2012-11-20, 01:48 AM
No one is 100% sure what is needed for the golem rune. There's just so many factors in that stage... Entire groups dedicated to finding the exact trigger have gone in there and come out even more confused than before.
- I've killed a mini-golem before and gotten the rune.
- I've killed the golem in the shadow and still got the rune.
- I've killed a lich after the golem spawns and still got the rune.
- We know it's not time-based, because solo runs have gotten the rune.
Almost everyone else that I've seen researching this on the NA forums are convinced that the other monsters have nothing to do with the rune. Note that the rune only spawns upon the golem's death. If the other monsters had any involvement in it, the rune would have appeared as soon as you fulfilled whatever needed to be done with them.
EDIT: It wouldn't hurt to try it out, I'm just saying that people have tried out various aspects of that theory already.
Someone did discover something interesting a few days ago.
Each of the three cannons has a special defensive property while you are manning them.
- One is immune to ground attacks, including the golem's jumping earthquake and the fissure.
- One is immune to explosion attacks, including the golem's red explosion aura
- One reduces damage from both types of attacks by 50%
It is impossible to tell which cannon has which property until the golem uses his explosion or earthquake attack while everyone is still on the cannons. They appear to be randomized each time. Right now, I think the rune trigger has something to do with which cannon lands the finishing blow, and what the golem is doing the moment it's killed.
Also, that is a ridiculous ring, and congratulations for getting such a spark. It's a 0.06% chance to get any sort of critical hidden on an epic ring...
- I've killed a mini-golem before and gotten the rune.
- I've killed the golem in the shadow and still got the rune.
- I've killed a lich after the golem spawns and still got the rune.
- We know it's not time-based, because solo runs have gotten the rune.
Almost everyone else that I've seen researching this on the NA forums are convinced that the other monsters have nothing to do with the rune. Note that the rune only spawns upon the golem's death. If the other monsters had any involvement in it, the rune would have appeared as soon as you fulfilled whatever needed to be done with them.
EDIT: It wouldn't hurt to try it out, I'm just saying that people have tried out various aspects of that theory already.
Someone did discover something interesting a few days ago.
Each of the three cannons has a special defensive property while you are manning them.
- One is immune to ground attacks, including the golem's jumping earthquake and the fissure.
- One is immune to explosion attacks, including the golem's red explosion aura
- One reduces damage from both types of attacks by 50%
It is impossible to tell which cannon has which property until the golem uses his explosion or earthquake attack while everyone is still on the cannons. They appear to be randomized each time. Right now, I think the rune trigger has something to do with which cannon lands the finishing blow, and what the golem is doing the moment it's killed.
Also, that is a ridiculous ring, and congratulations for getting such a spark. It's a 0.06% chance to get any sort of critical hidden on an epic ring...