Skyreach Catacombs: Event Chest [Spoilers Inside]

Merlin13KAGL

First things first, when a party member activates the chest and the event invite comes on your screen, battle should not start until you have accepted or denied the invite. As it stands, you don't even have a chance to read it before being attacked.

It's a remarkably cool idea - initially would like to see more of this sort of thing.

If you don't successfully complete the challenge:

Abandon the quest, reform, reenter, and you get another crack at it. Plus, you don't need the other bosses to get access to the chest. (It's only permanently sealed until tomorrow (repeatable) or until you abandon)

If you do successfully complete the challenge:

Nightwood Staff of Shock, 63 gold, and an unfilled soul gem...Are you kidding me?
Also, not even so much as an Achievement for this, really?? You couldn't even come up with a cheesy trophy item for this one?
Doubt I will be bothering with this one ever again. Have any of you ever gotten anything worth a damn from that?

EDIT: Corrected title from Skywatch

Etaniel

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

If you do successfully complete the challenge:Nightwood Staff of Shock, 63 gold, and an unfilled soul gem...Are you kidding me?
Also, not even so much as an Achievement for this, really?? You couldn't even come up with a cheesy trophy item for this one?
Doubt I will be bothering with this one ever again. Have any of you ever gotten anything worth a damn from that?

Valuable exp to grind CP

Merlin13KAGL

I should have looked before and after, to be honest, @Ehaniel . I was referring more specifically about the chest itself.

AlnilamE

It such a fun battle, though.

Do people actually fail that?

Merlin13KAGL

AlnilamE wrote: »

It such a fun battle, though.

Do people actually fail that?

Well, we were two manning the first time and I didn't have a chance to see the detail of the invite, let alone be ready for the swarm that followed.

So yeah, the first time, we did. (That's how I know of the 'permanently sealed' aspect)

It is a fun battle, and it certain draws attention to itself. Failing it the first time makes you want the contents even more, and you expect something semi-Epic out of it...something more than a green staff.

AlnilamE

You may get set items out of the chest, too.

Merlin13KAGL

So long as it's anything but Fire Marshall of Air...and preferably purple, minimum blue.

BBSooner

I got a purple drop last time I did it, though I normally get greens/sometimes blues. I don't really expect a huge loot table since it's not particularly difficult unless you're undermanned and underlevelled. I suppose a mechanic that adjusts drop % based on the party vs what level/party count the encounter was designed for would be nice, but that's kind of a system wide adjustment if it isn't designed this way from the ground up.

Nestor

How do you even start this?

Merlin13KAGL

@Nestor, there is a chest about 1/3 of the way in in the middle of the room. It has some visual trails emanating off of it to draw your attention. One of more group members trys to open the chest and the remaining ones will get the Event Invite.

What happens from there, well, let just say you'll want to have a full health bar.

Merlin13KAGL

BBSooner wrote: »

I got a purple drop last time I did it, though I normally get greens/sometimes blues. I don't really expect a huge loot table since it's not particularly difficult unless you're undermanned and underlevelled. I suppose a mechanic that adjusts drop % based on the party vs what level/party count the encounter was designed for would be nice, but that's kind of a system wide adjustment if it isn't designed this way from the ground up.

Agreed...but it just looks like it should produce more than it does, doesn't it?

Nestor

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

@Nestor, there is a chest about 1/3 of the way in in the middle of the room. It has some visual trails emanating off of it to draw your attention. One of more group members trys to open the chest and the remaining ones will get the Event Invite.

What happens from there, well, let just say you'll want to have a full health bar.

So you can go into the Catacombs now? I have not tried in months and last I remember the door was sealed.

I am talking about the doorway in the town itself where the two guards are they say they are more concerned about keeping something inside rather than keeping people out.

Merlin13KAGL

@Nestor , indeed. There is a quest giver (repeatable) out front. You have to clear a couple side bosses to unlock the lower portion - those are a lot of fun too and a good challenge, plus there are a handfull of minibosses along the way.

The chest is tied in with the repeatable, but is not required to complete the quest.

The chest itself is clockwise in the first section, dead in the middle of the floor in one of those raised sections.

Recommend you clear out side mobs before examining though.

Nestor

@Merlin13KAGL Awesome, I am going to go kill me some stuff!!!

Shadesofkin

I love the myriad of challenges you can find in different dungeons throughout the game, but this game has a fundamental problem with its rewards.

Better loot drops, better gold, better tertiary rewards. To say nothing of low experience.

I love this game, I have so much fun playing it, but man alive I feel like I get very little for my work.

AlnilamE

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

So long as it's anything but Fire Marshall of Air...and preferably purple, minimum blue.

If you are V11 plus, those are mostly the sets that will drop, I think. I know I got some purple set pieces of other sets last time I did Catacombs (a few months ago), but I don't remember if they came from that chest or from a boss.

Nestor wrote: »

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

@Nestor, there is a chest about 1/3 of the way in in the middle of the room. It has some visual trails emanating off of it to draw your attention. One of more group members trys to open the chest and the remaining ones will get the Event Invite.

What happens from there, well, let just say you'll want to have a full health bar.

So you can go into the Catacombs now? I have not tried in months and last I remember the door was sealed.

I am talking about the doorway in the town itself where the two guards are they say they are more concerned about keeping something inside rather than keeping people out.

I don't think those are the Catacombs we are speaking of. Skyreach Catacombs in Upper Craglorn, near the road to Sanctum?

BBSooner

Nestor wrote: »

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

@Nestor, there is a chest about 1/3 of the way in in the middle of the room. It has some visual trails emanating off of it to draw your attention. One of more group members trys to open the chest and the remaining ones will get the Event Invite.

What happens from there, well, let just say you'll want to have a full health bar.

So you can go into the Catacombs now? I have not tried in months and last I remember the door was sealed.

I am talking about the doorway in the town itself where the two guards are they say they are more concerned about keeping something inside rather than keeping people out.

You're thinking of the catacombs in Skywatch (Auridon). The catacombs in Skyreach (Craglorn) has an event inside where you fight waves of enemies defending a mystical chest.

(Looking at the thread title, I can see where your confusion is coming from. I believe the OP meant 'Skyreach')

Merlin13KAGL

Sorry @Nestor, got you all excited. Those are still very much closed, no matter how much you talk to the man in charge.

I, too, am hopeful they will use that for content at some time in the future.

Thanks @AlnilamE and @BBSooner . Correction has been made.

Nestor

Merlin13KAGL wrote: »

Sorry @Nestor, got you all excited. Those are still very much closed, no matter how much you talk to the man in charge.

Fine, I will stop sharpening my sword then.....

Merlin13KAGL

When they do unlock it, I will happily crack open the door with you.