Healing is going to be an important part of your journey through the Entropia Universe. Let’s take a moment to go over some of the basics of this game mechanic. We can build on this later in more detail. There’s more to healing than most people realize so we need a good foundational understanding before we get to the advanced stuff. Grab your favorite FAP and let’s get started!
FAP
When you hear players talk about healing they use the term FAP or FAPing. Most players just run with it but it actually stands for something. Fast Aid Pack. Some players will use the real world term First Aid Pack. The in game term is more accurate.
A real world First Aid Pack is what you use when someone has been seriously injured. If you have to use it paramedics are likely on the way. Usually it’s a life threatening situation. This is slightly different than the in game use. In game we simply need a tool capable of healing our minor injury on the fly.
This means the more appropriate term for in game healing devices is Fast Aid Pack. They are quick to heal you so you can keep moving along. If you have an in game situation where it’s a life threatening injury from a single blow you would need something capable of saving your life. You would need Divine Intervention.
FAP Vs FAPing
When a player is referring to a healing tool they will call it a FAP. When they refer to using the tool they will call it FAPing. This is an important distinction. All healing devices can be considered a FAP. Some will have the term in the items name. Others will not.
FAPing on the other hand is the use of the tool to provide regenerated health. You could be using the tool on your own avatar or you could be using it to heal someone else. The easiest way to think of it is a FAP is an item so the term is a noun in proper english. FAPing is the action of using the tool and is a verb in proper English.
Healing Yourself
When you are hunting you will regularly take damage. Take too much damage and you will die and then have to revive yourself. Once you’ve revived you will likely not be in the same spot you died. Most of the time you will be some distance away which can make dying while hunting very costly and annoying.
Having the ability to heal yourself with a FAP avoids this. If you are taking damage and it seems you could be killed you will want to do a few things to insure your survival. First you will open your item inventory and find the FAP you wish to use. Next you will equip the FAP. Lastly you will use it to provide regenerated health. Now you can switch back to your weapon of choice and continue your hunt.
The Price Of Healthy Living
Each time you use a FAP you will be spending PED. That cost will be in the form of decay. While there may be some rare exceptions most FAP’s only cost to use is decay cost. This is one reason you want to be sure you hunt within your skill range.
If you are constantly stopping to FAP you are spending a ton of money. If you have the right weapon, you’re hunting a mob in your skill range and you have the right armor you should not have to stop mid kill to heal. When you have to stop mid kill to FAP the mob is still dealing damage forcing you to spend even more PED before you can resume your attack. This is a good sign you are hunting something you are not yet ready to take on.
Famous FAP’s
Like most things in Entropia there is a wide variety of FAP’s. Some of them are cheap and not worth using. Others are unimaginably expensive and rare. Like with most things you will have to have different skills at different levels to be able to properly use different FAP’s.
There are some famous FAP’s that we will take a look at in the coming weeks. These healing devices are often capable of many dozens of uses per minute. Some of them are capable of creating a mouth dropping amount of health per use. Others are simply super eco with very little cost to use.
For now what we really want you to understand is that a FAP is a device capable of helping to heal your avatar. FAPing is the active use of a FAP to regenerate an avatars health. FAP’s come in all shapes, sizes and price ranges. They are an overlooked but basic game mechanic you will become more familiar with as you play.
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