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Reader's Digest version: I work hard to get behind Banishing Gate #3 with a bunch of strangers, log out for the night, and find out the next day that 10+ RMTs are doing their AF runs too. This bites.
Last night, I had trouble sleeping. I had soloed my Garlaige Coffer Key for my AF while exp'ing as BST in the Garlaige basement, so I decided that I might as well hang around the Banishing Gates in hopes of getting to one of the coffer areas.
While waiting at the first banishing gate, I was joined by a lvl 51 Hume RDM who was also hoping to do the same for his AF. We were able to get past the first gate due to a 66 SAM who was helping another RDM (this one a Mithra) with her coffer. Unfortunately, the Mithra RDM actually needed her key still, so it appeared that we wouldn't have their help getting past one of the deeper gates.
I was just poking around gate #2, trying to decide what to do, when I decided to see how the Hume RDM had fared. Unfortunately for him, he had drawn aggro near gate #3 and was now face down on the cold, stone floor.
I had a bit of fun using the nearby Jellies to take out the nearby Explosure and Droma just so I could cast Raise on him, and then take out some nearby skeletons to help him avoid blood aggro. Much to our surprise, the SAM and Mithra RDM from earlier came by after a while. We decided we would all work together to try and get past gate #3.
I volunteered myself for handling the pressure plate in the furthest corner. I thought I could handle it as easily as the others, since the room just had a couple of Jellies. I simply charmed one, and used to attack the other while I waited for everyone else to get into position.
As soon as I saw the message that the banishing gate was opening, I started to make my run. And that's when the jelly my pet was fighting decided to do a TP move. An AoE TP move. One that took 250 HP off of me, dropping me to yellow. Given that I was at the furthest plate, I felt I didn't have time to heal myself. I had my Reraise Gorget up. What's the worst that can happen?
Well, as it turned out, the Mithra RDM had drawn aggro from one of the Jellies right at the gate. Her SAM escort engaged the jelly, but that didn't keep the Mithra RDM from running well past the gate... and into 3 Fallen Officers. The other RDM had apparently died in all the commotion. I got beat down by 2 Fallen Soldiers that followed me on my way to the gate. The SAM was left alone to face the jelly with 3 fallen players nearby.
Looking around, I could only see a Haunt that looked to be far enough away. So I accepted Reraise and tried to determine how I could best help the SAM. All of a sudden, a Fallen Officer runs past me and starts attacking the SAM. The end result was the SAM dying, and I was cowering a short distance away, hoping that the Fallen Officer would despawn.
Well, my story has drawn on long enough. So I'll shorten the rest. The Fallen Officer despawned, and then respawned while I was still weakened. With the help of a Funguar familiar, I was somehow able to kill the DC Fallen Officer and help raise the two RDMs (the SAM had decided to HP by that time).
It wasn't a perfect excursion. But given the pick-up nature of this group, I was quite satisified that all 3 coffer seeking players had made it past the gate, were now alive, and staying aggro free. The coffer wasn't back there (which probably saved us the hassle of trying to figure out which of us 3 would get to claim it). I was content just to be back there. I could always log off, and check back the next day. VICTORY!
... but alas, every high is followed by a low.
When I logged in today to check for the coffer, I spotted one player behind gate #3 also. But it wasn't one of the two I worked together with last night. No big deal. I log out, and check back a few hours later. That's when I notice 3 other players with him. And the names are familiar. It was a group of RMT accounts I had spotted leveling through Crawler's Nest weeks ago. When I turned a corner, I spotted yet another party of RMT accounts sitting just inside the gate.
It makes sense. Getting 4 warm bodies to cooperate with opening banishing gates should be no problem for a group of RMTs. It's disturbing that I'm now having to wait in a spot with at least 10 RMTs also waiting for the same thing as me. Given the 4 other jobs which need this same coffer (MNK, PLD, RDM, and WHM), I may be waiting here a while. /sigh
Last night, I had trouble sleeping. I had soloed my Garlaige Coffer Key for my AF while exp'ing as BST in the Garlaige basement, so I decided that I might as well hang around the Banishing Gates in hopes of getting to one of the coffer areas.
While waiting at the first banishing gate, I was joined by a lvl 51 Hume RDM who was also hoping to do the same for his AF. We were able to get past the first gate due to a 66 SAM who was helping another RDM (this one a Mithra) with her coffer. Unfortunately, the Mithra RDM actually needed her key still, so it appeared that we wouldn't have their help getting past one of the deeper gates.
I was just poking around gate #2, trying to decide what to do, when I decided to see how the Hume RDM had fared. Unfortunately for him, he had drawn aggro near gate #3 and was now face down on the cold, stone floor.
I had a bit of fun using the nearby Jellies to take out the nearby Explosure and Droma just so I could cast Raise on him, and then take out some nearby skeletons to help him avoid blood aggro. Much to our surprise, the SAM and Mithra RDM from earlier came by after a while. We decided we would all work together to try and get past gate #3.
I volunteered myself for handling the pressure plate in the furthest corner. I thought I could handle it as easily as the others, since the room just had a couple of Jellies. I simply charmed one, and used to attack the other while I waited for everyone else to get into position.
As soon as I saw the message that the banishing gate was opening, I started to make my run. And that's when the jelly my pet was fighting decided to do a TP move. An AoE TP move. One that took 250 HP off of me, dropping me to yellow. Given that I was at the furthest plate, I felt I didn't have time to heal myself. I had my Reraise Gorget up. What's the worst that can happen?
Well, as it turned out, the Mithra RDM had drawn aggro from one of the Jellies right at the gate. Her SAM escort engaged the jelly, but that didn't keep the Mithra RDM from running well past the gate... and into 3 Fallen Officers. The other RDM had apparently died in all the commotion. I got beat down by 2 Fallen Soldiers that followed me on my way to the gate. The SAM was left alone to face the jelly with 3 fallen players nearby.
Looking around, I could only see a Haunt that looked to be far enough away. So I accepted Reraise and tried to determine how I could best help the SAM. All of a sudden, a Fallen Officer runs past me and starts attacking the SAM. The end result was the SAM dying, and I was cowering a short distance away, hoping that the Fallen Officer would despawn.
Well, my story has drawn on long enough. So I'll shorten the rest. The Fallen Officer despawned, and then respawned while I was still weakened. With the help of a Funguar familiar, I was somehow able to kill the DC Fallen Officer and help raise the two RDMs (the SAM had decided to HP by that time).
It wasn't a perfect excursion. But given the pick-up nature of this group, I was quite satisified that all 3 coffer seeking players had made it past the gate, were now alive, and staying aggro free. The coffer wasn't back there (which probably saved us the hassle of trying to figure out which of us 3 would get to claim it). I was content just to be back there. I could always log off, and check back the next day. VICTORY!
... but alas, every high is followed by a low.
When I logged in today to check for the coffer, I spotted one player behind gate #3 also. But it wasn't one of the two I worked together with last night. No big deal. I log out, and check back a few hours later. That's when I notice 3 other players with him. And the names are familiar. It was a group of RMT accounts I had spotted leveling through Crawler's Nest weeks ago. When I turned a corner, I spotted yet another party of RMT accounts sitting just inside the gate.
It makes sense. Getting 4 warm bodies to cooperate with opening banishing gates should be no problem for a group of RMTs. It's disturbing that I'm now having to wait in a spot with at least 10 RMTs also waiting for the same thing as me. Given the 4 other jobs which need this same coffer (MNK, PLD, RDM, and WHM), I may be waiting here a while. /sigh
Sorry, it was probably a really good work of writing too :/....
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