Curse

SasquatchTimeToDie · Jun 10, 2006, 07:04 AM // 07:04

I'm looking to get the Protector of Cantha Title. Im at Boreas Seabed, and i know exactly what to do

*Spoilers*

To kill the Kraken, get a Ranger with Winter, a Nuker, and Spinal Shivers for insane interrupts, along with the regularly scheduled interrupt Mesmer/Ranger. I try, i try, i try, to explain this concept to PUG's, but 5 failed attempts and im frazzled and ready to give up. I say to myself “One more go”. I begin to form a group. This group is coherent. It works. People seem to fit together. I can FEEL master award now, and we haven’t even started the Mission yet! I am torn away from my computer; final grades are mailed home and my parents have got them. I am the group’s leader, and I say “2 minutes, brb”. 45 minutes later I return to the PC. Everybody in my party is gone. I scroll up, and see somebody’s name, and I PM them. This is what I read: “Oh, you were AFK, so we left and made a new group. We got Masters”

I never new I could make such a large dent in the wall, with a mouse…

Eviance · Jun 10, 2006, 07:08 AM // 07:08

...Grades that bad eh... >_> *hugs* Sometimes crap happens. I am sure that you will find a group that can sprint you through it. *sighs* However I know how ya feel about the stupid groups and getting that one, the one you know can do it.

gl! *meeps*

SasquatchTimeToDie · Jun 10, 2006, 07:24 AM // 07:24

Haha, thanks for the comfort...i need it. My nerves are on edge. I got a B in Chemistry Honors, after bombing the final, and lets not start talking about Spanish...Thankfully school is over.

edit: Confession is good for the soul. I got a C in Spanish.

Eviance · Jun 10, 2006, 07:28 AM // 07:28

hehe, well my husband is in college and he spazzes if he gets less than a B on anything... Heck I remember in highschool just praying to get a C lol.
Remember that your studies come first hun. What grade ya in?

Haggard · Jun 10, 2006, 07:45 AM // 07:45

Just keep trying. I got it without the party build mentioned above, just because some random pwnz0rs invited me.

Kai Nui · Jun 10, 2006, 07:49 AM // 07:49

I got it, I was just a mesmer with simple interrupts. Just use Power Return and Mantra of Recovery and bring extra interrupts incase. Then just easily interrupt. I got masters first time, you don't have to set up all this crap, it's so easy to interrupt his long cast skills and recharge aswell.

SasquatchTimeToDie · Jun 10, 2006, 08:08 AM // 08:08

I just finished 10th...I’m a junior now, the hardest year of all. Probably won’t be playing much GW next year, between APUSH, AP Chem and Football practice...ah, the pressure to get into college. The funny part is, I'm pressuring myself. All I do is see my cousins and my parent’s success, and I feel the drive. But in all honesty, Guild Wars Guru contributed to my final exam failure. I spent more time here than I should have.

Interestingly, I joined another PUG. Only two people in it had done the mission before (Me and an Interrupt Mesmer). The remaining three were new to the area. The three not yet mentioned were hench…

We got masters. Irony strikes again.

I swear to god, all of this is true.

eightyfour-onesevenfive · Jun 10, 2006, 10:04 AM // 10:04

Well, in my experience, masters reward on that mission is easy. Whenever I tried it, I either made it with master, or failed completely. Time is not the issue here, surviving is.

But then, I never tried this mission with other human players, only with full henchmen teams so far.

Big_Iron · Jun 10, 2006, 12:56 PM // 12:56

Ironic indeed. I didn't really care about getting masters with my warrior on this one. I just wanted to do the mission and move on. I jumped into the first PuG I saw. Standard, "balanced" group. We ran though the mission and got masters. In fact, we clicked so well, we kept going and finished the game getting masters in all the remaining missions.

Vermilion · Jun 10, 2006, 01:52 PM // 13:52

Well at least you got it eventually, eh?

I did it first with henchies, got to the Kraken and failed. Went with a team of several rangers and misc peeps, (nota monk in sight) and boom master reward. Almost as good as the Master Reward with several whammos.

Ari Shiningstar · Jun 10, 2006, 04:01 PM // 16:01

I just took my ele/nec...water magic/curses I cast maelstrom, and spinal shivers..threw in a couple more cold dmg spells....and toast. The group I was in said "hey he didn't cast any spells" I just smiled to myself and didn't say anything.

Eviance · Jun 10, 2006, 04:54 PM // 16:54

Well hun school is very important and while getting into a good college is a hassle let me tell you now that it is only going to get harder in college. If you are reasonably smart you will breeze through the first couple of years. My husband is turning down the stretch with about 2-3yrs to go. He HAS to get into a certain fraternity and he can only miss like 2-3 meetings before he is booted. They don't care if your whole family dies, or it gets in the way of a class, you MUST be there! He explained to me that for some reason this Frat means the difference of around 25k extra a year salary (accounting, starting salary of 50k).

He and I have 3 kids and another on the way, he has a tiny job that pays $10hr when he can work it.... Its not easy but it is do-able AND he still finds time for GW! It takes work but I think you will manage. Just remember your grades and life should always come before playtime

And I really do know exactly what you mean about this board... I spend more time posting than I do playing >_<!

*hugs* Good Luck hun!
OH and congrats on getting Masters ^_^ See it wasn't that hard

J3mo · Jun 10, 2006, 07:14 PM // 19:14

It's dumb to go AFK if your party leader sorry that's just predictable

Man With No Name · Jun 10, 2006, 07:30 PM // 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by SasquatchTimeToDie

To kill the Kraken, get a Ranger with Winter, a Nuker, and Spinal Shivers for insane interrupts, along with the regularly scheduled interrupt Mesmer/Ranger. I try, i try, i try, to explain this concept to PUG's, but 5 failed attempts and im frazzled and ready to give up. I say to myself “One more go”. I begin to form a group. This group is coherent. It works. People seem to fit together. I can FEEL master award now, and we haven’t even started the Mission yet! I am torn away from my computer; final grades are mailed home and my parents have got them. I am the group’s leader, and I say “2 minutes, brb”. 45 minutes later I return to the PC. Everybody in my party is gone. I scroll up, and see somebody’s name, and I PM them. This is what I read: “Oh, you were AFK, so we left and made a new group. We got Masters”

Why do all that crap when Distracting Shot (Ranger) or Distracting Blow (Warrior) are perfectly sufficient ?

The Kraken only uses 1 skill and the recharge times of both those skills I mentioned match the recharge on the Kraken's skill perfectly.

I killed the thing using Sever --> Gash --> Final Thrust with henchmen and still got Expert =p

Count to Potato · Jun 10, 2006, 08:13 PM // 20:13

Lifes a ----- its not irony, its life

jules · Jun 10, 2006, 09:14 PM // 21:14

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Originally Posted by Man With No Name

Distracting Shot (Ranger) or Distracting Blow (Warrior) are perfectly sufficient ?

I had savage shot and distracting shot on my bar and judicious use of those 2 skills kept the kraken shut down. PUGs ftl.

eternal pho · Jun 11, 2006, 01:49 AM // 01:49

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Originally Posted by SasquatchTimeToDie

Haha, thanks for the comfort...i need it. My nerves are on edge. I got a B in Chemistry Honors, after bombing the final, and lets not start talking about Spanish...Thankfully school is over.

edit: Confession is good for the soul. I got a C in Spanish.

heh I know what you mean cuz spanish can be seriously boring-45 mins of copyin down vocabulary/ conjugating everyday and I could hardly pay attention >.<

floppinghog · Jun 11, 2006, 02:34 AM // 02:34

lol your thinking way too big. its as easy with henchies as ever. the only problem would be the 3 clans at the beginning but after that its mad easy. *hint* kill Argo FIRST, then after they res him pile him again then continue to the mesmer boss of the turtle clan.

any class can do it right: Kraken is insanely easy. be half mesmer and buy the power return skill (fast casting line)

At the beginning or as soon as able, drop the spear right next to Zu

thats all u need, call targets for the mini spawns of kraken for henchies until you get the supreme spear. run pick it up and then drop rinse and repeat.

and keep power returning the Kraken whenever he uses the jade spell.

saneo · Jun 11, 2006, 02:52 AM // 02:52

yea that mission is very easy with a good interupt, i did it with a nuker friend, myself on b/p with distracting and savage shot, the rest henchies. got masters first time. as soon as you kill a boss in one of the clans, switch to the other boss and interupt his rez.

Mtank325 · Jun 11, 2006, 03:45 AM // 03:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by SasquatchTimeToDie

*Spoilers*

I am the group’s leader, and I say “2 minutes, brb”. 45 minutes later I return to the PC. Everybody in my party is gone. I scroll up, and see somebody’s name, and I PM them. This is what I read: “Oh, you were AFK, so we left and made a new group. We got Masters”

I never new I could make such a large dent in the wall, with a mouse…

Ah, I don't see how you can blame them. If you're gone for that long I'd probably have gone off myself.

If it's any consolation, I lost my Survivor title for my Ritualist in that mission. Of course, we get through the battles with the Luxon tribes (And tear through Argo), yet the members decide to play "Let's Aggro as many Naga as possible" and we all ended up dying. On the plus side, I've run through with it with 5 characters now and gotten Masters each time, so meh.