Talk:Call to Duty
Proposed Moves
Call to Duty (FB)
Bounties, as well as CtDs, are found in each Fu Ben. For this reason, when I make the redirect pages Fu Ben and FB, I will be redirecting them to Call to Duty (FB), with an eye to collating relevant information from the three articles with which to expand 'Fu Ben' itself. Few if any people in game use the term CtD, they say 'FB'. They are discernibly separate; Fu Ben is the place, and Call to Duty is one of two things that happen there; it is true that CtD and BH need specific articles of their own, but so does FB.
Promethean 05:26, 16 November 2010 (UTC)
Merging Work
"Call to Duty" is a class of quests that is directly linked to an "FB", whether you want to call that FB the quest tablet or the dungeon. Therefore, any information concerning the overall type of quest will go into this page. Anything instance specific will go to the page for that instance as it is relative to CtD/FB quests, Bounty Hunter quests, and OHT chain quests, among many more.
I don't agree with moving this content into the page Call to Duty (FB), because when you are talking about an FB quest, you are talking about a CtD. Like Promethean stated, the FB is generally thought of as the place. We don't need one page to cover 13 instances. Instead, I feel it is more appropriate to have a page about the quest (CtD), and just make pages that refer to an "FB" in general refer here.
The bulk of the instance specific information has been moved to the instance pages and a consistent format has been imposed on them. The draft for the new version of this (merged) page will be below the HR, but I won't put it into the main page until all the other information has been moved and is linked properly.
TODO list:
- Determine formatting scheme for list of FBs.
- Preferably, I'd like to use the unmarked map image here.
- Potentially use a grid to lay out 29-79 as those are straight forward. Have the race specific dungeons above, separately. Have the Demon/Sage dungeons below, each in their own separate table.
Potential Layout:
- FB19 FB19 FB19
- (links to quests for Tideborn/Earthguard - put a note in another section about how they don't have a real instance)
- FB29 FB39 FB51
- FB59 FB69 FB79
- Demon FB89 FB99
- Sage FB89 FB99
--Flyingsoloist 09:09, 11 July 2011 (PDT)
- Added Chinese characters to history section.
- Maps added and formatted into sections and grids.
- Added comment about lack of Tideborn/Earthguard FB19s.
--Flyingsoloist 10:34, 11 July 2011 (PDT)
Call to Duty/FB Information
Starting at level 19, players start to receive Call to Duty quests. These quests are commonly referred to as "FB"s, or "tabbed runs". Throughout the dungeons, there are Pillars associated with the bosses. If a player has a tablet for that dungeon, they can talk to the pillar to activate the kill quest for that particular boss. This quest will grant the squad with additional experience, spirit, and reputation for killing the boss.
Generally, a Call to Duty quest can not be soloed at the level you pick up the quest. You need to be in a squad to activate the Call to Duty tablets anyways. Players below the level of the dungeon will not receive the extra rewards for helping to kill the boss. With the exception of "tabber", the one who used a tab to activate the quest, each player will receive a Blood item in their inventory as a quest reward. These Bloods can be used at the forges in South Archosaur to make rare gear.
It is considered common courtesy to give all books, molds, and 3* drops to the tabber, as well as the Blood if they want it. Regardless, this should be specified at the beginning of the run. If a dungeon is run without a tabber and wine is used, it is common to give these drops to the one who paid for the wine, or to impose a wine fee.
All mobs inside these dungeons are Elites, meaning that they are much stronger than other mobs their level.
Sometimes, it may be worth your time to let an NPC clear out the majority of an instance for you. You can grab wines for you particular dungeon to clear the path. Just be careful about what you need and when you wine. Sometimes wines remove mobs you'll need to kill for a quest!
List of Call to Duty Dungeons
Click on a map for information related to that dungeon.
FB 19s by Race
| Untamed | Winged Elf | Human |
| File:Den of Rabid Wolves.jpg | File:Cave Of The Vicious.jpg | File:Firecrag Grotto.jpg |
Note: There is no FB19 dungeon for either the Tideborn nor the Earthguard races. The Tideborns get a quest to kill the Ocean Tusker, but it is not a true FB as it is part of the world map. The Earthguard get a quest to kill the Corrupted Brute which is also on the world map.
FBs for all characters
| FB29: Hall of Deception | FB39: Gate of Delirium | FB51: Secret Frostcover Grounds |
| File:Hall of Deception.png | File:The Gate of Delirium.jpg | File:Secret Frostcover Grounds.jpg |
| FB59: Valley of Disaster | FB69: Wraithgate | FB79: Hallucinatory Trench |
| File:Valley of Disaster.jpg | File:Wraithgate unlabeled.png | File:Hallucinatory Trench unlabeled.png |
Demon FBs
| FB89: Eden | FB99: Abaddon |
| File:Eden.jpg | File:Abaddon.png |
Sage FBs
| FB89: Brimstone Pit | FB99: Seat of Torment |
| File:Brimestone Pit.jpg | File:Seat of Torment.png |
History of the term "FB"
There are a multiple stories on the origination of the term "FuBen", for which "FB" is the abbreviation. (Chinese: 副本)
Iron Tablet
It has been said that "FuBen" is the name of the iron tablets a player is given for their Call to Duty quests in previous versions, particularly the Malaysian version, of the game. This is why only the dungeons that have quest tablets associated with them are referred to as "FB"s.
Instance
It has also been said that "fuben" is the Chinese word for "duplicate object", "copy of", or "instance". The dungeons that you go into for these quests are instanced, meaning that instead of one space that is shared by the entire server, every time someone enters the dungeon, a new copy is created. That instance is owned by whoever first entered or by the squad leader when someone in that squad firt entered. Because the person with the quest tabs need to have squad lead to activate the quests, it is considered "their instance" or "their FB".
Other Abbreviations
Across the years, many have come up with other phrases that "FB" can stand for, such as:
- Fierce Battle
- First Battle
- Final Battle
- Fierce Boss
- Final Boss
