Bard AF2 - bug or what?

[Neplak]

I did the bard AF2 the other day, did the sneak thing that I read about somewhere on these forums.

Thing was that when in traded the holy water with one of the Coffins the mobs spawned i ran out and we pulled the first one, it took a little longer than expected to kill and by the time when we had killed it the 2 other skellys had despawned.

I thought i had failed the quest and had to trigger it once again. but went in and tried to Examine the coffin anyhow and the cutscene came and I was able to finish the quest after only killing ONE skelly.

thing im thinking about is... do you really need to kill any of the skellys maybe its just to sneak, trade holy water, click coffin and get cutscene as long as you dont have agro...

just wondering if anyone have experienced the same thing.

[Teffie]

:eek: oh my

I believe you have found yourself a nice little bug :sweat:

[Malachite]

I skipped over AF2 so I decided to see if this method would work. Traded the holy water, the 3 NM spawn and then I check the sarchophagus. I tried while the NM were still spawned and after they despawned. Everytime it just says "Nothing Happens..." so you'll have to kill at least 1 skeleton I assume. Maybe killing one of them(assuming Yum Kimil) triggers the ability to get the cutscene.

[Neplak]

Ah, Yum Kimil wasnt the one that i killed thou it was the "Owl guard" or whatever it is called, the one that came closest to the door anyhow.

[Russta]

Yeah this is a known bug, it has also happened on Ninja AF3 and Sandoria M14. It only happens with enemies that agro with sneak, even if they link you can carbuncle pull and get away with it.

[Aniga]

I don't know... I did Bard AF2 tonight. The first time we did it, I spawned, pulled one, and we killed it. 3 seconds later they despawned. I came back a few hours later with a BLM added to my ranks, and examined the crypt--Bam, three skeletons pop, the main one resists sleep, and I'm killed in one Quake. Still, since I single-pulled and killed one, I would think this little trick would have taken effect ^^;

[Neplak]

Well it happened to me atleast... Maybe was just a one time happening or something <shrug> or maybe it has a timer within where you have to examine the chest after the skelly is killed / has despawned to get the cutscene.

[Fooma]

Just did this recently:
Tip A: You don't have to be on a bard job to do this. If you are lucky and have a higher job, use it, you can still get the key item and activate it.

Tip B: Kill the creatures around the room before doing the sneak + cure pull trick. it helps, and the pull trick does work.

Tip C: Once killed, wait for the other 2 to despawn and you can investigate for the key item perfectly fine.

Tip D: As the other two of us tried to examine the spot and trade the water, we got the key item, without a fight. Seems the 3 monsters can only spawn again after a time. For 3 bards, we only had to fight once!

[Vember]

Originally posted by Aniga
I don't know... I did Bard AF2 tonight. The first time we did it, I spawned, pulled one, and we killed it. 3 seconds later they despawned. I came back a few hours later with a BLM added to my ranks, and examined the crypt--Bam, three skeletons pop, the main one resists sleep, and I'm killed in one Quake. Still, since I single-pulled and killed one, I would think this little trick would have taken effect ^^;


It didn't work because you left the zone. :(

You could kill them all, not examine it, leave, come back, and it'd spawn them again.

[Rekiem]

I tried this. I didnt kill any of the bone monster and waited until all three of them dispawn. After they vanished, I checked the sarcophagus for the Key item and I got a message saying: "Nothing happens." I think you have to kill atleast one of them to trigger the event.

Im just curious, how hard is the Owl Guardian? Im thinking of getting my AF 2 but if I can manage to do it with a small group, it would take me less time.

[Neplak]

He is quite easy really Kinda the same as a Fallen Knight in Eldime maybe a little harder, Anyhow at your level a group of 6 should have no problem with it.

[Rekiem]

Ok I just finished this quest and yes, you only need to kill one of the skeleton. I killed the Owl Guardian and it was super easy with a PT of around level 54. I think its doable with a good level 52 PT. The monster is almost exactly like a Lich in strenght.