I would like to echo several of the comments above about AC path 3’s end boss. I had a very good group (experienced in multiple explorable paths of various dungeons) with only one player below 80 at level 74. The group was balanced amongst classes: elementalist (80), necromancer (80), guardian (80), warrior (74), ranger (80). We found path 3 impossible to clear on multiple attempts. The NPC you are supposed to keep alive simply gets caught in swings or channeling when he is supposed to cast the bubble. You die even if he is alive as the rocks come down.
We found almost every line of sight issue for Colossus that we could. We used the one area on the hill that has a ruined structure where there is a gap where rocks do not fall. We then tried to run Colossus up and down the stairs at the back of the dungeon room where there is a skeleton with a book at the top. There are several rooms/holes/caverns what-have-you that we would hide in in an attempt to kite him. Our best attempt was getting Colossus to go up the stairs with the NPC using both the NPC’s bubble and the rooms in the stair case. We almost got it on that attempt.
I don’t think it would be impossible to kill Colosuss, so I wouldn’t put too much credit in people reporting that they have accomplished it. I do not think the encounter is working as intended and I would venture to say it is broken and I have been telling people the same. It would be nice if a note could be posted to this effect somewhere for folks to know, who are less in the loop.
If I were a dungeon designer, I would absolutely hate the farm-fest that some dungeons eventually become in all MMORPGs, so I support making changes like this to keep people guessing. But one also needs to realize that it says the recommended party difficulty is level 35 and it is one of the dungeons that people may first experience. An absolute wipe-fest can deter people from a really great source of PVE end game content.
The dungeon designer’s philosophy, ideas and engagement with the community are really great. The COF Maggs revision was a smart and challenging one when my guild first did it. But this change appears to have failed basic quality assurance. I can’t imagine that anyone playing a significant amount of time with this dungeon in a balanced group of level 35s would not have noticed this.
Good luck on the fix. And despite this, thank you for making what is a really wonderful game.
