Killed Abaddon, and WTF. First attempt, 14 minutes. He was easier than Shiro, by FAR. Yes, that traitor is BACK, and this time, he's selling out the whole dimension, and not just his Emperor. He's more annoying this time around, too. I guess we didn't beat his face far enough into the back of his skull in Factions.
Anyways, for the last two missions, it's a sad truth that you're likely only going to beat them in one of two ways: Henching it yourself or making a Resto Rit build. I went with the second option, and took: Attuned was Songkai, Flesh/Flesh, Recuperation, Ghostly Haste, Soothing Memories, Spirit Light, Mend Body and Soul, and Ghostmirror Light. Feel free to use variations.
Torment is a pain in the ass. Level 28 mobs, patrols of 5+ each, Mesmers and Nukers galore, Titans don't leave exploitable corpses, and Enviromental Effects. And for a final reward, you get a crappy, UGLY green, that's barely different (+5 Energy) from the crap you get from the other 20 Weapons NPCs throughout the game, and NO INSCRIPTION SLOT?? Oh, and halfway inside the area, the Heroes you didn't get the first time around. And they're not even lvl 20. Feel free to level them up, go do the other missions, explore, or get drunk. Get some Titles or something. Go PVP, if you want. Hero Battles, perhaps? If you didn't get enough Torment, there is the Realm of Anguish, that is said to be harder than the Prophesies end-end-game. Um, no thanks. We already GOT a Ritualist Hero, it's called "The One We're F-ing Playing." Non-Rits would probably think that Razah was lame-sauce anyways. If you want to set yourself up for tons of farming for useless greens and gems that probably won't pan out, Realm of Anguish is for you.
If you feel you must, make a new character, strip your Heroes all over again, and start over anew. Maybe a Dervish or Paragon, if you feel like checking out Nightfall from an original point of view. Keep in mind that you pretty much have to buy your armor from scratch, especially the insignia.
PS: Oh yeah, got bored of the 3X Farming Weekend and traded some Peppermint CCs for Ghial's Staff. Yummy. Next stop, The Nightbringer! Jagged Bones got a heavier-than-deserved nerf, IMO. Granted, the game is chock-ful of HSR weapons, and those PVPers probably screwed it up for the rest of us. To a Minion Bomber, keep around a spare wand that has HCT/HSR (Death 20%) and you should be fine. No idea on whether you can put mods and inscriptions on the Nightfall reward green, but I know you could with the reward you got from Factions. It's how I got my Poisonous Katana of Enchanting. Therefore, it is with the utmost confidence, that with the nerf of the one Elite that had everyone excited, that I state that "Factions > Nightfall." GG, Anet.
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