Augury

For I seek it as well.

So speaks the Ghostly Hero in Hero’s Ascent when you set out upon your quest together to claim the Hall of Heroes. In Guild Wars, the Hall of Heroes is the ultimate battleground. Teams of up to eight players assemble in Heroes Ascent and battle through a series of up to 10 battlegrounds against other teams until they reach the Hall of Heroes.

A few days ago I managed to join a group in Hero’s Ascent and we managed to fight our way to the Hall of Heroes. I’ve never really seriously done PvP before, so it was a climactic experience for me. I’ve done some Random and Team Arena games but I’d never presumed to be one who belonged in the Hall of Heroes — Being there was a sign that I’d finally joined the upper echelons of Guild Wars players.

My group was primarily geared towards offense. We’d made it as far as we had not by finesse but simply by overwhelming opponents. Naturally, being in the Hall of Heroes, I didn’t expect we would find our simpleminded tactics so successful. In the Hall of Heroes one team, the previous victors, defends against two attacking teams. The team whose Ghostly Hero has claimed the Altar at the end of the match is victorious.

Our team decided to hang back while the other attacking team rushed in headlong — That was just as well for us. The other teams would soften each other up and we could move in for the kill. It was a simple plan. Our ranged attackers moved up to let loose a few attacks and spells towards members of the enemy teams who drew close. We saw some of the defending team’s healers fall, our opportunity was nigh — We charged in! First we targeted the other attacking team’s healers, disabling and destroying them. By then the defending team was trying to recover by resurrecting their comrades but it was too late. Enemy after enemy fell, and our Ghostly Hero drew near to the Altar. The remaining enemies focused their attacks on our hero, but their efforts were for naught — Our hero claimed the Altar and the enemies fell defeated.

I had claimed the Hall of Heroes.