What exactly is Ascension?
General Bashalot
Sorry for the newbie question but I am still not sure exactly what Ascension means (in game) or how it is attained. And seeing as to my guild is called the Army of Ascension, I guess I should know this - LOL!!!
Holoman
When you finish the three missions in the desert area(elona reach, thirsty river, dunes of despair)and beaten your mirror-self, you have ascended.
General Bashalot
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When you finish the three missions in the desert area(elona reach, thirsty river, dunes of despair)and beaten your mirror-self, you have ascended.
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cannonfodder
How far into the story have you got then, Where are at on your map?
The 3 ascension missions, Elona Reach, Dunes of Despair and Thirsty river, are after Amnoon Oasis, you have to speak to 3 ghosts in Augury Rock to be told about the 3 missions, It's puzzling to find out that your Level 20 and not reached this far yet....
EDIT - you complete the 3 misions(Which can be quite tough) and return and fight your mirror image, then you ascend and reach Droknar's forge
The 3 ascension missions, Elona Reach, Dunes of Despair and Thirsty river, are after Amnoon Oasis, you have to speak to 3 ghosts in Augury Rock to be told about the 3 missions, It's puzzling to find out that your Level 20 and not reached this far yet....
EDIT - you complete the 3 misions(Which can be quite tough) and return and fight your mirror image, then you ascend and reach Droknar's forge
General Bashalot
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How far into the story have you got then, Where are at on your map?
The 3 ascension missions, Elona Reach, Dunes of Despair and Thirsty river, are after Amnoon Oasis, you have to speak to 3 ghosts in Augury Rock to be told about the 3 missions, It's puzzling to find out that your Level 20 and not reached this far yet.... EDIT - you complete the 3 misions(Which can be quite tough) and return and fight your mirror image, then you ascend and reach Droknar's forge |
I have made it to the Temple of ages and all the zones on the Western part of the map and recently I have been trying (unsuccessuly) to get through to Loranar's Pass and those zones.
I have not made it to the Amnoon Oasis or the related zones. How do I get there?
Nor have I made it to the Ring of Fire Zones... just discouver the aforementioned zones when I found un updated map...
EDIT: I just found this Acsension Guide click here this guide is based on this original post here http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=10658
Prince Daniel
Uhh have you done any of the missions?! The first one is at the north wall, near Ascalon, you advance into new places by doing missions, the ones on your map that look like shields. The dot on your map thats shining is where your current mission is. By doing the missions you get to amnoon oasis and the ring of fire.
General Bashalot
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Uhh have you done any of the missions?! The first one is at the north wall, near Ascalon, you advance into new places by doing missions, the ones on your map that look like shields. The dot on your map thats shining is where your current mission is. By doing the missions you get to amnoon oasis and the ring of fire.
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Prince Daniel
Make sure you are not confusing quests with missions, there is only one mission at each place though there may be many quests.
Eclair
If you're already at the temple of the ages, you can go ahead and skip the early missions and try to find the Maguuma jungle ones. There really is only 1 mission you need to do to get to the desert, and that's Sanctum Cay.
Have you found fisherman's haven? Its 1 map west of Temple of the Ages, and one map south of that map. If you're there, just keep going south and u'll come across Sanctum Cay.
Have you found fisherman's haven? Its 1 map west of Temple of the Ages, and one map south of that map. If you're there, just keep going south and u'll come across Sanctum Cay.
funbun
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Originally Posted by General Bashalot
Yes but apparently not some of the critical ones-LOL! I guess I will go back and continue the Northern Wall Quests-when I initially did it back when the game was first released I thought I had done all that had to be done with the Wall mission.
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Dude, how did you get level 20 without doing the storyline missions? You just running around grinding?
General Bashalot
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Dude, how did you get level 20 without doing the storyline missions? You just running around grinding?
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Yes I have found Fisherman's Haven... and I have Sanctum Clay. I just didnt do the mission... will now. Thanks!
Silver Spectre
Kinda cool how you can do that without completly the story, I myself am just doing the ascension now. I have done Thirsty river (boy that took some tries and to get a good team) and will go do the other two now!
funbun
That's why youb should keep all missions and quests. I'm just now completing several quests I had from the begining of the post searing game. You can always go back and do those side quests.
General Bashalot
Aye, I made it to the Oasis and the Rock and have been trying the Dunes missions but without success. I am amazed at how people who have achieved high levels still don't grasp basic group fundamentals: Stay together, have 1 leader, target enemies, and don't rush off alone, follow instructions.
5 missions failed yesterday with 4 different groups including one group who insisted that it wasn't necessary to have a Healer... OMFG!
5 missions failed yesterday with 4 different groups including one group who insisted that it wasn't necessary to have a Healer... OMFG!
funbun
You said it! What's more if the group fail just as you have described many people want to blame the monk for not healing enough. noobs want someone to make up for their n00bage.
I was playing with my lvl 10 Mesmer in PvP a few days ago. Before the mission, I laid down the rules just like you have, General. My team slaughtered the other team. I was lvl 10 fighting against lvl 14. We pwned!
The key is to start your own groups. Then type:
You will always have someone call you bossy or a**. Kick them from your group becuase they don't know how to follow instructiuons.
I was playing with my lvl 10 Mesmer in PvP a few days ago. Before the mission, I laid down the rules just like you have, General. My team slaughtered the other team. I was lvl 10 fighting against lvl 14. We pwned!
The key is to start your own groups. Then type:
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Rules: 1. Stay together 2. Follow the leader 3. Target enemies 4. Attack only callled targets 5. Don't rush off alone 6. Follow instructions. |
thaumaturge
Ascension isn't really anything, all it does is provide you with continuation of the story, dragons lair and then onto other parts. Some may argue it provides you with key skills (timing, direction, survival and technique) What would have been good is for it to actually do something like providing a name change. This would also help greatly for pvp, as I'd at least know this person has some experience. Not even the "end" of the game changes anything.
salatious
Ascension will provided you the ability to capture eliet skills that you really cant get anywhere else from these bosses...
o and in referense to the person saying they were not level 20 at crystal desert, your rushing through this game way to fast. I cant stand grouping with level 15 people at some of these missions. If your at Crystal desert you should be level 20... I reached level 20 at "The Wild"
o and in referense to the person saying they were not level 20 at crystal desert, your rushing through this game way to fast. I cant stand grouping with level 15 people at some of these missions. If your at Crystal desert you should be level 20... I reached level 20 at "The Wild"
Silver Spectre
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Originally Posted by General Bashalot
Aye, I made it to the Oasis and the Rock and have been trying the Dunes missions but without success. I am amazed at how people who have achieved high levels still don't grasp basic group fundamentals: Stay together, have 1 leader, target enemies, and don't rush off alone, follow instructions.
5 missions failed yesterday with 4 different groups including one group who insisted that it wasn't necessary to have a Healer... OMFG! |
10 mins in and they are "no it's this way around" *as they run into a mob of sages and warriors which just kick there ass, 1 man down and the rest being picked off*
I could of lead them around them, and straight to objective, and getting it done but NO. Also i'm fed up with the guys who have no idea about attack radius and just run thinking they won't get spotted when the rest of the team managed to squeeze safly passed.
OO yeh, and another. "Why did you do that!?" ....... reponce (dead of course): "I like to fight"
KK sorry for the rant.
funbun
And the sad part, Silver, is that these are the people the U.S. Military are recruiting
Weezer_Blue
spoiler...
Ascension is when you automatically become level 20 (-30 attribute points) after completing all 3 Ascension Trials and beating your mirror. It's just a stage in the game. After Ascension, you can go back to Destriny's Gorge, Seeker's Passage, and... er.. that other one... and change your secondary profession.
Ascension is when you automatically become level 20 (-30 attribute points) after completing all 3 Ascension Trials and beating your mirror. It's just a stage in the game. After Ascension, you can go back to Destriny's Gorge, Seeker's Passage, and... er.. that other one... and change your secondary profession.
salatious
im not finish with this but you lose -30 attribute points by doing this?
if this is the case what benefit do you gain from actually doing it other than changing your secondary proffession? I know you can gain the 30 back but i would much rather just stack the 30 points on to what i have. is that something that can be done? or do i have to do this before i can get access to the extra 30 attribute points?
if this is the case what benefit do you gain from actually doing it other than changing your secondary proffession? I know you can gain the 30 back but i would much rather just stack the 30 points on to what i have. is that something that can be done? or do i have to do this before i can get access to the extra 30 attribute points?
Silver Spectre
WHAT? you loose 30 attribute points?! Thats like a couple of levels, are you sure. Not sure i want to complete ascension yet now?!
Twizzlebutt
I've ascended and I didn't see any loss of attribute points. I'm guessing what he may be refering to is the 30 attribute points (total) you can get from 2 separate quests. 1 can be done pre-acension for 15 attribute points and 1 can be done post-acension for 15 attribute points. If there's more I don't know about it yet, I haven't gotten past the first mission in southern Shiverpeaks.
Digitalblast
No you dont lose 30 points, you are level 20 but still have 30 more points to gain by doing the attribute point missions.
Lymix
I believe what the poster was referring to is that you are lvl 20 but short 30 attribute points which can be gained via quests. 2 quests, each one worth 15 points. You do not LOSE any points after ascending
Silver Spectre
phewwww
Not much more to add really.
Not much more to add really.
pegasux
I'm just starting off the Ascension missions now, what attribute quests are there that give you the 15 attribute points? Where are they? Thanks. 
funbun
I think it's in Seeker's passage
Marodac Evilbane
You can find one quest "Forgotten Wisdom" south of the big rock that is Augury Rock. You can pick up the other one in Droknars Forge, talk to Sanyi.
Ascension also gives you access to Underworld (UW) and Fissure of Woe (FoW) from Temple of Ages (ToA), when you have favor.
Ascension also gives you access to Underworld (UW) and Fissure of Woe (FoW) from Temple of Ages (ToA), when you have favor.
Bastard Son
Going back to some points made earlier in this thread regarding how he is level 20 and hasn't reached ascension.... I've been doing the quests as well as all the missions as they come up. I don't farm... to be honest, I don't see the point. So far, I've found all the things I need and haven't had too many problems with having enough money for the things I need (i.e. armor). I've never been run anywhere. Basically, I've been playing through the game like a textbook.
Right now, I am in the Wilds/Quarrel Falls area and am level 18 about 60% to 19. Another player I know is level 19 and in the same area. I don't know how much further away Ascension is, but I can see how he'd be 20 and nowhere near it.
Right now, I am in the Wilds/Quarrel Falls area and am level 18 about 60% to 19. Another player I know is level 19 and in the same area. I don't know how much further away Ascension is, but I can see how he'd be 20 and nowhere near it.