So, I've tried to beat Aurora Glade on HM about 15 times today. While it IS the most annoying freaking mission in the game, imo, I have little to no trouble on NM.
HM...is a different story.
I can't save the #%#@ NPC that gives you the bonus. That's my main problem. I've had friends get on their monks and try to heal him, I've had PuGs, Dunkoro ignores him. I've saved him ONCE and that was because of a lucky spawn or something. That was during a PuG and then we ended up failing towards the end anyway. Typically, we run past the baddies and run to heal the NPC. But it's always in vain, as he dies quickly and either dies a half a second before the monk can heal him or we die because we're ignoring the baddies and focusing on him.
If anyone knows any tips or anything on beating this, I'd be much obliged. Heck, if you want to HELP me beat it, feel free to. IGN is Isabelle Von Morte.
Oh, I'm trying to beat this on my Necromancer. This is the last mission I need for Guardian so. -_- I'm getting a little irritated and impatient.
Aurora Glade HM (/resignfromlife)
Spookii
FoxBat
You don't want to let the baddies get anywhere near the NPC. Every X minutes a group of margos is going to spawn and head straight for him. They come out of the east, and alternate which side they travel around the gorge in the center. Basic idea of this mission is to wait for this patrol, kill them, move on and take another group, wait and intercept next patrol, kill them, pull next group etc. You need a vigilant eye when going for the bonus, usually I flag my H/H in the center east of the gorge while I go pulling enemies off the stairs into range. This is only after you have cleared most of the static margos though.
qvtkc
When Less Longbow (the NPC that gives you the bonus objective) appears on your compass, stop moving. As long as you keep your distance, he is invulnerable, and he will defeat the two white mantle guys attacking him on his own. After that, you can simply stroll up to him at your own pace.
@FoxBat: That's Jennur's Horde, not Aurora Glade...
@FoxBat: That's Jennur's Horde, not Aurora Glade...
Spookii
Errr, so. I think you're thinking about a different mission lol. <.< No Margonites here. Just White Mantle. This is Aurora Glade in the Maguuma Jungle.
qvtkc, if this works...I'll forever love you.
An hour later: I love qvtkc <3
qvtkc, if this works...I'll forever love you.
An hour later: I love qvtkc <3
kanuks
the pretender
Rather easy, all i did was:
Completed the Bonus firsr.
For the Main part i just said screw the crystals and hold them all of at the
top along with a water ele for aoe snare and aoe KD(knockdown)
Completed the Bonus firsr.
For the Main part i just said screw the crystals and hold them all of at the
top along with a water ele for aoe snare and aoe KD(knockdown)
Chthon
Quote:
Originally Posted by qvtkc
When Less Longbow (the NPC that gives you the bonus objective) appears on your compass, stop moving. As long as you keep your distance, he is invulnerable, and he will defeat the two white mantle guys attacking him on his own. After that, you can simply stroll up to him at your own pace.
@FoxBat: That's Jennur's Horde, not Aurora Glade... This works.
It's not hard to do it the normal way either. You can pull and kill all the mantle leading up to where the path splits without triggering Less. If you take the left path and kill the boss there (who is the only monster along that path) relatively quickly, you should have plenty of time to save Less. You can also run right pas the boss if you like.
As for the bonus itself, save yourself a *lot* of headaches and just do the pig trick. Kill a pig on the other side of the closed vine gate; get over to it with a corpse teleport; suicide a couple party members with life sacrifices or vampiric weapons; move them across with rebirth/sunspear rebirth signet/rez scroll. Then you can kill the bonus target guy, who will be totally alone. Bonus is now complete.
To finish the mission: Grab the crystal from the mantle's stand and hold onto it; then move out away from where the mantle spawn. Have someone who stayed behind open the vine gate now. As long as you hold their crystal, the mantle will just mill around their spawn point in a very confused state. Have someone from your team attune the thingies using crystals from your own stand. Kill the Henge Critter Thingy and you're done.
@FoxBat: That's Jennur's Horde, not Aurora Glade... This works.
It's not hard to do it the normal way either. You can pull and kill all the mantle leading up to where the path splits without triggering Less. If you take the left path and kill the boss there (who is the only monster along that path) relatively quickly, you should have plenty of time to save Less. You can also run right pas the boss if you like.
As for the bonus itself, save yourself a *lot* of headaches and just do the pig trick. Kill a pig on the other side of the closed vine gate; get over to it with a corpse teleport; suicide a couple party members with life sacrifices or vampiric weapons; move them across with rebirth/sunspear rebirth signet/rez scroll. Then you can kill the bonus target guy, who will be totally alone. Bonus is now complete.
To finish the mission: Grab the crystal from the mantle's stand and hold onto it; then move out away from where the mantle spawn. Have someone who stayed behind open the vine gate now. As long as you hold their crystal, the mantle will just mill around their spawn point in a very confused state. Have someone from your team attune the thingies using crystals from your own stand. Kill the Henge Critter Thingy and you're done.
IronSheik
Quote:
Originally Posted by qvtkc
When Less Longbow (the NPC that gives you the bonus objective) appears on your compass, stop moving.
This, get him+2 white mantles in the alt/Ctrl Range, less will kill both within a bout a minute while knights sit there.
Shayne Hawke
Protecting him is stupid easy.
Roll H/H. Get close, but not enough that you could see him by holding Alt. Flag your heroes to his position. He is saved. It's the same strategy you use to save some of the Chosen/merchants in Divinty Coast.
Roll H/H. Get close, but not enough that you could see him by holding Alt. Flag your heroes to his position. He is saved. It's the same strategy you use to save some of the Chosen/merchants in Divinty Coast.
Urass
Tearmaker
Jeydra
I don't get how saving the NPC ever was a problem? There are only two White Mantle Warriors attacking him. You don't have to run through everyone to get to him!
PS: Don't make Dunkoro ignore him - micro and get him to heal. It might be a problem if you're running Alesia, but then again, I've made my way through the mission with Alesia as the only healer so no problem.
PS: Don't make Dunkoro ignore him - micro and get him to heal. It might be a problem if you're running Alesia, but then again, I've made my way through the mission with Alesia as the only healer so no problem.
Chthon
kanuks
Quote:
Originally Posted by Urass
Sounded so cool, just did a run for Ss & Gs to check it out but nothing to kill on other side.
I did this mission/bonus in HM twice and it took me about 20-23 tries in all.
Needless to say I won't do this mission anytime soon.
Quote: