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I finally beat vet maelstrom arena

spacebandit
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I feel like I have climbed a mountain all other decent players before me have had to climb. It might not be a big deal but I feel like all my practicing has finally paid off a little.

It was a several months long process. Somehow I got to the ice arena with the trolls around 300 cp still not having any kind of plan or rotation. I stayed on that arena for so long I can’t recall, finally one day a month ago I beat it.

I then got stuck on the invulnerable spider level for about a month. Recently I turned my character into a WW and just banged out all but the final boss On Saturday. I thought WW was gonna carry me through but I couldn’t get through the second phase of the final boss with it. I had to change back to MagSorc and redo the whole level on Sunday to kill the final guy. It was actually quite a bit easier with MagSorc instead of WW.

Oh and I got a ice staff on first try if you wanted to know.
Edited by spacebandit on April 22, 2019 1:57PM
  • Odovacar
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    Awesome OP! The first clear is always the best feeling!
  • Kikke
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    Gratz!!
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    - vAA HM - vHRC HM - vSO HM - vMoL HM - vHoF HM - vAS HM - vCR HM -

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    -Someone said it, I guess.
  • Dragneel1207
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    nice ^_^
  • kylewwefan
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    Congrats! Anything that gets you through is worth doing imo.
  • Kuramas9tails
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    Congrats!
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    • heaven13
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      Congratulations! It's such a feeling of personal accomplishment getting that first clear!
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    • Agenericname
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      Congrats!
    • Katahdin
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      Gratz on persevering through the mess that is vMA.

      The RNG gods finally aligned the moon and stats so that you didn't get hit by his spike skill, aoe, skulls, fire aoe, nightblade ccs, crematorium guards, clanfears or ghosts all at the wrong times.
      Edited by Katahdin on April 22, 2019 6:55PM
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    • spacebandit
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      Thanks everybody
    • moses1763
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      /high five

      well done! well done!
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    • Pink_E_808
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      Congrats!!
    • MJallday
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      Congrats ! I swear I cried a little after my 1st clear

      The second clear is much quicker , as is your 3rd,4th 5th etc

      My advice, get back in there ASAP- go grind that weapon!
    • Banana
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      Good stuff. It is painfull. Those youtube videos of people doing it in 25 minutes used to give me the ***.
    • Tonnopesce
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      Gratz.

      I got stuck in the poison stage two years ago.
      For several months i've tried to clear it but then i've decided it was yoo much for me.
      Now that you have done it, you have basically finished the game in singleplayer mode, i believe nothing will be as hard in the future.
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    • worrallj
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      I felt so good when I did that. Then I realized how many times you have to do it to farm a particular peice of gear. Haven't done a run since.
    • Neoealth
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      I know the feeling OP. Feels great. Congrats to you.
    • blkjag
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      Congrats. The first clear is the best. It’s all down hill now.
    • kmcaj
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      Congrats.
    • Neyane
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      Congratulations 😊😊
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    • PexiMax
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      Congrats. I finished my first vMa 3 days ago after trying to get past stage 9 for a few days. But i went there directly on easy mode..petsorc. After the first try i already did it twice..is easier and easier. I got shield and axe, bow, and resto staff. Im hunting for my lightning.
    • Dojohoda
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      Congratulations! :)
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    • Dithieon
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      Congrats! Nice to see something positive on the forums for a change. B)
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    • Robo_Hobo
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      The first clear is a great feeling, but an even better feeling is after that several month long struggle (mine took several months too) is going back in right afterward and plowing through the whole arena again, this time like a hot knife through butter.

      Congrats!
    • r34lian
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      max cp here did my first vMA last week on my non pet mag sorc went through just burning everything got sharpened maul at first try then went back got flame staff on 6th or 7th run did couple of time for bow then gave up not really worth that hassle unless they introduce token system or weapon drop in normal mode as well with 497k score being my best :/
      Edited by r34lian on April 22, 2019 6:50PM
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    • Shantu
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      Congrats on your perseverance and determination!! The first clear is a milestone. Enjoy the feeling. :)
    • Jimmy
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      I remember my first VMA clear. I was swearing in excitement in my guild chat, lol.
      Quite a achievement and milestone in your ESO career.
      Congrats!
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    • AndyMac
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      Gratz OP - you’ve paid your vMA dues- the runs will just get easier and easier from here on :)
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    • Vapirko
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      Nice job! vMA is, imo, the most iconic piece of content in this game. It’s alway been punishing the first time through even as CP made it easier for those of us who came later on. The feeling of getting through it isn’t like anything else in the game. It’s go it’s bugs but I think it’s also one of the better designed dungeons/trials/arenas. Really makes you work for it when you’re learning. I wish they’d do another solo or possibly duo arena. Having a team is nice but there’s something so refreshing about challenging single player content in an MMO.
    • ccfeeling
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      Congrats !

      You should not have any problem with WW in final stage .

      What happened ?
    • spacebandit
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      ccfeeling wrote: »
      Congrats !

      You should not have any problem with WW in final stage .

      What happened ?
      The meteors on the second phase weren’t showing a red circle before they hit so I was having to guess when and where they would land.

      Actually there were no combat q’s, and I don’t remember having the combat q’s ever before Sunday. It really helped knowing exactly where the edge of a meteor or spike was.

      I must have changed a setting when I first started playing, then changed it back Saturday night when I was messing around after I left the arena.


      Edited by spacebandit on April 23, 2019 4:56AM
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