Friday, April 13, 2012

Factions Walkthrough (Part 3: Early Kaineng City)

1. A Master's Burden

This quest is given by First Mate Xiang in Seitung Harbor

Speak with First Mate Xiang to arrange travel to Kaineng Docks. As soon as you arrive, speak with Headmaster Greico and enter The Marketplace, where you can increase your party size to 8. Exit to Wajjun Bazaar and follow the map to Master Togo. As always, move slowly enough to avoid over-aggroing.

After speaking with Togo, turn around and follow the map to Jia (if you encounter Am Fah along the way, take out their healers first). Map back to The Marketplace and return to the docks to accept the quest reward from Greico.

Reward

2. Mayhem in the Market

Follow the quest marker on the compass; there are no additional enemies from the quest. However, the Undercity can be difficult for players new to high level areas. Make sure to bring plenty of defensive skills. High-leveled Afflicted patrol the areas, along with Am Fah popups. Some might find it easier to enter the Undercity from Bukdek Byway.

Reward

Characters coming to Factions from another campaign will meet up with us here after completing Welcome to Cantha.This is the first of two 16 player co-operative PvE missions in the Factions Campaign. If you made a Canthan character you will be starting from Vizunah Square Local, and if you have a character from Tyria you will be starting from Vizunah Square Foreign.The Local group starts out with Master Togo, and the Foreign group starts out with Brother Mhenlo. The main difference is that they both start from different places. The local group takes care of a couple of groups of afflicted while the Foreign group rushes in to meet them, killing a few pesky Am Fah along the way. After both of the groups meet, the Afflicted groups start to grow in numbers and the mission starts to increase in difficulty. I would advise your monks to keep an eye out on Mhenlo and Togo as they tend to be targeted due to the sheer number of Afflicted. After clearing the first area from the Afflicted creatures, the Northeast gate will open. Follow Mhenlo and Togo through it until you come to the next area. There will be more afflicted popping up from every direction here, so be sure your monks are on their toes. After clearing this area, proceed North, across the bridge and then South again until you come to the third area. This is probably the hardest of the 4 parts to this mission, be sure to coordinate your efforts with your teammates, and have your monks make it known if they are short on energy.



After clearing this area, proceed south and follow the path until you find the Shiro'ken monster surrounded by a number of Afflicted creatures. Whatever you do don't bunch up on the bridge - the elementalists will shred everyone on your team to pieces. Instead pull them over to the bridge, body block the warriors and have your casters do the dirty work. After defeating everyone in this area, the mission is complete.

Standard Reward - over 30 minutes, 1000 Experience, 100 Gold, 1 Skill Point
Expert Reward - less than 30 minutes, 1500 Experience, 150 Gold, 1 Skill Point
Master Reward - less than 25 minutes, 2000 Experience, 200 Gold, 1 Skill Point

4. Finding The Oracle

This quest is given by Messenger Gosuh in Dragon's Throat

Exit Dragon's Throat into Shadow's Passage and talk to Brother Mhenlo. Then make your way to Nika in Bukdek Byway. You can either go to Bukdek Byway from Shadow's Passage or map travel to Kaineng Center, The Marketplace or Vizunah Square (Foreign Quarter) (if you're playing a non-Canthan character) and start from one of those.

Either way, proceed to the map marker giving Nika's location; when you approach her, she will begin her scripted dialogue with the Off-Duty Guards who are harassing her. Be careful when you approach her, as there are a number of patrolling Jade Brotherhood groups close by including the boss Kenshi Steelhand. Careful pulling should enable you to dispatch the groups individually, although you will probably find that Nika begins talking while you are fighting.

Reward

5. Closer to the Stars

This quest is given by Nika

Start out from The Marketplace and enter Wajjun Bazaar. Head straight west to find Fishmonger Bihzun. Once you talk to him a Jade Brotherhood Knight will approach and accost the Fishmonger. The Knight will turn hostile and several groups of Jade Brotherhood will come at you, one at a time. Defeat them and defend the Fishmonger.

Talk to the Fishmonger again, and he will tell you where to go. Head south to Nahpui Quarter and talk to Loud Kou to gain entrance.

Reward

6. Nahpui Quarter


Time to get "Weh no Su" Closer to the Stars. In this mission you will have to defeat 4 Celestial Creatures, Kaijun Don the Celestial Kirin, Kuonghsang the Celestial Turtle, Hai Jii the Celestial Phoenix and finally Tahmu the Celestial Dragon. First off you should keep in mind that whenever you kill a celestial creature, he will summon a bunch of smaller celestials all across the map. Pulling is an invaluable strategy on this map, so use it wisely. These smaller creatures regenerate a few minutes after being killed, therefore you should keep in mind that there is no turning around. I recommend killing them in the following order Phoenix, Turtle, Dragon, and finally the Kirin. The phoenix is easy, he's a sitting duck with only a few enemies guarding him. Kill him and follow the path South, East, and then North again until you spot Kuonghsang the Celestial Turtle. He is easy as well, just be sure to pull any patrols roaming the area. After defeating him proceed North, Northeast until you spot the Dragon. Again, pulling the patrolling groups away from the celestials will make your life much easier. After defeating the Dragon you should be seeing a lot of celestial groups as you proceed North, Northwest. Defeat them all until you spot Kaijun Don, the Celestial Kirin. Just in case you are wondering why I recommended that you kill him last - it's because he is a healer. If you killed him first, you would have to deal with little healer kirins all over the place. The best way to tackle this last Celestial is to forget everything I told you about pulling and simply bum rush him. Of course, if you would like to take the more careful approach go ahead and pull what you can and get ready for one heck of a fight. The mission ends when the last Celestial falls.

Standard Reward - over 30 minutes, 1000 Experience, 100 Gold, 1 Skill Point
Expert Reward - less than 30 minutes, 1500 Experience, 150 Gold, 1 Skill Point
Master Reward - less than 25 minutes, 2000 Experience, 200 Gold, 1 Skill Point

7. To Tahnnakai Temple

Exit Senji's Corner into Xaquang Skyway and make your way North, being careful not to aggro more than one group at a time. At the first bridge it's best to wait until you can see Orosen, Tranquil Acolyte. He will run down the bridge followed by his accompanying group. If you run back down to the two guards he will follow you all the way down. If you choose to fight this gives you the bonus of having the assistance of the guards and it will result in the enemies being crowded together. Another option is to move to the right side of the bridge (out of aggro range) and wait for the guards to die; the group will then continue on and you can skip fighting them. Continue northwards across the next bridge. At point 1 (see above image) be sure to pull each group separately back onto the bridge so as not to set off multiple groups. Continue into Shenzun Tunnels.

Follow the path to the east and then south killing any Am Fah you come across. Remember to watch out for the rangers who will no doubt have laid traps such as Viper's Nest and Spike Trap. Follow the quest marker to the east at the "T" junction and continue up to the entrance to the temple (2). Speak to the guard and Mhenlo will join you. At this point backtrack to the "T" junction and continue straight west. You can usually dodge the group of the Afflicted here but sometimes Mhenlo will set them off. Kill the group of Am Fah and head round to join up with Nika and Master Togo (3).

Here you will have to fend off the Afflicted. They come from three sides but there aren't many so you shouldn't have a problem. Sometimes the last group will get "stuck", head down the ramp and dispose of them to get the final dialog to appear.

Leave with Master Togo and backtrack again back to the entrance to the temple (2) and talk to the guard to head inside.

Reward

8. Tahnnakai Temple



Your objective in this mission is to prevent the Spirit Binder from consuming Vizu. To do so, you must fight your way to her and kill the bound bosses of Tahnnakai Temple in under 10 minutes. Every Bound boss that you kill will add a 2 minute time bonus to the limit, so as long as you move at a steady pace there is no need to hurry. From where you start, head Northeast where you will spot Bound Kitah, the Mesmer boss. Pull the Afflicted patrols away from him and be sure to target the monks first. After defeating Kitah, his spirit will open the gate to the next chamber where you will find Bound Naku, the Necromancer boss. Defeat him the same way you defeated the first boss, and continue through the level killing Bound Teinai the Elementalist, Bound Karei the Monk, Bound Jaizhanzu the Warrior, Bound Zojun the Ranger, and Bound Kaolai the Ritualist. After defeating Kaolai, proceed Northwest. You should spot Vizu in the middle of a large circular altar, guarded by a number of Afflicted. Clear out any patrols and slowly start pulling the Afflicted away from her. Defeat her to release her spirit and complete the mission.

Standard Reward - over 25 minutes, 1000 Experience, 100 Gold, 1 Skill Point
Expert Reward - less than 25 minutes, 1500 Experience, 150 Gold, 1 Skill Point
Master Reward - less than 20 minutes, 2000 Experience, 200 Gold, 1 Skill Point

9. A Meeting With the Emperor

This quest is given by Emperor's Voice

Return to Tahnnakai Temple and talk to the emperor.

Reward

10. The Count's Daughter

This quest is given by Emperor's Voice

Enter Sunjiang District (explorable area) from Zin Ku Corridor, where Mhenlo will join your party. Follow the quest marker to Danika, fighting Am Fah along the way. Once you have talked to Danika you can map travel to Maatu Keep if you have it unlocked. If not, follow the quest marker to Pongmei Valley, fighting Am Fah and Afflicted along the way; once in Pongmei Valley follow the quest marker, watching out for the popup Ranger boss Meynsang the Sadistic (if you follow the quest marker directly), until you get to Danika and talk to her. After talking to Danika and Redemptor Karl, follow the quest marker to Tanglewood Copse. Once in Arborstone (explorable area) follow the quest marker to Lift Operator Shulz, being careful not to get stuck between the two groups of Wardens. Lift Operator Shulz will take you to Arborstone where you can collect the quest reward.

Reward

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