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PandoraLore / VoidPool
IntroductionThe Void Pool is an automatic PvM Event on a schedule. The main objective is to stop the invading By killing the Waves you collect Scores and Points. You can spend the points, similar to tokens, to obtain It is possible to do the Void Pool all by yourself without the aid of fellow players, depending on your Gear LocationThe Void Pool is located in Dungeon Covetous Level 2, Felucca and Trammel. Enter the area, and you find The Waves will march in and attack from the western and eastern corridor at once! Note: Remember that the Felucca Void Pool is under the Fel Ruleset, players can attack you there! SchedulesThe Felucca Void Pool will start 60 minutes after the last Void Pool ended. The Trammel Void Pool will start 180 minutes You can check the schedules by one-clicking your character, then click "The Void Pool": It tells you when the next Battle will start. Note: Once the Timer in the gump is at 0, the Event will start any second. If no one is there and if you are too late, the timer The Void Pool Menu (Gump)If you one-click your character, then click "The Void Pool" you open an Info Gump that gives you necessary informations Next BattleYou can check when the next Battle will start (see Schedules). Current Battle ScoreboardShows you who is currently there, if the event is running. Also the current Scores of each participant. These Best Single Battle ScoreboardShows you the best single Score in a High Score List. These Scores are not identical to the Void Pool Reward Points! Overall Total ScoresShows you the overall Scores of everyone who did a Void Pool Event. These Scores are not identical to the Void Pool Best WaveShows you the current highest Wave defeated. This will change once this "High Score" has been exceeded. The Scores As mentioned all Scores and High Scores refer to more of cosmetic "points", much like High Scores in other games. You receive the Scores by killing the Monster Waves that are attacking the Void Pool. The Void Pool Reward Points will be explained in a different section. Void Pool Reward PointsYou receive Void Pool Reward Points by defending the Void Pool against the incoming Waves of Monsters. The more Void Pool Reward Points do not decay, so you can collect and save them up! You only lose points by spending them on Felucca You receive 20 points per defeated Wave. Trammel You receive 10 points per defeated Wave. Checking your Void Pool Reward Points Go to Cove (Trammel) via Moongate and visit the NPC Vela the Sorceress. Double-click her to check Buying Void Pool Artifacts and Rewards Go to Cove (Trammel) via Moongate and visit the NPC Vela the Sorceress. Double-click her to buy Void Pool Artifacts and Rewards These will be described in a later section of this Guide! MechanicsStarting the Void PoolCheck the schedule as described, go to Dungeon Covetous (Felucca or Trammel) Level 2. Once the timer You will get a message that the Event started and also a message for each Wave, so you always know the PositioningIf you are alone at the Void Pool place yourself in the small corridor that leads to the Pool. There is If you are with more people you can stand "in each other" at the same positions. Or you can split up and Fighting the WavesRepairs While fighting the Waves your Weapons and Gear will lose Durability. Unless you have Self Repair on these prepare to Hybrids and Pure Mage Characters As a Hybrid Character (Dexxer-Caster, most regular Characters on Pandora) you use a Champ Weapon with the As a Pure Mage you can use Wither and Wildfire, perhaps also Chain Lightning if you prefer. If needed you can Defensive Measures No matter what character type you play, you might want to cast Bless, Attunement and Gift of Renewal. Also you should Other Actions You can also cast Spell Fields like Fire Field and Poison Field, perhaps also Energy Fields to block one corridor for It is also possible to use a Pet as a meat Shield - keep in mind that healing your Pet also means in this moment you are not Death If you die you can find a Corpse Stone in the top right corner close to the Pool. No matter if you are solo or in a group, you have to hurry. Incoming Waves will now be able to get to the Pool in order The Void Pool EndsThe Void Pool Event ends once the Void Pool has been destroyed by the incoming Monster Waves. This can go very fast once After the Pool has been destroyed the Event will be over and the timer will reset (see Schedules). You also get a message about your Score and how many Void Pool Reward Points you have collected during this Event. Your total Note: Do not leave the Void Pool Area before the Event really ended and you received the message about your Points! Or you The Monster WavesGeneral InfosThe incoming Monster Waves will enter the area and attack the Pool and its defenders one by one, so Wave 1 will enter and attack. The Waves will become stronger and stronger. While the first Waves are relatively easy to handle, later Waves around 20 - 30 will Many Waves also include Mages, meaning Monsters that are able to cast spells, mostly damaging and debuffing spells. In the worst case The Monsters attacking the Void Pool have no Slayer Vulnerabilities! The different Groups of WavesThere are different groups of Waves, each including specific monsters. Once the Void Pool Event starts you can see which Group you While they are summarized as Repond, Reptile and so on they all spawn without a Slayer Vulnerability! The specific Monsters of each Group will spawn in order as described and listed, the last Monsters in the lists being GroupsAbyss Daemon Mongbat Repond Lizardman Witchdoctor Undead Angered Spirit Reptile War Alligator Elemental Earth Elemental Strength of the GroupsWhile the overall difficulty of the Void Pool Battle certainly depends on the amount of Mages you fight, there have been The amount of Mages is based on RNG, which means it is random! The following list therefore is subjective and could be changed over time. The Group at the bottom of this list is currently Strength / Difficulty Reptile The Void Pool Artifacts and RewardsGeneral InfosTo check your current Void Pool Points go to Vela the Sorceress in Cove (Trammel) and double-click her. This way you also get Some of the Artifacts and Rewards are unchanged and from the original Ultima Online Void Pool. This guide will only describe a few You can see the unique Pandora Void Pool Artifacts and Rewards on Display in Cove (Trammel) where the NPC Vela the Sorceress is located! While each Unique Pandora Void Pool Artifact has the same Stats the values of each Stat are RANDOM. You can see the Maximum (Cap) on Void Pool ArtifactsThe following list describes the most important and viable Void Pool Artifacts. They can also drop into your backpack while Void Pool Artifacts Blight of the Tundra Blight of the Tundra Hephaestus Bracelet of Protection Unique Pandorian Void Pool Artifacts and RewardsThese are customized and Pandora only Artifacts and Rewards. You can only obtain them by spending your Points at Vela the Sorceress in The Artifacts and Rewards all have the same Stats but these can have different values, determined by RNG, which means this is random! They can Pandora Void Pool Artifacts The following list will only describe the Stats on the Artifacts, not the values of those. They are random (see above). Chivalry's Demise Sparkling Halberd Singing Cicada Back Stabber Cowardice Beast's Demise Crimson Shard Skeletal Vandal Bracelet of Transience Earrings of the Primordial Some Artifacts come with unique Properties. These will be described in a later section! Pandora Void Pool Rewards Luck Enhancer A Plus Stat on Clothing Deed An Ethereal Skeletal Tiger Unique Artifact PropertiesSome of the Artifacts come with unique Properties. You don't have to use Hotkeys to activate Note that some of these Properties can't trigger when using a Weapon Ability! PropertiesThis will be a short description of these Properties. Check the UOGuide for more detailed infos! Damage Eater Damage Eater converts a percentage of damage dealt to a player back as health. Note that you first take Bane The property Bane makes you deal more damage against a creature once its health is at 50% or lower. The extra Bone Breaker A successful Hit against any target gives you a chance to drain Stamina for a few seconds and apply extra direct damage. Splintering Weapon A successful Hit against any target applies an effect similar to Bleed Attack. The target is under the effect of Forced Walking Sparks A successful Hit against any target applies energy damage over time. Each hit after the resist check adds mana to the attacker. The effect is Swarm A successful Hit against any target applies a swarm of insects on the target that will cause physical damage over time. This effect will last Assassin Honed A successful hit against any target that faces the same direction as the attacker (both looking into the same direction) will apply Blood Drinker Blood Drinker gets triggered when using the Weapon Ability Bleed Attack and successfully hitting any target. All the damage caused by Bleed Attack Cora the EnchantressCora the Enchantress is the leader of the hordes that try to destroy the Void Pool for her. While she is not She spawns regularly in Dungeon Covetous Level 3 (Felucca and Trammel, more frequently in Felucca). Be careful: Cora will drain Mana and cast Spells on you. Also there are creatures spawning in the same area that will come to her aid! Loot Cora has a chance of dropping some rare Artifacts that will spawn in your backpack after she died: Void Infused Kilt She has also a chance to drop regular Void Pool Artifacts in your backpack after she died: Blight of the Tundra by Tys |