Oh shit, Vindictus thread, nice!
How's the state of the original game in [current year]? Think last I played, Achel was the latest character. Spent most of my time raising alts up to the end of Season 3, and running that "Pit of 100 Trials"-style stage for EXP/AP.

Do you still have to whale your ass off to get anything done in Season 4?
Recall making it to some minotaur boss before coming to terms with the fact that my gear was just too subpar to continue, and there wasn't a clear way to improve it. Wanted to see the rest of the story at least, but I never met the requirements to join raid chains; and again, didn't really know how to get past the freebie gear given to me, outside of dropping thousands of dollars on Enhance/Enchant Runes or whatever.

Is Fiona still top-tier, by chance? Characters with reliable blocks/counters were head-and-shoulders better than those who didn't have them, barring Gun!Hurk who was in pretty good standing. Kais were kick-on-sight from most "serious" boats as well, from what I recall.

I'm guessing Pawnshop Ghosts is beyond dead at this point as well, right?