Maelstrom.. I gave up!

Van_0S · July 2016

Actually, I died from the ice gaint *** alot!( to much running and killing NPC before you lose time in saving your ice floor.)
For the 7th stage, it was easy to avoid that volatile poison. You need gap closer or venom arrow to that caster that does summon those poisons.

Normal was tough but veteran is brutal.

Lord_Eomer · July 2016

Maelstrom is just borng, it should be designed In a better way.

Killing mob from here, there, everywhere is sick!

Tried veteran several times no flawless conquer achievement through and even not want it anymore.

Toxie50 · July 2016

Heh yeah i must agree that vMSA sure is stressful and makes you wanna break something once in a while

Ive gotten to stage 5 and gotten the last boss down to like 2%...
That was 2 months ago i think and my stresshormons are still recuperate from that... xD

DRXHarbinger · July 2016

Best way to beat the boss on round 7 stamina. 2h and bow..slot vigor and on the 2h bar, make sure you've got 10 points in blessed, malubeth and just go toe to toe with it. It won't kill you with malubeth. Just pop rally and you're back to full health. Crit charge a minder and be done with it, injection for the summoner and they'll be gone. Just stand firm and slug it out. Keep up 30k dps on it and it takes about 50s to take it down. Always kill the minder that's furthest away, get the other one right next to both of you and when it's raging still have it out with it without range issues. Easy. Round 8 last boss is bit of a pig on stamina now. No ranged interrupt on them flame spinners is bit of a shitter.

Shader_Shibes · July 2016

DannyLV702 wrote: »

Even after completing the arena dozens of times, the ice stage is still the round I hate the most. Look up guides man, it's definitely possible without being hardcore (me as proof)

Yep, it's the round for me that can easily *** up a no death run, hate it.

danisonfire1994 · July 2016

Give it a break man, MA isn't worth your time. Just wait till ZOS decides to Nerf or Change MA, cause everyday I see all this topics people complaining on MA.

Haquor · July 2016

Look up the mechanics in a video explanation. You WILL understand and avoid them. And you WILL complete the arena. Honestly the ice stage is a barrier. You are more than half way there.

In saying that i totally understand the decision to leave that place for good. Since i stopped farming it my game time has become much more enjoyable. Devoted way too much time to it for the gain in dps which is not needed for anyyhing really.

Eliran · July 2016

Wow .. people here should really stop stating the obvious and elitist him.

I find it sad that players who finished it with easy class/build combo's, think that anyone who don't finish them with hard ones is beneath them.

For the case, vMA is a joke for Magika NB, yet for Stamina NB its a nightmare, even with the best builds.

Stop assuming and learn facts.

Now for a truthful answer that won't bury you.

Yes, this content is just not for every class and every spec, for some its near impossible, so you might consider changing your build to fit it and do it easy mode like all the wannabes here, get it done and then change it back!:)

clv · July 2016

Eliran wrote: »

Wow .. people here should really stop stating the obvious and elitist him.

I find it sad that players who finished it with easy class/build combo's, think that anyone who don't finish them with hard ones is beneath them.

For the case, vMA is a joke for Magika NB, yet for Stamina NB its a nightmare, even with the best builds.

Stop assuming and learn facts.

Now for a truthful answer that won't bury you.

Yes, this content is just not for every class and every spec, for some its near impossible, so you might consider changing your build to fit it and do it easy mode like all the wannabes here, get it done and then change it back!:)

idk about stam nb being a nightmare considering one has a 582k score fam

GreenhaloX · July 2016

phairdon wrote: »

Ventured into Maelstrom Arena during the weekend on normal mode, as I have not done any of the veteran dungeons before. Got stuck on the same stage too. My problem was all the ice being destroyed. Made no difference how many trolls killed as the boss also destroys the ice with its club. Certainly became frustrating. Exited out of the dungeon yesterday before losing the plot completely.
All the stages beforehand were a breeze in comparison.

I guess that troll primes the ice pad so that the giant momma breaks it quicker. This time, I kept chasing and taking out that troll first.. fairly quickly with a blow or two with my wrecking blow. The giant boss did busted up two pads, but it seems not as quick as the last time I was in because the last time I didn't go after the troll. I had just kept focused on the giant. This time, at the last pad, I saved my ultimate and threw out my standard might and fried that giant momma before she got the chance to break that third pad we were on.

haunted1994F · July 2016

vMA is not worth it, better w8 till it get nerf or

GreenhaloX wrote: »

This is pretty much it for me for Maelstrom. After being stuck in the 5th ice stage for awhile, I got the nerve to go back in after reaching 480 CP and having plus up on my elemental and poison defense slots. Breezed through the 5th stage, then took a few to figure out the 6th stage. After reaching the final round of the 7th from enduring numerous respawning after getting hit by numerous 60-70k volatile poison blasts from out of nowhere, then all the final behemoth boss has to do is scream his rage and drains all your health. You know what.. I already have enough stress in my life, and I had recently lowered my blood pressure to an acceptable level. I don't need any more stress or have my BP rise up again. I can live with myself without having a Maelstrom completion, a flawless or stormproof achievement. I'll leave this to you all hardcore masochist types. Lol!

vMA is not worth it, and better w8 for a nerf or a miracle.

kylewwefan · July 2016

I haven't messed with maelstrom in awhile, but the normal does indeed teach you the mechanics of the place. The frozen blood, you have to stop the trolls on the last round because the giant will take out 2 platforms guarantee. You also learn where the sigils are and decide which ones you want to use.
I'm thinking your probably killing the minders at the giant argonian behemoth round. You need to let them stay alive and hide under the blue umbrellas they put up so you don't get killed by his roar.

GreenhaloX · July 2016

Ep1kMalware wrote: »

you don't want to use wreckingblow, it takes way too long to do sny damage. what I did om my stamplar was I ran in a square, corner to corner. you can use critrush on the ,inders but NEVER through the middle or you could rush over a mushroo, amd get killt. You can easilly kill them witj a charged poison injection, if you're unsure toss am arrow barrage on them.

minders are a top priority because 2 of them with that glitched out teleport can insta kill you, so burn one dowm fast. I weakem the other one with a poisom injection so he's easy to kill the sec the boss aint screaming.

i use the square [attern as this gives me easy access to ampoison pool. 2h amd bow is good choice here.

I dps the bosss using dots like carve amd poisom injection, it's slow until he's 30ish% health then it's game. it;s all about patience here. this strategy isn't fast at all but it gives ,e the highest successrate sofar. you can dodgeroll with bow fkr speed boost amd use stam/speed potions as well.

Sounds like a technique to try.. but dodge rolling does use a lot of stam, even though I have 30 so far CP in that champion slot. I'm not sure about the critrush. I don't think my DK has that.

AlnilamE wrote: »

The first time I did Maelstrom I really didn't figure out the mechanic of the spider swarm and I just kept kiting around. Then I read the message that pops and it clicked! You have to run them to a pilon that's glowing and they will scatter away. The other spiders that come out will cover a pilon in webs, but you can clear that by throwing the fleshbomb that spawns when you kill the hoarvor on top of them (or if you kill the hoarvor near the pilon). If you keep that in mind, that stage is not that hard in Normal. I have not tried vet past stage 1 yet. I am of the same mind as the OP that there are enough sources of stress. I have been feeling the itch to go back and try again though.

Same here, but yes, I figured out by that pop-up message and went to the pilon. After figuring that out, the 6th stage became easier.

I can't even fathom going into VMA yet. I'll tell you.. the developers/game designers who took part in designing Maelstrom and VMA have to be some dudes/dudettes with some sick twisted minds. Lol!

nine9six · July 2016

If you've made it that far it's easy to believe with a new approach and maybe a short study-session via YouTube...you'd get it.

Don't give up!

Jimmy · July 2016

GreenhaloX wrote: »

This is pretty much it for me for Maelstrom. After being stuck in the 5th ice stage for awhile, I got the nerve to go back in after reaching 480 CP and having plus up on my elemental and poison defense slots. Breezed through the 5th stage, then took a few to figure out the 6th stage. After reaching the final round of the 7th from enduring numerous respawning after getting hit by numerous 60-70k volatile poison blasts from out of nowhere, then all the final behemoth boss has to do is scream his rage and drains all your health. You know what.. I already have enough stress in my life, and I had recently lowered my blood pressure to an acceptable level. I don't need any more stress or have my BP rise up again. I can live with myself without having a Maelstrom completion, a flawless or stormproof achievement. I'll leave this to you all hardcore masochist types. Lol!

The 60-70k spit is an enrage mechanic. It's on a timer and you re-set the time everytime you light up all the obelisks with the hourver bug.

The behemoth scream is interruptible. Either by bashing him, or a ranged interrupt like crushing shock for magicka users or venom arrow for stamina users.

You really should talk with people about strategy instead of killing yourself over game mechanics you don't understand.

GreenhaloX · July 2016

kylewwefan wrote: »

I haven't messed with maelstrom in awhile, but the normal does indeed teach you the mechanics of the place. The frozen blood, you have to stop the trolls on the last round because the giant will take out 2 platforms guarantee. You also learn where the sigils are and decide which ones you want to use.
I'm thinking your probably killing the minders at the giant argonian behemoth round. You need to let them stay alive and hide under the blue umbrellas they put up so you don't get killed by his roar.

Maybe I was killing off those minders and didn't realize they project the bubble when the behemoth boss screams. Oh, that is good to know for the 7th. Other than that, is that volatile poison blast that kills me. I have to do better to avoid it or get better at dodge rolling out of the way. So far, killing the minions in itself is not so hard. It is just the other variables that if you don't know how to use it, yes, it's quite difficult. Like taking out the troll first in the 5th ice stage, going to the glowing pilon to avoid the swarming spiders in the 6th, or going into the minder's bubble when the boss screams in the 7th. Oh, I can't wait what awaits in the 8th and final 9th stage. Lol!

Toc de Malsvi · July 2016

VMA is a steep learning curve compared to the rest of ESO. With just a little bit of lag it can seem impossible, I can tell you though that it is very much a mountain peak "^", once you overcome the pinnacle of completing each round once they become much easier. I spent the last 2 months trying to beat the last boss, before that it was trying to get past round 7, before that it was round 4's boss. I completed it for the first time last week and have cleared it 4 times since on two different characters, between 2 and 2 and a half hours each. Keep poking your head in there every now and then and you will get it eventually.

DRXHarbinger · July 2016

Jimmy wrote: »

GreenhaloX wrote: »

This is pretty much it for me for Maelstrom. After being stuck in the 5th ice stage for awhile, I got the nerve to go back in after reaching 480 CP and having plus up on my elemental and poison defense slots. Breezed through the 5th stage, then took a few to figure out the 6th stage. After reaching the final round of the 7th from enduring numerous respawning after getting hit by numerous 60-70k volatile poison blasts from out of nowhere, then all the final behemoth boss has to do is scream his rage and drains all your health. You know what.. I already have enough stress in my life, and I had recently lowered my blood pressure to an acceptable level. I don't need any more stress or have my BP rise up again. I can live with myself without having a Maelstrom completion, a flawless or stormproof achievement. I'll leave this to you all hardcore masochist types. Lol!

The 60-70k spit is an enrage mechanic. It's on a timer and you re-set the time everytime you light up all the obelisks with the hourver bug.

The behemoth scream is interruptible. Either by bashing him, or a ranged interrupt like crushing shock for magicka users or venom arrow for stamina users.

You really should talk with people about strategy instead of killing yourself over game mechanics you don't understand.

Have you even done vet??? Interrupting the enrage mechanic turns it's every hit into an instakill. On vet you must be in the bubble and attack it without interrupts.

Jimmy · July 2016

GreenhaloX wrote: »

kylewwefan wrote: »

I haven't messed with maelstrom in awhile, but the normal does indeed teach you the mechanics of the place. The frozen blood, you have to stop the trolls on the last round because the giant will take out 2 platforms guarantee. You also learn where the sigils are and decide which ones you want to use.
I'm thinking your probably killing the minders at the giant argonian behemoth round. You need to let them stay alive and hide under the blue umbrellas they put up so you don't get killed by his roar.

Maybe I was killing off those minders and didn't realize they project the bubble when the behemoth boss screams. Oh, that is good to know for the 7th. Other than that, is that volatile poison blast that kills me. I have to do better to avoid it or get better at dodge rolling out of the way. So far, killing the minions in itself is not so hard. It is just the other variables that if you don't know how to use it, yes, it's quite difficult. Like taking out the troll first in the 5th ice stage, going to the glowing pilon to avoid the swarming spiders in the 6th, or going into the minder's bubble when the boss screams in the 7th. Oh, I can't wait what awaits in the 8th and final 9th stage. Lol!

Round 8 is actually quite easy.
Round 9, specifically the boss fight, you'll hate life again.

GreenhaloX · July 2016

Jimmy wrote: »

GreenhaloX wrote: »

kylewwefan wrote: »

I haven't messed with maelstrom in awhile, but the normal does indeed teach you the mechanics of the place. The frozen blood, you have to stop the trolls on the last round because the giant will take out 2 platforms guarantee. You also learn where the sigils are and decide which ones you want to use.
I'm thinking your probably killing the minders at the giant argonian behemoth round. You need to let them stay alive and hide under the blue umbrellas they put up so you don't get killed by his roar.

Maybe I was killing off those minders and didn't realize they project the bubble when the behemoth boss screams. Oh, that is good to know for the 7th. Other than that, is that volatile poison blast that kills me. I have to do better to avoid it or get better at dodge rolling out of the way. So far, killing the minions in itself is not so hard. It is just the other variables that if you don't know how to use it, yes, it's quite difficult. Like taking out the troll first in the 5th ice stage, going to the glowing pilon to avoid the swarming spiders in the 6th, or going into the minder's bubble when the boss screams in the 7th. Oh, I can't wait what awaits in the 8th and final 9th stage. Lol!

Round 8 is actually quite easy.
Round 9, specifically the boss fight, you'll hate life again.

Oh geeze.. thanks.. lol!!

Aeaeren · July 2016

GreenhaloX wrote: »

Ep1kMalware wrote: »

Pallio wrote: »

Stupid place is hard, have to watch you tube.videos and learn the horrible mechanics. Still working on it myself, will eventually get through it, as much if a rediculous elite dps / solo survival as it is, gotta have those uber weapons ...

what's your buik=ld setup like? I could offer strategies. videos gice a good starting point but everyone has a sdifferent path to success.

@Ep1kMalware, well.. I'm kind of stuck with this DK. I mean, I like it, but I just can't pick up and create another character, like to a stam NB or a sorc yet. I have put so much in getting this DK this far with all the CPs and whatnot built up. It's just so much work in building up a character, and I'm just at awe that so many people have so many different characters. I have the Igneous Shield, coagulating blood and hardened armor, so I believe I am ok defensively, and I can pack it punch with my wrecking blow that can dish out from 15-25k each hit. So, offensively, I can seem to run through those cronies and beasties like butter. I even ran through that Giant momma in the ice stage as well as the boss of the 6th stage more easily than before. I was even slicing through that behemoth boss of the 7th, until he does his screaming rage thing. So, you're right, it would have to come down to patience and learning the mechanic of the boss. My patience wore out after I kept getting blasted so many times by the volatile poison explosion in the first few rounds of the 7th. My DK is unfortunately slower to get away from those red circles. I don't have any streak or know how to gap closer, whatever this thing is. I'm going to have to sit back with a 12 pack and watch Pink Floyd's The Wall for a few days so I can de-stress a bit and think about maybe going back for another try later. Lol! Thank you for the tip, though.

So if you get caught outside of the bubble what I did was crit rushed the shield dude (actually it was the 1 handed shield gap closer on my templer). If you haven't touched the dude he should be able to survive that hit. And if he dies you need to interrupt the boss. Yep that sucks but survival is the key.

Make sure you keep an eye out for the poison spawn chick and kill her ASAP (gap closer is a must unless you have range). Keep checking to make sure you haven't been poisoned and if so then get to the green circle pronto. This one mechanic was the one that killed me the most. It's a pain in the ass but I now know to keep checking to make sure. Once you done this one enough it becomes MUCH easier as the boss isn't all that tough.

Aeaeren · July 2016

Egonieser wrote: »

It really is not that difficult once you learn the mechanics and counters. The right build and a timely rolldodge goes a long long way aswell. I completed it with just one death with a strictly PvP build nightblade with 15k health... How? Dodge right and take no damage at all or keep it to a minimum. Needless to say, doing it on a magicka class was a breeze all together, both my Sorcerer and Templar had no struggles at all, just shield up during a hard hitting attack and keep them HoT's going.

Trying to attempt it on DK next, but as it stands his build is a bit behind.

I am in no way a PvE expert, but this comparatively to 1 vs X daily in PvP is a cakewalk, a braindead mob is still a braindead mob no matter how hard it hits, it's all about memorizing mechanics, nothing else xD

Actually this Arena set up more for PvP builds then PvE.

Rainteal · July 2016

GreenhaloX wrote: »

phairdon wrote: »

Ventured into Maelstrom Arena during the weekend on normal mode, as I have not done any of the veteran dungeons before. Got stuck on the same stage too. My problem was all the ice being destroyed. Made no difference how many trolls killed as the boss also destroys the ice with its club. Certainly became frustrating. Exited out of the dungeon yesterday before losing the plot completely.
All the stages beforehand were a breeze in comparison.

I guess that troll primes the ice pad so that the giant momma breaks it quicker. This time, I kept chasing and taking out that troll first.. fairly quickly with a blow or two with my wrecking blow. The giant boss did busted up two pads, but it seems not as quick as the last time I was in because the last time I didn't go after the troll. I had just kept focused on the giant. This time, at the last pad, I saved my ultimate and threw out my standard might and fried that giant momma before she got the chance to break that third pad we were on.

The above is your problem (and before the trolls come, I know he beat Frozen Blood and is on Argonian Brute)

You lack a fundamental understanding of the mechanics of the arena. Your assessment of the round 5 mechanics is completely wrong.

I am not saying this to be a jerk nor to tell you how leet I am. I say this in hopes that you will save your sanity, and more importantly your blood pressure, by taking the time to really read about and study the mechanics. The Argonian Brute round has a number of mechanics that will destroy you every single time until you understand how all of them work. You need to combine good mechanics management with excellent situational awareness to beat that stage.

People in this thread have given you good tips, but I implore you to go out and read/study detailed explanations of this round and all others. You will get better and better from practice the more you run it. In fact, after completing it a few times, you will look back and wonder why it gave you so much trouble!

Edit: comma

kylewwefan · July 2016

The RNG can screw you as well. All can be going good, then one of those little 60k poison spores pops up next to you in the bubble. Hehe

GreenhaloX · July 2016

kylewwefan wrote: »

The RNG can screw you as well. All can be going good, then one of those little 60k poison spores pops up next to you in the bubble. Hehe

Exactly.. lol!

GreenhaloX · July 2016

Rainteal wrote: »

GreenhaloX wrote: »

phairdon wrote: »

Ventured into Maelstrom Arena during the weekend on normal mode, as I have not done any of the veteran dungeons before. Got stuck on the same stage too. My problem was all the ice being destroyed. Made no difference how many trolls killed as the boss also destroys the ice with its club. Certainly became frustrating. Exited out of the dungeon yesterday before losing the plot completely.
All the stages beforehand were a breeze in comparison.

I guess that troll primes the ice pad so that the giant momma breaks it quicker. This time, I kept chasing and taking out that troll first.. fairly quickly with a blow or two with my wrecking blow. The giant boss did busted up two pads, but it seems not as quick as the last time I was in because the last time I didn't go after the troll. I had just kept focused on the giant. This time, at the last pad, I saved my ultimate and threw out my standard might and fried that giant momma before she got the chance to break that third pad we were on.

The above is your problem (and before the trolls come, I know he beat Frozen Blood and is on Argonian Brute)

You lack a fundamental understanding of the mechanics of the arena. Your assessment of the round 5 mechanics is completely wrong.

I am not saying this to be a jerk nor to tell you how leet I am. I say this in hopes that you will save your sanity, and more importantly your blood pressure, by taking the time to really read about and study the mechanics. The Argonian Brute round has a number of mechanics that will destroy you every single time until you understand how all of them work. You need to combine good mechanics management with excellent situational awareness to beat that stage.

People in this thread have given you good tips, but I implore you to go out and read/study detailed explanations of this round and all others. You will get better and better from practice the more you run it. In fact, after completing it a few times, you will look back and wonder why it gave you so much trouble!

Edit: comma

Thanks for the advice.. much appreciated it, but I still have another case of beer to go before I'm ready to think I will head back to tackle it again. Lol!

luen79rwb17_ESO · July 2016

Practice is key for VMSA, knowing each wave of mobs and what to do in every case. There's some RNG, especially on round 7, but it's mostly about mechanics.

Key factors:
- Practice, practice, practice.
- Invest time for practice and learning.
- Get the right build and set up: damage, self heals (damage to heal or heal over time), AOE.
- Memorize mob waves for each round. When to block, roll dodge, which kind of red circle hurt the most!
- Don't get too low on resources.
- Always keep stage mechanics on the top of your mind.
- Constant movement, don't stay still. There's a reason this arena is about the "Barons Who move like this"

Lord_Eomer · July 2016

luen79rwb17_ESO wrote: »

Practice is key for VMSA, knowing each wave of mobs and what to do in every case. There's some RNG, especially on round 7, but it's mostly about mechanics.

Key factors:
- Practice, practice, practice.
- Invest time for practice and learning.
- Get the right build and set up: damage, self heals (damage to heal or heal over time), AOE.
- Memorize mob waves for each round. When to block, roll dodge, which kind of red circle hurt the most!
- Don't get too low on resources.
- Always keep stage mechanics on the top of your mind.
- Constant movement, don't stay still. There's a reason this arena is about the "Barons Who move like this"

Lol, there are better things in life to do than VMSA..

Ep1kMalware · July 2016

Aeaeren wrote: »

GreenhaloX wrote: »

Ep1kMalware wrote: »

Pallio wrote: »

Stupid place is hard, have to watch you tube.videos and learn the horrible mechanics. Still working on it myself, will eventually get through it, as much if a rediculous elite dps / solo survival as it is, gotta have those uber weapons ...

what's your buik=ld setup like? I could offer strategies. videos gice a good starting point but everyone has a sdifferent path to success.

@Ep1kMalware, well.. I'm kind of stuck with this DK. I mean, I like it, but I just can't pick up and create another character, like to a stam NB or a sorc yet. I have put so much in getting this DK this far with all the CPs and whatnot built up. It's just so much work in building up a character, and I'm just at awe that so many people have so many different characters. I have the Igneous Shield, coagulating blood and hardened armor, so I believe I am ok defensively, and I can pack it punch with my wrecking blow that can dish out from 15-25k each hit. So, offensively, I can seem to run through those cronies and beasties like butter. I even ran through that Giant momma in the ice stage as well as the boss of the 6th stage more easily than before. I was even slicing through that behemoth boss of the 7th, until he does his screaming rage thing. So, you're right, it would have to come down to patience and learning the mechanic of the boss. My patience wore out after I kept getting blasted so many times by the volatile poison explosion in the first few rounds of the 7th. My DK is unfortunately slower to get away from those red circles. I don't have any streak or know how to gap closer, whatever this thing is. I'm going to have to sit back with a 12 pack and watch Pink Floyd's The Wall for a few days so I can de-stress a bit and think about maybe going back for another try later. Lol! Thank you for the tip, though.

So if you get caught outside of the bubble what I did was crit rushed the shield dude (actually it was the 1 handed shield gap closer on my templer). If you haven't touched the dude he should be able to survive that hit. And if he dies you need to interrupt the boss. Yep that sucks but survival is the key.

Make sure you keep an eye out for the poison spawn chick and kill her ASAP (gap closer is a must unless you have range). Keep checking to make sure you haven't been poisoned and if so then get to the green circle pronto. This one mechanic was the one that killed me the most. It's a pain in the ass but I now know to keep checking to make sure. Once you done this one enough it becomes MUCH easier as the boss isn't all that tough.

i tag the summoners with a poison injectiom and go back to ignoring them. their games don't bother ,me xD

Jimmy · July 2016

DRXHarbinger wrote: »

Jimmy wrote: »

GreenhaloX wrote: »

This is pretty much it for me for Maelstrom. After being stuck in the 5th ice stage for awhile, I got the nerve to go back in after reaching 480 CP and having plus up on my elemental and poison defense slots. Breezed through the 5th stage, then took a few to figure out the 6th stage. After reaching the final round of the 7th from enduring numerous respawning after getting hit by numerous 60-70k volatile poison blasts from out of nowhere, then all the final behemoth boss has to do is scream his rage and drains all your health. You know what.. I already have enough stress in my life, and I had recently lowered my blood pressure to an acceptable level. I don't need any more stress or have my BP rise up again. I can live with myself without having a Maelstrom completion, a flawless or stormproof achievement. I'll leave this to you all hardcore masochist types. Lol!

The 60-70k spit is an enrage mechanic. It's on a timer and you re-set the time everytime you light up all the obelisks with the hourver bug.

The behemoth scream is interruptible. Either by bashing him, or a ranged interrupt like crushing shock for magicka users or venom arrow for stamina users.

You really should talk with people about strategy instead of killing yourself over game mechanics you don't understand.

Have you even done vet??? Interrupting the enrage mechanic turns it's every hit into an instakill. On vet you must be in the bubble and attack it without interrupts.

I do the bubble strategy myself. But I've also done the interrupt with crushing shock. Never noticed an instakill outside the actual scream.