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Ultima Online Fan Board => UO-Related Tutorials => Topic started by: Ultima on January 28, 2009, 09:30:32 PM
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I'm not sure how many of your have been down to the Labyrinth to challenge the crazed Minotaur Meraktus but if you have the patience and like a challenge it can be alot of fun and I strongly suggest it. It's definately not for everyone and there are tricks that can make it easier but I'll let you figure them out for yourselves.
Thus far from my experience solo'ing it, it takes a little over an hour to spawn the Champion, sometimes longer... like I said patience is a must in the Labyrinth.
I'm not sure how much faster a large guild could prop him up because it's really dependent on the minotaurs spawning. The strategy of running all over the entire Labyrinth fighting Pyre and Reptalons and perhaps even rend in order to spawn Merkatus well...it's a deathwish. It can get really crazy down there in a split second if you play yours cards wrong. Patience and determination is really what is needed. So anyone who enjoy's soloing Paroxysmus or Dreadhorn should make a trip down and test your metal against the strongest the Labyrinth has to offer. With the introduction of Replica's the trip might actually be worthwhile.
Direction are head all the way to the back of the Labryinth. Outside the Gate is where the majority of Minotaurs will spawn. Inside the gate is the large building where Meraktus will appear with his Tormented Minotaurs.
It takes ALOT of killing of minotaurs and the progression will start with the shouting "I see invaders! Must warn the others!". Which will be followed by "Aid the others! Kill the invaders!" and finally after approximately an hour of slaying Minotaurs A Minotaur Captian bellows, "Meraktus has arrived!". You will only hear the "Meraktus has arrived!" message once so pay close attention. It's a good idea to keep an eye on the large building with a stealther to see if you missed the message and he did indeed arrive.
Meraktus and his crew of Minotaurs are not to be trifle with. It might be a good idea to take on Dreadhorn or Paroxysmus before taking on Meraktus even though his HP is alot lower and he goes down fast he hits like a ton of bricks. I can't remember the last time I took so many dirtnaps but for me it has been alot of fun and a great way for solo players to get replicas.
Good luck and be sure to share your experiences. :)
The final Battle with the Minotaurs before their Master Appears:
(http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4606/merk3sj4.jpg)
A Close up or Meraktus and his minions (I just need to learn how to edit screenshots better..sorry TM!LOL!):
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6213/merk4kw3.jpg)
Cornered by Merkatus the Tormented:
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7425/merk5po5.jpg)
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I didn't know you played WOW!
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Yeah that's the beauty of UOKR. You can zoom in and out to play at whatever angle you like. It's a very nice feature indeed and the bird's eye view comes in very handy when fighting against the baddies. 8)
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Yeah that's the beauty of UOKR. You can zoom in and out to play at whatever angle you like. It's a very nice feature indeed and the bird's eye view comes in very handy when fighting against the baddies. 8)
You didn't just use the words "Beauty" and "KR" in the same sentence did you? :p
Seriously, thanks for that write up.
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Well it's really alot of fun down there and a good way for one player to get some relics without having to be in a large guild and worry about sharing. If I can figure out what the hell I'm doing I'll post a few more screenshots of them there good looking UOKR screenshots I know you guys are so fond of. :P
According to UOGuide your not supposed to engage in Melee with Merkatus which is exactly why it makes for a challenging experience for a whammy. I don't think I've not died yet...maybe I need to get my hands on some EP rings and bracelets and take full advantage of potions.
But yeah TM you should definately make a trip down there if you haven't...
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my whammy is still in training. maybe if i came over to someone elses shard and watched them, i'd learn a bit more technic
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Your more than welcome to come join me and Chlamydia Jane/Hoby on the Asian Shard we migrated to for farming powerscrolls and replicas. If you just want to watch and create a new character that is fine too. I'll show you what little I know. It's really quite simple once you understand how the template works. I remember being in awe of people who solo'd Dreadhorn and for the longest time that was one of my goals in UO. ;D
Dreadhorn is a breeze now and I even do that one AFK. Paroxysmus can be tricky but I haven't tested out the leaf blade (feint) because I'm live by my soulseeker. Now Meraktus...I'm hooked on doing him even though it can be painfully slow spawning him and very anti-climatic when he doesn't drop a replica but the only other Champ Boss I can solo is Barracoon and the majority of his replicas aren't as good as the other bosses with the exception of the oak leaf cloak.
I'm gonna derail my own thread. PM if your ever interested in watching/joining us out on either my home shard or the Asian Shard.
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I just can't seem to find the right weapon to do the job..
btw whats your stats at?
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I'm at:
125 Str
95 Dex
30 Int
Which puts me at 245 and reminds me I need to do a harrower someday soon or forkout the cash for a stat scroll. Who did you struggle against...Dreadhorn? I have to admit my knowledge of SSI in relation to Dex and Stamina is lacking. I think http://www.uocraft.com/ (http://www.uocraft.com/) has a SSI calculator. Cervza has posted the the formula before I just seem to do 'okay' so I go with the flow....plus my weapon of choice is SoulSeeker and that puppy has 60SSI on it. Now when I used other weapons they just seem soooo slow because I've become accustomed to and spoiled by the mighty soulseeker. And that whirlwhind is arguably the best special in the game.
What weapon did you use? Post Mods! I have done it on a fencer with Wind's Edge but it was slower than my SS.
It's trial and error. Don't give up or get frustrated. Have fun with it and you'll succeed. Just keep experimenting with different things when something doesn't work. First 3-4 Dreadhorns I did I was forced out of the Weald in utter defeat and humility. The Dreadhorn destroyed me and I wasted an hour or so each time and walked away with no rewards for my efforts. Keep at it and everything will click then it's easy street..as for as Dreadhorn goes.
Meraktus is another story.... Your probability of dieing skyrockets if you want to stand toe to toe with him the entire duration. I've seen a few others in the labyrinth fighting Meraktus and they mainly joust him and heal.
I like to push my luck and stand in with him as long as possible although I've paid the price many many times. :P
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I was using a leaf blade with 30 SDI, and 20 Stamina Leech.
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I was using a leaf blade with 30 SDI, and 20 Stamina Leech.
That's it? The SSI is good but with only 2 Mods that's not that great of a weapon. No DI,ML, or HLD on that leafblade?
And who were you fighting against DH or Meraktus?
Also what suit are you wearing? If your wearing a Darkwood suit I can almost guarantee you that your DI is going to be extremely low (Unless you have a heartwood Darkwood which is extremely difficult to craft).
If your DI is below 50 your damage output is so low your hardly leeching anything back. You really need to be in the damage range of 45-70 against DH and 40-60 against Meraktus. If your not hitting either of them that hard your really not in the running.
ICQ me me if you want me to log onto your shard and come watch the action and I'll only offer advice if asked to. ;)
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no, I started to put together a very similar suit as you wear.
heart of lion, fey legs, um.. can't remember everything right now I have about 60 dci, and about 100 di. I'll get the rest when I get home from work tonight. we can figure it out from there.
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I am keeping a close eye on this thread just so I can take in all this whammy advice, I thouroughly suck on my wammy lol.
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Well OMG really is more of the expert as he was playing the whammy over the sampire before the nerf. And he uses those EP rings which can be a life saver when the RNG is being cruel. But again once you get the hang of it..it's alot of fun what you can do...you basically become your own greater Dragon. :P
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I'm Gonna be working on getting a pair of Mace and shield soon.
Summed Attributes:
Faster Cast Recovery: 1
Damage Increase: 146
Hit Chance Increase: 9
Hit Point Increase: 6
Defense Chance Increase: 64
Lower Mana Cost: 2
Spell Damage Increase: 9
Luck: 275
Mana Regeneration: 1
Stamina Regeneration: 3
Hit Point Regeneration: 4
Physical Resist: 79
Fire Resist: 57
Cold Resist: 59
Poison Resist: 58
Energy Resist: 82
Strength Bonus: 1
Intelligence Bonus: 8
Chivalry: 5
Provocation: 7
Other Attributes:
Mage Armor
Night Sight
Blessed
Specific Items:
Barbed Leather Gorget -insured
Heart Of The Lion -insured
Quiver Of Infinity -blessed
Stormgrip -insured
Bracelet -insured
Fey Leggings -insured
Library Talisman - A Primer On Arms Damage Removal -insured
Barbed Leather Sleeves -insured
Ornate Crown Of The Harrower -insured -blessed
Ring -insured
Snake Skin Boots -insured
Nocturne Earrings -insured
Valorite Leafblade -insured
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Okay you got your Mace and Shield Glasses.... Are you making the transition over to swordsmanship?
Keep me updated... 8)
Also you should consider joining faction strictly for the Faction Artifacts. The Fey Leggings and Heart of the Lion have an increase of 3 resists so that 6 increase across the board plus the Mace and Shield has an added bonus of 10% Damage increase. And the Storm Grip has an added 10 HCI on it. All these things add up and it really gives you flexibility on your ring and bracelet which are the finishing touches on the suit.
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ya.. I've been challenged to start a tamer. I have till Tuesday to gm taming, i'm at 88 atm. after I finish the tamer I'll be back on my warrior.
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we took him down fast with two greater dragons last night. you can also disco the tormented minotors. I did not get a change to try to disco the merk champ due to his stomp attack. Sometimes he does it two times in a row which is insta-death. If you are invis or hidden the stomp attack does not hit you for some reason so stay hidden on anyone you are not using or heal heal hide. Take advantage of the ability to not get hit due to being hidden. I would also consider having a level 6 weaving to cast Gift of Renewal on dragons.
You also cannot area peace merk but u can area peace his tormented minotaurs. It seemed like the tormented minotaurs also have the stomp attack too.
Definitely wear a bovine slayer if you are using a melee approach. I am wondering if getting on a roof with an honor archer is the way to go. the q is will the stomp attack hit you if you are up there. If the answer is no, that is the best way to kill him.
Last night, we ran in had everything chase us out of the building, area peaced which left the tormented minotors behind while merk kept chasing and killed merk first. The question remains does the replica, that falls 33.3% of the time, fall if you do not kill the tormented minotaurs too. If anyone gets one without killing them please post.
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I usually bypass the Tormented Minotaurs and go directly to dealing with Meraktus. I've received many replicas from just killing Merkatus and leaving the Tormened Minotaurs behind.
I've also had horrible luck streaks on spawns. Meraktus I've gone 0-9, Glade Spawn spawn I've gone 0-16. Meraktus goes down pretty fast on a Whammy if you can get her Discorded (Yes I believe it's a her) and a healer standing close by doesn't hurt either.
I personally don't think killing the Tormented Minotaurs have any bearing on receiving a replica drop.
I've seen other people on the roof before but I can't figure out how to get up there. Is there a trick or certain spots & tiles to recall from?
If you know these spots can you please share as I would love to get a bard or an Archer up there to play around.
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Yes you go to the first floor of the building and cast energy field on yourself and log out and then back in and now you are on the second floor. UO pushes you to the next avaliable empty spot :)
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giving away secretes of the Gm Roof Jumper! I used to have rune books full of Roof tops people couldn't figure out how to get up onto.. lol even under floors like bank of Papua, and some strange underground hole in Britain
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still got any of those runes you mentioned and if so mindif i make a copy of some of them?
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I lost my library years ago.. some of them can't not be obtained anymore since you can't cast Energy Field in Trammel, but Felecia might have different rule sets.
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The similar subject was already observed somewhere at this thread
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*An Corp Thread*
I'm hurt that I'm not in any of these pictures, though. Deeply hurt, Ultima.
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I figured you didn't want pictures of your corpses posted all over SUO so I did the honrable thing and left you out of this one. ;)
I still haven't forgotten about the first time you joined me down in the Labyrinth. :-X
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And intentionally killing my minotaur artifact stealther!! Shame on you!
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Collateral damage TM... ??? what can I say!?
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I killed Cerveza's miner the other day, where does TM roam, he's next on the list...? :)
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TM's a tricky little bugger. Travels incognito most of the time. 8)
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I killed Cerveza's miner the other day, where does TM roam, he's next on the list...? :)
Sorry, I mine and travel in Trammel. Jerks like you forced me back to carebear land long ago... :P
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TM's a lover not a fighter! ;D
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spawn seems to be broken today. worked TOO well last night. Spawn density never stopped once I summoned merkatus. Man was that tough. Now, it never peaks. Getting message that spawn is working, but no visible spawn progression. boo
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Whatcha mean stopped?
Minotaurs continuing to spawn all over after Meraktus has been summoned is normal.
It doesn't matter where in the Labyrinth you are...even at the entrance and the surrounding area by Miasma you can advance the spawn.
What you need to do is kill the Minotaurs that are spawning in other parts of the Labyrinth.
I've had issues with none spawning towards the back and was forced to flush them out and kill them in more hazardous areas. Once I did that they started respawning in the back again.
I'm not sure what dictates where they spawn..sometimes you can walk in the entrance and there are no Minotaurs even though no one has been there. Other times you can walk into the Labyrinth and your surrounded by a small army inside the entrance.
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yup, that's what I figured out too. Any sampire tips for tormented? I got through them, but died a few times.
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Talisman of Tormented Minotaur Protection +50-60% will help your cause!
Also you don't want to be fighting against a Tormented Minotaur and then have another player jump in and attack at the same time. The Tormented Minotaurs' special attack (Ground N Pound Area Attack) damage output seems to be based on the number of people attacking it.
As soon as someone else joins in the fight your treading dangerous ground and more than likely the Ground and Pound attack will 1 hit kill everything in it's radius. ???
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gotta got me one of those talismans. Got a 60% yamadon the other day, so hopefully one will come my way soon. Thanks for the thread and tips Ultima.
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Nice!
I have a +60% Yamadon Protection as well I've been wanting to throw that on and go take one on a Yamadon but I haven't done that lately. Yamadon's are nasty buggers...
C2 still has us all beat with his +60% Meraktus Protection Talisman! I've been trying now for about a year to get it off of him but he keeps misplacing it and forgetting to transfer it over. 8)
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gonna try leafblade of ease and curse wep tonight, see how that works out
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Post your results with your leafblade....
Even with the Meraktus +59% Protection Talisman I have he managed to drop me which was suprising to me. I had Meraktus redlined and it was easy sailing all the way through until I got to the last sliver. I thought I was home free but somehow Meraktus managed to dump me on my head. Goes to show just how devasting their specials can be even with a high Protection Talisman.
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;Dwelll, if you let me BORROW it, i will let you know if there is a difference on my shard :D
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I can't find mine either for some reason. See if C2 ever ended up finding his...
:P
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if anyone is on atlantic, there is a 55% tormented talisman for 500K on searchuo
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Yep that's my vendor! ;)