Day: November 23, 2008

I have been pleasantly surprised by the range in difficulty of the TSO Dungeons. Other than my my previous blog entry, which left no ambiguity about my opinion of Befallen, players have been presented with a lot of choices about these dungeons. Don’t give up just because you do a few runs and die a lot! The most important point I can get across is that some Void Shard quests only require killing 1-2 of the easier names, some require none at all. I could see a mastercrafted/legendary group of 4 determined players completing some of these Void Shard...

Let’s take a look at The Void: Obelisk of Ahkzul. Yes, it does not reward void shards, so you may have trouble getting pick-up group members excited about attending, but with the high likelihood of Ornate chests, and a bonus chest waiting for you, the rewards are still worth it. The names are of a reasonable difficulty. You must clear the first room entirely and then Executor Vark will shove off, clearing the way to zone into the next room. The second room, clear the possessed trolls around the pond in the middle to spawn Proto-Ravager. This room does...

This zone itself is a puzzle, where you have to clear names and open pressure relief valves to unlock further parts of the dungeon. A bit like Tomb Raider or Legacy of Kain really. The zone opens with a brief cinematic showing you the whole zone before Najena’s henchmen fill it up to the brim with lava Fitzfangle <Foreman> Clear the trash and open the 4 steam vents (ignoring the warning that only the Foreman is permitted to open them!). Naturally, this will make Foreman Fitzfangle very unhappy with you. Every 20-30 seconds, he will spawn 6 bombs. These...

Today’s post is all about the asterisk. Because there should be an asterisk next to the Blue Square next to Befallen: Cavern of the Afflicted. Here’s what I can determine: Befallen: Cavern of the Afflicted is easy IF you have: Shadowknight or Berzerker (with Mythical) Illusionist (with Mythical) Warlock (with Mythical) Swashbuckler (with Mythical) Inquisitor (with Mythical) Dirge (with Mythical) Sense a theme? 🙂 We tried it with Ranger, Wizard, Illy, Templar, Fury, and Shadowknight. Except for the SK, we were all single-target DPS, and it showed. Did I mention that Befallen respawns as fast as a contested dungeon?...