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Enchanted Warrior · Sep 18, 2006, 12:54 AM // 00:54

I have done it several times with past characters, and it was a lil difficult but not as bad as it seems to be now. Did it get harder? Everyone there lately is trying over and over, and not making it. Saying they just sux is not an answer. Why so many failures?

pve-er · Sep 18, 2006, 05:20 AM // 05:20

1. you are in a group of weaker teammates
2. you are unlucky
3. you walk the harder route

Munanko Roha · Sep 18, 2006, 09:08 AM // 09:08

Made yesterday with henches with my ranger, no problem at all.

It's the good old Arborstone, henchmen are usually better than pugs, that's all.

Amity and Truth · Sep 18, 2006, 09:33 AM // 09:33

Why is saying "they suck" not an answer? It's precisely your answer. The general quality of PUG Players has greatly decreased over the past weeks thus making missions harder than they really would be.

Effendi Westland · Sep 18, 2006, 10:58 AM // 10:58

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Originally Posted by Amity and Truth

Why is saying "they suck" not an answer? It's precisely your answer. The general quality of PUG Players has greatly decreased over the past weeks thus making missions harder than they really would be.

huh? I been getting RoF bonus, Abaddon bonus, skill caps from there all week last week and when I was doing that I was just thinking the oposite. Never had it this easy with Pugs.

lennymon · Sep 19, 2006, 12:31 AM // 00:31

heh, sounds like 1+1= all the skilled players moved back to prophecies

Thargor · Sep 19, 2006, 01:23 AM // 01:23

Me and a guildie did it 2 nights ago with my MM and his Mesmer and the rest henchies. Got Masters with no problem so I would have to say no it didn't get harder.

Broseph357 · Sep 19, 2006, 01:25 AM // 01:25

what is a PUG?

Arkantos · Sep 19, 2006, 01:31 AM // 01:31

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Originally Posted by Broseph357

what is a PUG?

[P]ick [U]p [G]roup

Basically when you and others form a party and none of you know eachother.

**cosyfiep** · Sep 19, 2006, 09:17 AM // 09:17

hm, had 3 monks in our group today.....most of us were wanding the stuff, not only did we finish, but got masters as well! (and no one died until the last part with the stone judge.....lol)

Cherng Butter · Sep 28, 2006, 02:40 AM // 02:40

I just henched it yesterday, got Master's reward. I went in hoping I could make it out alive (I'm a warrior btw, not something easy like MM). Ended up plowing thru everything in my path. I think Su and Nika both died (useless henchmen btw, haha). When I tried it with my MM my first time, I barely finished with a PuG. I'm inclined to say the quality of players is at fault.

Rera · Sep 28, 2006, 05:43 AM // 05:43

Don't fool yourself, most skilled players rarely PUG.

Warriors are one of the easiest classes to hench with. Hench monks are good enough to keep you up on their own, so bring all the damage you can and streamroll everything. Pack interrupts for boss casters and you should rarely run into issues.

Haggard · Sep 28, 2006, 07:11 AM // 07:11

I henched it with my mesmer yesterday, nothing hard except the Oni's (I forgot to call so they came in and ripped half the hench down). Other than that no problems.

Yobz · Sep 28, 2006, 07:17 AM // 07:17

Did it with Henchies. Took the middle path.

The Armchair Mesmer · Oct 12, 2006, 06:04 AM // 06:04

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Originally Posted by Enchanted Warrior

I have done it several times with past characters, and it was a lil difficult but not as bad as it seems to be now. Did it get harder? Everyone there lately is trying over and over, and not making it. Saying they just sux is not an answer. Why so many failures?

I cruised through it with henchies no problem last night. Maybe it was just luck of the draw.

Painbringer · Oct 18, 2006, 08:40 PM // 20:40

I henched this early one morning and was called away in the middle of the stone judge by my son waking up. Thought I would have to redo it for sure. I am not sure how it happened, but when I returned I had a full Hench group still alive and me standing in the middle of my group.

WLlama · Oct 18, 2006, 09:33 PM // 21:33

Can't say I've had much trouble with Arborstone, either past or present. As long as you don't stand in the area effect 'Chapel Collapse' (or whatever the exact wording is) and watch out for the two Oni group pops, you are usually able to slid on through with Masters.

That said, I have had PuGs with warriors and casters that would stand in the 'Collapse' effect even after being directed not to...makes me think that too many people turn off team chat or something.

Cebe · Oct 19, 2006, 10:03 AM // 10:03

Aborstone is getting harder? I went in with 2 alliance members and 5 other human players...one monk dropped out ... then everyone else thought "This can't be done"...and left also leaving us 3 alliance members on our oown. The three of us completed it in 1 hour and 11 minutes! ^^ Quite a victory!

MaglorD · Oct 23, 2006, 07:40 AM // 07:40

Did it with my mesmer and henchies even though Danika glitched and didn't follow after the cathedral starts self-destructing, so effectively only had one monk healing whole group. After killing everything in the way along the middle path and the final boss, went back to get Danika and finished it.

Livingston · Oct 23, 2006, 08:58 AM // 08:58

I believe the right hand path to be the hardest. If you took this instead of another path earlier, this could well make the difference.

Livingston