Another bug I need to note... while all the 50s on the team got a trial complete popup, which let them select a rare recipe, the level 38 and 40 players -
myself and Sofaspud - did not.
This is the first time I've done the Sewer Trial since the invention system was put in, so I have no idea what the specific bug is here. Previously the
sewer trial awarded a special Hydra origin enhancement, sorta like a Hami-O for the level 40 range. Much like the Titan enhancements from Eden Trial and so on.
I understand those should still be available in the reward selection popup if you're at the appropriate level, but this did not occur for me.
Also:
Some additions to what Wire said. There is no mission map, though the zone is a straight shot descent down a shaft strung with catwalks. And lots of Rikti.
There are two kinds of weapons crate, Thermite and Particle.
Thermite cannons are effective against the hydra tentacle enemies. These cannons are NOT necessary.
Particle cannons are the only things that can damage the main hydra head, so they ARE necessary. (EDIT: though a tank can keep the Hydra head taunted and off
the gunners, IIRC - Foxboy can probably confirm this). They only have 20 uses each, so if there is poor timing involved you MAY run out of firepower...shooting
when the head's forcefield is up will waste your power uses, obviously. It's important to keep an eye on combat log or watch out for
'Unaffected!' messages.
Better yet, someone else on the team should shout out when a generator comes back up.
As noted, once you're at the bottom of the shaft the forcefield generators need to be taken down and KEPT DOWN so the head is vulnerable. The best way to
do it is to post one or more level 50s at each generator. Someone with damage AoEs will have an easier time killing the Rikti repair crew spawns.
Ideally you should have at least two gunners in the level 38-40 range pounding on the Hydra. One might work, though. Contrary to what I believed, the Particle
Cannon damage does NOT appear to scale to one's AT. Emerald Blast, a defender, did the same as Glass Lass, a blaster.
I am uncertain whether it scales to one's level. There has to be some variable, because I distinctly remember the first time I ran this thing way back, my
particle cannon damage was ridiculously small compared to the other guy shooting, enough that we all made jokes about it. I thought it was AT difference, but
it might be level. In which case you'd want to keep the gunners within SK range so they have more damage.
...
Better yet, I hope they fix the bugs in this trial and upgrade it to modern auto-exemplar standards. u_u
I am puzzled as to why they added the modern trial-complete recipe popup menu (even if it's bugged)...without addressing all the other problems.
Oh, one more bug. When I acquired the temp power thermite and particle cannons, power icons for those temps appeared on my tray.
One problem. Glass Lass has a full three displayed trays of powers and macro buttons. Which meant that the temp powers REPLACED two of my macros. Those macros
were gone, completely poof. Not bounced to any other tray, just flat out gone.
They did not return when the temp power cannons vanished (they are on the same expiration timer as the mission, 90 minutes). I had to recreate the macros. Not
really hard to do in my case, since they were just targeting and costume-change macros, but still annoying. I have never observed this behaviour with any other
temp powers, ever.
-- Acyl
myself and Sofaspud - did not.
This is the first time I've done the Sewer Trial since the invention system was put in, so I have no idea what the specific bug is here. Previously the
sewer trial awarded a special Hydra origin enhancement, sorta like a Hami-O for the level 40 range. Much like the Titan enhancements from Eden Trial and so on.
I understand those should still be available in the reward selection popup if you're at the appropriate level, but this did not occur for me.
Also:
Some additions to what Wire said. There is no mission map, though the zone is a straight shot descent down a shaft strung with catwalks. And lots of Rikti.
There are two kinds of weapons crate, Thermite and Particle.
Thermite cannons are effective against the hydra tentacle enemies. These cannons are NOT necessary.
Particle cannons are the only things that can damage the main hydra head, so they ARE necessary. (EDIT: though a tank can keep the Hydra head taunted and off
the gunners, IIRC - Foxboy can probably confirm this). They only have 20 uses each, so if there is poor timing involved you MAY run out of firepower...shooting
when the head's forcefield is up will waste your power uses, obviously. It's important to keep an eye on combat log or watch out for
'Unaffected!' messages.
Better yet, someone else on the team should shout out when a generator comes back up.
As noted, once you're at the bottom of the shaft the forcefield generators need to be taken down and KEPT DOWN so the head is vulnerable. The best way to
do it is to post one or more level 50s at each generator. Someone with damage AoEs will have an easier time killing the Rikti repair crew spawns.
Ideally you should have at least two gunners in the level 38-40 range pounding on the Hydra. One might work, though. Contrary to what I believed, the Particle
Cannon damage does NOT appear to scale to one's AT. Emerald Blast, a defender, did the same as Glass Lass, a blaster.
I am uncertain whether it scales to one's level. There has to be some variable, because I distinctly remember the first time I ran this thing way back, my
particle cannon damage was ridiculously small compared to the other guy shooting, enough that we all made jokes about it. I thought it was AT difference, but
it might be level. In which case you'd want to keep the gunners within SK range so they have more damage.
...
Better yet, I hope they fix the bugs in this trial and upgrade it to modern auto-exemplar standards. u_u
I am puzzled as to why they added the modern trial-complete recipe popup menu (even if it's bugged)...without addressing all the other problems.
Oh, one more bug. When I acquired the temp power thermite and particle cannons, power icons for those temps appeared on my tray.
One problem. Glass Lass has a full three displayed trays of powers and macro buttons. Which meant that the temp powers REPLACED two of my macros. Those macros
were gone, completely poof. Not bounced to any other tray, just flat out gone.
They did not return when the temp power cannons vanished (they are on the same expiration timer as the mission, 90 minutes). I had to recreate the macros. Not
really hard to do in my case, since they were just targeting and costume-change macros, but still annoying. I have never observed this behaviour with any other
temp powers, ever.
-- Acyl