75 kills in 30 min? Gaaaaa!

[Wulfborne]

<DIV>So I got to the second floor of the monk tower in the Village of Shin. On the table there are 2 scrolls, each one leads to a separate instanced zone to give you a trial...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ok, so anyway, the one on the right (as you look at the table from the center of the room) asks you to kill 75 terracotta warriors in 30 minutes. These mobs (for me) are 69-71 in level, and no up or down arrows. **EDIT** Forgot to mention, they are all monks with silent palm, knockbacks and stun abilities, in addition to insane parry/deflect skills. **END EDIT**</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am *very* familiar with the zone (so I am not ever missing a mob somewhere), Legendary/Fabled T7 geared, 50aa, mostly master1 spells... In offensive mode I am well over 1500 attack rating.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And yet, after countless tries over the past 2 days, The best I have gotten is 66 dead. I use food, drink, potions, manastones (both 1.0 and 2.0).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have any of you gotten through this place successfully yet? If so, please pass me some tips before I poke my eyes out with a spoon...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Champion of Drednever</DIV><p>Message Edited by Wulfborne on <span class=date_text>06-16-2006</span> <span class=time_text>08:32 AM</span>

[Rarlin]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have any of you gotten through this place successfully yet? If so, please pass me some tips before I poke my eyes out with a spoon...</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>You forget...</P> <P>There is no spoon...</P>

[OrcSlayer96]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Wulfborne wrote:<BR> <DIV>So I got to the second floor of the monk tower in the Village of Shin. On the table there are 2 scrolls, each one leads to a separate instanced zone to give you a trial...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ok, so anyway, the one on the right (as you look at the table from the center of the room) asks you to kill 75 terracotta warriors in 30 minutes. These mobs (for me) are 69-71 in level, and no up or down arrows. **EDIT** Forgot to mention, they are all monks with silent palm, knockbacks and stun abilities, in addition to insane parry/deflect skills. **END EDIT**</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am *very* familiar with the zone (so I am not ever missing a mob somewhere), Legendary/Fabled T7 geared, 50aa, mostly master1 spells... In offensive mode I am well over 1500 attack rating.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And yet, after countless tries over the past 2 days, The best I have gotten is 66 dead. I use food, drink, potions, manastones (both 1.0 and 2.0).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have any of you gotten through this place successfully yet? If so, please pass me some tips before I poke my eyes out with a spoon...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Champion of Drednever</DIV> <P>Message Edited by Wulfborne on <SPAN class=date_text>06-16-2006</SPAN> <SPAN class=time_text>08:32 AM</SPAN><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I havent done this quest yet, is it solo only or can you remain in a group and have some classes buff you before entering?  Are the terracotta warriors golems or something else?  If Golems maybe you can use your golem master strike for some extra damage and if it allows you to zone in solo but still belong to a group, maybe some dps/haste/damage procs would help?  Plus, do they still have damage shield potions in the post LU 24 to help take the mobs down quicker?  Just some thoughts on the top of my head...<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Wulfborne]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> OrcSlayer96 wrote:<BR> <BR>I havent done this quest yet, is it solo only or can you remain in a group and have some classes buff you before entering?  Are the terracotta warriors golems or something else?  If Golems maybe you can use your golem master strike for some extra damage and if it allows you to zone in solo but still belong to a group, maybe some dps/haste/damage procs would help?  Plus, do they still have damage shield potions in the post LU 24 to help take the mobs down quicker?  Just some thoughts on the top of my head...<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>It was the solo instance. They do have a heroic version for a group to try, but if you try the solo one, you can not even be in a group, let alone have other buffs.  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>I honestly didn't try the golem mastry, but their graphic looks like brown clay woodelf monks. I didn't note them dropping any 'mastery' pieces of anything for body loot, so I don't think they would be of that type of mob.</P> <P>I used a couple haste items, but I didn't look for proc or dps mod items. I rarely use such things, so am less familiar with them than I'd like to be. I am also unaware if there are damage shield potions, since so few people were actually selling anything via broker (comparatively) so soon after the LU.</P> <P>I think if the warriors were any other class than monks with their massive avoidance I'd stand a chance. When some of them fail to parry/deflect/etc for a short while, I chew through them in no time flat. It's just frustrating to feel that the only "challenge" for this is waiting for my combat arts and spells to refresh...since that's the limiting factor for me. Even balls-to-the-wall I can't muster enough destructive force to kill them fast enough. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Champion of Drednever</P>

[OrcSlayer96]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Wulfborne wrote:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> OrcSlayer96 wrote:<BR> <BR>I havent done this quest yet, is it solo only or can you remain in a group and have some classes buff you before entering?  Are the terracotta warriors golems or something else?  If Golems maybe you can use your golem master strike for some extra damage and if it allows you to zone in solo but still belong to a group, maybe some dps/haste/damage procs would help?  Plus, do they still have damage shield potions in the post LU 24 to help take the mobs down quicker?  Just some thoughts on the top of my head...<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>It was the solo instance. They do have a heroic version for a group to try, but if you try the solo one, you can not even be in a group, let alone have other buffs.  <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>I honestly didn't try the golem mastry, but their graphic looks like brown clay woodelf monks. I didn't note them dropping any 'mastery' pieces of anything for body loot, so I don't think they would be of that type of mob.</P> <P>I used a couple haste items, but I didn't look for proc or dps mod items. I rarely use such things, so am less familiar with them than I'd like to be. I am also unaware if there are damage shield potions, since so few people were actually selling anything via broker (comparatively) so soon after the LU.</P> <P>I think if the warriors were any other class than monks with their massive avoidance I'd stand a chance. When some of them fail to parry/deflect/etc for a short while, I chew through them in no time flat. It's just frustrating to feel that the only "challenge" for this is waiting for my combat arts and spells to refresh...since that's the limiting factor for me. Even balls-to-the-wall I can't muster enough destructive force to kill them fast enough. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Champion of Drednever</P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>I did a little snooping on eq2alchemy.com(one of my favorite sites) and picked up these ideas...  Tier 7 has a few potions that may help you out, Elixer of thorns is a damage shield that does 27 points of unresistable damage to the mobs for a duration of 2 minutes and 6 seconds, stock up on these for added damage that cant be avoided.  grab also some Elixer of Intellect ptions to boost your intelligence to increase your AOE and PROC damages.  Some Exceptional Essences of Power and Clarity will give you chunks of power back and liberal use of your manastone too.  Are the mobs doing much damage to you?  If not, maybe go with a high int armor like the xegonite devout witth all your flowing thought gear to keep those power hungry AE attacks going and if you have the smite spell and extra slashing attack spells make sure you have a sword and symbol equiped to help on unresistable spells.  Sounds like the more spell damage the more effective it is against these brawler mobs.  On a side note, the other week a grabbed a volatile fluid from Halls of Fate and when a Bruiser from another guild wanted to duel me after sending me 15 odd requests for a duel, i accepted and when his health was yellow i typed "dodge this" and threw the volatile fluid at him for 3200 heat damage...<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  I love coming up with oddball solutions in this game and that bruiser never dueled me again, heheheh.<BR>

[Wulfborne]

<P>Thanks for the ideas. I'll see if I can't find some of these potions on the broker.</P> <P>I had been given the impression that you couldn't stack potions. Is this true? Or will I be able to have several active on me at one time? Again, sorry for the "n00b-ish" questions, but I have never found them a requirement before, so never tried.</P> <P>You asked if they were doing much damage to me... Not really when taken 1 at a time, but in groups they can chew through me right quick if I'm not careful. Groups of monks can stifle you and chain stun you. (Funny how we're not supposed to chain stun, so our stuns got reduced, but mobs do a decent job of it...)</P> <P>I'll give it a shot next time I can find some time when the guild isn't raiding. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Champion of Drednever</P>

[Jonaroth]

Yea I tried this over the weekend, only gave it one try, had to kill 75 mobs in 30 minutes, I got about 40-50 or so killed, got lost a few times, I think it _MAY_ be possible, but its is VERY VERY HARD. The mobs wernt really that bad, I was using a 2 hander and in offensive stance and could fight 5 at once... but the ammount of DPS you'd need to kill 30-40 more is just crazy, I wonder if they even tested this for all the classes. Sure I could go do it again using crazy ammount of potions to boost my dps.. but.. come on, this is a solo thing, what kind of solo player would be even close to be able to do this? heh <div></div>

[BlueMustang]

<DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Wulfborne wrote:<BR> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Have any of you gotten through this place successfully yet? If so, please pass me some tips before I poke my eyes out with a spoon...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Just wait, on the 3rd floor it's 100 in 30 minutes :smileymad:</DIV>

[Wulfborne]

<P>I had heard that. Guess I was hoping they'd be single or double arrow down mobs. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P> <P>Don't shatter my illusions till i get there! :smileyvery-happy:</P> <P>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Champion of Drednever</P>

[Jonaroth]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Wulfborne wrote:<BR> <P>I had heard that. Guess I was hoping they'd be single or double arrow down mobs. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></P><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>Even better! They're all single or double arrow UP mobs <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  </P>

[Wulfborne]

Well, tried the int potion, kept thorns on me the entire time, liberal use of potions/manastone to ensure I never ran out of mana...Best attempt so far I got 67. I just don't see how it is possible to complete. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul<div></div>

[OrcSlayer96]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Wulfborne wrote:<BR>Well, tried the int potion, kept thorns on me the entire time, liberal use of potions/manastone to ensure I never ran out of mana...<BR><BR>Best attempt so far I got 67. I just don't see how it is possible to complete. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><BR><BR>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul<BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE>Hmmm, the potions help any?  Looks like they pushed you closer to goal, but still not good enough.  Is the problem that you dont have enough dps to burn them down in the stated time or enough speed to move from one mob area to the other, or that you need safefall to jump down form higher areas?  I havent done this zone so i am just pulling info from other threads.  If anybody has done this zone successfully as a pallie, please post with some helpful info...<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /><BR>

[Plaidler]

can i suggest also using a beholder totem and a spirit of the wolf totem, you will move around much faster and beholder totems stack with power drink regen, hope this helps. <div></div>

[Walker0]

<DIV> I tired these with different totems, defensive stance tanking groups, offensive stance killing them solo fast, and vice-versa. I know the zone, it's not hard to learn after the monks punch you off the top level into the water at the bottom and you have to run all the way back up. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> One tip, always have your back to a wall if possible. The most aggrivating thing was the mobs that didnt drop shards at all, this may be patched now, but i haven't felt like trying lately. I just can't kill that fast. Tank 'em yes. DPS 'em, nope. I think it will really depend on your set up. I can see where it could be possible, but I geared my guy to be max defense to hold up and wear down opponents. Maybe a more offense oriented pally could do it, but it would be a real challenge. Not worth the time for me, especially since there is no xp involved unless you complete it.</DIV>

[Wulfborne]

I was set up in full offensive mode. (Well, as offensive as I could get, anyway). Mana regen wasn't a problem.I can't try the xego devout armor you mentioned earlier because I don't have the spare cash to buy a bunch of xego off our inflated market (Everfrost). Safe fall would probably help (especially on the instances where you see one waaay below you), but I didn't ever get punched off of a cliff, so that wasn't an issue for me.I will need to try the spirit totem for speedy feet. I didn't think of that, since I usually ride my horse around. maybe that'll boost me those extra few kills.~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul<div></div>

[Wulfborne]

As an update, I just tried with the wolf totem and got to 71, and was in process of killing number 72 when time ran out. So, I assume if you're flawless and go full offensive, use int potions, SoW totems, damage shields, manastones, clarity potions, and aren't afraid to red-line yourself, then you could theorhetically make it.Kinda crap that some classes have zero problems doing it with no special potions or gear, though. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Maybe in a future trial there'll be some mob that hits like a truck and is very resistant to magic, so you have to toe-to-toe them for long periods. I'm sure guardians would like that just as much as I would. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul<div></div>

[Wulfborne]

Yeah, as stated above, it's doable. I finally completed it, with 3 min and 14 sec left. Holy crap, I'll never do that one again. <span>:smileyvery-happy:</span>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul<div></div>

[Knesh]

<DIV>Congrats, I hope the end reward is worth it hehe</DIV>

[Jonaroth]

lol so now you are "Hawke, the Fox" now? <div></div>

[uzhiel feathered serpe]

<P>Yep, i have done this instance and I found it refreshingly fun.  I used my consecrate master one and I was in offensive stance the entire time. I used my AE a ton and some pots, including a wolf totem to run a little faster. All in all I got my pebbles with 3 minutes to spair.</P> <P>Soon it will be Sagacious Uzhiel Emeraines'Toy the Dedicated.......</P> <P><3</P>

[Wulfborne]

<div><blockquote><hr>Jonaroth wrote:lol so now you are "Hawke, the Fox" now? <div></div><hr></blockquote>I wish. The only reward for that is 15 pebbles (same as the other one on that floor) and another quest added to my "completed" list. Don't think I'm not shooting for that surname, though. <span>:smileywink:</span>~Sir Hawke Holyblayde, Hero of Maj'Dul</div>