was in a small server and wanted to give castrum a 2nd try (1st time other randos were there and pretty much carried me) taking down the defenses took some time but wasnāt too bad when i got the method down. (throughout the entire thing, iām doing a solo run)
then i do battle.
for the most part itās not too bad except a couple close calls (although tedious) until i finally get to valerii. much more difficult than the other goons, but i manage and keep my hit and run style going. at this point itās around an hour into the run. valeriiās at no more than 300 health, then
Fort Castrumās defenses have recovered
i get shoved into the water and start swimming for my ship while itās under fire. it was a long way back to base at thorinās refuge (even longer given it had ~3000 health)
mid typing this i ran into a whirlpool and almost got destroyed by white eyes
overall 6.8/10 experience worse has happened
Jesus
I never got āFort Castrum Defenses have Recoveredā personally, but I keep seeing it happen to people, RIP
i was so confused at first why i got shoved out of bounds thinking it was lag then i saw the message and my heart sank a lil
iām guessing itās a time limit to keep people from stalling it out but man
general valerii is easy, but the āFort castrum has recoveredā thing is annoying I got shut out 3x because of that 1 lost dude 
What exactly were you doing that it took you this long? My solo runs usually take like half an hour at most if I come unprepared (no potions food etc.)
Maybe for those at Fort Castrum, there should be a timer of some kind if there isnāt already until āreinforcementsā arrives which leads to the defenses of Fort Castrum recovering.
i was playing real safe since i was going deathless (donāt know if dying resets it) so often iād just back off if i lost enough health to scare me
likely also factoring that sometimes iād have to hunt them down in the walls or my dps is low
also worth mentioning iām buns at the game ):
i generally donāt understand the point of the timer, if someoneās just stalling out to ruin anotherās experience said other can just play through it, and pvp is off in the area anyway
Healing potions are extremely useful, I typically use t3 with rare catalysts but t5 brews are probably more efficient
i have all the resources to make high tier healing potions but the problem is iām lazy and a hoarder
Fort Castration
Your avarice shall be your downfall.
Yeah tier 5s can heal 700-1100 health depending on if you use a rare or exotic catalyst
how iām feeling man
i was gonna say my downfall is actually hubris but iām too underegotistical at the same time iām vibrating
perhaps it is my hesitance and indecisiveness
Fish dinners and revealing potions are ESSENTIAL for fort castrum, the first will massively enhance your longevity and save a ton of time in your regen breaks, and the latter is a requirement to make the raid bearable because itāll let you find the last enemy whoās just buried in a wall.
i think itās based on time spent on a specific wave cuz some goons showed up and left so the second wave was incredibly upscaled (if thatās how it works)
I love it when an enemy flings itself far into the ocean, runs out of stamina and stays on the sea floor until I lose 
itās crazy butā¦
i kinda miss the olympic athlete npcs now
add npc drowning PLEASE