Shadow Warrior Comes Knocking on the Guardians Door

[FrostElfGuard 9]

I was playing online last night with my Shadow Veiled Shadow Warrior.

 

At level 33, I thought it was time to take out the Nameless Guardians (in bronze).

 

I had completed the entire Shadow Campaign... and had run around the Guardians circular room twice... outer ring and inner ring.

I had flipped every switch I could find... and finally entered the centre ring!

 

To find only ghostly guardians.

 

{My previous SW had died using Nether Allegiance against the Octagolamus in a Gold Server {he was level 50 or so}--so I had disabled the NA buff before entering the Great Machine.}

 

I ran around, through, in and out, in and out... nothing.

 

I popped out to the Dark Matters forum for a good search... which yielded info only on which guardian would come alive first... not how to trigger them. [I was living in fear of accidentally triggering all 4--which I was fairly certain would be fatal...]

 

Finally, I tried to unveil and use proximity... and B.I.N.G.O.! That worked.

 

For the first guardian.

 

 

But not for the second.

 

So. I ran in and out of the center part, cloaked, de-cloaked... and ran around some more.

 

I decloaked again, and ran under the 'next' guardian... and zap! He materialized!

 

Eventually they all materialized and I was able (thank heavens for life leech % pole arm weapons) to take them down.

 

 

 

Was it proximity while uncloaked that did it? Are the guardians on some kind of timer that they won't appear unless you're there at the 'right time'? {Perhaps done to give you time to heal up, or recast your buffs?}

 

What am I missing?

Edited July 13, 2010 by FrostElfGuard

[podgie_bear 184]

"What am I missing......"

 

Maybe the Guardians' comment,"Uncloak this minute! We're not going to play if you're going to cheat"?

 

Sorry Frosty.

 

I'm just about to try those Guardians myself with my 'cloaked' shadow warrior.

Edited July 13, 2010 by podgie_bear

[Furian67 15]

Back when I was doing full campaign runs for everyone I ran my vieled shadow warrior. Every guardian I had fought I would stand behind them and uncloak, wait a moment until the Egg send a beam to the guardian. He will also start to raise his arms. At this time pop your viel back on. In this way you can take them out easy enough. And when you use a throwing star it will not unviel you.

[locolagarto 15]

I was playing online last night with my Shadow Veiled Shadow Warrior.

 

At level 33, I thought it was time to take out the Nameless Guardians (in bronze).

 

I had completed the entire Shadow Campaign... and had run around the Guardians circular room twice... outer ring and inner ring.

I had flipped every switch I could find... and finally entered the centre ring!

 

To find only ghostly guardians.

 

{My previous SW had died using Nether Allegiance against the Octagolamus in a Gold Server {he was level 50 or so}--so I had disabled the NA buff before entering the Great Machine.}

 

I ran around, through, in and out, in and out... nothing.

 

I popped out to the Dark Matters forum for a good search... which yielded info only on which guardian would come alive first... not how to trigger them. [I was living in fear of accidentally triggering all 4--which I was fairly certain would be fatal...]

 

Finally, I tried to unveil and use proximity... and B.I.N.G.O.! That worked.

 

For the first guardian.

 

 

But not for the second.

 

So. I ran in and out of the center part, cloaked, de-cloaked... and ran around some more.

 

I decloaked again, and ran under the 'next' guardian... and zap! He materialized!

 

Eventually they all materialized and I was able (thank heavens for life leech % pole arm weapons) to take them down.

 

 

 

Was it proximity while uncloaked that did it? Are the guardians on some kind of timer that they won't appear unless you're there at the 'right time'? {Perhaps done to give you time to heal up, or recast your buffs?}

 

What am I missing?

 

 

your not missing anything Frost. a veiled SW will not provoke or agro any monster in the game right? so the Guardians are the same way. they won't attack you while veiled. as furian said unveil wait about 3 seconds for some activity and re-veil.

[dreeft 9]

Could you also do this by having the NE skeletons out and then turning them off once the guardian has spawned?

[locolagarto 15]

Same idea yeah. Just have to Agro the machine. Your skellies will do it too

[Bonan 0]

my mount has died a few times at Octagolamus with my skellies out in niob so I dont go there anymore==

I get my skeillies out for the 4 Guardian Bosses I never had damage given to my veil SW from them.

my Skellies do die mid fight and re spawn after a bit

 

have I been lucky ? can your Skellies tranfer damage from the 4 guardians ?

[locolagarto 15]

my mount has died a few times at Octagolamus with my skellies out in niob so I dont go there anymore==

I get my skeillies out for the 4 Guardian Bosses I never had damage given to my veil SW from them.

my Skellies do die mid fight and re spawn after a bit

 

have I been lucky ? can your Skellies tranfer damage from the 4 guardians ?

 

they can provoke the TGs who have Area of Effect attacks. which will hit you with damage even if your veiled.