World Tendency

What is this?

World tendency controls other events that happen in each world. Achieving all of the trophies is not possible without manipulating world tendency.

World tendency also controls how powerful the enemies are in a given world. With pure white tendency, enemies are the easiest but also have the worst drops (as far as upgrade stones) and the least number of souls. They will drop more healing items with pure white tendency though. With pure black tendency, enemies are the most difficult, but also have the best drops and the greatest number of souls.

Note: World tencency is independent from character tendency.

White World Tendency

White World Tendency decreases enemy HP, damage, exp, and drop (worse upgrade stones), but offers more healing items.
I strongly suggest dying in another world(actually committing suicide in the Nexus is best, since WT there doesn't matter) and entering in spirit form for anything Pure White World required. Dying will make it very difficult to get back to pure white (only really matters for world 5, where Selen and BP Garl disappear)

1-1

• The door on the left near the starting point will be unlocked. (Pure White World Tendency) (Once unlocked, stay unlocked even if World Tendency changes later)
  • Pick up the set of Brushwood armor at the bottom of the pit. You need to be able to carry 50 or so in order to pick it up.
    • Brushwood Helmet, Wt 6.9
    • Brushwood Armor, Wt 17.3
    • Brushwood Manifer, Wt 10.4
    • Brushwood Leggings, Wt 10.4
    • Large Brushwood Shield, Wt 13.0
    • Total: Wt 58.0
  • In the same pit, on one of the beams is a colorless demon soul, don't miss it! To reach there, look for a broken beam near the top, walk carefully into the gap, if you direction is straight, you will land on the beam below. You can get down by carefully dropping to a lower beam; you should line the jump up from the central beam.
  • It is recommended that you pick up the items in White World Tendency if you want to avoid the fight with Miralda.
• Body Form Miralda in Body Form, hiding on the right inside stairwell building. (Pure White World Tendency)
  • Drop Binded set & Master's Ring.
  • Note: If you killed her, your World Tendency will get a -3.
• The Red and Blue dragon disappear. You can grab the goodies in the field in front of their usual nesting place.
• This also mean that there will be no Red Dragon breathing fire at you while you try to cross over to access the lever.

2-2

• Wanderer Scirvir, show him Dragon Bone Smasher from 2-3 for a Pure Greystone. (Pure White World Tendency)
  • To find him, take the right path from the 3 explosive carts. Jump down very carefully, eventually you will find Scirvir beside 2 Crystal Geckos. He can be done as Pure Black and Pure White in the same play through.

2-3

• The debris to the left path will be cleared, you will get an unique extra large sword, Keel Smasher (Pure White World Tendency)

3-1

• 2F West NPC, Rydell can be rescued if you have the key (see 3-2 below). The reward is Dull Rat's Ring. Rescuing Rydell has zero effect on his BP form(remember that Latria's Archstone will be darker due to its position at the back of the screen, so suicide in body form one more time to ensure Pure Black when going for his BP form).
• Nearby, previously blocked path by debris is accessible now (Pure White World Tendency) (Once unlocked, stays unlocked even if World Tendency change later).
  • Items found in the cells Prison of Hope, 2F W
    • Three-Corned Hat
    • Venerable Sage's Hood
    • Venerable Sage's Robe
    • Venerable Sage's Gloves
    • Venerable Sage's Boots
• Prison of Hope, 2F East is accessible now (Pure White World Tendency)
  • The Prison of Hope, 2F East Cell Key is located in one of the open cell.
  • Items found in the cells Prison of Hope, 2F E
    • Paring Dagger,
    • Rogue's Clothes
    • Rogue's Gloves
    • Rogue's Boots
    • Chunk of Mercury Stone
    • Chunk of Mercury Stone

3-2

• On top of the first tower where the first chain is released, there will be a bridge leading upwards to the Prison of Hope, 2F W. Cell Key. (Pure White World Tendency)
  • Remark: Once unlocked, this bridge will remain there forever even if World Tendency changes later.

4-1

• Satsuki in human form appears at the entrance looking for Magic Sword "Makoto".
• If you find the Magic Sword "Makoto" and give it to Satsuki, he will attack you. After you've killed him, he will drop the sword for you to pick up.
• If you find the Magic Sword "Makoto" and decided not to give it to Satsuki, he will attack you.

4-2

• In the room Patches kicked you down, the inaccessible corpse is now on the ground. You can pick up the Magic Sword "Makoto".

5-1

• Between the rats, and the first giant goblin, there will be a ladder leading upwards on the face of the wall to the left. (Pure White World Tendency).
  • Once this ladder is unlocked, it stay unlocked forever in the current game even if World Tendency changes later.
  • Climb the ladder and watch out for a giant goblin half way through.
  • Eventually the path leads to three giant goblins guarding the Istarelle spear.

5-2

• Selen Vinland will appear on a tiny island right after the first fog, talk to her to start a side quest. (Pure White World Tendency)
  • Give her the Crest of Vinland to get the Ring of Devout Prayer.

5-3

• Black Phantom Garl Vinland. (Pure White World Tendency)
  • Only appears after you have killed Maiden Astraea and collected her Pureblood Demon's Soul.
  • Drops Brand and Crest of Vinland.

Black World Tendency

Black World Tendency increases enemy damage and souls earned, and yields better item drops, most especially for Ore. Also, Black Phantom versions of normal monsters have a 100% drop rate for their primary items.
All Primeval Demons DO NOT require Pure Black world tendency to show up. They appear one level before Pure Black (this guide still refers to the tendency as Pure Black).
All unique NPC Black Phantoms require Pure Black world tendency to show up.

1-1

• Black Phantom Executioner Miralda; drops Guillotine Axe. (Pure Black World Tendency)
• The door to left near the starting point will be unlocked. (Pure Black World Tendency)
• Two Black Phantoms appear near the Red Eyes Knight.

1-3

• Two Black Phantoms appear before the Penetrator (boss).
• Two Black Phantom Fat Ministers appear in a short passage after the Red Eyes Knight and three Crossbow Soldiers. You will become sandwiched between them, so be ready.
• Primeval demon can be located past the two Black Phantom Fat Ministers, near two Crossbow Soldiers. (Pure Black World Tendency)
  • May drop Colorless Demon's Soul when killed.

2-1

• Primeval demon located outside, at the bottom of the building where enemies are throwing boulders — use the moving platform to get there (you can see the big shiny demon below from stairs at the archstone).
  • May drop Colorless Demon's Soul when killed.
  • The wheel to activate the platform is inside the building.
• Black Phantom Pick Axe Wielder added to the 3 Flame Blade Wielders. If you break the barrels and cart straight ahead from here, it will lead to the outside where you can activate the rotating platform to Blacksmith Ed.
• Black Phantom Pick Axe Wielder at the last Wooden Bridge left turn, before the Boss area.
• Two Black Phantom Pick Axe Wielders added to the group of Flame Blade wielder and stone throwers (they are alert to rear approach).
  • Note: there is a Crystal Gecko in front of them.

2-2

• Black Phantom Scirvir the Wanderer; drops Talisman of Beast. (Pure Black World Tendency)
  • There is a Crystal Gecko in the cave with him.
  • If you've shown him the Dragon Bone Smasher, he will still appear.
• Black Phantom Bearbug (small) on path uphill from Filthy Man (Vendor), near the crystal gecko spawn location.
• Black Phantom Bearbug (small) at location where there are 3 worms, right in front of the tunnel leading to the lava area.
• Black Phantom Bearbug (small) at lava area, in front of middle passage.

3-1

• Black Phantom Rydell can be found standing outside of his cell on the landing, drops Phosphorescent Pole. (Pure Black World Tendency)
  • He will appear whether you have freed him or not.
• Black Phantom Mind Flayer outside the door on 1F behind the Legion enemy, towards Ballista.
• Black Phantom Mind Flayer where the 2 jailer's corridors come together at the exit door and 2 guards patrol.
• Black Phantom Mind Flayer on the open path between the jailer's corridor exit and the first tower.

3-2

• Two Black phantom Face Worms at the swamp.
• One Black Phantom Face Worm on bridge leading to second chain tower, just past the Crystal Gecko.
• Primeval demon at the end of the swamp, before going up the path that leads to the chain tower. (Pure Black World Tendency)
  • May drop Colorless Demon's Soul when killed.

4-1

• Black Phantom Satsuki shows up at the entrance, drops Gripless. (Pure Black World Tendency)
• Black Phantom Silver Skeleton with Sword shows up at the first set of stairs.
• Black Phantom Silver Skeleton with Sword opposite the cliff.
• Black Phantom Golden Skeleton at location of Adjudicator's Shield.
• Black Phantom Golden Skeleton along the edge of the cliff.
• Black Phantom Silver Skeleton with Bow along the edge of the cliff.

4-2

• Primeval demon within the left staircase (has a breakable wall/archway) near the first reaper. (Pure Black World Tendency). After killing the Dual-Katana wielding skeleton, look for a pathway along the left side of the cliff to walk up. About half way up you should see it, a crystal gecko appears right before it.
  • May drop Colorless Demon's Soul when killed.
• Two Black Phantom Golden Skeletons outside on cliffside after the second reaper.
• One Black Phantom Dual-Katana Skeleton outside on cliffside after the second reaper.

5-1

• Black Phantom normal Goblins added at several points.

5-2

• Black Phantom Selen Vinland; drops Blind. (Pure Black World Tendency)
• Black Phantom Giant Goblin at the last island of the first swamp next to the giant goblin.
  • BP Giant Goblins drop Ephemeral Eyes every time.
• Black Phantom Giant Goblin after the slug nest standing with 2 normal giant goblins.
• Black Phantom Giant Goblin before the boss area, near the goblin shaman.
• Primeval demon at the swamp, where the boardwalk leads to a dead end on land. (Pure Black World Tendency)
  • May drop Colorless Demon's Soul when killed.

What is mine right now?

Actually, there is no way to tell exactly what your World Tendency is except at the extreme White or Black. Important World Tendency events only happen when the World Tendancy is fully Black or White.

In Pure White World Tendency, certain events occur. In Pure Black World Tendency, there is a particular Black Phantom that appears in each world. You can attempt to try to tell the World Tendency by checking the image of 5 archstones but in most cases your guess will be wrong. There's also an eye icon in the upper-right corner of the HUD, where the world name is displayed, that roughly indicates the current world's tendency. The eye in the upper-left is used to indicate Character Tendency. These icons will lighten or darken based on the current tendency, but are just as vague as the archstones for getting a definite reading.

In this wiki, we use a method that is different from the Japanese wiki.
If you try to use their version, you will get even more confused.

We use the following indicators for World Tendency. This shows an easy way to get a Pure Black World Tendancy.

+3 - Pure White (get killed 7 times in Body Form to reach Pure Black World Tendency)
+2 - White (get killed 6 times in Body Form to reach Pure Black World Tendency)
+1 - Neutral (get killed 5 times in Body Form to reach Pure Black World Tendency)
+0 - Neutral (get killed 4 times in Body Form to reach Pure Black World Tendency)
-1 - Neutral (get killed 3 times in Body Form to reach Pure Black World Tendency)
-2 - Neutral (get killed 2 times in Body Form to reach Pure Black World Tendency)
-3 - Black (get killed 1 times in Body Form to reach Pure Black World Tendency)
-4 - Pure Black

The above numbers are not displayed. They are simply indicators that show how many time you must
get yourself killed in Body Form in a particular world in order to reach Pure Black World Tendency in that world.

The indicators are work out as follows:
Revive using Stone of Ephemeral Eyes and then get killed (not suicide) by an enemy. Return to Nexus.
The above is based on the assumption that doing the above changes the World Tendency by -1.
The Neutral portion as you can see covers from -2 to +1.
From Pure White to Pure Black, you need to be killed in Body Form 7 times.

So if you really want to find out exactly what is your World Tendency.
Bring 7 Stone of Ephemeral Eyes. Go to the world that you want to find out your world tendency.
Revive using the Stone of Ephemeral Eyes, get killed by an enemy. Return to the Nexus.
Repeat until you reach Pure Black World Tendency. You have to confirm this by seeing one of the 5 Black Phantom NPC (not the Primeval Demon).
Count the number of Stone of Ephemeral Eyes left.
If none is left, you are in Pure White World Tendency earlier.
1 => +2, 2 => +1, … , 7 => -4.
As you can see, if you are working towards Pure White World Tendency, this method of verification is not very helpful.

There is another rather crude method that help you to find out whether you are in Black or Pure Black World Tendency.

While you are in Soul form in the Nexus. Take note of your maximum HP. (Neutral)
Now enter the archstone of the World where you want to find out its World Tendency.
If you are in Black World Tendency, your maximum HP is 90%/95% of Neutral (rounded down). (stacks with Character Tendency)
- Remark: I noted that if you revive and suicides 6 times from Pure White, your HP is 90%.
If you are in Pure Black World Tendency, your maximum HP is 90% of Neutral (rounded down). (stacks with Character Tendency, i.e. 81% with Pure Black Character and World Tendency)
If you are in White or Pure White World Tendency, your maximum HP is the same as Neutral.

Here's the amount of HP you have in Soul Form in contrast to Body Form.

CT\WT Pure Black Black Neutral White Pure White Pure Black 40.5% 40.5% 45% 45% 45% Black 42.75% 42.75% 47.5% 47.5% 47.5% Neutral 45% 47.5% 50% 50% 50% White 45% 47.5% 50% 50% 50% Pure White 45% 47.5% 50% 50% 50%

Legend: CT - Character Tendency, WT - World Tendency

Souls earned from defeating enemies will vary as well.
For example,
In New Game+, the Silver Skeleton with Sword gives 1176 (Neutral, White, Pure White), 1647 (Black) and 1764 (Pure Black) souls.

Thus, for Black and Pure Black World Tendency, it is easy to figure it out.

How can I change it?

This game is quite brutal and most players will probably struggle a bit on their first playthrough. It may sound very demanding to ask for a player to try to attain Pure White and Pure Black World Tendency during their first playthrough. It's not required by any means, but considering that New Game+ is significantly more difficult than a regular New Game, getting both White and Black world tendencies in the first playthrough is probably a good idea. If you want to play through your first time however you want, that works, too. Many players have no problem getting the White and Black tendencies in New Game+, so the decision is really up to the individual player.

For Halloween weekend 2009 (Friday and Saturday), the North American servers turned all worlds to Black, and eventually Pure Black (each time you quit the game and logged back in as that character). To date, there have been no announcements regarding Pure White world tendency for Christmas.

In order to reach the World Tendency you are aiming for. Do things that moves you towards your goals.
Avoid doing things that shift you in the opposite direction.

The world tendency shift changes when you are in Body or Soul Form.
Body Form means you are alive and kicking. You enjoy 100% of max HP.
Soul Form means you are in spirit form. You have at most 50% of max HP in Body Form.
The exact number is dependent on your Character and World Tendency. (refer to the chart in the other tab)

Actions done in a particular world only effect World Tendency for that world.
So, if you want to increase your World 1 World Tendency, do something like killing a Boss in World 1.

Shifting World Tendency towards Black in offline mode

• Killed by an enemy in the area while in Body form. (-1 in current world) (Note: we use this action as the definition for -1)
• Suicide in Body form (-1).
• Kill Body Form Miralda (-3). (Even if they attack you) (once per game)
• Kill Body Form Satsuki (-3). (Even if they attack you) (once per game)
• Kill Old King Doran (-3) (once per game)

Shifting World Tendency towards White in offline mode

• Kill a boss in your own World with your body (+1)
• Kill a boss in your own World in soul form (+1)
• Killing a boss in your own world from zone 1 (Boletaria Palace) may increase world tendency in all other zones (+1)
• Defeat Black Phantom Miralda. (+3) (once per game)
• Defeat Black Phantom Scirvir. (+3) (once per game)
• Defeat Black Phantom Lord Rydell. (+3) (once per game)
• Defeat Black Phantom Satsuki. (+3) (once per game)
• Defeat Black Phantom Selen. (+3) (once per game)
• Defeat Primeval Demon. (+3) (once per world per game)
• Defeat Black Phantom NPC (see above) & 1 Primeval Demon without returning to Nexus. (+6) (once per game)
• Defeat Black Phantom NPC (see above), 1 Primeval Demon and 1 Boss in your own world without returning to Nexus. (+7) (once per game)

No impact to World Tendency

• Suicide in Nexus in Body Form. (+0)
• Suicide in Nexus in Soul Form. (+0)
• Suicide in Soul Form. (+0)

Note

• World Tendency changes are not reflected until you return to the Nexus.
• So, if your world is Pure Black, everything will remain in that state until you returned to the Nexus.
• An easy way to defeat the named black phantoms is to sneak up on them with the graverobbers ring then cast both poison cloud and death cloud on them. As long as you haven't alerted them they won't even attempt to heal themselves. Tested on Miralda, Rydell and Selen. It also works on Scirvir but you have to be very careful about how you approach him. This trick does not work on Satsuki who will see you coming a mile away ring or no ring.

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In online mode, all World Tendency changes are unconfirmed.

Shifting World Tendency towards Black in online mode (Not recommended unless you have absolutely no choice)

• Use the Black Eye Stone to invade a game and successfully defeat another player. (-0.5) (not confirmed)
• You are summoned as a Blue Phantom, then get yourself killed. (-?) (not confirmed)

Shifting World Tendency towards White in online mode (Not recommended unless you have absolutely no choice)

• Additional blue phantom ally when killing boss (+?) (not confirmed)
• Defeat Black Phantom player that invaded while in body form. (+1) (Each time I did this I noticed that my World Tendency went up by +1!)
• Resurrect a Blue Phantom with the Resurrect Miracle (+0.5?) (not confirmed)
• - Get summoned as a Blue Phantom, successfully help the host. (+0? doesn't work anymore after patch 1.02)
• - Use the Black Eye Stone to invade a game and get killed by the host. (+0? doesn't work anymore after patch 1.02)

Note
In online mode, all 5 of your worlds have a very higher tendency to get reset to Neutral.
Here's a list of possible things you can do that trigger the All World Neutral Bug:

• Quit the game in the Nexus.
• Cast the Miracle, Evacuate. Using fragments of Keystone for the same purpose does not cause this.
• Invading as a Black Phantom, getting yourself killed.

* Playing the game as per normal. After some time, all your worlds get reset to Neutral.

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Changing World Tendency without using any Ephemeral Eye Stones:

• Make sure you have at least one boss of the world/s that you are going to alter left alive.
• Depatch the game back to it's original state. File found in Game Data Utility.
• Spam suicide in the world/s that you are going to alter. No need to revive; just keep suiciding in Soul Form. May take a dozen or so attempts and can die either by enemies or falling.
• Once you are satisfied that the levels you want are Pure Black then re-apply patch 1.04. You might want to check world 1 (Boletaria Palace) by looking at Miraldas gate and world 4 (Shrine of Stroms) by seeing if Satsuki is on the ground and then match the colour of the other plinths to those two. They should be the same colour as the broken sixth plinth.
• Make sure you suicide in the Nexus as you are going to play the levels in Soul Form. It might be best to play offline as well.
• Kill the NPC BP followed by the Primeval or the other way around - whatever suits you best. Whatever you do don't quit to the Nexus until you have killed BOTH. Dying while in Soul Form and respawning at the beginning of the level will not matter. Similarly, quitting the game while still in the level should not affect the WT as long as you stay away from the Nexus.
• When done you can either go back to the Nexus and resupply etc or go straight to any remaining boss of the level.
• Kill them. You should head straight back to the Nexus now and suicide and check the status of that world. It should be glowing a pinkish colour and should be in Pure White.
• Re-enter level and do what you gotta do. Remember to stay in Soul Form though as a death in physical form will lower the Tendency when you go back to the Nexus.
• by FirAvain: No need to use Ephemeral Eye Stones if ur friend got resurraction miracle. He can give u body, after he summon u in his game… U die, than leave ur soul sign again. Repeat, until u got pureblack tendency (We confirmed this in Boletaria Palace). Longer than Ephemeral Eye Stones, but it's working.

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Getting Pure White World Tendency in offline mode

First of all, make sure you are using the latest patch. This method doesn't work in the pre-patch version!
Remark: In the pre-patch verison, getting killed in Soul Form in the Nexus will reduce World Tendency in all worlds

*Do not enter online mode if you want to follow this guide. Stay completely offline! In Soul Form!

• Keep at least 1 Boss alive. Usually the 2nd Boss in World 2, 3, 4 and 5. The 3rd Boss in World 1.
• Clear the path to the Primeval Demon and unlock all shortcuts necessary.
  • World 1 - Kill the Red Dragon in 1-2. Kill Tower Knight in 1-2. (If u have killed Phalanx, if u are still in body form this will make world pure white, because red dragon in 1-2 is considered a boss or mini boss, will make the world pure white after killing Tower Knight)
  • World 2 - Kill Armored Spider in 2-1. Activate Fog to tunnels leading to Flamelurker.
  • World 3 - Kill Fool's Idol in 3-1. Gather all required Keys to reach Lord Rydell's location.
  • World 4 - Kill Adjudicator in 4-1.
  • World 5 - Kill Leechmonger in 5-1. Lower the drawbridge on the cliff. Activated the First and Second Fog in 5-2.
• Now, prepare yourself because you are not going back to the Nexus for a while.
• Get 5-7 Stone of Ephermerl Eyes (depending on your World Tendency).
• Revive and get yourself killed in that particular World that you are working on until you reaches Pure Black World Tendency.
• Suicide in Nexus. You are going to kill the Black Phantom and the Primeval Demon in Soul Form.
• Find and kill the Black Phantom NPC
  • World 1 - 1-1 Miralda, left of starting archstone.
  • World 2 - 2-2 Scirvir, jump down to reach him. If the fog in the tunnel is not activated you are screwed because you can't get to the Primeval Demon.
  • World 3 - 3-1 Rydell
  • World 4 - 4-1 Satsuki, start of 1-1.
  • World 5 - 5-2 Selen, near First Fog.
• Now, without returning to the Nexus, you must find your way to the Primeval Demon and kill it.
  • World 1 - 1-3 Just go through the gate and you should find it in a location over looking the 3 Red Eyes Knights.
  • World 2 - 2-1 At the bottom of the moving platform below the 2 Rock Throwers at the beginning on 2-1.
  • World 3 - 3-2 At the bottom of the swamp.
  • World 4 - 4-2 In the area behind the Dual Katana Skeleton in the hidden passage.
  • World 5 - 5-2 In the swamp near the slug nest.
• Once you had killed the Primeval Demon, return to the Nexus. You should be in White World Tendency.
• Suicide in Nexus. You are going to kill the Boss in Soul Form
• Kill 1 Boss in Soul Form (not recommended to do it in Body Form because you will lose World Tendency if you screwed up).
• Return to Nexus, you should be in Pure White World Tendency.

Notes

Bugs after Patch 1.02

The patch 1.02 seemed to have introduce a bug.

Here's the details:
Suppose one of your world is Pure Black and the rest neutral.
If you quit game in the Nexus.
The next time you load the game in online mode, all 5 worlds is reset to Neutral once you enter the Nexus.
If you load the game in offline mode, this bug does not happened.
In addition, invading as a Black Phantom and getting killed reset all your Worlds to Neutral. (may need re-confirmation, at least I experienced this myself)

Possible remedy:
+Quit your game in any world except the Nexus. (This worked for a while, but the last time I loaded my game all worlds were back to Neutral.)
It seemed that the game freeze any world status change when you not in the Nexus.
+Beg for a new patch.