Mar 19, 2010

Posted by Paul Humphreys in Furoma, Locations | 0 Comments

Pinnacle Chamber

The stairs that lead to the third and final floor of the Pagoda are behind a thick, opulent set of double doors and are extremely well guarded. The grand chamber of this floor is where the Masters of the Dojo reside, occasionally seen peering over the landscape they wish to enslave. Any hunter wishing to challenge these powerful mice will require an unstable and rare cheese.

This article is currently out of date with the release of Longtail, we are adding the latest information as we find it.

Index

Overview
Cheese and Mice
Setup Options
Goals
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Overview

The Pinnacle Chamber is the final location in the Furoma region and is home to the two most powerful mice found here (as well as one of the weakest).
Hunters will want to have their best Tactical trap armed and use either Rumble cheese to attract the Master of the Dojo and collect his Onyx Stones, or Onyx Gorgonzola cheese and face off against the Dojo Sensei mouse.
For those hunters wishing to craft the Ambush trap, but without the blueprints, regular cheese such as Swiss can be used here to attract a Hapless mouse that may be carrying them.

Requirements

To hunt in the Dojo a Hunter must have:
    A Hunter’s Title of at least Grandmaster.
    Furoma Map Stitch, obtained from the Cartographer in the Bazaar.
And it is recommended that a Hunter should have:
    At least an Ambush or stronger Tactical trap.
    Rumble or Onyx Gorgonzola Cheese.

Hunting Tips by Larry

Larry Oh, I do not envy you now, MouseHunter! You are in the great Pinnacle Chamber where the powerful Master of the Dojo resides!

So powerful is the Master of the Dojo that no bait other than that of Rumble cheese can tempt them. Rumble cheese vibrates and shakes as arcs of electricity shoot outwards from its center. The Master of the Dojo is drawn to its power, making it perfect to use as bait when hunting here.

Along with the Master of the Dojo are their lowly servants, the Hapless mice. Although incredibly weakened by years of oppression, whispers of revolt are sometimes heard between them. Perhaps hunting these Hapless mice will reveal a weakness of the Master of the Dojo…

New Mice

The Pinnacle Chamber contains two new mice, the Master of the Dojo and the Dojo Sensei.
These are two of the toughest Tactical mice in the game, and can be very difficult to catch.
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Cheese and Mice

Here we give an overview of the mice that can be encountered in this location, and how often you can expect to see them using various cheese.

The Mice of the Pinnacle Chamber

Here is a breakdown of the various mice that can be found in the location, and what loot they might drop:

Mouse	Power Type	Loot
Dojo Sensei	Tactical	Master’s Seal Onyx Mallet Blueprints Onyx Stone Satchel of Gold worth 5,000 gold Satchel of Gold worth 10,000 gold Satchel of Gold worth 15,000 gold Satchel of Gold worth 20,000 gold
Hapless	Tactical	Ambush Trap Blueprints
Master of the Dojo	Tactical	Onyx Stone

Mice Populations

Here is a breakdown of the populations of mice in the location based upon cheese used (these results come from our survey), the values given are a percentage of all attractions, and how many of these mice you are likely to attract in 100 hunts using base attraction:


	Mouse	Onyx Gorgonzola	Radioactive Blue	Rumble
	Dojo Sensei	100.00% (94.75)
	Hapless		100.00% (0.51)	0.01% (0.01)
	Master of the Dojo			99.99% (96.28)

Hunts Submitted		4,148	1,508	8,534
Base Attraction Rate		94.75%	0.51%	96.29%

Rumble cheese is the only cheese to use for the Master of the Dojo.
Onyx Gorgonzola cheese is the only cheese to use for the Dojo Sensei.
Regular cheese can be used to attract the Hapless mouse, but even Super Brie has a very low attraction rate against it.
You may be wondering why Radioactive Blue is included… Well this is actually one of the more popular places to stale it if you need Radioactive Sludge due to the very low attraction rate.
Radioactive Sludge can be used for either crafting some better Tactical traps, or creating Limelight cheese.

Setup Options

Here we present you with a selection of results from our survey to give you an idea of how well the various setups work, and what sort of results you may expect to see when using them. Please remember, if you do not see the setup you are interested in here, it is because we do not currently have enough hunts submitted with that setup. Please submit your hunts to our survey, and encourage others to do so too.

Here’s a quick overview of how the different power types perform overall:

Power Type		Performance	Comments
	Arcane		Useless against all mice
	Draconic		Useless against all mice
	Forgotten		Useless against all mice
	Hydro	No Stars	Normal against all mice
	Parental	No Stars	Normal against all mice
	Physical	No Stars	Normal against most mice, Useless against Master of the Dojo mice
	Shadow		Useless against all mice
	Tactical		Very Effective against all mice

Normal Setup Options

We currently do not have enough results for normal setups.

Limited Edition Setup Options

Here is a selection of setups with traps and bases that were only available in the game for a limited time.

Onyx Gorgonzola

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
2010 Blastoff Trap	Magma Base	Yes	95.76%	11.48%	2,795.57	3,264.78	1,273	1,273
Horrific Venus Mouse Trap	Magma Base	Yes	95.38%	10.25%	2,447.18	2,793.52	1,315	1,320

Rumble

Weapon	Base	Shield?	Attraction Rate	Catch Rate	Points per Hunt	Gold per Hunt	Cheese Used	Sample Size (Hunts)
2010 Blastoff Trap	Magma Base	Yes	96.35%	35.37%	5,015.79	8,984.39	3,422	3,424
Horrific Venus Mouse Trap	Magma Base	Yes	97.07%	32.29%	4,596.62	8,232.56	2,424	2,425

Goals

Here is a selection of Goals that a hunter may like to achieve:

Catch the Master of the Dojo Mouse

The Master of the Dojo can only be attracted with Rumble cheese, and the best trap to use is a Tactical trap. Even so, you’re unlikely to catch more than one out of every three of these mice you attract. Stock up on plenty of Rumble before you go in, arm your best Tactical trap, and you shouldn’t be disappointed.
You might have thought that Furoma was a pretty bad location for gold while you were in the Dojo. Now is the time to make up for that.
Take a look at the above results for Rumble, they show 8-9,000 gold per hunt! You’re not going to see those returns anywhere else in the game at the moment.
While weaker tactical traps can’t match the results for the 2010 Blastoff Trap, they can still provide very respectable amounts of gold.

Catch the Dojo Sensei Mouse

The Dojo Sensei is currently the most powerful mouse in the game. This mouse is only attracted to Onyx Gorgonzola cheese, and even armed the best Tactical traps in the game a hunter would be lucky to catch more than one out of every eight of these mice attracted.
Hunters should also be prepared to actually lose points while hunting this mouse.

Catch a Hapless Mouse with the Ambush Blueprints

If you haven’t caught an Assassin, Worker or Hapless mouse with the Ambush Blueprints while hunting elsewhere in Furoma, you have one other option open to you.
Arming a regular cheese such as Swiss in the Pinnacle Chamber will only attract Hapless mice.
These mice are easy to catch, but even the best cheese has a low attraction rate. Worse still, most of these mice won’t drop the blueprints.
Arm a Tactical trap with a good freshness rating, and be prepared to wait it out.