Foreward
“Always, always, ALWAYS research your potential sellers.” -Anonymous Buyer (successful)

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What does it mean to “buy” a Zakum Helmet? With default stats of LUK +15, STR +15, INT +15, DEX +15, M.DEF +150, W.DEF +150, and 10 slots the Zakum Helmet (1) is one of the most coveted items in the game. However, you can’t trade it or buy it directly from other players. You can loot one normally if you’re a high enough level and you’re given permission to do so. However, if done properly you can also buy a Zakum Helmet (1) by paying a high-leveled guild or group to take you into Zakum and if you survive they will likewise give you permission to loot. read more

[Continued from Zakum 1st Time: Part 2]

[Thanks to those that have stayed with me this far and read Parts 1 and 2. By the end of this 3rd and final installment I’ll have told the full story of my purchased Zakum Helmet Adventure. Most importantly, by the end of this story I’ll have acquired my Zakum Helmet…]

DAY 3
The previous night I died at Zakum. (I made it 90% of the way, in the end dying for lack of potions. Later learned that even if I had brought enough pots to survive it would have been all for naught. Towards the very end of that mission things went horribly wrong. The Expedition Team lost its Chief Bandits (who deal the majority of damage to Zakum through Meso Explosion) and the overall mission failed anyway]. Tonight was my 2nd trip back to Zakum and this time around I was unusually calm. The only difference for me from the previous night was that I had bought 100% more potions. read more