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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: VoA - Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance

« on: January 15, 2012, 07:18:52 PM »

 
Update:
 
01/13/2012: Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance Defeated!  Nice work everyone!  Ssark has a couple Screenshots posted.  Main site updated.


Progression Book Reminders:

• On first win: Records of Tales goes to your inventory when the Avatar of Steel dies.
   
  
• IF you die just prior, when you're rez'd back in, it'll appear in your inventory a few moments later.

 

• You MUST click the book inside the INSTANCE in order for it to evolve.

 

• Recommend everyone Bandolier the book, so you can flip and click for your updates easier.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: VoA - Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance

« on: December 19, 2011, 04:05:12 PM »

   
Progress Update

Stabilized on the pattern adds, and pushed through reaching the 33% molten spawn portion.

MOLTEN SPAWNS: a molten steel mound

• Stationary

 

• Time based cumulative spawn starting south to north.

 

• Aura DD powers up quickly.

 

• Inside Aura damage message: You are damaged by the heat of a molten steel mound.

Adjusts:
[list bull-blackarrow]

• Tactic in place for next run to handle moltens.

 

• Adjusted Pattern /rs prep to reflect our current methods.

 

• Fine tuning of /rs prep.

 

• Added Pattern spawn location to details table.

 

• Added CC Pattern stunnable to details table.

 

• Avatar MT trigger added for when hit by Cart AE (Gravity of Steel Ref. AT section below)

 

 
 
Brief Event Overview and Strat

Any questions, please ask in the FLRaids:raids channel, and/or reply to this thread.  Thanks.

This raid is a scaled up version of the group mission Illdaera's Vengeance, but with some twists.

The Avatar of Steel starts off invulnerable.

We use the guns on the ledges, to fire at Avatar, which causes adds to spawn.  The adds drop shards, which are used to power the carts, and move the water platform above; causing steam, which makes Avatar vulnerable to the cart explosives.

Once Avatar is active, it switches back and forth between invulnerable states.  We have to repeat the carts/tower process each time to make it vulnerable again.

Avatar has directional AE's, with emotes, and is perma-rooted.  See below for trigger details.

At 69% - Adds: a steel pattern - Find them, range DPS, but don't let them touch you.  They do not attack back.

At 33% - Avatar spawns a molten steel mound adds.  Indifferent, with DMG AURA, that GROWS in strength the longer it's alive.

Both adds continue to spawn for the duration of the event.

Everyone else, assist MA please when called on.  During our learning stages, we'll need everyone on/off adds as they spawn.

CC - Test/Report mez/snare/stuns on adds please.

Shards, Guns, Carts & Tower - Ssark is handling this area.  Assigned players to loot shards, and handle cart/tower moves.

Green sections removed.

Red sections changed to:

Avatar is perma-rooted, has various AE's; with related emotes.  Refer to the Text/Audio Trigger section below for details.

...

At 69% - Adds: a steel pattern - Spawn under/at Avatar - CASTERS & RANGERS & PETS = Assist MA2 and KILL PATTERNS when they spawn.  They do not attack back.  They'll path towards someone and morph into a 16k hitter called "recreation of steel".  Pattern Spawn Trigger Emote = drops a piece of steel from its body

At 33% - Adds: a molten steel mound - Indifferent, stationary spawns from south; incrementally towards the north.  DMG AURA, that GROWS in strength the longer it's alive.  RANGE DPS ONLY - Avoid aura, it will kill you fast!

 
Adds - Quick Overview


* Note: For any/all adds.  Please test/report for mob weaknesses (weapon types, casters DD's (fire, cold etc), and report.
   

             spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     

	MOB		DETAILS
	a steel pattern		Spawn at 69% and onward
	(a recreation of steel)		Path around, and morph into a recreation of steel
			Patterns will not show up on Extended Target Window (ETW)
			Morphed recreations of steel hit for 17k
			* Required Actions

spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]Casters: NUKE Patterns on sight! - They won't hit back[/td][/tr][/color]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]Range DPS: avoid direct melee against, or you could morph it.[/td][/tr]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]CC: recreation of steel are mezzable.  Not stunnable/charmable.[/td][/tr]

spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td][/td][/tr]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td][/td][/tr]

[tr][td][/td][td]a molten steel mound[/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]Spawn at 33% and onward.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td](a shock of steel?)[/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]Non-confrontational Ooze type.[/td][/tr]
[tr][td][/td][td][/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]DD AURA Around it, powers up over time.[/td][/tr]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td][/td][/tr]

spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]* Required Actions[/td][/tr]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]Melee: Kill on sight!  Do not wait for MA call[/td][/tr]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]Pet owners: Sick pets on sight.[/td][/tr]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td]CC: Test snare, to slow it down possibly.[/td][/tr]

spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td][/td][/tr]
spacer[tr][td]  [/td][td]  [/td]  [td] [/td]   [td][/td][/tr]

[/table]

Changed to:


             spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer                    spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     spacer     

	MOB		DETAILS
	a steel pattern		Spawn under Avatar at 69% and onward, and path.
	(a recreation of steel)		Will morph into a recreation of steel on player direct contact
			Patterns will not show up on Extended Target Window (ETW)
			Morphed recreations of steel hit for 17k
			* Required Actions
			CASTERS: NUKE Patterns on sight and/or assist MA1 - They won't hit back
			PETS: Send to attack patterns.
			RANGERS: Bow DPS them down via MA1 and/or on sight.
			CC: recreation of steel are mezzable & stunnable.
	a molten steel mound		Spawn at 33% and onward (starting south to north).
			Stationary.  Non-confrontational Ooze type.
			DD AURA Around it, powers up over time.
			* Required Actions
			RANGE DPS ONLY: By assignment (individual and/or group)

 

Text / Audio Triggers - Mandatory

[/size]

Avatar of Steel - AE EMOTE: ALL Mandatory setup

Crushing Swipe (60k PBAE), goes off every 35 seconds approximately.   There's a warning emote, allowing 5 seconds to HIDE and avoid the DD.

Emote Trigger argath-swipe.gtt

Audio File: run-hide.wav


Avatar of Steel - VULNERABLE STATES: ALL Mandatory setup

Everyone needs to setup these, so you know WHEN to attack/DPS Avatar efficiently.

MELEE Vulnerable state: is cooled by the water cascading from the tower
CASTER Vulnerable state: magical protection crumbles in the massive explosion

Emote Trigger argath-vuln.gtt

Audio Files:

melee-vuln
caster-vuln


Steel Pattern Spawn Emote: ALL Mandatory setup

At around 69% and onward, these spawn with a warning emote.

Emote Trigger argath-pattern.gtt

Audio File: Alert5.wav

Addition:

Gravity of Steel: Avatar MAIN TANKS

At times, you'll be hit with the cart AE/DoT when it's in play: Gravity of Steel - 20k DD + Slow Push (Single-Target, 45 Curse Counters)

This causes extra spike damage in addition to the regular 60k AE Crushing Swipe.

Make a /rs, /shout, /ooc hotkey to give Paladins/Healers a heads up for SPLASH & CURSE CURE. 

Paladins can splash at you and cure from a distance.  A designated healer can act as backup/safety cure.

Emote Trigger argath-cart.gtt

Audio File: get-cured.wav

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: VoA - Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance

« on: December 10, 2011, 08:20:47 PM »

 
Second attempt Friday, Dec 09-2011:

Several attempts last night, although we got jammed up at pattern stage.  We are learning more.

From observation, I'm not 100% convinced the steel patterns are morphing due to proximity with melee players.  My theory atm is that they're targeting the lowest person on Avatars hatelist, and pathing towards them.  Last night, I watched a pattern path by the MT, it didn't morph at all.  We can test this theory next run.  If it's true, I got a couple tactics in mind to counter it.

The player who morphs a pattern does get a flash emote across their screens (it happened to me).  There's no warning emote I saw in my logs however.

As we test/understand the patterns more, we'll be able to tactically adjust to handle them.  This is the goal of our attempts going forward.

Overall, good attempts last night.  Thanks again for everyone who has taken the time to show up and support our team!


Adjusts:

• Trigger added for steel pattern spawning (ref GTT section below) Pattern: drops a piece of steel from its body
• Trigger added for MELEE Vulnerable state: is cooled by the water cascading from the tower
• Trigger added for CASTER Vulnerable state: magical protection crumbles in the massive explosion
• Do not send pets/DPS when Avatar is invulnerable.  You're just wasting your mana/endurance, and increase AE exposure.
• Tower/Cart/Shard adjusts by Ssark to expedite the process, and to reduce fails.
• Rangers - Bow DMG is OK to use against patterns
• Pet classes - OK to use against patterns
• Steel Patterns - Debuff them, and attempt snare/root/CC methods again.  Testers reported no immunity messages, but resists.

 
   
Brief Event Overview and Strat

Any questions, please ask in the FLRaids:raids channel, and/or reply to this thread.  Thanks.

This raid is a scaled up version of the group mission Illdaera's Vengeance, but with some twists.

The Avatar of Steel starts off invulnerable.

We use the guns on the ledges, to fire at Avatar, which causes adds to spawn.  The adds drop shards, which are used to power the carts, and move the water platform above; causing steam, which makes it vulnerable to the cart explosives.

Once Avatar is active, it switches back and forth between invulnerable states.  We have to repeat the carts/tower process each time to make it vulnerable again.

Avatar has directional AE's, with emotes, and is perma-rooted.  See below for trigger details.

At 66% - Adds: a steel pattern - CASTERS NUKE THESE (they don't hit back) - Melee DO NOT TOUCH, or they'll morph into hard hitter 'recreation' types (no pets/arrows either please).

At 33% - Avatar spawns a molten steel mound adds.  Indifferent, with DMG AURA, that GROWS in strength the longer it's alive.

Both adds continue to spawn for the duration of the event.

Everyone else, assist MA please when called on.  During our learning stages, we'll need everyone on/off adds as they spawn.

CC - Test/Report mez/snare/stuns on adds please.

Shards, Guns, Carts & Tower - Ssark is handling this area.  Assigned players to loot shards, and handle cart/tower moves.

Changed to:

At 66% - Adds: a steel pattern - Find them, range DPS, but don't let them touch you.  They do not attack back.

 
Adds - Quick Overview


* Note: For any/all adds.  Please test/report for mob weaknesses (weapon types, casters DD's (fire, cold etc), and report.
   

spacerspacerspacerspacerspacerspacerspacerspacer

	MOB		DETAILS
	a steel pattern		Spawn at 66% and onward
	(a recreation of steel)		Path around, and morph into recreation if come into melee contact
			Patterns will not show up on Extended Target Window (ETW)
			Morphed recreations of steel hit for 17k
			* Required Actions
			Casters: NUKE Patterns on sight! - They won't hit back
			Melee: Do not touch steel pattern, or you'll morph it.
			CC: recreation of steel are mezzable.  Not stunnable/charmable.

Changed to:


spacerspacerspacerspacerspacerspacerspacerspacer

	MOB		DETAILS
	a steel pattern		Spawn at 66% and onward
	(a recreation of steel)		Path around, and morph into a recreation of steel
			Patterns will not show up on Extended Target Window (ETW)
			Morphed recreations of steel hit for 17k
			* Required Actions
			Casters: NUKE Patterns on sight! - They won't hit back
			Range DPS: avoid direct melee against, or you could morph it.
			CC: recreation of steel are mezzable.  Not stunnable/charmable.

* Additional Triggers:

Text / Audio Triggers - Mandatory

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Steel Pattern Spawn Emote: ALL Mandatory setup

Each time a steel pattern spawns, there's an emote.

Emote Trigger argath-pattern.gtt

Audio File: Alert5.wav


Avatar of Steel - VULNERABLE STATES: ALL Mandatory setup

Everyone needs to setup these, so you know WHEN to attack/DPS Avatar efficiently.

MELEE Vulnerable state: is cooled by the water cascading from the tower
CASTER Vulnerable state: magical protection crumbles in the massive explosion

Emote Trigger argath-vuln.gtt

Audio Files:

melee-vuln
caster-vuln

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: VoA - Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance

« on: December 09, 2011, 04:59:06 PM »

 
First attempt Thursday, Dec 08-2011:

Three attempts made last night.  Good overall first look at the event.

Cart/Dousing/Shard team worked through the mechanic.  Better handle of it by end of 3rd attempt.

Avatar to 61% on the final attempt.

Everyone must react to 75k AE emote to avoid the damage.  Taking the damage causes extra burden on healers.

Patterns morphing was main culprit at the time for final wipe.  Adjusts in place for next run.


Details below have been amended into the strategy post:

 
 
 
Brief Event Overview and Strat

Any questions, please ask in the FLRaids:raids channel, and/or reply to this thread.  Thanks.

This raid is a scaled up version of the group mission Illdaera's Vengeance, but with some twists.

The Avatar of Steel starts off invulnerable.

We use the guns on the ledges, to fire at Avatar, which causes adds to spawn.  The adds drop shards, which are used to power the carts, and move the water platform above; causing steam, which makes it vulnerable to the cart explosives.

Once Avatar is active, it switches back and forth between invulnerable states.  We have to repeat the carts/tower process each time to make it vulnerable again.

Avatar has directional AE's, with emotes, and is perma-rooted.  Do not attack from the front, avoind South side.  Main Tank, face him EAST, away from the spiral ramp.

At 66% - Avatar spawns a steel pattern adds.  They roam around, and if come in contact with a melee player, change into recreation of steel, and hit for 17k+.

At 33% - Avatar spawns a molten steel mound adds.  Indifferent, with DMG AURA, that GROWS in strength the longer it's alive.

Both adds continue to spawn for the duration of the event.

Everyone else, assist MA please when called on.  During our learning stages, we'll need everyone on/off adds as they spawn.

CC - Test/Report mez/snare/stuns on adds please.

Shards, Guns, Carts & Tower - Ssark is handling this area.  Assigned players to loot shards, and handle cart/tower moves.

Adjusts:

At 66% - Adds: a steel pattern - CASTERS NUKE THESE (they don't hit back) - Melee DO NOT TOUCH, or they'll morph into hard hitter 'recreation' types (no pets/arrows either please).

 
Boss - Avatar of Steel

Hits: 23500
AE:

Crushing Swipe - PBAE 60k DD (200' Range)
Gathering of Destruction - PBAE 10k DD + Slow Push (1000' Range, 20 Corr Cntrs)
Gravity of Steel - 20k DD + Slow Push (Single-Target, 45 Corr Cntrs)
Rumble of Mountains - PBAE 25k DD (1000' Range)
Steel Absorption - 75k DD (Single-Target)

Incorrect spell reference.  It's curse, not corruption.  Fixing for accuracy only at the moment.

Gathering of Destruction - PBAE 10k DD + Slow Push (1000' Range, 20 Curse Cntrs)
Gravity of Steel - 20k DD + Slow Push (Single-Target, 45 Curse Cntrs)

 
Adds - Quick Overview

Names: a golem splinter, a shock of steel, molten steel mound, recreation of steel, a steel pattern

* Test/Report the following:

• Hits # - # range?

 

• Mezzable, stunnable, charmable, snarable?

 

• Do they Flurry or Rampage?

 

• Do they summon when damaged?

 

• Other: AE Ref, and/or various mechanics (weapon/spell weak, emotes)?

Note: molten steel maybe the entities with auras, related to the cart crashing.  Just listing above all options for adds as a starting point.

Fixing this up.  Thanks CC, et al, for feedback:
 
* Note: For any/all adds.  Please test/report for mob weaknesses (weapon types, casters DD's (fire, cold etc), and report.
   

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	MOB		DETAILS
	a golem splinter		Bolt gun action spawns these.
			Each drops: Energetic Steel Shard
			* Required Actions
			Tanks: Snag on pop, bring to cubby corner; dispatch
			CC: MEZ extras
	a steel pattern		Spawn at 66% and onward
	(a recreation of steel)		Path around, and morph into recreation if come into melee contact
			Patterns will not show up on Extended Target Window (ETW)
			Morphed recreations of steel hit for 17k
			* Required Actions
			Casters: NUKE Patterns on sight! - They won't hit back
			Melee: Do not touch steel pattern, or you'll morph it.
			CC: recreation of steel are mezzable.  Not stunnable/charmable.
	a molten steel mound		Spawn at 33% and onward.
	(a shock of steel?)		Non-confrontational Ooze type.
			DD AURA Around it, powers up over time.
			* Required Actions
			Melee: Kill on sight!  Do not wait for MA call
			Pet owners: Sick pets on sight.
			CC: Test snare, to slow it down possibly.

 

 
AE Entities

Name: a fiery blast
AE: Unknown

Come into play for individuals on the floating platform possibly.  Test/report.

These are potentially attackable/killable, and/or non-confrontational.  Test/report results.

May not even be part of the raid version.

Keep an eye open for these floating around in the sky or something.  They maybe tied to floating tower, and/or just casting AE's at us once and a while.

They may be killable.  Need more info.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: VoA - Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance

« on: December 08, 2011, 11:11:43 PM »

 
   
Brief Event Overview and Strat

Any questions, please ask in the FLRaids:raids channel, and/or reply to this thread.  Thanks.

This raid is a scaled up version of the group mission Illdaera's Vengeance, in Argath.

The Avatar of Steel starts off invulnerable.

We use the guns on the ledges, to fire at Avatar, which causes adds to spawn.  The adds drop shards, which are used to power the carts, and move the water platform above; causing steam, which makes it vulnerable to the cart explosives.

Once Avatar is active, it switches back and forth between invulnerable states.  We have to repeat the carts/tower process each time to make it vulnerable again.

Avatar has directional AE's, with emotes, and is perma-rooted.  Do not attack from the front, avoid South side.  Main Tank, face him EAST, away from the spiral ramp.

Avatar also most likely powers up, as it does in the group mission, based on time.  There are emotes in the group version to indicate this.

Everyone else, assist MA please when called on.  During our learning stages, we'll need everyone on/off adds as they spawn.

CC - Test/Report mez/snare/stuns on adds please.

Shard Looters - Ssark is handling this area.  Assigned players to loot shards, and handle cart/tower moves.

Added:

At 66% - Avatar spawns a steel pattern adds.  They roam around, and if come in contact with a melee player, change into recreation of steel, and hit for 17k+.

At 33% - Avatar spawns a molten steel mound adds.  Indifferent, with DMG AURA, that GROWS in strength the longer it's alive.

Both adds continue to spawn for the duration of the event.


Forgot to add the Card/Explosive sub-section:

Carts & Explosives

• Delegated duty, for selected players. 

 

• There's a cart located North, and South.
• Each has explosives on it.  They're powered by the shards.
• ONLY ONE PERSON on the cart at a time, otherwise 75k DD hits.
• Cart moving, spawns adds.

Text / Audio Triggers - Mandatory

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Avatar of Steel Emotes: ALL Mandatory setup

Crushing Swipe (60k PBAE), goes off every 35 seconds approximately.   There's a warning emote, allowing 5 seconds to HIDE and avoid the DD.

Emote Trigger argath-swipe.gtt

Audio File: run-hide.wav

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / VoA - Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance

« on: December 07, 2011, 09:33:23 PM »

 
 

Argath - Illdaera's Vengeance

*[12/19/2011] NOTICE: This post has been modified to reflect amendments posted within this thread *

Zone & Instance Info
 
Zone: Argath, Bastion of Illdaera

NPC Trigger: Atleris, Council Pinnacle
NPC Location: Argath, inside Pinnacle council chamber (top level area, central)

Keyword to Enter: execute

Event Timer:  N/A until boss active.

Leashing Mobs: N/A at this time.



Flag & Key Requirements
 

Zone Flag:		None
Event Key:		None
Group Mission:		None
Event Flag:		None
Alaran Language:		None

 
Brief Event Overview and Strat

Any questions, please ask in the FLRaids:raids channel, and/or reply to this thread.  Thanks.

This raid is a scaled up version of the group mission Illdaera's Vengeance, but with some twists.

The Avatar of Steel starts off invulnerable.

We use the guns on the ledges, to fire at Avatar, which causes adds to spawn.  The adds drop shards, which are used to power the carts, and move the water platform above; causing steam, which makes Avatar vulnerable to the cart explosives.

Avatar is perma-rooted, has various AE's; with related emotes.  Refer to the Text/Audio Trigger section below for details.

At 69% - Adds: a steel pattern - Spawn under/at Avatar - Assigned group(s), ASSIST MA2 and KILL PATTERNS when they spawn.  They do not attack back.  They'll path towards someone and morph into a 16k hitter called "recreation of steel".  Pattern Spawn Trigger Emote = drops a piece of steel from its body

At 33% - Adds: a molten steel mound - Indifferent, stationary spawns from south; incrementally towards the north.  DMG AURA, that GROWS in strength the longer it's alive.  RANGE DPS ONLY - Avoid aura, it will kill you fast! 

Assigned Molten Group #7 - Position NORTH SIDE of the hump/aquaduct; adjust your view-angle (3rd person, F9 to toggle), to see OVER the hump and gain Line-of-Sight at moltens in order to range DPS.

Both adds continue to spawn for the duration of the event.

Everyone else, assist MA please when called on.

Shards, Guns, Carts & Tower - Ssark is handling this area.  Assigned players to loot shards, and handle cart/tower moves.



Boss - Avatar of Steel

Hits: 23500
Abilities: AE Rampage
AE:

Crushing Swipe - PBAE 60k DD (200' Range)
Gathering of Destruction - PBAE 10k DD + Slow Push (1000' Range, 20 Curse Cntrs)
Gravity of Steel - 20k DD + Slow Push (Single-Target, 45 Curse Cntrs)
Rumble of Mountains - PBAE 25k DD (1000' Range)
Steel Absorption - 75k DD (Single-Target)



Adds - Quick Overview


* Note: For any/all adds.  Please test/report for mob weaknesses (weapon types, casters DD's (fire, cold etc), and report.
   

	MOB		DETAILS
	a steel pattern		Spawn under Avatar at 69% and onward, and path.
	(a recreation of steel)		Will morph into a recreation of steel on player direct contact
			Patterns will not show up on Extended Target Window (ETW)
			Morphed recreations of steel hit for 17k
			* Required Actions
			RANGE DPS only as assigned
			CC: recreation of steel are mezzable & stunnable.
	a molten steel mound		Spawn at 33% and onward (starting south to north).
			Stationary.  Non-confrontational Ooze type.
			DD AURA Around it, powers up over time.
			* Required Actions
			RANGE DPS ONLY: By assignment (individual and/or group)

Bolt Guns
 
Clickable to fire bolts at the Avatar, which spawn adds.

Guns are located on the ledges, on either side of the spiral ramp, spanning multiple levels.


Water Tower Platform & Catapult

Catapult launches player onto the floating platform. 

Shards are used to power/move the platform, over Avatar of Steel.

Water spills onto teh Avatar, making it vulnerable to explosions from the carts.

Shock of steel adds most likely spawn as a result of this action above.

ONLY TWO PEOPLE allowed up in the tower, or 75k AE Steel Absorption will fire.


Carts & Explosives

• Delegated duty, for selected players. 
• There's a cart located North, and South.
• Each has explosives on it.  They're powered by the shards.
• ONLY ONE PERSON on the cart at a time, otherwise 75k DD hits.

AE Entities

Name: a fiery blast
AE: Unknown

Come into play for individuals on the floating platform possibly.  Test/report.

These are potentially attackable/killable, and/or non-confrontational.  Test/report results.

Keep an eye open for these floating around in the sky or something.  They maybe tied to floating tower, and/or just casting AE's at us once and a while.

Text / Audio Triggers - Mandatory

Avatar of Steel - AE EMOTE: ALL Mandatory setup

Crushing Swipe (60k PBAE), goes off every 35 seconds approximately.   There's a warning emote, allowing 5 seconds to HIDE and avoid the DD.

Emote Trigger argath-swipe.gtt

Audio File: run-hide.wav


Avatar of Steel - VULNERABLE STATES: ALL Mandatory setup

Everyone needs to setup these, so you know WHEN to attack/DPS Avatar efficiently.

MELEE Vulnerable state: is cooled by the water cascading from the tower
CASTER Vulnerable state: magical protection crumbles in the massive explosion

Emote Trigger argath-vuln.gtt

Audio Files:

melee-vuln
caster-vuln


Steel Pattern Spawn Emote: ALL Mandatory setup

At around 69% and onward, these spawn with a warning emote.

Emote Trigger argath-pattern.gtt

Audio File: Alert5.wav


Gravity of Steel: Avatar MAIN TANKS

At times, you'll be hit with the cart AE/DoT when it's in play: Gravity of Steel - 20k DD + Slow Push (Single-Target, 45 Curse Counters)

This causes extra spike damage in addition to the regular 60k AE Crushing Swipe.

Make a /rs, /shout, /ooc hotkey to give Paladins/Healers a heads up for SPLASH & CURSE CURE. 

Paladins can splash at you and cure from a distance.  A designated healer can act as backup/safety cure.

Emote Trigger argath-cart.gtt

Audio File: get-cured.wav

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: HoT - SS7 - Morell Ascendant

« on: September 04, 2012, 05:04:16 PM »

 
Defeated Friday, August 31, 2012.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / HoT - SS7 - Morell Ascendant

« on: August 15, 2012, 10:05:37 PM »

 

Sanctum Somnium - #7 - Morell Ascendant

Zone & Instance Info
 
Gather Zone: Sanctum Somnium

NPC Name: Towerguard Raena
NPC Location: She's located on the balcony across from the zone-in.

Keyword to Enter: fight


Flag & Key Requirements
 

Zone Flag:		Group zone access to Morell's Castle
Event Key:		Sanctum Key
Event Flags:		Completion of the FIVE Tier 3 raids:
		Guardian of the House
		At World's End
		Force of Eternity
		Cazic's Final Stand
		The Awakening

 
* Minimum Piggy/85'/push into raid: None



Brief Event Overview and Strat

Stage 1 - Assist MA on Wisps, and take Morell Thule down to 50% to despawn.

Once at 50%, Morell Thule respawns in the Northeastern area.

Stage 2 - Wisps respawn, we kill again, and clear any trash to reach Morell Thule in the NE area.

When Morell Thule reaches 20% Health, use your Staff of Arcane Dispossession (from group mission) to take his power away and win the event.

Any questions, please ask in the FLRaids:raids channel.  Thanks.



Morell Thule

Hits for 25000; AE Rampages.
 
AEs: Stage 1 version
Morell's Gift of Darkness - Blindness
Morell's Distraction (Dreamsapper Blast) - 30k DD
Morell's Compulsion - Push/Pull, with 15-30k DD
Curse of Morell Thule - 5-10k DoT + Mana/HP Drain
Morell's Prevention - Self buff, Haste + DS (1tck emote based)
   

AEs: Stage 2 version (in addition to above)
Dream Fetters - 25k DoT + Snare (single-target, 4 tick duration)
Dreadful Curse of Morell Thule - 10-20k DoT + Mana/HP Drain
Morell-Touch I - DT (from failure to click)


 
Wisps

• Six wisps located in the gazebo go active at timed intervals.
• Once killed, tehy do not respawn.
• Hit for 18000
• Wisp names and AEs vary.

 
Trash Adds

Various rabbits, satyrs and unicorns spawn during first stage.

Hit for 12000 - 16000

Mezzable and stunnable

Note: During stage 2, we'll be killing some of these to clear a route to Morell Thules respawn spot to the Northeast.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: HoT - SS6 - The Cages of Testing

« on: September 04, 2012, 05:03:35 PM »

 
Defeated Friday, August 31, 2012.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: HoT - SS6 - The Cages of Testing

« on: August 17, 2012, 12:05:06 AM »

 
Added the missing link to: you_were_successful.wav

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / HoT - SS6 - The Cages of Testing

« on: August 15, 2012, 10:04:57 PM »

 

Sanctum Somnium - #6 - The Cages of Testing

Zone & Instance Info
 
Gather Zone: Sanctum Somnium

NPC Name: Towerguard Raena
NPC Location: She's located on the balcony across from the zone-in.

Keyword to Enter: fight


Flag & Key Requirements
 

Zone Flag:		Group zone access to Morell's Castle
Event Key:		Sanctum Key
Event Flags:		Completion of the FIVE Tier 3 raids:
		Guardian of the House
		At World's End
		Force of Eternity
		Cazic's Final Stand
		The Awakening

 
* Minimum Piggy/85'/push into raid: None


Brief Event Overview and Strat

Stage 1 - Assist MA to kill adds as they spawn.  Assigned casters loot Lens of Ire.  Melee DPS/Tanks loot Phylactery of Dreams.

Stage 2 - React to emotes or be DT'd. 

Stage 3:

Fabracata will be CASTER tanked, with assigned lineup (use Lens to hold agro when you are tanking).

Kill Apparition adds using their weaknesses: Fears, Stuns, Charms, Snares.

When you get ported, kill the visage familiar in your cage to be ported back to the raid.

Move away from Fabracata when your Barrier emote trigger fires.

Assist MA to kill Dougs and Living Insanity mobs.  Use Charm clicky against Ageless; then sick them on MA target or Fabracata.

ALL Trigger information is available on the forums, Strategy section, SS6 - The Cages of Testing post at: forums.eqfreelance.net

Any questions, please ask in the FLRaids:raids channel.  Thanks.



Stage 1 - Adds

Once the event begins, adds spawn two at a time.  Killing them spawns the next set of adds.

Adds hit for 13000, and consist of random names and have various AEs.


ITEM DROPS

Each add drops TWO items:

Lens of Ire - Aggro Click (assigned pure casters only loot these)

Phylactery of Dreams - Charm click (melee dps / tanks loot these).



Stage 2 - Calibo, the Underlord of Dreams

When the adds are dead or our timer elapses, which ever comes first; Calibo a large puppet boss spawns.

Hits for 23000.

DT EMOTES - Included in related trigger section further down in the post.



Stage 3 - Fabracata, Lord of Unreality

This is the final event boss.

* Special trait: Hits pure caster classes only for 10000.  But hits everyone else 24000.  Powers up over time.

Assigned pure casters who looted a Lens of Ire earlier will be in an Main Tank order against Fabracata.  Use the clicky to help hold agro.


ADDS

Use the following methods outlined below to kill them.

	a charming apparition		CHARM Clicky, or CHARM SPELLS
	a fearsome apparition		FEAR Spells
	a stunning apparition		STUN Spells
	a troublesome apparition		SNARES

JAIL PORTING

Randomly 6-7 players are targeted and sent to surrounding cages.  They have to KILL a visage of themselves in order to be ported back out.


LORD DOUG

Adds by this name spawn randomly, hit for 16000.  Assist MA and kill when they spawn.

They are Rootable/snarable (but not mezzable/stunnable).


THE BARRIER

At some random point, Fabracata gives a warning emote followed shortly after by: Barrior of Insanity PBAE 100000 (25 range). 

Avoidable at max melee range, and/or beyond 25' range.

Emote Pattern: The air crackles as Fabracata begins to cast Barrier of Insanity. You should run away!

Note: Main Tank (caster), summon tank during this stage to increase odds of avoiding it.


LIVING INSANITY & AGELESS HORROR ADDS

These spawn each time the barrier happens.

Living Insanities - Assist MA and kill (they hit for 18000, immune to all forms of cc).

Ageless Horrors - Use Phylactery of Dreams to CHARM them permanently (they will then hit for 60000).

Text / Audio Triggers - Mandatory

ALL Mandatory Setup

Edit the following trigger: casts his gaze at YOURNAME and prepares to charge

Replace YOURNAME with your character name.


GTT All-in-One Puppy: hot_ss6.gtt

Audio File:

Alert5.wav
runaway.wav
move-away.wav
you_were_successful.wav

* get-close-to-calibo.wav
* run-run-run-do-not-let-calibo-catch-you.wav

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: HoT - SS5 - Elements of a Dream

« on: September 04, 2012, 05:03:10 PM »

 
Defeated Friday, August 31, 2012.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: HoT - SS5 - Elements of a Dream

« on: August 17, 2012, 10:21:50 PM »

 
Progress Update

Took our second look at this event last night, and made some ground.

We're stronger on puppet kills with the increase in DPS allocated to those areas.

On the 2nd attempt, we had 3 out of 4 puzzle areas completed in order to advance to Stage 3.

Considering our setup, we did very well.  Thanks everyone for your patience during our prep as we tweaked specific areas.

The following below are adjusts going forward for our next run.

 
Trigger Adjusts

Remove the following Triggers:

a blue dream avenger
a green dream avenger
a red dream avenger
a white dream avenger
a red dream champion
a green dream champion
a blue dream champion
a white dream champion

body gives off a violent reaction to your spell

Note1: Dream pattern was mistakenly modified to be too general; as a result firing often defeating the purpose.
Note2: Final boss spell cast emote may cause confusion with burn tactic ignoring the mechanic.

/rs Prep Puppet DPS

Created prep explaining more clearly what/where you are supposed to go:

DPS within select group numbers will be assigned a direction: South, West, North

You are to go to the DOOR according to your assignment.  Once the event BEGINS, the door will be unlocked and you enter the hallway area.  Puppets spawn here, and path towards your puzzle solver who is located inside a room further in.

RANGE DPS ONLY to kill the puppets as FAST AS POSSIBLE. 

Druids, if you end up in a Puppet DPS group, you are to DPS (nuke, not joking), to help kill as well.  You are also backup Caller in case a puppet kills your puzzler.

Enchanters, you can lurch puppets to prevent them from pathing.  Rangers, don't use punt; as it only causes the puppet to warp.

Stage 2


Colored Essence Clickers

• Assigning 3-4 players to pickup/use the colored essences in which low HP dream avengers drop when killed.  We were previous having Poddo just work this in order to flesh things out.  More clickers now will be helpful.

Assigned clickers, use whatever method works for you in order to reference the color combos.[/list]

TANKS:

• Assigned by the mobs text color reference (ie, a red dream avenger, so RED = Soandso, Soandso)
   
  
• Off-tank/Kill the LOW HP (3% ones).  Kite the 100% ones until they drop to 3% from a proper essence click (this may cause them to summon, but do your best to bring them into the raid to kill).

For kiting, you'll have to avoid the Orb things located around the event area (the resulting AE can stun).  Possibly using the outlining ring (beyond the lava moat) may work.
 

• Never mind going for the Staff of Angry Dreams.  We're spread thin as it is on resources, and we can't afford to have missing tanks during the chaos.  We'll just deal with memblurs and /assist heal as it happens.  These are not critically hard hitting mobs anyway.
  

 
Final Boss Stage - The Dream Master's Avatar

• BURN him down.

 

• Tanks use discs and OT any adds that spawn.

 

• Dream Master color changes indicate spell weaknesses: Normal color, use FIRE.  Green use Corruption.  Blue use Poison.  Red use ICE.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: HoT - SS5 - Elements of a Dream

« on: August 12, 2012, 09:16:36 PM »

We need a touch more dps in the groups protecting us.  When the puppets get to us, they hit very weak (1kish) but occasionally proc a 500k dd nuke.  I don't quite have 428k dmg mitigation, so I am dying...

 
Aye, I've made adjusts to how much dps we'll put next run protecting puzzlers.

Next run, you'll be most likely assigned to kill puppets anyway as your DPS is better utilized in that area.

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Upcoming Events & Strategy / Re: HoT - SS5 - Elements of a Dream

« on: August 12, 2012, 05:15:00 PM »

 
Puzzlers assigned in our recent run, any feedback/insight you provide here will help Ssark with setup.  Ssark was away this past weekend, and that's why it was tasked to Buukala for our first run.