Another day, another Guild Wars Hard Mode mission beaten.
Grand Court of Sebelkeh is one of the tougher missions in Nightfall. It’s a real challenge to earn the Master’s reward with a Hero/henchmen team in Normal Mode — my Elementalist had a helluva time — and I found it very frustrating in Hard Mode with my Mesmer today.
Unlike most Nightfall mission, this one is timed — the Master’s requires beating the mission in 12 minutes — but it’s tough to complete it let alone complete it within the stipulated time. There’s so much to keep track of during a short span of time that it’s very easy to get overwhelmed.
First and foremost, you have to prevent the bad guys claiming the Altar of Lyssa. Then you have to shut down the Torment rifts. You also have to stop the Blasphemy from reclaiming the Altar or reopening the rifts. And while all this is going on, there are also groups of Margonites who periodically emerge from the rifts.
I tend to be cautious when I play — attack, regroup and assess — and this mission doesn’t really allow that much. The intense action begins almost immediately and players need to be highly aggressive if they’re to claim the Master’s reward.
It took me well over an hour to beat this but beat it I eventually did.
Guardian of Elona: 7/20.
