Curse

Former Ruling · Nov 01, 2005, 12:28 PM // 12:28

Now on paper...It doesn't seem like that big of a deal to do this effectively if you have a group with half a brain. Kill some Gaints for Morale beforehand to help, then kill off as much of a group as possibvle in about 1:30 and then go for the Priest..then finish off team. When you have 2-3 teams (the other arenas) just make sure you are only working on 1 of them and watch for the every 2 minutes thing...The enemies arent even the hardest enemies in the Desert..

So why is it such a problem for people. You get 1 of 3 things:
1) Group that has a warrior that just sprints past gaints, and rushes to the priests when arena part starts - so everyone basically gets owned because none of the enemy team is dead and their trying to rush into their ranks.
2) Group that doesn't even notice the clock and just trys to "own" everything..when it comes near time and you call the Priest..you look like an idiot fighting it by yourself as he revives the enemy team..and the cycle keep going til they own you.
3) Runner groups all over the outpost willing to fight the mission with their team for you for OUTRAGOUS sums of money they probably just thought up to see how much a person would pay.

By basic reason for this thread is:
1) How hard is the mission with Henchman (I'm a ranger mind you)?
2) Is their anyone that can help with the mission, i'm not asking to be run through it..Only to have a good team that knows what their doing..

This is the last of the three Ascending missions I need :\

dargon · Nov 01, 2005, 01:38 PM // 13:38

I dunno about henching it with a ranger, but I walked through it quite easily with my mesmer, not a single one of the priests survived long enough to get a res off, not even the dual-healer tent.

schutz · Nov 01, 2005, 01:40 PM // 13:40

i did it at level 9 with henchies, on my second attempt

Frank The Tank · Nov 01, 2005, 02:06 PM // 14:06

To the OP:

Look me up in-game, I have helped my new guildies dozens of times. I love this mission, and actually hang out in Thirsty River taking people through it when I'm bored.

I'm usually on after 5:00PM Central Time.

Former Ruling · Nov 01, 2005, 02:27 PM // 14:27

I get home at 5 (4 converted to central time), I'll try it a few times with Henchies, if there is a problem, i'll add you at 5. Thanks.

striderkaaru · Nov 01, 2005, 04:20 PM // 16:20

it's not bad with henchies at all. since you already know the principles of beating it, it should go smoothly since henchies always attack called targets. interrupts work wonders in this mission. since you're an elem secondary, bring maelstrom and just pack ranger interrupts. the priests will be dead in no time.

d.crane · Nov 03, 2005, 08:51 PM // 20:51

i tried with henchies (ive failed a total of 14 times, goin on 15 rite now[only 1 tgime with henchies) and i did best with the henches, on my w.mo adrenaline swordman tank thingy. but, they didnt go for the last groups priest rite away (which is, in fact, the way ur supposed to do it...actually, meteor the boss[interrupt], attack the priest) but they did their own thing, and we lost, i was quitye angry

Frank The Tank · Nov 03, 2005, 09:17 PM // 21:17

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Originally Posted by d.crane

i tried with henchies (ive failed a total of 14 times, goin on 15 rite now[only 1 tgime with henchies) and i did best with the henches, on my w.mo adrenaline swordman tank thingy. but, they didnt go for the last groups priest rite away (which is, in fact, the way ur supposed to do it...actually, meteor the boss[interrupt], attack the priest) but they did their own thing, and we lost, i was quitye angry

I can help you also, I took Former Ruling and henchies as discussed earlier in the post and we cut through all the groups like butter. He missed the ranger skill cap, but otherwise it was a successful mission & bonus. Not sure what time I'll be on tonight, add me to your list and whisper me.

Splatter Mcnasty · Nov 03, 2005, 11:37 PM // 23:37

Heres a handy guide that I wrote a while back:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=71085

Incidentally, I was in a group last night that completed Thirsty River without any Warriors.

N/W (me)
Monk lvl 9
E/Me
E/Me
Necro Minion Master
Alesia

You can complete it with henchies if you play smart.

E Power · Nov 04, 2005, 12:15 AM // 00:15

Look someone up named Chosen Bone Army, he will complete the priest killing part in 10 minutes flat.

jshetley1 · Nov 06, 2005, 07:04 AM // 07:04

Well after several tries with PUGS and a couple with henchies, I ran into the best group I've ever seen tonight on this mission. We went through the thing
with nobody coming close to getting killed. The key is taking one team at a time like we did. All priests killed with plenty of time left, making the rest easy. Even got the bonus.

Hypermonkeyman · Nov 06, 2005, 07:46 PM // 19:46

i have given up all hope on that mission thus i will never ascend i got all but that one done and every time i get a group it falls under all 3. i only play week ends so i dont have much time mind u i dont sleep on weekends still not much 72 hours gameing per weeks thats 72/176 hours per week not much any way ya so unless any 1 wants to group wit me and work on it next week end im as good as screwd

Mister Overhill · Nov 07, 2005, 12:38 AM // 00:38

The Thirsty (horrid mean awful) River thread a few pages down has a lot of real good info on taking this mission. Helped me a lot.

dargon · Nov 07, 2005, 04:20 AM // 04:20

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Originally Posted by Hypermonkeyman

i have given up all hope on that mission thus i will never ascend i got all but that one done and every time i get a group it falls under all 3. i only play week ends so i dont have much time mind u i dont sleep on weekends still not much 72 hours gameing per weeks thats 72/176 hours per week not much any way ya so unless any 1 wants to group wit me and work on it next week end im as good as screwd

I just want to say that if I can rock this mission with an L18 dom/curses mes/nec and an all henchman team, you can do it to. Take on the groups one at a time, kill the guys outside, should take about a minute, then everyone runs in and targets the priest, then everything else. The only hard one in the last group with the priest and the healer boss and if you drop enough damage on the priest you can get ahead of the bosses word of healing. For me backfire was enough that I only had to outdo the boss for healing as my backfire negated the priests own healing. Drop a meteor storm on him or a maelstrom and you hsould be able to do similar.

MaglorD · Nov 07, 2005, 08:34 AM // 08:34

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Originally Posted by d.crane

i tried with henchies (ive failed a total of 14 times, goin on 15 rite now[only 1 tgime with henchies) and i did best with the henches, on my w.mo adrenaline swordman tank thingy. but, they didnt go for the last groups priest rite away (which is, in fact, the way ur supposed to do it...actually, meteor the boss[interrupt], attack the priest) but they did their own thing, and we lost, i was quitye angry

I thought they fixed that problem. I know the henchies used to get stuck with attacking the healer boss instead of attacking the priest.

FrogDevourer · Nov 07, 2005, 09:19 AM // 09:19

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