Ragnarok Violet - FAQs - Why Not Defeat Dark Lord?

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Why shouldn't you defeat Dark Lord? And why should you beat him?
Let me get straight to the point.  There are several reasons why you should NOT defeat Dark Lord.

1. All monsters in the post-Dark Lord realm will be 54 levels higher. This means that your Lv1 Poring at the exit south of Prontera will now be Lv55!  Think about getting owned by a Poring!
2. All monsters will have elements.  Aside from higher monster levels, you will be switching weapons a lot more often in the post-DL era because each screen in the map will have a different element. 
3. It will be harder to collect ingredients for the recipes.  This is, arguably, the main reason why not to defeat Dark Lord.  If you want to complete the game 100%, then it is wiser to collect all the necessary items like herbs, gems, cards, oridecons, eluniums, etc. before you defeat Dark Lord.  That's because the drops will be randomized and the monsters will also be harder to kill.
4. You might not want to reach level 99 after you defeat Dark Lord.  Why?  Because it's hard to collect the ingredients for the recipes and you may get bored grinding for experience in the post-DL world with average weapons & equipment that are not card-enhanced or upgraded to their fullest potential.  On the contrary, you can still do so if you like the thrill.

Why beat Dark Lord? (My apologies. I will answer the "How To Defeat Dark Lord?" question in another post.)  Beating the last boss, isn't all that bad.  There are also good reasons why you should defeat the Dark Lord.

1. Level ups are faster.  Certainly not easier...but with the right strategy, you can be reaching Lv99 faster than grinding in the pre-Dark Lord era.
2. Better equipments are dropped.  Obviously, as the level of the monster you kill gets higher, the equipment drops will be better.  The only possible down-side is that if the drops will be randomized.  How will we know which monsters will drop what weapons or equipment?

 
With all that said,  don't worry guys.  Hopefully, I will do more research on the post-Dark Lord realm.  I still need to complete two sets of the Odin weapons for my other two character builds.  The first one got saved in the post-Dark Lord era and it is so damn hard for that build (AGI STR LUK) to farm for items. /desp


P.S.
Guys, before I forget.  If you have any comments or anything to add to this list, please post your comments below.  I have only listed what I have observed and there may be more that I didn't notice.  Thanks!  Have fun everyone!  /no1



Other articles that you also might want to check...

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For Monsters, please go to Ragnarok Violet - Monster List / Guide / Database.
For Pet Abilities, please go to Ragnarok Violet - Pet List / Guide / Database.
For Recipes, please go to Ragnarok Violet - Recipe List / Guide / Database. 
For Herbs & Gems, please go to Ragnarok Violet - Herbs & Gem Stones List / Guide / Database.
For Skills, please go to Ragnarok Violet - Skills List / Guide / Database.
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