GuessWhosBack

Nice Guide, thought I would post a link to mine. It is collecting some good information as well.

Another COV Respec Guide BTW ill post a link in my thread back to this one.

I pulled this from another thread regarding the respec. Alot of good information I missed.

Heres a link to the Original thread, followed by the pertinent content:

Friggin_Taser's Guide to the Respec

Kill the Cot around the tree first. It just makes it easier. Then just keep killing vines. Kill them and move. Keep moving. You should have enough time to kill all the vines if you don't delay anything.

It's not that hard a trial. I've been in respec teams where the last mission took less time than the kill Cot mission at the beginning. Try smaller teams if you are having problems with the amount of vines. Less team members = less vines. A team of four, with a corruptor, dominator, and two brutes can handle the spirit tree.

What follows is my Beta CoT Respec Trial Guide:
The Level 25-30 Respec Trial
Contact is Sparcetriel in Nerva Archipelago
/loc is -1257.3 11.0 6410.6

Mission #1 Defeat 25 Circle of Thorns

Sparcetriel: I will tell you of a place where the Circle of Thorns routes their mystic powers to create great and fell effects. Through brute force and evil will, you can steal this power from them, and use to re-forge yourself. But before I tell you where to find this place, you must show me you have the might to succeed. Defeat 25 members of the Circle of Thorns, and return to me when you are done.

I care not where you defeat them, so long as it is done. Return when the task is complete.

Mission #2 Defeat Hero attack leaders - Nerva Archipelago

Sparcetriel: The place I am sending you is called the Tree of Thorns. A demonic tree, the Circle uses it's barbs and nettles to create their thorn blades and spirit thorns. But you are not the only ones who know this. Even now, a great host of the good and the just prepare to attack the Thorn Tree themselves. Before I send you to the tree, you must attack them to prevent interference.

Three forces now meet to plan their attack: Longbow brings their powerful heroes, the Legacy Chain brings their mystic acumen, and the Wyvern their detailed knowledge of battle. You must defeat Longbow's Ballista hero, the Legacy Chain's arcane specialst, and Wyvern's tactitian. Arachnos have provided an undersea vessel to take you to the base where they lair. Once the forces of good have been overthrown, return.

Mission #3 Take the Nexus of Thorns - Nerva Archipelago

Sparcetriel: The Thorn tree is a living nexus of mystical power beneath Thorn Island in the Nerva Archipelago. Once a bastion of the ancient Mu, the Circle now draw it's energies for their own mystic experimentations. The energies devoured by the tree are encysted within the heartwood in a thing called the Nexus of Thorns. To take this power as your own, you must weaken the three, then broach it's defenses. It will not be easy. So prepare yourselves, and tell me when you are ready to make your assault.

To reach the Nexus of Thorns, you must first weaken the tree itself. Once you are in it's chamber, destroy all the vines, but work in haste for they will re-grow.

Next, you must break through the outer layer of the tree, both to reach the Nexus of Thorns and to open the flow of energy.

Then take the Nexus and it's power will allow you to remake yourself.

You may only benefit from this 3 times. Once from me, and later from... Others. Though if you wish to shepard fellow villains through, I will still provide information.

The respec contact is Arbiter Lupin who can be found at /loc 2977 18 7020 in Nerva Archipelago.

Choosing character respecification as a prize will net you the Thorn Robber accolade badge.

Souveneir Clue:
The Nexus of Thorns
The demon Sparcetriel was willing to share it's secret knowledge as part of it's revenge against the Circle of Thorns. The first thing it wanted to do was prove your ability by defeating members of the Circle. You handled this, and returned to the fiend.
Next, you had to stop the united forces of Longbow, Wyvern, and the Legacy Chain from interrupting your attack with a strike of their own. You defeated the operation's leaders, clearing the way for yourself.

This is my first guide, so Im sure itll be lacking some info. Please clue me in, and I will edit to keep it updated.

Sparcetriel (First Respec Trial)
Location: Nerva Archipelago
Level Range: 24-30
Auto-RSK Level: 30
Villain Groups: CoT, Wyven, Legacy Chain, and Longbow
AVs: Thorn Tree

Things to Know before you start
<ul type="square"> [*]My run took roughly 2 hours. However invisible, and recall friend combinations can ramp this up substantially.[*]Expect some deaths, even a good team will run into trouble over two hours.[*]You will have roughly 8 vines per team member. Conventional wizdom recommends 4-5 max.[*]Keep your team within a level of eachother (lackeys and malefactors count fine here). Ie 24-25, or 25-26. My team was 27-28, and we faced 29s and 30s.[*]Everone on team should set the mission difficulty to the lowest setting, villainous. [/list]
Start it UP!!!!!!
<ul type="square">[*]The contact to start is located (?? a little help, toward SE corner).[*]The first mission is a street hunt, kill Circle of Thorns.
**This can be in any Zone. I suggest Cap Au Diable. Head to the Rogue Island Ferry, and head north when in Cap. The nearbye hills sport a plethora of COT. I suggest the team leader wait at the contact to speed up the SF.[*]The Second Mission.
** Carefull on the way into this one, it is often situated in the middle of many Longbow, and turrets.
**Wveryn, Longbow, and Legacy.
**This is a door mission, requiring the extermination of 3 elite bosses. Be carefull of the wveryn elite boss. He has caused team whipes via Rain of Arrows on 2 of my 3 attempts.[*]The Third Mission
**Often in the NE corner of the map. Meaning long runs if you die in the final map.
**Pretty straight forward fighting if you have made it this far. COT the whole time.
**Initial hallway ends, head to the left. You will fight through to a portal. Other side of portal you have choices heading downward. Doesnt matter which as far as i can tell. Just head down 2x. Then you drop over the side of a cliff. Fight your way into the temple, and through to the vine room.[/list] THE VINE ROOM!!!!!!!!!!
<ul type="square"> [*]The vine room is the hardest part of the SF, DO NOT GET OVER CONFIDENT. It is part of the third mission btw.[*]The room is circular, with COT on the outside, and Vines/COT/ and eventually an AV (dead center).[*]Clear the COT on the outside. [*]Then clear the vines from behind the AV. When you have cleared all the vines outta line of sight of the AV, move to the front ones. [*]Move quickly at this stage, THE AV HITS REAL HARD (in some cases one hit). However you cannot damage the AV till you have taken out the required number of vines. When the vines are done move onto the AV. Focus on it till you take it down. When the AV is roughly half way dead, you will be ambushed. Rumor has it if you didnt clear the outside of COT, they will rush you when you fight the AV.[/list]