Dimz Abbot Practice: is Back on Khyber!

[Dimz]

Hello All!,


Now I know alot of you are bored of the consistant farming of large ingredients and staying on Shroud timer. Now I would like to propose something new for everyone to do! Starting tonight at around 8:00 PM (East Coast), I will be hosting a LFM for puzzle practice for the Abbot Raid. With the adjustments to the raid next mod, I believe that there will be people on our server who will run it consistantly. To increase the amount of people running it consistantly I would like to help out noobs/elite people alike with the raid. Here are some easy tips/rules that everyone should know:


1) I like people who use voice chat when needed, although it is not neccessary. I just want to make sure your not a 5 year old at a computer chair and/or a monkey/animal!

2) Be Semi-Resourceful!
-a) Haste/Cure Serious/Restoration Pots
-b) Listen and respect others time on the game.
-c) Have some plat on you, we are going to die a few times atleast. You will need money to repair in the tavern. (Note: Equipment doesn't take damage on death, only on wear and tear!)




I would also like to give you brief information about the raid itself:

1) The Abbot has around 50,000 HP.
-a) First round (before puzzles) you have to take him down 33% (approx.). After that he sends 6 living people to puzzles, there is 3 puzzles. 2 people to each puzzle selected at random.
-b)Ater you take him down a tier of health, he goes up onto his little statue for 6 minutes exactly. During the 6 minutes there will be a constant respawn of 2/3 quell and 3/4 wheeps. After he comes down he will start casting his specialty spells, with or without puzzles being done.
-c) He has DR 10/Bludge so bring a Transmuting of Greater Undead Bane, Bludge. of Greater Undead Bane, or etc.

2) There is 3 puzzles in the raid!
-a)First puzzle is the "Ice Puzzle", in here the two players will start off on a small piece of land sorrounded by the "death" water. To their side is a wand for each of them. Best thing to do is place the wand on your hotbar for easy access. Each wand casts a little ice island, which stays up a short period of time. The method we use for this one is that one person casts their ice ball, the two jump onto and stand side by side, the person calls out when they are at half timer and the other person shoots their ice ball in jumping distance. After that you should just be able to shoot your iceball when cooldown is done! (Note: Try to aim and avoid the dart traps, they do serious damage and cause Ice Puzzle failures!)
-b)Second puzzle is the "Goggles Chasm", in here the two players will start in a large room seperated by a blue barrier. On the west side of the barrier there will be the first set of goggles, the person on that side picks them up and equips them. Now, go up to the blue barrier and start heading down the hallway. You will notice that you can see 4 columns of tiles that disappear on a pattern. (More will be discussed in party due to the difficulty of this puzzle.)
-c)Third puzzle is the "Asteroids", in here both players start on a floating pad. There is two asteroid throwers on the ground, they both pick them up and equip them. They both have to throw (with attack button) in FPS mode at the incoming asteroids. Sometimes the asteroids will knock you completely off, other times they will just knock you around the pad. (More discussion in party!)

3) Do not forget to bind in Necro's tavern!
-a)You are going to be dying and you probally don't want to run all the way from Meridia/Giant Hold!

4) The Black Abbot has alot of spells we have!
-a) Horrid Wilting when within range: Deals around 50 or so damage on no save, 120+ on failed save!
-b) Greater Dispel: The biggest pain in the ass that he does in the beginning fight and throughout his short reign!
-c) Disintigrate: Not sure of the exact damage but remember it being 250+ on failed save.
-d) Chain Lightning: Big killer of the squishies!
-e) Delayed Blast Fireball: Another pain in the arse AOE spell that he casts, thank god its not as bad as chain lightning!
-f) Exhaust (AOE spell): Slows down your dps rate for tanks, easy to get rid of with lesser restore pot!
-g) Otilukes: Very easy cold spell to dodge.
-h) Paralyzing Touch: Very annoying spell, remove curse gets rid of it, not remove paralysis for some reason.

5) After first tier and first puzzle round.
-a) If you complete all 3 puzzles in one pass hes killable when all players are done and come back to the fighting area. He comes back at 100% HP though so you have 60,000 HP to take out as quick as possible.
-b) If you do not complete all 3 puzzles, you get sent back after taking him down 75% of his HP. All the ones completed before do not need completed again but you get sent to them anyways, you just need to complete all 3 puzzles to make him killable.
-c) When the mod comes live, I am assuming groups will only go to first round of puzzles and complete all 3 or recall and restart. I think that would be the best way to save resources/time.

6) Avoiding Specialty Affects after First Tier - (Will be discussed in Party Chat!)

As a person, I am usually not serious. For this raid I like to get serious but with a loose comical mood. So any insults during the raid take as a joke, unless your a pain in the ass!


Thanks,
Dimz


PS: Any other information will be discussed over voice chat tonight!






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[Dimz]

Next Session is: Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time



People Signed up:
Only taking 6 People. (More depending on interest.)
Forum name: Dimz (Tank,Sorc,and Cleric are Flagged)






Remember tell me what toons you have flagged!
If not enough signed up, there will be a LFM!

[Dimz]

Do not move past first set of blocks or you will activate the Abbot and the fight and knock people still on the bridge into the Water o' Death!
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Do not touch or jump in any water in the raid!
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[Dimz]

Ice Puzzle: 1/3
Notes:






Asteroid Puzzle: 0/3
Notes:




Goggle Puzzle: 0/3
Notes:

[Fealorn]

Just got flagged recently, I'm up for it if I am able to do Litany sometime today on my cleric.

[Dimz]

Just got flagged recently, I'm up for it if I am able to do Litany sometime today on my cleric.

Flagged for raid or pre-raid? I am only doing raid practice.

[Turial]

Some tips Dimz: In the ice puzzle play leap frog so that the player whos wand is recharging is behind the player who is about to cast it. Also use the mouse look to aim the wand (holding down one of the mouse keys lets you do this without actually going into mouse look). In the goggles puzzle you can test to see if the platforms are there by throwing a weapon at the ground where a platform should be or by shooting it with a bow.

The abbot also has Odilukes freezing sphere (sp) and a negative level drain effect. DR is either blunt or blunt+good (dont know for sure cause all my blunt weapons are good aligned).

Good Luck.

[Fealorn]

pre raid, hence if i get it done today ill be up for the raid

[Dimz]

Some tips Dimz: In the ice puzzle play leap frog so that the player whos wand is recharging is behind the player who is about to cast it. Also use the mouse look to aim the wand (holding down one of the mouse keys lets you do this without actually going into mouse look). In the goggles puzzle you can test to see if the platforms are there by throwing a weapon at the ground where a platform should be or by shooting it with a bow.

The abbot also has Odilukes freezing sphere (sp) and a negative level drain effect. DR is either blunt or blunt+good (dont know for sure cause all my blunt weapons are good aligned).

Good Luck.

The mouselook mode I figured was common sense even to the nubs.

You want both players on the same platform in ice also, the platform disappears during your cooldown.

They wont need a throwing weapon, I have a simple method that is alot easier to explain over voice chat. Throwing a returner at a platform lets you know that its there but you never know how long its there for, only the person guiding you does.

He does cast Otilukes but no negative level effect. He does cast an exhaustion spell, hence why I said lesser restore pots.

His DR is 10-20/Blunt. So best weapon is Holy Blunt, Blunt of Greater Undead Bane, Transmuter, etc.


Dimz.

[kahbel]

PM sent

[Strakeln]

Had a dream the other day that resting at a shrine allowed one to "solve" the asteroid puzzle in a fashion similar to ledging it.

I think /dance was working too.

Watch it be true.

[Indrn_Fretgoop]

im down.

[Angelus_dead]

1) The Abbot has around 60,000 HP.
Slightly under 50,000 hp in fact. Also 43 AC, DR 10/Blunt+Magic, 100% immunity to spells below level 5, 50% immunity to other spells... um, Maximize feat, caster level 20, 32 charisma meaning about DC 28 on his offensive spells. His saving throws are low, very bad fort+reflex and moderately bad will.

[BlackSteel]

I'd be game once I finish getting flagged. My party has had to bail in inferno twice due to massive lag. Maybe tomorrow after maintenance it'll be straight.

[Dimz]

Slightly under 50,000 hp in fact. Also 43 AC, DR 10/Blunt+Magic, 100% immunity to spells below level 5, 50% immunity to other spells... um, Maximize feat, caster level 20, 32 charisma meaning about DC 28 on his offensive spells. His saving throws are low, very bad fort+reflex and moderately bad will.

Kk Adjusting Info then. Knew it was in the 50k-60k ballpark. Now after dealing with the Pit Fiend the 10k hp difference is nothing. :p

[Dimz]

If you can definetly make it, please type out what class your toon is and ill put you down on the saved spot list. You must be atleast level 14-16 for the raid practice though (some level 13 may be accepted).

[Vizzini]

Looks great, I'll have to work on getting Tomein, or Viz flagged.

If you pull this if successfully I might have to vote this Thread of the week for most helpful ;)

[Dimz]

Looks great, I'll have to work on getting Tomein, or Viz flagged.

If you pull this if successfully I might have to vote this Thread of the week for most helpful ;)

Hehe not looking for completion, although if we do beat all 3 we will be going for it. Just looking for general progress for future usage next mod. So if pug groups go up people aren't standing around and asking what to do in the raid. I will take those who sign up first ofcourse but will be keeping an open eye out for people who try to join lfm who aren't. Except those infamous people on my do not party with list!

[Vizzini]

*Ponders how big that list is...* But how do you keep track of them all!?


Except those infamous people on my do not party with list!

[Mts]

Yo dimz-

Count me in. I'll be on with Mts.

[Dimz]

Time may be pushed a couple hours do to the special day.

[InfidelofHaLL]

Hehe not looking for completion, although if we do beat all 3 we will be going for it. Just looking for general progress for future usage next mod. So if pug groups go up people aren't standing around and asking what to do in the raid. I will take those who sign up first ofcourse but will be keeping an open eye out for people who try to join lfm who aren't. Except those infamous people on my do not party with list!

oh oh i bet i am on that list :P

[Mts]

Time may be pushed a couple hours do to the special day.

Bah :p

[Gornn]

Dimz loves Gornn.

So Gornn will join.

[Dimz]

Poor showup so far, bad khyber, bad!

[Strakeln]

Poor showup so far, bad khyber, bad!I just waiting for the "do" runs instead of the "practice" runs.

[Dimz]

I just waiting for the "do" runs instead of the "practice" runs.

Heh, problem with the "do" runs is that people don't have the practice. Most of the server is Abbot-tarded.

[MyloInKY]

oh oh i bet i am on that list :P

Infidel - I bet that you are on many folks "Do Not Party with..." lists

Mylo

[kahbel]

Infidel - I bet that you are on many folks "Do Not Party with..." lists

Mylo

says the rogue who blows trap boxes.

[sirgog]

Could be interested in running as Myrmidral or Numot (I still need to flag Numot but know exactly what to do and can lead groups thru all of the prereq quests).

Will let you know for sure once I know my schedule next week. Saturdays (US time) work better for me than Sundays, however.

[Dimz]

New Time Posted check the OP that has the signups! Hope to see some old/new faces so we can get some knowledge rolling!

[sirgog]

10am Sunday my time, eh? I can do that.

Sign me up. Can bring Numot (melee-specced battle cleric with the HP to survive in the thick of things up close & personal with the Abbot, pretty low SP tho), or can bring Myrmidral (would be happy to respec a spell to pick up Charm Undead, Sor16, pretty typical build, lowish-HP), or can bring Disector (high HP evasion DPS Str-based Tempest, has Favored Enemy: Undead).

I'm 1 from 2 on the Ice Wands puzzle (and the failure wasn't my fault :D), 0 from 1 on the Goggles, and have never even seen the Asteroids puzzle.


Let me know which toon you want - if it's not Myrmidral, I have some flagging to do. (If others need flagging, I can lead some runs of Inferno, I know it backwards, and also I'll join in for the 4 preraid runs).

[Geonis]

I'd like in if you have the room, but need to get some flagging done. I got a repeater Ranger with high UMD, evasion, back up res and heal ability, and an Anarchic repeater of grtr undead bane. I have a TWF Evasion Pally with no fail heal scroll usage. Or, I have a pure lvl 16 Sorc fire/cold and acid/lightning specced.

[CSFurious]

you are an inspiration

i will start running the quests to get flagged as soon as possible with my rogue & bard

later

[Torosar]

Lol, the last time i saw Dimz in the Abbot raid.....

[gpk]

Lol, the last time i saw Dimz in the Abbot raid.....

LMAO I was thinking the same thing, lemme hold on to some of your loot Dimz...

[Dimz]

LMAO I was thinking the same thing, lemme hold on to some of your loot Dimz...


:eek:

[alchilito]

this makes me want to roll up a character in khyber I wish we had something similar going on in argo :(

[Galvis]

Ok.. how do I get flagged for this **** thing. I have ignored this whole quest series on 2 servers now, but would like to change my ways and bring my pimp hand down on this abbot character. I'm under the impression that I need a completed sigil... But where do I pick up the pieces, and by that I mean what quests to certain pieces drop? If someone has a link or can just drop the list in this thread, I would be very appreciative. Thanks.

[Azoralq]

I'd be interested in doing this. Been wanting to continue the Abbot ever since TA quit trying, nice to know someone else is still interested.

[Citymorg]

Obviously, I didn't make it yesterday, but I will be looking for you doing this. I will also try to drum-up some peope from DWG who are interested. If you went back to running it every night, I would hop in whenever I got on. (Even though that wil probably be later than when you start)

As for flagging:

You need to run all 4 of the Orchard quests, Ghosts of Perdition, Fleshmakers Laboratory, Inferno of the **** and Desecrated Temple of Vol to get sigil pieces.

There are 4 static pieces (pieces 1-4 drop in the order above) in the end chests. They may or may not drop you in any given run for you, unlike the stones in the Vale. Therefore you may need to run each of them several times to get the static pieces.

In addition, pieces 5-8 drop randomly in the 4 quests. You will need to run these quests until you can get all four of them. The good news, most of the people you will be running with will already have the pieces and are willing to transfer for them to you. This is because you only need to complete the sigil once and the pieces are bind on acquire with no other real use.

Once you get all 8 pieces, you talk to the guy in the Orchard, he opens the pre-raid. The pre-raid has 4 different "sides." You can only complete one per run, and each one has one of the end bosses (hyped-up) from the 4 pre-reqs. You need to go through and do all 4 sides to get flagged for the raid.

Once you've gone through all that, you're flagged.

[Galvis]

I appreciate the info on getting flagged...

Now, for any interested I'll be running Boozr through these quests, Monday the 12th around 8:30-9 est start time. Feel free to join in and lead my gimped but around by the nose. I follow directions well and rarely pee on the carpet :)

[MyloInKY]

says the rogue who blows trap boxes.

What is a trap box?

I'd like to spend some time banging my head on the Abbot wall again. I'll look for Dimz when I get on.

Mylo

PS ....and what do you blow, Chelsea? No don't tell me, I've already heard.

[Dimz]

BTW, I will randomly put up LFMS during the week for a couple runs.

[Gratch]

Wish we had this going on Ghallanda once in a while. Though I think there may have a Ghallanda guild or two running it once in a while with a set 6.

One strange thing I noticed on keying. My wizard and cleric *were* keyed. My multiclass fighter was only pre-raided through 3 of the sections - hadn't done beholder side. After Mod 6 sometime... I found that the fighter was now keyed... but dont remember ever doing the beholder. Did they switch it to just 3 of the 4 preraid bosses or did I beholder side in my sleep?

[KatanAztar]

Wish we had this going on Ghallanda once in a while. Though I think there may have a Ghallanda guild or two running it once in a while with a set 6.

One strange thing I noticed on keying. My wizard and cleric *were* keyed. My multiclass fighter was only pre-raided through 3 of the sections - hadn't done beholder side. After Mod 6 sometime... I found that the fighter was now keyed... but dont remember ever doing the beholder. Did they switch it to just 3 of the 4 preraid bosses or did I beholder side in my sleep?

When i was in Exodus we were running it pretty hardcore for awhile and actually got very close to beating it once (post patch). Had all 3 puzzles fully completed but failed killing the abbot. Dont think they ever run it anymore though.

If I had a character on Khyber I would prolly be interested.. Anyways, goodluck to you all on abbot.

[sirgog]

When i was in Exodus we were running it pretty hardcore for awhile and actually got very close to beating it once (post patch). Had all 3 puzzles fully completed but failed killing the abbot. Dont think they ever run it anymore though.

If I had a character on Khyber I would prolly be interested.. Anyways, goodluck to you all on abbot.

Ouch.

If I was in a group that had got the puzzles, but was struggling with the easier part of the raid, I'd be chugging mneumonic pots like there was no tomorrow to get us back on track.

It's such a huge achievement if you can pull off the Abbot now.

[Naso24]

If you complete all the puzzles, it might be worth burning 2 birthday cakes (1 for res, 1 for rest) to get the full completion. If anybody pulls named loot, please post pictures. The items are supposed to be updated (improved), but I have not seen any changes to the definitive static reward list.

[gpk]

The items are supposed to be updated (improved), but I have not seen any changes to the definitive static reward list.

We know the Robe got Light Fortification added :eek:

[Dimz]

If you complete all the puzzles, it might be worth burning 2 birthday cakes (1 for res, 1 for rest) to get the full completion. If anybody pulls named loot, please post pictures. The items are supposed to be updated (improved), but I have not seen any changes to the definitive static reward list.


With my experience you will not need to use any of your cakes. :p

[Babidi]

Need 2 sigil pieces...then I will go put my axe in the abbots back...

[Dimz]

Need 2 sigil pieces...then I will go put my axe in the abbots back...

Once you get a full sigil u need to do all 4 parts of litany (the pre raid) first.

[Angelus_dead]

If I was in a group that had got the puzzles, but was struggling with the easier part of the raid, I'd be chugging mneumonic pots like there was no tomorrow to get us back on track.
Well, it's misleading to say "beat all three puzzles". Seriously, using the ice wand to survive inferno is essentially another crazy puzzle of its own. Most likely that's what will beat people who've done the puzzles, and the defeat will probably come in the form of a rapid party-wipe, not something that you could chug potions to power over.

However, if they had already spawned a rez shrine on the main platform, they'd be in better condition to recover from it... but still, the weakness of rezzing would leave you likely to die again immediately. And if you had been trying to avoid the inferno, there's a high chance your soulstone is at the bottom of a lake.

[abull74]

Andais will run magical interference for ya!! :D Although I won't be home from offshore for another 2 weeks:(


FPOON WILL SEE YOU ALL ON JUNE 3rd.

[Shiprekjim]

Hey there,

My character Intumescent (Evasion Tank) is Abbot ready and I am looking to learn/complete the raid. I saw the post saying the next raid is Sat May 17th which was a few days ago. Please let me know when then next one is. I would like to turn in my symbol for the docent! :)

[Altarboy]

Hey there,

My character Intumescent (Evasion Tank) is Abbot ready and I am looking to learn/complete the raid. I saw the post saying the next raid is Sat May 17th which was a few days ago. Please let me know when then next one is. I would like to turn in my symbol for the docent! :)Dimz quit dude....sorry

[Shiprekjim]

Well that just messes everything up eh..

Thanks for the reponse.

[Altarboy]

Well that just messes everything up eh..

Thanks for the reponse.
Yeah...it sucks

[Tap4black]

Yeah...it sucks

Not as much as the fact the quest has been out what, 9 months, and is still FUBAR?............

[Altarboy]

Not as much as the fact the quest has been out what, 9 months, and is still FUBAR?............
True true...but at least no one can exploit it!...which is what really matters

[merridyan]

Hey Dimz, Froggie here... any chance I can get you to help Quiet Death do this? I'll make sure we have the groups, and you share your over-energetic, but very likable wisdom with us?

Thanks,
Merridyan
Aka Froggie
Proud Guild Leader of Quiet Death