Thunderhead Keep

Title Icon says it all really.

I've been stuck here since the day I ascended, and I'm starting to loathe it.

I've so far had 3 absolutely amazing groups, and the traditional groups of leavers, n00bs, and people who can't follow and order to save their lives!

Each time we power straight through the mission to the forge, kill everything in sight, man the catapults and obliterate everything.

And then two different tactics come into play when we've killed Dagnar. We either:

1. One person to the West Catapults and one to the right. The rest of the gorup split into two parties with the 2 healers next to the King. When enemies come, the guys on the catapults take out as many as possible then run onto the bridge and nuke as many as possible whilst the other party members protect the door. When the boss Mursaat comes, everyone ends up dying leaving two healers next to a podgy idiot of a King. These three are subsequently wiped out by hordes of Jades.

Or:

2. Form a circle around the King, with two people to the catapults. When the enemies come, the two on the catapults nuke the enemies from the bridge whilst the undead (healed by healers) fight them off. We then end up rallying by Jalis and slowly dying out one by one until Jalis is topped off.


The one thing we never do is light the beacons, which may lead to our eventual downfalls.

I've been reading guides that say the best way to do this mission is to take henchies, light the beacons, and, after annihilating the initial rush of Stone Summit, casually pick off the trickle of Mursaat. The use of catapults seems to be an option extra for those who want some excitement in their lives.

I haven't tried this yet, and probably won't end up trying for the sole reason that the henchies are, at best, totally incompetent.

Does anyone who has managed to complete this bitch of a mission have any tips for completing it? Also, out of pure interest, what's the bonus?