Vet Maelstrom Mechanics Changed???

Ch4mpTW · November 2016

https://youtu.be/I8WLOhJ_NBA

So apparently on Stage 7, the trolls no longer transform into their 'enraged' forms anymore. At least not for me. I have noticed this for a while now since doing VMA for the Orsinium event, but figured I'd record it for you all to see. It's been like this for me no matter what class I attempt it on. Sorc, DK, NB, or Templar.

Also, I can no longer burn the boss on Stage 9 so fast during Phase 1 that the Crematorial Guard no longer spawns outside of Phase 3. The Crematorial Guard seems to spawn now regardless of how fast I burn the boss.

Skinzz · November 2016

Nope it's still the same for me.

SublimeSparo · November 2016

If they are doing certain animations when they reach the enrage threshold they will continue that animation and you can kill them before they enrage, try burning one slowly i'm pretty sure they still enrage.

That crem guard on rnd 9... sometimes he's on the ball sometimes he sleeps through his alarm

VampiricByNature · November 2016

Round 9 is still the same for me as of yesterday. I got no crem gaurd on a fast initial burn.
That said, some strange lag seems to live in maelstrom. I wouldn't be surprised if an attempt on the final boss suddenly spawned a wild herd of mudcrabs.

covenant_merchant · November 2016

On PC, the troll still enrage for me. And the crematorial guard usually spawns at the same time as the clannfear after the boss ported upstairs, so he's basically skipable.
However, if you actually make the boss teleport for the first time around 89-90% health, then the crematorial guard will spawn at the same time as the healer after the boss' first port/interrupt combo.

I guess it all depends on how fast you DPS.

DRXHarbinger · November 2016

You're too beast. Too much deep bruh you l33t at this now. If you catch them around the 40% mark when they do the floor pounding mech you'll trash them through it.

CultOfMMO · November 2016

no they still enrage after a certain health threshold.

you just happen to kill them every time they're stuck in animation

nordsavage · November 2016

They still enrage but you can beat the timer. Also the instance is so packed and laggy that I would not be surprised if function are being lost or memory leaks are occurring.

ZOS_PeterT · November 2016

We have moved this thread to Dungeons, Trials & Arenas

Stoopid_Nwah · November 2016

Yeah what others have said, if I wait until they're like 50% then drop my meteor and proc will, they melt before ever changing. If I drop my ult too soon then they do still go through the animation.