Solteris Access #6: Where There's a Will  

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Level:75
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:No
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Task
Quest Goal:
  • Advancement
  • Faction
  • Loot
Time Limit:06:00:00
Factions Raised:
Factions Lowered:
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    Related Quests:
    Era:The Buried Sea
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    Group Size:Group
    Min. # of Players:3
    Max. # of Players:6
    Appropriate Classes:
    • All
    Appropriate Races:
    • All
    Entered: Tue Feb 20 00:08:59 2007
    Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
    This task is the sixth group mission in a series for Solteris access. It follows this 'A City in Peril' mini-task (required for progression and Combine Signet Ring upgrade).

    Note: You must have completed "Solteris Access #5 - Confront Emperor Zaarisz" in order to zone into this instance.

    This task begins with Vizier Zio in the portalmaster's tower in Katta Castrum at -2165, -2150, -64 (inside the circular structure directly southeast of the main city).

    At the end of the previous task, you saw:

    Vizier Zio says 'No! This cannot be true! How could I have been so deceived! A puppet Emperor and a second habitat full of those vile [traitors]! This cannot be borne! We must [strike]!'

    You say, 'We will strike!'

    Vizier Zio says 'I know you need an artifact of power that will let you harness our powerful transportation magics and you know that my need for revenge burns stronger than ever with this news. Together we can accomplish our [goals], I think.'

    You say, 'Goals?'

    Vizier Zio says 'Now that I know about this habitat everything falls into place. Several documents have come into my possession recently detailing a new type of pyramid being constructed by my people. Until today I was confused because no such pyramid exists in Zhisza. But now I know the truth and I can help you [gain access] to this pyramid if you find the new habitat.'

    You have been assigned the task 'Where There's a Will'.

    Vizier Zio has discovered that the shissar have created an intricate teleportation system within New Chelsith, the functionality of which is completely foreign and unknown to him. He has impressed upon you the dire necessity for learning the secrets of this teleportation system by requesting that you witness the teleporter being used by a member of the shissar.

    You say, 'I want to gain access'

    Vizier Zio says 'Go then _____! Soon we will all have what we most desire! Enter Silyssar by the hidden entrance you told me of and follow the tunnel until you reach the Traitor's nest.'



    Discover the teleporter 0/1 (Silyssar, New Chelsith)

    The teleporter is located southeast of the zone-in from Zhisza. It's a very obvious object compared to the rest of the landscape.



    Witness the teleporter being used 0/1 (Silyssar, New Chelsith)

    Success of this step is based on three things:

    1. If you get within 25 range of the shissar sorcerer, you are "seen" and you instantly fail the task and have to go get a new one, it will kick you out in 5 minutes.

    2. At the time the shissar sorcerer walks into the portal, you must be within 100' range of the mob. If you are any further away, the "a shissar boneslither" mobs won't spawn, but you also will not get a win.

    3. At the time the shissar sorcerer walks into the portal, you cannot have Line of Sight to it. If you do, THAT it what causes the KOS mob to spawn. It's about using the corners of those small slopes on the hills to win.

    Known locations to use:

    * 790, 670, -71
    * 685, 705, -67

    When you get within 100 range of the teleporter, you receive the following text, and a shissar sorcerer immediately spawns and paths to directly next to the teleporter.

    a shissar sorcerer mutters a nearly audible verse to the teleporter incantation.

    a shissar sorcerer whispers an inaudible verse to the teleporter incantation.

    a shissar sorcerer voices an audible verse to the teleporter incantation, 'Sssithar maarthasss briinthssaar'.

    You quietly observe the Shissar from behind a nearby object as they begin their incantations to activate the teleporter. Do not alter the sorcerers. If you are discovered you will never learn what Vizier Zio needs you to learn! Just remember to not move too far away from the teleporter because if you can't hear the incantation you'll never learn what Vizier Zio needs you to learn.

    Then when the shissar completes its pathing and walks into the teleporter, you receive the following success message in yellow text:

    You were able to successfully see how the teleporter was used by watching the sorcerers use them!



    Return to Vizier Zio with the Incantation 0/1 (Katta Castrum)

    You say, 'Hail, Vizier Zio'

    Vizier Zio says 'You have done well to come this far, and our [objective] is near.'

    Your faction standing with Combine Empire Merchants got better.


    Reward:
    - A number of Orux (depends on how popular the mission is on your server)

    The group mission 'Slay the Serpent' follows this task.
    Rewards:
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    Ring stats
    # Aug 11 2007 at 11:27 PM Rating: Decent
    ring stats after this mission are as follows:


    AC: 16
    HP: 195
    Mana: 195
    End: 195

    all stats: 9
    all resists: 9
    hp regen 1
    mana regen 1
    spell shield 1
    shielding 1
    dot shield 1
    stun resist 1
    Reward
    # Aug 09 2007 at 10:11 PM Rating: Decent
    you get faction as well as orum

    Your task 'Where There's a Will' has been updated.
    Your faction standing with Combine Empire Merchants got better.
    You have sucessfully been granted your reward for: Where There's a Will
    more info
    # Aug 01 2007 at 8:17 AM Rating: Decent
    You must have LoS AND not be invis/hidden/FD or the task will not update. It's easy to solo as a monk.
    FD method
    # Jul 30 2007 at 9:25 PM Rating: Decent
    13 posts
    When you get the yellow text saying "You were not able to see how the teleporter was used because several Shissar just teleported down from the pyramids above. Look out!" does that mean you are doing something wrong?
    FD method
    # Jul 31 2007 at 4:53 AM Rating: Decent
    No, it means you are doing it correctly.

    As someone said below, it takes anywhere from 5 to 15 of those fail messages (and spawning of adds) before you usually get a win message (update.) It's totally random. Heck, it might even take 20 times, but it will eventaully happen. There isnt any trick to it, except to keep at it.
    FD method
    # Jul 31 2007 at 7:29 PM Rating: Decent
    13 posts
    Thx, finished it now.
    The Real info:
    # Jul 22 2007 at 10:55 AM Rating: Decent
    All the posts on here make this mission sound much much harder than it really is:

    Here is the real, personally verified, information on how to do this mission - i have done it 10+ times and every single time this is the way i do it - no hiding or anything involved.

    1 - get mission for Zio in Katta
    2 - Run to Zhisza (non instance version)
    3 - Run to Silyssar - choose to enter the instanced version
    4 - Run to within 100' range of the teleporter
    5 - make sure you have LOS (line of sight) on the teleporter and be within 100' range of it when "A Shissar Sorcerer" enters the teleporter
    6 - Kill the adds that pop from the teleporter when the sorcerer enters it
    7 - Rince and repeat till you win.

    Couple notes: 1 You cannot get within 25 Range of the sorcerer at any time or its an autofail.
    You absolutely HAVE to have Line of Sight on the teleporter when the sorcerer enters it in order to win.
    The number of sorcerers you have to witness entering the portal before you win is random
    You do NOT have to "hear" what the sorcerers are saying to win.


    Edited, Jul 22nd 2007 3:12pm by lazareus
    FD
    # Jun 21 2007 at 11:58 PM Rating: Decent
    No one bothered to mention that if you are FD when the mobs enter the portal and do their thing this will cause the adds not to spawn and you will never get a task update.
    second batch of updates
    # Jun 21 2007 at 4:13 AM Rating: Decent
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    73 posts
    You succeed in step two based on THREE factors.

    1. If you get within 25 range of the shissar sorcerer, you are "seen" and you instantly fail the task and have to go get a new one, it will kick you out in 5 minutes.

    2. At the time the shissar sorcerer walks into the portal, you must be within 100.00 range of the mob, anything further and you will not spawn the 'a shissar boneslithers', but you also will not get a win

    3. At the time the shissar sorcerer walks into the portal, you cannot have Line of Sight to it. If you do, THAT it what causes the mob to spawn. Its about using the corners of those small slopes on the hills to win. A good location to use for example is: p790.56, n670.00, n71.48

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    Here is more dialogue:

    When you get within 100 range of the teleporter, you receive the following text, and a shissar sorcerer immediately spawns and paths to directly next to the teleporter. This appears in white text:

    "You quietly observe the Shissar from behind a nearby object as they begin their incantations to activate the teleporter. Do not alter the sorcerers. If you are discovered you will never learn what Vizier Zio needs you to learn! Just remember to not move too far away from the teleporter because if you can't hear the incantation you'll never learn what Vizier Zio needs you to learn."

    Then when the shissar completes its pathing and walks into the teleporter, you receive the following success message in yellow text:

    "You were able to successfully see how the teleporter was used by watching the sorcerers use them!"

    Your task 'Where There's a Will' has been updated.


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    Finishing Dialogue:

    You say, 'Hail, Vizier Zio'

    Vizier Zio says 'You have done weel to come this far, and our [objective] is near.'

    Your task 'Where There's a Will' has been updated.
    Your faction standing with the Combine Empire Merchants got better.

    You say, 'What objective?'

    Vizier Zio says 'You are far more capable than I would have imagined, ispecially for a [PlayerRace] like yourself. Obviously my first impression of you was wrong, and I believe that you are [capable] of completing my revenge and clearing the way for Zhisza's loyalists to take back that which is ours.'

    Responding to this begins Solteris #7 - Slay the Serpent
    Some updates
    # Jun 21 2007 at 3:50 AM Rating: Decent
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    73 posts
    More Proper Dialogue:

    This task begins with Vizier Zio in Katta Castrum.

    You say, 'Goals?'

    Vizier Zio says 'Now that I know about this habitat everything falls into place. Several documents have come into my possession recently detailing a new type of pyramid being constructed by my people. Until today I was confused because no such pyramid exists in Zhisza. But now I know the truth and I can help you [gain access] to this pyramid if you find the new habitat.'

    You have been assigned the task 'Where There's a Will'.

    You say, 'I want to gain access'

    Vizier Zio says 'Go then [Player]! Soon we will all have what we most desire! Enter Silyssar by the hidden entrance you told me of and follow the tunnel until you reach the Traitor's nest.'


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    Need all missing information:
    - Task Description
    Here, as found in the task window:


    Vizier Zio has discovered that the shissar have created an intricate teleportation system within New Chelsith, the functionality of which is completely foreign and unknown to him. He has impressed upon you the dire necessity for learning the secrets of this teleportation system by requesting that you witness the teleporter being used by a member of the shissar.

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    - Names of items, NPCs (levels?), and locations involved

    You must be within 100.0 radius in any direction of the shissar sorcerer to hear the emotes.

    the NPC's that come of out of the portal are 'a shissar boneslither' and they are level 76(always)

    standing near the general area of the portal are also 'a brackwater elemental' (always 75) and 'a brackwater goo' (range from level 76 to 78). they also randomly roam the water nearby the portal.
    help pls
    # Mar 12 2007 at 10:48 PM Rating: Decent
    ive been invited to this mission 4 times and cannot find zonein


    it may be my server and its bugged but when i get to the end of the tunnel in zhisza i get blue screened???? any help would be appreciated
    help pls
    # Mar 27 2007 at 8:54 AM Rating: Decent
    ALT+O - Display Tab - LOD Bias (Normal or higher should help)
    help pls
    # Mar 15 2007 at 4:15 PM Rating: Good
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    3,128 posts
    must have completed solteris 5 before you can enter the zone. Even though you can still get the misison and even a completion.
    Keyword
    # Mar 11 2007 at 11:23 AM Rating: Decent
    start up phrase is "Goals"
    quest update
    # Mar 09 2007 at 8:49 PM Rating: Decent
    7 posts
    took me 24 kills (12 spawns / 12 sets of snakes) to get the update
    rogue soloness~
    # Mar 03 2007 at 5:27 PM Rating: Decent
    I was standing at /loc 775, -603 as a rogue. Never got agro, and the task updated after about 20 seconds for me. Just make sure you're in range to hear them do the muttering about the teleporter, and once one steps on it, you should get the update.

    *Edit* I tried to mission again to confirm, and got agro twice from the same spot. So, I'm not really sure on what is needed there. Maybe I just got lucky the first time. Also, when close enough, the snakes say three different things:

    "a shissar sorcerer mutters a nearly audible verse to the teleporter incantation."

    "a shissar sorcerer whispers an inaudible verse to the teleporter incantation."

    "a shissar sorcerer voices an audible verse to the teleporter incantation, 'Sssithar maarthasss briinthssaar'."

    I got all three phrases from the same exact spot, so I'm not really sure the relevance, but there they are anyway! BTW, the trash in there hit me for over 4k, so be careful :P

    Edited, Mar 3rd 2007 9:13pm by jswick

    Edited, Mar 3rd 2007 9:16pm by jswick
    rogue soloness~
    # Mar 07 2007 at 6:23 AM Rating: Decent
    I have done this mission many times. Basically, I've found that you get the update anywhere from around 5-15th time you trigger the snakes by being near the teleporter when they walk into the teleporter. Every time you trigger the snakes, or whatever you want to call it, 2 snakes will rush out of the teleporter and attack you, snare you, and auto agro on everyone in the zone regardless of where they are, or if they zone. If the mobs are up, they are agroed on everybody, however won't follow if they are too far away, say at zone in. If you train them to zone in they will attack them though. So just keep triggering the spawns until you win. You can kill them as you spawn them also. They seemed to hit around 1500 maybe. The snakes despawn after about 2 minutes usually when not directly chasing someone.
    infos
    # Feb 25 2007 at 4:59 PM Rating: Decent
    Zone first in Zhisza and access Silyssar by the tunnel immediatly near the ZI in Zhisza (clic on the rock at end of tunnel to access Silyssar door).

    Once in Silyssar move to the pad marked 1 on map (eqtoolbox) and come close to see a shissar using it. Stay near but hidden from the shissar to get the update. If you fail 2 mobs pop and rush you.

    Easy one but mobs hits for like 2k.

    Then come back to report to Vizier Zio
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