Fort castrum šŸ˜­

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 wasnā€™t too bad when i got the method down. (throughout the entire thing, iā€™m doing a solo run)
then i do battle.
for the most part itā€™s 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 itā€™s around an hour into the run. valeriiā€™s at no more than 300 health, then
Fort Castrumā€™s defenses have recovered
i get shoved into the water and start swimming for my ship while itā€™s under fire. it was a long way back to base at thorinā€™s 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 ā€œFort Castrum Defenses have Recoveredā€ personally, but I keep seeing it happen to people, RIP

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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
iā€™m guessing itā€™s a time limit to keep people from stalling it out but man

general valerii is easy, but the ā€œFort castrum has recoveredā€ thing is annoying I got shut out 3x because of that 1 lost dude :sob:

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.)

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Maybe for those at Fort Castrum, there should be a timer of some kind if there isnā€™t already until ā€œreinforcementsā€ arrives which leads to the defenses of Fort Castrum recovering.

i was playing real safe since i was going deathless (donā€™t know if dying resets it) so often iā€™d just back off if i lost enough health to scare me
likely also factoring that sometimes iā€™d have to hunt them down in the walls or my dps is low

also worth mentioning iā€™m buns at the game ):

i generally donā€™t understand the point of the timer, if someoneā€™s just stalling out to ruin anotherā€™s 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 iā€™m lazy and a hoarder

Fort Castration

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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 iā€™m feeling man

i was gonna say my downfall is actually hubris but iā€™m too underegotistical at the same time iā€™m 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 itā€™ll let you find the last enemy whoā€™s just buried in a wall.


i think itā€™s based on time spent on a specific wave cuz some goons showed up and left so the second wave was incredibly upscaled (if thatā€™s 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 :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

itā€™s crazy butā€¦
i kinda miss the olympic athlete npcs now :sob:

add npc drowning PLEASE

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