In Caudecus’s Manor in explorable path 2 (Seraph), there is an encounter that requires you to destroy a gate by running kegs of gunpowder while dealing with an overwhelming amount of mobs.
I’ve tried several different group compositions and strategies for this encounter and the only time we actually managed to get past it was with a Guardian and a huge stroke of luck.
The idea of this encounter is fine, but I have noticed a few design flaws with it.
PLAN 1) Have all 5 people grab a keg and run it to the gate after assigning each red circle to a party member, then place the kegs down at the same exact time.
- The problem with this plan is that the endless supply of mobs will actually steal the keg you’re placing down before the game can even register that you hit the tilde key (drop bundle key). The only time this strategy works is if you have a Guardian in your group that uses the ability where they create a field that enemies can not enter for 10s – but a class with a certain ability should not be a requirement for any dungeon encounter.
PLAN 2) Have 2 people guard the keg pile and distract mobs while the other 3 players try to run the kegs to the gate.
- Again, the issue here is that the mobs will steal the kegs entirely too fast for this to work. Even though you have 2 members dedicated to distracting the mobs, there’s always a few stragglers that will ultimately ruin this strategy. The most kegs you can get up at a time with this is 3 or 4 at most.
This encounter quickly wears out it’s welcome and becomes very frustrating. I’ve had groups lash out at each other over the stress of this encounter. The mechanic of this encounter is anything but consistent, making it incredibly gimmicky. I’m finding that this encounter needs to be looked at again to rethink the mechanics.
Don’t mistake this thread as me raging – I’m simply trying to give constructive feedback.
~ Thanks
