Curse

Boris De Pig · Sep 27, 2007, 07:00 PM // 19:00

OK,
I did this 'Bear Club for Men' over the preview weekend with my warrior, and the bear was frankly a pain.

Equip club, beat on it for about 20mins, bear dies (after using the single skill 'brutal mauling'.

So, release comes around, I want the Norn armor for my (male) ele, so off I plod to do all the Norn quests...

Bear Club for Men has suddenly become the hardest thing ever...

Basically I can't beat the bear with my ele.

I've tried nuking it with mark of rodgort and keeping it burning most of the time (SF/Glowing Gaze etc.).

I've tried dual-attunement air-spike (with 'Shell Shock' added in for good measure). This one basically results in a stalemate, I can't kill him, he can't see me.

Shatterstone/Vapor blade wasn't too successful either.

Earth builds, I don't know any so there is a definite possibility for this.

Tried taking a mes secondary and interrupting his 'troll ungent' - sadly it appears to have half recharge and half casting, so 'Cry of Frustration' it once, and it's ready to go before 'cry' has recharged.

Rit secondary with 'Wanderlust' - the spirit dies too fast, and the bear seems to have gotten smart about using 'Dolyak Signet'.

Anyone got any tips? (other than 'be less bad' or 'l2p').

BdP

MelechRic · Sep 27, 2007, 07:18 PM // 19:18

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Originally Posted by Boris De Pig

Rit secondary with 'Wanderlust' - the spirit dies too fast, and the bear seems to have gotten smart about using 'Dolyak Signet'.

BdP

Well I did "Bear Club for Women" on my Rit and basically ran a spam build that rocked the bear so fast I lost because I didn't have time to switch to the club.

Here's the build

Pain, Bloodsong, Wanderlust, Anguish, Painful Bond, Summon Spirits, Essence Strike, Vital Weapon

12 Communing, 12 channeling, Remainder in Spawning

*Poof* dead bear.

If you don't have Summon Spirits then you can use the vastly inferior Draw Spirit to move your spirits around.

Boris De Pig · Sep 27, 2007, 08:00 PM // 20:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by MelechRic

Well I did "Bear Club for Women" on my Rit and basically ran a spam build that rocked the bear so fast I lost because I didn't have time to switch to the club.

Here's the build

Pain, Bloodsong, Wanderlust, Anguish, Painful Bond, Summon Spirits, Essence Strike, Vital Weapon

12 Communing, 12 channeling, Remainder in Spawning

*Poof* dead bear.

If you don't have Summon Spirits then you can use the vastly inferior Draw Spirit to move your spirits around.

Win...

Although I feel dirty for having to use a bar full of my secondary profession skills..

Oh well, thanks muchly I now have a few more Norn points towards the armor!

BdP

MelechRic · Sep 27, 2007, 08:41 PM // 20:41

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Originally Posted by Boris De Pig

Win...

Although I feel dirty for having to use a bar full of my secondary profession skills..

LOL... my main ATM is a Rit so I'm used to feeling dirty.

Windstriker · Sep 27, 2007, 08:45 PM // 20:45

Another simple solution is to use some of the PvE skills like Ursan Blessing or Sneak Attack.

Elena · Sep 27, 2007, 09:30 PM // 21:30

on my warrior i tryed hammer axe, sword none worked so i did what a Norn would do call upon the power of the great bear himself and huzzah the beast fell at my claws note i had rank 3 norn at the time

Mister O · Sep 27, 2007, 11:18 PM // 23:18

I don't see any problems killing the bear with casters...

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Originally Posted by Mister O

I don't see what so scary about that cute little bear, it won't even bite my mesmer.

The bear is easily killed (especially by casters), (I hope) the trick is easily explained by the screenshots below:

Less than 1 minute and you can have a roasted bear paws for dinner

, simply burn/degen/nuke/spike/whatever it to death, that's all.