Reaper Legendary raids

[SirValentine]

Seeing some of the Lava Divers achievements made me want to have a list all in one place of what's been done for Legendary raids. So I looked through this forum section, and compiled what I found. Please add the information if you know of an earlier R10 completion, or a higher-difficulty completion, than what I have listed.

Legendary raids, either earliest known R10, or highest-difficulty known completion, as of 2021-03-05:

The Dryad and the Demigod
R10, 2021-03-05, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Killing Time
R10, 2021-01-16, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Legendary Vision of Destruction
R10, 2021-01-15, Ascendance (Cannith)

Too Hot to Handle
R10, 2020-12-21, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Legendary Lord of Blades
R10, 2020-12-03, Ascendance (Cannith)

Legendary Master Artificer
R10, 2020-11-17, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Project Nemesis
R10, 2020-08-10, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Defiler of the Just
R10, 2020-07-15, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Riding the Storm Out
R10, 2020-06-14, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Legendary Hound of Xoriat (not counting any completions prior to 2019-08-13 Reaper re-opening in U42.4, as mechanics were changed drastically)
R10, 2020-07-19, Lava Divers (Khyber) (and also on 2020-04-24, no link provided)

Fire on Thunder Peak
R10, 2020-03-01, Lava Divers (Khyber)

The Mark of Death
R10, 2020-03-01, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Temple of the Deathwyrm
R10, 2020-02-23, Lava Divers (Khyber)

The Codex & the Shroud
R10, 2020-01-19, Lava Divers (Khyber)

Old Baba's Hut
R10, 2018-10-07, Omnipresence (Ghallanda)

The Curse of Strahd
R10, 2018-07-14, Helter Skelter (Ghallanda)

Legendary Tempest's Spine
R10, 2017-02-04, Band of Gypsys (Khyber)

[Kaboom2112]

There have been many R10 Tempest Spine

[SirValentine]

There have been many R10 Tempest Spine

Yes, I know; I've been in several myself. I'm not trying to list all such runs, just the first R10 run, or highest difficulty if R10 has not yet been achieved. I have a Feb 2017 R10 LTS listed.

[zappy]

omni did an r7 killing time back in December

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzVLYSxThkM

[SirValentine]

omni did an r7 killing time back in December

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzVLYSxThkM

Thanks, added.

[PeWBOOMPeW]

Lava divers have r10 hound post reaper changes. Not sure on date, couple weeks ago

Update with date: 4/24/20. Trying to find a vid

[SirValentine]

Lava divers have r10 hound post reaper changes. Not sure on date, couple weeks ago

Update with date: 4/24/20. Trying to find a vid

Added, and also the R10 RtSO. Did you ever find a vid or screenshots or something for the new-Reaper-version R10 Hound?

[ChadB123]

Added, and also the R10 RtSO. Did you ever find a vid or screenshots or something for the new-Reaper-version R10 Hound?

So, we have as screenshot showing the R10 XP report, but it's missing the completion time at the bottom, as well as party UI. I think we're just gonna do it again

[SirValentine]

Added recent R8 KT and R10 DotJ. Nice work, Lava Divers.

[SirValentine]

Added the recent R3 THtH by Ascendance. Nice job.

And I'm waiting for a completion by the group on G-Land that keeps practicing R9 KT!

[SirValentine]

Added in some completions for the 3 new Legendary raids. I delayed doing that a bit, as I expected multiple successive increases in difficulty shortly after their launch, which we did see, from R1 to R3 to R4-5.

[fightstarr]

You should do shortman or solo completions aswell

[Hawkwier]

Let me preface my comments very clearly. I am not casting aspersions on any of the achievements listed in the OP. I have absolutely no knowledge let alone proof of any wrongdoing. So this comment is intended as one of principle only, and not aimed at any individual or group...

That said, I would hope that any record of achievement would be expunged, either now or in future, where a member of the raid group in question has been banned for duping. The screenshots should show members and that should be sufficient where a cheaters name is included in the roster.

There is nothing to prevent the innocent group members rerunning their raid cleanly, though the earliest completion may naturally be at risk.

In my view duping is analogous to doping in athletics, a sport I sadly lost interest in as a result many years ago and still view with suspicion in terms of records set today, which is unfortunate and unfair on clean athletes, but is what it is. Measures there included removal of award, and I think the same principle should apply here where proven to be the case.

I feel sorry for those clean party members innocently caught up in a group endeavour tainted by cheaters, and also for those under any lingering cloud of suspicion. But those to blame are the cheats. No one else.

I'm not expecting the OP to conduct any investigation here, but where evident, I do expect them to act appropriately.

Otherwise these achievements are at least tarnished and at worst utterly meaningless.

[SirValentine]

You should do shortman or solo completions aswell

I "should"? Really? Stop being such a [omitted due to forum rules].

You have no reason to call me personally out to tackle your pet project and dictate how I "should" spend my time and effort. If you want to do such a compilation, nobody is stopping you.

[SirValentine]

Let me preface my comments very clearly. I am not casting aspersions on any of the achievements listed in the OP. I have absolutely no knowledge let alone proof of any wrongdoing.

Then why are you bringing it up here? You could start a new thread, subject: "Cheating is bad". If you want, I'll even add a post: "/signed, cheating is bad".

...where a member of the raid group in question has been banned for duping.

Has SSG starting publicizing all the names and crimes of everyone banned? Otherwise it's just rumor and innuendo.

I'm not expecting the OP to conduct any investigation here, but where evident, I do expect them to act appropriately.

What do you think constitutes "evident"? Like I asked, is SSG publishing bans? If not, how do you think it's ever evident?

And why do you think you should judge what is or isn't me acting "appropriately" simply by having links to other people's achievement claims? If you think me providing links to achievement threads is somehow a violation of forum rules, please, report me.

Otherwise these achievements are at least tarnished and at worst utterly meaningless.

Whether you consider any particular achievement as meaningful or not is up to you; I'm merely reporting on what other people are claiming as their achievements. This is just a consolidation of other's reports in one place.

I wouldn't know if entire completions were entirely forged, and I'm not spending large amounts of my life trying to check, either. I'm not a ruling body or authority or investigator; I'm just one random person compiling reports from elsewhere.

I hope some people find it useful to look at the first post in this thread, and then follow the links to specific threads or videos, et cetera, about the specific claimed achievements. That's my goal: to simplify the process for people looking for such information by putting it in one place. Not to decide what is or isn't legitimate.

[Cetus]

Are you just doing the earliest known completions or are you comparing completion times for the R10's?

We weren't the first ones, but probably achieved the cleaner and faster R10 PN to my knowledge here:

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...up-quot-R10-PN

[SirValentine]

Are you just doing the earliest known completions or are you comparing completion times for the R10's?

We weren't the first ones, but probably achieved the cleaner and faster R10 PN to my knowledge here:

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...up-quot-R10-PN

Just earliest known, but nice job!

[Hawkwier]

Then why are you bringing it up here? You could start a new thread, subject: "Cheating is bad". If you want, I'll even add a post: "/signed, cheating is bad".



Has SSG starting publicizing all the names and crimes of everyone banned? Otherwise it's just rumor and innuendo.



What do you think constitutes "evident"? Like I asked, is SSG publishing bans? If not, how do you think it's ever evident?

And why do you think you should judge what is or isn't me acting "appropriately" simply by having links to other people's achievement claims? If you think me providing links to achievement threads is somehow a violation of forum rules, please, report me.



Whether you consider any particular achievement as meaningful or not is up to you; I'm merely reporting on what other people are claiming as their achievements. This is just a consolidation of other's reports in one place.

I wouldn't know if entire completions were entirely forged, and I'm not spending large amounts of my life trying to check, either. I'm not a ruling body or authority or investigator; I'm just one random person compiling reports from elsewhere.

I hope some people find it useful to look at the first post in this thread, and then follow the links to specific threads or videos, et cetera, about the specific claimed achievements. That's my goal: to simplify the process for people looking for such information by putting it in one place. Not to decide what is or isn't legitimate.

I seem to have upset you, for which I'm sorry, as that wasn't my intention. Or anyone else who isn't a cheat either, so apologies in advance to folks too if that is the case.

Posting my concerns on the matter on a thread that brings together a number of raid achievements seems appropriate to me. Simply saying cheating is bad may seem somewhat dismissive of the issue without putting it in context of some of the effects it is having. This being one such.

Perfectly true this is just my opinion, naturally, though in fairness I doubt my circumspection on these matters is unique. Maybe, but in all honesty I'd be surprised. There was certainly a huge cloud over athletics when performance enhancing cheating was initially found to be going on, one that sadly lingers to this day.

Given the preponderance of duping in the game recently, and that it's use is likely to gravitate toward higher performing toons (otherwise why do it) such as those in such groups, I would be surprised if every listed achievement was untainted. I recognise that may be unfair on those clean players, but is nevertheless sadly how I feel. I consider it would be naïve to think otherwise.

At least knowing there is no prospect of any review now or in future lets me and any others who may feel similarly know where we stand. It's unfortunate as I said, but is what it is. No one to blame but the cheaters.

Anyway thanks for clarifying your position. As you correctly state, it's not for you to investigate.

[SirValentine]

Given the preponderance of duping in the game recently, and that it's use is likely to gravitate toward higher performing toons (otherwise why do it) such as those in such groups, I would be surprised if every listed achievement was untainted. I recognise that may be unfair on those clean players, but is nevertheless sadly how I feel. I consider it would be naïve to think otherwise.

Considering what I have seen in terms of some players on my server going through lives, I know some people are using lots of boxes. That by itself doesn't mean they are duped versus purchased. But I've heard enough reports to tend to believe that there was (or still is? IDK) a problem with duped boxes.

I don't live in an ivory tower where nobody at all cheats. Even some people I know were taking advantage of a game "feature" somewhere up in the Storm Horns a few years back. Yes, cheating has and is and will go on. Heck, recently I was in a discussion on the forums with someone who was openly bragging about cheating by exploiting a filigree bug in his build thread.

Simply saying cheating is bad may seem somewhat dismissive of the issue without putting it in context of some of the effects it is having.

What context? So some portion of the game population (I assume it's a small minority) was or is cheating. What of it? Unless there's some specific relation to the specific content of this thread, you really are just saying cheating is bad, in an unrelated context.

I'm not dismissive of cheating. But without specific facts, I am dismissive of trying to link the general idea that there was or is various exploits to the specifics of "Guild X ran Raid Y on Difficulty Z on Date W".

So, if you want to discuss cheating and it's impact on the game environment, I have no objection; I might even participate in such a discussion. But unless you have that specific link to the content of this thread, I'd really prefer you take that discussion to another thread.

[Hawkwier]

Considering what I have seen in terms of some players on my server going through lives, I know some people are using lots of boxes. That by itself doesn't mean they are duped versus purchased. But I've heard enough reports to tend to believe that there was (or still is? IDK) a problem with duped boxes.

I don't live in an ivory tower where nobody at all cheats. Even some people I know were taking advantage of a game "feature" somewhere up in the Storm Horns a few years back. Yes, cheating has and is and will go on. Heck, recently I was in a discussion on the forums with someone who was openly bragging about cheating by exploiting a filigree bug in his build thread.



What context? So some portion of the game population (I assume it's a small minority) was or is cheating. What of it? Unless there's some specific relation to the specific content of this thread, you really are just saying cheating is bad, in an unrelated context.

I'm not dismissive of cheating. But without specific facts, I am dismissive of trying to link the general idea that there was or is various exploits to the specifics of "Guild X ran Raid Y on Difficulty Z on Date W".

So, if you want to discuss cheating and it's impact on the game environment, I have no objection; I might even participate in such a discussion. But unless you have that specific link to the content of this thread, I'd really prefer you take that discussion to another thread.

Fair enough. I've made my point and explained my reasons for doing so. As have you. There seems little point in getting into a further side argument about where we might disagree. I'm happy to leave it at that.