Tip - TOV Crystal Caverns Partisan Task tip!

[vsab]

The CC partisan task has two parts that involve "capturing" a mob (spider and then a terror). If you invis your captured creature poofs, so if you encounter any trouble you must fight it.

For the spider, the entrance/exit to the east of the Coldain town is clear of mobs other than spiders; it is easy to snag one there and bring it back without needing to invis or fight.

For the terrors, you must go further afield to fight and capture a terror and THEN have to drag it back, potentially through a ton of other mobs...

SOLUTION: Set a campfire in the room you must drag the terror to. Fight the terror, capture it, wait for your toons to get into a resting state and then campfire back. You get the update (I did this already). Yes, you can only do it every 15 mins per toon (pain on a 6 box), but you can XP/ camp a named PH while the timer runs out

 

[jande]

Spiderlings also count but they have low hp and if you harness them at the wrong moment well joy in making a new harness.

 

[Rycekryspie]

I was too scared to try the campfire thing for fear that I was going to have to start over again when the spider poofed. Glad to know it works!

Ended up remaking 4-5 harnesses anyway over my entire group for various other reasons like using a spiderling that died too quick mentioned above, ugh.

At least if you mess up on the terror one they'll just give you another harness.

 

[jande]

I was too scared to try the campfire thing for fear that I was going to have to start over again when the spider poofed. Glad to know it works!

Ended up remaking 4-5 harnesses anyway over my entire group for various other reasons like using a spiderling that died too quick mentioned above, ugh.

At least if you mess up on the terror one they'll just give you another harness.

Do not feel alone. 12 character so through it so far made 18 harnesses, one poor toon had to give it 4 tries.

 

[Sum1]

At least if you mess up on the terror one they'll just give you another harness.

Pro-tip: On the terror phase, you can do the harness request phrase to the NPC multiple times and he'll/she'll give you multiple harnesses. It saves you from having to run back to the CC town if you f one up.

 

[B_I_G__D_A_D_D_Y]

Very easy to over DPS these things. I paused half my group to ensure I didn't!

 

[Sum1]

Very easy to over DPS these things. I paused half my group to ensure I didn't!

I would dps them down to about 40%, toggle to my main tank, then hit my “/bcg //switchnow” hotkey. Most of the time the mob would drop right to about 20%, and then I’d just melee it the last percent or two with my tank.

 

[Many_Whelps]

/backoff at 30% (/dgae /backoff or bcga /backoff). Toggle to character that needs to harness. Have that character dps until mob hits 20%. With dots/pets it doesn't take long. Click glue/harness at 20%.

 

[Dozecar]

What I did was paused the dps and only had my bard and warrior dps, takes a minute to kill them, but very little chance to blow it. Also learned after the first 2 spiders, multiple people in group can have them harnessed, unless you die, zone, or invis they stay harnessed. Added advantage to this is that since you have it harnessed, it won't repop.

Did the terror's at the broken bridge, there's enough there to supply the whole group. Then you only have to kill the spider, and 3 spiderlings on the way back up.

 

[Sylanos]

I used my campfire. Had no problems with any of the 8 chars I’ve used it on. I would let each person get their mob and campfire back and save the tank/healer to the last and get both of theirs at the same time.

 

[Sum1]

Honestly, clearing and running in CC isn’t hard. This will become a more valuable tactic as the zones clear out and there are less people keeping mobs down. Right now? It’s easier and faster to clear, especially if you’re strategic with how you do the quest (I.e. run into the areas and clear backwards towards the safe area).

 

[Beastmann]

SOLUTION: Set a campfire in the room you must drag the terror to. Fight the terror, capture it, wait for your toons to get into a resting state and then campfire back. You get the update (I did this already). Yes, you can only do it every 15 mins per toon (pain on a 6 box), but you can XP/ camp a named PH while the timer runs out

This is awesome, I will definitely try this.