VON 6 has been changed - Spoiler!

[AestorTheKnight]

A Warning to Everyone about to try VON 6 on any difficulty. VON 6 has been changed.

Got to VON 6 - The Plane of Night on Hard with my lvl 14-16 Raid Group.

I went alone onto the bridge to begin the trip round, right at the crossroads, anticlockwise, to aggro the mobs on the first island so the Tank could follow me and prep the Pillars.

I was the only person on the bridge.

Velah began breathing fire on me on the bridge. Velah also began breathing fire onto the begining island, doing AoE damage to the whole party. 100% new - never ever seen that happen before in over 100 runs.

A list of the changes in VON 6 as I experienced on my first time in this Raid since Update 3.

1: Velah will now randomly and periodically breath fire onto anyone on any bridge or any island, even the start island, regardless of wether they are alone or with others on the bridge or island. Although this only begins once one person has stepped a significant distance onto the bridge.

2: First Base, IE the first island anticlockwise, no longer has Earth Elementals on it. It now contains 4 Fire Elementals. Islands 2 and 3 still contain Air Mephits and Ice Flencers respectively and have not been changed in this respect.

3: It no longer matters if 2 or more people are located on the same part of the bridge or the same island at the same time. Velah will still breath fire on you occasionally or consistantly. And 2 or more people on the Bridge at the same time will not cause it to break.

4: (The DM Text): "The bridge creaks as it adjusts to its load" that used to trigger when 2 or more people were on the same section of th bridge has been removed. So has the (DM Text): "The strain on the bridge eases."

5: The bridge sections are much more resistant to breaking now than they used to be. I saw the bridge get hit with fire breath 5 or 6 times and not break. i do not know if the bridge sections can be broken, as of yet.

6: The Ice Flencers chance to PROC Ice Encasement with melee attacks (immobilised and autocrit) has been noticeably increased.

There may be other changes to VON 6 that I have not yet encountered. But with my first unsuccessful attempt to complete this raid since Update 3, these are the changes i have noticed.

Advvice for those about to attempt VON6: There is a Safespot behind a rock on the Left forward section of the Start island were the whole party can stand and be safe from the incoming fire breath. Buff everyone fire res there

Slightly different tactics for Destroying the 3 Pillars and dropping the magical barrier in front of Velah may have to be employed by the players.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into VON6 - the Devs have changed it again (3rd time now I think).