#solo instance

[otomosthecrazyperidot]

If y’all haven’t tried the new Lahabrea Solo Instance, then guess what: They made him an actual threat.

[azsurance]

Winds of Fate - Cursed Argent Manor

Guess who took a little trip and has returned? Apparently Argent Manor wasn't gone forever (but Elementis Forest certainly isn't coming back).

Argent Manor now has it's status reduced to a solo instance (now known as Cursed Argent Manor); also, they have merged the rewards obtainable from Elementis Forest and Argent Manor into one. The equipment rewards are still based off the old EF/AM skins although they have been given a new leash of life in the form of mythic grade equipment (6 slots and with decent stats, in case you wanted to use them).

Just a quick rundown on the instance:

- Available to Level 65+ - Solo instance - Resets daily at 9am, requires an entry fragment per run - You'll be rewarded with decent AP after completing the run, AP is awarded based on rank - Rewards consist of ancient coins, stigma and composite manastone bundles (you may or may not receive all of them simultaneously), depending on your rank - There’s a maximum time limit of 15 minutes imposed

The instance shares the same entrance as Sealed Danaur Mysticarium, and utilizes the same entry fragment. Make sure to select the right option if you choose to run it lest you waste an entry fragment.

The entire run actually mirrors the old Danaur Mysticarium, except that it’s less of a puzzle (if you ran Argent Manor before), and you are less likely to waste time falling or missing objectives due to complicated map design. It’s solely more focused on your killing speed while getting to the set objectives on time.

tl;dr - Run through, kill stuff, get points

And here’s the rank score table:

S Rank - Score 16,000 points and higher, with more than 3 minutes left on the timer (14,000 AP reward) A Rank - Score 13,000 points and higher, with more than 2 minutes 30 seconds left on the timer (12,000 AP reward) B Rank - Score 11,500 points and higher, with more than 2 minutes left on the timer (10,000 AP reward) C Rank - Score 10,100 points and higher, with more than 1 minute left on the timer (5,000 AP reward) D Rank - Score 8,100 points and higher, with more than 30 seconds left on the timer (2,500 AP reward) F Rank - Basically failing to achieve score/time aspects beyond D rank’s requirement

You will also get varying reward bundles based on your rank. The Korean players made a scoring guide to help you keep track of your progress in each room:

1) Achieved a cumulative 3,900 score with more than 11 minutes and 30 seconds remaining 2) Achieved a cumulative 10,000 score with more than 8 minutes remaining 3) Achieved a cumulative 12,000 score with more than 6 minutes and 30 seconds remaining 4) Achieved a cumulative 14,600 score with more than 5 minutes remaining 5) Achieved a cumulative 16,100 score with more than 3 minutes remaining

(refer to attached screenshot for number reference of areas) 

There are also a total of four treasure chests located in the instance, one located in Area 2, two located in Area 3 and the last one located in Area 4. And contrary to the old Argent Manor layout, the Alchemy Lab cannot be accessed via the first floor!

Lastly, here’s a video of a successful S rank walkthrough - Link

P.S - Off-topic, but you can see in the video that a tiny update has been patched to opening bundles, you can now open multiple bundles simultaneously without waiting for cooldowns.

[sweetzerlandia]

I always enjoy new solo instances. I can go in there and take forever, get lost and die a bunch and i don't inconvenience anyone xD