There are quite a few posts about training island, but to get learn about all the ways that the island is different, you have to read a lot of different posts. That is what I've over the past few days and decided to post all that I've learned about the island in one, clearly labeled, post.
If I post anything that it incorrect, please post what is wrong and how its wrong and I will edit this.
To get to training island you can simply use (d-click) the ticket in your inventory and you till teleport there. This does not work for a group, only individuals, similar to entering instances. You can also reach it by vehicle, even a boat, by heading N from the northern beach (place with the boat sailor) on North Island.
When on the island, if you are not under the effects of the training ticket, you will not run into fights, nor will you gain any EXP if you are in a group with a leader who does have the ticket effect active. You will be able to fight along with them, you just don't get the EXP.
Training island is a little bit of a different rule set, EXP is given out simply for the kills and does not get increased (significantly) by using buffs/debuffs. Using buffs/debuffs during fights on the island makes each fight last longer and therefore with no or little boost to the EXP, you will eventually earn less EXP/hr. Best method is to simply attack on the first round and get each fight over with as fast as possible to then move onto the next fight.
At the end of each fight, when EXP will/would be given, the island will add 200 EXP to whatever EXP you earned, even if you earned 0. This bonus 200 EXP is NOT effected by any multiplier items (EXP potions, EXP cards from IM). Nothing at all will multiple the 200 bonus EXP. If you use a 2X card/potion (or any others), the earned EXP from the battle will be multiplied. This includes 2X system events as well (2X weekends). Example, Fight to earn 150 EXP, the 200 bonus makes that 350 EXP after the fight. Using the 2X potion will double the 150 EXP but not the bonus 200 EXP which means you would get 2 X 150 = 300 then that 300 + 200 = 500. Seeing a 2X potion turn the 350 from the first example into only 500 in the 2nd example might be discouraging, but rest assured, you are getting the fair benefit of the 2X potion.
At the end of each round, all characters are automatically given +100 hp and +50 sp. This is not as inadequate as it may seem, for the mobs you fight on the island are weaker in attack than normal mobs. Many players have found ways to train on the island in a manner where they never need any food at all. Not to mention that the mobs on the island all drop, at a low rate, bread (+hp) and French bread (+sp).
There is an abysmal devil associated with the island, but it is in a castle and you can only reach it by talking to a certain NPC and being teleported to the special area, it is not on the actual island. I will edit this post to elaborate on this matter more when I learn more.
If you leave TI by being overkilled, spawned, or just spawn out on your own, you will see your TI voucher down in the lower right of the corner with a red circle and a slash through it; the ticket effect is paused and time is not consumed; to get back to TI just click the red circle.
The ticket effect can be "stacked", each ticket gives 6 hours of training island effect and using more than one of them can give a total of up to 48 hrs of ticket effect.
http://forum.wl.igg.com/viewthread.php?tid=47446 <- TI monsters guide, shows what monsters are on the island and where they are located. Also shows all the zones on the island.
Please post any aspect of training island I may have left out or any questions you may have.
Thanks to these members for help in obtaining the information:
dorkfish
Last edited Thu, 19 Nov 2009, 6:25pm by LordDaemon
