Public Quest 3 - Shadowtide

ketzer
ketzer Posts: 0 Arc User
edited October 2012 in General Discussion
are there any guides or informations online about PQ shadowtide?
i noticed the rings are really nice but how hard is it to get those?
how many crystals will u get for what rank? and how much exp?
how strong is the boss? tankable by herc?
etc etc etc, need any information about it i can get
like u can craft rings with either 25, 50 100 or 200 crystals at different success rates but what are the numbers or those success rates?
like 200= 100%?
hope any1 done it before
mfg
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  • Susylu - Heavens Tear
    Susylu - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,786 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Pretty sure there are other threads but too lazy to look up...

    For the success rate of the rings, basically just divide the number of crystals you need by 2 and that's the success rate. (200 crystals = 100%, 100 crystals = 50%)

    You get 3 shattered nightspike crystals if you are in top 3 in overall ranking and another 3 if you are in the top 3 of your class. It takes 6 shattered nightspike crystals and 10k to make one nightspike crystal (well, all I know is that if you are in the top 3 overall you end up with 6 nightspike crystals... I haven't ended up in anything besides the overall top 3 to know if you get less than 3 if you end up not in top 3 but top 3 for my class).

    Boss takes a bit of time to do, and no herc can't tank it (I'm 99% sure on that, maybe with blessing of the pack, but it'll probably still get one shot by the aoe - then again think they nerfed the boss quite a bit since it originally started). It repeats the same attacks over and over however, so easy to figure out how to do just takes time. Its magic aoe hurts a bit too so be careful. b:bye Tbh the mob killing part before that is more annoying.
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  • Mosz - Heavens Tear
    Mosz - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,181 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    pull away before aoe and blessed(maybe non not sure)herc can tank, bunch much less efficient then a fister tanking
  • XX_Raider_Xx - Sanctuary
    XX_Raider_Xx - Sanctuary Posts: 51 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    BUMP!!!!

    Yes please a bit more info about the quest besides:

    -Kill medium mobs

    --Kill high mobs

    ---Kill more high mobs

    ----Kill a boss

    Just a quick yet thorough walk through so others might be able to process it and figure it out.

    Thanks in advance!!!
  • Beleni - Dreamweaver
    Beleni - Dreamweaver Posts: 383 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    i think even the highest DD sins out there dont want to tank the final boss alone. too much hp and hits pretty dam hard.
    the mobs are pretty easy though.
    and chances
    the highest chance is 80 % for the ring and it takes 200 Crystals.
    there is no 100 % chance, so even after 200 crystals it is still a gamble.
  • Ruvil - Sanctuary
    Ruvil - Sanctuary Posts: 382 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    1) kill 5 mobs, ez. some of the mobs in this area stun.

    2) dig catapults, you may do so from air and not have to fight the mobs that spawn.

    3) kill 200 mobs (of certain types).

    4) dig 6 totems, totem spawns a mob. mob will run away twice(if you enter melee range), ez to just wait a bit out of its range and will eventually run to you (mana drain).

    5) kill 6 guards that spawn after the 6 totems (melee mobs ez)

    6) kill 30/30 'elite mobs' can kill them all at once if you have decent squad

    7) kill boss. boss says stuff before certain attacks, "i grow tired... this is sport not war... etc" has an aoe attack that can kill lesser geared players. is easy to dodge and w/ BB up should be fine. boss stuns 1 target (main agro) aoe attack can also interupt channel abilities like BB, cleric w/ high mag genie should not have much issue keeping BB up for weaker squad members.

    have been farming PQ3 w/ friend (10 chars 1 of each class)
    have gotten 4 rings out of 10 tries (25 crystals =~10% 200= ~80%)
    have also gotten 0 rings out of 10 >_>
    takes about 20-25 minutes / run. not really worth it but nothing else to do when I was playing PW >_>

    . we have 3 5.0 chars (tt100 +12 g16 zerk +11 tt100 +11), rest are alts w/ 101 morai gear, seeker vortex for the 30/30 and r9+11 wiz DB for the 200/200)

    /inb4necro

    though I never really understood what is the big deal w/ necro? assuming issue is still relevant/information added is 'new'...
  • CapnK - Sanctuary
    CapnK - Sanctuary Posts: 1,166 Arc User
    edited October 2012
    iirc, the odds of successfully making the ring are:

    25 crystals 9% chance
    50 crystals 19% chance
    100 crystals 39% chance
    200 crystals 80% chance

    So you're more likely to get the ring if you save up the 200 instead of just using 25 repeatedly.

    Also people buying Nightspike Cluster Boxes for 11m+ during the last pack sale most likely wasted a lot of money.

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