Guild Wars 2

Going to write this with the intent of not spoiling it for those that haven’t done it yet.

Spoiler box there so those that have issue with learning the fight before hand can feel pain first. The fight’s easy to understand basically, but some pretty dumb stuff is getting in my way.

Why do so many people forget to use spoiler tags in their titles?

Vayne.8563:

Why do so many people forget to use spoiler tags in their titles?

Did I actually spoil anything? Did the first line not say I was going to try and not spoil it? Did I use any names?

No?
Okay then.

People don’t always want to know about fights before they fight them. I don’t want to know about fights before I fight them. A title Holy Crap Anet tells no one anything about what’s in the thread. Yes there are spoilers in your post.

Vayne.8563:

People don’t always want to know about fights before they fight them. I don’t want to know about fights before I fight them. A title Holy Crap Anet tells no one anything about what’s in the thread. Yes there are spoilers in your post.

If one doesn’t want to know the fight, one can read the second line of my post, use their brain to determine that there are probably fight spoilers, and avoid the issue entirely.

But I guess you’re right. I’ll add a spoiler tag.

‘Did I use any names?’ Yes… you did, Braham, Kasmeer, Canach and Caithe.

Also, if you’re having any trouble with the final mission – just do it with some friends or advertise on lfg, I don’t know anyone who’s soloed it.

Although I managed to solo this mission on my guardian, I must admit that I died a few stupid deaths during this part.

First try:
“Shield yourselves or take to the sky”
Oh what luck. I’m a guardian and I just happened to bring a shield with me.
Press 5
Does nothing
Dies.

Second try
“Shield yourselves or take to the skies”
Oh maybe I should jump off this platform and try to find an updraft
Tries to jump
Hits invisible wall
Dies.

Yay!!

Xandrian.8304:

‘Did I use any names?’ Yes… you did, Braham, Kasmeer, Canach and Caithe.

Also, if you’re having any trouble with the final mission – just do it with some friends or advertise on lfg, I don’t know anyone who’s soloed it.

I did get 75% roughly into it, I figured it would be soloable considering the game says nothing of it needing another person to a full party. Plus, it’s technically personal story. Anet went so far as to make Arah story soloable, so why should this be any different in turn?

As for the names, it could of been worse. Did I spoil the story content behind the fight? No.
kitten this, this isn’t the thing worth arguing or complaining about anyways!

imbalancedhero.3968:

Although I managed to solo this mission on my guardian, I must admit that I died a few stupid deaths during this part.

First try:
“Shield yourselves or take to the sky”
Oh what luck. I’m a guardian and I just happened to bring a shield with me.
Press 5
Does nothing
Dies.

Second try
“Shield yourselves or take to the skies”
Oh maybe I should jump off this platform and try to find an updraft
Tries to jump
Hits invisible wall
Dies.

Yay!!

My 5th try was the trying and block via the Guardian Braham.
You’d thing something like that would work.

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

Gmbcrew.6209:

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

I’m maining a Necro.
Idk if that helps understanding or not.

Dear OP; I felt the same. Started this fight about 5-6 times, rather annoying. Finding out what to do is rather fast, but the 3rd flying phase is annoying. He hits you with a rock far too often, imo if you just fly around him this shouldn’t happen. The annoying thin is that if he hits you you are mostly instant dead.

The shielding or whatever was my other guess, too. Go to Braham and the others – yeah they are protected. But not you, wtf?

Also the encounter bugs out sometimes (rift in the air), and you have to die again which is not easy, since the NPCs try to heal you.

Gmbcrew.6209:

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

I did that too but lets not be kittens and pretend this fight was easy, it required cunning and speed, and it is understandable that people are struggling as we all are different. The difficulty is spot on though, either ppl should adapt or bring friends.

ProtoGunner.4953:

Dear OP; I felt the same. Started this fight about 5-6 times, rather annoying. Finding out what to do is rather fast, but the 3rd flying phase is annoying. He hits you with a rock far too often, imo if you just fly around him this shouldn’t happen. The annoying thin is that if he hits you you are mostly instant dead.

The shielding or whatever was my other guess, too. Go to Braham and the others – yeah they are protected. But not you, wtf?

Also the encounter bugs out sometimes, and you have to die again which is not easy, since the NPCs try to heal you.

tried once to heal me. Once. Out of like 6 or 7 fights.
I just wish there was an anvil.. I had to leave to repair. :/

nacario.9417:

Gmbcrew.6209:

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

I did that too but lets not be kittens and pretend this fight was easy, it required cunning and speed, and it is understandable that people are struggling as we all are different. The difficulty is spot on though, either ppl should adapt or bring friends.

I do enjoy the difficulty, but its more the things missing or broken that’s annoying.
Like my armor..

ArtemusHunter.9521:

Gmbcrew.6209:

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

I’m maining a Necro.
Idk if that helps understanding or not.

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First try, managed to dodge first rock at the 75% phase, but the second one got me and downed me.
Oh which not a single NPC turned to help..

I also main Necro

I remember the actual fighting to be face roll, I guess the flying around while getting rocks thrown at you was annoying though but they never managed to kill me.

Gmbcrew.6209:

ArtemusHunter.9521:

Gmbcrew.6209:

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

I’m maining a Necro.
Idk if that helps understanding or not.

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First try, managed to dodge first rock at the 75% phase, but the second one got me and downed me.
Oh which not a single NPC turned to help..

I also main Necro

Then Idk, I’ve been struggling with it solo. Going to try a party now though..

I did it with a Necro. The main issue is not the difficulty, the fighting phases are very easy and I had no issues. It’s the rather clunky flying phase – which is cool btw – with almost unavoidable throwing rocks. I have to fly from updraft to updraft between so how am I supposed to caper.

Gmbcrew.6209:

I remember the actual fighting to be face roll, I guess the flying around while getting rocks thrown at you was annoying though but they never managed to kill me.

The rocks is not what kills you.
The falling into the 'massive attack' is.

To balance this out, I found the fight easy and engaging. Easy in the sense that I didn’t have any trouble soloing it first time, but engaging because I actually had to think and act fast to win. Really great fight, spot on challenge IMO.

Trancid.8514:

To balance this out, I found the fight easy and engaging. Easy in the sense that I didn’t have any trouble soloing it first time, but engaging because I actually had to think and act fast to win. Really great fight, spot on challenge IMO.

I agree too, just some things were really annoying.
Main issue is the lack of repair anvil for learning the fight.

soloed it on my Rev, back when the Glint heal was 4 secs long, the heal itself could pretty tank you through nearly the entire enrage/rock phase without even gliding.

Darknicrofia.2604:

soloed it on my Rev, back when the Glint heal was 4 secs long, the heal itself could pretty tank you through nearly the entire enrage/rock phase without even gliding.

That’s insane..
I just got the fight done, had to party up. Kind of sucks because I didn’t get to, you know, do the deed at the end myself for the story. At least its done.

Dont see any problem with the fight , I soloed it yesterday with my Condi Reaper . Had no problems at all , did it on 2nd try after I understood how to fly when the aoe comes.

I only think that mechanic was to easy, they could make him harder when 25% is left. Say what you want but we were fighting a DRAGON.

Whoever says “Dont see any problem” is not the one fights that battle more than twice (for achievement) or in extreme luck. The normal mode (solo or less than five members) has one game-breaking BUG: as shown in the original post (OP), the rift is spawn IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR. I tried to reach it but no, you cannot. Die and restart the battle.

Now, for the Extreme mode:
The fight with Eir is stupidly bugged or pumped to the extreme. First, you cannot break her defiance bar. Five people with CC every 3 seconds cannot move it below 80%. Good luck! Because of that, Eir has INCREDIBLE HP which takes five DPS dealers 25 minutes of attacking continuously to kill. Why do I know? Thanks to god Eir has another bug which prevents her from moving so my group can dps her for...25 minutes (i.e. her dog disappears). Second, her burning attach stacks 15 burning per hit. Good luck again! The burning is fine by me for the difficulty but the stupid breakbar breaks the fight. The fight with Canach is bugged. Normally you have to take shelter inside Canach shield to reflect grenade back and damage the Blighted Canach. Guess what? Reflected grenade DOES NO DAMAGE. Normal attack deals pathetic 40-50 damage to him. Good luck even more. I cannot imagine the fight with the pale tree :/

mickey.2816:

Whoever says “Dont see any problem” is not the one fights that battle more than twice (for achievement) or in extreme luck. The normal mode (solo or less than five members) has one game-breaking BUG: as shown in the original post (OP), the rift is spawn IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR. I tried to reach it but no, you cannot. Die and restart the battle.

Now, for the Extreme mode:
The fight with Eir is stupidly bugged or pumped to the extreme. First, you cannot break her defiance bar. Five people with CC every 3 seconds cannot move it below 80%. Good luck! Because of that, Eir has INCREDIBLE HP which takes five DPS dealers 25 minutes of attacking continuously to kill. Why do I know? Thanks to god Eir has another bug which prevents her from moving so my group can dps her for...25 minutes (i.e. her dog disappears). Second, her burning attach stacks 15 burning per hit. Good luck again! The burning is fine by me for the difficulty but the stupid breakbar breaks the fight. The fight with Canach is bugged. Normally you have to take shelter inside Canach shield to reflect grenade back and damage the Blighted Canach. Guess what? Reflected grenade DOES NO DAMAGE. Normal attack deals pathetic 40-50 damage to him. Good luck even more. I cannot imagine the fight with the pale tree :/

edit: I checked, got her to around 25% and was able to fully break her bar with chill - and not specced for chill application - solo. Chill; its a hell of a CC!

imbalancedhero.3968:

Although I managed to solo this mission on my guardian, I must admit that I died a few stupid deaths during this part.

First try:
“Shield yourselves or take to the sky”
Oh what luck. I’m a guardian and I just happened to bring a shield with me.
Press 5
Does nothing
Dies.

Second try
“Shield yourselves or take to the skies”
Oh maybe I should jump off this platform and try to find an updraft
Tries to jump
Hits invisible wall
Dies.

Yay!!

Or look around and see the updrafts on the platform itself.

ArtemusHunter.9521:

Gmbcrew.6209:

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

I’m maining a Necro.
Idk if that helps understanding or not.

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First try, managed to dodge first rock at the 75% phase, but the second one got me and downed me.
Oh which not a single NPC turned to help..

I main a Reaper, did it myself. Did die a few times, but I blame lag :P

ProtoGunner.4953:

Dear OP; I felt the same. Started this fight about 5-6 times, rather annoying. Finding out what to do is rather fast, but the 3rd flying phase is annoying. He hits you with a rock far too often, imo if you just fly around him this shouldn’t happen. The annoying thin is that if he hits you you are mostly instant dead.

Depends from how high you fall.
Wouldn’t stealth gliding help?

nacario.9417:

Gmbcrew.6209:

Wait, people struggle on this? I completed this solo first try no problem and didn’t go into downstate once :o

I did that too but lets not be kittens and pretend this fight was easy, it required cunning and speed, and it is understandable that people are struggling as we all are different. The difficulty is spot on though, either ppl should adapt or bring friends.

My only problem is that it’s a multi-phased fight, so when you go to a new phase and you need to learn new tactics and die… well I hate repeating phases. But yes was a fun fight… even if Mordy looked kinda silly.

Gmbcrew.6209:

I remember the actual fighting to be face roll, I guess the flying around while getting rocks thrown at you was annoying though but they never managed to kill me.

I got hit once or twice, but it I was pretty close to the ground, so I got a chance to get back in the air quickly enough.