Curse

Antitorgo · Jun 01, 2007, 09:26 PM // 21:26

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Originally Posted by Zinger314

W/A applies more to The Deep than Warren.

Anyways, I'll try out the Deep again for myself, against my better judgment.

And those of us veterans will welcome you. The Deep is fun -- but being an elite mission, people will be picky about PUGs because those of us who have done it > 100 times have had a lot of bad experiences with a few PUGs. On the flip side -- we have made MANY more friends that way too. As a matter of fact, I'd say a large majority of the good, regular players in our guild were recruited in the Deep.

Just remember that Hard Mode can be very difficult, and if you are new and don't know how a typical run is made then some people can be unforgiving. Our guild actually likes to bring along newbs, especially ones that are willing to listen and pay attention. If we PUG with veterans who we don't usually play with, there is a good chance of there being a little friction (not all groups run it exactly the same way... for example, my guild likes to bring a Rit along and run with only 3 monks because it can make things go faster).

That being said, there is nothing that'll bug us more than someone who is new-ish and doesn't listen when we tell casters to unequip staffs/wands. There is a certain part in the Deep where it is critical. I can't count the number of times we've been at that part and someone doesn't believe us and re-equips their staffs/wands and draw 16+ chaos storms down on them (or even worse, then panic and run back towards the monks!!! Nothing will draw the ire of a group than someone running back towards the monks and leaving lovely little purple swirls all along the way).

If you are willing to learn, I'd love to bring you along. Just msg me ingame (IGN: Brother Mallon) and we'll see if we can't take you along on our next Deep run. Having TS would be a big plus because we can talk you through particulars instead of having to type it out.

I will say one caveat is that it is important to have the right profession/skills. Warriors need to be W/A with Recall and Shove. Stances and such are more important than dealing damage. You are a meat popsicle meant to look like a tasty Oni treat.
Eles need to know how to use SF properly or else go with an attuned MS
Monks -- Healers Boon, WoH or LoD -- and ESPECIALLY Heal Party. Healing Seed and Prot Spirit are good too... Vigorous Spirit would be a waste of a skill to bring.
Necros -- Good BiPs are ALWAYS, ALWAYS appreciated. And if you are going as the SS necro -- PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE have Spinal Shivers and either have Inspired or Reveal Enchantment. If you don't have it, we'll probably ask you to go buy it.
Rits -- I'd tell you my secret build, but Anet would probably nerf it because you can Solo rooms with it.

ryanryanryan0310 · Jun 01, 2007, 09:37 PM // 21:37

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Originally Posted by Zinger314

I just had the most epic PuG failure EVER.

So yes, my group makes it to the end of The Deep in Hard Mode, too. We kill Kanaxai using the spawn-all-enemies then attack Kanaxai seperately. We kill him pretty easily.

Then, the group rushes for Kanaxai's Chest without killing the spawns. We wiped before we could collect the loot! (Well, some did. I, being the good samaritan, stayed back trying to avoid aggroing more enemies, and eventually died from the -8 degen.)

I give up on GW.

(But it was quite funny. One Monk managed to run away in time. All the Warriors and Elementalists were spamming "rez me" and "rez me first i have to go." Quite pathetic. Of course, when a Monk managed to res another Monk, he ran directly to the chest. Yeeesh.)

LOL......the samething happen to me this morning. When people see the end of the mission chest, there like OMG!!! get it before it disappears!! Luckly the monks heal us and we got the drops. Pug groups got a 90% chance of failing.

It kills me when people who have never been to the deep want to play it in hard mode. All they see is getting 3 items in the end. But then during the mission they see their bodies on the floor.

Antitorgo · Jun 01, 2007, 09:45 PM // 21:45

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