimbo 1 =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= Version 2.1 Added Secret of the Orbs item and effects. Also added more affinities with Secret of the Orbs item. Plus Orb effect in True Musous. Version 2.0 Edited some and added some more. |||| T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S |||| 1. DISCLAIMER 2. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 3. INTRO 4. ORBS Secret of the Orbs 4.1->Fire 4.2->Lightning 4.3->Vorpal 4.4->Ice 4.5->Poison 5. METHOD(S) OF OBTAINING ORBS 6. ORB AFFINITY BY LIST OF KINGDOMS 6.1->Shu 6.2->Wu 6.3->Wei 6.4->Other 7. KOEI CHOSENS 7.1->Shu 7.2->Wu 7.3->Wei 7.4->Other 8. Orb effect in True Musous 9. CREDITS/THANKS =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= 1. DISCLAIMER -------------- This is a FAQ for Dynasty Warriors 4 (PS2). This Guide is under copyright (c) 2003 to Jimbo 1. This guide may only be reproduced for personal private use only. Under no circumstances should this faq be altered, reproduced or posted on any other website without the author's consent. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders. List of Sites that I have authorized for the usage of this FAQ: Gamefaqs (JIMBO 1 PLEASE INSERT MORE!!!!!!!!!!! ) 2. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ------------------------------ Q: How do I get orbs? A: Chances are random but it helps to equip HEX MARK, SEVEN STAR SASH and playing on HARD DIFFICULTY and referring to Section 5:) Q: How do I get higher level orbs? A: Refer to first Question Q: What does (insert any) orb do? A: Section 4 explains this. Q: So any advice on getting orbs? A: Section 5 deals with this, please make your reference there. 3. INTRO --------- First off, this is a faq dealing with orb affinity. Since it's the game evolution from DW4, you can equip different orbs with different elementals. However some people are not suited to certain orbs as they are better suited to others. This FAQ will help you out in determining which. For example: Lu bu will be fire Since it is more effective than the other orbs. First I thought it would be lightning because that was his element in DW3 but since they changed, it doesn't work as well because in the C6, the lightning would shock the opponents making the other slashes useless or miss. Some characters go well with more than one. This is what I got so far, more to come. The orbs go up to level 4. You must find higher-level orbs. You cannot level them up with exp points. You can increase your chances of finding them by equipping Hex Mark saddle and the Seven Star Sash. This will not guarantee you finding orbs, but will increase your chances. 4. ORBS -------- What are orbs? Orbs are elemental items that you can find and equip to use. There are a total of 6. They are very rare and hard to find. The element takes affect when you use charge attacks (not all though) Secret of the Orbs ------------------ What this item does it that it increases the effect of the orb. It makes the orb a level higher. EX: Level 4 orb to Level 5. Level 3 to Level 4. Stage-Legend of Zhou Tai Method-Rescue all of Sun Quan's sub-generals Xu Sheng,Jiang Qin,Cheng Pu,and Han Dang). Eliminate all 6 strongholds. All before entering the castle and joining with Sun Quan. Precious Item Report South of the bottom left entry point. |4.1->Fire| ----------- Burns enemy while he/she is still airborne. Burn Effect quickly "burns out" after hitting the ground. Higher level = more damage |4.2->Lightning| ---------------- Shocks enemy for extra damage and knocking them and nearby enemies down Higher level = more damage |4.3->Vorpal| -------------- Chance for instant kill on regular troops and increased damage for generals. (Note: This has been toned down a lot from DW3. The instant kill may not always work in DW4) Higher level = Better percentage of instant kill + more damage on generals. |4.4->Ice| ----------- Freezes enemies for certain amount of time. It also lowers their defense while in duration of the freeze. Higher level = Better percentage for freezing effect |4.4->Blast| ------------ You can damage enemies while they are blocking when equipping with this orb, It gets weapon exp points when generals block. Higher level = Higher Block Damage |4.4->Poison | --------------- When opponent is purple (poisoned) they will stay like that for a certain amount of time. During that time, if you hit them, they'll lose more damage then usual. Higher level = More damage and longer duration of poison 5. METHOD(S) OF OBTAINING ORBS ------------------------------- Here's a good way to really increase your chances by KakarottoSonGoku. "Difficulty: Hard" Stage: Battle of Yi Ling Forces: Wu | | v 1. Ride Hex Mark to Ma Liang 2. Defeat Ma Liang and his Bodyguards 3. Defeat Liu Bei's Bodyguards 4. Attack Liu Bei until his Life Gauge is almost empty 5. Defeat Wang Ping's Bodyguards 6. Lure Wang Ping near Liu Bei 7. Defeat Wang Ping and he'll drop an item 8. Save the game before you pick up the item 9. Load the game, pick up the item, and defeat Liu Bei You can equip these items for better chances. +Hex Mark Harness +Level 4 Fire Orb +Level 20 Peacock Urn +Level 20 Tiger Amulet +Level 20 Tortoise Amulet +Level 20 Seven Star Sash +Wind Scroll Using those items will increase your chances. Thanks again to KakarottoSonGoku for letting me use this. 6. ORB AFFINITY BY LIST OF KINGDOMS ------------------------------------ |6.1->Shu| ---------- Pang Tong - Lightning/Ice Yue Ying - Ice/Lightning Zhang Fei - Lightning/Fire, Ice with Secret of the Orbs Jiang Wei - Lightning Liu Bei - Lightning/Fire Guan Yu - Lightning Ma Chao - Lightning/Fire Wei Yan - Lightning/Vorpal/Fire Zhuge Liang - Lightning/Poison/Ice/Vorpal/Fire Huang Zhong - Fire/Poison Zhao Yun - Fire/Lightning |6.2->Wu| --------- Sun Jian - Fire/Ice Lu Meng - Fire/Ice, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs Lu Xun - Fire/Vorpal Zhou Yu - Fire/Lightning, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs Taishi Ci - Lightning/Vorpal Da Qiao - Lightning/Vorpal Sun Ce - Fire/Lightning, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs Gan Ning - Lightning, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs Zhou Tai - Vorpal/Fire Xiao Qiao - Vorpal/Lightning Sun Quan - Fire/Ice Huang Gai - Fire Sun Shang Xiang - Fire/Ice |6.3->Wei| ----------- Cao Cao - Vorpal/Lightning Zhang He - Vorpal/Lightning Sima Yi - Poison/Lightning/Ice/Vorpal Zhen Ji - Poison/Lightning/Vorpal Xu Zhu - Lightning/Ice Dian Wei - Lightning, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs Zhang Liao - Lightning/Ice Xu Huang - Lightning/Ice, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs Xiahou Dun - Fire/Ice/Lightning Xiahou Yuan - Fire/Poison, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs Cao Ren - Fire/Lightning, Vorpal with Secret of the Orbs |6.4->Others | --------------- Zhang Jiao - Fire/Ice Lu Bu - Fire/Poison/Ice/Vorpal/Lightning with Secret of the Orbs Meng Huo - Fire/Ice/Lightning Yuan Shao - Fire/Lightning Zhu Rong - Fire/Lightning/Ice Diao Chan - Ice/Fire Dong Zhuo - Vorpal/Lightning Edit (Nu Wa) Raiper - Lightning Edit (Fu Xi) Great Sword - Vorpal 7. KOEI CHOSENS ---------------- In this section, the orbs will be listed to what Koei gave to the cpu characters. For example, the game gave Sun Jian Fire. You can tell what Koei gave them by watching what element comes out when the cpu character hits you. |7.1->Shu| ----------- Pang Tong - Ice Yue Ying - Ice Zhang Fei - Fire Jiang Wei - Lightning Liu Bei - Lightning Guan Yu - Lightning Ma Chao - Lightning Wei Yan - Lightning Zhuge Liang - Blast Zhao Yun - Fire Huang Zhong - Blast |7.2 ->Wu| ----------- Sun Jian - Fire Lu Meng - Fire Lu Xun - Fire Zhou Yu - Fire Taishi Ci - Lightning Da Qiao - Lightning Sun Ce - Lightning Gan Ning - Lightning Zhou Tai - Vorpal Xiao Qiao - Vorpal Sun Shang Xiang - Ice Huang Gai - Blast Sun Quan - Blast |7.3->Wei| ----------- Cao Cao - Vorpal Zhang He - Vorpal Sima Yi - Poison Zhen Ji - Poison Xu Zhu - Lightning Dian Wei - Lightning Zhang Liao - Lightning Xu Huang - Lightning Xiahou Dun - Fire Xiahou Yuan - Blast Cao Ren - Blast |7.4->Others| ----------- Zhang Jiao - Fire Lu Bu - Fire Meng Huo - Fire Yuan Shao - Fire Zhu Rong - Fire Diao Chan - Ice Dong Zhuo - Lightning 8. Orb effect in True Musous ----------------------------- This is when the attached orb takes affect in True Musous. It ONLY WORKS IN PROJECTILE OR STOMP MOVES!!! Meaning it only takes affect in Zhuge Liang's, Sima Yi's, Pang Tong's, Zhang Jiao's, Zhen Ji's, Meng Huo's, and Zhu Rong's. It also works for Lu Bu, Cao Ren, and Dong Zhuo but only THE LAST HIT. 9. CREDITS/THANKS ------------------ Credit and thanks to : Xurreall for helping me with this. SOLIDSNKE Xiahou Mao Ryoga8320 Duath misterasian Hiroyuki Sakai icddppz14 CursedAngel Race lNegativel hunghsun Mythril Wyrm jhermannitj For contributing. Thanks guys especially misterasian for gathering some info for me. Also KakarottoSonGoku for letting me use his "Revised Method for Obtaining All Level 20 Special Items and Level 4 Orbs" FAQ. Plus Xurreall for making this possible. Thanks man.