Guild Wars 2

Hello guys,

I am forming a group for doing arah 4.
It will be composed of people looking for the final dungeon of their dungeon master career, but every one else who already did it and is willing to help, is nicely appreciated.

They way we are gonna do it is the same as the official video walkthrough of this forum : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akoLjsITrk0

Leave your name here, or try to whisp me now, as i will be try running it now
( even if u can’t right now, leave your name and profession , maybe we’ll fail and try again, or new group will rise in future from this topic!)

General :
- Only the class i’ll list below, with those builds
- Only experienced players, since i can’t judge someone from it’s name, 3k achievements minimum.
- Need to have completed path 1-2-3, this is needed in order to be able to run skip zones, kill lupicus and some other small things
- Need to buy the foods i will suggest : Bowl of Curry Butternut Squash Soup and Powerful Potion of Undead Slaying all time up

Group composition:
3 Berserk Warriors : greatsword warhorn ( for skipping)rifle ( ranged)
Everyone with a different banner ( Discipline, Strenght, and one between tactics and defense) ; for great justice.
For the running part a more defensive approach, something like balanced stance and endure pain.

1 Dps Mesmer : Greatsword + Sword /focus.
Skills : Blink, Signet of Ispiration ; Feedback; TW.
It’s necessary to be able to pull enemies and bosses. If u don’t wanna watch the video i’ll tell which bosses need to be pulled where, but for normal mobs we need you to dothis on your own, to help us group them and dps them down.

1 Defensive guardian : Hammer ; scepter
We need a protection / regen/stability build, with skills such as hold the line, and spamming the 1 hammer attack.
Must be good in using wall of reflection, as it’s a fundamental skills in this fight.

Final Note :
- It’s going to be a long dungeon, so patience, concentration and politeness are our friends
- As long everyone meets those requisites, there will be no kick , offences or any other thing, even in case of multiple mistakes.
- I’ll host the room, to avoid problems such as " lunch is ready ; mom is aggroing ; etc etc"
- One of the final bosses may glitch, rendering all our effort useless ( Dwayna)

FAQ :
I am a ranger/necro/ele/eng/thief why i can’t join? Are you an elitist?
No i am not, i would really like to meet and play with you in the future, feel free to add me to my playlist. For this particular path though we need this setup

I am not really good, have not experience, not full exotic armor, never done the other arah paths, but maybe i can blend in and join?
You probably can, but this dungeon can last 4-6 hours if even one of the group is not optimal, so you are hurting yourself.

I have the profession needed, but i have a different build, is it smart not to tell you and join anyway?
See up

I’ll rage and kick some guy if we fail sometimes in a row, and replace him with someone else, is that ok?
No, i will not allow any non reasonable kicking ( aka afk for too much time, not listenint at all, etc), and i will leave the dungeon and close it for everyone if this happen

I’ve done Arah P4 a few times helping friends get dungeon master, it’s taken us no longer than 2hrs30, and that was our first try. I have a guardian or warrior I could bring..

I would be happy to lend a hand though I probably won’t be able to do something like Arah P4 until Wednesday.

That 3k achievements thing is a bit silly too imo, I only just about have 3k but have had Dungeon Master since 2700 or something, maybe earlier

Auron, forget about classes, it was not necessary before and it is even less necessary now.

You can go and run Simin without problem. You can even have rangers & necros now as long as you don’t have more than 1 or 2 pets out and the players are in melee with their pets. You will just need 2 guys to actually run sparks in a timely manner. It might take a bit of time to do it right though, they are still somewhat of a pain ^^. I even downed it with first timers and without food (due to an early aggro, forgot, the whole group forgot about it hahaha)

And I’d rather take a skilled player over a noob warrior that will keep on getting downed due to Simin’s AOE (though I feel like they nerfed that spell)

The only pack I would advise you NOT to skip is the one (with 4 mobs) after melandru except if you have a thief.

Finally, I would advise you not to force the use of utilities, especially since the patches have changed some, and some lost of their interest. Or weapon for that matter. Also, don’t try to melee Lupicus if two or more of the players have never done it.

GLHF

PS: to those that feel left out by the conditions of Auron’s run, send me a message and I’ll make a group. I don’t care about classes, I’ll just ask that you have TS / Mumble… Simin is still a pain without for first timers.

Don’t be scared about this one. Did it yesterday and it was my first time.

Our group comp was 2 x mes, necro, thief and an engi/ele (engi had to go midway because of rl issues so we just took a random ele with us).

We were all first timers. Actually two of us had never been in Arah before. Only thing that really caused us issues was Lupi, because it was a new encounter for a few of us.

Few hints:
The youtube-guide was really helpful
Having a thief is a godsend
I’d prefer using a staff as a mes when fighting lupi
Dont be afraid about Simin. If we could dps it down, everyone can. I personally did not even take notice of the AOE.
Take enough undead potions.
Have patience

Just FYI, you no longer need the zerker warrior and mesmer set up to kill Simin. I had a friend get his Dungeon Master title post-nerf with a group consisting of a necro, ranger, ele, and 2 guardians.

We did it! It took us 100 mins, pls 30 min preparation
We never struggled at any battle ( hardly any downed) and only wiped once at the hard mobs at last Grenth’s trap

Dwayna bugged for 4-5 times, then finally she decided not to stealth after 5 seconds and we destroyed her!

GG team

Thanks Auron for great leadership and everyone else for fast thinking and outstanding teamwork – made a great run

I’m glad you guys had a good run, sorry I couldn’t make it.

Was this a serious thread?

No, not at all.