VoodooGirl

We suggest it right now, since the mammoth task of organizing 24 players to work cohesively and uniformly only behooves the overall agenda. The more firepower in the hands of 24 people, the greater chances of success there are.

Now, if we had a level bump on Test where we could form "ideal" teams, we could better judge what sort of team balancing would be needed.

The Cathedral of Pain
Please consider this guide a suggestion and not a definitive solution to completing the Cathedral of Pain with any degree of success.

Strategy
Preparation:

Base Requirements

• A raid teleporter
• A mission computer (tech or arcane)
• Enough control & energy to cover the functioning costs of both.

Team Preparation

Prepare your teams ahead of time - you'll need all twenty-four (24) players possible. You will need to have three teams of eight, and it is best to coordinate ahead of time who is leading what team. It is best to assign each team the name of one of the particular obelisks (Gloom, Woe, Despair).

It is also suggested to meet in Pocket D and enter the SG base there, due to convenience of the medical rez units and insp vendors in Pocket D.


Part One

• 1. Assemble at respective obelisks for team (Woe/Gloom/Despair).
• 2. Team Leaders only communicate in the Request channel.
• 3.Teams attack Judgment Cube spawns simultaneously (it is suggested MM's/tanks/brutes head in first to buffer squishies from insta-death). When the cube's spawns are defeated, the Obelisk's shields will go down.[/i]
• 3A. The first time a team's obelisk's shield goes down, beat it's health down to 10-15hp. The second time the shield goes down, the team should defeat the obelisk, beginning the 35 second respawn window.
• 4. Team Leaders, when your obelisk's shield is down, in the Request channel, shout "Exposed."
• 5. Teams attack obelisks (it is suggested MM's/tanks/brutes head in first to buffer squishies from insta-death). Bring the Obelisk's health down to 30%. Forcing the Natterlings away from the obelisks reduces its regeneration.
• 6 Go to step 3 and repeat until all teams's Obelisks are at 30%. When your team's obelisk is down to 30%, do NOT defeat it until the others are all exposed. Beat it down some, but the defense will come back and the Rularuu will respawn. So it's a matter of maintenance and timing.
• 6A Team leaders try to slow down or speed up attacks to try to match other teams. If it looks like all three groups are at the same pace, you might try to finish the obelisks without holding at 30%. Leave that decision in the hands of the raid leader.
• 7 Once everyone is ready and all obelisks are exposed to 30%, then attack and defeat. The Obelisks will be restored 30 seconds after being defeated, so it is critical for all three to come down within the 30 second window of the first one coming down.

Part Two

• 1. Assemble at the central access point and buff up. You will encounter one of two possible Aspects of Rularuu - Ruladak (big red) or Lanaru (big eggplant)
• 2. Everyone enter the access point. Each team should take a respective cube mob- i.e. Gloom takes left, Woe takes center, Despair takes right. When teams are ready, they should attack and focus on their cube and their cube only. Begin attacking cubes promptly.
• 3 & 4 To be filled in
• 5. Expect the Aspect's shields to go up, and when it does, retreat to the edge of the circle defeating all the cube spawns quickly. Do NOT stay in the center as you will get attack by spawns from all three cubes AND the Aspect (while it has its shields up).
• 6 To be filled in
• 7. Repeat as needed or until time runs out.

Tips

*In case of team wipes in Part Two, exit the Cathedral entirely and wait for all 3 teams to regroup outside the crystal before heading back in.

*When the AV's shield comes back up - stop attacking. Immediately. Refocus on your team's respective cube.

Addendum

Here is a suggested roster to use the forum to announce and coordinate teams:
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Team Gloom
Team Leader:
2.
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5.
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7.
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Team Woe
Team Leader:
2.
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5.
6.
7.
8.

Team Despair
Team Leader:
2.
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7.
8.

See Also:
(1)Human Being's Guide to the Cathedral of Pain
(2)Blazing Tiger's Guide to the Cathedral of Pain

Thanks To:
Snow Globe
Human Being
Ketch
Bionic_Flea
Vile Terror
Ransim
Blazing Tiger

In AE.

Well, first we would need cross-server capability of teaming/interacting.

Sorry, I seemed to have missed that - what is the "o-zoneo-zone" - is it literally what it implies?

Yes, I know, but I was referring to the way the system was designed way back when. It's now once a month (I pay it ever two or so).