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Hells Pricipice

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Stop the Lich from destroying the world.

Indice

[modifica] Walkthrough

[modifica] Primary

The mission itself is straightforward, but requires much preparation. Your main foes in this mission will be the Burning Titans, which you first met at the end of the previous mission. Unlike that docile creature, which you probably dispatched quickly, these Burning Titans are trouble. They inflict massive damage, and when destroyed, a Risen Ashen Hulk rises in their place. When that is destroyed, a pair of warrior creatures spawn: a Hand of the Titans and a Fist of the Titans. In addition, members of your party adjacent to these monsters will burn and suffer health degeneration.


A typical battle will consist of fighting a few of these creatures, but each battle will drag on for a long time, as each creature breaks into smaller creatures.


General tips:

  • Tip 1: It is imperative that you tackle the Titans and their spawns one by one. Good party organization is very important. If different party members fight a different monster, you'll end up with four or five Hands and Fists running around, and they will be tough to beat. Instead, focus on a Burning Titan and break it down to a Hulk. Then break that down to a Hand and a Fist, dispatch them, and move on to the next Hulk or Titan. It is generally best to dispatch Burning Titans first, as they are much more dangerous than Risen Ash Hulks.
  • Tip 2: If your party does not carry any interruption, Spark of the Titans should be the priority target in any mixed group. With Mind Burn and Rodgort's Invocation, the party will be devastated if these are left alive too long.



Profession-specific tips:

  • Tip 1: It is useful to have someone with Winter, as it turns all elemental damage to cold; most enemies in this mission have a weakness against cold damage. Therefore, elementalists should bring water spells instead of fire attacks. Also, warriors should use normal weapons (or better yet, icy weapons). Something seems to prevent winter to allow other elements to do extra damage, check the notes.


[1]Bug! Since sometime in June 2007, the skill Winter appears to be bugged, particularly with respect to this mission. Titans still have reduced armor against cold damage from skills or weapons that normally deal cold damage, but Winter no longer properly converts other elemental damage to cold damage.
  • Tip 2: Any damage-absorbing or health-enhancing skills can give extra time for the monks to heal, which is greatly advised in this mission. Monks should certainly bring condition removal skills.
  • Tip 3: The necromancer's Well of Blood works well on this mission. It can be used when the Risen Ash Hulks die and the Fists/Hands of the Titans appear. This can negate the effects of burning on the players, which will free up a lot of energy for the monks. It's also useful on the Sparks that are running about. If there is a Minion Master, a Flesh Golem can be useful in tanking the Titans when other players need a short break.
  • Tip 4: An excellent way of ensuring a full spread of elemental damage is to have a Ranger who has not capped Greater Conflagration bring a capture signet and get it off the boss. Ensure that the Ranger also has Winter equipped. Greater Conflagration will make all physical attacks into elemental attacks and Winter will convert the damage into cold damage. For those who are already carrying elemental weapons, Greater Conflagration will have no effect. For first time Rangers who also have Barrage, this is an excellent way of doing this mission with 2 elite skills equipped which have maximum effect. The Ranger must ensure that the spirits are cast upon entering battle and that remain alive should the fight be prolonged or if the Titans kill them. A full team doing cold damage regardless of what weapons they carry can clear this mission out very easily. This will also combine very effectively with Conjure Frost for those who equip it, but will work with any of the Conjure spells since Winter will convert the damage into cold damage anyway.
  • Tip 5: The Enchantment Frigid Armor, available in Nightfall, is excellent for any melee-based characters with an Elementalist secondary. It not only increases armor, but it also prevents the Burning caused by standing near the Titans.



When you start the mission, just follow the path on the map in red. Beware of overlapping patrols of Spark of the Titans, as they are easy to dispatch in small numbers but can be devastating in large groups. As you fight your way along, the Lich Lord will be waiting and will usually summon Quickening Zephyr and then teleport away after a short time.


Continue on your path until you get to point 2 on the map, which is guarded by two Ashen Hulks. Make sure to lure them away up the path from which you came, because the pool of lava to your right will spawn quite a large number of Hands and Fists and also two bosses (fortunately one-by-one or in small groups only). They will walk by and gather in the area around the portals. Lure them away and take them out one or two at a time. If you do this effectively, you can clear out the whole area, and be left with only one large patrol, which moves in front of the three portals (points A, B and C) you want to destroy. You can either:

  • Time the patrol and destroy the portals after they leave, tackling only the Portal Wraiths.
  • Lure the patrol and engage it. Then destroy the portals at your leisure.



After destroying the portals, you will see a cutscene where the Lich Lord will seem to be having a good time; he will then introduce you to Undead Prince Rurik. The key here is not to panic. If you stay where you are or back off a bit, you will be attacked by four Hands. Call them out one target at a time, and you should be fine. Next, either lure the four Fists on the other side of the ramp, or just have a Ranger lure Rurik himself off the ramp down to you (he has two Sparks with him).


Note: On a rare occasion it's possible that Rurik will charge down the hill towards you, dragging the Sparks and/or some of the Hands with him as well. Try to move far enough back so that you only have to fight one group of enemies at a time.


Note: The Hands will spawn atop the ledge if you skip the cut scene, making it potentially very difficult to pull them without getting the Sparks and Rurik as well. Don't skip the cut scene if your party cannot pull effectively.


Rurik takes a lot of damage but is not a big threat. Make sure to kill the two Sparks and you will be off to another cut scene. If you kill Rurik and the Sparks, the Fists will go away.


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Now, cross the bridge and go full circle back to where you began. There, at the bloodstone, you will confront the Lich Lord. You must kill him in the center of the bloodstone to charge the Soul Batteries and close the Door of Komalie. The Lich Lord will respawn, often teleporting into the nearby lava, if he is not killed in the center of the bloodstone. Player accounts differ as to how many times the Lich Lord must be killed, from 1 to 3, and whether or not all or some of those deaths must be in the very center of the circle. The most common observation is that one death in the very center is enough to complete the mission, or three deaths within the circle but not at the center. For the latter circumstance, you will notice some of the Soul Batteries recharge and light up when he is killed away from the very center. You can slowly recharge all the Soul Batteries this way to complete the mission.



The Lich is not an overpowering foe. With a little bit of organization and focus, he can be taken out without too much trouble. The best advice is to deal with him quickly and not be overwhelmed by the Hands and Fists he spawns. Note that he does not run from AoE spells. However, he does a few annoying things that make killing him harder than it otherwise would be:

  • He summons two Hands each time he revives after being killed somewhere other than the center of the bloodstone. You should leave him alone for a moment and concentrate on eliminating the two Hands. If you are not careful, they can cut through your backline of spell casters. You should also take caution not to aggro the two Hands wandering the area beyond the bloodstone.
  • He teleports himself to the middle of the lava next to the bloodstone and then walks back to the center. This gives him a respite from the beating he is taking.
  • He teleports members of your party randomly into the lava.

[modifica] Bonus

Acquiring the bonus in this mission is harder than completing it. To acquire the bonus you need to follow the green path to point 1 on the map. At the point where the green path splits from the red one you will encounter a Burning Titan and a Titan Boss who will walk towards you shouting strange words ("Shith Mal Hacto!"). This will summon mobs from the immediate surrounding area to their position, clearing the path towards the bonus. Just stay well away from the now very strong group of opponents who will slowly wander southeast.


At point 1 you will find a Burning Titan and an Ancient Seer who will give you the bonus. You need to take it slowly; make sure to take out the group of Ashen Hulks and Sparks in front before getting near to the Burning Titan and the Seer. Do not rush for the Seer. Upon approaching, the Seer will engage the Burning Titan. Although the Titan doesn't fight back, the Seer will take damage from burning. If you don't take care of the group of Hulks and Sparks before this happens, the Seer will very likely die.


Speak with the Seer and you will get the bonus objective.


Tip: When you save the Seer, you do not need talk to him immediately. This will cause the bonus to be triggered earlier than you may want it. At the area where the Armageddon Lords appear, there is a pool of lava which will spawn several hands and fists of the titans and three bosses, over a long period of time. If you do not trigger the bonus, the Armageddon Lords will not be there and you can kill the normal titans as they spawn. Then you can return to the seer and trigger the bonus, which causes the lords to spawn, then you can kill them. If you do not do this you may have to wait for the monsters to stop spawning to kill the Lords. All the creatures that spawned will gather en masse at the portals making them take slightly longer to kill.


Note: If you let the Seer die, you will not receive credit for the bonus, even if you kill the Armageddon Lords.


Tip: You can approach the Seer from the south-west, keeping to the regular track then backtracking to point 1 north-east. Dispatch the Burning Titan and his spawn but do not talk to him then as noted above. => Contrary to this tip, if you bypass the green bonus path to the seer and come up from the southwest, moving from downhill to uphill, you may frequently be too late. The Seer will have died mysteriously before you ever aggroed any mobs on the green path.


When you have acquired the bonus you will find three Armageddon Lords in the pool of lava next to point 2. Their damage-dealing capacity isn't much to worry about and they drop quite quickly. As the Armageddon Lords are not bosses, you can expect them to have the usual chain of spawning (Armageddon Lord → Risen Ashen Hulk → Hand+Fist of the Titans) after they are defeated. Note that the three Armageddon Lords are not linked, and that their spawns need not be killed to achieve the bonus.


Beware of the spawning Fists and Hands that come out from the same lava pool and head to the portals. They can make an easy fight much more difficult. The spawns will eventually stop after two bosses have been spawned if you choose to wait. You cannot lure the Armageddon Lords very far away but you can lure them just outside of the lava that they spawn in, making your melee characters much more effective. So make sure the coast is clear before taking them on.

[modifica] Hard Mode

All monsters are boosted 2+ levels with the Undead Lich at level 32. Sparks are deadlier and their fire magic is high enough that Mind Burn or Rodgort's Invocation can kill the majority of an unprepared party with 3 or 4 casts, especially if they focus on the caster backline instead of the tank or puller.


Also since the Hands and Fists damage has been increased, it's imperative not to release more than just a pair as they don't usually focus on the same target and can kill the more vulnerable party members quickly if left unchecked.


Another mission that can be done with only heroes and henchmen. Control your spirit summoning hero manually and be sure to focus fire every target.


When you're fighting the Lich, if you're with heroes and henchman then be sure to flag them near the Lich. Otherwise if you get teleported into the lava then they'll stop what they're doing and rush to join you in the lava.


Extra Profession-specific tips:

  • Tip 1: High amounts of spike damage occur very often so monks must be well-prepared. Protective skills that provide damage reduction are very important as the constant high damage inflicted will cause a healer monk to run out of energy when a fight ensues for too long. Protective Spirit and Spirit Bond are recommended.
  • Tip 2: Bringing a third monk as a healer is beneficial, although this will reduce the damage dealing capabilities of the party. Having one of the monks maintain Life Bond for the tank can be helpful. This however would require some recasting since the Risen Ashen Hulks use Strip Enchantment.

[modifica] Creatures

[modifica] NPCs

[modifica] Monsters

[modifica] Bosses (elite skill captures)

[modifica] Dialogues

Briefing from Jacob Salinger.


Lich Lord:"Ah, my friends, how nice of you to stick around. You see I have much work to do. I bid you all adieu. The Mursaat are being quickly swept away as will all those who stand before my legions."
Bonus objective:
Ancient Seer:"Unchecked, the Titans will rend Tyria asunder. Stopping the Lich is the only real way to defeat them. But there is more to this problem than you know. Among the Titan horde are their champions, the Armageddon Lords. If they are not stopped, these demons will surely bring an end to both man and beast. Most likely, the Lords will be the last ones through the portals that have been opened."

[modifica] Cutscene 1

Lich Lord:"This meddling is nothing more than a minor annoyance. You're only delaying the inevitable. Thanks to you, I command an army powerful enough to conquer all of Tyria. And now I intend to use it. But before I go, I have someone here you might like to talk to. Perhaps this will slow you down long enough to let me finish my work."
Player:"Rurik."
Lich Lord:"I'll leave you to get reacquainted. I'm sure you have much to talk about. I am the Flameseeker. All of Tyria shall bow to me or be destroyed."
Undead Prince Rurik:"Forgive me. It is not my will to fight you. But I have little choice in the matter."

[modifica] Cutscene 2

Undead Prince Rurik:"Listen to me. The Door of Komalie must be closed. Kill the Lich while he stands atop the Bloodstone inside the caldera. If you do this, his spirit will recharge the soul batteries, and the Door will close again. You have served Ascalon well. I beg of you...do one last duty for your prince."
Player:"Anything, my prince."
Undead Prince Rurik:"End my misery. Release me from the Lich's spell."
Player:"If that is what you wish."
...
Player:"Travel well, Prince Rurik. until we meet you again in the Hall of Heroes."



Final battle
Lich Lord:"Away with you! You are no match for my almighty power."

[modifica] Cutscene 3

Vision of Glint:"Long into the Season of the Scion, Tyria is revived again. Over the bones of the bird of prey, the fire is put out and the diabolic gathering is closed off once again. The Flameseeker Prophecies are now complete. The Door of Komalie is closed, and the Titans are once again safely locked away behind it. You have saved Tyria, but now you must also save yourselves. The volcano is about to erupt. There is a ship in the dock just inside the Mursaat stronghold. Unless you wish to suffer the same fate as Vizier Khilbron, then I suggest you make a run for it. Your deeds have earned you a place among the heroes of legend. Let us hope today is not the day your spirit joins those ensconced in the Hall."

[modifica] Follow-up

[modifica] Notes

  • Players looking for a cartographer title need to be aware of the large expanse of land skipped over in the cutscene after destroying the portals. You can either explore ahead before destroying the portals or backtrack after the cutscene.
  • It is sometimes easier to approach the bonus by ignoring the green path and coming around the opposite end to reach the seer. This approach leaves you with only one Titan to worry about instead of two Titans and Sparks at the same time. The Seer's health will not trigger until you aggro either the Seer or the Titan next to him.
  • Even if you aren't interested in getting the bonus, it's sometimes easier to take the green path anyway. A boss appears on the adjacent red path and if he uses his summoning ability you'll be in for quite a fight.
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