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martialis

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

RA, reporting you

28 Nov 2006 at 02:26 - 1

I'm having trouble with the mission. I've tried it a dozen times or so, with some variations of skills, but it doesn't make much difference. The skree kill me in 10 seconds every time. Can someone give me a farming build for a paragon without too many secondary class skills? Or a way to skip the mission completely?

Do the missions really get harder? Raisu Palace was a joke compared to this. I can't believe how hard it is, or imagine that the missions actually get harder than this. It looks like it was supposed to be fun, but it's just a miserable, frustrating piece of shit and I hate it.

I'm currently using anthem of flame, signet of aggression, go for the eyes, cruel spear, barbed spear, some other attack skills. Nothing special.

Thanks

Mark Nevermiss

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

28 Nov 2006 at 02:38 - 2

Let the NPC's aggro them and then support them? The only "difficult" part of this mission for me was defeating Lumo the Mime in a miming contest for the bonus. I play a dervish btw.

Hyper Cutter

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jun 2006

Knights of the White Eye [HINA]

28 Nov 2006 at 02:40 - 3

Bring a self-heal.

Antheus

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2006

28 Nov 2006 at 02:56 - 4

You get 3 or 4 soldiers in your team, let them kill, keep them alive.

And yea, the mime is the hard part.

knives

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2005

USA

Grenths Rejects [GR]

Me/

28 Nov 2006 at 03:32 - 5

I thought it was pretty easy. Just aggro skrees, bring them to the vabbian guards, run away, come back and kill. I did it with my mesmer with no self heal and no anti-melee skills.

Sidra

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

CT

NITE

R/

28 Nov 2006 at 03:44 - 6

Yep. Most skrees should be auto-pwnt by the guards. I had no problem (and a ton of fun!) doing this mission. The mime took me 3 tries >.<

VorianVader

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Blitzers

W/N

28 Nov 2006 at 04:44 - 7

There are only 4-5 skrees and they usually busy slaughtering the vabbian nobles to pay any attention to you. If you put in some damage skills, you can easily take them out by the time the last vabbian noble dies and they turn their attention to you. If you fail to do that, then turn tail and run leading them to the Vabbian guards who are incidentally on your party bar as NPC's. They should finish them off quickly.

The tough part of the entire mission is if you are doing bonus and go up against the mime. Some players also have problems in the duel, particularly the support classes.

kang

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

The Confidential Men [Cmen]

W/

28 Nov 2006 at 05:53 - 8

Loved that mission, got masters first try.

Loved stealing the drinks from the nobles.
I blitzed mime contest first go, you just need to know your ranger emotes

ashe5k

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Findlay, OH

Angels of the Silver Wind [silv]

E/Mo

28 Nov 2006 at 14:33 - 9

As an Ele I found most of the mission a breeze. Searing Flames and Glowing Gaze build with some healing thrown on just in case after. The Skree are a bit harder and I had no idea where the guards were so that part was frustrating. I'll have to try tagging the first group and dragging them where the guards are.

Thanks for the idea! Should be much easier than trying to solo them.

RSGashapon

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

Sol 3

R/

28 Nov 2006 at 15:01 - 10

I think Tihark is a riot. I replay it occasionally just for the fun and games.

tanedos

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Sanatarium

The Celestrial Souls

N/R

28 Nov 2006 at 15:04 - 11

The mime part was easy! So was the duel, and I'm a NECRO! (no NOT MM). But I can't find the other 2 bonuses, I've done the MIME, Dancing Girl, and Duel. The Guy with the Keg?? Wut up with that? So wuts the deal with the last 2? I dunno wut they are. Also with the Skree I try to take them one by one but that can't be done all the time I'm going to try different build, I may go MM just for the extra help.

Zarn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

The Lost Heroes Guild

W/

28 Nov 2006 at 15:10 - 12

You have to drink the man under the table as one of the bonuses... Also at a corner just before you start walking the long straight path is a woman, speak to her, and kill her, and you will get a vase from her. Also the last part of the bonus.

tanedos

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Sanatarium

The Celestrial Souls

N/R

28 Nov 2006 at 15:21 - 13

Yeah but how do you get drinks? There aren't any anywhere??

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

28 Nov 2006 at 15:35 - 14

5 bonus objectives:
-Teach the shy little girl how to dance: use /dance emote in front of her;
-Win mime duel: have the mime start, then whatever emote he performs, you must mirror it by performing the same emote. Look at the emote list on the quick reference that came with the game. For me, /drum and /beg were the hardest to figure out;
-Get the vase for the prince: either attack and kill the woman that tells you about the vase, kill the guard that has the vase (the only hostile before the scree) or spend money to buy the vase;
-Win the drinking contest: talk to the drunk, then quickly talk to nearby nobles to steal their drinks. Actually gets quite hard in the end, since you are so drunk, you can't see where you're going

No, it doesn't count for the drunkard title. Try to take the time to read your own monologue, very funny;
-Act out the role of Turai Ossa by defeating the actor plaing Palawa Joko (talk to play manager, defeat the player that goes hostile);

BBQRibs

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

N/Me

28 Nov 2006 at 15:41 - 15

This is my newest all-time favorite mission. I failed it the first time because I completely wasn't prepared for the Skree, but the second time through was a breeze. I hope they make more missions like this in future chapters.

spottydog

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

E/Mo

28 Nov 2006 at 16:48 - 16

" Your going down, you silent clown "

I loved that line. took me ages to do the mimes. Rest was easy.

Carinae

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2005

Inside

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

28 Nov 2006 at 17:10 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanedos

The mime part was easy! So was the duel, and I'm a NECRO! (no NOT MM). But I can't find the other 2 bonuses, I've done the MIME, Dancing Girl, and Duel. The Guy with the Keg?? Wut up with that? So wuts the deal with the last 2? I dunno wut they are. Also with the Skree I try to take them one by one but that can't be done all the time I'm going to try different build, I may go MM just for the extra help. Getting Masters on Tihark is very do-able as a MM, you just have to get creative on corpse generation.

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

28 Nov 2006 at 17:11 - 18

Oh, I must agree, it's one of my favourite missions.

anshin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

28 Nov 2006 at 17:38 - 19

i took sooo long in the mime

always wrote /violine instead of /violin so i always lost >.<

getting drunk is the funniest part

i did it twice just for the heck of it >.<

and the skree part was so easy especially when you bring your pet along and the rest of the guards do the rest for you

RTSFirebat

The Humanoid Typhoon

Join Date: May 2005

UK

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

28 Nov 2006 at 17:53 - 20

The trick is simply. Pack a couple of power attack skills and plenty of self heals and defence skills/stances.

First take out the Skree on the right hand side near the stairs, as they kill the NPCs attacking them fastest.

Then go for the middle and left hand groups.

Basically the NPCs make good cannon fodder and help damage the Skree, so use that to your advantage to do damage to them, while they are busy attacking the Guards and Nobles.

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

28 Nov 2006 at 18:02 - 21

For 2 of my 3 characters, the guards in my party window stayed at the top of the stairs. Is that supposed to happen? For giggles, I went mending and FDS on my warrior for that mission.

I hate that silent clown.

Griff Mon

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

In the Elfen Forests of Washington State

Damage Radius

N/

28 Nov 2006 at 21:53 - 22

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanedos

Yeah but how do you get drinks? There aren't any anywhere?? Click on the nobles and you automatically steal their drinks

Bale_Shadowscar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Manchester, England

New Dragons [NDR]

28 Nov 2006 at 22:24 - 23

Steal Zehtuka's drink and He'll start attacking you and other noble's and Peasants. Makes good corpses for MMs as well.

anshin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

28 Nov 2006 at 23:00 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bale_Shadowscar

Steal Zehtuka's drink and He'll start attacking you and other noble's and Peasants. Makes good corpses for MMs as well. i didn't know that

lmao...gonna have to try that

My Sweet Revenga

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

R/

28 Nov 2006 at 23:27 - 25

heh. I think the problem is a bug in the mission where following the cutscene. There are 4 guards that supposedly join your party. But sometimes they'll stay stuck at the top of the stairs with the princes. That happened to me and the only reason I could beat those last 2 harpies was because I had throw dirt and degen skills. Had to lure one into the mob on the main floor (and almost died in the process). Then went after the other one with throw dirt and burning arrow.

kazjun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

HoVa

W/N

29 Nov 2006 at 00:29 - 26

Loved this mission, though it took me a couple of times to get pass the mime. Damn, mimes are evil

Its the humour and variety that makes nightfall my favourite of all 3 GW's so far. And for this mission, use npcs as cannon fodder, and bring some defence and healing if you need it. Stuff like leaders comfort or stand your ground etc. Skree aren't that tough so its not like you need to bring 6 attack skills or anything...

BigDave

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

Manchester, UK

The Sapphire Rose [TSR]

29 Nov 2006 at 01:22 - 27

I've just done this mission for the second time. First time was with my dervish who is very difficult to kill so long as i keep my enchants up, but this time i did it with my warrior.

One of the easiest, cheapest and most powerful self-heals for ANY class is in the earth prayers line of the dervish. Put some points into it (i used 10 sacrificing strength which i don't really use) and equip Vital Boon and Signet of Pious Light. Vital boon will give you +80 max hp when active (at 10 earth prayers) and when removed heals you for 158. Sig of Pious Light removes one enchantment and heals for 90 (instant recharge when it removes an enchant). Keep Vital Boon up as often as you can and strip it with the Sig for a quick 248 heal. Repeated every 8 secs, and costing only 5 energy it's a very usefull combo. Then just equip attack/damage/degen skills and you're good to go.

Or you can just lure them back to the guards if you wanna be lazy

Valkus

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Fire Meets Ice [fmi]

R/E

29 Nov 2006 at 22:20 - 28

Tihark was pretty easy. I got 4/5 of the party thingies done plus I did the skree part all on a running build (LOL I didn't know that I had to fight skree at the end).

The trick is, as other people have pointed out, to use the random vabbian guards in the mission to deal damage while tanking for them (my running build worked fine for this---- ranger blocking/evasion ftw). The best part is that after the guards kill the skrees, they follow you to the next group so by the end of the mission I had 9 guards killing the skrees while the skrees targeted me. Not to hard to do.

EDIT:

The problem I had with this mission was that it glitched out on me and Bokka wouldn't take any of my items for his support. I ended up paying 5k (super ouchies) to continue the mission. Has that happened to anyone else? 0.o

anshin

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2006

R/

29 Nov 2006 at 22:34 - 29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valkus

The problem I had with this mission was that it glitched out on me and Bokka wouldn't take any of my items for his support. I ended up paying 5k (super ouchies) to continue the mission. Has that happened to anyone else? 0.o not to me

before i even knew what the mission was i saw someone in the mission outpost complaining they had payed but still died...

i went on the mission and as soon as i found someone asking for money i killed her

it was so funny

Cartoonhero

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sooner Nation

Mo/

29 Nov 2006 at 22:52 - 30

the mime is owning me, and i know the emotes and keep up with him, it was so easy on my ele, and now he wont do more than 3 emotes before stopping. i really want to get my monk through the game before friday night

Pompeyfan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Isle of Wight

DVDF

R/

30 Nov 2006 at 03:24 - 31

I hate this mission with a passion and will never get masters on it due to the mime part (as I never use emotes and normally have them turned off, so have no idea what to do, also as I play one handed due to disability, typing things in quickly is a no go), but at least that means I haven't got to be arsed getting masters on any of the others.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

30 Nov 2006 at 06:01 - 32

Pompeyfan, you could always have a friend show you the various male ranger emotes (since that's what the mime uses) and then have a friend in your house, brother, sister, parent, etc, type them in for you. You watch what he does and tell them what to type. Also, since it's not shown in game, if you fail it, you can click on him and try again, you don't have to restart the mission.

tanedos

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2006

Sanatarium

The Celestrial Souls

N/R

30 Nov 2006 at 14:41 - 33

This misison is FUN now that i knew what to do. It's all about staying alive and beating down the Skree I did it MM (yeah i know it's SAD, BUT hey i'm a necro and help is great!) Then I did it again all BLOOD, was hard but fun hehe. I had to go another time cuz first with forgort all about bonuses LOL

MasterThrawn

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Gryffindor

30 Nov 2006 at 18:37 - 34

Yeah - the mime

I guess it would help if I knew all of the emotes, but I don't. There were three that I could not figure out, so it took me a while there. As a Dervish, the Harpies are not too hard, but it took me a while to get through all the same. Those guards kept dying so quickly....

electrolust

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2006

Norway

[BaR]

N/Me

02 Dec 2006 at 12:10 - 35

Gah, I hate this mission. I keep dying all the time. >_<
And I'm D/E & D/Mo

klorbonde

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

MEAN

W/

02 Dec 2006 at 13:22 - 36

the first time i did this mission the 4 guards who joined my team followed me and maked it easy to kill the harpies.. But yesterday i went for master, the 4 guards didnt followed me at all.. Even if i talked to them and all the others nearby.. But i managed to solo all the harpies anyway and got master.. But i think there is a bug in this mission..

littlenub113

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/

07 Dec 2006 at 02:39 - 37

there is a bug in the mission and it happened to me all the times i have done it,
i still couldnt finish this quest with my dervish because its so hard and the skree uses whirling defense, if someone can tell me how to fix the bug or how to solo the skrees on top of the stairs on the right i will be thank ful
Note: when i say top of stairs i mean this

2 here how to kill? ->*** 2 up here

2 skrees here 2 skreeshere

(where you are after cut scene)

littlenub113

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

D/

07 Dec 2006 at 02:40 - 38

ok i realize that my directions are kinda crappy but u no wat i mean

klorbonde

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

MEAN

W/

07 Dec 2006 at 06:51 - 39

Quote:

Originally Posted by littlenub113

there is a bug in the mission and it happened to me all the times i have done it,
i still couldnt finish this quest with my dervish because its so hard and the skree uses whirling defense, if someone can tell me how to fix the bug or how to solo the skrees on top of the stairs on the right i will be thank ful
Note: when i say top of stairs i mean this

2 here how to kill? ->*** 2 up here

2 skrees here 2 skreeshere

(where you are after cut scene) You can try to lure them down from the stairs if there is someone of your alies alive in the center.. Otherwise try to bring some extra armor.. make a dervish/warrior and bring watch yourself and doylak signet.. Also be sure to bring a heal skill, and use it often..
I'm a warrior and ill post the build i used.. Evicerate, 2 other axe atacks dont realy matter, Doylak signet, heal signet, watch yourself, endure pain, (and sprint for the drunkyard bonus)

Aleta

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

California

TTP

R/E

07 Dec 2006 at 15:13 - 40

Ok I have necro/mon or rit secondary.

I have gone into this mission as an mm and then with curses.

Always, always the skree at the top of the stairs - well the one

Skree Singer? does me in. I had 6 minions at the last try and it should
have been enough.

By the time I was able to turn and run it was to late

Of course it was down to seconds - a couple more and I would have won lol

I'll try some of the above suggestions.

From the necros who made it - any suggestions on the skill bar would
be appreciated