The Final Problem
The Final Problem is the Story Dungeon of Intervallo IV: Timekilling Time, and the third Dungeon to be tied to an event.
Overview
The Final Problem works like a one-Floor Mirror Dungeon, with an initial fixed event node, seven (7) nodes that alternate between Combat Encounters and Dungeon Events, another fixed event node for fusing E.G.O Gifts, and a final Boss node against the Time Ripper. Notably, there is no Shop node.
The Dungeon also includes a Hard Difficulty, added for Timekilling Time's Bokgak Event. The Hard Difficulty Dungeon functions almost identically to the Normal Difficulty version, but with battles against lvl 55 enemies with altered Skills.
Enemies
Encounters in The Final Problem comprise of enemies encountered throughout the rest of Intervallo IV-1. Specifically
- Aggressive Yurodivy and Quick-witted Yurodivy
- T Corp. Class 2 Collection Staff and T Corp. Class 3 Collector - Neutralize
The final node always consists of a battle with the Time Ripper.
E.G.O Gifts
Seven Dungeon Events exclusive to the Final Problem are available at event nodes, with eleven obtainable unique E.G.O Gifts. Additionally, three regular E.G.O Gifts are obtainable as rewards from an exclusive Dungeon Event.
| Gift | Description | Event |
|---|---|---|
Melted Eyeball |
Inflict 5 |
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Starting Point |
Bio-venom Vial |
If a target with |
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Starting Point |
Illusory Hunt |
Focused Encounter Start: Apply 2 |
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Starting Point |
Silver Watch Case |
When dealing damage to an enemy with Attack Skills(except E.G.O Skills) that inflict If the Skill triggered |
Factory Laborer |
Faded Watch Case |
When Clashing with a faster enemy, Clash Power +1. When dealing damage to a faster enemy, inflict 3 |
Factory Laborer |
Warning Notice |
Turn End: Inflict 1 If the target has When an ally attacks targets with |
Factory Laborer |
Etched Clock Hands |
First Turn Start of a wave: inflict (9 - current Speed) Deal +10% damage against targets with 12+ |
Streets of T Corp. |
Rusted Clock Hands |
First Turn Start of a wave: inflict (9 - current Speed) Take -10% damage from targets with 12+ |
Streets of T Corp. |
Chalice of Trickle-down |
When an ally with Attack Skills(except E.G.O Skills) that inflict Yurodivy Identities: inflict 3 If the affected Identity Clashes against targets with higher Offense Levels, Clash Power +2; deal +20% damage when attacking after winning the Clash. |
Yurodiviye Hideout |
Prepaid Time Receipt |
Deal +(5 + (2.5 x Speed difference))% damage against faster enemies with 2+ Speed difference. (max 15%) Turn End: If an ally dealt damage with an Attack Skill (except E.G.O Skills) this turn against faster enemies with 2+ Speed difference, inflict 2 |
The Timekilling Scene |
Pocket Watch : Type L |
Turn Start: This Gift activates for the whole Encounter when 5 or more Identities have Attack Skills that apply To allies' Skill 3s that inflict When an ally that inflicts Potency and Count values do not change over the conversion. or - Potency and Count values do not change over Entanglement. - When triggering Amplitude Conversion on Tremor - Superposition, it activates as Amplitude Entanglement instead. - Turn End: converted into base Tremor. on an enemy with Attack Skills(Including E.G.O Skills): multiply the Turn Start: inflict (12 - current Speed) |
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Fusion |
Pocket Watch : Type E |
Turn Start: This Gift activates for the whole Encounter when 5 or more Identities have Attack Skills that apply To allies' Skill 3s that inflict When an ally that inflicts Turn Start of a wave: inflict (12 - current Speed) |
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Fusion |
Pocket Watch : Type Y |
Turn Start: This Gift activates for the whole Encounter when 5 or more Identities have Attack Skills that apply To allies' Skill 3s that inflict Yurodivy Identities: Skill 3 gains Coin Power +2 and deal +(25 + (sum of Yurodivy Identities: gain +3 |
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Fusion |
Pocket Watch : Type P |
Turn Start: This Gift activates for the whole Encounter when 5 or more Identities have Attack Skills that apply To allies' Skill 3s that inflict When an ally that inflicts Turn Start: from slowest to fastest, the 3 slowest allies gain 5 |
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Fusion |
Dungeon Events
The first node of the dungeon is guaranteed to be the following node.
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Starting Point
We enter the Dungeon of the Fathoms. It resembles a T Corp. street.
Past the crowds of busy passers-by, we notice the glowing vending machine nearby.
With the streets completely devoid of color...
... the vending machine's light seems to resonate much more vibrantly with our heart.
Looking around, the other passers-by don't seem to notice anything unusual.
We see rows of buttons on the vending machine.
What should we do?
Press one of the buttons on the top row. Gain a Tremor E.G.O Gift We pick up the E.G.O Gift that dropped from the vending machine with a clunk. We're this close to unveiling the truth of the Timekilling Time. We don't exactly know how this case will end... ... but we decide to forge on, the brilliance our guiding light. E.G.O Gift Melted Eyeball obtained! |
Press one of the buttons on the middle row. Gain a Tremor E.G.O Gift We pick up the E.G.O Gift that dropped from the vending machine with a clunk. We're this close to unveiling the truth of the Timekilling Time. We don't exactly know how this case will end... ... but we decide to forge on, the brilliance our guiding light. E.G.O Gift Bio-venom Vial obtained! |
Press one of the buttons on the bottom row. Gain a Keywordless E.G.O Gift We pick up the E.G.O Gift that dropped from the vending machine with a clunk. We're this close to unveiling the truth of the Timekilling Time. We don't exactly know how this case will end... ... but we decide to forge on, the brilliance our guiding light. E.G.O Gift Illusory Hunt obtained! |
Factory Laborer
Just another busy, busy watch factory.
"!@#$!#$#!$@#$!$#@$."
A man in shiny dress shoes and a clean set of suit, clearly the factory's owner, is shouting at his employees in dirty, oil-gunked work clothes.
Something seems to catch his eye, causing him to glare at one of the employees and scream with anger.
The employee, who is already occupied with his work, gets flustered and tries to say something. But it takes him ages to even open his mouth.
The owner pulls out a recorder in a frustrated attempt to communicate, but it doesn't help.
"I just checked the security camera. You've been napping for two whole hours! Explain yourself."
"F… … … a… … …"
"… … c… … … t…"
"Can't you speak any faster, man?!"
Maybe there's something around here to resolve this situation?",
Take a look around the factory. Gluttony & Pride Advantage check. Pass to gain a Tremor E.G.O Gift
Who will help?
"After looking around and thinking for a moment, [Sinner] noticed that the factory's machine was running at a high speed. E.G.O Gift Silver Watch Case obtained! [Sinner] expressed confusion that no one, including the employee, seemed to notice that the employee was sleeping for two whole hours. The selected Sinner lost 15 SP |
Take a closer look at the factory owner and the employee. Gloom & Sloth Advantage check. Pass to gain a Tremor E.G.O Gift
Who will help?
[Sinner] paced between the two of them for a while, before coming to a realization that the lengths of their days were completely different. E.G.O Gift Faded Watch Case obtained! [Sinner] expressed that the employee lives shorter days than the owner. The selected Sinner lost 15 SP |
T Corp. Tax Collection
You find yourself at a random T Corp. street. A Collection Staff is collecting taxes from a citizen.
"Will you be making your payments in time, or in cash?"
"Like I said, we already paid our Time Taxes in full! Besides, three-hundred-million Ahn? That's absurd...!"
"The records state that you have accrued additional Time Tax responsibilities due to the donation gift tax."
"No way. Is this because I gave away my time to those kids in the Backstreets?"
"I only gave them three hundred hours, so how the hell does that suddenly snowball into a three-hundred-million Ahn in taxes?! That doesn't make any sense!"
"Tax calculations in T Corp. are always exceptionally accurate."
The Time Collector strides toward the citizen to neutralize them.
Talk to them. Gloom & Sloth Advantage check. Pass to gain a Keywordless E.G.O Gift.
Who will speak?
[Sinner] claims that there is something wrong with their calculation. E.G.O Gift Warning Notice obtained! [Sinner] claims that there is something wrong with their calculation. The selected Sinner lost 15 SP 50 Cost lost |
Walk away. Looks like he'll have to defend himself somehow at the Collections Office. It's not like you can change anything by stepping in. ... You suddenly come to a realization that this is the kind of thought that transformed T Corp. to a place like this. You whip around and try to intervene... ... But the Time Collector had already extracted time from the citizen, slowing him to a crawl. Nothing Happened. |
Streets of T Corp.
People from all walks of life, all with different hours to spend in a given day, speak and move about in varying speeds.
The sound coming from this odd inequality fills the street with incongruence.
Two people catch your attention in that chaos.
A rich-looking youth, despite his apparent time affluence, is walking in a brisk pace toward the streets...
... and a poor-looking old man, despite his apparent time poverty, is slowly walking into an alley with a leisurely look on his face.
Who to follow?
Follow the youth. Pride & Gluttony Advantage check. Pass to gain a Tremor E.G.O Gift.
Who will step up?
After barely managing to catch up to the youth, [Sinner] asks them what's gotten them in such a hurry. E.G.O Gift Rusted Clock Hands obtained! You couldn't catch up to the youth. Nothing happened. |
Follow the old man. Sloth & Lust Advantage check. Pass to gain a Tremor E.G.O Gift.
Who will step up?
You ask the old man: "How can you smile like that when it's clear that you have such little time?" E.G.O Gift Etched Clock Hands obtained! You ask the old man: "How can you smile like that when it's clear that you have such little time?" Nothing happened. |
Don't follow anyone. They're just two people minding their own business, spending their own time as they see fit. Why go after them? Let's just spend our time as we see fit. You continue down the street, your head brimming with thoughts of time inequality. Nothing Happened. |
Yurodiviye Hideout
A secret hideout of the Yurodiviye. A Yurodivy is fervently reciting the texts given to them by the Saint.
"We have become nothing but cogs in a machine that exists solely for the industrialists, the bourgeoisie, and the Wings."
"What else, what other human relation remains among the Citizens but the narrow self-interest and heartless bonds created by capital?
"Thus, we shall cast aside the cold, unfeeling metal we call coin; instead, we shall trade our warmth with one another based on our needs!"
"To the haves, the laws of the Nests are shields that protect their privileges; yet, to the have-nots, they are chains that shackle us!"
"Then we shall defy the laws of the Nest! We shall show them the wrath of the have-nots!"
"All that the Yurodiviye have to lose is our chains; all that we have to gain is a world without hunger!"
The Yurodivy suddenly points in our direction.
Looks like we're going to have to say something.
T-the Yurodiviye of the City, Unite! Wrath & Envy & Gluttony Advantage check. Pass to gain a Tremor E.G.O Gift.
Who will deliver it?
UNITE! E.G.O Gift Chalice of Trickle-down obtained! That was a very awkward chant. Everyone suddenly shoots a suspicious look in your direction. Nothing Happened. |
I like the idea, but there's no way it'll work right. As soon as the Sinner finishes speaking, the room immediately falls cold and silent. The Yurodivy who appears to be their leader points at the door and motions you to leave. You leave the place before something happens. Nothing Happened. |
The Timekilling Scene
You see a victim of the Time Ripper.
You can't even touch them thanks to the spatio-temporal displacement superposition phenomenon.
Is there anything you can do here to help?
Try to help. Sloth & Gluttony & Pride Advantage check. Pass to gain a Keywordless E.G.O Gift.
Who will speak?
You've done everything you could, but none of it yielded a meaningful result. E.G.O Gift Prepaid Time Receipt obtained! You've done everything you could, but none of it yielded a meaningful result. Nothing Happened. |
Ignore them and move on. You have to go after the Time Ripper. No time to waste. Nothing Happened. |
The semi-final node of the dungeon is guaranteed to be the following event:
Timekilling Time Dungeon Renewal Fusion
We come upon a familiar rest stop.
The glass door is locked, with a notice attached to it.
'We are closed today due to personal reasons. We apologize for the inconvenience.'
'However, our fusion device is available for use. Customers requiring fusion service are kindly asked to use the device beside the entrance.'
What should we do?
Try putting in Silver Watch Case and Etched Clock Hands. (Only selectable if in possession of the E.G.O Gifts "Silver Watch Case" and "Etched Clock Hands") After a drawn-out rattling, an E.G.O Gift drops from the device. E.G.O Gift Silver Watch Case destroyed! E.G.O Gift Etched Clock Hands destroyed! E.G.O Gift Pocket Watch : Type L obtained! |
Try putting in Silver Watch Case and Rusted Clock Hands. (Only selectable if in possession of the E.G.O Gifts "Silver Watch Case" and "Rusted Clock Hands") After a drawn-out rattling, an E.G.O Gift drops from the device. E.G.O Gift Silver Watch Case destroyed! E.G.O Gift Rusted Clock Hands destroyed! E.G.O Gift Pocket Watch : Type E obtained! |
Try putting in Faded Watch Case and Etched Clock Hands. (Only selectable if in possession of the E.G.O Gifts "Faded Watch Case" and "Etched Clock Hands") After a drawn-out rattling, an E.G.O Gift drops from the device. E.G.O Gift Faded Watch Case destroyed! E.G.O Gift Etched Clock Hands destroyed! E.G.O Gift Pocket Watch : Type Y obtained! |
Try putting in Faded Watch Case and Rusted Clock Hands. (Only selectable if in possession of the E.G.O Gifts "Faded Watch Case" and "Rusted Clock Hands") After a drawn-out rattling, an E.G.O Gift drops from the device. E.G.O Gift Faded Watch Case destroyed! E.G.O Gift Rusted Clock Hands destroyed! E.G.O Gift Pocket Watch : Type P obtained! |
There is nothing that seems right to put in the device. We have nothing quite suitable to put in the device. There was no choice but to return to the road. Nothing happened. |
Gallery
Trivia
- Despite the name of this Story Dungeon it is the Fathoms of the ego for The Time Ripper.
- The name of the Dungeon is a reference to the Sherlock Holmes story "The Final Problem" by Arthur Conan Doyle. This story is well known for featuring the death of Holmes and was considered for several years to be the final Holmes story.
- The text for the Dungeon Event Yurodiviye Hideout is a reference to, and contains modified excerpts from, The Communist Manifesto.
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