Deryk
09-27-2007, 09:47 PM
I didn't see any mention of our ability to do this mission (Gorillas in the Garden) in a search so I wanted to provide a guide for other necromancers still trying to gain faction and orux in TBS.
This is a Katta Castrum mission that is a nice (if sometimes annoying) spot for the solo necromancer gaining faction (you do need 2 others in the group to get the task). Note that it is *not* a place to get XP as you will not be killing any mobs to finish the mission (unless you decide differently).
Step 1. Get the Mission (Head Attendant Haestus)
Find Haestus in Katta (go down to the basement of the main temple where the bankers are and through the central teleporter--you'll find the him to your right after you are teleported).
Say "assist" and he'll spew some stuff then say "prepared" to be teleported into a Jewel of Atiiki instance.
Step 2. Shelfezmaken
Once inside the instance run to and hail the sphinx, Shelfezmaken. You will receive a "Gorilla Wrangler's Staff" with which you chase off the gorillas by right clicking.
NOTE: You can re-use the staff in subsequent missions; you do not have to delete it between runs. However, you *do* have to hail Shelfezmaken at the beginning of each run. If you already have the staff you will not get another.
Step 3. Chase off Gorillas!
This is where all the time is spent. You need to chase gorillas from each of the three levels in the gardens area. They will run up nearby ramps on each level and will be "trapped" (i.e. poof and your task will be updated).
Bottom Level (Chase off 4 Gorillas)
This can sometimes be the most annoying level as the area is relatively small and you need to find a somewhat isolated spot where you root/rot a gorilla to at least 21% health. Do *not* kill the gorilla. My casts typically are:
1. Greater Immobilize
2. Snare (I still use my handy Ossein from PoTime)
3. Dread Pyre
4. Ashengate Pyre
5. Pyre of the Fallen Rk 2 or Pyre of Mori
6. Curse of Mortality
-- wait for DP to wear --
7. Dread Pyre
-- wait for AP to wear --
8. Ashengate Pyre
9. FD
Usually that is enough to get a gorilla (other than the boss) to 21% but you may have to toss another dot in. I generally wait for the "enemies have forgotten you!" message by which time the gorilla is at 21% or less. Run up to the gorilla (be invis) and from a short distance right click your "Gorilla Wrangler's Staff" to scare him off. The range on the staff is not huge.
Of course sometimes resists occur or root wears off...just FD them off and resume.
Note that if the gorilla is at 21% and nothing seems to happen when you click the staff then he needs a few more HPs shaved off...usually a nice life tap will do then either quickly try to chase him with the staff or FD and wait to get a bit more distance.
Also note that the gorillas can sometimes be infuriating in that they won't always run up the ramp into the trap but will wander elsewhere. Sometimes you can wait 'em out but sometimes you just have to chase 'em again with your staff to goose them up the ramp.
Middle Level and Top Level (Chase off 3 Gorillas Each Level + Boss on Top Level)
Basically it's rinse and repeat the above with gorillas on the middle and top levels plus the main boss on the top level (who is really no different in terms of handling other than she has quite a few more HP than the others and is in a tighter area with a higher density of social neighbors ;) ).
Step 4. Shelfezmaken Part Deux.
After you've chased off your quota of gorillas, hail Shelfezmaken on the bottom level and pick up the ground spawn (a flower) that will appear at your feet.
Step 5. Turn In
Return to Head Attendant Haestus in Katta and hand him the flower you picked up off the ground. You will receive faction and anywhere from 50 to 75 orux.
This generally takes me anywhere from 1.25 - 2 hours depending on luck with roots wearing off and neighbors aggro-ing.
Enjoy!
+Deryk+
Povar
This is a Katta Castrum mission that is a nice (if sometimes annoying) spot for the solo necromancer gaining faction (you do need 2 others in the group to get the task). Note that it is *not* a place to get XP as you will not be killing any mobs to finish the mission (unless you decide differently).
Step 1. Get the Mission (Head Attendant Haestus)
Find Haestus in Katta (go down to the basement of the main temple where the bankers are and through the central teleporter--you'll find the him to your right after you are teleported).
Say "assist" and he'll spew some stuff then say "prepared" to be teleported into a Jewel of Atiiki instance.
Step 2. Shelfezmaken
Once inside the instance run to and hail the sphinx, Shelfezmaken. You will receive a "Gorilla Wrangler's Staff" with which you chase off the gorillas by right clicking.
NOTE: You can re-use the staff in subsequent missions; you do not have to delete it between runs. However, you *do* have to hail Shelfezmaken at the beginning of each run. If you already have the staff you will not get another.
Step 3. Chase off Gorillas!
This is where all the time is spent. You need to chase gorillas from each of the three levels in the gardens area. They will run up nearby ramps on each level and will be "trapped" (i.e. poof and your task will be updated).
Bottom Level (Chase off 4 Gorillas)
This can sometimes be the most annoying level as the area is relatively small and you need to find a somewhat isolated spot where you root/rot a gorilla to at least 21% health. Do *not* kill the gorilla. My casts typically are:
1. Greater Immobilize
2. Snare (I still use my handy Ossein from PoTime)
3. Dread Pyre
4. Ashengate Pyre
5. Pyre of the Fallen Rk 2 or Pyre of Mori
6. Curse of Mortality
-- wait for DP to wear --
7. Dread Pyre
-- wait for AP to wear --
8. Ashengate Pyre
9. FD
Usually that is enough to get a gorilla (other than the boss) to 21% but you may have to toss another dot in. I generally wait for the "enemies have forgotten you!" message by which time the gorilla is at 21% or less. Run up to the gorilla (be invis) and from a short distance right click your "Gorilla Wrangler's Staff" to scare him off. The range on the staff is not huge.
Of course sometimes resists occur or root wears off...just FD them off and resume.
Note that if the gorilla is at 21% and nothing seems to happen when you click the staff then he needs a few more HPs shaved off...usually a nice life tap will do then either quickly try to chase him with the staff or FD and wait to get a bit more distance.
Also note that the gorillas can sometimes be infuriating in that they won't always run up the ramp into the trap but will wander elsewhere. Sometimes you can wait 'em out but sometimes you just have to chase 'em again with your staff to goose them up the ramp.
Middle Level and Top Level (Chase off 3 Gorillas Each Level + Boss on Top Level)
Basically it's rinse and repeat the above with gorillas on the middle and top levels plus the main boss on the top level (who is really no different in terms of handling other than she has quite a few more HP than the others and is in a tighter area with a higher density of social neighbors ;) ).
Step 4. Shelfezmaken Part Deux.
After you've chased off your quota of gorillas, hail Shelfezmaken on the bottom level and pick up the ground spawn (a flower) that will appear at your feet.
Step 5. Turn In
Return to Head Attendant Haestus in Katta and hand him the flower you picked up off the ground. You will receive faction and anywhere from 50 to 75 orux.
This generally takes me anywhere from 1.25 - 2 hours depending on luck with roots wearing off and neighbors aggro-ing.
Enjoy!
+Deryk+
Povar