9Dragons Online

Author:mystwyze

I. Introduction

Karma, for what it is, is a measuring system in the game, of how "good" or "bad" you've been. You earn Good Karma by defending your side, and Bad Karma for betraying your side - or something close to that. Anyway, I created this guide to help players understand the simple mechanics of Karma, how it's earned, and what it's for. I hope you find this helpful.

II. Earning Karma

Good Karma

The easiest way to earn Good Karma is through continuous grinding. Grind on mobs which are light blue - orange for your level to earn Good Karma. The amount of kills needed to earn 1 Good Karma point varies from more or less 50~100. This is a slow but sure way of earning Good Karma.

Your Blood Counter has nothing to do with the amount of Good Karma you gain.

Another way to earn Good Karma is through PK - killing members of the opposite side (i.e. kill White Clans if you are a Black Clan member, kill Black Clans if you are a White Clan member). The player who you are PKing must be light blue-orange on the level bar. You will earn 30 Good Karma and 5 Bad Karma through PK. This is a more dangerous way of earning Good Karma as you can openly be PKed in any PvP map.

PK maps on Nirvana and Bardo are Bloody Plains and Conqueror's Cave
PK maps on Asura are Datong, Jinan, Nanchang, Hangzhou, Bloody Plains and Conqueror's Cave

Certain quests will give you Good Karma as well. One early example is the quest which gives you the Earring quest item. But these quests are quite rare and not a reliable source of Good Karma.

If you get a Penalty in Bloody Plains, you can not gain any Karma until it wears off.

Bad Karma

Upon character creation, we are all given 1 Bad Karma point. The only other known way of the moment to earn Bad Karma is PK. As stated above, you earn 30 Good Karma and 5 Bad Karma when you kill a member of the opposite side. You earn more Bad Karma when you kill a member of the same side as you. You lose 50 Good Karma and earn 10 Bad Karma per kill of a member of the same faction. That player must within a 24-level gap (higher or lower) from yours.

III. Losing Karma

You lose Karma everytime you die either by mob/guard or PvP.

Death by Mob/Guard - The Good Karma you lose is determined by your level. You lose 10% of whatever level you are, e.g. at level 60 you lose 6 Good Karma, level 70 you lose 7...etc. If you have less than what you can lose for your level, you simply lose what you have left (i.e. only 4 Good Karma at level 50, so you lose all that you have). You always lose 2 Bad Karma points from death by mobs/guard.

Death through PvP - You lose 20 Good Karma and 2 Bad Karma when killed by the opposite side, and is within a 24-level range with you. You lose 10 Good Karma and 2 Bad Karma when killed by the same side, and is within a 24-level range with you. You lose 1 Good Karma and 1 Bad Karma when killed by a player who is higher/lower than you by 24 levels.

IV. Karma and Relics

The only known use for Karma at the moment is to equip special relics that increase and/or decrease your attributes. There are two types of Karma relics - relics that require only for you to have Good or Bad Karma, and relics that require you to have a certain Karma Title.

Types of Normal Good Karma relics

+Wisdom/+Dexterity
+Wisdom/+Constitution
+Constitution/+Essence
+Strength/+Essence
+Strength/+Dexterity

The amount that they add varies from the relic's level. Revolving Chakra relics add 4, Five Dragons relics add 5 and Elemental Crown relics add 6 (these are all the available levels of relics at the moment).

Exclamation You need more Good Karma than Bad Karma to equip Good Karma relics. You can equip Good Karma relics as long as you have more Good Karma than Bad, regardless of your Karma Title.

Types of Normal Bad Karma relics

+Strength/-Constitution
+Dexterity/-Essence
+Essence/-Wisdom
+Constitution/-Dexterity
+Wisdom/-Strength

The amount they add and decrease varies from the relic's level. Revolving Chakra relics add 9 and decrease 1, Five Dragons relics add 12 and decrease 2, Elemental Crown relics add 15 and decrease 3.

You need more Bad Karma than Good Karma to equip Bad Karma relics.

Karma Title relics have a lot of varieties and I can not list them all. All I can tell you about them is that you must have certain Karma Titles to equip them.

V. Karma Titles

When you earn a certain amount of Good or Bad Karma, you earn certain Karma Titles.

Good Karma Titles

(Karma Title - Good Karma Required)
Seeker of Atonement - 1,000
Dweller on the Threshold - 10,000
Destiny's Hand - 20,000
Blessed by Fate - 40,000
Selfless One - 70,000
Hero of the Land - 100,000
Awakened Soul - 150,000
Peaceful Warrior - 200,000
Noble Soul - 500,000
Brave Heart - 1,000,000

Bad Karma Titles

(Karma Titles - Bad Karma required)
Minion of the Damned - 100
Demon on the Threshold - 1,000
Hell's Spawn - 2,000
Cursed by Fate - 4,000
Selfish Fiend - 7,000
Scar of the Land - 10,000
Captive Soul - 15,000
Savage Warrior - 20,000
Ignoble Soul - 50,000
Dark Heart - 100,000

VI. Karma Trade

This is a method of "trading" Karma in Bloody Plains with other players, either from your side or the opposite side. Some things to remember when trading karma:

1. Remember to ask nicely for a Karma Trade
2. Be sure the person you are trading with is within a 24-level range with you. 25+ level difference will not give you much karma.
3. Check In at Bloody Plains (it's at the NPC beside the Hermit)
4. If you have 0 Karma, ask to kill the person first, because he will not be able to earn anything from you if he kills you first.
5. You can only gain Karma from the same person once per hour.
6. You can not kill members of the same clan, but you can kill members of the same side as you (i.e. no Wu-Tang to Wu-Tang trades, but Wu-Tang to Shaolin trade is possible)

For a Good Karma trade, you must remember to trade with the opposite side. You will earn 10 Good Karma and 3 Bad Karma after the trade. (You earn 30 Good Karma and 5 Bad Karma when you PK someone from the opposite side, and lose 20 Good Karma and 2 Bad Karma when you are PKed back)

*A much more costly way of earning Good Karma is trading Karma with the same side as you, and have that person put on a mask when you PK him. You only lose 10 Good Karma points instead of 20 when trading with the opposite faction. Follow these steps EXACTLY:

1. Tell the person how you want to do it. (tell him he has to put on a mask when you kill him)
2. Let the person kill you first. (You lose 10 Good Karma and 2 Bad Karma)
3. Give him a mask and ask him to put it on.
4. PK him. (You gain 30 Good Karma and 5 Bad Karma)

Net gain: 20 Good Karma points, 3 Bad Karma points

Note: DO NOT let him kill you with a mask on. He will not gain karma if he kills you with a mask on.

This method is only advisable when done with friends, otherwise it would be quite risky to attempt

For Bad Karma trade, the easiest way to earn Bad Karma is by killing members of the same side as you, although you also earn Bad Karma from killing members of the opposite side. PKing members of the same side assures you 0 Good Karma and higher Bad Karma gain. After each trade you will earn 8 Bad Karma points (You earn 10 Bad Karma from PKing someone from the same side, and lose 2 Bad Karma when you are PKed back)

VII. Frequently Asked Questions

I have more than 1,000 Good Karma, why is my Karma title still Minion of The Damned?

Bad Karma titles ALWAYS override your Good Karma if they are the same level. i.e. Minion of the Damned overrides Seeker of Atonement. Dweller on the Threshold MAY override Minion of the Damned, although that is still to be determined. You may be able to acquire the Second Good Karma Title with less than 1,000 Bad Karma points. This is yet to be seen ingame.

What are masks?

Masks are basically to hide your identity. When you are masked your name, guild name, karma title and clan will not be displayed. When you are killed while wearing a mask, you lose Good Karma and Bad Karma as you would if you were killed by the opposite side, even if you were killed by the same side. If you kill a masked person, you gain Good Karma and Bad Karma as you would if you killed someone of the opposite side, even if the player is the same side as you. You do not gain any Karma if you PK while wearing a mask.

How do Vagabonds earn Karma?

PK as well, +10 GK and +6 BK from players with a 24-level gap, and +1 BK from players that are more than 24-levels from the player.

Does killing farm animals give me Bad Karma?

It does not, this is a common misconception.

Are there any other uses for Karma Titles other than to wear special relics?

None at the moment, although there may be future uses for them.

What do Karma Titles look like?

Some of them can be found here

I PKed a player in BP, why didn't I earn any Karma?

There may be a few reasons:

1. You were wearing a mask when you PKed a player. You do not earn any Karma when you PK someone while you are wearing a mask.
2. You mistook a mob for a real player.
3. That player is 24 levels higher/lower than you.
4. It was due to a bug.
5. You recently PKed the same player. (1-hour gap for gaining Karma)
6. That player had less than 10 Good/Bad Karma. (You can not earn any Karma from players with less than 10 Good/Bad Karma)
7. Bleeding killed your opponent. When your opponent dies from bleeding (nuke or smash), you will not gain Karma from the kill. This is very common with Nukers.

How do I PK?

Shift + click on the player you want to PK, and make sure you are in a PvP map, and you are in combat mode. You need not shift + click on enemy clans if you select them in combat mode.

Does dueling in Hefei affect Karma?

No, it does not. Only Player-Kills account for Karma gain/loss.

Does saving someone from coma earn me Good Karma?

Another myth, it does not give you any karma.