HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA... very funny... loved it...
My suggestion... Ask a bunch of higher level folks to go on it with you... No XP but probably no deaths either 
Not anymore they have to exemped down to lvl 15.. yep it's a TF now.
Oh wow... I had no idea... haven't done it with any of my alts yet...
Yeah they changed it. Karsis said he wanted "Noobs Only". You know he really is a sicko. I hope one day they have "Kill Karsis" mission. I would be the first one on it.
LMAO...
I was going to do all the Hollows stuff because it's just such a fun zone... but I may not do the Trans trial now... depends on my mood and the team I find when I get to it....
Theres one power that makes this trial very easy, and its Group Invisibility. A well coordinated team can group invis and each set off to a different stone (you know, the things that open the door). This way you can avoid all the pain the the mai.. only room in the trial before the AV. Its then a case of taking on the AV himself. Again a good team can do this easily.
So with the right team its a very simple TF with minimal risks. I dont know how they've changed the lvl for it now but when I did it with my alt I was lvl17.
Yeah we al had to exemped down to lvl 15 for it to work. We had a 16 who had to get exemped down for the mission to work. So this trial was tough.
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So you get your team and you talk to Karsis. He then makes a wager you can't complete the mission in time and sets a time limit on you saving Sam. So now you have 90 minutes to save that dumb (censor).
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I almost spit out my coffee laughing at that last sentance!
This would have made my attempt at that (censored) mission go much easier! Kudos Cuddles!
You forgot the bit where the fumes of XTC and E the Pumies and CoT are using will invariably find a way into your buddies brains and turn them all into drooling idiots who won't even remember they were supposed to click the rock simultaneously... or stay put... or use any higher brainfunction than needed to fall into the lava and die.
I've had some bad experiences with this one... does it show?
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I've had some bad experiences with this one... does it show?
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Truthfully, the Trial of Transcendance was the worst CoH experience I have *EVER* had!
It did seem like as soon as we entered the mission, everyones IQ dropped to that of a stone. I could write pages of what it was like, but I think the types of things are adquately covered by the "You know you are in a pick-up grou when" thread.
I deleted one of my alts because of that trial. People who know me know that I am usually pretty easy going when it comes to games.
if your team mates get to close to the raze then you'll have some problems. Some of the problems I have witnessed.
"Ohh wow. That Lava sure looks warm and I've been freezing all day."
"Mmmmm.. Pretty rock.. Must pet rock.. "
This one usually effects multiple people for some reason.
"Hey Invis dude... Invis dude.. Where you go... Oh hey Hi Ruin Mage."
"I don't like this Rock. I want Spandex Boys rock. My rock is ugly.. fine I just won't touch it then."
"What the hell is wrong with him.. He keeps running into the middle of that rave and trying to flash everybody."
"Look I've done this before. You can just walk right up to them and they won't do ughhhh...."
"What rock... I don't see any rock."
"OMG were getting our butts kicked.. I'm running inside. Ohh Hell it's Kaogo. Arggghhh."
so who's finished this
and do you get that uber looking new badge?
This is the BEST guide to the cavern trial, hands down!
Great guide.
Only thing that was left out, and is really a no brainer... the tunnels.
You get exemp'd to 15 before you even enter the Troll tunnels. The hardest part for us was getting TO the trial
Had a higher level person come in and plow through it for us while we followed in the wake.
Fun trial, nice tilesets. Lava sucks
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The Defenders of Paragon
KGB Special Section 8
Well guys here it is. It looks like our buddy Sam has gotten himself in a little bit of trouble. Karsis will give you some baloney story to try and make you save his buddy but I got the truth from Sam so here it is.
Sam was out looking around and he saw this foxy Pumicite. Well Sam has this strange fetish for stone and he couldn't resist. One thing led to another and wouldn't you know it damn Sam is caught with the Chief Pumicite's daughter. You can just imagine how the Chief took it. So now Sam is locked away with the Chief Koago and is about to be beheaded.
Now it gets worse. Karsis doesn't really like Sam all that well because he messed around with his sister but because Sam owes him a fair amount of cash he's willing to send some noobs down into the Chiefs Palace to save the poor soon to be beheaded guy. Karsis is a real sicko and gets his jollies watching others get maimed and hurt so only those Security lvl 12-15 are selected to go. If your over that lvl your going to have to suck it up and drop yourself down to a noobs lvl.
As your talking to Karsis he lets you know that the Chief has a mad hate for Sam and has him locked up in a special room that requires you to have seven additional buddies at noob range to open the door.
So now you have to collect 7 additional dudes in the Security lvl of 12-15 before you can even start to rescue Sam. If anybody is over that Security range well there to damn manly and need to be kicked down a notch.
Getting your team is real important here. Karsis won't tell you because honestly deep down he wants you get maimed and hurt real bad but I'll tell you just so it'll be a little easier.
Your team should have somebody who has Invis and TP. This will make it alot better on the maiming and hurting part. Trust me your going to get maimed and hurt but it won't be nearly as much. So you get yourself that Invis/TPer now what else. Couple of damage dealers would be nice. You know that Chief is a bad (censor) so having a couple of good damage dealers helps. If you can you should look for somebody who is going to make him and his buddies (a number of bosses) not hit so much. This will ease the maiming and hurting alot. A guy who can take some damage will help and a few people who can lay down some holds. Stcking the holds on the Big Chief will limit your pain a sizeable amount. Did I forget a healer? Might want one of those also.
So you get your team and you talk to Karsis. He then makes a wager you can't complete the mission in time and sets a time limit on you saving Sam. So now you have 90 minutes to save that dumb (censor).
So you storm the Troll Tunnels. Having that Invis/TPer helps here. He runs to the the entrance of the Palace and teleports all of you there. Easy as pie. No maiming or dying. Everybody is still happy.
So you all enter. Now you can go in and out but if all of you leave at the same time then Karsis will call you a chicken and cancels the bet. I know but it's his bet. So make sure at least one of you stays inside at all times.
Now you can choose to fight everything in the palace but the question I have to ask you is: Do you like pain?
If the answer is No then send that Invis/TPer around to each stone and have him place you there. There maybe Guards at a few of them so Pain and Suffering could be a part of this plan. By the way I didn't know CoT and the Premice have rave parties but there sure having one now. So expect some CoT.
So your all situated and on the word go you touch em at the same time. Whoo hooo you just broke into the Chiefs main hall.
Now that Invis/TPer should find that sweet spot in the middle and tp you all there. There should be some Premice behind you and some in front of you. The ones behind you are Parting so hard they won't notice you but the others are Guarding this door. Yeah there the ones you want to kill. So you lure them in and defeat em. A little pain but not a whole lot.
Now you just got this big door. Whooa nelly you know what is behind this one. You betcha it's the Chief and he is ticked. He just found out his daughter is pregnant.
So the question I have to ask you is this : Do you really want to open that door? Well do yeah Punk?
Well of course you do. Your Security lvl 12-15 and that makes you a Noob. You don't know any better. Your stupid like that.
So you send the sacraficial lamb up. It's that Invis/TPer. The one you conned into doing this mission anyways. Well he runs up, opens the door, and runs back wetting his spandex. He just caught a glimpse of the Chief and it sure wasn't pretty. Not only that but he's naked and so is his Boss Cronies. God don't ask it wasn't pretty.
So your all ready. You can take em.. yeah you can just lure and.... OMG... Jeebus.. Somebody help me... Arrrghhh.. Pain Suffering... OK now that part was done you can all rez yourself and thank heaven on earth that you were able to knock out half.
So you do it again but this time your doing good. If you have a Dark/Dark Defender make sure he's focused on the chief it helps. Trust me it helps. The holds finally kick in and the Chief goes down. Yeah.. You won..
Or did you.. You march in and Sam is still be held by a couple of Guards. Them Premice are dumb as rocks. Here there big chief just bit the big one and there still focused on Sam. Well what are you waiting for? Kill em.
So Sam is free. He goes to find his girlfriend Premice and becomes the new Chief of the Rocks. What about Karsis?
Sam gives you some money to take back to Karsis and in exchange Karsis will give you some influence and note worthy praise for efforts.
Damn do I hate Karsis. I really do.
There yeah go.
The end.