Euphonia's Challenge - Treasure of the Crystal Cove has returned!

[HungarianRhapsody]

they made R25 WAY WAY hard. I could not FoD mobs with a DC of 45 and jack jibbers was unkillable.

Bring back Mabar! I don't want to have to wait 6 months to get a robe

All of the critters in the Cove have old-school Epic ward. They can't be instakilled at all. Leave your Pale Master at home and bring your Fire Savant.

[Armus]

All of the critters in the Cove have old-school Epic ward. They can't be instakilled at all. Leave your Pale Master at home and bring your Fire Savant.

ok, how's this. I could wax a mob of undead with one or two meteor swarms. Now, it takes all my sp to kill one mob. They made it way harder. (there's also NOTHING that I want from this event really. I want mabar back!)

[Thebeest]

woot! can't wait to reset enhancements on my sorc and make it fire savant. love fire savant but not enough reason to stay fire savant at cap.

[Chai]

ok, how's this. I could wax a mob of undead with one or two meteor swarms. Now, it takes all my sp to kill one mob. They made it way harder. (there's also NOTHING that I want from this event really. I want mabar back!)

Kiting through persistent AOE still rules. Moar HP =/= harder. The AI is more than willing to follow us back and forth through acid rain and fire walls etc. Its boss mob HP inflation that needs to be adjusted so that I dont have to assign one person the job of kiting jibbers around the entire time, because its easier to do that than it is to spend the time to kill him.

[Alrik_Fassbauer]

I'm beginning to believe that you guys really do hate my guildie. He just went on vacation, beginning today.

You could give him a few things (if that's possible) after the event.
I bet he'd happy about it (I mean the fact that you saved some things for him):

[lordalberonn]

I love this event and the gear in it. Time to hammer out some homework and make time for this event!

[Expalphalog]

But...But I have Finals this week! I need time to study!


Kobold really does hate me.



Seriously though, this is awesome.

[Cordovan]

Does the "Treasure of the Crystal Cove" remain BTA as it has in previous incarnations, or was it changed to BTC in any way? Thanks.

I am not aware of any changes to the bound status of any loot. The bound status should be unchanged from when the event last stopped by.

You guys may want to update the compendium entry about the Party Hats.

I've already answered twice in Cove chat that there are no invitations this time around, you just buy a hat but people have replied that the link for the info on the Cove says they get an invite and a hat.

Just FYI

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We've now moved the hat info to the bottom of the page, and explained that it was for our 5th anniversary.

[Failedlegend]

There goes my sleep . . . and productivity . . . and life . . . .

I'm with him...but regardless WAHOOOO!!!!

[nibel]

I am not aware of any changes to the bound status of any loot. The bound status should be unchanged from when the event last stopped by.

I was off last time, but this mean that tier 3 cove items will remain BtA?

[bbqzor]

I am not aware of any changes to the bound status of any loot. The bound status should be unchanged from when the event last stopped by.

Thank you very much for a clear reply. After the last time where confusion over the upgrade box text and item binding abounded, along with the usual DoOoM for the future, it is good to hear they are being left in their original states so that everyone has a chance to participate equally. A great decision for new and old players alike, that respects peoples varying play times and differing ability to enjoy the event while its here. Props for avoiding any unwanted and unneeded BTC changes. Cheers.

[Galeria]

We've now moved the hat info to the bottom of the page, and explained that it was for our 5th anniversary.

Fast work! Thanks.

<- Good scout award for you.

[donblas]

Has this got somewhat harder?

Just tried 3 solo runs with my lvl9 dwarf fighter, one at lvl8 and one at lvl9, then one at ridiculously low lvl7.

Prior to this incarnation I would have been disappointed not to get 180+ greenies with this toon at those levels - with a lot of running around.

Run 1
Red spectre guy, other named spectre, drunken mate and at least 4 other spectres spawned; spammed solid fog and fire wall 8 kobolds dead while i tried to hit spectres in solid fog.

Run 2
jibbers, 4 wraiths, the drunken mate and at least 6 hobgoblins hit the ramp, spammed solid fog and fire wall so all kobolds piled up in fog and fire wall - all kobolds killed, while i was trying to hit incorporeals in solid fog.

Run 3 (stupid low lvl7)
I once went 40 seconds without "incoming" so i nearly got down to the waterfall. 14 dead kobolds to multiple named spawning at once. My 57Ac dwarf down to 30Hp from 270HP within 5 minutes. Don't bother with barrels because kobolds lose them when they die. Net result 60 shards. This is not the same event as before.


Unlucky? or possibly something changed?

[TimeIsDead]

But...But I have Finals this week! I need time to study!


Kobold really does hate me.

I know that feel. I'm in the same boat, more or less.

[Krelar]

Has this got somewhat harder?

...

Unlucky? or possibly something changed?

You're probably just out of practice. People thought it had gotten harder last time too, by the end of the event they were back to normal runs though.

[Camarde]

I log on to have a moment of fun in the cove i have done thousands time. i have gone in a good group cc25 and omg what happen to cove.....really! really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dont u have a release to do in june 25?
Dont u have tons of tons of tons of bug to correct?
Dont u have tons of tons of tons of broken things to correct?
......
And u stil waste time to f..... old content....
Really? really!!!!!
I have stop to play for today just too disappointed.

[Bargol]

All of the critters in the Cove have old-school Epic ward. They can't be instakilled at all. Leave your Pale Master at home and bring your Fire Savant.

While it is true they have the old epic death ward there is a way to insta kill them.....trap the soul 30 HD version. Why because trap the soul is not a death effect as it traps the soul in the gem.

Yes this can be expensive because of the material (avg. dragon shards) but it works great on the orange named guys.....and if you have an ooohh shoot moment and need a mob to be gone fast.

As a pale master thow up your aura in form and kite in a firewall with acid rain stacked on it.

EDIT: Just 3 manned 4 perfect level 20 runs with 2 guildies. Seems about the same as the last time around.

[drathdragon]

ok leaving this game ... seriously.


i am tired to see things that went well ---> nerfed to a sick way.

''how to ruin a perfect game (crystal cove) into a @%£$* thing''

now you cannot collect any more gems if you play under your level,
now - misteriously - bosses are some kind of ''invincible'' mobs also at 14/16 levels.

all , of course, because nobody wants to buy the changelles.

compliments turbine , you broke the game.

[Bargol]

ok leaving this game ... seriously.


i am tired to see things that went well ---> nerfed to a sick way.

''how to ruin a perfect game (crystal cove) into a @%£$* thing''

now you cannot collect any more gems if you play under your level,
now - misteriously - bosses are some kind of ''invincible'' mobs also at 14/16 levels.

all , of course, because nobody wants to buy the changelles.

compliments turbine , you broke the game.

If you are trying for level 16 gems run level 17 with a 20....you will get both gems for 16 and level 20......also its was always that if you were overlevel you didn't get very many gems....if any at all. If you want level 12 gems take a level 15 max in the cove.

[drathdragon]

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