Lunatic Inquisition in Guild Wars 2

Hiya Players! With Halloween well on it’s way, Guild Wars 2′s Halloween events are in bloom as well. This weekendAct III started, introducing us to many new events including the Lunatic Inquisition PVP-style minigame.

The idea behind Lunatic Inquisition is simple: Survive – Think of this as a giant game of ‘hide and go seek’. Most gw2 gold players will start out as a villager with no skills and must try to survive for the whole 13 minutes without being killed. If a player dies, they become a courtier. Some players will start as courtiers (chosen at random) just to get the game started. Regardless of which side you end up on, you have the opportunity to win personalized trick-or-treat bags.

Villagers

Villagers of Lunatic Inquisition start with only one skill, but can ick up tools such as bones and spider webs to help them survive. By far the most important thing to do though as a villager is hide. Using the skill given when a villager starts, they can go invisible for 10 seconds if they don’t move. In most cases a villager won’t win 1v1 a courtier, and it’s often better to run. When the gw2 gold game starts, it’s wise to group up into groups for 3-5 so that if a courtier does find you you’ll have better odds to get away. If you do choose to hide instead of run, try looking for darkened nooks to hide in, off the larger path.

The best weapon by far for a villager to group is the Hammer. These are located in the middle of the map at the top of each ramp, and are the only weapon that does not brake when used. This is also the only weapon to have two skills. The first skill hits the courtier for damage, the second skills knocks them back. I still wouldn’t suggesting taking a courtier on 1v1, but as a group you may be able to slow him down. The second best weapon is the Bone, which does damage as well as a 3 second stun.

In addition to running and hiding, in each corner of the map there is a ghost asking for resources/weapons. The first level of resources will give you food that buffs, second bar will give you small minions and third will summon a veteran to help protect villagers. This is worth doing if you can do it quick enough, and are in a group.

The last thing to watch for as a villager are the faces in the wall, with the red lights. Running by these will give away your position for a short time to everybody else on the map. These can be broken using a hammer, and will drop boulders that can be used to knock down courtiers – Though I still wouldn’t suggest wasting time doing so.