Curse

Mavrik · Jun 12, 2005, 06:34 AM // 06:34

Ok so I get to Yak's Bend and decide to do some missions for some experience points. Now I took this one quest which is to find and help any stragglers along the Ascalon foothills road. Sounds simple enough yes but not really.

EVERY time and I mean EVERY TIME (15 times so far) I never get to them in time before they get killed by hulking ice elements or something. I have even gone through the portal nearby that location to "reset" everything and by the time I get around the corner, they are dead again. I have gotten there before they got killed a few times and talked to them which produced nothing in the lines of completing the quest and by the time the fight was over they were dead once again. Its really annoying me to no end and as you can tell since I have had 15 non successful attempts at this I feel the 500 exp points are hardly worth the hassel but I hate to leave things uncompleted.

Can anyone suggest any tips? stratagy?

Intricated · Jun 12, 2005, 06:54 AM // 06:54

I just happen to be working on this quest, and found some help here. Check out an earlier thread that talks about the troubles on the Shiverpeak Stragglers quest.

The key points brought up are:

- Make sure all other quests in the Traveler's Vale area have either been completed, abandoned, or not accepted yet. This minimizes the number of mobs in the area.

- Use henchmen, since that lowers the average level of your group and thus the mobs would not be as difficult or as many.

- Approach it from Borlis Pass, and just run all the way to the Ascalon Foothills portal that's southeast of where the stragglers are.

- Come back through the portal back into Traveler's Vale and run straight for the stragglers. Kill off the drawves and ice golems before they kill the important person.

- Once it's quiet, DO NOT TALK TO THE IMPORTANT PERSON YET. Travel up the path north towards Yak's Bend and clear the path of the mobs. The important person should stay where she is for now.

- Now, come back and talk to the important person. Only she has to make it to Yak's Bend, and it should be a cakewalk with a cleared path.

Hope this helps.