Kosh
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Alright... Before I even start this all I will say is that this Bounty was a circus. I wanted to share how my group did it (two of the three of us needed this bounty) since there isn't much on it out there, and what is was somewhat vague.
Easy part: 500 Hive kills on the Moon (just do the mission where you find the dead Guardians body outside the temple on level 20 over and over and kill the billion guys that run out as the door opens).
Annoying part: 500 points in PvP with a weapon that does void damage - I used a Fusion Rifle. 5 points per kill, -2 points every time you die. If you are awesome at PvP this isn't an issue. If you suck... Well.... It'll take awhile. Took me about 3 hours of PvP (was running with a group of 3 in Control so wasn't bad).
Brutal Part:
So once you've done the first two parts.. You go back to the tower and get an item from the Speak for one Mote. Easy. This now opens a 'Epic' level 26 Summoning Pits. There are a lot of yellow Knights and Wizards in this one. It's tough. I could not solo it, and could not two-man it. And needed a decently powered third for it.
You don't have to finish the Summoning Pits.. When you get to the area where the boss is, DO NOT UNCHAIN HIM. Not at first. Clear all the adds. Once they are clear, unchain him. Do not focus on the boss though.. You don't need to down him for the bounty... A special named Wizard will appear (keep reading)
This is where strategies differ from what I've read.
How my group did it:
Our lowest level / weakest person cowered in a corner in the 2nd room before the entrance. Why? Incase we died. We would let the timer run out then respawn. We attempted this twice before, we weren't doing it again.
I stood in the entrance room directly connected to the Summoning Pits. I had my void Fusion Cannon and fire Rocket Launcher.
Our third jumped around the pit killing guys.
Knights and regular adds would run into the entrance room and I'd pick them off.
As you down the adds, the first drop ship arrives and dumps more turds on you. Repeat the above.
*** Obviously standing in the first room would occasionally spawn a Shreiker or whatever - our third man would tell me when (since I was usually aiming down the barrel with no mini map) and I'd run back to him until it despawned (killing it will make it throw bouncing explosives.. just let it despawn after 15-30 seconds) ***
Once you kill more of these guys (lots of Knights and Wizards), the second drop ship arrives and dumps even more guys! Again, repeat the above!
Once you've killed enough guys, a THIRD drop ship will arrive (if you recall, only two normally come when you are playing on normal modes)... This will have a SPECIAL NAMED WIZARD.
KILL THAT NAMED WIZARD. He is actually incredibly easy to down. The issue was killing all the adds to get him to spawn (while avoiding the boss).
Tada.. You have the quest for the hand cannon complete.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO KILL THE MAIN BOSS... Once the named Wizard is downed, you can leave and turn in your bounty for your Exotic Hand Cannon. You do not need to kill the other adds and the boss, You got what you came for, run while you can
A few Tips:
We did this tonight.. So Xur was up in the tower. I turned in 6 Strange Coins for 30 Heavy Ammo packs... You'll need them. While I didn't use 30.. I only used 10 (5 rockets x 10). Our other guy was using an Exotic Machine Gun.
The guys in this one don't drop nearly enough ammo, so I strongly suggest bringing a bunch of regular, special and heavy ammo packs (get the ammo packs from Xur, no sense in spending that kinda glimmer!).
Took us about 15 minutes to get to the Summoning Pits.. then about 30 more minutes to clear the adds and kill the Wizard.
This took us three runs over the course of a week to complete... Definitely do not go with anyone under level 26. While we had our lowest guy hiding in a safe corner incase we failed as a precaution, everyone will do their own thing. We found it easier to kite them into the room and pick them off one or two at a time.. Might have taken longer that way, but we didn't want to wipe and do it again.
There is a post out there (not here, but on other forums) that someone solo'd this... Do I think it is possible? Yes, however... (of course there's a however in there)... it would be incredibly slow going.. There is a 5 minute timer on the ammo packs. You'd be picking them off one at a time and a lot of time would be just waiting for the timer to run out... I suspect it would take several hours to do. Just easier getting a well coordinated group together and going it.
That's it for now... For those who are having trouble.. It is possible! Just come prepared and don't try and rush through it. It's definitely one you need to take your time in!
Easy part: 500 Hive kills on the Moon (just do the mission where you find the dead Guardians body outside the temple on level 20 over and over and kill the billion guys that run out as the door opens).
Annoying part: 500 points in PvP with a weapon that does void damage - I used a Fusion Rifle. 5 points per kill, -2 points every time you die. If you are awesome at PvP this isn't an issue. If you suck... Well.... It'll take awhile. Took me about 3 hours of PvP (was running with a group of 3 in Control so wasn't bad).
Brutal Part:
So once you've done the first two parts.. You go back to the tower and get an item from the Speak for one Mote. Easy. This now opens a 'Epic' level 26 Summoning Pits. There are a lot of yellow Knights and Wizards in this one. It's tough. I could not solo it, and could not two-man it. And needed a decently powered third for it.
You don't have to finish the Summoning Pits.. When you get to the area where the boss is, DO NOT UNCHAIN HIM. Not at first. Clear all the adds. Once they are clear, unchain him. Do not focus on the boss though.. You don't need to down him for the bounty... A special named Wizard will appear (keep reading)
This is where strategies differ from what I've read.
How my group did it:
Our lowest level / weakest person cowered in a corner in the 2nd room before the entrance. Why? Incase we died. We would let the timer run out then respawn. We attempted this twice before, we weren't doing it again.
I stood in the entrance room directly connected to the Summoning Pits. I had my void Fusion Cannon and fire Rocket Launcher.
Our third jumped around the pit killing guys.
Knights and regular adds would run into the entrance room and I'd pick them off.
As you down the adds, the first drop ship arrives and dumps more turds on you. Repeat the above.
*** Obviously standing in the first room would occasionally spawn a Shreiker or whatever - our third man would tell me when (since I was usually aiming down the barrel with no mini map) and I'd run back to him until it despawned (killing it will make it throw bouncing explosives.. just let it despawn after 15-30 seconds) ***
Once you kill more of these guys (lots of Knights and Wizards), the second drop ship arrives and dumps even more guys! Again, repeat the above!
Once you've killed enough guys, a THIRD drop ship will arrive (if you recall, only two normally come when you are playing on normal modes)... This will have a SPECIAL NAMED WIZARD.
KILL THAT NAMED WIZARD. He is actually incredibly easy to down. The issue was killing all the adds to get him to spawn (while avoiding the boss).
Tada.. You have the quest for the hand cannon complete.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO KILL THE MAIN BOSS... Once the named Wizard is downed, you can leave and turn in your bounty for your Exotic Hand Cannon. You do not need to kill the other adds and the boss, You got what you came for, run while you can
A few Tips:
We did this tonight.. So Xur was up in the tower. I turned in 6 Strange Coins for 30 Heavy Ammo packs... You'll need them. While I didn't use 30.. I only used 10 (5 rockets x 10). Our other guy was using an Exotic Machine Gun.
The guys in this one don't drop nearly enough ammo, so I strongly suggest bringing a bunch of regular, special and heavy ammo packs (get the ammo packs from Xur, no sense in spending that kinda glimmer!).
Took us about 15 minutes to get to the Summoning Pits.. then about 30 more minutes to clear the adds and kill the Wizard.
This took us three runs over the course of a week to complete... Definitely do not go with anyone under level 26. While we had our lowest guy hiding in a safe corner incase we failed as a precaution, everyone will do their own thing. We found it easier to kite them into the room and pick them off one or two at a time.. Might have taken longer that way, but we didn't want to wipe and do it again.
There is a post out there (not here, but on other forums) that someone solo'd this... Do I think it is possible? Yes, however... (of course there's a however in there)... it would be incredibly slow going.. There is a 5 minute timer on the ammo packs. You'd be picking them off one at a time and a lot of time would be just waiting for the timer to run out... I suspect it would take several hours to do. Just easier getting a well coordinated group together and going it.
That's it for now... For those who are having trouble.. It is possible! Just come prepared and don't try and rush through it. It's definitely one you need to take your time in!
