Talk:Protect the Learned

Difficulty: Master - yeah, that about sums this quest up
I found that there were 3 groups inside the hall when I went to check it out (1 group on east side, 2 groups in library on the west). After killing these 3 groups, the quest log then stated there were still 9 groups left. I then went outside the hall, next to the res shrine. From that spot I set up a defensive line and took on the rest.

Somehow one ranger got past my line. I only noticed this as there was nothing left outside to kill (they spawn just past the chokepoint near the res shrine), yet the quest log still said 1 group left. I hightailed it into the hall, imagining a whole group was missed when I walked the hall. I got to where the scholars were just after the single ranger started attacking them (maybe 10 seconds later?). He had killed 3 before I was able to take over the fight from the very frail, yet insanely brave bookworms. Queen Schmuck 05:49, 20 December 2006 (CST)
 * BTW, do not use my above strategy if you are still working on your survivor title. It does work (as in, you won't fail quest), but you will probably die at least once (the E and Me mobs kinda tickle the spine a little).  The second time I do this quest, I will probably bring 2 healers and 1 prot, as I only took Mhenlo and Tah the first time.
 * One or two trappers will probably make short work of the mobs, as they are tightly packed and have to go through a small chokepoint to get to the hall.
 * Wild Blow helps against the rangers, but is not totally needed.
 * Bring lots of interupts for the various high damage spellcasters you will be dancing with.

Another Bug
Strangely, the quest didn't go for me as this claims. I was swamped by about 25 margs in one clump after talking to one scholar. After dying a few dozen times picking off margs, I talked to another scholar...and was promptly swamped by another set of 25 margs. --Carmine 04:22, 12 January 2007 (CST)

^Same for me It's gotta be bugged heres a 2 screen shots(Note: I have already killed a lot of executioners) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/TheDrD/Swamped1.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/TheDrD/Swamped.png -1/14/07 TheDrD
 * Don't think it's bugged on the mob size. I got swamped by a huge mob too. They probably updated it and made it more worthy of the "Difficulty: Master" (although the reward still sucks). I'll try again later, need more damage dealers. -- Ab.Er.Rant (msg Aberrant80) 09:24, 18 January 2007 (CST)
 * Woot! Finished it with me as MM, Margrid and Jin as barragers, Goren, Kihm, Mhenlo, Sogolon, and Cynn. -- Ab.Er.Rant (msg Aberrant80) 20:26, 18 January 2007 (CST)
 * I still think its bugged if you look at the previous talk they mention multipule gorups not 2 huge mobs

A few at a time
I know a lot of people have been having problems with this mission in its current state (03/07), I did too. I tried it a couple of times as the article suggests, going out to meet the Margonites, and each time got rapidly and hideously slaughtered as an ungodly large group basically insta-killed my entire party. So on the next try I ran around to alert the scholars and saved the two near Kachok for last. Then I stood in that area by Kachok and watched with ctrl/alt held down to see where the Margonites would come from and how many there'd be. To my surprise, none came. So I went down the righthand (as facing Kachok) set of stairs and creeped out until, with ctrl/alt (whichever it is that shows enemies), I could see the red labels of Margonites through the walls. I then backed up the stairs and waited until a bunch of Margonites (two groups) showed up. Killed them, and nothing more came. Repeated the same procedure on the lefthand side, then rinse and repeat as needed -- each time creeping out just far enough to be able to see the red Margonite labels through the walls. Going this way I never got hit with more than three groups at once and was able to finish the quest pretty easily. I've done this twice now, once by myself (derv/3 heros/4 henchies) and once with my husband and our respective heroes (ele/ranger/heroes), and it has gone basically the same both times. As soon as you get close enough to a group to be able to see them through the walls they seem to agro and come at you. As long as you retreat as soon as a group starts coming at you, you only get that group and any that were with it. As long as you only get 1 - 3 groups coming at you at once it's no biggie. -- 127.0.0.0
 * I just tested this tactic and it DOES work. The key seems to be this:


 * As soon as the last scholar is talked to, hidden triggers are activated inside the Halls. Whenever a player (not Heroes, as far as I can tell) walks across one of these triggers, one of the Margonite waves is triggered to start attacking. Therefore, if you've talked to the last scholar, then run forward to the front gate to do battle, ALL of the Margonite waves along the path you took are triggered and begin their assault, resulting in a single MASSIVE group that will overwhelm you.


 * Therefore, the key to beating this quest is to ensure that the last scholar you talk to is one of the closest to the rear of the Halls (either Scholar Belzar or Scholar Dakkun). Once that happens, wait until all of the scholars arrive at the rendezvous, then slowly move forward until you can see a Margonite group. As soon as you do, stop and observe them. If you see them moving, you've activated one of the triggers. Back up a bit and wait for the Margonites to arrive, then kill them. Once they're dealt with, start moving forward again slowly until you see the next group and repeat the process.


 * After you've cleared out one of the wings of the Halls, backtrack to the rendezvous point, and repeat the process on the other wing. If you've done it correctly, no more than 1 or 2 groups will attack at a time, and you should have no problems with the quest. - Zaxares. 21:42, 6th March 2007 (+10 GMT)


 * Note: Scholar Belzar seems to be bugged. He will not start moving to the rendezvous point until all of the other 7 scholars have been talked to. Likewise, the Margonites will not start spawning in until all of the 8 scholars have arrived at the rendezvous point. Be careful not to go running around the Halls, because if my suspicions are correct, even though the Margonites have not spawned, you can still activate the triggers that cause them to attack as soon as the 8th scholar is talked to. I therefore recommend that Scholar Belzar be spoken to last.


 * [[Image:User-Queen_Schmuck-Quest-Protect_the_Learned_-_Defending_Front_Entrance.jpg|thumb]]It appears that my way of dealing with all groups at the entrance to the halls no longer works? For historical reference, this is what it looked like when it did work.  Giving your minion master Light of Dwayna might help, or even Vengeance (in large groups you will probably die within 30 seconds anyway).  Queen Schmuck 17:05, 8 March 2007 (CST)


 * Nope. Think DOUBLE that number of Margonites. ;) All 12 waves of Margonites spawn at the same time now.


 * Just stick near the scholars, when nothing seems to come, walk to the first sets of stairs, that usually makes the first 4 groups (1 at a time) trigger, after that, you'll need to move a bit further to the middle, where the two bridges connect the two sides of the library. That's the next trigger point, and it makes 2 groups trigger, first at one side, and when you move to the other, then it triggers the same. That means there should be 4 more, and funny enough, these trigger at once when you get to halfway to the corridor leading to the res shrine in the library, and that group contained all 4 remaining ones. That's just me though.. BTW, a rit spirit spammer is the ultimate defensive weapon in these masters quests, just have shelter, displacement and union, that usually does the trick (doesn't have to be Razah, Margrid or Jin with the oath spammer build works great too). Slvrwolf 05:07, 3 April 2007 (CDT)