User:Entropy/HHoF

I have cleared every mission and bonus in the Prophecies campaign using parties of just henchmen. The one I need human help for is Dunes of Despair (bonus) - I missed the bonus by only a few seconds using henchmen, which was frustrating. Especially after many many attempts. The mission has been hit hard with the nerfbat and most of the old strategies no longer work - Dunes of Despair was special case though: See the mission's talk page for more info. It can be done! It's just incredibly long and frustrating.

In an effort to illuminate others' understanding of the usefulness of henchmen as compared to (most) PUGs, I present the following list of "hall of fame moments". Note that when I say "all-hench" or "Hench party", it means exactly that - only henchmen. Not Heroes. If I say "all AI" or don't specify then it means Hench and Heroes together.

Prophecies (General)

 * Completed Gain Olias with six characters using an all-hench party. Henchmen are Level 10 at Lion's Arch. Margonites are Level 24. Pwn't. (Hard for a Monk though)
 * Completed Sunspears in Kryta with three characters, using all-hench party.
 * Did The Last Day Dawns with a four-man party; Heroes only (since hench are level 3).

Cantha

 * Got Zenmai on six characters using Hench parties.
 * Completed Sunspears in Cantha with two characters, using all-hench party.
 * Did The Captured Son with an all-hench party.
 * Did Quimang's Last Stand and related quests with an all-hench party.
 * Got Masters in Zen Daijun on the first try with my Ritualist, all-hench party.
 * Did An Unwelcome Guest with an all-hench party.
 * Did all mainland missions and quests, up to and including Sunjiang District, with Heroes and Henchmen. Experts or Masters on all except Nahpui Quarter and Vizunah Square...massive mobbage ftl.

Elona

 * Took out an Evil Mime at level 8!
 * Cleared all the "Difficulty: Master" quests on Istan.
 * Killed all the Corsairs in "What do you do With a Drunken Shauben?"
 * Took on the Warrior and the Ritualist bosses in Barbarous Shore, along with all Corsair groups in the area, at the same time...and lived to tell the tale with 60% DP!
 * Cleared out the entire Fortress of Jahai with 60% DP.
 * Took on an Immolated Djinn, Acolyte of Dwayna, and many Kournan troops, all at the same time...and survived with less than 60% DP.

1st time Prophecies - Prior to Ascension

 * Cleared Nolani Academy by opening the front gates; all-hench party. (fun)
 * Saved Benji Malaka in D'Alessio Seaboard with an all-hench party. (frustrating)
 * Rescued all the Chosen in Divinity Coast with an all-hench party.
 * Completed all Crystal Desert missions and bonuses with an all-hench party. (easy...mostly)

1st time Prophecies - After Ascension

 * !Killed Glint with an all-hench party, on the very first try too! Thank you, Wild Blow...Ele changed to Mesmer secondary and beat it on second try; Ranger finished without any special build. Monk used all Ranger skills, Assassin used a standard build with Wild Blow.
 * Slew the Mursaat in Ice Caves of Sorrow without being Infused, in an all-hench party.
 * Fought my way to the Seer in Iron Mines of Moladune to get Infused, using all henchmen.
 * !!Finished Thunderhead Keep Mission and Bonus using only Henchmen, Four Times!! (proud of myself) I've subsequently done it several more times, "just for fun". My excuse is it's a good place to level up pets. ;)
 * Cleared Ring of Fire, Abaddon's Mouth, and Hell's Precipice (mission+bonus foreach) using only henchmen. Lich Lord was rather easy.
 * Finished Defend Droknar's Forge with only henchmen. So much easier as a Fire Elementalist...
 * Capped all Prophecies and Core Warrior elites, Martyr, Echo, and more using a hench party.
 * Finished all parts of To Sorrow's Furnace quest with an all hench party: Summit Slaves, Kilroy Stonekin, Unspeakable, Unknowable, Noble Intentions, and Noble Intentions Plan B. Really long, really hard, but definitely worth it.
 * Cleared every Zaishen Challenge with the Zaishen henchmen.
 * Cleared three rounds of Zaishen Elite with the Zaishen henchmen.
 * Explored over 90% of Tyria with just henchmen - including high-end areas like Mineral Springs and Snake Dance.